Paddy Chayefsky's Academy Award-winning Marty was the most notable examination of working class Bronx life was also explored by Chayefsky in his 1956 film The Catered Affair, and in the 1993 Robert De Niro / Chazz Palminteri film, A Bronx Tale, Spike Lee's 1999 movie Summer of Sam, centered in an Italian-American Bronx community, 1994's I Like It Like That that takes place in the predominately Puerto Rican neighborhood of the South Bronx, and Doughboys, the story of two Italian-American brothers in danger of losing their bakery thanks to one brother's gambling debts.

" In February 1979, U. S. Ambassador Adolph " Spike " Dubs was murdered in Kabul after Afghan security forces burst in on his kidnappers.

He performed the theme song for Spike TV's Striperella, which featured Pamela Anderson in 2003, the song was entitled " Erotica ".

It was the theme song of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing.

Spike Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Jacqueline Carroll ( née Shelton ), a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician and composer.

When he was a child, his mother nicknamed him " Spike.

When he was in junior high and high school, Spiegel hung out at Bethesda Community Store, where the former owner Mike Henderson gave him his nickname " Spike Jonze " in reference to Spike Jones.

Spike Jonze was part of the Detour-Moleskine project in New York in 2007.

Terence Alan Patrick Seán " Spike " Milligan KBE ( 16 April 191827 February 2002 ) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor of English and Irish parentage.

The series was written by Ed Welch, who had featured in the " Q " series and had collaborated with Spike on several audio productions and produced and directed by Simon & Sara Bor.

Spike was actually intrigued with Oblomov and had read a translation of Ivan Goncharov's novel.

' It was a ten-minute cartoon and Spike could only have seen it once, if that.

In a 2008 stage play, Surviving Spike, Milligan was played by the entertainer Michael Barrymore.

The role of the young Spike Milligan was played by Jim Dale.

The franchise was inducted on December 10, 2011 during the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards.

* Talkshow with Spike Feresten was reportedly to air on UPN ; it debuted on FOX one day after UPN's closure.

* The memory of McGonagall was resurrected by comedian Spike Milligan.

Horace Hamilton Minkler, track foreman for the Central Pacific, laid the last rail and tie before the Golden Spike was driven.

It was here on May 10, 1869, that Stanford drove The Last Spike ( or golden spike ) which is now on display at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, that joined the rails of the transcontinental railroad.

The Stone Roses ' outdoor concert at Spike Island in Widnes on 27 May 1990 was attended by some 27, 000 people.

Several railroads later, Ogden Flats, Utah, where the Golden Spike was driven, was named for him.

In 1949, Spike Jones was caricatured in the Dick Tracy dailies as Spike Dyke.

Spike is a devoted caretaker to Drusilla in her weakened condition, and initially hopes the Hellmouth's energy can help restore her strength.

* Spike, initially an ally until he officially joins them in " A Hole in the World "

Rita does not like Roddy initially, but ends up taking him along, while her arch enemy The Toad ( Ian McKellen ) sends his rat henchmen, Spike ( Andy Serkis ) and Whitey ( Bill Nighy ), after her because she had stolen back her father's prized ruby a long time ago.

It initially aired after MADtv, but starting in fall 2006, the show was shown after Talkshow with Spike Feresten.

Although Spike initially protests the sudden increase of " manly responsibilities ", he agrees to look after them ; after a moment's awkwardness, Joyce and Spike discover their shared addiction to a common soap opera and sit down to watch it together.

Buffy initially blames Spike for letting Dawn find out the truth the way she did.

Since the break-up of the group soon after the " Conscience Prayer " release in 1983, there have since been a number of reformations of the group, initially in late 1987 with new vocalist Spike, Gaz, Bambi & ex-Insane bassist Trev.

Though Spike and Dru had not been conceived as necessarily having to be either British or American, Landau chose to portray Drusilla with a Cockney accent in keeping with the characters ' " Sid and Nancy analogy ".

Returning to tell his allies of his discovery, the exhausted Autobot collapsed at their feet, even as Spike conceived of an idea to thwart the Decepticons ' newest super-robot, Scorponok.

Although he enters the series as a villain, Spike allies briefly with the Scoobies during Season Two to save his vampire lover Drusilla and stop Angel from destroying the world.

Spike is a vampire and played various roles on the shows, ranging from villain to anti-hero.

The character had intended to be a brief villain, with Whedon originally adamant to not have another major " romantic vampire " character like Angel-Marsters says " Spike was supposed to be dirty and evil, punk rock, and then dead "-but the character ended up staying for the second season, and then returning in the fourth to replace Cordelia as " the character who told Buffy she was stupid and about to die ".

In contrast to the series ' previous central villain, the ancient and ceremonious Master ( Mark Metcalf ), Spike and Dru were introduced as a more unconventional but equally dangerous pair of vampires.

Bubba became a fan favorite again by reuniting with Spike Dudley while D-Von, who was still a villain, went on to become the corrupt preacher character " Reverend D-Von " and gained a protege with Deacon Batista.

The scenes in Spike's crypt, part of Giles ' dream, were shot in black-and-white to emphasize that Spike is seen as " an old 30s movie villain ".

This task was accomplished amidst the chaos caused by Starscream's plan to acquire the power of the Underbase, and when the villain was defeated, Spike abandoned his role as an Autobot.

* Krimson, the main villain in the Belgian comics series Suske & Wiske ( Spike and Suzy )

He and Spike are reunited for another adventure when the ghost of Starscream invades the city in order to steal the eyes of the giant Autobot Metroplex, but they are unable to stop the villain from accomplishing his task.

Previously displayed in " Amends " ( where it appeared to Angel as three of his victims ) and " Lessons " ( where it appeared to Spike as a villain from each of the past seasons, and finally as Buffy ).

Despite Spike's pleas and confessions, Buffy refuses to listen to him and denies that there is something between them, insisting that Spike is still a dangerous villain and, being soulless, is incapable of such emotion.