Alan Alda on seeing early vaudeville acts and the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen, and how it relates to later television comedy.
02:26
Alan Alda on his love for comedians Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Steve Allen
04:06
Alan Alda on the importance of laughter with his fellow actors on M*A*S*H, and in life
03:46
Alan Alda on learning from other performers and actors by standing in the wings, literally, to see the tricks behind their craft
02:36
Debbie Allen on working on Good Times, her first television role
02:51
Debbie Allen on producing and directing A Different World
03:37
Debbie Allen on the genius of how Family Ties was produced
00:56
Debbie Allen on the changes she made to the show A Different World
15:52
John Amos on playing "Gordy the Weatherman" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
06:50
John Amos on playing "James Evans" on Good Times (Part 1)
06:44
John Amos on appearing as "James Evans" on Good Times (Part 2)
03:03
John Amos on starring on 704 Hauser and Norman Lear's legacy
06:00
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and various other shows
06:21
Howard Anderson Jr. on doing titles for I Love Lucy
02:45
Howard Anderson Jr. on working with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy (Part 2)
13:23
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening for The Lucy Show
01:44
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Addams Family
02:51
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Andy Griffith Show
01:48
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Beverly Hillbillies
00:49
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Dick Van Dyke Show
00:40
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Get Smart
01:29
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for My Favorite Martian
02:19
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for My Three Sons
01:14
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for My World and Welcome to It
01:46
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for That Girl
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Brady Bunch
05:52
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Happy Days
00:59
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Love, American Style
01:51
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Love Boat
00:58
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Cheers
00:54
Beatrice Arthur on the changing landscape of female characters in sitcoms
02:14
Beatrice Arthur on Norman Lear's taboo-breaking work
01:11
Beatrice Arthur on how every sitcom eventually does a game show episode
00:43
Beatrice Arthur on acting in a sitcom (The Golden Girls )
01:34
Beatrice Arthur on how television changed through her career
02:10
Thomas Azzari on designing the set for Newhart
03:32
Thomas Azzari on doing set design for Night Court
05:17
Thomas Azzari on set designing for Seinfeld
36:24
Thomas Azzari on set designing for Spin City
01:55
Thomas Azzari on set designing for Sports Night
03:52
George Balzer on writing for the radio version of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and meeting his writing partner Sam Perrin
06:22
George Balzer on writing for The Jack Benny Program (Part 1)
04:26
George Balzer on writing for The Jack Benny Program (Part 2)
28:01
George Balzer on writing for The Jack Benny Program (Part 3)
28:19
George Balzer on working on Here's Lucy
01:43
George Balzer on writing for The Red Skelton Show
02:39
George Balzer on writing for The Don Knotts Show
00:42
Richard L. Bare on directing Petticoat Junction
04:29
Richard L. Bare on directing Green Acres
08:14
Richard L. Bare on "Arnold the pig's" trainer, Frank Inn, and his training techniques and abilities on Green Acres
16:47
Bonnie Bartlett on performing on stage, and doing guest spots on shows like The Jackie Gleason Show
02:19
Bonnie Bartlett on guest-starring on Midnight Caller, Wiseguy, Home Improvement, and ER
04:52
Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels on Boy Meets World
02:14
Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels on Boy Meets World
02:14
Sam Bobrick on writing for The Andy Griffith Show
11:40
Sam Bobrick on working on The Bill Dana Show
00:47
Sam Bobrick on working with Garry Marshall on Hey Landlord
01:56
Sam Bobrick on writing the pilot Diana, with Diana Rigg for producer Leonard Stern
05:07
Sam Bobrick on writing various unsold pilots
04:44
Sam Bobrick on writing for The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, and on working with Tim Conway
05:04
Sam Bobrick on writing and producing The New Dick Van Dyke Show
04:10
Sam Bobrick on writing The Paul Lynde Show
02:47
Paul Bogart on directing a few episodes of Get Smart
03:53
Paul Bogart on directing All in the Family, including episode "Edith's 50th Birthday" (airdate: October 16, 1977), where Edith is almost raped by an intruder
23:41
Paul Bogart on directing All in the Family
08:49
Kevin Bright on Madame's Place
06:12
Kevin Bright on Dream On
07:17
Kevin Bright on the legacy of Dream On and why it came to an end
03:21
Kevin Bright on Friends
01:08:08
Kevin Bright on Friends (Part 2)
10:37
Kevin Bright on Veronica's Closet and Jesse
04:20
Kevin Bright on the Friends spin-off, Joey
02:43
Bernie Brillstein on the creation, development and syndication of Hee Haw
07:20
Manager Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson's contributions to Sesame Street
03:23
Manager Bernie Brillstein on selling The Muppet Show
03:56
Executive producer Bernie Brillstein on being approached by Paul Fusco for ALF and the pitch to NBC
01:42
James L. Brooks on his Mary Tyler Moore Show being in the Saturday night CBS lineup with All in the Family
04:44
Show co-creator/writer James L. Brooks on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
27:56
James L. Brooks on specific episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
14:07
James L. Brooks on Rhoda
09:13
James L. Brooks on the genesis, development and casting of Taxi
26:59
James L. Brooks on the making of some of the best-known episodes of Taxi
14:53
James L. Brooks on the characters of The Simpsons
13:58
James L. Brooks on The Simpsons
18:12
Harvey Bullock on writing for The Andy Griffith Show (Part 1)
09:50
Harvey Bullock on writing for The Andy Griffith Show (Part 2)
28:24
Harvey Bullock on writing for The Andy Griffith Show (Part 3)
16:26
Harvey Bullock on writing for Johnny Carson on Who Do You Trust?, and on writing McKeever & the Colonel
01:47
Harvey Bullock on writing for Hogan's Heroes
01:01
Harvey Bullock on writing for Love, American Style
02:00
Harvey Bullock on writing for Alice
04:10
Harvey Bullock on being a producer on The Love Boat
04:06
Allan Burns on writing for the sitcom The Smothers Brothers Show and having their work severely edited
06:37
Allan Burns on co-creating The Munsters with Chris Hayward and having their idea stolen
09:09
Allan Burns on working with Leonard Stern on He & She
15:04
Allan Burns on co-creating My Mother The Car
03:03
Allan Burns on meeting Grant Tinker, the seed idea for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and selling the initial concept to CBS executives
12:46
Allan Burns on writing for Room 222, working with James L. Brooks, and producing several episodes of the show
10:07
Allan Burns on the pilot script and assembling the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
28:14
Allan Burns on the early days, staff, and memorable episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
27:44
Allan Burns on notable episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("The Good-Time News", "Chuckles Bites the Dust") and the finale; on the legacy of the show
12:09
James Burrows on getting his job on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
04:18
James Burrows on his first time directing The Mary Tyler Moore Show
07:04
James Burrows on directing Laverne & Shirley
03:01
James Burrows on directing The Bob Newhart Show
04:44
James Burrows on the challenges of being the series director of Taxi
20:52
James Burrows on the origin, casting, and typical work week of Cheers
29:32
James Burrows on memorable episodes of Cheers; on Shelley Long leaving and Kirstie Alley joining the cast
21:30
James Burrows on the Cheers spin-off, Frasier
06:36
James Burrows on Will & Grace
10:36
James Burrows on directing Friends and knowing it would be a hit; on the cast
10:53
James Burrows on working with Lea Thompson on Caroline in the City
02:35
James Burrows on the cast of Will & Grace ; on how Will & Grace has been perceived in the gay community' on the future of the show
06:10
Reuben Cannon on casting for Ironside, Emergency!, The Rockford Files, Baretta and Sanford and Son
08:44
Reuben Cannon on casting and co-producing Amen
06:54
Reuben Cannon on casting The Bernie Mac Show
01:56
Reuben Cannon on executive producing House of Payne
06:32
Glenn Gordon Caronon creating Moonlighting and casting the leads
09:21
Glenn Gordon Caron on the premise, pilot, and music of Moonlighting
28:32
Glenn Gordon Caron on recurring gags, the writers' room and production problems on Moonlighting
29:40
Glenn Gordon Caron on memorable episodes of Moonlighting, leaving day-to-day operations, and the legacy of Moonlighting
15:13
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and casting their first big hit, The Cosby Show
21:27
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and casting Roseanne
10:28
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on the end of The Cosby Show and the Cosby spin-off A Different World
05:08
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on producing and casting 3rd Rock From the Sun
06:46
Tucker Cawley on working for Diane English as a writer's assistant on Murphy Brown
02:16
Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 1)
11:17
Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 2)
28:35
Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 3)
28:43
Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 4)
23:57
Glen and Les Charles on writing for the MTM show Phyllis and working with MTM's Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger
06:28
Glen and Les Charles on producing and writing for the last season of The Bob Newhart Show
08:41
Glen and Les Charles on producing and head-writing for Taxi
11:28
Glen and Les Charles on the writing process and writers on Taxi; on casting the show and working with the actors
16:53
Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman joining the cast of Taxi; on specific episodes of Taxi
11:13
Glen and Les Charles on the creation of Cheers, setting the show in Boston, and creating the main characters
09:20
Glen and Les Charles on James Burrows' contributions to Cheers; on being their own bosses on Cheers and their initial plan for the series
08:32
Glen and Les Charles on the physical comedy between "Sam" and "Diane"; on the writers' room on Cheers; on a typical work-week on Cheers
04:42
Glen and Les Charles on casting Kelsey Grammar as "Dr. Frasier Crane"; on Shelley Long's decision to leave Cheers and how her departure affected the show; on Kirstie Alley becoming the female lead
05:30
Glen and Les Charles on the Cheers theme song and title design; on the show's initially poor ratings and critical success
06:30
Glen and Les Charles on which characters on Cheers changed the most throughout the run of the show; on favorite episodes and filming in front of a live studio audience
04:58
Glen and Les Charles on their favorite guest stars on Cheers; on the three-part finale and the surrounding press; on the legacy of Cheers
11:50
Glen and Les Charles on writing for the MTM show Phyllis and working with MTM's Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger
06:28
Glen and Les Charles on producing and writing for the last season of The Bob Newhart Show
08:41
Glen and Les Charles on producing and head-writing for Taxi
11:28
Glen and Les Charles on the writing process and writers on Taxi; on casting the show and working with the actors
16:53
Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman joining the cast of Taxi; on specific episodes of Taxi
11:13
Glen and Les Charles on the creation of Cheers, setting the show in Boston, and creating the main characters
09:20
Glen and Les Charles on James Burrows' contributions to Cheers; on being their own bosses on Cheers and their initial plan for the series
08:32
Glen and Les Charles on the physical comedy between "Sam" and "Diane"; on the writers' room on Cheers; on a typical work-week on Cheers
04:42
Glen and Les Charles on casting Kelsey Grammar as "Dr. Frasier Crane"; on Shelley Long's decision to leave Cheers and how her departure affected the show; on Kirstie Alley becoming the female lead
05:30
Glen and Les Charles on the Cheers theme song and title design; on the show's initially poor ratings and critical success
06:30
Glen and Les Charles on which characters on Cheers changed the most throughout the run of the show; on favorite episodes and filming in front of a live studio audience
04:58
Glen and Les Charles on their favorite guest stars on Cheers; on the three-part finale and the surrounding press; on the legacy of Cheers
11:50
Roy Christopher on working with James Komack on shows like Welcome Back, Kotter
02:32
Roy Christopher on doing production design for Growing Pains
03:33
Roy Christopher on doing production design for My Sister Sam
02:42
Roy Christopher on doing production design for Murphy Brown
07:35
Roy Christopher on doing production design for Wings
02:58
Roy Christopher on how he came to do production design for Frasier
02:34
Roy Christopher on doing production design for Frasier
17:12
Roy Christopher on doing production design for NewsRadio and Just Shoot Me
02:19
Roy Christopher on doing production design for Becker, starring Ted Danson
02:33
Roy Christopher on doing production design for sitcoms including Chico and the Man, Welcome Back, Kotter, Frasier, and Murphy Brown
15:49
Ron Clark on writing for Hot L Baltimore
01:47
Ron Clark on writing for Ace Crawford, Private Eye
02:47
Ron Clark on writing for Silver Spoons
02:33
Ron Clark on writing for Moonlighting
03:34
Alf Clausen on composing for ALF
10:51
Alf Clausen on composing music and recording for The Simpsons (Part 1)
28:11
Alf Clausen on composing and recording for The Simpsons (Part 2)
31:45
Alf Clausen on composing and recording music for The Simpsons (Part 3)
08:00
Bob Claver on associate producing Four Star Playhouse and directing Ensign O'Toole
01:31
Bob Claver on producing The Farmer's Daughter starring Inger Stevens
01:52
Bob Claver on producing The Second Hundred Years
00:37
Bob Claver on producing the pilot of Gidget
01:02
Bob Claver on the problems of producing The Girl with Something Extra
00:53
Bob Claver on producing Occasional Wife
00:59
Bob Claver on producing Here Come the Brides
02:26
Bob Claver on producing and directing The Partridge Family
14:54
Bob Claver on writing and directing The Partridge Family (Part 2)
06:31
Bob Claver on directing All's Fair
01:14
Bob Claver on directing one season of Welcome Back, Kotter
04:38
Bob Claver on directing one season of Mork & Mindy
03:44
Bob Claver on directing Gloria
02:55
Bob Claver on directing Gloria ( Part 2)
01:25
Bob Claver on directing Small Wonder
03:27
Bob Claver on directing The New Leave it to Beaver
01:12
Bob Claver on directing The New Love, American Style
00:52
Bob Claver on directing The Munsters Today and Automan
00:59
Bob Claver on directing Charles in Charge
00:29
Bill Dana on the character of "Jose Jimenez," which he played on The Bill Dana Show and others, and on the controversy surrounding the character
10:44
Bill Dana on working with Norman Lear on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," featuring Sammy Davis, Jr.
09:18
Bill Dana on Don Adams' "Would you believe?" routine used on both Get Smart and The Bill Dana Show
02:42
Bill Dana on his guest shot on The Golden Girls, where he got his biggest laugh
03:21
Bill Dana on playing "Jose Jimenez" on The Bill Dana Show
28:32
Bill Dana on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit" for producer Norman Lear
07:43
Jack Riley on playing "Elliott Carlin" on The Bob Newhart Show
03:42
Jack Riley on playing "Elliott Carlin" on The Bob Newhart Show
02:46
Jack Riley on appearing on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
05:45
Jack Riley on what made his character of "Elliott Carlin" funny on The Bob Newhart Show
01:50
Hal Cooper on being hired by Sheldon Leonard to direct two episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show
04:38
Hal Cooper on casting Gilligan's Island and directing two episodes
06:54
Hal Cooper on directing I Dream of Jeannie
22:53
Hal Cooper on directing That Girl
09:15
Hal Cooper on directing Mayberry R.F.D.
04:01
Hal Cooper on directing The Courtship of Eddie's Father
09:13
Hal Cooper on directing Maude
12:06
Hal Cooper on directing Maude
29:09
Hal Cooper on directing Maude (continued)
10:07
Fred de Cordova on producing and directing The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
06:40
Fred de Cordova on directing December Bride
01:24
Fred de Cordova on directing The Bob Cummings Show
05:45
Fred de Cordova on how he came to produce The Jack Benny Program
00:59
Fred de Cordova on working on The George Gobel Show
04:19
Fred de Cordova on producing The Jack Benny Program
05:03
Fred de Cordova on producing and directing several series for Screen Gems including The Donna Reed Show, The Farmer's Daughter, and Bewitched
06:28
Fred de Cordova on directing Mr. Adams and Eve and The Doris Day Show
03:48
Fred de Cordova on directing My Three Sons
07:37
Richard Crenna on playing "Walter Denton" on Our Miss Brooks
19:07
Richard Crenna on directing The Andy Griffith Show, specifically the classic episode "Opie the Birdman," which featured Ron Howard as "Opie Taylor"
06:54
Richard Crenna on directing Wendy and Me, produced by George Burns and starring Connie Stevens
04:11
Richard Crenna on directing No Time for Sergeants (misidentified here as "No Room for Sergeants"), and on working with producer Bill Orr
02:03
Richard Crenna on producing Make Room for Granddaddy, starring Danny Thomas
09:14
Richard Crenna on directing Turnabout
01:32
Richard Crenna on starring in the short-lived Norman Lear sitcom All's Fair with Bernadette Peters
05:45
Richard Crenna on It Takes Two
07:16
Judy Crown on being a hair stylist for The Dukes of Hazzard
06:22
Judy Crown on styling hair for Designing Women
09:35
Judy Crown on styling hair for Murphy Brown
23:11
Judy Crown on styling hair for Seinfeld
18:44
Judy Crown on doing hair for Seinfeld
06:07
Judy Crown on styling hair for The Riches
03:47
Judy Crown on styling hair for Hannah Montana
03:37
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The New Dick Van Dyke Show under producer Carl Reiner
05:23
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing The Monkees episode "Monkees Race Again"
02:38
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for All in the Family
04:35
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
05:35
Elias Davis and David Pollock on creating the show One Big Family starring Danny Thomas
02:44
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for Frasier
04:57
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for M*A*S*H
36:23
Sam Denoff on writing for The Dick Van Dyke Show; on working with Carl Reiner and Sheldon Leonard
08:12
Sam Denoff on learning a lesson from Carl Reiner: "the best comedy comes from reality"
02:43
Sam Denoff on specific episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show
13:54
Sam Denoff on That Girl with Marlo Thomas
26:44
Walter Dishell on consulting for M*A*S*H
08:19
Walter Dishell on the surgery, triage, medical techniques and medical research on M*A*S*H
14:10
Walter Dishell on working with the creative forces behind M*A*S*H
13:38
Walter Dishell on the cast of M*A*S*H
12:26
Elinor Donahue on getting cast as "Betty 'Princess' Anderson" on Father Knows Best; on her familiarity with the radio show
07:36
Elinor Donahue on production, storylines, and the end of Father Knows Best
28:11
Elinor Donahue on working on The Andy Griffith Show
11:40
Elinor Donahue on her regular role as "Miriam Welby" on The Odd Couple
05:01
Elinor Donahue on her role on Get a Life (and how she didn't know her son was a 30-year-old paperboy)
09:35
Charles S. Dubin on directing The New People, Room 222, Of Men and Women, Sanford and Son, and The 10th Level
03:25
Charles S. Dubin on directing M*A*S*H
25:43
Charles S. Dubin on directing M*A*S*H
11:20
Charles S. Dubin on directing Jennifer Slept Here, Amanda's, The Four Seasons, Murder, She Wrote, and Hotel
02:47
Hector Elizondo on appearing on The Jackie Gleason Show
02:59
Hector Elizondo on appearing on All in the Family
05:13
Hector Elizondo on starring in the series Popi
04:51
Hector Elizondo on co-starring on A.k.a Pablo
04:54
Hector Elizondo on directing A.k.a. Pablo
02:58
Hector Elizondo on co-starring with Tim Allen on Last Man Standing
05:12
Ruth Engelhardt on packaging The Danny Thomas Show
03:43
Ruth Engelhardt on the role of the advertiser in the early days of packaging television shows, and on controversy over The Dick Van Dyke Show and The New Dick Van Dyke Show
05:39
Ruth Engelhardt on the continued popularity of The Dick Van Dyke Show, and on working with Carl Reiner
03:23
Ruth Engelhardt on packaging the first version of The Life of Riley, starring Jackie Gleason
03:44
Ruth Engelhardt on packaging I Married Joan, and on learning the business from Ann Rosenthal
02:21
Ruth Engelhardt on packaging The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show, and That Girl
06:09
Ruth Engelhardt on packaging Gomer Pyle - USMC, Mayberry R.F.D. and The Bill Dana Show
02:53
Ruth Engelhardt on packaging Murphy Brown, My Sister Sam, and other '80s series
04:23
Ruth Engelhardt on her involvement with The Cosby Show
05:47
Diane English on writing for Foley Square
06:35
Diane English on writing/producing for My Sister Sam
05:55
Diane English on creating Murphy Brown
05:09
Diane English on Murphy Brown
29:55
Diane English on Murphy Brown
29:20
Diane English on Murphy Brown
05:31
Rod Erickson on the process of pairing advertisers with shows and attempting to pair Whitman Chocolates with The Red Skelton Show
02:41
Rod Erickson on the sponsorship of I Love Lucy by Phillip Morris and later by Jello
03:37
Rod Erickson on working on The Goldbergs, The Aldrich Family, and I Married Joan
02:01
Nanette Fabray on starring on The Nanette Fabray Show
04:54
Nanette Fabray on appearing on Love, American Style
00:50
Nanette Fabray on appearing as "Mary Richards'" mother on two episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
05:13
Nanette Fabray on her guest appearance as stroke survivor on Maude in the episode "Maude's Reunion"
03:35
Nanette Fabray on her role as "Ann Romano's" mother on One Day at a Time, and on her guest appearances on Coach
07:38
Jamie Farr on the premise of M*A*S*H; on the scripts and characters and his character, "Maxwell Q. Klinger"
20:45
Jamie Farr on a typical production week on M*A*S*H; on the cast and crew
09:42
Jamie Farr on the final episode of M*A*S*H
02:37
Jamie Farr on negotiating a raise on M*A*S*H
04:04
Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program on radio and television
22:33
Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program
21:03
Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program
25:25
Irving Fein on the end of The Jack Benny Program on television and The Jack Benny Specials
13:51
Barbara Feldon on the premise and subtext of Get Smart - a satire about the world of political espionage
05:39
Barbara Feldon on the social agenda behind Get Smart, stars, writers, and production of the show
30:25
Barbara Feldon on some of the props on the show Get Smart; on the final season of the show and reuniting with Don for TV movies and remakes of the series
12:50
John Forsythe on playing "Bentley Gregg" on Bachelor Father
01:03
John Forsythe on starring on Bachelor Father
13:19
John Forsythe on starring on The John Forsythe Show
01:02
John Forsythe on The John Forsythe Show
00:54
John Forsythe on appearing on To Rome with Love
04:59
Richard Frank on overseeing production of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley
13:08
Richard Frank on overseeing production of Taxi
08:30
Richard Frank on developing Family Ties
02:56
Richard Frank on developing Cheers
06:49
Richard Frank on developing The Golden Girls
07:59
Richard Frank on developing Ellen
06:00
Ron Friedman on writing for Bewitched and The Odd Couple
05:03
Ron Friedman on The Lucy Show special "Lucy in London"
01:52
Ron Friedman on writing for the series Funny Face
02:16
Ron Friedman on writing for All in the Family and working with Norman Lear
00:55
Ron Friedman on acting as a troubleshooter for shows, including A Year at the Top, and on writing for Barney Miller
02:23
Ron Friedman on writing for Chico and the Man
06:14
Pamela Fryman on directing Friends and Cybill
03:35
Pamela Fryman on directing Frasier
11:13
Pamela Fryman on directing Just Shoot Me
04:03
Pamela Fryman on directing Just Shoot Me and Two and a Half Men
04:30
Pamela Fryman on directing How I Met Your Mother
43:54
Pamela Fryman on the enduring popularity of the sitcom, and on mentors in her career
01:15
Pamela Fryman on directing How I Met Your Mother (Part 2)
14:41
Pamela Fryman on directing the One Day at a Time reboot
07:14
Betty Garrett on playing "Irene Lorenzo" on All in the Family
14:58
Betty Garrett on playing "Irene Lorenzo" on All in the Family
06:26
Betty Garrett on playing "Edna Babish" on Laverne & Shirley
14:38
Betty Garrett on guest-starring on The Love Boat
00:31
Betty Garrett on guest-starring on Murder, She Wrote, and on working with Angela Lansbury
02:40
Betty Garrett on guest-starring on The Golden Girls
01:04
Betty Garrett on guest-starring on The Good Life
03:10
Betty Garrett on guest-starring on Becker with Ted Danson
02:44
Brad Garrett on his character "Robert Barone" and production on Everybody Loves Raymond
22:18
Brad Garrett on specific episodes, castmates, and his character on Everybody Loves Raymond
27:30
Brad Garrett on his character "Eddie Stark" on 'Til Death; on a typical work week and his favorite episodes; on promoting the show on American Idol
10:24
Gary David Goldberg on writing for MTM's The Bob Newhart Show
05:05
Gary David Goldberg on becoming story editor and then producer on MTM's The Tony Randall Show
09:25
Gary David Goldberg on the genesis of Family Ties
15:49
Gary David Goldberg on the cast and the atmosphere of the writers' room on Family Ties
28:18
Gary David Goldberg on the cast, themes, and success of Family Ties
24:06
Gary David Goldberg on ending the series and the legacy of Family Ties
03:33
Gary David Goldberg on creating Brooklyn Bridge and trying to recreate his childhood
12:45
Gary David Goldberg on re-teaming with Michael J. Fox for Spin City
07:30
Gary David Goldberg on the cast and guest stars on Spin City
30:43
Gary David Goldberg on Charlie Sheen's role on Spin City; on moving production from New York to Los Angeles; on favorite episodes of Spin City
06:28
Everett Greenbaum on writing for Mr. Peepers
05:53
Everett Greenbaum on writing for Mr. Peepers
11:44
Everett Greenbaum on writing for The Andy Griffith Show
10:33
Everett Greenbaum on writing for M*A*S*H
09:19
Everett Greenbaum on writing for M*A*S*H
11:58
Marge Greene on writing for and performing on Kovacs on the Corner
18:30
Marge Greene on Ernie Kovacs getting fired and stopping production on Kovacs on the Corner
06:28
Marge Greene on Ernie Kovacs nailing her in a coffin on Kovacs on the Corner and Kovacs' apology
07:39
Marge Greene on working with Fred Bennett on the sitcom Marge and Fred, which later became Marge and Jeff
08:28
Marge Greene on ad-libbing and starring in Marge and Jeff for DuMont
11:37
Marge Greene on joining the staff of Candid Camera
03:39
Marge Greene on getting cast on Candid Camera; on production on the show and the difficulties of working with Allen Funt; on her favorite moments from the show
26:07
Patricia Heaton on Room for Two with Linda Lavin
03:58
Patricia Heaton on her role as "Debra Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
21:38
Patricia Heaton on working on Everybody Loves Raymond - on the cast, writers, directors, work week, specific episodes, and series finale
28:40
Patricia Heaton on winning Emmys for and the legacy of Everybody Loves Raymond as a classic comedy; on working with Ray Romano
07:19
Florence Henderson on how she got cast as "Carol Brady" on The Brady Bunch
03:24
Florence Henderson on production and the cast and creator of The Brady Bunch
28:40
Florence Henderson on working with the kids, memorable episodes, and the end of The Brady Bunch
22:10
Florence Henderson on her co-stars, the spin-offs and reunion specials of The Brady Bunch
24:30
Marilu Henner on playing "Elaine Nardo" on Taxi
35:25
Marilu Henner on playing "Elaine Nardo" on Taxi (Part 2)
38:05
Marilu Henner on playing "Elaine Nardo" on Taxi (Part 3)
05:03
Marilu Henner on co-starring on Evening Shade
16:14
Paul Henning on writing for the radio and television versions of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
19:43
Paul Henning on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show moving to film to lessen the load on Gracie Allen
03:51
Paul Henning on producing and creating The Dennis Day Show
06:26
Paul Henning on creating and casting The Beverly Hillbillies
22:43
Paul Henning on the origins of Petticoat Junction
01:59
Producer Paul Henning on production of and promotions for The Beverly Hillbillies
26:50
Paul Henning on the premise of and casting on Petticoat Junction
12:00
Paul Henning on creating and casting Green Acres
05:48
Winifred Hervey on becoming an intern on Rhoda through a Television Academy internship; on writing a script for Rhoda that got her into the Warner Bros. Writing Workshop
07:22
Winifred Hervey on becoming an intern and then staff writer on Laverne & Shirley; on tensions on set and the camaraderie amongst the staff of Garry Marshall's TV shows
09:40
Winifred Hervey on writing for Mork & Mindy; on whether Robin Williams and Jonathan Winters stayed on script
04:12
Winifred Hervey on becoming story editor for The New Odd Couple; on problems with the show and the rotating producers
04:22
Winifred Hervey on writing for Benson; on learning about post-production and learning from the show's producers
08:36
Winifred Hervey on writing for The Cosby Show; on Bill Cosby's involvement with scripts; on being the only female writer on staff, and her favorite episodes of the show
16:59
Winifred Hervey on writing for The Golden Girls; on censorship on the show and writing for each of the characters
23:14
Winifred Hervey on becoming Executive Producer on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; on disagreements with Will Smith; on what she brought to the show
14:57
Winifred Hervey on dealing with heavy issues on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the hip-hop culture represented on the show
13:34
Winifred Hervey on creating The Steve Harvey Show; on working with Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer; on 9/11; on her favorite episodes and storylines on The Steve Harvey Show
22:02
Leslie Hoffman on doing stunts for Love Boat
14:45
Leslie Hoffman on doing stunts for M*A*S*H
01:03
Leslie Hoffman on performing stunts for M*A*S*H and the atmosphere on set
02:40
Leslie Hoffman on doing stunts for Private Benjamin
00:28
Monica Horan on working on the TV show Coach
00:29
Monica Horan on Phil Rosenthal working on Baby Talk
00:30
Monica Horan on working on the TV show In Living Color
01:27
Monica Horan on working on the TV show In the House
01:11
Monica Horan on the beginnings of and working on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond
10:37
Monica Horan on working with the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond
11:05
Monica Horan on key episodes featuring her character "Amy" on Everybody Loves Raymond
09:46
Eddie Foy III on casting Dennis the Menace and casting children
03:31
Eddie Foy III on casting Farmer's Daughter
02:10
Eddie Foy III on casting Gidget
05:31
Eddie Foy III on casting I Dream of Jeannie
04:50
Eddie Foy III on casting I Dream of Jeannie
07:51
Eddie Foy III on casting The Monkees
05:20
Eddie Foy III on casting The Flying Nun
03:52
Eddie Foy III on casting Wackiest Ship in the Army
04:01
Eddie Foy III on going to work for 4D Productions and casting That Girl
06:52
Eddie Foy III on casting That Girl
23:48
Eddie Foy III on casting Julia
05:25
Eddie Foy III on casting My World and Welcome to It
03:54
Eddie Foy III on casting Fish
00:59
Eddie Foy III on casting Soap
03:01
Eddie Foy III on casting The Love Boat
02:34
Eddie Foy III on casting Cheers
01:39
Frank Inn on acting as animal trainer for The Beverly Hillbillies
23:34
Frank Inn on "Little Ricky's" dog on I Love Lucy, and on working with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball
07:49
Frank Inn on acting as animal trainer for The Andy Griffith Show
06:03
Frank Inn on acting as animal trainer on Green Acres
10:23
Frank Inn on acting as animal trainer for Petticoat Junction
05:18
David Isaacs on consulting on George & Leo, starring Judd Hirsch and Bob Newhart
03:02
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for M*A*S*H
26:25
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on co-producing After MASH
03:06
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for Cheers (Part 1)
16:03
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for Cheers (Part 2)
13:25
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for Frasier
17:35
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on assembling writers' rooms for Almost Perfect and Mary
05:09
Seaman Jacobs on writing for Bachelor Father
08:29
Seaman Jacobs on working with producers Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard on The Real McCoys
03:21
Seaman Jacobs on writing for Oh! Those Bells
01:36
Seaman Jacobs on writing the pilot for The Addams Family
08:34
Seaman Jacobs on writing for No Time for Sergeants, and on Nat Hiken
02:41
Seaman Jacobs on writing for Family Affair, and on the craft of writing for sitcoms
04:30
Seaman Jacobs on writing for F Troop
02:51
Seaman Jacobs on creating the characters for F Troop
09:13
Seaman Jacobs on writing for The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy
10:51
Seaman Jacobs on writing for The Jeffersons
03:54
Seaman Jacobs on writing for Maude
02:49
Alan Jaggs on moving into editing for television and editing The Andy Griffith Show
02:59
Alan Jaggs on editing The Andy Griffith Show
01:23
Alan Jaggs on editing The Dick Van Dyke Show
03:18
Alan Jaggs on editing Get Smart
01:50
Al Jean on writing for and becoming a showrunner on The Simpsons
01:56
Al Jean on writing and being showrunner on The Simpsons
58:59
Al Jean on writing and being showrunner on The Simpsons
13:10
Al Jean on creating and writing The Critic
10:40
Geri Jewell on being the first visible character with a disability on a television series on The Facts of Life
02:36
Geri Jewell on being cast on The Facts of Life and having to dance on the episode "Cousin Geri" (the first episode on which she appeared)
04:30
Geri Jewell on navigating her way personally and professionally while appearing on The Facts of Life
14:53
Geri Jewell on her relationship with her fellow castmates on The Facts of Life, particularly Lisa Welchel
01:28
Geri Jewell on the end of her run on The Facts of Life
06:32
Geri Jewell on the impact of her role on The Facts of Life and appearing on Norman Lear's special I Love Liberty
06:18
Asaad Kelada on apprenticing on the show Rhoda
06:08
Asaad Kelada on directing his first episode "Rhoda Goes to Paris" on the show Rhoda
04:43
Asaad Kelada on his experience working on the show Phyllis
05:55
Asaad Kelada on his experience working on The Tony Randall Show
02:18
Asaad Kelada on his memories working as a director while working on The Tony Randall Show
04:24
Asaad Kelada on directing WKRP in Cincinnati
04:43
Asaad Kelada on directing The Last Resort
07:00
Asaad Kelada on directing The Facts of Life
28:58
Asaad Kelada on directing the pilot for Family Ties
12:24
Asaad Kelada on his time directing Who's the Boss?
16:28
Asaad Kelada on directing The Hogan Family (aka Valerie)
02:37
Asaad Kelada on directing an episode of Day By Day featuring The Brady Bunch
01:55
Asaad Kelada on directing Sister, Sister
01:34
Asaad Kelada on directing Dharma & Greg
04:17
Asaad Kelada on directing two episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond
01:38
Asaad Kelada on directing Karen's Song
03:11
Asaad Kelada on directing George
03:17
Asaad Kelada on directing episodes of Two and a Half Men
04:00
Asaad Kelada on directing an episode of The Office
02:51
David E. Kelley on co-creating Doogie Howser, M.D.
05:48
David E. Kelley on having a strong point of view on issues on Boston Legal; on why the show ended
06:31
David E. Kelley on creating Ally McBeal; on the dialogue, visual fantasies, the dancing baby, and the music on the show; on being the only producer in history to win Emmys for drama and comedy series in one year (The Practice and Ally McBeal); on Ally McBeal's Time magazine cover
15:59
Michael Patrick King on the premise and final year of Murphy Brown
01:56
Michael Patrick King on becoming Executive Producer and writing for Sex and the City
22:14
Michael Patrick King on writing for Will & Grace
Michael Patrick King on Sex and the City
46:16
Arnie Kogen on writing for Candid Camera
03:52
Arnie Kogen on writing for Love, American Style
02:20
Arnie Kogen on writing for The New Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Mary
04:20
Arnie Kogen on writing for The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart
12:36
Arnie Kogen on writing for Empty Nest
05:37
Arnie Kogen on writing for various shows in the '90s including The Sinbad Show and The Gary Owens All-Nonsense News Network
03:48
Arnie Kogen on writing for Ace Crawford, Private Eye starring Tom Conway, and for All-American Girl
02:21
Bernie Kopell meeting Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard, and being cast on The Jack Benny Program
04:45
Bernie Kopell on doing accents, and on using them on My Favorite Martian, The Flying Nun, and The Doris Day Show
08:06
Bernie Kopell on being fired from The Danny Kaye Show, what he learned from it, and on encountering Kaye later in his career
05:53
Bernie Kopell on playing "Siegfried" on Get Smart
40:52
Bernie Kopell on appearing in The Lancelot Link Secret Chimp Hour
01:50
Bernie Kopell on playing "Jerry Bauman" on That Girl
13:48
Bernie Kopell on appearing on Bewitched, directed by William Asher and starring Elizabeth Montgomery
08:35
Bernie Kopell on playing "Doc" on The Love Boat
57:14
Bernie Kopell on guest-starring on Arrested Development
01:17
Irma Kusely on being hairstylist for Our Miss Brooks
02:02
Irma Kusely on being hairstylist for The Danny Thomas Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:57
Irma Kusely on being hairstylist for December Bride
01:05
Irma Kusely on working with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on I Love Lucy (Part 1)
20:26
Irma Kusely on doing hair for I Love Lucy (Part 2)
11:45
Irma Kusely on doing hair for The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
04:16
Irma Kusely on doing hair for The Lucy Show
08:47
Irma Kusely on doing hair for Lucy Calls the President
00:55
Irma Kusely on doing hair for Lucille Ball's final show Life With Lucy
01:38
Louise Lasser on starring as "Mary Hartman" on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
21:42
Louise Lasser on appearing on The Bob Newhart Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
01:37
Louise Lasser on playing the title character on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
47:35
Louise Lasser on the real-life incident that inspired the dollhouse episode of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
07:20
Louise Lasser on appearing on Taxi and Girls
03:08
Norman Lear on his parents being similar to "Archie" and "Edith" on All in the Family
00:50
Norman Lear on creating, writing, and producing All in the Family
16:24
Norman Lear on creating, producing and writing All in the Family
29:00
Norman Lear on creating and producing All in the Family
12:06
Norman Lear on creating and producing Sanford & Son
06:22
Norman Lear on creating and producing Maude
04:49
Norman Lear on creating and producing The Jeffersons
04:36
Norman Lear on creating and producing Good Times
03:15
Norman Lear on creating and producing One Day at a Time
03:04
Norman Lear on creating and producing Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
08:48
David Lee on writing for The Jeffersons
29:49
David Lee on writing for Cheers
14:28
David Lee on writing and producing Cheers
42:35
David Lee on creating and writing Wings
16:42
David Lee on creating and producing Frasier
51:18
David Lee on creating the series Encore! Encore!
05:40
David Lee on production on Frasier
26:35
Ken Levine on directing Wings
03:47
Ken Levine on directing Frasier
01:55
Ken Levine on directing Becker, Everybody Loves Raymond, LateLine, and Instant Mom
01:48
Ken Levine on directing Dharma & Greg
02:35
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for M*A*S*H
26:25
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on co-producing After MASH
03:06
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for Cheers (Part 1)
16:03
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for Cheers (Part 2)
13:25
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for Frasier
17:35
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on assembling writers' rooms for Almost Perfect and Mary
05:09
Steve Levitan on the writers' room at Wings and almost not getting asked back for season two
03:58
Steve Levitan on developing the premise of, casting, and running Just Shoot Me !
22:40
Steve Levitan on co-creating and casting Modern Family
40:25
Steve Levitan on winning multiple Emmys for Modern Family and on then-upcoming storylines on the show
06:15
Judith Light on playing "Angela Bower" on Who's The Boss? (Part 1)
18:45
Judith Light on playing "Angela Bower" on Who's the Boss? (Part 2)
28:54
Judith Light on starring in the series The Stones
03:28
Judith Light on playing "Claire Meade" on Ugly Betty
09:35
Judith Light on playing "Shelly Pfefferman" on Transparent
14:57
Warren Littlefield on Cheers
17:22
Warren Littlefield on Family Ties
05:47
Warren Littlefield on The Cosby Show
05:47
Warren Littlefield on The Cosby Show
07:07
Warren Littlefield on the development and success of Frasier
05:43
Warren Littlefield on Seinfeld
09:52
Warren Littlefield on Friends
05:59
Barry Livingston on getting a semi-regular role on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and working with the Nelson family
07:24
Barry Livingston on getting cast as "Ernie Thompson Douglas" on My Three Sons
21:47
Barry Livingston on working with the cast, favorite episodes, and the end of My Three Sons
38:26
Chuck Lorre on writing for My Two Dads, originally called Who's Dad?
06:34
Chuck Lorre on writing for the then-number-one show in comedy, Roseanne
05:30
Chuck Lorre on creating Cybill starring Cybill Shepherd and Christine Baranski
05:39
Chuck Lorre on the back-story to creating Grace Under Fire, starring Brett Butler; on the premise
13:11
Chuck Lorre on co-creating Dharma & Greg with Dottie Zicklin
05:17
Chuck Lorre on creating and producing Two and a Half Men
16:18
Chuck Lorre on casting Two and a Half Men
22:56
Chuck Lorre on co-creating the Big Bang Theory; on casting the show
13:07
Chuck Lorre on creating Mike and Molly; on casting Melissa McCarthy
05:08
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on being cast on Seinfeld as "Elaine Benes"; on almost not being able to get out of her contract with Warner Bros. for the part
04:45
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on shooting her first four episodes of Seinfeld; on the tone of the show and clicking with the cast
02:51
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Seinfeld
33:11
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on playing "Selina Meyer" on Veep
20:19
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on starring in The New Adventures of Old Christine
09:46
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on playing "Selina Meyer" on Veep
24:40
Will Mackenzie on working with Carol Kane and Andy Kaufman on Taxi
02:22
Will Mackenzie on directing Gimme A Break!, starring Nell Carter
04:16
Will Mackenzie on directing the pilot for Too Close for Comfort, starring Ted Knight
05:05
Will Mackenzie on directing Family Ties
31:05
Will Mackenzie on directing Caroline in the City
03:00
Will Mackenzie on directing Everybody Loves Raymond
13:39
Will Mackenzie on moving to New York City to work with Christine Baranski on the series Welcome to New York
01:40
Will Mackenzie on directing the Family Ties episode "Birthday Boy"
02:11
Will Mackenzie on directing Dharma & Greg
02:29
Will Mackenzie on directing Reba
13:39
Will Mackenzie on directing Scrubs, starring Zach Braff, and on winning an Emmy Award for his work on that show
06:48
Anita Mann on appearing on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and on her acting career
06:32
Anita Mann on appearing on The Monkees, and on dancing with Davy Jones
03:09
Anita Mann on working as assistant choreographer on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy with Lucille Ball
11:56
Garry Marshall on seeing TV comedy and thinking: "I could do that"
01:18
Garry Marshall on joke writers being trained to do story for sitcoms in the 1950s
01:57
Garry Marshall on the writing process for The Dick Van Dyke Show
02:25
Garry Marshall on the differences between the fictional writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show and the actual ones
01:27
Garry Marshall on realizing the increased importance of casting while producing The Odd Couple
02:25
Garry Marshall on Happy Days' dual appeal to children and adults
01:13
Garry Marshall on negotiating with ABC so Fonzie could wear a leather jacket on Happy Days
02:19
Garry Marshall on the family focus of Happy Days
00:39
Producer Garry Marshall on the success of Mork & Mindy
02:19
Penny Marshall on playing "Myrna Turner" on The Odd Couple
07:13
Penny Marshall on playing "Laverne DeFazio" on Laverne & Shirley
17:57
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on starring on Laverne & Shirley (Part 1)
57:18
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on starring on Laverne & Shirley (Part 2)
19:51
Leslie H. Martinson on directing The Mickey Rooney Show
06:55
Leslie H. Martinson on almost directing The Honeymooners
05:34
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Topper
04:33
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Batman
02:36
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Batman (Part 2)
07:54
Leslie H. Martinson on directing The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island
03:29
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Love, American Style
04:09
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Eight Is Enough
01:54
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Diff'rent Strokes and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
06:36
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Harper Valley PTA
00:24
Leslie H. Martinson on directing Small Wonder
01:53
Jerry Mathers on his memories of the volume of fan mail he and Tony Down received on Leave it to Beaver and the dressing room set up on the set
02:16
Jerry Mathers on the casting process for Leave It To Beaver
04:32
Jerry Mathers on Leave It To Beaver
28:28
Jerry Mathers on themes, characters, and acting on Leave It To Beaver
29:12
Jerry Mathers on the setting and specific episodes of Leave it to Beaver
28:13
Jerry Mathers on specific episodes, the end, and revival of of Leave it to Beaver
09:50
Jerry Mathers on his thoughts about the 50th anniversary and recording interviews with the cast of Leave It To Beaver
04:54
Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing Saturday Night Live (Part One)
11:41
Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing Saturday Night Live (Part 2)
48:39
Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing 30 Rock
30:13
Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing Modern Family
09:42
Burt Metcalfe on how he came to work for M*A*S*H
02:38
Burt Metcalfe on casting M*A*S*H
18:29
Burt Metcalfe on the pilot for M*A*S*H
04:12
Burt Metcalfe on the research that was done to prepare for M*A*S*H
10:06
Burt Metcalfe on the dramatic elements, relation to Vietnam, and laugh track on M*A*S*H
09:10
Burt Metcalfe on characters and cast defections on M*A*S*H
29:09
Producer Burt Metcalfe on the most effective line in M*A*S*H: "The Interview"
03:01
Burt Metcalfe on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
04:39
Burt Metcalfe on directing the M*A*S*H episode "A War For All Seasons"
03:35
Burt Metcalfe on directing and co-writing the M*A*S*H episode "The Party"
04:45
Burt Metcalfe on the M*A*S*H finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
09:54
Burt Metcalfe on the reception of and watching the M*A*S*H finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
03:49
Burt Metcalfe on executive producing After MASH; on the genesis and cancellation of After MASH
04:17
Vic Mizzy on writing the theme song for The Addams Family and directing the main title
02:24
Vic Mizzy on working with the cast, scoring and writing the theme song to The Addams Family
23:50
Vic Mizzy on scoring and writing the theme song to Green Acres
04:53
Vic Mizzy on composing for Green Acres
08:46
Vic Mizzy on composing for Pruitts of Southampton
04:11
Harry Morgan on co-starring on Pete and Gladys
08:42
Harry Morgan on joining M*A*S*H; on his character
14:19
Harry Morgan on his co-stars on M*A*S*H; on the characters and the comedy of the series
28:44
Actor Harry Morgan on co-stars and specific episodes of M*A*S*H
21:16
Howard Morris on being cast as "Ernest T. Bass" on The Andy Griffith Show
05:00
Howard Morris on guest-starring as "Mr. Holdecker" on The Dick Van Dyke Show for the episode "The Masterpiece"
00:48
Howard Morris on directing The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle - USMC
00:57
Howard Morris on guest-starring on The Lucy Show with Lucille Ball
01:30
Howard Morris on directing the pilot for Get Smart
02:55
Howard Morris on producing The Corner Bar with Alan King
01:13
Howard Morris on directing Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, and The Beatrice Arthur Special
00:38
Robert Mott on working on The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason
03:36
Robert Mott on working on The Jack Benny Program
01:46
Robert Mott on working on The Ernie Kovacs Show
05:24
Robert Mott on working on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
01:35
Michael Moye on writing for Good Times
25:48
Michael Moye on writing for and favorite episodes of The Jeffersons
16:31
Michael Moye on co-creating Married...With Children
06:17
Michael Moye on creating It's Your Move with Ron Leavitt and not liking shows that imitated The Cosby Show
11:53
Michael Moye on co-creating 227; on working with Marla Gibbs and Jackee Harry
09:58
Michael Moye on the premise of Silver Spoons; on selling the pilot and casting the show
09:50
Michael Moye on casting, the pilot, initial testing, network notes, and audience reaction to Married...With Children
29:22
Michael Moye on "the Rakolta incident" (so called because a woman named Terry Rakolta complained about content on Married...With Children) and FOX withholding fan mail; on subsequent problems with the network
14:01
Michael Moye on typical production on and casting Married...With Children
14:52
Michael Moye on casting, network problems, leaving Married...With Children, and the legacy of the show
47:20
Thad Mumford on writing for Good Times, Maude, and various other Norman Lear shows
06:36
Thad Mumford on writing for Maude
02:11
Thad Mumford on acting as supervising producer on ALF
03:17
Thad Mumford on writing for A Different World
04:58
Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford on writing for That's My Mama
02:14
Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford on writing for M*A*S*H
07:54
Horace Newcomb on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
01:30
Horace Newcomb on M*A*S*H
01:20
Horace Newcomb on writing about television for the "Baltimore Sun," and on the coming of age of television in the 1970s with shows like All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
07:46
Horace Newcomb on Seinfeld
01:51
Bob Newhart on the genesis, casting and production of The Bob Newhart Show
27:16
Bob Newhart on specific episodes of The Bob Newhart Show
13:43
Bob Newhart on the genesis and cast of Newhart
13:59
Bob Newhart on the cast, memorable storylines and episodes, and the crew of Newhart
15:17
Bob Newhart on his fourth television series, George & Leo, with Judd Hirsch
10:54
Bob Newhart on the creation and cast of his short-lived series Bob
08:49
Ed O'Neill on getting cast in Married... with Children; on his character, "Al Bundy"
20:56
Ed O'Neill on a typical work week, the cast, and the legacy of Married...With Children
28:47
Ed O'Neill on getting cast on Modern Family, working with the cast, and the characters' relationships
39:16
Bernie Orenstein on his first writing job in the United States, on Candid Camera and being paired up with Joan Rivers, who was also on the writing staff
01:22
Bernie Orenstein on writing Hey Landlord! with Saul Turteltaub and the contributions of Garry Marshall
00:53
Bernie Orenstein on producing That Girl with Saul Turteltaub
17:22
Bernie Orenstein on producing The New Dick Van Dyke Show with Saul Turteltaub
04:40
Bernie Orenstein on writing for The Monkees
02:51
Bernie Orenstein on producing Sanford and Son with Saul Turteltaub
16:38
Bernie Orenstein on creating What's Happening!! with Saul Turteltaub
10:05
Bernie Orenstein on creating E/R
02:10
Bernie Orenstein on producing Foley Square with Saul Turteltaub, which was created by Diane English
01:22
Bernie Orenstein on producing Kate & Allie
05:02
Bernie Orenstein on consulting on Cosby
03:27
Bernie Orenstein on Cosby being the last American television show he worked on
01:11
Bernie Orenstein on other shows he and Saul Turteltaub created: Condo, This Week in Nemtin, A Touch of Grace, and The Super Comedy Bowl
03:11
Gail Parent on co-creating Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Part 1)
02:35
Gail Parent on co-creating Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
04:21
Gail Parent on writing for The Golden Girls
29:34
Gail Parent on writing for Tracey Takes On...
15:26
Dick Van Patten on how appearing on Mama prepared him for his role on Eight is Enough
01:13
Dick Van Patten on the differences between the shows The Goldbergs and Mama
01:58
Dick Van Patten on appearing as a villain on The Love Boat
00:26
Dick Van Patten on working on The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:00
Dick Van Patten on working on the show Arnie
01:36
Pam Polifroni on working with Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island and It's About Time
02:44
Pam Polifroni on casting the third pilot for All in the Family, and on working with Norman Lear
10:51
Pam Polifroni on casting Eight is Enough
04:22
Pam Polifroni on casting The Love Boat and Hotel for Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer
02:48
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The New Dick Van Dyke Show under producer Carl Reiner
05:23
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing The Monkees episode "Monkees Race Again"
02:38
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for All in the Family
04:35
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
05:35
Elias Davis and David Pollock on creating the show One Big Family starring Danny Thomas
02:44
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for Frasier
04:57
Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for M*A*S*H
36:23
Carroll Pratt on working on sound in the postproduction of I Love Lucy
02:40
Carroll Pratt on providing a laugh track for Hogan's Heroes
02:19
Carroll Pratt on working with Lucille Ball during his career, including The Lucy Show
02:19
Carroll Pratt on providing laugh track for Green Acres, Bewitched, Beverly Hillbillies, My Three Sons, and I Dream of Jeannie
04:26
Carroll Pratt on providing laugh track for Kraft Music Hall, The Steve Allen Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Odd Couple, and The Partridge Family
05:50
Carroll Pratt on providing a laugh track for The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, My Favorite Martian, Happy Days, and The Andy Griffith Show
05:14
Carroll Pratt on providing a laugh track for The Carol Burnett Show, The Jeffersons, Mama's Family, and The Bob Newhart Show, and on not getting screen credit for his work
03:35
Carroll Pratt on providing a laugh track for Barney Miller, The Love Boat, Mork & Mindy, Eight is Enough, Taxi, and Benson
05:29
Carroll Pratt on providing a laugh track for Soap, which proved a challenge as the show was a soap opera parody, and on providing laugh tracks for Kate & Allie, and Family Ties
02:08
Carroll Pratt on the most common plot lines for situation comedies
03:43
Charlotte Rae on guest-starring on The Phil Silvers Show
02:50
Charlotte Rae on appearing as "Sylvia Schnauser" on Car 54, Where Are You?, created by Nat Hiken and co-starring Al Lewis and Joe E. Ross
03:00
Charlotte Rae on guest-starring on All in the Family, and on working with Jean Stapleton on the show
02:44
Charlotte Rae on becoming a regular on Norman Lear's Hot L Baltimore, and declining a role on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
06:21
Charlotte Rae on playing "Mrs. Garrett" on Diff'rent Strokes
11:33
Charlotte Rae on playing "Edna Garrett" on The Facts of Life
28:09
Gene Reynolds on directing My Three Sons (Part 1)
05:49
Gene Reynolds on directing My Three Sons (Part 2)
14:53
Gene Reynolds on directing Hogan's Heroes
08:20
Gene Reynolds on directing Ghost and Mrs. Muir
04:52
Gene Reynolds on directing Ghost and Mrs. Muir (Part 2) (Part 1)
06:05
Gene Reynolds on directing Room 222
16:30
Gene Reynolds on producing M*A*S*H (Part 1)
03:22
Gene Reynolds on producing M*A*S*H (Part 2)
28:07
Gene Reynolds on producing M*A*S*H (Part 3)
28:50
Gene Reynolds on producing M*A*S*H (Part 4)
17:03
Larry Rhine on writing for Private Secretary starring Ann Southern
07:16
Larry Rhine on writing for The Gale Storm Show aka Oh Susanna
06:23
Larry Rhine on writing for The Gale Storm Show aka Oh Susanna
02:36
Larry Rhine on how he came to write for All in the Family
02:18
Larry Rhine on the Hollywood Blacklist having writing partners, and on writing for Here's Lucy
05:34
Larry Rhine on writing for The Red Skelton Show
09:44
Larry Rhine on writing for the Bob Hope Specials
06:11
Larry Rhine on writing for Here's Lucy
02:59
Larry Rhine on writing episodes of The Brady Bunch
05:18
Larry Rhine on writing The Odd Couple
01:28
Larry Rhine on writing All in the Family
12:41
Larry Rhine on writing for All in the Family
29:41
Larry Rhine on writing for All in the Family
22:17
Director John Rich on the creation of the classic "ottoman" opening of The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:55
John Rich on the writing staff and memorable episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show; on leaving The Dick Van Dyke Show to make feature films
13:08
John Rich on directing All in the Family
15:33
John Rich on All in the Family
28:45
Director John Rich on All in the Family
13:16
John Rich on directing the pilot of Newhart
05:35
Ted Rich on editing the pilot Living Doll, starring Bob Cummings and Julie Newmar
00:59
Ted Rich on editing The Bill Dana Show
01:05
Ted Rich on editing My Favorite Martian, starring Ray Walston
04:49
Ted Rich on editing He & She starring Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss
01:51
Ted Rich on editing Get Smart
03:39
Ted Rich on editing Kolchak: The Night Stalker and going to work for MTM Productions
04:53
Ted Rich on editing The Governor and J.J.
01:29
Ted Rich on editing The Bill Dana Show
02:16
Ted Rich on the final The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode
01:39
Ted Rich on editing I Love Lucy
03:01
Ted Rich on editing WKRP in Cincinnati
01:10
Rita Riggs on how she came to do costumes for Norman Lear's All in the Family
06:04
Rita Riggs on costuming for Maude
09:05
Rita Riggs on designing costumes for Sanford & Son
09:27
Rita Riggs on costuming for One Day at a Time
01:00
Rita Riggs on costuming One Day at a Time
08:11
Rita Riggs on costuming the cast of The Jeffersons
12:15
Rita Riggs on costuming Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, starring Louise Lasser
05:28
Rita Riggs on costuming for Hot L Baltimore
01:17
Rita Riggs on costuming for All's Fair
01:13
Rita Riggs on costuming for The Nancy Walker Show
01:30
Rita Riggs on costuming He's the Mayor
01:22
Rita Riggs on costuming Bagdad Café and Broadway Bound
02:28
Doris Roberts on being offered a regular role on Maude and then being fired before she appeared on the show
02:44
Doris Roberts on appearing on All in the Family
00:53
Doris Roberts on playing "Dorelda Doremus" on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
01:02
Doris Roberts on playing "Flo Flotsky" on Soap
01:23
Doris Roberts on appearing on Barney Miller
00:24
Doris Roberts on Angie
08:02
Doris Roberts on her appearance on Dream On
01:01
Doris Roberts on Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 1)
11:58
Doris Roberts on Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 2)
28:38
Doris Roberts on Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 3)
14:48
Doris Roberts on Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 4)
03:55
Phil Rosenthal on being a staff writer on the show on A Family for Joe with Robert Mitchum
04:21
Phil Rosenthal on writing for Coach; on the premise of the show
07:31
Phil Rosenthal on working for Alan Kirschenbaum and Ed. Weinberger on Baby Talk
06:55
Phil Rosenthal on writing a sitcom for Peter O'Toole and NBC not wanting it because O'Toole was too old
05:45
Phil Rosenthal on being asked to create a show for Ray Romano and formulating the ideas for Everybody Loves Raymond; on the pilot episode
29:26
Phil Rosenthal on the characters in Everybody Loves Raymond
29:16
Phil Rosenthal on the Everybody Loves Raymond characters
26:29
Phil Rosenthal on his wife's role on Everybody Loves Raymond, the writer's room, the show's audience, and specific episodes
26:56
Phil Rosenthal on specific episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond; on syndicating the show
11:34
Phil Rosenthal on the series finale of Everybody Loves Raymond
13:26
Jay Sandrich on watching Lucille Ball work with Red Skelton and honing her comedic talents on I Love Lucy
02:10
Jay Sandrich on directing comedy, where he'd "rather laughs came out of the humanity of the character" inspired by the comic talents of Don Knotts and Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show
01:30
Jay Sandrich on the importance of a studio audience when filming a comedy series
01:17
Jay Sandrich on how Bill Cosby got the laughs on the first taping of The Cosby Show
01:22
Jay Sandrich on taking a serious topic and turning it into a funny scene on The Cosby Show
03:38
Jay Sandrich on how humor on television has changed
01:21
Jay Sandrich on what good comedy can do for us socially
01:37
Jay Sandrich on I Love Lucy
08:55
Jay Sandrich on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
19:29
Jay Sandrich on directing the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
02:15
Jay Sandrich on Soap
13:25
William Schallert on why The Patty Duke Show shot in New York; on Patty Duke and his character on the show
08:12
William Schallert on how he got the role for The Patty Duke Show; on the premise and theme song of the show
06:37
William Schallert on his co-stars on The Patty Duke Show; on how scenes with the identical cousins were shot; on his favorite episodes and his character "Martin Lane"; on reuniting for a TV movie of The Patty Duke Show
08:22
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on how they came to write for I Love Lucy in its fourth season; on the writing process and working with the cast
19:45
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the writing process on I Love Lucy and memorable episodes they wrote
28:13
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the hour-long Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
08:26
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for The Lucy Show
06:21
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for The Red Skelton Show
05:54
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for Maude and working with Norman Lear
10:27
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the writing process for and memorable episodes of Maude
15:45
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for All in the Family; on the transition from All in the Family to Archie Bunker's Place
08:42
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for Archie Bunker's Place
05:07
Thomas Schlamme on directing It's Garry Shandling's Show
03:35
Thomas Schlamme on directing Mad About You
02:01
Thomas Schlamme on directing children in The Wonder Years
01:23
Thomas Schlamme on directing Ally McBeal
02:49
Thomas Schlamme on directing Friends
02:24
Thomas Schlamme on directing Tracey Takes On
03:47
Thomas Schlamme on the process of directing Sports Night
04:09
Alfred Schneider on negotiating the contract for The Phil Silvers Show as Assistant Director of Business Affairs at CBS
03:44
Alfred Schneider on why ABC passed on All in the Family
02:44
Alfred Schneider on why ABC was able to take a risk on Soap and how the network dealt with the show's depiction of controversial topics
03:03
Alfred Schneider on Producer Danny Arnold throwing him off the set of Barney Miller
01:10
Lew Schneider on appearing on Jack and Mike with Shelley Hack
01:45
Lew Schneider on appearing on Wish You Were Here
09:31
Lew Schneider on Down the Shore, and HBO's One Night Stand
04:38
Lew Schneider on The George Wendt Show originally based on NPR's "Car Talk", and acting on various pilots
03:38
Lew Schneider on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
21:31
Lew Schneider on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
29:24
Lew Schneider on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
19:10
Lew Schneider on writing for The New Adventures of Old Christine
01:23
Sherwood Schwartz on using comedy in his series Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch
01:07
Sherwood Schwartz on seeing evidence of the power of television when a Red Skelton Show comic sketch was taken seriously by certain viewers
03:55
Sherwood Schwartz on seeing evidence of the power of television when viewers sent telegrams calling for the rescue of the Gilligan's Island castaways
02:16
Sherwood Schwartz on the success of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch
01:18
Garry Shandling on the scripts he wrote for Sanford and Son
03:27
Garry Shandling on It's Garry Shandling Show and winding up on Showtime, not NBC; on the premise and theme song of the show
08:38
Garry Shandling on the writing process and cast on It's Garry Shandling's Show
10:28
Garry Shandling on creating The Larry Sanders Show; on the writers, cast, and finale
34:19
Jack Shea on the cast of and production on Sanford and Son
07:31
Jack Shea on directing Sanford and Son and on the show's producers, premise and working with Redd Foxx
06:17
Jack Shea on "George and Louise Jefferson" on The Jeffersons
01:10
Jack Shea on the cast of and producers on The Jeffersons
11:28
Jack Shea on the most important role a director fulfills on the set of sitcoms
01:44
Jack Shea on directing Silver Spoons
08:40
Jack Shea on directing Designing Women
08:47
Jack Shea on directing Golden Girls
02:35
Sidney Sheldon on his first real experience with television - co-creating The Patty Duke Show with William Asher
12:21
Sidney Sheldon on creating and producing I Dream of Jeannie
21:33
Sidney Sheldon on the guest stars, end of, and enduring popularity of I Dream of Jeannie
14:56
James Sheldon on being hired to direct the pilot of Mister Peepers by producer Fred Coe
02:36
James Sheldon on casting Tony Randall as "Harvey Weskit" on Mister Peepers
02:43
James Sheldon on directing Mister Peepers and Wally Cox's humor on the show
00:44
James Sheldon on Marion Lorne as "Mrs. Gurney" on Mister Peepers
01:20
James Sheldon on nearly casting James Dean on Mama and helping him get an agent
03:58
James Sheldon on directing Anna and the King, and being reassigned to direct M*A*S*H instead
01:14
James Sheldon on My World and Welcome to It being his favorite piece of work
00:30
Sam Simon on writing for Taxi
24:27
Sam Simon on writing and producing Cheers
10:25
Sam Simon on consulting on It's Garry Shandling's Show (Part 1)
04:37
Sam Simon on consulting for It's Garry Shandling's Show (Part 2)
02:58
Sam Simon on producing and writing The Tracey Ullman Show
07:02
Herbert F. Solow on the change from I Love Lucy to The Lucy Show
02:29
Herbert F. Solow on working with Lucille Ball on The Lucy Show
07:07
Herbert F. Solow on the Star Trek sketch on Saturday Night Live
00:17
Herbert F. Solow on the success of the show, The Courtship of Eddie's Father
08:11
Darren Star on the impact of Melrose Place and its thematic connection to two of his other shows, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City
01:24
Darren Star on developing Sex and the City
04:53
Darren Star on casting Sex and the City
05:38
Darren Star on the Sex and the City writers room and the comedy of the show
04:08
Darren Star on having characters address the camera on Sex and the City, and eliminating the device in later seasons
01:22
Darren Star on how the writers plotted out the first season of Sex and the City
01:50
Darren Star on the intended audience for Sex and the City
02:12
Darren Star on the way sex was depicted on Sex and the City
01:52
Darren Star on his favorite gags and storylines on Sex and the City
01:28
Darren Star on a Sex and the City gag that HBO objected to
01:33
Darren Star on Chris Noth as "Mr. Big" on Sex and the City and the real-life inspiration for the character
02:22
Darren Star on the men of Sex and the City
07:39
Darren Star on the Sex and the City series finale
02:37
Darren Star on the legacy of Sex and the City
01:48
Darren Star on the themes of Younger, which is based on a book, and why he was interested in making it into a TV show
02:47
Darren Star on Younger being on TV Land and the changing landscape of television
02:39
Ben Starr on working with George Burns and the other producers of Mister Ed; on how "Mister Ed" talked; on leaving Mister Ed to write movies
07:22
Ben Starr on writing for The Brady Bunch, including penning the episode "The Personality Kid" with the famous line "pork chops and apple sauce"
07:02
Ben Starr on writing for All in the Family
04:29
Ben Starr on the creation of Diff'rent Strokes and coining the phrase "Whatchu talking 'bout, Willis?"; on working with the lead actors
21:17
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on how Mary Kay and Johnny (one of TV's earliest sitcoms) came about
03:12
Johnny Stearns on writing the first script and dressing the set for Mary Kay and Johnny
03:13
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on rehearsal and production of the first episode of Mary Kay and Johnny
02:26
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on getting a contract to continue Mary Kay and Johnny beyond one episode
01:41
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the premise and production of Mary Kay and Johnny
28:23
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the humor, censorship, and end of Mary Kay and Johnny
27:23
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on how Mary Kay and Johnny (one of TV's earliest sitcoms) came about
03:12
Johnny Stearns on writing the first script and dressing the set for Mary Kay and Johnny
03:13
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on rehearsal and production of the first episode of Mary Kay and Johnny
02:26
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on getting a contract to continue Mary Kay and Johnny beyond one episode
01:41
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the premise and production of Mary Kay and Johnny
28:23
Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the humor, censorship, and end of Mary Kay and Johnny
27:23
Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night
07:31
Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night
08:04
Jeremy Stevens on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
09:02
Jeremy Stevens on the writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
30:08
Jeremy Stevens on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
29:00
Jeremy Stevens on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond
16:47
Gale Storm on handling the physical comedy on My Little Margie
04:06
Gale Storm on the premise of, production week, and her character on My Little Margie
09:37
Gale Storm on how My Little Margie impacted television
01:43
Gale Storm on her treasured memories of working with Jack Benny on The Jack Benny Hour
03:49
Gale Storm on her memories of working on The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh Susanna)
19:37
Gale Storm on working on the romantic comedy series The Love Boat
00:48
Jeffrey Tambor on playing "Jeffrey Brookes" on The Ropers (Part 1)
06:21
Jeffrey Tambor on playing "Jeffrey Brookes" on The Ropers (Part 2)
06:48
Jeffrey Tambor on playing "Hank Kingsley" on The Larry Sanders Show
18:40
Jeffrey Tambor on playing "Hank Kingsle"y on The Larry Sanders Show (Part 2)
13:33
Jeffrey Tambor on playing "George Bluth" on Arrested Development
31:26
Grant Tinker on the development and sponsorship of The Dick Van Dyke Show
06:00
Grant Tinker on CBS' James T. Aubrey canceling The Dick Van Dyke Show after its first season, and Sheldon Leonard's reaction
04:37
Grant Tinker on how NBC got Get Smart
01:38
Grant Tinker on the development of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
18:55
Saul Turteltaub on writing for and performing on Candid Camera
03:05
Saul Turteltaub on writing for That Was the Week that Was
04:50
Saul Turteltaub on producing That Girl with his partner Bernie Orenstein
04:50
Saul Turteltaub on producing Sanford and Son and it spin-offs with his partner Bernie Orenstein
21:41
Saul Turteltaub on creating What's Happening!! with Bernie Orenstein and Bud Yorkin
09:05
Saul Turteltaub on creating Carter Country with Bernie Orenstein
01:38
Saul Turteltaub on writing the sitcom E/R with Bernie Orenstein
02:40
Saul Turteltaub on co-executive producing Foley Square, which was written and produced by Diane English
01:39
Saul Turteltaub on executive producing and writing Kate & Alley with Bernie Orenstein
06:13
Saul Turteltaub on serving as an executive consultant on Cosby with Bernie Orenstein
05:15
Jimmie Walker on playing "J.J. Evans" on Good Times
26:44
Jimmie Walker on playing "J.J. Evans" on Good Times
47:26
Jimmie Walker on playing "J.J. Evans" on Good Times
14:40
Jimmie Walker on appearing on The Love Boat
01:01
Jimmie Walker on appearing on The Larry Sanders Show starring Garry Shandling
04:13
Jimmie Walker on guest-starring on Everybody Hates Chris
02:01
Matthew Weiner on how he wanted to be "Danny Partridge" from The Partridge Family
00:40
Matthew Weiner on being influenced by style of 70's shows such as The Brady Bunch
01:03
Matthew Weiner on watching All in the Family as a child but not understanding the levels of humor at the time
00:37
Matthew Weiner on not being allowed to watch much TV as a kid; on being told I Love Lucy was sexist
01:21
Matthew Weiner on the writing staff of Becker; on what the experience there taught him
02:42
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on how they came to write for I Love Lucy in its fourth season; on the writing process and working with the cast
19:45
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the writing process on I Love Lucy and memorable episodes they wrote
28:13
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the hour-long Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
08:26
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for The Lucy Show
06:21
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for The Red Skelton Show
05:54
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for Maude and working with Norman Lear
10:27
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the writing process for and memorable episodes of Maude
15:45
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for All in the Family; on the transition from All in the Family to Archie Bunker's Place
08:42
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for Archie Bunker's Place
05:07
Lou Weiss on packaging Texaco Star Theater starring Milton Berle
02:02
Lou Weiss on packaging game shows and The Danny Thomas Show
03:41
Lou Weiss on packaging The Danny Thomas Show and working with Sheldon Leonard
02:29
Lou Weiss on packaging The Dick Van Dyke Show
03:22
Lou Weiss on packaging Barney Miller
01:43
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and casting their first big hit, The Cosby Show
21:27
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and casting Roseanne
10:28
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on the end of The Cosby Show and the Cosby spin-off A Different World
05:08
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on producing and casting 3rd Rock From the Sun
06:46
Tucker Wiard on working on The Red Skeleton Show
01:17
Tucker Wiard on working on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
00:49
Tucker Wiard on the rhythm of editing comedy shows
01:46
Tucker Wiard on working on the memorable Carol Burnett Show sketch "Went With the Wind"
02:11
Tucker Wiard on favorite episodes of Murphy Brown including "On a Plane"
01:44
Dan Wilcox on writing for Fernwood 2 Night
05:18
Dan Wilcox on being supervising producer for Newhart
15:48
Dan Wilcox on co-creating and writing the series FM with Allan Burns
10:55
Dan Wilcox on writing for The Jeff Foxworthy Show
02:00
Fred Willard on playing "Jerry Hubbard" on Fernwood 2-Night
12:27
Fred Willard on playing "Jerry Hubbard" on Fernwood 2-Night
31:00
Fred Willard on playing "Scott" on Roseanne
12:18
Fred Willard on guest starring as "Hank MacDougall" on Everybody Love Raymond
12:46
Cindy Williams on her first television appearance on Room 222 and working with director James L. Brooks
01:27
Cindy Williams on playing "Shirley Feeney" on Happy Days
04:24
Cindy Williams on playing "Shirley Feeney" on Laverne & Shirley (Part 1)
11:13
Cindy Williams on playing "Shirley Feeney" on Laverne & Shirley (Part 2)
38:04
Cindy Williams on appearing in the series Getting By
01:05
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on starring on Laverne & Shirley (Part 1)
57:18
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on starring on Laverne & Shirley (Part 2)
19:51
Larry Wilmore on auditioning for A.k.a. Pablo, and on his first television appearance, on The Facts of Life
09:19
Larry Wilmore on appearing on Stand Up Spotlight with Rosie O'Donnell, and on his then-emerging interest in politics
06:33
Larry Wilmore on writing for Sister, Sister
07:58
Larry Wilmore on become a co-producer and writer on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
02:23
Larry Wilmore on writing for The Show
01:28
Larry Wilmore on writing for The Jamie Foxx Show
03:54
Larry Wilmore on co-creating The PJs
15:24
Larry Wilmore on creating The Bernie Mac Show
25:27
Larry Wilmore on writing for Whoopi, and Beverly Hills S.U.V., and on appearing on The Office
09:00
Larry Wilmore on becoming a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
10:08
Larry Wilmore on writing for Insecure and Black-ish
03:38
Larry Wilmore producing and hosting The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
27:56
Hugh Wilson on writing for The Bob Newhart Show and learning to write scripts
04:04
Hugh Wilson on writing for The Tony Randall Show
04:17
Hugh Wilson on creating, writing, and producing WKRP in Cincinnati
33:56
Hugh Wilson on creating, writing, and producing WKRP in Cincinnati
26:32
Hugh Wilson on creating, writing, and directing Frank's Place
21:40
Hugh Wilson on creating The Famous Teddy Z starring Jon Cryer and Alex Rocco
04:29
Jane Wyatt on how she got cast on, the production of, and premise of Father Knows Best
05:08
Jane Wyatt on her character "Margaret Anderson" on Father Knows Best and becoming an iconic TV mom
03:27
Jane Wyatt on her co-stars, the writers, directors, and the end of Father Knows Best
18:32
Bud Yorkin on working in various capacities on The Colgate Comedy Hour
28:25
Bud Yorkin on directing The George Gobel Show
10:34
Bud Yorkin on directing The Jack Benny Hour
06:07
Bud Yorkin on directing The Danny Kaye Show
01:52
Bud Yorkin on developing All in the Family with Norman Lear (Part 1)
10:51
Bud Yorkin on developing All in the Family with Norman Lear (Part 2)
28:05
Bud Yorkin on developing Sanford and Son
09:04
Bud Yorkin on The Jeffersons and Good Times
01:38
Bud Yorkin on Maude spinning off of All in the Family
01:27
Bud Yorkin on forming TOY Productions and creating What's Happening!, Carter Country, and 13 Queens Boulevard
06:29
Jeff Zucker on his favorite line from The Honeymooners
00:41
Jeff Zucker on his idea to "supersize" Friends episodes in order to compete with Survivor
03:48
Jeff Zucker on telling the cast of Friends about his idea to "supersize" the show's episodes
00:42
Jeff Zucker on negotiating the contract for Frasier in 2001
01:02
Jeff Zucker on his pride in having been able to keep Friends on the air longer than had been expected and the difficulty for the network in finding another show that would be as big of a hit
02:04
Jeff Zucker on the possibility that if Scrubs had been a multi-cam comedy, it could have been an even bigger hit
02:30
Jeff Zucker on his work to keep Friends on the air longer than was expected and the difficulty in finding an equally successful show once it ended
03:13
Jeff Zucker on the Friends spin-off, Joey, and its ultimate failure
00:52
Jeff Zucker on the rocky first season of The Office and the demographics of its audience
02:16
Jeff Zucker on courting Tina Fey to do 30 Rock because of his conviction that she was "the next great voice for comedy"
00:29
Jeff Zucker on how Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip suffered because it premiered at the same time as 30 Rock, another NBC show that took place behind the scenes of a late night sketch comedy show
00:51
Jeff Zucker on his all-time favorite television show, The Honeymooners
01:07
Alan Zweibel on the influence of The Dick Van Dyke Show, and on his friendship with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks
03:05
Alan Zweibel on deciding he wanted to be a television writer, and on the influence of That Was the Week that Was
01:59
Alan Zweibel on co-creating and writing It's Garry Shandling's Show
21:08
Alan Zweibel on being showrunner for It's Garry Shandling's Show
16:56
Alan Zweibel on writing for It's Garry Shandling's Show.
27:12
Alan Zweibel on writing for Curb Your Enthusiasm
16:04
Alan Zweibel on inspiring Larry David to write "The Pez Dispenser" episode of Seinfeld
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