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On how he met his wife in college; on Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist paranoia and the very beginning of the conflict in Vietnam; on being in Washington when a Senator committed suicide 04:58
Interview: Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers on how he enjoyed listening to the news on the radio when he was young 00:52
Interview: Bill Moyers | Person: Edward R. Murrow
Bill Moyers on meeting Senator Lyndon Johnson 07:30
Interview: Bill Moyers | Person: Lyndon B. Johnson
Bill Moyers on the politics and paranoia of Joseph McCarthy's 01:19
Interview: Bill Moyers | Person: Joseph McCarthy
Bill Moyers on Lyndon Johnson's reaction to Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist paranoia; on memorable moments from working for Johnson 03:33
Interview: Bill Moyers | Person: Lyndon B. Johnson
Bill Moyers on the very beginning of the Vietnam conflict 00:32
Interview: Bill Moyers | Person: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bill Moyers on working on his high school newspaper and falling in love with the byline 00:53
Interview: Bill Moyers | Profession: Correspondent
Bill Moyers on how he enjoyed listening to the news on the radio when he was young 00:52
Interview: Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers on working on his high school newspaper and falling in love with the byline 00:53
Interview: Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers on meeting Senator Lyndon Johnson 07:30
Interview: Bill Moyers | Topic: Lyndon B. Johnson
Bill Moyers on the very beginning of the Vietnam conflict 00:32
Interview: Bill Moyers | Topic: Vietnam War
Bill Moyers on the very beginning of the Vietnam conflict 00:32
Interview: Bill Moyers | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change
On his early interests; on overcoming stuttering; on performing in variety shows; on seeing Second City in Chicago and meeting Paul Sills 10:13
Interview: Peter Bonerz
On performing professionally in improv with The Premise in New York City; on getting drafted into the Army; on joining the improv group The Committee in San Francisco; on his first TV part on The Addams Family (and not getting the series The Double Life of Henry Phyfe); on learning TV technique from Addams Family star John Astin; on learning not to improv lines (and upsetting the writers) but to improv "business"; on the importance of an audience in performing comedy 49:36
Interview: Peter Bonerz
On the popularity of Bob Newhart's comedy albums; on meeting Newhart on the set of Catch-22; on getting hired on The Bob Newhart Show and the original premise of the show; on his Bob Newhart Show character "Jerry Robinson"; on the atmosphere on the set of The Bob Newhart Show; on the socializing of the cast; on the enjoyment of both acting and directing; on the "open set" 40:42
Interview: Peter Bonerz
On why he wanted to direct; on a special effect he ordered for the episode "A Love Story"; on the decision to end The Bob Newhart Show; on the show's legacy 28:24
Interview: Peter Bonerz
On working with Carroll O'Connor on Archie Bunker's Place; on acting on 9 to 5 and his disagreement over the direction the show was taking; on working on Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs 19:27
Interview: Peter Bonerz
On working with George Burns on George Burns Comedy Week; on creating effects on the sitcom E/R in front of a live audience; on working with show creator Diane English on Foley Square; on not seeing much of executive producer Mike Nichols on The Thorns 11:11
Interview: Peter Bonerz
Peter Bonerz on his first TV role, as a guest star on The Addams Family episode "Morticia the Writer" 01:29
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Genre: Comedy Series
Peter Bonerz on auditioning for (but not getting) the lead in The Double Life of Henry Phyfe 01:29
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Genre: Comedy Series
Peter Bonerz on learning TV technique from John Astin (star of The Addams Family) 01:29
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Person: John Astin
Peter Bonerz on the popularity of Bob Newhart's comedy albums 00:37
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Person: Bob Newhart
Peter Bonerz on working with George Burns on George Burns Comedy Week 00:53
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Person: George Burns
Peter Bonerz on how open the set was for The Bob Newhart Show of all the shows then being produced at MTM 00:45
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Person: Bob Newhart
Peter Bonerz on learning not to improv dialogue, but to create "business" to add to his performance 01:09
Interview: Peter Bonerz | Profession: Actor
Peter Bonerz on his Bob Newhart Show character "Jerry Robinson" and the other characters in the ensemble 02:28
Interview: Peter Bonerz