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On his film successes at Paramount; "Foul Play" with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase, "Heaven Can Wait" with Warren Beatty, "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong, "Saturday Night Fever" with John Travolta, Eddie Murphy in "Beverly Hills Cop" 00:00
Interview: Michael Eisner
On Paramount Productions at ABC; Mork & Mindy with Robin Williams; on putting TV writers in the movie business 46:56
Interview: Michael Eisner
On launching a "fourth" television network with Paramount Television 41:12
Interview: Michael Eisner
On leaving Paramount Television after Charlie Bludhorn died; on becoming Chairman and CEO at Disney 35:01
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on working with Barry Diller first at ABC then at Paramount 58:02
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Barry Diller
Michael Eisner on his role in Eddie Murphy's career while President of Paramount 51:50
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Eddie Murphy
Michael Eisner on television performers and how they enhance film productions 43:03
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on the Happy Days' spinoff Mork & Mindy with Robin Williams 46:31
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Mork & Mindy
On coming to Walt Disney Productions as Chairman and CEO; on various movie deals he orchestrated there 59:32
Interview: Michael Eisner
On television developed at Touchstone Television; Golden Girls, Cheers, while he was CEO at Touchstone's parent company, Disney 47:21
Interview: Michael Eisner
On the team of talented people who he brought in to work with him; Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells 44:20
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on working with Jeffrey Katzenberg 44:20
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Michael Eisner on the development of The Golden Girls and the role Estelle Getty played in making the women seem "young"; on finding the audience "you can't kill a good show" 47:11
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Golden Girls, The
Michael Eisner on hosting The Magical World of Disney while he was the CEO of the Disney 34:20
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Magical World of Disney
On the merger between ABC/Capital Cities and Disney and his role in negotiations and planning 56:27
Interview: Michael Eisner
On the turning point for the "new" ABC; with programming such as Desperate Housewives, Lost, Grey's Anatomy; on leaving Disney in 2005 43:39
Interview: Michael Eisner
On his current projects in New Media; on where he sees the future of programming; on his legacy; on his interview show Conversations with Michael Eisner 38:18
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on how Ellen DeGeneres approached him about coming out on television; and how he pushed her to define what more the Ellen series would be about 59:35
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Ellen DeGeneres
Michael Eisner on the "debacle" over hiring Michael Ovitz at Disney 41:18
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Michael Ovitz
Michael Eisner on how Ellen DeGeneres approached him about coming out on television; and how he pushed her to define what more the Ellen series would be about 59:35
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Ellen
Michael Eisner on the development of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 46:10
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Who Wants to be A Millionaire
Michael Eisner on how the hourlong interview show Conversations with Michael Eisner came about on CNBC 33:32
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Conversations with Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on how Ellen DeGeneres approached him about coming out on television; and how he pushed her to define what more the Ellen series would be about 59:35
Interview: Michael Eisner | Topic: LGBTQIA+
On ABC as the "fourth network" when he began working there; the first-run movies that began airing as the ABC Sunday Movie; on his initial responsibilities at ABC in programming as an assistant 52:10
Interview: Michael Eisner
On becoming Manager of Specials and Talent at ABC; on producing Feelin' Groovy at Marine World, Cousteau and other specials; on the office politics at ABC in 1967-68 and his role as a jack-of-all-trades there; on his theory of programming 47:20
Interview: Michael Eisner
On realizing the need to be both commercially successful and seriously responsible as a programming executive; introducing The Jackson Five to ABC's children's programming 33:37
Interview: Michael Eisner