Sheldon Leonard

On his early life and influences; on the secret of The Andy Griffith Show's success: Andy Griffith's willingness to subdue his comedy talents; on writers he met in radio that he later hired for television

On seeing television for the first time at the 1939 World's Fair; on how he came to write for television

On how directing for television was different from directing feature films; on his work producing and directing The Danny Thomas Show

On his role in producing multiple series; on the business of television production

On the genesis and production of The Andy Griffith Show

On how The Dick Van Dyke Show came about; on casting Mary Tyler Moore as "Laura Petrie" on The Dick Van Dyke Show

On how The Dick Van Dyke Show got on the air; on why The Dick Van Dyke Show was not sucessful its first year; on winning Emmy Awards; on network censorship issues with The Dick Van Dyke Show

On the classic Dick Van Dyke Show episode "That's My Boy?"; on casting Bill Cosby in I Spy; on the set of the Dick Van Dyke Show; on the end of the series

On The Don Rickles Show; on creating I Spy; on the concept of I Spy and what made the show work

On working with Robert Culp on I Spy and working with location scout Fouad Said; on the logistics and cost of shooting I Spy around the world; on My World and Welcome to It and Big Eddie

On having television shows that don't work; on the Hollywood Blacklist and on how he got some writers reinstated; on how the television industry changed during his time as a producer

On his favorite moments from The Danny Thomas Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show; on directing a Lassie episode featuring a lion; on working with Millicent Martin and Shirley MacLaine

On the then-current state of comedy on television; on pitching a sitcom to a network with Jack Benny and Benny's frustration in dealing with the executives; on the then-declining network audience share

On individuals he worked with in his career

On some of the individuals he worked with in his career

On B-roll pictures from his life: in a college play in 1928; 1934 in a play; early headshot; in a 1931 feature film; with Shemp Howard; on the set of "Captain Kidd"; publicity shot; as a Native American; with Danny Thomas; on the set of The Danny Thomas Show; with Danny Thomas, Joey Bishop, and Dick Van Dyke; with the cast and crew of The Dick Van Dyke Show; reunion of The Dick Van Dyke Show; with Jay Sandrich; with Carl Reiner; with a bullhorn directing I Spy; with Bill Cosby and Robert Culp; at the Emmy Awards; with Don Rickles; with Mel Blanc and Phil Harris; with Bill Cosby and Ed McMahon; at the Television Academy; in Orlando, FL with Andy Griffith and cast; with Bill Cosby at the Television Academy Hall of Fame; with an Emmy Award; fishing; as George Washington; with Danny Thomas