William Clotworthy

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

    00:35

    Warren Littlefield

    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

    Thomas Murphy on Bob Wright and Jack Welch

    00:35

    George Shapiro

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

    01:26

    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"

    05:26

    Grant Tinker

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

    05:15

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