S8.E3 ∙ Episode #8.3

Perky Idea's innovative educational feature documentary reveals a creative montage of interviews from noted professional artist in the African-American Community. This fresh yet poignant tale reaches into the past to carve an exciting future, Thea-Marie Perkins' 70-minute feature documentary exposes where theater is today, shares it's past, and offers a serious look at crafting the future for a younger generation.

The Family Next Door is a story about the Lund family (4 children, 2 on the autism spectrum) and their journey into the hyper-complex and emotionally draining maze that is autism. We followed this family for 16 months and witnessed a story of never ending struggles, unexpected joys, drastically altered expectations, painful loneliness, unconditional love and hope. Experience the first hand reality of autism and how one family's grace, patience and determination steer them on the unpaved road of The Family Next Door.

This 19th installment of "Circus Of The Stars" adds an extra layer of hokeyness to the usual big-tent proceedings, with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy exchanging cornball jokes with hosts Leslie Nielsen, Harry Anderson, and Scott Baio. This edition features a performance by 90s vocal group All-4-One. And usual, the efforts of the stars are impressive: Vicki Lawrence takes part in a juggling act; A.J. Langer, Jenna Von Oy, and Debbe Dunning perform routines on a high-wire; Adam West referees trained dogs playing soccer; and Phyllis Diller leads a bunch of pigs through a rendition of ''Old MacDonald Had a Farm." Cheesy, amusing, and surreal.

A child draws a rocket that will take him from the Earth up to a star where his buddies are. His father remembers the total sun-eclipse during which his friends lit a fire to burn some clay...

A town without women. The men look after the children, cook, do the washing and wait for money from their wives who work abroad.

A wildlife documentary based on perhaps the most camouflaged of all ocean fish, the leafy sea dragon. Shot mostly in South Australia, the documentary reveals exclusive footage of the sea dragons in their natural habitat. Feeding, courting dances, breeding and reproduction, including footage of a male leafy sea dragon as he gives birth in the wild, are just some areas covered in this epic tale. Not much has been recorded about these mysterious creatures, but as the documentary evolves, more and more secrets are reavealed.