Hairspray (1988 film) film version of "Hairspray", an adaptation of the stage musical, was also released by New Line Cinema in 2007, which included many changes of scripted items from the original. In Baltimore, Maryland in the year 1962, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton, audition for "The Corny Collins Show", a popular Baltimore teenage dance show (based on the real-life "Buddy Deane Show"). Penny is too nervous and stumbles over her answers, and another girl, Nadine, is cut for being black (the show has a "Negro Day" on the last Thursday of every month, she is told). However, despite being
The Ricki Lake Show program. On May 23, 2011, a U.S. federal trademark registration number 85328080 was filed by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, giving a description for the new show with the title as "The Ricki Lake Show". The request for the title was approved, with Lake herself just required to sign off. In June 2011, a logo banner for "The Ricki Lake Show" appeared on the websites for trade magazines such as "TelevisionWeek" and "Broadcasting & Cable". In August 2011, an ad for the new show appeared on its YouTube channel. In November 2011, "The Ricki Lake Show" was sold to stations