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William Clotworthy
William Clotworthy on Bob Wright's opinion of Standards & Practices
Warren Littlefield
Warren Littlefield on General Electric acquiring NBC in 1986
Warren Littlefield on Grant Tinker's exit from NBC and Bob Wright's philosophy for NBC
Thomas Murphy
Thomas Murphy on Bob Wright and Jack Welch
George Shapiro
George Shapiro on Jerry Seinfeld not wanting a 10th season of Seinfeld
Robert Smigel
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"
Grant Tinker
Grant Tinker on Jack Welch's decision to make Bob Wright President of NBC after Tinker's departure