Chuck Fries

On his early life and influences; on radio programs he listened to and movies he liked in his youth

On his earliest memories of television; on attending Ohio State University and his early produce business; on going to work for Ziv Productions and moving to California

On his move to Los Angeles; on his early duties at Ziv Television and becoming executive in charge of studio operations for Ziv Television; on working for Fred Ziv and John Simm at Ziv Television

On Ziv Television producing The Cisco Kid; on the cast of The Cisco Kid; on the production and distribution of the show

On the salespeople of Ziv Television and on how the company operated; on transitioning to the business side of Ziv Productions; on Ziv Television filming all their programs and the production of various shows including Sea Hunt, Rough Riders, Highway Patrol, Ripcord, and Men into Space

On Ziv Productions producing Sea Hunt starring Lloyd Bridges and on producer Ivan Tors; on Ziv Productions producing Highway Patrol starring Broderick Crawford; on the profitability of Ziv Productions and on their most successful shows (Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol)

On the culture at Ziv Productions and what it was like to work there; on leaving Ziv Productions and the end of the company; on going to work for Bill Dozier at Screen Gems

On Columbia (Screen Gems) being a family business and how the company was run; on Harry Ackerman, Vice President of Production at Screen Gems and on trouble Screen Gems had early on; on John Mitchell, President of Screen Gems, and on how Bill Dozier ran the company

On the inception of Bewitched at Screen Gems; on the staff and politics at Screen Gems; on John Mitchell's role at Screen Gems

On Screen Gems focusing on comedy programming; on Sidney Sheldon, creator of I Dream of Jeannie and The Patty Duke Show

On his experience in Japan with Sidney Sheldon; on Screen Gems producing The Flying Nun starring Sally Field; on Screen Gems producing The Flintstones created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

On Screen Gems' relationship with ABC and Leonard H. Goldenson; on producing QB VII, the first miniseries; on leaving Columbia Pictures and going to work at Metromedia 

On going to work for Metromedia and what the company did; on working with Jackie Cooper

On working with Jacques Cousteau on The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau; on the role talent agencies play in television, and on William Morris Agency President Abe Lastfogel; on producing made-for-television movies for Metromedia

On what makes a successful made-for-television movie; on the duties of an executive producer on a made-for-television movie; on creating Fries Entertainment

On the early associates of Fries Entertainment; on his friendship with David Janssen; on producing The Word and A Rumor of War

On producing A Rumor of War; on producing The Martian Chronicles scripted by Richard Matheson

On producers dealing with television ratings; on producing various series, pilots, and features including "For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story" for American Playhouse; on Fries Entertainment going public

On Fries Entertainment going public; on producing The Queen of Mean starring Lloyd Bridges and Suzanne Pleshette; on the bankruptcy of Fries Entertainment in 1991

On then-current projects; on the then-current state of independent television producers; on taking an active role in industry affairs

On how television changed during his career regarding censorship of content; on the impact of cable on the television industry; on career highlights, how he'd like to be remembered, and various people he's worked with in his career

On various people he's worked with in his career; on his family; on producing the feature "Troop Beverly Hills"