Edmund Blackadder to a lord ("Blackadder II"), a knight (""), a royal attendant ("Blackadder III"), a shopkeeper ("Blackadder's Christmas Carol"), to an army captain ("Blackadder Goes Forth"). Throughout each series, Blackadder is a self-serving, cynical opportunist concerned solely with increasing his own influence, status and wealth. His character is symbolized by the adder, the United Kingdom's only native venomous snake, which sometimes appears in the series as a visual motif. With the exception of the first Blackadder incarnation, Prince Edmund, each Blackadder is generally cynical, charismatic and intelligent. While he is haunted by bad luck, he is usually very capable of manipulating
Celebrity Dish Boatman, Catherine Hicks and Susan Lucci. "TV Guide's Celebrity Dish: Holiday Entertaining" was another special hosted by McEwan which revealed holiday entertainment tips from celebrities like Jane Seymour, Julia Sweeney and Ed Bradley. Betsy Foldes-narrator Celebrity Dish Celebrity Dish also known as TV Guide's Celebrity Dish was a 2000 60 minute American Food Network Television cooking show which was hosted by Mark McEwen which premiered on June 22, 2000. As the name implies, this series of TV specials featured television and movie celebrities cooking their favorite foods. Yasmine Bleeth appeared in Episode SPCDSP02, "TV Guide Celebrity Dish II", the 2nd