Nineties

"American Idol has been through a lot of trials and tribulations this season, but one thing will never change: Paula sure does like this show, doesn’t she? You can’t kill her enthusiasm, even when everybody else is getting that shellshocked despair in their eyes. Paula makes Idol soothing to watch — if the “Forever Your Girl” kid can put herself through this punishment, week after pitchy week, who are the rest of us to bail?"

"The footage, which features a 7-year-old Knightley in a floppy green t-shirt and scraped back pony tail, is from the early nineties BBC production, Royal Celebration."