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No Heart Attacks, Please, but "Sanford and Son" is Turning 40!

Based on the BBC's Steptoe and Son, Sanford and Son is the creation of producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear. Comedian Redd Foxx starred as widower and junk dealer, "Fred G. Sanford," an Archie Bunker

This is "Today" at 60

"When The Today Show started in the morning, every station manager in the country objected to it because they said, 'who’s gonna get up that early to watch television?'”- Former NBC Executive Michael

Life in Llanview Comes to an End: "One Life to Live" Goes Off the Air

After 43 years on daytime, soap opera One Life to Live will broadcast its final episode today. The creation of Agnes Nixon (who also created All My Children), One Life to Live made its debut on ABC on

Ken Corday On “Days of Our Lives” and the Future of Soap Operas

Bo and Hope, John and Marlena, Tom and Alice – some of the most beloved soap opera couples stem from Days of Our Lives. In his Archive interview, Days’ Executive Producer Ken Corday takes us behind

Everybody Loves Patricia Heaton

With her success on Everybody Loves Raymond and now The Middle, Patricia Heaton is a household name. But that wasn't always so. Heaton spent years as a struggling actress in New York and Los Angeles

Remembering Garry Simpson

The Archive just learned the sad news of director Garry Simpson's passing. NBC television's first stage manager passed away at his home in Middlebury, Vermont on November 19, 2011. Simpson was an

Director James Burrows on Makin' His Way in the World Today

Director James Burrows is practically synonymous with popular television comedies. Burrows got his start in television under the tutelage of Jay Sandrich on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, went on to

The Story You are About to See is True: "Dragnet" Is Turning 60

Dum da dum dum. Those 4 notes comprise perhaps the most recognizable opener in all of television, signaling the beginning of an episode of TV's first hit crime drama, Dragnet. Starring Jack Webb as

Happy New Year and Happy 40th to "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve!"

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest reaches its 40th annual edition with tonight's Dec. 31, 2011- January 1, 2012 special. Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest will host the program

Happy 75th Birthday, Mary Tyler Moore!

The lovely Mary Tyler Moore is 75 years young today! The actress, best known for her roles as "Laura Petrie" on The Dick Van Dyke Show, as "Mary Richards" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and as "Beth

It Ain't Easy Being Green and Yellow: Carroll Spinney on playing "Oscar the Grouch" and "Big Bird"

Carroll Spinney portrays two of the most recognizable characters on television, yet his face might not be a familiar one. He spends most of his time either in a yellow, feathered suit, or hidden

Chuck Jones' "Merrie Melodies" and More

Our three-hour interview with Chuck Jones is now online! The legendary animator spoke in great detail about the animation process and the creation of many of his memorable characters, including the

Catching up with "Half-Pint:" Melissa Gilbert Talks "Little House," "The Miracle Worker," and Michael Landon

In her newly released Archive Interview, Melissa Gilbert describes her experiences as a child actress, playing "Laura Ingalls" on the much beloved series Little House on the Prairie. She details the

"Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" To Hit the Big Screen

George Clooney and Smokehouse Pictures are set to produce a movie about Smothers Brothers Tom and Dick, in an adaptation of David Bianculli's book, Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The

Actor Harry Morgan Dies at 96

Veteran character actor Harry Morgan passed away at his Los Angeles home this morning at the age of 96. Morgan began his career on the stage, appearing in Broadway's "Golden Boy" in 1937, and signed a