The Crane sons, who possess fine tastes, intellectual interests, and high opinions of themselves, frequently clash with their blue-collar, down-to-earth father.

Her mother is an overconfident, doting woman who is constantly trying to marry Bridget off to a rich, handsome man ; and her father is considerably more down-to-earth, though he is sometimes driven into uncharacteristically unstable states of mind by his wife.

Kindly and down-to-earth Clarissa and vituperative and vindictive Myrna are former best friends who in their youth had been rivals over the love of Baxter McCandless ; in retaliation for Baxter falling for Clarissa and not her, scheming Myrna had spread lies about Clarissa's father, liberal Congressman Judson ( Rory Calhoun ), linking him to communists during the McCarthy era.

In later life Scott differentiated between his mother ’ s creative drive and his father ’ s down-to-earth practicality.

Junior's womanizing, good-for-nothing father Ace and down-to-earth, long-suffering mother Elvira are estranged.

Actor / comedian Paul Hogan wrote the screenplay and starred in the title role in his first film, Crocodile Dundee ( 1986 ), about a down-to-earth hunter who travelled from the Australian Outback to New York City.

According to Paul Avrich, Makhno was a thoroughgoing anarchist and down-to-earth peasant.

* Paul Keating-who appeared on the show as Hawke's down-to-earth crony

* Woofer and Wimper ( voiced by Paul Winchell and Jim MacGeorge )-Much of the comedy would come from Woofer, who would constantly accuse suspects without good reason, then later back-track while proclaiming his genius ; and Wimper, a more down-to-earth, easy-going, yet intelligent dog, who would at times go along with his comrade ’ s schemes, and other times turn the tables on his pal.

Alcaeus himself seems to underscore the difference between his own ' down-to-earth ' style and Sappho's more ' celestial ' qualities when he describes her almost as a goddess ( as cited above ), and yet it has been argued that both poets were concerned with a balance between the divine and the profane, each emphasising different elements in that balance.

She becomes interested in Ron Kirby ( Rock Hudson ), her family's gardener and a down-to-earth, younger man.

His paternal grandmother ( Clara Blandick in an uncredited role ) is also doting and naive, although his down-to-earth grandfather Hugo van Cleve ( Charles Coburn ), a self-made millionaire, understands Henry quite well.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill sought to ban the film due to its sympathetic presentation of a German officer ( played by Anton Walbrook ), albeit an anti-Nazi one, who is more down-to-earth and realistic than the central British character.

* Herrgott Nöjd ( Herrgott Allwright in English translations ), a down-to-earth police from rural district of Anderslöv.

The quirky but down-to-earth residents of the small hamlet of Highwater, Vermont, are faced with the freshly dead body of Harry Worp ( Phillip Truex ), which has inconveniently appeared on the hillside above the town.

Keith Jackson ( born October 18, 1928 ) is an American former sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports ( 1966 – 2006 ), his coverage of college football ( 1952 – 2006 ), his style of folksy, down-to-earth commentary, and his distinctive voice, with its deep cadence, and operatic tone considered " like Edward R. Murrow reporting on World War II, the voice of ultimate authority in college football.

A down-to-earth CIA agent ( played by Connors ), an aristocratic female MI-6 agent ( played by Provine ), and her chauffeur ( played by Thomas ), driving a Rolls-Royce car filled with spy gadgets, team up to stop the industrialist.

Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street ( 1953 ), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol, preferring to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

Most noted were the sensitive and " pure " widow, the princesse de Lamballe, whom she appointed as Superintendent of her Household, and the fun-loving, down-to-earth Yolande de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, who eventually formed the cornerstone of the Queen's inner circle of friends ( Société Particulière de la Reine ).

Moreover, LeBlanc never sought media coverage, with the result that many Canadians were unaware of who he was, and his down-to-earth demeanour was thought by some to have been too " folksy " for the post.

It is now run by husband and wife team Beej and Beth Parmar, who describe it as “ a real pub with a warm welcome, a down-to-earth attitude, excellent customer service and quality food and beer -– in a relaxed atmosphere .”

Jake decides to accept the risky job when he first sets eyes on the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hairdresser, Dylan, who wows him like nobody before after only coming to visit his Fun, Potty Mouthed Grandma Claire ( Suzanne Pleshette ) and presents a romantic challenge like nobody before.

Atsushi is a mature, open, down-to-earth guy who holds a fascination for the military.

* Anne Brookes ( Patricia McCormack )-Brookes ' long-suffering, down-to-earth homemaker wife, who looks after the house and their young son David.

" Treated by his fellow marines ( who had been raised on Flash Gordon ) as a celebrity, he was nonetheless seen as " a down-to-earth fellow ," and well liked.

Lindley and Doyle played Bridget's wealthy parents, Walter and Amy Fitzgerald ; while Stone and Osterwald played Bernie's more down-to-earth parents, Sam and Sophie Steinberg, who owned a delicatessen above which Bridget and Bernie lived.

* Dorian Lopinto as Barbara Mack – Alex's mother, a more down-to-earth woman who works in a public relations firm.

The letters give insight not only into the authentic feelings of the loving couple, but also their reflections on contemporary issues and difficulties, as well as down-to-earth matters concerning the royal household and little day-to-day decisions made by the monarch, who often consulted his wife about them.

Hansen's obituary contends that he " brought both the down-to-earth pragmatism of a lifelong cattle rancher and the affability of a small-town politician to Cheyenne and then to Washington, and he was on friendly and familiar terms throughout his career, not only with those on both sides of the political aisle, but also with elevator attendants, cafeteria workers, and staff members throughout the Capitol who called him friend.

Doggett, however, is a no-nonsense agent, who frequently utilizes his down-to-earth sensibilities he learned as a Marine and a cop.

The purpose of these parish missions and the homilies preached by the Redemptorists is to “… invite people to a deeper love for God and a fuller practice of the Christian life .” In accordance with the instructions of St. Alphonsus, preaching is to be down-to-earth and understandable to all who are listening.

They are not subservient in this, more along the lines of down-to-earth friends who realize the great mages will forget to eat, sleep, and change their socks if it weren't for these little allies.

However, it also centers upon the hotel owner's teenage daughter, London Tipton, who is very wealthy and ditzy, the hotel's down-to-earth candy-counter girl, Maddie Fitzpatrick.

This cheerful little road novel, published in 1919, is about Claire Boltwood, who, in the early days of the 20th century, travels by automobile from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, where she falls in love with a nice, down-to-earth young man and gives up her snobbish Estate.

In this work, Franklin's persona comes alive and presents a man whose greatness does not keep him from being down-to-earth and approachable, who faces up to mistakes and blunders (" Errata ") he has committed in life, and who presents personal success as something within the reach of anyone willing to work hard enough for it.

" In another interview, Peters explained that playing down-to-earth and sometimes unwashed women have the most to offer in the way of drama.

Narita is down-to-earth, intelligent, collected and has the respect of Sanshiro and his team, but his attitude sometimes makes him take things too seriously and appear cold and distant.

Mack's pleasant manner and unflappable calm put many nervous contestants at ease, and he used the same down-to-earth tone for commercials and public-service announcements.

Official encouragement is one thing, but the down-to-earth test is the allocation of diocesan and parochial funds.

The rabbis taught a " quite literally ... down-to-earth " view of the eternalness of God: That " God is eternal but it is not given to man to explore the full meaning of this idea ," and so " one cannot, therefore, expect to find in the rabbinic literature anything like a detailed examination of what is meant by divine eternity.

Everybody else is dressing up sort of straight-laced and pretty down-to-earth and we come in wearing these and it's like, y ' know here we are, a bit of hoedowning is even possible ".

According to local hoteliers, Pontefract is known for its ' down-to-earth ' nightlife, and has one of the highest concentrations of public houses in the UK.

One review written when the series was released on DVD gave it average ratings, commenting that while the show was dubbed into English poorly, it commented positively on the use of characters saying, " Despite his heroic calling as a robot pilot, Akito is remarkably approachable — after all, what could be more down-to-earth than a cook?

The film is marketed with the tagline " An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth comedy adventure ".

Clayton is socially and religiously liberal, and very idealistic, and has a down-to-earth perpetual-virgin sister, Anne.

Stan is generally friendly, down-to-earth, knowledgeable, helpful, laid back, and often shares with Kyle a leadership role as the main protagonist of the show.

While Russell's down-to-earth, sharp wit has been noted by most critics, it is Monroe's turn as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee for which the film is often remembered.

He is known for his down-to-earth and often funny sayings and quotations.

The stories have a poetical tone, although mixed with tons of jokes and puns, rhyming ghosts, a talking diamond and Isabelle's down-to-earth aunt – whose greatest concern when Isabelle gets into an adventure is whether she's dressed warmly enough, even when she descends into Hades.

Of the major characters on Babylon 5 Garibaldi is in many ways the most " down-to-earth " and " ordinary "; he often sides with the working-class humans on the station and in turn is considered by them to be a kindred spirit.