Bob Wright


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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William Clotworthy

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William Clotworthy on Bob Wright's opinion of Standards & Practices
00:35

Warren Littlefield

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Warren Littlefield on General Electric acquiring NBC in 1986
05:19
Warren Littlefield on Grant Tinker's exit from NBC and Bob Wright's philosophy for NBC
04:33

Thomas Murphy

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Thomas Murphy on Bob Wright and Jack Welch
00:35

George Shapiro

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George Shapiro on Jerry Seinfeld not wanting a 10th season of Seinfeld
01:26

Robert Smigel

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Robert Smigel on his "TV Funhouse" animated sketch on Saturday Night Liveskewering NBC's parent company GE; on getting notes from Standards & Practices at NBC to tweak his "Conspiracy Theory Rock!" sketch; on the sketch airing on SNL just as NBC president Bob Wright happened to be watching; on this sketch never re-airing; on SNL assistant director Robert Caminiti letting Smigel know the sketch had been pulled; on Lorne Michaels' continued support for Smigel's sketches despite the backlash; on the sketch's continued popularity; on J. J. Sedelmaier getting original artists who had worked on the original Schoolhouse Rock to animate "Conspiracy Theory Rock"
05:26

Grant Tinker

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Grant Tinker on Jack Welch's decision to make Bob Wright President of NBC after Tinker's departure
05:15

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