Spade portrays a child actor who fell into obscurity as an adult, and who attempts to revive his career.

Out of this group future rap stars of the West Coast were mentored by Spade himself.

In 2003 Garrett appeared as himself in the David Spade film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.

* In the song " Colored Spade " from the musical Hair, the character Hud ( a militant African-American ) satirically assigns to himself various racial stereotypes including " Table cleaner at Horn & Hardart ".

* Maxwell House Coffee Time ( aka The Burns And Allen Show ) — " Gracie Sends Sam Spade To Jail " ( February 10, 1949 NBC ) a 30-minute episode starring Howard Duff-both as himself and as Sam Spade.

Spade used a hand-puppet of himself to reprise this role when he returned to Saturday Night Live as a guest host, stating that he didn't feel like putting down celebrities anymore, but that didn't mean that a puppet couldn't.

Before the series, Sam Spade had been played in radio adaptations of The Maltese Falcon by both Edward G. Robinson ( in a 1943 Lux Radio Theater production ) and by Bogart himself ( in a 1946 Academy Award Theater production ), both on CBS.

Shunning the desk job that had kept him from combat, Spade equipped himself with guns and gadgets of his own invention and fought the Nazi menace as Black Jack.

Spade rebuilds his body and becomes Portal and is now more than ready to defend himself from anyone who might be warped to his plane of existence — including the Takar.

It is left unclear whether Spade might have chosen not to turn Brigid in if there was a bigger monetary gain for him ("... a lot more money would have been one more item on your side "), but certain that his emotional attachment to her ( however strong that is ) is not sufficient to overcome the risks involved with letting her go.

When O ' Shaughnessy contacts Spade, he senses a connection between her and Cairo, and casually mentions that he has spoken to Cairo.

O ' Shaughnessy becomes nervous, and asks Spade to arrange a meeting with Cairo.

Spade says that Cairo and O ' Shaughnessy were merely play-acting, which the officers seem to accept.

Spade tries to get more information from O ' Shaughnessy, who stalls.

Gutman then warns Spade not to trust O ' Shaughnessy.

Spade then asks O ' Shaughnessy why she killed Archer.

When the police arrive, Spade turns over O ' Shaughnessy.

* The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It ( 1977 ), played by Mike O ' Malley ; a Sherlock Holmes spoof where Spade is killed by the granddaughter of Professor Moriarty

With the first three actors to play Johnny Dollar — radio actor Russell and movie tough-guy actors Edmond O ' Brien and John Lund — there was little to distinguish Johnny Dollar from other detective series at the time ( Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade ).

Besides Sandler, the album features fellow SNL performers Rob Schneider, David Spade, Tim Meadows, as well as SNL writers Conan O ' Brien, Robert Smigel, and career writing partner Tim Herlihy.

O ' Brien has been parodied or targeted on shows like The Simpsons, Home Movies, The Howard Stern Show, South Park, The Soup, Late Night with Conan O ' Brien, Best Week Ever, The Adam Carolla Show, The Opie and Anthony Show, The Boondocks, Cheap Seats, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, and by Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live.

Working late one night, Spade discovered that O ' Toole was being tricked by Blitzkrieg into creating a weapon capable of destroying the entire RAF.

Desperate to keep the final secrets of the weapon from the enemy, Spade coated a playing card with his newest creation, a combination of acid and poison, and flung it into O ' Toole's throat.

Sam Spade joins forces with a band of adventurers in search of a priceless jeweled statue of a falcon ; ;

The iconic noir counterpart to the femme fatale, the private eye, came to the fore in films such as The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ), with Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade, and Murder, My Sweet ( 1944 ), with Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe.

Welk collaborated with Western artist Red Foley to record a version of Spade Cooley's " Shame on You " in 1945.

Sam Spade and Miles Archer are hired by a Miss Wonderly to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who has allegedly run off with Wonderly's younger sister.

Spade confronts a kid named Wilmer Cook, telling him that his boss, " G ," will have to deal with Spade.

Spade is a bitter, sardonic character who lets the police and the criminals think he is in with the criminals while he works singlemindedly to catch the crooks.

At the time of Miles Archer's death, Spade is having an affair with Archer's wife, and while he does the " right thing " in the end, catching and turning in Archer's murderer, his reasons for doing so are somewhat ambiguous.

* Satan Met a Lady ( 1936 ), a light-comedy adaptation starring Bette Davis and Warren William, with Sam Spade becoming " Ted Shane ".

Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade: The Evolution of Dashiell Hammett's Masterpiece, Including John Huston's Movie with Humphrey Bogart.

It incorporates the former Spade Ranch house along with extensive camping and recreational facilities.

To the north of Spade is the Triple Arrow Ranch, a spread with historic relics owned by Lamb County Commissioner's Court Judge William A. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, LeNora Jo Thompson.

On July 1, 2006, Spade Independent School District, which formerly served Spade, merged with Olton ISD to form Olton ISD.

On SNL, Farley frequently collaborated with his fellow cast members Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade, among others.

He was also planning a Matt Foley film with Spade.

Schneider is featured in the video release The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live, along with colleagues Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade and Chris Farley.

In 2006, Schneider co-starred in the baseball-themed family comedy The Benchwarmers, along with his fellow SNL alumnus David Spade as well as Jon Heder.

In 1787 a new design of reverse featuring a spade-shaped shield was introduced, with the same legend ; this has become known as the Spade Guinea.

In 1787 a new design of reverse featuring a spade-shaped shield was introduced, with the same legend ; this has become known as the Spade Half-Guinea.

* Spade ( with Richard Denner ).