Interview Bernie Kopell In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Bernie Kopell talks about his early years, and stars he encountered as a taxi driver in Los Angeles. He describes his first television gig, on The Jack Benny Program , and later appearing on My Favorite Martian , The Flying Nun , and The Doris Day Show . He...
Genre Talk Shows Talk Shows describe series featuring a host/hostess who interacts with one or more guests on which the focus is conversation. For late-night talk shows see Late Night.
Genre Service Shows Service shows describe non-fiction series that present information on specifics topics with the intent to teach, instruct, or offer an opinion, i.e. cooking, carpentry, or home décor programs.
Genre Classic Anthology Series Classic Anthology describes series presenting different stories and characters in each broadcast, aired under the banner of a series title. Most anthology series in this category were aired during TV’s “Golden Age.”
Show Tonight A long-running late night program, the Tonight Show was the first, and for decades the most-watched, network talk program on television. Since 1954 NBC has aired a number of versions of the show which has, as of the mid-1990s, seen four principle hosts and one consistent format except for a brief...
Show Watch Mr. Wizard Watch Mr. Wizard , one of commercial television's early educational efforts was highly successful in making science exciting and understandable for children. Presenting scientific laboratory demonstrations and information in an interesting, uncomplicated and entertaining format, this long running...
