Classic TV Series Episodes

Andy Ackerman on directing his first episode of Seinfeld, "The Chaperone"

Andy Ackerman on working with Alex Trebek for the Jeopardy! episode of Cheers, "What is... Cliff Clavin?"

Andy Ackerman on the Cheers finale, "One for the Road"

Andy Ackerman on the Seinfeld finale penned by Larry David

Chris Albrecht on the ending of The Sopranos

Jason Alexander on his favorite Seinfeld episode and lines

Alan Armer on the finale of The Fugitive, and on how it was received

Lucie Arnaz on Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton guest-starring on Here's Lucy

James Arness on John Wayne introducing the first episode of Gunsmoke

Ed Asner on the classic The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust"

Larry Auerbach on the final episode of M*A*S*H: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"

Thomas Azzari on designing the bedroom set for the final Newhart episode

Thomas Azzari on set designing for the Seinfeld episode "The Finale"

Paris Barclay on directing a pivotal episode of ER in which a main character is revealed to have AIDS, and seeing the power of television's reach

Donald P. Bellisario on the final episode of Quantum Leap

Ted Bergmann on the first episode of Life Is Worth Living

Rick Berman on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  episode "Trials and Tribble-ations"

Barbara Billingsley on the first episode of Leave it to Beaver and having the distinction of being in every episode of the series

Tom Bosley on shooting the pilot for Happy Days, and on shooting the first few episodes

Yvette Lee Bowser on the series finale of Living Single

Kevin Bright on the finale of Friends

Kirk Browning on working with Frank Sinatra on the first episode of The Frank Sinatra Show

Kirk Browning on directing the first episode of The Frank Sinatra Show

Harvey Bullock on writing The  Andy Griffith Show  episode "Opie the Birdman" starring Andy Griffith and Ron Howard

Robert Butler on directing the original pilot of Star Trek  ("The Cage")

Robert Caminiti on his involvement in the first episode of Saturday Night Live

Charles Cappleman on his duties as a stage manager, and on working on Climax! and Playhouse 90

Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of The Bob Newhart Show

Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of Cheers

Tim Conway on hosting the notoriously short-lived show (it was canceled during its premiere) Turn-On

Ane Crabtree on "Tony Soprano's" robe in The Sopranos pilot and on "Tony" feeding the ducks

Billy Crystal on being bumped by Lorne Michaels from the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975

Jane Curtin on the first episode of Saturday Night Live

Bill Dana on how he came to write the classic All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," and how he and producer Norman Lear invented the show's premise

Bill Dana on guest star Sammy Davis, Jr. calling him from the set of the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit" to compliment him on the script

Greg Daniels on writing The Simpsons episode "Homer and Apu"

Greg Daniels on writing The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Wedding"

Greg Daniels on his favorite episodes and moments of The Office

Sam Denoff on the "That's My Boy" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show

Ramin Djawadi on the music in the Game of Thrones series finale

Richard Donner on directing the classic Twilight Zone  episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"

Bob Doyle on directing the first episode of Meet the Press, hosted by Lawrence E. Spivak

Edie Falco on the finale of The Sopranos

Jamie Farr on the final episode of M*A*S*H

Gerald Perry Finnerman on Orson Welles appearing in the Moonlighting episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"

Dorothy Fontana on Star Trek's creation of aliens using "the Horta" from "The Devil in the Dark" episode as an example

Tom Fontana on his favorite St. Elsewhere  episodes and the finale of the show

Tom Fontana on the Homicide: Life on the Street  episode "The Subway"

Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show

Larry Gelbart on the episode "Abyssinia, Henry" where one of the main characters dies -- which they kept a secret from cast and crew; on the response to the episode -- "M*A*S*H was not all happy endings"

Marla Gibbs on creating the memorable sequence from the classic The Jeffersons episode "Mr. Piano Man," which had her crawling under the piano in a crowded party to try to answer the front door before "George Jefferson"

Marla Gibbs on memorable episodes of The Jeffersons that featured her character, "Florence," and on Billy Dee Williams appearing on the show

Sandra Gimpel on playing the Salt Vampire on the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap"

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing the classic Mad Men episode "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency"

Leonard Goldberg on the episode of Charlie's Angels where we finally see "Charlie"

Julian Goodman on working on the first episode of Today

Hal Gurnee on the opening of the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman with Larry "Bud" Melman

Hal Gurnee on directing the first episode of Late Show with David Letterman, and on the running bits on the show

Jon Hamm on going to dark places while playing "Don Draper" on Mad Men and how "Don's" journey ends in the final episode (the Coca-Cola commercial)

Jeffrey Hayden on Quincy's plots, including the episode "Seldom Silent, Never Heard," that influenced the passing of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA)

Patricia Heaton on the final episode of Everybody Loves Raymond as a "brilliant way to end the series"

Don Hewitt on the first episode of 60 Minutes, and on the spate of 60 Minutes clones

Ron Howard on The Andy Griffith Show episode "Mr. McBeevee"

Ron Howard on The Andy Griffith Show episode "Mr. McBeevee"

Felicity Huffman on the episode of Sports Night where her character, "Dana Whitaker" kissed Peter Krause's character, "Casey McCall"

Roy Huggins on the Maverick  episode "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres"

Suzuki Ingerslev on designs in the Six Feet Under finale

Suzuki Ingerslev on the True Blood finale

Suzuki Ingerslev on her designs for the time jumps in the Six Feet Under finale, and on Alan Ball fighting to get a helicopter for that episode

Al Jean on The Simpsons episode "There's Something About Marrying"

Al Jean on The Simpsons episode "Blame it on Lisa"

Al Jean on The Simpsons episode "A Streetcar Named Marge"

Geri Jewell on having to perform a dance number on the first The Facts of Life episode on which she appeared ("Cousin Geri")

George Clayton Johnson on The Twilight Zone episode "Penny for Your Thoughts"

George Clayton Johnson on The Twilight Zone episode "The Four of Us Are Dying"

George Clayton Johnson on the Star Trek episode he wrote, "The Man Trap," being the premiere episode

Robert Justman on "The Zanti Misfits" episode of The Outer Limits

Elodie Keene on directing Claire Danes and Jared Leto on My So-Called Life

Bob Keeshan on remaining in character as "Clarabell the Clown", and his opinion on the Howdy Doody finale where "Clarabell" spoke for the only time

David E. Kelley on favorite episodes or issues on Boston Legal - the finale

Barry Kemp on the Newhart series finale

Walter Koenig on his favorite episodes of Star Trek

Michael Learned on filming the first episode of The Waltons and early critical reaction

David Lee on writing the first episode of Frasier

Judith Light on her One Life to Live character "Karen Wolek" and her famous courtroom scene

Art Linkletter on his friendship with Walt Disney and on hosting the live broadcast of the opening of Disneyland

John J. Lloyd on memorable episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents  - "The Glass Eye"

Norman Lloyd on directing the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Jar"

Norman Lloyd on what he thought of the final episode of St. Elsewhere

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the premiere of Veep in 2012; on how the subject matter was a "goldmine for comedy"

Will Mackenzie on directing the Family Ties episode "A, My Name is Alex", featuring Michael J. Fox

Will Mackenzie on directing the Moonlighting episode "Atomic Shakespeare"

Gavin MacLeod on "The Last Show," the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Gavin MacLeod on the pilot for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and on the first few episodes

William H. Macy on the live episode of ER

Martin Manulis on the first episode of Playhouse 90, "Forbidden Area," and second episode, "Requiem for a Heavyweight"

Sonia Manzano on the Sesame Street episode "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" (airdate: November 24, 1983)

Rose Marie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and on working for producer Sheldon Leonard (she discusses the classic episode "It May Look Like a Walnut")

Dick Martin on directing the series finale of Newhart and its surprise ending

Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing the final episode of 30 Rock

Rue McClanahan on the Maude episode "Maude's Dilemma," and on her fan mail

Rue McClanahan on the Maude episode "Maude's Dilemma," and on her fan mail

Producer Burt Metcalfe on the most effective line in M*A*S*H: "The Interview"

Burt Metcalfe on the M*A*S*H finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"

Burt Metcalfe on the next-to-last M*A*S*H episode "As Time Goes By"

Burt Metcalfe on the reception of the M*A*S*H finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"

Mary Tyler Moore on initially disliking The Dick Van Dyke Show episode "Never Bathe on Saturday" (airdate: March 31, 1965), when Laura's toe is stuck in a faucet

Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (airdate: October 25, 1975)

Bill Mumy on appearing in the classic Twilight Zone  episode "It's a Good Life"

Bill Mumy on appearing in the classic Twilight Zone  episode "Long Distance Call"

Bob Newhart on the pilot and first episode of The Bob Newhart Show

Bob Newhart on the surprise ending of the Newhart series finale and the "red herring" ending that was written to elude the press

Laraine Newman on the first episode of Saturday Night Live

Leonard Nimoy on his creation of "Mr. Spock's" Vulcan salute and its use in the episode "Amok Time"

Leonard Nimoy on the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark," and "Spock's" mind meld ability

Executive Don Ohlmeyer on the final episode of Seinfeld

Executive Don Ohlmeyer on the final episode of Cheers

Bill Persky on how he and partner San Denoff came to write for The Dick Van Dyke Show, on on writing the classic episode "That's My Boy??" with Sheldon Leonard

Suzanne Pleshette on her cameo on the series finale of Newhart

Tom Poston on the final episode of Newhart

Tim Reid on writing the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "A Family Affair" which dealt with race

Tim Reid on the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "In Concert" about The Who concert in Cincinnati that resulted in the deaths of several attendees

Tim Reid on dealing with serious subjects on "The Bridge" and the "Frank Joins the Club" episodes of Frank's Place

Del Reisman on being on set for the filming of The Twilight Zone episodes "The Invaders" and "Eye of the Beholder"

Gene Reynolds on the M*A*S*H  episode "Point of View"

Gene Reynolds on killing off "Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H

Producer Gene Reynolds on the classic M*A*S*H  episode "The Interview"

Gene Reynolds on the M*A*S*H  episode "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet"

John Rich on the live broadcast of the opening of Disneyland ("Dateline: Disneyland")(airdate: July 17, 1955)

John Rich on memorable episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

John Rich on Procter & Gamble and CBS having issues with the "That's My Boy?" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show

John Rich on the audience's reaction to the kiss in the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit"

Director John Rich on Sammy Davis Jr.'s suggestion, as a guest on The Tonight Show, that he would make a funny guest star on All in the Family (leading to his appearance on the classic episode "Sammy's Visit")

Lee Rich on the "House Divided" episode of Dallas which generated the question, "Who Shot J.R.?"

Lee Rich on Patrick Ewing leaving and returning to Dallas - the previous season was all a dream

Doris Roberts on the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "The Wallpaper" where "Marie" and "Frank" crash a car into "Ray's" living room

Cliff Robertson on the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Dummy" (SPOILERS!)

Phil Rosenthal on the series finale of Everybody Loves Raymond

Barney Rosenzweig on the cast of the first episodes of the TV series Cagney & Lacey and cast changes after the first six episodes

Marion Ross on the final episode of Happy Days, which featured the marriage of "Joanie" and "Chachi," and the return of Ron Howard as "Ritchie Cunningham"

Glenda Rovello on production design for the Will & Grace episodes "Lows in the Mid-Eighties," Parts I and II (set in the 1980s)

Glenda Rovello on production design for the Will & Grace episode "A Gay Olde Christmas"

Glenda Rovello on production design for the Will & Grace episode "Jack's Big Gay Wedding"

Glenda Rovello on production design for the Will & Grace episode "We Love Lucy" which recreated sets from the I Love Lucy episodes "Job Switching," "Lucy Does a TV Commercial," and "Lucy's Italian Movie"

Jay Sandrich on the I Love Lucy episode "Lucy Does the Tango" (1957) in which Lucy dances and crushes the eggs she's trying to hide from Ricky

Jay Sandrich on the challenges faced by the writers and cast for the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Jay Sandrich on the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Jay Sandrich on the classic episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show which introduced Betty White as "Sue Anne Nivens"

Jay Sandrich on a scene in Soap which deals with sexual tension, written from a woman's perspective

Jay Sandrich on The Cosby Show episode "Denise's Friend," and directing an episode that didn't start out as being funny and finding the humor

Jay Sandrich on how a disastrous runthrough of the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show transformed into a very successful first taping

Richard Schiff on The West Wing episode "In Excelsis Deo"

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the "Lucy Does the Tango" episode of I Love Lucy

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the final episode of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, "Lucy Meets the Mustache" with Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams

George Schlatter on Richard M. Nixon's appearance on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In

Lloyd J. Schwartz on classic episodes of The Brady Bunch

Garry Shandling on the finale of The Larry Sanders Show

George Shapiro on Andy Kaufman reading "The Great Gatsby" on Saturday Night Live

Doris Singleton on the Harpo Marx episode of I Love Lucy

Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Baby Pictures" episode

Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Lucy Tells the Truth" episode

Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode "The Dancing Star" with Van Johnson 

Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "Lucy and Superman"

Doris Singleton on the "Edith Has Jury Duty" episode of All in the Family

Yeardley Smith on Michael Jackson guest starring on The Simpsons

Yeardley Smith on Dustin Hoffman guest starring on The Simpsons on the episode "Lisa's Substitute"

Suzanne Somers on working with John Ritter in the classic Three's Company episode "Handcuffed"

Jean Stapleton on the All in the Family episode "Edith's Christmas Story," which dealt with breast cancer

Jeremy Stevens on memorable episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond

Stanford Tischler on the classic M*A*S*H episode "Abyssinia, Henry" and when he was informed about the show's ending

Neil Travis on editing "Kunta Kinte's" capture in part one of Roots

Timothy Van Patten on his "story by" credit for the "Pine Barrens" episode of The Sopranos

Clint Walker on shooting the first episode of Cheyenne

Mike Wallace on the first episode of 60 Minutes, and Harry Reasoner leaving the show

Malcolm-Jamal Warner on his favorite Cosby Show  episodes

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the "Lucy Does the Tango" episode of I Love Lucy

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the final episode of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, "Lucy Meets the Mustache" with Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams

Betty White on The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust"

Betty White on The Mary Tyler Moore Show finale 

Tucker Wiard on the famous Carol Burnett Show sketch "Went With the Wind"

Henry Winkler on classic episodes of Happy Days

Terence Winter on the series finale of The Sopranos

Bud Yorkin on the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit"

Leo Yoshimura on working with Eugene Lee on production designing the first few episodes of Saturday Night Live, and working with the stagehands on the show

Alan Zweibel on the first episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by George Carlin, and on how Lorne Michaels handled it