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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

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  • Memorable Moments on Television
    • We Celebrated
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    • We Laughed
  • Pop Culture
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  • TV's Golden Age (1940s & ‘50s)
  • TV’s Golden Age (1940s & ‘50s)
  • Technological Innovation
  • Television Industry
  • Television and the Presidency

Who Talked About This Topic

  • Edie Adams
  • Debbie Allen
  • Steve Allen
  • Edward Asner
  • Larry Auerbach
  • Thomas Azzari
  • Reza Badiyi
  • Donald Bellisario
  • Harve Bennett
  • Ken Berry
  • Steve Binder
  • George Bodenheimer
  • Ernest Borgnine
  • Bernie Brillstein
  • Alton Brown
  • Carol Burnett
  • Allan Burns
  • LeVar Burton
  • Sid Caesar
  • Dick Cavett
  • Richard Chamberlain
  • Glen Charles
  • Les Charles
  • Tony Charmoli
  • Tom Cherones
  • Nick Clooney
  • Robert Conrad
  • Bill Conti
  • Tim Conway
  • Hal Cooper
  • Jeanne Cooper
  • Bob Costas
  • Elinor Donahue
  • Dick Ebersol
  • Roger Ebert
  • Kevin Eubanks
  • Jamie Farr
  • Tom Freston
  • Mitzi Gaynor
  • Larry Gelbart
  • Frank Gifford
  • Leonard H. Goldenson
  • Julian Goodman
  • Curt Gowdy
  • Everett Greenbaum
  • Earl Hamner, Jr.
  • Monica Horan
  • David Jacobs
  • Quincy Jones
  • Chuck Jones
  • Bob Keeshan
  • Barry Kemp
  • Michael Patrick King
  • William Klages
  • Jack Klugman
  • Harvey Korman
  • Chuck Lorre
  • Bob Mackie
  • Delbert Mann
  • Bob Markell
  • Dick Martin
  • Bob McGrath
  • Burt Metcalfe
  • Don Mischer
  • Bill Moyers
  • Roger Mudd
  • Diana Muldaur
  • Jonathan Murray
  • Marty Pasetta
  • Suzanne Pleshette
  • Hector Ramirez
  • Lee Rich
  • Hank Rieger
  • Geraldo Rivera
  • Phil Rosenthal
  • Thomas Schlamme
  • George Schlatter
  • Paul Shaffer
  • Jack Shea
  • David Shore
  • John Silva
  • Garry Simpson
  • Bob Smith
  • Sid Smith
  • Jerry Stiller
  • Ret Turner
  • Clint Walker
  • Tucker Wiard

Television is a medium that creates shared experience -- whether it's a news event or a compelling storyline, there are certain moments which will always be remembered.

 

  • We Celebrated (such as: Olympics, Beatles on Ed Sullivan, Camryn Manheim wins the Emmy, Fall of the Berlin Wall)
  • We Laughed (Bloopers, Newhart final episode, Sammy Davis Jr. kisses Archie Bunker, Lucy Does a TV Commercial)
  • We Cried (9/11, JFK assassination, Henry Blake dies on M*A*S*H, Challenger explodes)
  • We Considered (Checkers speech, I Have A Dream Speech, Edith has breast cancer, “The Day After”)
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All Interviewee clips on this topic

  • Edie Adams
    • Edie Adams on how Ernie Kovacs would tune a television
      Clip begins at: 11:56, Duration: 00m 54s
    • Edie Adams on memorable moments from Ernie Kovacs' acts and shows - playing the giant piano
      Clip begins at: 14:37, Duration: 00m 44s
  • Debbie Allen
    • Debbie Allen on the episode of A Different World that dealt with the L.A. riots
      Clip begins at: 24:35, Duration: 01m 47s
  • Steve Allen
    • Steve Allen on his early recollections of TV - Kathy Fiscus falling down the well and the idea of event television
      Clip begins at: 04:30, Duration: 02m 08s
    • Steve Allen on Kim Novak as a guest on Tonight
      Clip begins at: 27:16, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Steve Allen on the openings of The Tonight Show
      Clip begins at: 16:18, Duration: 01m 07s
    • Steve Allen on dressing as a cop and going out onto the street for The Tonight Show
      Clip begins at: 17:25, Duration: 01m 35s
    • Steve Allen on sketches outside the studio on The Tonight Show
      Clip begins at: 19:00, Duration: 01m 52s
    • Steve Allen on the fake car accident stunt on The Tonight Show
      Clip begins at: 20:52, Duration: 00m 45s
    • Steve Allen on musical guests on The Tonight Show - Duke Ellington
      Clip begins at: 00:04, Duration: 01m 48s
    • Steve Allen on sketches on The Tonight Show - The Question Man
      Clip begins at: 04:20, Duration: 02m 21s
    • Steve Allen on sketches on The Tonight Show - Crazy Shots
      Clip begins at: 08:06, Duration: 03m 59s
    • Steve Allen on a tug-of-war with an elephant on The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show
      Clip begins at: 10:19, Duration: 02m 00s
    • Steve Allen on a tea-bag sketch on The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show
      Clip begins at: 16:44, Duration: 00m 57s
    • Steve Allen on funny phone call sketches on The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show
      Clip begins at: 18:38, Duration: 04m 13s
  • Edward Asner
    • Ed Asner on "Lou Grant"'s "I hate spunk!" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
      Clip begins at: 26:43, Duration: 01m 22s
    • Ed Asner on the classic The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
      Clip begins at: 13:28, Duration: 04m 23s
    • Ed Asner on The Mary Tyler Moore Show  episode "Chuckles Bites The Dust"
      Clip begins at: 35:12, Duration: 06m 36s
  • Larry Auerbach
    • Larry Auerbach on the final episode of M*A*S*H: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
      Clip begins at: 06:01, Duration: 01m 49s
  • Thomas Azzari
    • Thomas Azzari on designing the bedroom set for the final Newhart episode
      Clip begins at: 51:14, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Thomas Azzari on set designing for the Seinfeld  episode "The Finale"
      Clip begins at: 27:51, Duration: 01m 52s
  • Reza Badiyi
    • Reza Badiyi on creating the iconic title sequence for The Mary Tyler Moore Show - he came up with her famous hat toss
      Clip begins at: 21:17, Duration: 02m 21s
  • Donald Bellisario
    • Donald Belisario on the final episode of Quantum Leap
      Clip begins at: 21:35, Duration: 03m 28s
    • Donald Belisario on Dean Stockwell's difficulty with the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home"
      Clip begins at: 17:56, Duration: 02m 36s
  • Harve Bennett
    • Harve Bennett on the importance of the made-for-TV movie A Woman Called Golda
      Clip begins at: 10:54, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Ken Berry
    • Ken Berry's long F-Troop tracking shot
      Clip begins at: 42:13, Duration: 01m 28s
  • Steve Binder
    • Steve Binder on directing Diana Ross in Central Park (1985)
      Clip begins at: 14:48, Duration: 04m 02s
  • George Bodenheimer
    • George Bodenheimer on ESPN televising the America's Cup sailing event for the first time in 1987
      Clip begins at: 03:24, Duration: 06m 49s
  • Ernest Borgnine
    • Ernest Borgnine on winning the Oscar for Marty and having a bet with Jerry Lewis
      Clip begins at: 55:06, Duration: 02m 05s
  • Bernie Brillstein
    • Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson as Muppet Ralph on The Jimmy Dean Show
      Clip begins at: 00:25, Duration: 00m 48s
    • Manager Bernie Brillstein on The Muppets appearance on Saturday Night Live
      Clip begins at: 25:16, Duration: 00m 44s
    • Bernie Brillstein on the creation of The Blues Brothers
      Clip begins at: 13:55, Duration: 05m 45s
  • Alton Brown
    • Alton Brown on favorite episodes of Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 23:17, Duration: 02m 50s
  • Carol Burnett
    • Carol Burnett on her appearance on The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show and the beginning of the ear tug
      Clip begins at: 19:32, Duration: 01m 18s
    • Carol Burnett on the famous "Went with the Wind!" sketch on The Carol Burnett Show
      Clip begins at: 28:09, Duration: 00m 49s
    • Carol Burnett on her Tarzan laugh
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 00m 44s
  • Allan Burns
    • Allan Burns on being a page on "The Battler" starring Paul Newman and James Dean - an episode of Playwrights '56
      Clip begins at: 11:41, Duration: 01m 51s
    • Show co-creator Allan Burns on Mary Tyler Moore's expertise as an actress that allowed her to play the first part 'serious' of famed The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust," even when she had trouble keeping a straight face during dress rehearsal
      Clip begins at: 03:16, Duration: 02m 10s
  • LeVar Burton
    • LeVar Burton on one of his favorite scenes in Roots
      Clip begins at: 17:25, Duration: 01m 35s
  • Sid Caesar
    • Sid Caesar on his Pagliacci take-off ("Galipacci") on Caesar's Hour and an ad lib he did "live" when his make-up pencil broke
      Clip begins at: 21:52, Duration: 01m 36s
  • Dick Cavett
    • Dick Cavett on interviewing John Lennon and Yoko Ono and problems with the network
      Clip begins at: 32:35, Duration: 02m 54s
    • Dick Cavett on interviewing friend Groucho Marx
      Clip begins at: 29:08, Duration: 02m 31s
  • Richard Chamberlain
    • Richard Chamberlain on how the forbidden love story of The Thorn Birds made it so popular
      Clip begins at: 55:15, Duration: 01m 47s
  • Glen Charles
    • Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of The Bob Newhart Show
      Clip begins at: 09:55, Duration: 01m 58s
    • Glen and Les Charles on the title sequence of Taxi
      Clip begins at: 23:33, Duration: 01m 38s
    • Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of Cheers
      Clip begins at: 24:17, Duration: 00m 37s
  • Les Charles
    • Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of The Bob Newhart Show
      Clip begins at: 09:55, Duration: 01m 58s
    • Glen and Les Charles on the title sequence of Taxi
      Clip begins at: 23:33, Duration: 01m 38s
    • Glen and Les Charles on the series finale of Cheers
      Clip begins at: 24:17, Duration: 00m 37s
  • Tony Charmoli
    • Tony Charmoli on receiving a Dance Magazine Award on The Tonight Show for his choreography on Hit Parade and walking off The Tonight Show
      Clip begins at: 01:54, Duration: 03m 55s
  • Tom Cherones
    • Tom Cherones on the Seinfeld episode "The Finale"
      Clip begins at: 32:08, Duration: 00m 31s
    • Tom Cherones on the Seinfeld episode "The Junior Mint"
      Clip begins at: 20:03, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Tom Cherones on the Seinfeld episode "The Bubble Boy"
      Clip begins at: 17:50, Duration: 01m 13s
    • Tom Cherones on the Seinfeld episode "The Contest"
      Clip begins at: 16:06, Duration: 01m 41s
    • Tom Cherones on the Seinfeld  episode "The Parking Garage"
      Clip begins at: 10:44, Duration: 03m 01s
  • Nick Clooney
    • Nick Clooney on appearing with sisters Rosemary and Betty on The Mike Douglas Show
      Clip begins at: 16:42, Duration: 01m 13s
  • Robert Conrad
    • Robert Conrad on his Eveready Battery Commercial 
      Clip begins at: 04:04, Duration: 01m 32s
  • Bill Conti
    • Bill Conti on playing Julia Roberts off when her speech went long at The Academy Awards
      Clip begins at: 54:43, Duration: 02m 52s
  • Tim Conway
    • Tim Conway and Harvey Korman on "Carol and Sis" on The Carol Burnett Show
      Clip begins at: 14:01, Duration: 00m 39s
  • Hal Cooper
    • Hal Cooper on Allan Sherman insisting Bill Cosby be a guest on the Tonight show
      Clip begins at: 00:04, Duration: 02m 00s
    • Hal Cooper on directing the Maude episode "Maude's Dilemma, Part II"
      Clip begins at: 18:51, Duration: 03m 18s
  • Jeanne Cooper
    • Jeanne Cooper on fond memories of working with Morey Amsterdam
      Clip begins at: 41:42, Duration: 02m 23s
  • Bob Costas
    • Bob Costas on covering the 1986 World Series when the Red Sox almost beat the curse, and the Red Sox finally beating it in 2004
      Clip begins at: 32:42, Duration: 02m 35s
    • Bob Costas on Kirk Gibson hitting the home-run off Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series
      Clip begins at: 35:17, Duration: 01m 36s
    • Bob Costas on the Centennial Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
      Clip begins at: 07:21, Duration: 01m 54s
  • Elinor Donahue
    • Elinor Donahue on singing with Andy Griffith on a Christmas episode of The Andy Griffith Show
      Clip begins at: 24:54, Duration: 02m 07s
  • Dick Ebersol
    • Dick Ebersol on how Muhammed Ali came to be involved with the Atlanta Olympics
      Clip begins at: 55:39
  • Roger Ebert
    • Roger Ebert on discussing colorization and a black and white episode of Siskel & Ebert & the Movies
      Clip begins at: 20:57, Duration: 02m 46s
  • Kevin Eubanks
    • Kevin Eubanks on Jay Leno's 2009 exit from The Tonight Show and move to a 10pm show (The Jay Leno Show)
      Clip begins at: 55:50, Duration: 03m 44s
  • Jamie Farr
    • Jamie Farr on cross-dressing as "Klinger" on M*A*S*H and reaction from fans from the "Big Mac" episode
      Clip begins at: 47:56, Duration: 02m 45s
    • Jamie Farr on the final episode of M*A*S*H
      Clip begins at: 43:26, Duration: 02m 37s
  • Tom Freston
    • Tom Freston on the launch of MTV and the MTV logo
      Clip begins at: 43:49, Duration: 02m 27s
  • Mitzi Gaynor
    • Mitzi Gaynor on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the same night The Beatles were on
      Clip begins at: 39:32, Duration: 06m 52s
    • Mitzi Gaynor on singing "Georgy Girl" on The 1967 Academy Awards - the most heralded performance on an Oscar broadcast
      Clip begins at: 52:38, Duration: 05m 26s
    • Mitzi Gaynor on performing "I Can Cook, Too" on her television special Mitzi ... A Tribute to an American Housewife
      Clip begins at: 27:34, Duration: 02m 26s
  • Larry Gelbart
    • Larry Gelbart on what to him represented the best of television; those moments when it brought the country together as a family, as in the Kennedy funeral, or the Challenger launch
      Clip begins at: 00:34, Duration: 02m 10s
  • Frank Gifford
    • Frank Gifford on securing an exclusive pre-game interview for CBS with Vince Lombardi before the first Super Bowl in 1967
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 04m 42s
    • Frank Gifford on working on Wide World of Sports and memories of the terrorist attack in Munich at the 1972 Olympics
      Clip begins at: 20:15, Duration: 04m 00s
  • Leonard H. Goldenson
    • Leonard Goldenson on airing The McCarthy Hearings in their entirety on ABC
      Clip begins at: 11:25, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Julian Goodman
    • Julian Goodman on NBC's coverage of JFK's assassination
      Clip begins at: 19:27, Duration: 08m 17s
    • Julian Goodman on NBC's coverage of Lee Harvey Oswald's death - TV's first live murder
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 02m 48s
    • Julian Goodman on news coverage of the 1968 Democratic Convention
      Clip begins at: 21:48, Duration: 03m 06s
  • Curt Gowdy
    • Curt Gowdy on Ted Willams last game
      Clip begins at: 16:10, Duration: 02m 58s
  • Everett Greenbaum
    • Everett Greenbaum on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
      Clip begins at: 07:07, Duration: 01m 45s
  • Earl Hamner, Jr.
    • Earl Hamner on working on the TV version of Heidi and the broadcast's memorable interruption of a football game
      Clip begins at: 02:14, Duration: 04m 58s
  • Monica Horan
    • Monica Horan on finding out that the characters of "Robert" and "Amy" were getting married on Everybody Loves Raymond
      Clip begins at: 12:09, Duration: 02m 45s
    • Monica Horan on some of her favorite episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond, "Robert's Wedding" and  the "Italy" episode with Ray Romano
      Clip begins at: 02:55, Duration: 02m 34s
    • Monica Horan on meeting Tim Conway and his comments on the episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, "Robert Moves Back" and her memories of performing in that episode
      Clip begins at: 01:27, Duration: 01m 28s
  • David Jacobs
    • David Jacobs on the "Who Shot J.R.?" storyline on Dallas
      Clip begins at: 25:56, Duration: 03m 48s
    • David Jacobs on the Bobby out of the shower/last season was all a dream storyline on Dallas
      Clip begins at: 29:44, Duration: 02m 43s
  • Chuck Jones
    • Chuck Jones on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
      Clip begins at: 10:52, Duration: 09m 05s
  • Quincy Jones
    • Quincy Jones on MTV and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video
      Clip begins at: 15:35, Duration: 03m 39s
  • Bob Keeshan
    • Bob Keeshan on "Lucky", the puppet before "Howdy Doody" and "Howdy Doody" running for President
      Clip begins at: 16:19, Duration: 04m 54s
    • 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
      Clip begins at: 07:46, Duration: 01m 26s
  • Barry Kemp
    • Barry Kemp on the Newhart series finale
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 02m 28s
  • Michael Patrick King
    • Michael Patrick King on Carrie ending up with Big, and revealing his name
      Clip begins at: 37:47, Duration: 00m 41s
  • William Klages
    • William Klages on working on JFK's inauguration, which Frank Sinatra produced
      Clip begins at: 23:37, Duration: 03m 59s
  • Jack Klugman
    • Jack Klugman on "The Blacklist" episode of The Defenders and winning and Emmy for the role
      Clip begins at: 20:37, Duration: 04m 59s
  • Harvey Korman
    • Tim Conway and Harvey Korman on "Carol and Sis" on The Carol Burnett Show
      Clip begins at: 14:01, Duration: 00m 39s
  • Chuck Lorre
    • Chuck Lorre on how Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Superbowl changed things on Two and Half Men; on dealing with censorship
      Clip begins at: 50:50, Duration: 01m 57s
  • Bob Mackie
    • Bob Mackie on designing the Queen Elizabeth gown for Whoopi Goldberg for the 1999 Academy Awards
      Clip begins at: 22:08, Duration: 01m 23s
  • Delbert Mann
    • Delbert Mann on Paddy Chayefsky's production "Marty" on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
      Clip begins at: 06:53, Duration: 07m 18s
  • Bob Markell
    • Bob Markell on an extraordinary scene for Stage 67, now saved in the Academy archives
      Clip begins at: 27:10, Duration: 01m 28s
  • Dick Martin
    • Dick Martin on Richard Nixon's cameo on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
      Clip begins at: 13:36, Duration: 01m 47s
    • Dick Martin on directing the series finale of Newhart  and its surprise ending
      Clip begins at: 12:50, Duration: 04m 10s
  • Bob McGrath
    • Bob McGrath on how Will Lee's passing was handled on Sesame Street - the famous "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" episode
      Clip begins at: 26:58, Duration: 01m 36s
    • Bob McGrath on filming the emotional scene of episode "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" when "Big Bird" comes to understand that "Mr. Hooper" has died
      Clip begins at: 00:07, Duration: 00m 47s
    • Bob McGrath on memories working with guest star Linda Bove on Sesame Street and the far-reaching impact of an episode about hearing impairment
      Clip begins at: 02:11, Duration: 01m 31s
  • Burt Metcalfe
    • Burt Metcalfe on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
      Clip begins at: 06:18, Duration: 04m 39s
    • Producer Burt Metcalfe on the most effective line in M*A*S*H: "The Interview"
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 03m 01s
    • Burt Metcalfe on the M*A*S*H  finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
      Clip begins at: 18:39, Duration: 09m 54s
    • Burt Metcalfe on the next-to-last M*A*S*H  episode "As Time Goes By"
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 04m 17s
    • Burt Metcalfe on the reception of the M*A*S*H  finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 02m 04s
  • Don Mischer
    • Don Mischer on Super Bowl 49 - how Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" led him back to the halftime show
      Clip begins at: 15:38, Duration: 01m 57s
    • Don Mischer on producing the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Muhammad Ali carrying the torch
      Clip begins at: 42:46, Duration: 02m 53s
  • Bill Moyers
    • Bill Moyers on the "Daisy" ad for the 1964 Presidential campaign
      Clip begins at: 08:13, Duration: 05m 31s
  • Roger Mudd
    • Roger Mudd on reporting on the passage of the Civil Rights Bill
      Clip begins at: 45:18, Duration: 01m 29s
    • Roger Mudd on covering Bobby Kennedy's Presidential bid and standing next to Ethel Kennedy when Bobby was assassinated
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 07m 30s
  • Diana Muldaur
    • Diana Muldaur on her L.A. Law character Rosalind Shays falling down the elevator shaft
      Clip begins at: 35:44, Duration: 01m 13s
  • Jonathan Murray
    • Jonathan Murray on Kevin and Julie's fight on the first season of The Real World
      Clip begins at: 49:51, Duration: 00m 42s
  • Marty Pasetta
    • Marty Pasetta on Charlie Chaplin appearing on the first Academy Awards he directed
      Clip begins at: 00:32, Duration: 01m 26s
    • Marty Pasetta on The Academy Awards infamous streaking incident 
      Clip begins at: 25:24, Duration: 01m 34s
    • Marty Pasetta on Marlon Brando refusing his Oscar
      Clip begins at: 26:58, Duration: 01m 20s
    • Marty Pasetta on Vanessa Redgrave's infamous protest speech at The Academy Awards
      Clip begins at: 02:15, Duration: 01m 48s
  • Suzanne Pleshette
    • Suzanne Pleshette on her cameo in the series finale of Newhart
      Clip begins at: 24:03, Duration: 03m 43s
  • Hector Ramirez
    • Hector Ramirez on working on Elvis Presley's concerts for television
      Clip begins at: 25:50, Duration: 01m 53s
  • Lee Rich
    • Lee Rich on the "House Divided" episode of Dallas which generated the question, "Who Shot J.R.?"
      Clip begins at: 18:00, Duration: 01m 50s
    • Lee Rich on Patrick Ewing leaving and returning to Dallas - the previous season was all a dream
      Clip begins at: 22:17, Duration: 01m 30s
  • Hank Rieger
    • Hank Rieger on "the Heidi incident" when NBC aired the beginning of Heidi instead of the end of a football game
      Clip begins at: 03:20, Duration: 02m 59s
  • Geraldo Rivera
    • Geraldo Rivera on airing the Zapruder film on his news series Good Night America
      Clip begins at: 26:19, Duration: 02m 48s
    • Geraldo Rivera on hosting The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault
      Clip begins at: 45:28, Duration: 04m 42s
    • Geraldo Rivera on getting his nose broken on The Geraldo Rivera Show
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 04m 18s
  • Phil Rosenthal
    • Phil Rosenthal on the "Wallpaper" episode of Everybody Loves Raymond
      Clip begins at: 25:36, Duration: 01m 34s
    • Phil Rosenthal on the series finale of Everybody Loves Raymond
      Clip begins at: 04:31, Duration: 13m 26s
  • Thomas Schlamme
    • Thomas Schlamme on watching the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention with his father
      Clip begins at: 11:32, Duration: 00m 50s
  • George Schlatter
    • George Schlatter on Richard M. Nixon's appearance on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
      Clip begins at: 12:21, Duration: 01m 53s
  • Paul Shaffer
    • Paul Shaffer on Sonny and Cher's reunion (November 13, 1987) on Late Night with David Letterman
      Clip begins at: 41:24, Duration: 03m 01s
  • Jack Shea
    • Director Jack Shea on "George Jefferson's" walk on The Jeffersons
      Clip begins at: 03:16, Duration: 00m 39s
    • Director Jack Shea on directing Leonardo DiCaprio on Growing Pains
      Clip begins at: 27:44, Duration: 00m 33s
  • David Shore
    • David Shore on House  coming to an end
      Clip begins at: 43:15, Duration: 05m 29s
  • John Silva
    • John Silva on early KTLA news broadcasts, including the Kathy Fiscus story
      Clip begins at: 18:07, Duration: 08m 49s
  • Garry Simpson
    • Garry Simpson on Frank Lloyd Wright appearing on Wide Wide World
      Clip begins at: 24:08, Duration: 01m 52s
  • Bob Smith
    • "Buffalo" Bob Smith on going on the air with the very first Howdy Doody Show
      Clip begins at: 13:58, Duration: 00m 53s
  • Sid Smith
    • Sid Smith on Jimmy Durante's Mrs. Calabash line on The Jimmy Durante Show
      Clip begins at: 20:03, Duration: 00m 33s
  • Jerry Stiller
    • Jerry Stiller on working with Michael Richards on the Festivus episode of Seinfeld
      Clip begins at: 27:24, Duration: 01m 52s
  • Ret Turner
    • Ret Turner on dressing Cher in her infamous Academy Awards dress
      Clip begins at: 14:44, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Clint Walker
    • Clint Walker on guest-starring on The Jack Benny Show
      Clip begins at: 14:23, Duration: 01m 45s
  • Tucker Wiard
    • Tucker Wiard on funny moments on The Carol Burnett Show
      Clip begins at: 05:04, Duration: 02m 02s
    • Tucker Wiard on Dan Quayle's comment about the character of "Murphy Brown"
      Clip begins at: 33:38, Duration: 03m 42s
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