Comedy Series

Andy Ackerman on how he got a job editing for WKRP in Cincinnati and winning an Emmy for the show

Andy Ackerman on his first job as an assistant editor at Welcome Back, Kotter

Andy Ackerman on directing Seinfeld

Andy Ackerman on directing Everybody Loves Raymond

Andy Ackerman on editing and directing Cheers

Andy Ackerman on working on Wings

Andy Ackerman on being approached to do Frasier with Peter Casey, David Angell, and David Lee

Andy Ackerman on directing Seinfeld

Andy Ackerman on the show Almost Perfect

Andy Ackerman on the great experience he had on the show Andy Richter Controls the Universe starring Andy Richter

Andy Ackerman on the great experience he had on the show LateLine

Andy Ackerman on directing The New Adventures of Old Christine starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Andy Ackerman on reuniting with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm

Berle Adams on solving problems on the set of The Jack Benny Program

Berle Adams on negotiating Jack Benny's contract for The Jack Benny Program on CBS and bringing Rosemary Clooney on to tour with Benny

Berle Adams on working with Jack Benny on The Jack Benny Program

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on writing the theme song to All in the Family

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on audience response to the theme song to All in the Family

Alan Alda on seeing early Vaudeville acts and the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen; on how it relates to later television comedy

Alan Alda on his love for comedians Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Steve Allen

Alan Alda on the importance of laughter with his fellow actors on M*A*S*H and in life

Alan Alda on learning from other performers and actors by standing in the wings

Alan Alda on playing "Hawkeye Pierce" on M*A*S*H

Alan Alda on playing "Hawkeye Pierce" on M*A*S*H

Jason Alexander on playing "George Costanza" on Seinfeld

Jason Alexander on playing "George Costanza" on Seinfeld

Jason Alexander on playing "George Costanza" on Seinfeld

Debbie Allen on working on Good Times, her first television role

Debbie Allen on producing and directing A Different World

Debbie Allen on the genius of how Family Ties was produced

Debbie Allen on the changes she made to the show A Different World

John Amos on playing "Gordy the Weatherman" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

John Amos on playing "James Evans" on Good Times  (Part 1)

John Amos on appearing as "James Evans" on Good Times (Part 2)

John Amos on starring on 704 Hauser and Norman Lear's legacy

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show  and various other shows

Howard Anderson Jr. on doing titles for I Love Lucy

Howard Anderson Jr. on working with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy  (Part 2)

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening for The Lucy Show

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Addams Family

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Andy Griffith Show

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Beverly Hillbillies

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Dick Van Dyke Show

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Get Smart

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for My Favorite Martian

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for My Three Sons

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for My World and Welcome to It

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for That Girl

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Brady Bunch

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Happy Days

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Love, American Style

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Love Boat

Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Cheers

Charlie Andrews on being hired to write for Caesar's Hour starring Sid Caesar

Lucie Arnaz on I Love Lucy

Lucie Arnaz on The Lucy Show

Lucie Arnaz on co-starring on Here's Lucy

Beatrice Arthur on playing "Maude Findlay" on All in the Family and Maude

Beatrice Arthur on starring on Maude

Beatrice Arthur on playing "Dorothy" on The Golden Girls

Beatrice Arthur on Empty Nest

Beatrice Arthur on how television changed through her career

Beatrice Arthur on working with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm

Beatrice Arthur on working with Rue McClanahan on Maude

Beatrice Arthur on Norman Lear creating a part for her, --"Maude" on All in the Family and getting a spin-off, Maude

Beatrice Arthur on the actors, casting, and writing on The Golden Girls

Beatrice Arthur on tackling social issues like abortion and death through the guise of laughter in Norman Lear's shows -- particularly on Maude; on mail she received after the abortion storyline on the show

Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing Seinfeld

Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing Seinfeld

Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing Sports Night

Ed Asner on playing "Lou Grant" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Ed Asner on playing "Lou Grant" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Ed Asner on playing "Lou Grant" in The Mary Tyler Moore Show

John Astin on I'm Dickens ... He's Fenster

John Astin on The Addams Family

John Astin on appearing on Night Court

Larry Auerbach on packaging The Cosby Show

Hank Azaria on playing various characters on The Simpsons

Hank Azaria on playing various characters on The Simpsons  (Part 2)

Thomas Azzari on designing the set for Newhart

Thomas Azzari on doing set design for Night Court

Thomas Azzari on set designing for Seinfeld

Thomas Azzari on set designing for Spin City

Thomas Azzari on set designing for Sports Night

Reza Badiyi on creating the iconic title sequence for The Mary Tyler Moore Show - he came up with her famous hat toss

Alan Ball on getting his first TV gig, writing for Grace Under Fire

Alan Ball on writing for and tensions on Cybill; on the stars of and censorship on Cybill

George Balzer on writing for the radio version of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and meeting his writing partner Sam Perrin

George Balzer on writing for The Jack Benny Program (Part 1)

George Balzer on writing for The Jack Benny Program (Part 2)

George Balzer on writing for The Jack Benny Program (Part 3)

George Balzer on working on Here's Lucy

George Balzer on writing for The Red Skelton Show

George Balzer on writing for The Don Knotts Show

Bob Banner on producing The Garry Moore Show

Bob Banner on producing Candid Camera

Richard L. Bare on directing Petticoat Junction

Richard L. Bare on directing Green Acres

Richard L. Bare on "Arnold the pig's" trainer, Frank Inn, and his training techniques and abilities on Green Acres

George Barris on designing a car for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis starring Dwayne Hickman

George Barris on designing the "Munster Coach" and the "Dragula" for The Munsters starring Fred Gwynne as "Herman Munster" and Al Lewis as "Grandpa Munster"

George Barris on making cars for The Beverly Hillbillies

George Barris on making the car for My Mother the Car

Bonnie Bartlett on performing on stage, and doing guest spots on shows like The Jackie Gleason Show

Bonnie Bartlett on guest-starring on Midnight Caller, Wiseguy, Home Improvement, and ER

Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels on Boy Meets World

Anne Beatts on her time as a writer on Saturday Night Live

Anne Beatts on the popularity of Saturday Night Live and issues with Standards & Practices on the show

Anne Beatts on creating and pitching Square Pegs

Anne Beatts on producing A Different World for a year

Anne Beatts on writing an episode of Murphy Brown

Anne Beatts on the pilots The Julie Brown Show and The Belles of Bleeker Street

Anne Beatts on her experience as executive producer/writer of The Stephanie Miller Show

Samantha Bee on her time as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Samantha Bee on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Ed Begley, Jr. on his first acting job, on My Three Sons

Ed Begley, Jr. on guest-starring on Maude, and on The Steve Allen Show being his favorite show

Earl Bellamy on directing Bachelor Father

Earl Bellamy on directing Leave it to Beaver

Earl Bellamy on directing Leave it to Beaver

Earl Bellamy on directing The Andy Griffith Show

Earl Bellamy on directing McHale's Navy

Earl Bellamy on working with the cast of The Andy Griffith Show

Earl Bellamy on directing The Munsters

Earl Bellamy on directing Get Smart starring Don Adams

Earl Bellamy on directing My Three Sons

Earl Bellamy on directing M*A*S*H

Ted Bergmann on casting John Ritter and the female leads on Three's Company; on contract negotiation troubles with Suzanne Somers; on Three's Company's Norman Fell and Audra Lindley; on casting Don Knotts; on the end of Three's Company and the beginning of Three's A Crowd

Ted Bergmann on his association with Three's Company

Shelley Berman on playing Larry David's father on Curb Your Enthusiasm

On improvising on Curb Your Enthusiasm and playing the role of "Larry's" father, "Nat David"

Shelley Berman on the language and content of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and on the power of words, and on the counterculture free speech movement of the 1960s

Ken Berry on acting in F Troop

Ken Berry on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D

Ken Berry on his role as "Vinton Harper" on Mama's Family

Sharon Bialy on casting The Mind of the Married Man -- her first television project with Sherry Thomas, who would become her casting partner

Sharon Bialy on Danny McBride giving her a chance to cast her first comedic TV show -- Vice Principals

Sharon Bialy on casting Barry and working with Alec Berg and Bill Hader

Barbara Billingsley on the legacy of Leave it to Beaver

Bruce Bilson on directing The Andy Griffith Show

Bruce Bilson on directing Get Smart

Bruce Bilson on directing Dinosaurs

William Blinn on writing for Here Come the Brides starring Bobby Sherman and David Soul

William Blinn on writing Eight Is Enough

William Blinn on writing Eight Is Enough

Allan Blye on being a writer and producer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Allan Blye on That's My Mama

Allan Blye on Bizarre and Super Dave

Sam Bobrick on writing for The Andy Griffith Show

Sam Bobrick on working on The Bill Dana Show

Sam Bobrick on working with Garry Marshall on Hey Landlord

Sam Bobrick on writing the pilot Diana, with Diana Rigg for producer Leonard Stern

Sam Bobrick on writing various unsold pilots

Sam Bobrick on writing for The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, and on working with Tim Conway

Sam Bobrick on writing and producing The New Dick Van Dyke Show

Sam Bobrick on writing The Paul Lynde Show

Paul Bogart on directing a few episodes of Get Smart

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

Paul Bogart on directing All in the Family

Peter Bonerz on his first TV role, as a guest star on The Addams Family episode "Morticia the Writer"

Peter Bonerz on auditioning for (but not getting) the lead in The Double Life of Henry Phyfe

Peter Bonerz on The Bob Newhart Show

Ernest Borgnine on how the television series McHale's Navy came about; on working on the series and on some of the storylines and his co-stars

Tom Bosley on guest-starring on Car 54, Where Are You? and Route 66 and on the pilot Marty

Tom Bosley on co-starring on The Debbie Reynolds Show

Tom Bosley on playing "Howard Cunningham" on Happy Days

Tom Bosley on playing "Howard Cunningham" on Happy Days

Tom Bosley on appearing on the pilot for Love Boat

Yvette Lee Bowser on her work on A Different World

Yvette Lee Bowser on her experience of working on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Yvette Lee Bowser on creating Living Single, coming up with the main characters, and forming her production company, SisterLee Productions

Yvette Lee Bowser on casting Living Single, shooting the pilot, developing the romances, thoughts on specific episodes, and cast changes on the show

Yvette Lee Bowser on Kim Fields' departure from Living Single, the series finale, the show's legacy, and the possibility of a reboot

Yvette Lee Bowser on co-creating Lush Life during the run of Living Single

Yvette Lee Bowser on creating For Your Love

Yvette Lee Bowser on her experience as showrunner and executive producer of Half & Half

Yvette Lee Bowser on her work as a consulting producer on several shows, including Black-ish; on the Black-ish episode "Hope"

Yvette Lee Bowser on how she became showrunner of the first three seasons of Dear White People and executive producer for all four seasons; on discussions with Justin Simien that led to the "Chapter V" episode of Dear White People in which "Reggie" has a gun pulled on him by campus police; on working with Netflix on Dear White People and running a single-camera show; on co-writing "Volume 2: Chapter IX", in which "Sam" returns home after her father's death; on the female friendships on Dear White People; on the legacy of Dear White People

Yvette Lee Bowser on running the first season of Run the World, which shot in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the show getting a second season

Yvette Lee Bowser on working with Onyx Collective on UnPrisoned; on how pandemic production operated on UnPrisoned; on the Zoom writers' room on UnPrisoned and on pros and cons of remote writers' rooms

Peter Boyle on starring as "Peter Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

Peter Boyle on specific episodes and the finale of Everybody Loves Raymond

Joshua Brand on writing for Operation Petticoat

Kevin Bright on Madame's Place

Kevin Bright on Dream On

Kevin Bright on the legacy of Dream On and why it came to an end

Kevin Bright on Friends

Kevin Bright on Friends (Part 2)

Kevin Bright on Veronica's Closet and Jesse

Kevin Bright on the Friends spin-off, Joey

Bernie Brillstein on the creation, development and syndication of Hee Haw

Manager Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson's contributions to Sesame Street

Manager Bernie Brillstein on selling The  Muppet Show

Executive producer Bernie Brillstein on being approached by Paul Fusco for ALF and the pitch to NBC

Connie Britton on being cast as "Heather" on Ellen

Connie Britton on playing "Nikki Faber" on Spin City

James L. Brooks on his Mary Tyler Moore Show being in the Saturday night CBS lineup with All in the Family

Show co-creator/writer James L. Brooks on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

James L. Brooks on specific episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

James L. Brooks on Rhoda

James L. Brooks on the genesis, development and casting of Taxi

James L. Brooks on the making of some of the best-known episodes of Taxi

James L. Brooks on the characters of The Simpsons

James L. Brooks on The Simpsons

Harvey Bullock on writing for The Andy Griffith Show (Part 1)

Harvey Bullock on writing for The Andy Griffith Show (Part 2)

Harvey Bullock on writing for The Andy Griffith Show (Part 3)

Harvey Bullock on writing for Johnny Carson on Who Do You Trust?,  and on writing McKeever & the Colonel 

Harvey Bullock on writing for Hogan's Heroes

Harvey Bullock on writing for Love, American Style

Harvey Bullock on writing for Alice 

Harvey Bullock on being a producer on The Love Boat

Carol Burnett on the famous "Went with the Wind!" sketch on The Carol Burnett Show

Carol Burnett on her co-stars and how she created characters on The Carol Burnett Show

Carol Burnett on her favorite moment on The Garry Moore Show - on her last day on the show when the cast purposely ruined a scene to see how she'd react

Allan Burns on writing for the sitcom The Smothers Brothers Show and having their work severely edited

Allan Burns on co-creating The Munsters with Chris Hayward and having their idea stolen

Allan Burns on working with Leonard Stern on He & She

Allan Burns on co-creating My Mother The Car

Allan Burns on meeting Grant Tinker, the seed idea for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and selling the initial concept to CBS executives

Allan Burns on writing for Room 222, working with James L. Brooks, and producing several episodes of the show

Allan Burns on the pilot script and assembling the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Allan Burns on the early days, staff, and memorable episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

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

James Burrows on getting his job on The Mary Tyler Moore Show  

James Burrows on his first time directing The Mary Tyler Moore Show

James Burrows on directing Laverne & Shirley

James Burrows on directing The Bob Newhart Show

James Burrows on the challenges of being the series director of Taxi

James Burrows on the origin, casting, and typical work week of Cheers

James Burrows on memorable episodes of Cheers; on Shelley Long leaving and Kirstie Alley joining the cast

James Burrows on the Cheers spin-off, Frasier

James Burrows on Will & Grace

James Burrows on directing Friends and knowing it would be a hit; on the cast

James Burrows on working with Lea Thompson on Caroline in the City

James Burrows on the cast of Will & Grace ;  on how Will & Grace has been perceived in the gay community; on the then-future of the show

Robert Butler on directing the pilot of Hogan's Heroes; on controversial elements of the show and establishing the tone of the series

Sid Caesar on the Your Show of Show husband-and-wife sketch "The Hickenloopers" and his philosophy of truth and believability behind comedy

Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

Film editor Dann Cahn on the production aspects of the first episodes of I Love Lucy

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy

On editing I Love Lucy

Robert Caminiti on assistant directing on Saturday Night Live

Reuben Cannon on casting and co-producing Amen

Reuben Cannon on casting The Bernie Mac Show

Reuben Cannon on executive producing House of Payne

Reuben Cannon on casting for Ironside, Emergency!, The Rockford Files, Baretta  and Sanford and Son

Charles Cappleman on stage managing for the series Meet Millie and My Favorite Husband

Charles Cappleman on stage managing That's My Boy! and The Jo Stafford Show

Charles Cappleman on The Carol Burnett Show

Charles Cappleman on All in the Family

Glenn Gordon Caronon creating Moonlighting and casting the leads

Glenn Gordon Caron on the premise, pilot, and music of Moonlighting

Glenn Gordon Caron on recurring gags, the writers' room and production problems on Moonlighting

Glenn Gordon Caron on memorable episodes of Moonlighting, leaving day-to-day operations, and the legacy of Moonlighting

Diahann Carroll on the "startling" 1968 opening sequence of Julia

Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and casting their first big hit, The Cosby Show

Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on producing and casting 3rd Rock From the Sun

Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and casting Roseanne

Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on the end of The Cosby Show and the Cosby spin-off A Different World

Dan Castellaneta on playing "Homer Simpson" and other characters on The Simpsons

Dan Castellaneta on playing "Homer Simpson" on The Simpsons

Dan Castellaneta on appearing on Sibs

Dan Castellaneta on guest-starring on various series including Murphy Brown, Frasier, How I Met Your Mother, and Everybody Loves Raymond

Tucker Cawley on working for Diane English as a writer's assistant on Murphy Brown

Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 1)

Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 2)

Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 3)

Tucker Cawley on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond (Part 4)

Marge Champion on The Marge and Gower Champion Show

Cyd Charisse on doing a voiceover for Frasier  

Glen and Les Charles on writing for the MTM show Phyllis and working with MTM's Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger

Glen and Les Charles on producing and writing for the last season of The Bob Newhart Show

Glen and Les Charles on producing and head-writing for Taxi

Glen and Les Charles on the writing process and writers on Taxi; on casting the show and working with the actors

Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman joining the cast of Taxi; on specific episodes of Taxi

Glen and Les Charles on the creation of Cheers, setting the show in Boston, and creating the main characters

Glen and Les Charles on James Burrows' contributions to Cheers; on being their own bosses on Cheers and their initial plan for the series

Glen and Les Charles on the physical comedy between "Sam" and "Diane"; on the writers' room on Cheers; on a typical workweek on Cheers

Glen and Les Charles on casting Kelsey Grammer 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

Glen and Les Charles on the Cheers theme song and title design; on the show's initially poor ratings and critical success

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

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

Glen and Les Charles on writing for the MTM show Phyllis and working with MTM's Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger

Glen and Les Charles on producing and writing for the last season of The Bob Newhart Show

Glen and Les Charles on producing and head-writing for Taxi

Glen and Les Charles on the writing process and writers on Taxi; on casting the show and working with the actors

Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman joining the cast of Taxi; on specific episodes of Taxi

Glen and Les Charles on the creation of Cheers, setting the show in Boston, and creating the main characters

Glen and Les Charles on James Burrows' contributions to Cheers; on being their own bosses on Cheers and their initial plan for the series

Glen and Les Charles on the physical comedy between "Sam" and "Diane"; on the writers' room on Cheers; on a typical workweek on Cheers

Glen and Les Charles on casting Kelsey Grammer 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

Glen and Les Charles on the Cheers theme song and title design; on the show's initially poor ratings and critical success

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

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

Tom Cherones on directing and producing Seinfeld

Tom Cherones on directing Seinfeld

Tom Cherones on directing Ellen

Margaret Cho on Good Times being her favorite show

Margaret Cho on how All-American Girl came about -- successful comedians got their own sitcoms in the '90s and she had a unique viewpoint as a young Asian American woman

Margaret Cho on the groundbreaking and controversial aspects of All-American Girl -- the first representation of a Korean American family on U.S. primetime television

Margaret Cho on network notes she got on All-American Girl -- that she was too fat

Margaret Cho on not having creative input on All-American Girl even though it was supposed to be based on her stand-up

Margaret Cho on how she learned that All-American Girl was cancelled and how that motivated her to go do comedy "for real" with stand-up

Margaret Cho on her guest roles on 30 Rock and on being nominated for an Emmy

Margaret Cho on Eddie Huang approaching her to discuss Fresh Off the Boat since she had previously navigated a show starring an Asian American family on U.S. primetime television; on what had changed in the culture between the time of All-American Girl and Fresh Off the Boat

Margaret Cho on the legacy of All-American Girl

Margaret Cho on playing Ken Jeong's sister on Dr. Ken and on knowing Ken Jeong for decades

Roy Christopher on doing production design for sitcoms including Chico and the Man, Welcome Back, Kotter, Frasier, and Murphy Brown

Roy Christopher on working with James Komack on shows like Welcome Back, Kotter

Roy Christopher on doing production design for Growing Pains

Roy Christopher on doing production design for My Sister Sam

Roy Christopher on doing production design for Murphy Brown

Roy Christopher on doing production design for Wings

Roy Christopher on how he came to do production design for Frasier

Roy Christopher on doing production design for Frasier

Roy Christopher on doing production design for NewsRadio and Just Shoot Me!

Roy Christopher on doing production design for Becker, starring Ted Danson

Ron Clark on writing for Hot L Baltimore 

Ron Clark on writing for Ace Crawford, Private Eye 

Ron Clark on writing for Silver Spoons

Ron Clark on writing for Moonlighting

Roy Clark on being a guest performer on various series, including The Beverly Hillbillies

Roy Clark on guest-starring on The Beverly Hillbillies

Robert Clary on being cast as "LeBeau" on Hogan's Heroes

Alf Clausen on composing for ALF

Alf Clausen on composing music and recording for The Simpsons (Part 1)

Alf Clausen on composing and recording for The Simpsons  (Part 2)

Alf Clausen on composing and recording music for The Simpsons (Part 3)

Bob Claver on associate producing Four Star Playhouse  and directing Ensign O'Toole

Bob Claver on writing and directing The Partridge Family (Part 2)

Bob Claver on directing All's Fair

Bob Claver on directing one season of Welcome Back, Kotter

Bob Claver on directing one season of Mork & Mindy

Bob Claver on directing Gloria

Bob Claver on directing Gloria ( Part 2)

Bob Claver on directing Small Wonder

Bob Claver on directing The New Leave it to Beaver

Bob Claver on directing The New Love, American Style

Bob Claver on directing The Munsters Today  and Automan

Bob Claver on directing Charles in Charge

Bob Claver on producing The Farmer's Daughter  starring Inger Stevens

Bob Claver on producing The Second Hundred Years

Bob Claver on producing the pilot of Gidget

Bob Claver on the problems of producing The Girl with Something Extra 

Bob Claver on producing Occasional Wife

Bob Claver on producing Here Come the Brides

Bob Claver on producing and directing The Partridge Family

Tim Conway on coming to Hollywood with almost no experience and working with Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy

Hal Cooper on being hired by Sheldon Leonard to direct two episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

Hal Cooper on casting Gilligan's Island and directing two episodes

Hal Cooper on directing I Dream of Jeannie

Hal Cooper on directing That Girl

Hal Cooper on directing Mayberry R.F.D.

Hal Cooper on directing The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Hal Cooper on directing Maude

Hal Cooper on directing Maude

Hal Cooper on directing Maude (continued)

Barbara Corday on writing for Turnabout, starring Sharon Gless

Barbara Corday on Murphy Brown

Douglas S. Cramer on developing Batman

Douglas S. Cramer on developing The Love Boat

David Crane on the premise of his then-just debuting show Episodes

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on creating Dream On

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on working on The Powers That Be with Norman Lear

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on creating Friends

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on creating and running Friends

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on creating Veronica's Closet

Richard Crenna on playing "Walter Denton" on Our Miss Brooks

Richard Crenna on directing The Andy Griffith Show, specifically the classic episode "Opie the Birdman," which featured Ron Howard as "Opie Taylor"

Richard Crenna on directing Wendy and Me, produced by George Burns and starring Connie Stevens

Richard Crenna on directing No Time for Sergeants (misidentified here as "No Room for Sergeants"), and on working with producer Bill Orr

Richard Crenna on producing Make Room for Granddaddy, starring Danny Thomas

Richard Crenna on directing Turnabout

Richard Crenna on starring in the short-lived Norman Lear sitcom All's Fair with Bernadette Peters

Richard Crenna on It Takes Two

Hume Cronyn on appearing in the series The Marriage  with wife Jessica Tandy

Judy Crown on being a hair stylist for The Dukes of Hazzard

Judy Crown on styling hair for Designing Women

Judy Crown on styling hair for Murphy Brown

Judy Crown on styling hair for Seinfeld

Judy Crown on doing hair for Seinfeld

Judy Crown on styling hair for The Riches

Judy Crown on styling hair for Hannah Montana

Billy Crystal on being hired for a guest spot on All in the Family, where he met Rob Reiner

Billy Crystal on playing "Jodie Dallas" on Soap

Jane Curtin on being a cast member on Saturday Night Live

Jane Curtin on playing "Allie Lowell" on Kate & Allie

Jane Curtin on playing "Dr. Mary Albright" on 3rd Rock From the Sun

Bill Daily on co-starring as "Major Roger Healey" in I Dream of Jeannie; on the cast

Bill Daily on co-starring on The Bob Newhart Show as "Howard Borden"

Bill Daily on storylines on and the ending of The Bob Newhart Show

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

Bill Dana on working with Norman Lear on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," featuring Sammy Davis, Jr.

Bill Dana on Don Adams' "Would you believe?" routine used on both Get Smart and The Bill Dana Show

Bill Dana on his guest shot on The Golden Girls, where he got his biggest laugh

Bill Dana on playing "Jose Jimenez" on The Bill Dana Show

Bill Dana on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit" for producer Norman Lear

Greg Daniels on writing for The Simpsons

Greg Daniels on writing and being showrunner on King of the Hill

Greg Daniels on creating and writing The Office

Greg Daniels on creating Parks and Recreation

Greg Daniels on writing Parks and Recreation

William Daniels playing "George Feeny" on Boy Meets World

William Daniels on appearing on The Bob Newhart Show and The Nancy Walker Show

Tony Danza on playing "Tony Banta" on Taxi  (Part 2)

Tony Danza on playing "Tony Micelli" on Who's the Boss?

Tony Danza on playing "Tony Banta" on Taxi  (Part 1)

Ann B. Davis on the longevity of The Brady Bunch's continuing popularity

Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The New Dick Van Dyke Show  under producer Carl Reiner

Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing The Monkees  episode "Monkees Race Again"

Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for All in the Family

Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Elias Davis and David Pollock on creating the show One Big Family  starring Danny Thomas

Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for Frasier

Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for M*A*S*H

Ossie Davis on appearing on Car 54, Where Are You?

Richard Dawson on getting on The Dick Van Dyke Show

Richard Dawson on getting cast as "Peter Newkirk" on Hogan's Heroes

Richard Dawson on Hogan's Heroes

Fred de Cordova on producing and directing The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Fred de Cordova on directing December Bride

Fred de Cordova on directing The Bob Cummings Show

Fred de Cordova on how he came to produce The Jack Benny Program

Fred de Cordova on working on The George Gobel Show

Fred de Cordova on producing The Jack Benny Program

Fred de Cordova on producing and directing several series for Screen Gems including The Donna Reed Show, The Farmer's Daughter, and Bewitched

Fred de Cordova on directing Mr. Adams and Eve and The Doris Day Show

Fred de Cordova on directing My Three Sons

Thomas Del Ruth on working as assistant cameraman on Batman  

Milton Delugg on working on The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show

Milton Delugg on working on The Colgate Comedy Hour

Milton Delugg on working on People Are Funny with Flip Wilson

Sam Denoff on writing for The Dick Van Dyke Show; on working with Carl Reiner and Sheldon Leonard

Sam Denoff on learning a lesson from Carl Reiner: "the best comedy comes from reality"

Sam Denoff on specific episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

Sam Denoff on That Girl with Marlo Thomas

Danny DeVito on Taxi

Danny DeVito on Taxi and its legacy

Vin Di Bona on creating and producing America's Funniest Home Videos 

Vin Di Bona on producing the 1991 revival of Candid Camera  

George Spiro Dibie on lighting multicamera, taped program Barney Miller to look like a single camera show

George Spiro Dibie on being the director of photography (D.P.) for Barney Miller and creating a distinctive look for the lighting

Walter Dishell on the surgery, triage, medical techniques and medical research on M*A*S*H

Walter Dishell on working with the creative forces behind M*A*S*H

Walter Dishell on the cast of M*A*S*H

Walter Dishell on consulting for M*A*S*H

Elinor Donahue on getting cast as "Betty 'Princess' Anderson" on Father Knows Best; on her familiarity with the radio show

Elinor Donahue on production, storylines, and the end of Father Knows Best

Elinor Donahue on working on The Andy Griffith Show

Elinor Donahue on her regular role as "Miriam Welby" on The Odd Couple

Elinor Donahue on her role on Get a Life (and how she didn't know her son was a 30-year-old paperboy)

Richard Donner on directing Get Smart  and Gilligan's Island

Richard Donner on directing Gilligan's Island

Louis Dorfsman on Walter Cronkite appearing on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Charles S. Dubin on directing The New People, Room 222, Of Men and Women, Sanford and Son, and The 10th Level

Charles S. Dubin on directing M*A*S*H

Charles S. Dubin on directing M*A*S*H

Charles S. Dubin on directing Jennifer Slept Here, Amanda's, The Four Seasons, Murder, She Wrote, and Hotel

Patty Duke on the origins and premise of The Patty Duke Show

Patty Duke on acting on The Patty Duke Show

Garvin Eddy on working in the art department as an assistant on Maude and Sanford & Son

Garvin Eddy on going from assistant to collaborator to Edward Stephenson on Amanda's and Victory at Entebbe

Garvin Eddy on choosing the afghan and sofa on Roseanne

Garvin Eddy on designing the junkyard on Sanford and Son

Garvin Eddy on how the set of Maude reflected the character of "Maude Findlay"

Garvin Eddy on production designing for Good Times

Garvin Eddy on production designing for Soap and Benson

Garvin Eddy on production designing for The Cosby Show

Garvin Eddy on production designing for A Different World

Garvin Eddy on production designing for Roseanne

Garvin Eddy on production designing for Grace Under Fire

Barbara Eden on her first series role, on How to Marry a Millionaire

Barbara Eden on her guest appearance I Love Lucy

Barbara Eden on guesting on The Andy Griffith Show

Barbara Eden on starring on I Dream of Jeannie

Barbara Eden on starring as "Jeannie" on I Dream of Jeannie

Barbara Eden in her role in the feature film and subsequent series, Harper Valley PTA

Hector Elizondo on appearing on The Jackie Gleason Show

Hector Elizondo on appearing on All in the Family

Hector Elizondo on starring in the series Popi

Hector Elizondo on co-starring on A.k.a Pablo

Hector Elizondo on directing A.k.a. Pablo

Hector Elizondo on co-starring with Tim Allen on Last Man Standing

Linda Ellerbee on Diane English basing Murphy Brown on Linda Ellerbee, and on appearing on the show

Linda Ellerbee on appearing on Tanner '88, directed by Robert Altman, and on appearing on the Ellen finale

Harlan Ellison on writing an episode of The Flying Nun

Ruth Engelhardt on packaging the first version of The Life of Riley, starring Jackie Gleason

Ruth Engelhardt on packaging I Married Joan, and on learning the business from Ann Rosenthal

Ruth Engelhardt on packaging The Danny Thomas Show

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

Ruth Engelhardt on packaging The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show, and That Girl

Ruth Engelhardt on packaging Gomer Pyle - USMC, Mayberry R.F.D. and The Bill Dana Show

Ruth Engelhardt on the continued popularity of The Dick Van Dyke Show, and on working with Carl Reiner

Ruth Engelhardt on packaging Murphy Brown, My Sister Sam, and other '80s series

Ruth Engelhardt on her involvement with The Cosby Show

Diane English on writing for Foley Square

Diane English on writing/producing for My Sister Sam

Diane English on creating Murphy Brown

Diane English on Murphy Brown

Diane English on Murphy Brown

Diane English on Murphy Brown

Rod Erickson on the process of pairing advertisers with shows and attempting to pair Whitman Chocolates with The Red Skelton Show

Rod Erickson on the sponsorship of I Love Lucy  by Phillip Morris and later by Jello

Rod Erickson on working on The Goldbergs, The Aldrich Family, and I Married Joan

George Faber on interivewing Max Baer of The Beverly Hillbillies

George Faber on working with Donna Douglas of The Beverly Hillbillies

George Faber on selling I Love Lucy to overseas markets

George Faber on the cast of Hogan's Heroes and his task of selling the show to overseas markets

George Faber on doing publicity for Green Acres

Nanette Fabray on starring on The Nanette Fabray Show

Nanette Fabray on appearing on Love, American Style

Nanette Fabray on appearing as "Mary Richards'" mother on two episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Nanette Fabray on her guest appearance as stroke survivor on Maude in the episode "Maude's Reunion"

Nanette Fabray on her role as "Ann Romano's" mother on One Day at a Time, and on her guest appearances on Coach

Edie Falco on guest-starring on Will & Grace

Edie Falco on guest-starring on 30 Rock

Edie Falco on Nurse Jackie

Edie Falco on Horace and Pete

Jamie Farr on a typical production week on M*A*S*H; on the cast and crew

Jamie Farr on the final episode of M*A*S*H

Jamie Farr on the premise of M*A*S*H; on the scripts and characters and his character, "Maxwell Q. Klinger"

Jamie Farr on negotiating a raise on M*A*S*H

Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program on radio and television

Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program 

Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program

Irving Fein on the end of The Jack Benny Program on television and The Jack Benny Specials

Barbara Feldon on the premise and subtext of Get Smart - a satire about the world of political espionage

Barbara Feldon on the social agenda behind Get Smart, stars, writers, and production of the show

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

Barbara Feldon on doing comedy v. drama

Barbara Feldon on the power of humor to heal in painful situations and how it differs on comedies and dramas

Mike Fenton on doing casting for The Andy Griffith Show

Mike Fenton on acting as casting director for The Andy Griffith Show and on working for Andy Griffith

Mike Fenton on casting Gomer Pyle - U.S.M.C. and I Spy

Patricia Field on working on Spin City  as a costume designer; on working on a sitcom and the different process than a drama "it's theater"

Sally Field on starring on Gidget

Sally Field on her recurring role on Hey Landlord!

Sally Field on playing "Sister Bertrille" on The Flying Nun

Sally Field on starring on The Girl with Something Extra

Gerald Perry Finnerman on shooting Moonlighting

Gerald Perry Finnerman on shooting Moonlighting

Gerald Perry Finnerman on Orson Welles appearing in the Moonlighting episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"

Gerald Perry Finnerman on shooting Room for Two with Linda Lavin

Gerald Perry Finnerman on shooting Double Rush

Gerald Perry Finnerman on shooting New York Daze

John Forsythe on playing "Bentley Gregg" on Bachelor Father

John Forsythe on starring on Bachelor Father

John Forsythe on starring on The John Forsythe Show

John Forsythe on The John Forsythe Show

John Forsythe on appearing on To Rome with Love

Michael J. Fox on the early days of Family Ties

Michael J. Fox on Family Ties

Michael J. Fox on Spin City

Eddie Foy III on casting Dennis the Menace and casting children

Eddie Foy III on casting Farmer's Daughter 

Eddie Foy III on casting Gidget

Eddie Foy III on casting I Dream of Jeannie

Eddie Foy III on casting I Dream of Jeannie

Eddie Foy III on casting The Monkees

Eddie Foy III on casting The Flying Nun

Eddie Foy III on casting Wackiest Ship in the Army

Eddie Foy III on going to work for 4D Productions and casting That Girl

Eddie Foy III on casting That Girl

Eddie Foy III on casting Julia

Eddie Foy III on casting My World and Welcome to It

Eddie Foy III on casting Fish

Eddie Foy III on casting Soap

Eddie Foy III on casting The Love Boat

Eddie Foy III on casting Cheers

Richard Frank on overseeing production of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley

Richard Frank on overseeing production of Taxi

Richard Frank on developing Family Ties

Richard Frank on developing Cheers

Richard Frank on developing The Golden Girls

Richard Frank on developing Ellen

Stanley Frazen on what he learned about comedy from George Burns which he applied to editing 

Ron Friedman on writing for Bewitched and The Odd Couple

Ron Friedman on The Lucy Show special "Lucy in London"

Ron Friedman on writing for the series Funny Face

Ron Friedman on writing for All in the Family and working with Norman Lear

Ron Friedman on acting as a troubleshooter for shows, including A Year at the Top, and on writing for Barney Miller

Ron Friedman on writing for Chico and the Man

Chuck Fries on the inception of Bewitched at Screen Gems

Chuck Fries on Screen Gems producing The Flying Nun  starring Sally Field

William Froug on producing Gilligan's Island

Pamela Fryman on directing Friends and Cybill

Pamela Fryman on directing Frasier

Pamela Fryman on directing Just Shoot Me

Pamela Fryman on directing Just Shoot Me and Two and a Half Men

Pamela Fryman on directing How I Met Your Mother

Pamela Fryman on the enduring popularity of the sitcom, and on mentors in her career

Pamela Fryman on directing How I Met Your Mother (Part 2)

Pamela Fryman on directing the One Day at a Time reboot

Michael Fuchs on developing Not Necessarily the News for HBO

Lowell Ganz on writing for The Odd Couple

Lowell Ganz on writing The Odd Couple

Lowell Ganz on writing Happy Days

Lowell Ganz on writing and producing Laverne & Shirley

Betty Garrett on playing "Irene Lorenzo" on All in the Family

Betty Garrett on playing "Irene Lorenzo" on All in the Family

Betty Garrett on playing "Edna Babish" on Laverne & Shirley

Betty Garrett on guest-starring on The Love Boat

Betty Garrett on guest-starring on Murder, She Wrote, and on working with Angela Lansbury

Betty Garrett on guest-starring on The Golden Girls

Betty Garrett on guest-starring on The Good Life

Betty Garrett on guest-starring on Becker with Ted Danson

Brad Garrett on his character "Robert Barone" and production on Everybody Loves Raymond

Brad Garrett on specific episodes, castmates, and his character on Everybody Loves Raymond

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

Greg Garrison on directing Your Show of Shows

Greg Garrison on directing Your Show of Shows

Greg Garrison on directing Texaco Star Theater, starring Milton Berle

Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show

Larry Gelbart on writing and producing M*A*S*H

Larry Gelbart on the cast and memorable episodes of M*A*S*H

David Gerber on shepherding That's My Mama  for Columbia Pictures Television

David Gerber on producing Quark

Marla Gibbs on playing "Florence Johnston" on The Jeffersons

Marla Gibbs on her guest appearance on an episode of Barney Miller

Marla Gibbs on The Jeffersons

Marla Gibbs on how 227 came about

Marla Gibbs on starring in and executive producing 227

Marla Gibbs on 227

Marla Gibbs on appearing on Pryor's Place

Herschel Burke Gilbert on going to work at CBS as Executive Music Director, and on serving as music director for Gilligan's Island

Sandra Gimpel on doing stunt coordinating and performing stunts on Seinfeld, including on the episode "The Fire"

Gary David Goldberg on writing for MTM's The Bob Newhart Show

Gary David Goldberg on becoming story editor and then producer on MTM's The Tony Randall Show

Gary David Goldberg on the genesis of Family Ties

Gary David Goldberg on the cast and the atmosphere of the writers' room on Family Ties

Gary David Goldberg on the cast, themes, and success of Family Ties

Gary David Goldberg on ending the series and the legacy of Family Ties

Gary David Goldberg on creating Brooklyn Bridge and trying to recreate his childhood

Gary David Goldberg on re-teaming with Michael J. Fox for Spin City

Gary David Goldberg on the cast and guest stars on Spin City

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

Whoopi Goldberg on how she became involved with Comic Relief specials; on becoming close with Billy Crystal and Robin Williams; on a memorable moment with Senator Ted Kennedy; on missing Robin Williams

Whoopi Goldberg on controversy over her short-lived sitcom, Whoopi, and how it impacted her career

Lewis Gomavitz on working with Ernie Kovacs on The Ernie Kovacs Show

Lewis Gomavitz on acting as prop master for Sanford and Son

Carl Gottlieb on writing for The Odd Couple

Everett Greenbaum on writing for Mr. Peepers

Everett Greenbaum on writing for The Andy Griffith Show

Everett Greenbaum on writing for M*A*S*H

Everett Greenbaum on writing for M*A*S*H

Everett Greenbaum on writing for Mr. Peepers

Marge Greene on writing for and performing on Kovacs on the Corner

Marge Greene on Ernie Kovacs getting fired and stopping production on Kovacs on the Corner

Marge Greene on Ernie Kovacs nailing her in a coffin on Kovacs on the Corner and Kovacs' apology

Marge Greene on working with Fred Bennett on the sitcom Marge and Fred, which later became Marge and Jeff

Marge Greene on ad-libbing and starring in Marge and Jeff for DuMont

Marge Greene on joining the staff of Candid Camera

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

Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show (Part 1)

Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show (Part 2)

Robert Guillaume on starring in Benson

Robert Guillaume on the concept of Benson; his contract dispute; his approach to playing the character; the end of the series

Robert Guillaume on co-starring in Sports Night

Hal Gurnee on shooting the pilot for the American version of That Was the Week that Was

Earle Hagen on scoring and conducting for The Danny Thomas Show

Earle Hagen on scoring The Andy Griffith Show

Earle Hagen on composing the theme song for That Girl

Earle Hagen on using library music for Guestward Ho!

Larry Hagman on the premise of I Dream of Jeannie

Jon Hamm on doing improv on Web Therapy and working with Dan Bucatinsky and Lisa Kudrow

Jon Hamm on how he got asked to come on 30 Rock; on working with Tina Fey