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On the reaction of her and her husband, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth (and colleagues Cliff Gardner and Carl Christensen), on September 7, 1927 when he produced the first all-electronic TV picture (a simple straight line) with his image dissector tube; on perfecting the tube

On some of the first televised images - film strips; on Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and producer Joseph Schenck visiting Philo T. Farnsworth's lab to see television

On the press conference announcing electronic television and Philo being pursued by RCA; on famous visitors to Philo T. Farnsworth's lab, including Vladimir Zworykin

Elma Farnsworth on her husband Philo entering a contest in a magazine

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farnsworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farnsworth entering a contest in a magazine

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

Elma Farnsworth on Philo T. Farsnworth's idea for electronic television

On how she met Philo; on Philo's time in the Navy

On his Taxi co-stars Andy Kaufman, Marilu Henner, and Christopher Lloyd; on guest-appearances by his mother and by his wife, Rhea Perlman

On his Taxi character, "Louie De Palma"; on how much he enjoyed the role

On why he went back to television with his then-current sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; on Charlie Day and his Sunny cast; on how his Taxi fans might react to his new character - comparing "Frank" and "Louie"

On "Louie De Palma's" special "space" on Taxi, what he kept in that space and how he decorated it; on the legacy of that role; on Taxi being cancelled then picked up again by NBC; on his Saturday Night Live appearance; on changes with censorship on TV

On the changing face of television and new media

Danny DeVito on Taxi

Danny DeVito on working with his Taxi co-star Andy Kaufman

Danny DeVito on the legacy of "Louie De Palma" on Taxi

Danny DeVito on his Taxi co-stars

Danny DeVito on his real mother playing his TV mother on Taxi

Danny DeVito on his wife, Rhea Perlman, appearing on Taxi, and the first utterance of "holy crap" on TV

Danny DeVito on his Taxi character, "Louie De Palma's" softer side

Danny DeVito on why he returned to television on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as "Frank Reynolds"

Danny DeVito on "Louie's" "cage" on the Taxi set

Danny DeVito on creating his iconic Taxi character, "Louie De Palma"

Danny DeVito on his nude scene on an It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Christmas episode