Interviewees discuss the memorable television moments that made us cry.
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"At President Kennedy's funeral when young John-John came out and saluted.... I still think it's the best single, most impressive, most dramatic television shot in the history of television." - Julian Goodman, NBC Executive
Highlights

Julian Goodman on NBC's coverage of JFK's assassination

Joan Ganz Cooney on the Sesame Street episode following actor Will Lee's death, "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" (airdate: November 24, 1983)

Jim McKay on the Israeli hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics

Fred Rogers on addressing the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Tim Russert on the Meet the Press broadcast following 9/11 and the tribute to Father Mychal Judge

Walter Cronkite on announcing the assassination of President Kennedy; the emotional impact of that day
Who Talked about This Topic
Alan Alda
Alan Alda on the M*A*S*H episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"-- its dramatic significance and Alda's critique of a scene in which he cries on camera
Larry Auerbach
Larry Auerbach on the final episode of M*A*S*H: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
Paris Barclay
Paris Barclay on directing Jimmy Smits' last episode of NYPD Blue
Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco on portraying the death of "Sgt. Phil Esterhaus" after actor Michael Conrad dies during series production
Stan Chambers
Stan Chambers on reporting at the scene of the 1949 Kathy Fiscus tragedy -- a story that was followed nationwide
Stan Chambers the conclusion of the 1949 Kathy Fiscus tragedy and some of the details of the coverage as well as the influence it had for how television covered live news events
Stan Chambers on covering the Los Angeles riots in 1993
Stan Chambers on covering the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968
Stan Chambers on KTLA's breaking the news story of the Rodney King beating by Los Angeles police officers
Stan Chambers on a photo of his coverage of the 1949 Kathy Fiscus tragedy
Stan Chambers on a screen photo of his breaking the Rodney King beating story on KTLA
Glen Charles
Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of Cheers
Joan Ganz Cooney
Joan Ganz Cooney on the Sesame Street episode following actor Will Lee's death, "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" (airdate: November 24, 1983)
Warren Cowan
Publicist Warren Cowan on the televised Kathy Fiscus tragedy
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite on announcing the assassination of President Kennedy; the emotional impact of that day
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi on using a version of the Stark theme, "Goodbye Brother," during "Hodor's" death in season 6 of Game of Thrones
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson on questionning Ronald Reagan about the failure of O-rings in the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy
On the September 11, 2001 attacks and his view of generational historical moments
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr on the final episode of M*A*S*H
Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford on working on Wide World of Sports and memories of the terrorist attack in Munich at the 1972 Olympics
Leonard Goldberg
Leonard Goldberg on William Blinn adding narration to the TV movie Brian's Song
Julian Goodman
Julian Goodman on NBC's coverage of JFK's assassination
Everett Greenbaum
Everett Greenbaum on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
Ron Howard
Ron Howard on using the death of a pet in real life to reach the emotions needed in The Andy Griffith Show episode "Opie the Birdman"
Irma Kalish
Irma Kalish on how writing the All in the Family episode dealing with cancer helped her friend, and impacted her feeling about her profession "you never know how many people you've touched"
Rocky Kalish
Irma Kalish on how writing the All in the Family episode dealing with cancer helped her friend, and impacted her feeling about her profession "you never know how many people you've touched"
Bob Keeshan
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
A.C. Lyles
A.C. Lyles on the early years of KTLA and the impact of the Kathy Fiscus tragedy
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod on "The Last Show," the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano on the Sesame Street episode "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" (airdate: November 24, 1983)
Sonia Manzano on the death of Muppet creator Jim Henson
Bob McGrath
Bob McGrath on how Will Lee's passing was handled on Sesame Street - the famous "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" episode
Bob McGrath on filming the emotional scene of episode "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" when "Big Bird" comes to understand that "Mr. Hooper" has died
Jim McKay
Jim McKay on the Israeli hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics
Burt Metcalfe
Burt Metcalfe on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
Producer Burt Metcalfe on the most effective line in M*A*S*H: "The Interview"
Burt Metcalfe on the next-to-last M*A*S*H episode "As Time Goes By"
Roger Mudd
Roger Mudd on covering Bobby Kennedy's Presidential bid and standing next to Ethel Kennedy when Bobby was assassinated
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart on the surprise ending of the Newhart series finale and the "red herring" ending that was written to elude the press
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor on his acting with Danielle Brisebois in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Archie Alone," that reveals Edith Bunker's death
Don Ohlmeyer
Don Ohlmeyer on Jim McKay's amazing job covering the 1972 Munich Olympics
Don Pardo
Don Pardo on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and having to read the announcement of his death
Marty Pasetta
Marty Pasetta on Charlie Chaplin appearing on the first Academy Awards he directed
Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers on addressing the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Marion Ross
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"
Tim Russert
Tim Russert on the Meet the Press broadcast following 9/11 and the tribute to Father Mychal Judge
Ralph Senensky
Ralph Senensky on directing the "Grandma Comes Home" episode of The Waltons
Caroll Spinney
"Big Bird" performer Caroll Spinney on telling Will Lee ("Mr. Hooper") he loved him, during what turned out to be Lee's last day of shooting; on "Farewell, Mr. Hooper"
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton on the decision to have the character of "Edith Bunker" die, in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Archie Alone"
Keith Thibodeaux
Actor Keith Thibodeaux on being on the "Lucy Meets the Moustache" (the last) episode of I Love Lucy
Stanford Tischler
Stanford Tischler on the classic M*A*S*H episode "Abyssinia, Henry" and when he was informed about the show's ending
James Wall
James Wall on stage-managing CBS's coverage of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral
Joseph M. Wilcots
Joseph M. Wilcots on staging the Roots scenes in which "Kunta Kinte's" foot is cut off and where "Kissy" is taken from her family
Jeff Zucker
Jeff Zucker on the first episode of Saturday Night Live following 9/11