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Interviewees discuss the origins and impact of TV's greatest entertainment moments.

Highlights
Michael Learned on The Waltons'  catchphrases and the scenes around the dinner table
03:32
Henry Winkler on crafting the voice of the Fonz
01:58
Quincy Jones on composing the theme for Sanford & Son
04:05
Al Jean on The Simpsons' effect on popular culture
01:03
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her character "Elaine Benes'" phrase "GET OUT!" on Seinfeld
00:38
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Andy Ackerman

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Andy Ackerman on how Seinfeld phrases made it into the pop culture lexicon
01:51
Andy Ackerman on what makes a successful show
02:56
Andy Ackerman on working with Alex Trebek for the Jeopardy! episode of Cheers, "What is... Cliff Clavin?"
00:51
Andy Ackerman on the Cheers finale, "One for the Road"
00:49
Andy Ackerman on directing his first episode of Seinfeld, "The Chaperone," and on working with the cast
03:01
Andy Ackerman on the Seinfeld finale penned by Larry David
08:30
Andy Ackerman on Larry David's admiration of the character "Sgt. Bilko" and how that influenced Curb Your Enthusiasm
00:46

Berle Adams

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Berle Adams on his understanding of why Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis broke up their act
01:35

Lee Adams

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Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on "Bye Bye Birdie" as a commentary on the then-state of Rock 'N Roll
01:33
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on how their song "Those Were The Days" - the title song to All in the Family - softened "Archie Bunker"
00:57
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on writing the theme song to All in the Family
16:32
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on audience response to the theme song to All in the Family
02:47

Edie Adams

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Edie Adams on Ernie Kovacs' fatal car accident on January 12, 1962
02:25

Robert Adler

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Robert Adler on remote control sets going into production and on the remote control system's name Space Command
05:52

Chris Albrecht

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Chris Albrecht on the ending of The Sopranos
02:43

Alan Alda

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Alan Alda on his M*A*S*H character, "Hawkeye" Pierce
03:05
Alan Alda on the downsides of fame
03:49

Kay Alden

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Kay Alden on working with Jeanne Cooper who plays "Katherine Chancellor" on The Young and the Restless
02:21
Kay Alden on The Young and the Restless character "Katherine Chancellor" played by Jeanne Cooper and the show's early story lines
04:41

Jason Alexander

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Jason Alexander on his Seinfeld character, "George Costanza," being based on Larry David
09:14
Jason Alexander on his Seinfeld character, "George Costanza"
03:20
Jason Alexander on "George Costanza's" name and how he is similar to the character
04:01
Jason Alexander on the catchphrases of his Seinfeld character, "George Costanza"
02:14
Jason Alexander on his favorite Seinfeld episode and lines
02:46

Steve Allen

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Steve Allen on coining the phrase "bigger than a bread box" on What's My Line?
00:25

John Amos

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John Amos on the character of "James Evans" on Good Times
02:44
John Amos on his Roots character, "Kunta Kinte"
03:52
John Amos on his character of "Percy Fitzwallace" on The West Wing
02:51

Howard Anderson, Jr.

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Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening sequence for Star Trek
03:40
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for The Brady Bunch
05:52
Howard Anderson Jr. on creating the opening titles for Cheers
00:54

Charlie Andrews

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Charlie Andrews on "J. Fred Muggs," the monkey on Today
02:18

John Aniston

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John Aniston on his Days of Our Lives character, "Victor Kiriakis," and on his early storylines
02:07
John Aniston on his popularity playing "Victor Kiriakis" on Days of Our Lives
01:19

Alan A. Armer

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Alan A. Armer on David Janssen as "Dr. Richard Kimble" on The Fugitive
04:47
Alan Armer on the finale of The Fugitive, and on how it was received
02:03

Lucie Arnaz

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Lucie Arnaz on Here's Lucy and her character, "Kim Carter"
02:51
Lucie Arnaz on Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton guest-starring on Here's Lucy
01:45

James Arness

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James Arness on the character of "Marshall Matt Dillon" on Gunsmoke
03:20

Beatrice Arthur

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Beatrice Arthur on "Maude's" catchphrase: "God will get you for that!"
00:25
Beatrice Arthur on fame and celebrity
01:45
Beatrice Arthur on playing the character of "Maude Findlay" on Maude
08:06

William Asher

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William Asher on Bewitched 's animated title sequence and theme song

Edward Asner

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Ed Asner on "Lou Grant"'s "I hate spunk!" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
01:22
Ed Asner on the classic The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
04:23
Ed Asner on his character "Lou Grant" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
03:56
Ed Asner on The Mary Tyler Moore Show  episode "Chuckles Bites The Dust"
06:36

John Astin

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John Astin on his character, "Gomez Addams," on The Addams Family
09:56
John Astin on the theme song and opening credits of The Addams Family and on the revivals and legacy of the show
05:42

Larry Auerbach

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Larry Auerbach on how the William Morris Agency dealt with the emergence of Rock and Roll music and booking those acts on television
03:00
Larry Auerbach on Alan Freed and the payola scandal
05:25
Larry Auerbach on William Morris signing Elvis Presley
06:53

Hank Azaria

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Hank Azaria on being cast as "Moe Szyslak" and other characters on The Simpsons  and working with Sam Simon on developing the voices
05:39
Hank Azaria on playing "Moe Szyslak" on The Simpsons
02:24
Hank Azaria on playing "Apu Nahasapeemapetilon" on The Simpsons
04:45
Hank Azaria on playing "Jeff Albertson a.k.a. The Comic Book Guy," "Snake," and "Lou the Cop" on The Simpsons
03:25
Hank Azaria on playing "Kirk Van Houten" and "Professor Frink," who was based on Jerry Lewis, on The Simpsons
02:28
Hank Azaria on playing "Dr. Nick Riviera" and "Disco Stu" on The Simpsons  and improving lines on the show
04:17

Thomas Azzari

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Thomas Azzari on designing the bedroom set for the final Newhart episode
01:49
Thomas Azzari on set designing for the Seinfeld  episode "The Finale"
01:52

Buddy Baker

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Buddy Baker on Jimmy Dodd writing "The Mickey Mouse Club March" for The Mickey Mouse Club
00:20

George Balzer

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George Balzer on Jack Benny's character traits on The Jack Benny Program including Jack being cheap
04:47

Bob Banner

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Bob Banner on Dinah Shore's signature of throwing a kiss on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show and on the "See the USA in your Chevrolet" theme song
02:37

Joseph Barbera

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Joseph Barbera on The Yogi Bear Show, and on the music of the early Hanna-Barbera cartoons
04:21

Paris Barclay

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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
04:43

Richard L. Bare

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Richard L. Bare on working with James Garner on Maverick
08:11

Rona Barrett

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Rona Barrett on becoming a celebrity herself
01:32

George Barris

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George Barris on designing the "Munster Coach" and the "Dragula" for The Munsters starring Fred Gwynne as "Herman Munster" and Al Lewis as "Grandpa Munster"
08:31
George Barris on making the "Batmobile" for Batman
09:13

Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee on the theme song of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, written and performed by Peaches
00:57

Donald P. Bellisario

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum" of Magnum, P.I.  being a veteran of the Vietnam War
03:33
Donald Belisario on Scott Bakula as "Sam" in Quantum Leap
02:05
Donald Belisario on Mike Post's music for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap
00:39

Harve Bennett

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Harve Bennett on Lee Majors as "Steve Austin" running in The Six Million Dollar Man
02:12
Harve Bennett on doing a famous voiceover for The Six Million Dollar Man
01:17

Lowell Bergman

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Lowell Bergman on his opinion of network news when he joined ABC and investigating Chappaquiddick
04:33

Milton Berle

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Milton Berle on the Texaco Star Theater theme song
01:25

Rick Berman

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Rick Berman on Patrick Stewart as "Captain Picard" on Star Trek: The Next Generation
04:25
Rick Berman on Leonard Nimoy appearing as "Spock" on Star Trek: The Next Generation
01:33
Rick Berman on Kate Mulgrew as "Captain Janeway" on Star Trek: Voyager
03:17
Rick Berman on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  episode "Trials and Tribble-ations"
02:12
Rick Berman on Scott Bakula as "Captain Archer" on Star Trek: Enterprise
02:17
Rick Berman on the design of the ship and the theme song of Star Trek: Enterprise
04:49

Ken Berry

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Ken Berry on Vicki Lawrence as "Mama" on Mama's Family
03:10
Ken Berry on playing "Vinton Harper" on Mama's Family
04:37

Barbara Billingsley

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Barbara Billingsley on "June Cleaver's" high heels and pearls
01:06

Steve Binder

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Steve Binder on producing The T.A.M.I. Show
06:07
Steve Binder on Shindig and Hullabaloo
03:34
Steve Binder on producing and directing Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
09:49

Robert Blackman

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Robert Blackman on the "Picard maneuver" on Star Trek: The Next Generation
01:07

Lucille Bliss

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Lucille Bliss on a demonstration of the voices of "Rags" and "Crusader Rabbit" on Crusader Rabbit
01:16
Lucille Bliss on getting the role of "Smurfette" on The Smurfs
01:21
Lucille Bliss on "Smurfette's" relationship to her fellow Smurfs on The Smurfs
00:39
Lucille Bliss on the theme song on The Smurfs
00:36
Lucille Bliss on a demonstration of "Smurfette's" voice on The Smurfs
00:33
Lucille Bliss on her character "Smurfette" on The Smurfs
01:33
Lucille Bliss on the popularity of The Smurfs
02:19

Allan Blye

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Allan Blye on Bob Einstein's character "Super Dave Osborne"
01:58
Allan Blye on the popularity of Bob Einstein's "Super Dave Osborne" character and his various appearances on television and in a Nike commercial
01:36

Pat Boone

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Pat Boone on rock and roll and R&B music
09:22

Tom Bosley

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Tom Bosley on his character "Father Dowling" on Father Dowling Mysteries, and on Mary Wicks on the show
02:28

Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain on "celebrity chefs" and dealing with celebrity
05:35

Yvette Lee Bowser

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Yvette Lee Bowser on Queen Latifah singing the Living Single theme song
00:41

Peter Boyle

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Peter Boyle on playing "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
02:14
Peter Boyle on "Frank Barone's" catchphrase "Holy Crap" on Everybody Loves Raymond
00:13

Eric Braeden

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Eric Braeden on "Victor Newman's" attitude towards women on The Young and the Restless
03:24

Kevin Bright

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Kevin Bright on the opening credits of Friends, how the theme song was written, and the song's popularity
08:52
Kevin Bright on how the instant success of Friends affected the cast and creators
04:06
Kevin Bright on the finale of Friends
06:51

David Brinkley

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David Brinkley on teaming up with Chet Huntley (and the origin of their "Good Night" signoffs)
06:54

Connie Britton

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Connie Britton on Friday Night Lights' catchphrase, "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose"
03:36
Connie Britton on her Friday Night Lights character, "Tami Taylor," and how she developed over the series
02:59
Connie Britton on her character "Rayna Jaymes" on Nashville
02:52

Tom Broecker

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Tom Broecker on designing costumes for specific Saturday Night Live sketches, including "More Cowbell," "Mom Jeans," and "The Californians"
01:54

James L. Brooks

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James L. Brooks on the character of "Bobby Wheeler" on Taxi
James L. Brooks on the character of "Elaine Nardo" on Taxi
00:42
James L. Brooks on the inspiration for "Alex Reiger" on Taxi
02:18
James L. Brooks on the inspiration for "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
01:04

Alton Brown

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Alton Brown on pop culture references on Good Eats
03:21
Alton Brown on characters on Good Eats - "W", crew members on camera, food experts, and the lady in the refrigerator
04:40
Alton Brown on favorite episodes of Good Eats
02:50

Harvey Bullock

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Harvey Bullock on writing The  Andy Griffith Show  episode "Opie the Birdman" starring Andy Griffith and Ron Howard
05:12
Harvey Bullock on writing for Don Knotts as "Barney Fife" on The Andy Griffith Show
04:49
Harvey Bullock on Jim Nabors as "Gomer Pyle" on The Andy Griffith Show
02:04
Harvey Bullock on writing The Andy Griffith Show  episode "One Punch Opie" and "Barney's" catchphrase "Nip it in the bud"
00:49

Carol Burnett

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Carol Burnett on how Bob Mackie's costumes helped her create characters on The Carol Burnett Show
01:39
Carol Burnett on the famous "Went with the Wind!" sketch on The Carol Burnett Show
00:49
Carol Burnett on her Tarzan laugh
00:44

Mark Burnett

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Mark Burnett on the Survivor catchphrase, "Out wit, out play, out last"
00:54
Mark Burnett on Survivor host Jeff Probst's catchphrase, "the tribe has spoken"
01:34
Mark Burnett on the Survivor catchphrase, "out wit, out play, out last"
00:54
Mark Burnett on reality show contestants and their fame
01:44

Allan Burns

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Allan Burns on creating "Cap'n Crunch"
06:59
Allan Burns on the theme song and opening credits of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
05:20

James Burrows

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James Burrows on casting "Cliff Clavin" on Cheers
00:58
James Burrows on casting George Wendt as "Norm" on Cheers
01:44
James Burrows on Andy Kaufman's "Latka" and "Tony Clifton" on Taxi
05:49
James Burrows on Danny DeVito's "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
00:59

LeVar Burton

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Le Var Burton on his Star Trek: The Next Generation character "Geordi La Forge"
06:24
LeVar Burton on how fame has affected him
01:25

Robert Butler

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Robert Butler on directing the original pilot of Star Trek  ("The Cage")
06:59
Robert Butler on the theme song to Hill Street Blues
01:20

Dann Cahn

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Dann Cahn on the construction of the Hollywoodland sign down the street from where he was born
00:39

David Canary

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David Canary on his first impressions of his All My Children character "Adam Chandler" and distinguishing him from his twin brother "Stuart Chandler"
03:01

Stephen J. Cannell

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Stephen J. Cannell on Mike Post's theme song for The Rockford Files
04:35
Stephen J. Cannell on "Jim Rockford's" Sierra gold Firebird on The Rockford Files
01:44
Stephen J. Cannell on the cockatoo "Fred" on Baretta
01:31
Stephen J. Cannell on the theme song and catch phrases of Baretta
01:13
Stephen J. Cannell on Mike Post's theme song to The Greatest American Hero
03:49
Stephen Cannell on the theme song of The Greatest American Hero becoming a hit
01:41
Stephen J. Cannell on the famous Stephen J. Cannell Productions logo
01:22

Jim Cantore

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Jim Cantore on "The Cantore Snuggle Factor"
01:30

Charles Cappleman

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Charles Cappleman on his duties as a stage manager, and on working on Climax! and Playhouse 90
05:58

George Carlin

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George Carlin on the Supreme Court decision on the FCC action against his album "Class Clown" 
03:46

Glenn Gordon Caron

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Glenn Gordon Caron on how Al Jarreau came to write the Moonlighting theme song
01:05
Glenn Gordon Caron on Orson Welles introducing the classic Moonlighting episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
03:00
Glenn Gordon Caron on the main titles and music on Medium
01:56

Chris Carter

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Chris Carter on casting Gillian Anderson as "Dana Scully" and David Duchovny as "Fox Mulder" on The X-Files
06:04
Chris Carter on The X-Files main theme and title
03:03
Chris Carter on how fame has changed his life
00:49

Dan Castellaneta

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Dan Castellaneta on the appeal of his Simpsons character, "Homer Simpson"
09:18
Dan Castellaneta on the catch phrases of "Homer Simpson" on The Simpsons
01:45
Dan Castellaneta on doing the voice of "Krusty the Clown" on The Simpsons
03:22
Dan Castellaneta on doing the voices of "Grandpa Simpson" and "Groundskeeper Willie" on The Simpsons
02:07
Dan Castellaneta on doing the voices for "Mayor Quimby" and "Barney Gumble" on The Simpsons
01:58

Les Charles

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Glen and Les Charles on the theme song of Cheers "Everyone Knows Your Name" (and how "People Like Us" was almost the theme)
03:15
Glen and Les Charles on the title character "Phyllis" on Phyllis
01:27
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
00:57
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Alex Reiger" (played by Judd Hirsch) on Taxi
01:34
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Norm Peterson" on Cheers
00:40
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Sam Malone" on Cheers
00:55
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Coach" on Cheers
00:45
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Cliff Clavin" on Cheers
00:53
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Carla Tortelli" on Cheers
00:51
Glen and Les Charles on which characters on Cheers changed the most throughout the run of the show
02:21

RuPaul Charles

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RuPaul Charles on his name
01:31
RuPaul Charles on separating his public and private personas
02:04
RuPaul Charles on the catchphrases and tag lines of RuPaul's Drag Race
04:37

Glen Charles

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Glen and Les Charles on the title character "Phyllis" on Phyllis
01:27
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
00:57
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Alex Reiger" (played by Judd Hirsch) on Taxi
01:34
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Norm Peterson" on Cheers
00:40
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Sam Malone" on Cheers
00:55
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Coach" on Cheers
00:45
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Cliff Clavin" on Cheers
00:53
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Carla Tortelli" on Cheers
00:51
Glen and Les Charles on the theme song of Cheers "Everyone Knows Your Name" (and how "People Like Us" was almost the theme)
03:15
Glen and Les Charles on which characters on Cheers changed the most throughout the run of the show
02:21

Tom Cherones

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Tom Cherones on Seinfeld catchphrases
01:17

Michael Chiklis

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Michael Chiklis on playing "Tony Scali" on The Commish and meeting the real man upon whom the character was based
03:57
Michael Chiklis on his character, "Detective Vic Mackey" on The Shield
02:32

Roy Clark

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Roy Clark on how fame and celebrity has impacted him over the years
02:38

Robert Clary

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Robert Clary on his character, "LeBeau," on Hogan's Heroes
07:15

Kevin Clash

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Kevin Clash on his dealings with his fans
01:42

Alf Clausen

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Alf Clausen on Danny Elfman's theme song for The Simpsons and composing for the end credits
02:38
Alf Clausen on writing the theme song for ALF
03:42

Bob Claver

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Bob Claver on the characters of The Partridge Family  and the musical aspects of the show
02:33
Bob Claver on the opening sequence and theme song of The Partridge Family
00:34
Bob Claver on The Partridge Family  bus
01:07

Art Clokey

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Art Clokey on his animators and the Gumby theme song
00:51

Nick Clooney

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Nick Clooney on hosting a teen dance show (The Nick Clooney School Salute) in Lexington, Kentucky and integrating the show
04:10

Andy Cohen

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Andy Cohen on the Top Chef catchphrase "Pack Your Knives and Go"
01:28

Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

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Beatrice Arthur on her public persona and private life
01:08
Beatrice Arthur on her huge gay following
02:25

Lewis Black with Emerson College

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Lewis Black and dealing with fame and celebrity, and on the trajectory of his career
05:50

Betty White with Emerson College

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Betty White on being cast as "Sue Ann Nivens" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
01:32
Betty White on The Mary Tyler Moore Show  episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
04:22
Betty White on The Mary Tyler Moore Show  finale 
03:00
Betty White on playing "Rose Nylund" on The Golden Girls
06:09

Louis Nye with Emerson College

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Louis Nye on developing his "Gordon Hathaway" character
02:03

Bill Dana with Emerson College

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Bill Dana on dealing with fame and celebrity
05:06

Jack Riley with Emerson College

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Jack Riley on what made his character of "Elliott Carlin" funny on The Bob Newhart Show
01:52

Gary Owens with Emerson College

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Gary Owens on being the original host of The Gong Show
00:15

Rose Marie with Emerson College

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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")
03:14

Barbara Feldon with Emerson College

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Barbara Feldon on celebrity
02:09

Robert Conrad

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Robert Conrad on his character, "James T. West," on The Wild, Wild West
01:39
Robert Conrad on the legacy of his The Wild, Wild West character, "James T. West"
00:53
Robert Conrad on his Eveready Battery commercial
01:32

Bill Conti

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Bill Conti on writing the theme/main title to an Esther and Richard Shapiro script called Oil, later known as Dynasty
05:58
Bill Conti on the main title theme for Dynasty
01:53
Bill Conti on composing the theme for Earl Hamner, Jr.'s Falcon Crest
05:07
Bill Conti on composing the main title theme to Cagney & Lacey
02:28
Bill Conti on composing for the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only" and creating the title song
03:44

Tim Conway

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Tim Conway on hosting the notoriously short-lived show (it was canceled during its premiere) Turn-On
02:34

Richard Coogan

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Richard Coogan on the character and influence of "Captain Video" of Captain Video and His Video Rangers
05:32

Joan Ganz Cooney

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Joan Ganz Cooney on the pop culture phenomenon of the Talking Big Bird toy - a sample of what was to come with the Tickle Me Elmo mania
01:00

Anderson Cooper

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Anderson Cooper on dealing with fame and celebrity
01:58

Hal Cooper

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Hal Cooper on Maude's funniest moment
03:47
Hal Cooper on directing Beatrice Arthur as "Maude Findlay" on Maude
13:16

Alexander Courage

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Alexander Courage on writing the theme music for Star Trek
04:06
Alexander Courage on creating the sound effect for the Enterprise on Star Trek
01:00
Alexander Courage on writing the theme for Judd for the Defense
01:31

Ane Crabtree

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Ane Crabtree on "Tony Soprano's" robe in The Sopranos pilot and on "Tony" feeding the ducks
03:04

David Crane

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David Crane and Marta Kauffman on how Friends impacted American culture
02:40
David Crane and Marta Kauffman on the Friends theme song, "I'll Be There For You"
02:03
David Crane and Marta Kauffman on how Friends impacted American culture
02:40
David Crane and Marta Kauffman on the Friends theme song, "I'll Be There For You"
02:03

Billy Crystal

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Billy Crystal on the popularity of his "Fernando" character on Saturday Night Live, and his catchphrase, "You look marvelous"
00:59
Billy Crystal on his "Sammy Davis, Jr." imitation on Saturday Night Live
04:13

Robert Culp

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Robert Culp on playing "Hoby Gilman" on the western series Trackdown
03:33
Robert Culp on his I Spy character, "Kelly Robinson"
01:50

Jane Curtin

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Jane Curtin on participating in Saturday Night Live's  "Coneheads" sketches 
01:52
Jane Curtin on playing the mother in "The Nerds" sketches on Saturday Night Live
01:27

Bill Daily

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Bill Daily on co-starring on The Bob Newhart Show as "Howard Borden" and the show's talented writers
02:01

Bill Dana

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Bill Dana on how in the early days of burlesque there would be a sign posted backstage with the "dirty words" you could not say or else be jailed
00:41
Bill Dana on writing the memorable sketches for The Steve Allen Show: "The Nutley-Hinkley-Butley-Winkley Report" and "The Question Man" with Don Hinkley and Leonard Stern
04:48
Bill Dana on the genesis of the "Man on the Street" segments on The Steve Allen Show and working with Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Louis Nye on those sketches
10:28
Bill Dana on how "Jose Jimenez" became an astronaut, based on a comment by Neil Simon 
01:50
Bill Dana on the birth of his character "Jose Jimenez" on The Steve Allen Show in 1959
08:46
Bill Dana on the perceived backlash to "Jose Jimenez"
00:52
Bill Dana on the perceived backlash to "Jose Jimenez"
00:52
Bill Dana on retiring his "Jose Jimenez" character
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
02:32
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
00:50

Greg Daniels

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Greg Daniels on writing The Simpsons episode "Homer and Apu"
05:00
Greg Daniels on writing The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Wedding"
03:09
Greg Daniels on writing the supporting characters on The Office and creating story arcs
04:17
Greg Daniels on his favorite episodes and moments of The Office
01:12

Ann B. Davis

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Ann B. Davis on her role as "Schulzty" on The Bob Cummings Show, aka Love That Bob, and her appearance on Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
01:40
Ann B. Davis on the longevity of The Brady Bunch's continuing popularity
01:50

Richard Dawson

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Richard Dawson on his Hogan's Heroes character, "Peter Newkirk"
01:05
Richard Dawson on his Hogan's Heroes character, "Peter Newkirk"
02:18

Joe DeTullio

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Joe DeTullio on the evolution of the "home base" set of Saturday Night Live
03:21

Milton Delugg

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Milton Delugg on composing the theme to What's My Line
01:34

Roy E. Disney

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Roy Disney on the opening of Disneyland
09:06

Ramin Djawadi

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Ramin Djawadi on being drawn to the instrumental music in TV and movies, and on TV theme songs that he enjoyed growing up
00:39
Ramin Djawadi on writing the main title theme for Prison Break
00:57
Ramin Djawadi on his main title theme for Westworld
02:09
Ramin Djawadi on creating the main title music for Game of Thrones
05:52

Elinor Donahue

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Elinor Donahue on getting cast as "Betty 'Princess' Anderson" on Father Knows Best
04:55
Elinor Donahue on her Father Knows Best character, "Betty Anderson"
00:36
Elinor Donahue on her role as "Evil Nurse Hunnicut" on Days of Our Lives
01:33

Phil Donahue

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Phil Donahue on celebrity 
02:03

Richard Donner

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Richard Donner on directing the classic Twilight Zone  episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
08:56
Richard Donner on the importance of television theme songs
00:48

Louis Dorfsman

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Louis Dorfsman on the design of the CBS eye logo
02:54

David Dortort

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David Dortort on the theme song of Bonanza
02:46

Rebecca Eaton

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Rebecca Eaton on the reception to Downton Abbey, and on the show's fans
02:51

Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert on the origin of "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" and trademarking the phrase "two thumbs up"
01:24

Barbara Eden

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Barbara Eden getting the role of "Jeannie" on I Dream of Jeannie and her interpretation of the character
06:13

Hector Elizondo

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Hector Elizondo on his Chicago Hope  character "Dr. Phillip Watters"
03:18

Linda Ellerbee

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Linda Ellerbee on becoming a minor celebrity in Houston, and how she has dealt with celebrity in her career
02:42
Linda Ellerbee on her sign off, "And so it goes," and on the name of her production company, Lucky Duck
03:27

Dick Enberg

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Dick Enberg on his catch phrase, "Oh my"
01:20

Danny Epstein

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Danny Epstein on the theme song to Sesame Street
00:48
Danny Epstein on the theme song to Sesame Street, contd.
01:40
Danny Epstein on the Sesame Street hit song "Rubber Duckie"
01:52
Danny Epstein on Joe Raposo writing the Sesame Street hit song "Sing"
00:50

Kevin Eubanks

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Kevin Eubanks on Jay Leno's 2009 exit from The Tonight Show and move to a 10pm show (The Jay Leno Show)
03:44
Kevin Eubanks on why The Jay Leno Show didn't work
02:52

Edie Falco

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Edie Falco on "Carmela Soprano's" faith on The Sopranos and her relationship with her priest
02:20
Edie Falco on being recognized on the street for playing "Carmela Soprano" on The Sopranos
00:58
Edie Falco on the finale of The Sopranos
05:21

Jerry Falwell

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Jerry Falwell on Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's PTL Club scandal
12:14

Jamie Farr

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Jamie Farr on how Larry Gelbart got the inspiration for "Maxwell Q. Klinger" on M*A*S*H
00:41
Jamie Farr on his input on "Klinger's" wardrobe on M*A*S*H
01:22
Jamie Farr on awkward off-camera moments dressed as  M*A*S*H 's "Klinger"
03:43
Jamie Farr on his favorite "Klinger" outfits on  M*A*S*H
00:40
Jamie Farr on his character, "Klinger" on M*A*S*H
02:22
Jamie Farr on "Klinger's" strengths and weaknesses
01:49
Jamie Farr on how he's similar to his character, "Klinger" on M*A*S*H
01:08
Jamie Farr on how "Klinger" on M*A*S*H evolved over the series
00:59
Jamie Farr on why "Klinger" stopped wearing dresses on M*A*S*H 
01:25
Jamie Farr on "Klinger's" wedding dress on M*A*S*H
00:55
Jamie Farr on his input for "Klinger's" character traits on M*A*S*H
01:33
Jamie Farr on "Klinger" on M*A*S*H being an iconic character
00:51

Irving Fein

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Irving Fein on Jack Benny's radio/TV persona and real life personality
02:11
Irving Fein on Jack Benny's guest appearance on The $64,000 Question (that led to a subsequent appearance of $64,000 Question host Hal March on The Jack Benny Program)
02:04
Irving Fein on Jack Benny's violin bit
02:04
Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program's Eddie Anderson
02:16
Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program's Eddie Anderson
02:16

Sally Field

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Sally Field on the premise of Gidget and on the character of "Gidget"
08:38
Sally Field on her The Flying Nun character "Sister Bertrille"
03:20

Patricia Field

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Patricia Field on how Jimmy Choo became associated with Sex and the City fashion
Patricia Fields on not anticipating the effect that Sex and the City  had on trends
00:34

Gerald Perry Finnerman

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Gerald Perry Finnerman on filming the black and white Moonlighting episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
08:03
Gerald Perry Finnerman on Orson Welles appearing in the Moonlighting episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
03:33

Dorothy Fontana

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Dorothy Fontana on the original concept and vision of Star Trek, the pilot process, and the sale of the series to NBC
01:02
Dorothy Fontana on Star Trek's creation of aliens using "the Horta" from "The Devil in the Dark" episode as an example
01:52
Dorothy Fontana on the technology used in Star Trek's world
02:41
Dorothy Fontana on Star Trek's "Klingons"
01:23

Tom Fontana

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Tom Fontana on the use of television references in St. Elsewhere  and public reaction to the show
02:16
Tom Fontana on his favorite St. Elsewhere  episodes and the finale of the show
05:50
Tom Fontana on the Homicide: Life on the Street  episode "The Subway"
01:46
Tom Fontana on coming up with the title for Oz  and the opening credits of the show, which feature him getting an Oz  tattoo

June Foray

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June Foray on "Rocky's" catchphrase "Hoky Smoke" and other catchphrases on The Bullwinkle Show
01:50

Ray Forrest

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Ray Forrest on how many people were watching experimental television in the early days and feedback he received
02:22

John Forsythe

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John Forsythe on providing the voice of "Charlie" on Charlie's Angels  for producer Aaron Spelling
08:51

Fred Foy

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Fred Foy on how the "Lone Ranger"' was never portrayed as a killer
00:36
Fred Foy on his first broadcast of "The Lone Ranger" on radio and saying, "A fiery horse with a speed of cloud and dust, and a hearty Hi-yo Silver, the Lone Ranger!"
01:26
Fred Foy on developing the voice as "The Lone Ranger's" announcer and on his influences
03:25
Fred Foy performs the memorable opening narration that he did for both radio and TV's "The Lone Ranger"
00:58

Reuven Frank

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Reuven Frank on the 1968 "Heidi Game"
00:51
Reuven Frank on the "Heidi Game"
01:46

Albert Freedman

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Albert Freedman on Charles Van Doren becoming a celebrity because of his appearances of Twenty One and Freedman realizing the power of television
02:48

Jonathan Frid

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Jonathan Frid on his Dark Shadows character "Barnabas Collins"
02:58

Gerald Fried

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Gerald Fried on his first job in television, for M Squad and being put on staff at the studio with John Williams to then work on Shotgun Slade
01:54
Gerald Fried on working on the theme for It's About Time
00:27
Gerald Fried on "Spock's theme" for Star Trek
01:09
Gerald Fried on composing music for the characters of Roots
00:42
Gerald Fried on composing the main theme for Roots
00:45

Lowell Ganz

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Lowell Ganz on Happy Days' catchphrases
03:11
Lowell Ganz on the popularity of the "Fonzie" character on Happy Days  and working with Ron Howard
04:04
Lowell Ganz on making "Lenny" and "Squiggy" the "breakout" characters of Laverne & Shirley
01:35

James Garner

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James Garner on his character, "Bret Maverick," on Maverick
02:26
James Garner on "Maverick" as the anti-hero
01:44
James Garner on the character of "Jim Rockford" on The Rockford Files
00:44
James Garner on his feelings about the press and doing interviews
01:49

Mitzi Gaynor

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Mitzi Gaynor on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the same night The Beatles were on
06:52

Larry Gelbart

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Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show
02:57
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"
09:58
Larry Gelbart on how Jamie Farr was cast as the cross-dressing "Klinger" on M*A*S*H
02:25
Larry Gelbart on how he feels lucky to have had the opportunity to have a soapbox on national television with M*A*S*H where he could speak his mind
01:08

Marla Gibbs

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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"
01:40
Marla Gibbs on her Jeffersons character, "Florence Johnston"
06:21
Marla Gibbs on memorable episodes of The Jeffersons that featured her character, "Florence," and on Billy Dee Williams appearing on the show
02:43
Marla Gibbs on fame and celebrity
06:32
Marla Gibbs on her 227 character, "Mary Jenkins"
05:23

Sandra Gimpel

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Sandra Gimpel on playing the Salt Vampire on the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap"
07:10
Sandra Gimpel on performing the stunts for the Girl Scout fight in the movie "Airplane!"
03:00

Paul Michael Glaser

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Paul Michael Glaser on "Starsky's" iconic wardrobe on Starsky and Hutch
01:53
Paul Michael Glaser on the car on Starsky and Hutch  and doing his own stunts
01:45
Paul Michael Glaser on dealing with the fame and celebrity that came along with Starsky and Hutch
05:51

Lesli Linka Glatter

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Lesli Linka Glatter on Kyle MacLachlan as "Agent Dale Cooper" on Twin Peaks, and on the 2017 revival of the show
01:35
Lesli Linka Glatter on directing the classic Mad Men episode "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency"
02:49

Whoopi Goldberg

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Whoopi Goldberg on the culture at the time (1985) not allowing for the same representation of a lesbian relationship in the film of The Color Purple as in the book
00:52

Gary David Goldberg

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Gary David Goldberg on how "sha-la-la-la" was added to the Family Ties theme song
00:28
Gary David Goldberg on the theme song of Family Ties
00:39
Gary David Goldberg on the theme song of Brooklyn Bridge
00:33
Gary David Goldberg on Michael J. Fox's character of "Mike Flaherty" on Spin City
01:05

Lewis Gomavitz

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Lewis Gomavitz on the Kukla, Fran & Ollie theme song
01:41

Louis Gossett, Jr.

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Louis Gossett, Jr. on playing "Fiddler" in Roots
07:14

Carl Gottlieb

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Carl Gottlieb on John Williams' score for the movie "Jaws"
03:41

Walon Green

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Walon Green on introducing the character "Lt. Norman Buntz" played by Dennis Franz on Hill Street Blues
02:58
Walon Green on writing the first NYPD Blue episode with Jimmy Smits as "Bobby Simone,""Simone Says"
04:53

Everett Greenbaum

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Everett Greenbaum on the creation of "Gomer Pyle" on The Andy Griffith Show
03:09
Everett Greenbaum on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
01:45
Everett Greenbaum on the characters of M*A*S*H
01:29

Hal Gurnee

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Hal Gurnee on The Jack Paar Program showing footage of The Beatles from England a few weeks before they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
01:52

Earle Hagen

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Earle Hagen on using "Danny Boy," or "Londonderry Air" as the theme song to The Danny Thomas Show
00:48
Earle Hagen on writing the theme to The Andy Griffith Show
04:58
Earle Hagen on the lyrics to The Andy Griffith Show theme song
01:51
Earle Hagen on writing the theme for I Spy
05:00

Monty Hall

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Monty Hall on how the concept of contestants in costumes on Let's Make a Deal
03:22

Jon Hamm

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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)
05:48
Jon Hamm on his process for playing the "Dick Whitman/Don Draper" duality on Mad Men and his working relationship with Matthew Weiner
02:07
Jon Hamm on similarities between his father and "Don Draper" on Mad Men; on going to dark places with the character
05:35
Jon Hamm on how his life changed when Mad Men became successful and he started to get recognized more; on dealing with celebrity
03:06

Earl Hamner, Jr.

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Earl Hamner on working with Rod Serling and writing teleplays for The Twilight Zone
12:22
Earl Hamner on how the "Goodnight John Boy" trademark came into being
00:38
Earl Hamner on working on the TV version of The Homecoming with actress Patricia Neal in the role of the mother
04:52
Earl Hamner on working on the TV version of The Homecoming with Richard Thomas in the role of John Boy and other members of the cast
01:47
Earl Hamner on where sayings originated for The Waltons
00:42

Don Hastings

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Don Hastings on dealing with fame and celebrity
00:43

Jeffrey Hayden

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Jeffrey Hayden on Quincy's plots, including the episode "Seldom Silent, Never Heard," that influenced the passing of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA)
04:20

Florence Henderson

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Florence Henderson on the development of "Carol Brady" on The Brady Bunch
04:36
Florence Henderson on "Carol Brady" and the concept of The Brady Bunch
00:32

Marilu Henner

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Marilu Henner on the Taxi  theme song
02:47
Marilu Henner on the character of "Elaine Nardo" on Taxi
02:41
Marilu Henner on working with Andy Kaufman as "Latka Gravas" and Tony Clifton on Taxi
09:24

Paul Henning

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Paul Henning on Buddy Ebsen agreeing to star as "Jed Clampett" in The Beverly Hillbillies
01:55
Paul Henning on the theme songs to Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Petticoat Junction
03:30

Hal Holbrook

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Hal Holbrook on fame and celebrity, and on being part of an acting company
02:33

Ron Howard

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Ron Howard on his first recollection of a big cultural change when the Beatles became popular
00:23
Ron Howard on The Andy Griffith Show episode "Mr. McBeevee"
01:50
Ron Howard on his character "Richie's" relationship to "Fonzie" on Happy Days
01:06

Felicity Huffman

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Felicity Huffman on the episode of Sports Night where her character, "Dana Whitaker" kissed Peter Krause's character, "Casey McCall"
00:50
Felicity Huffman on her character on Sports Night, "Dana Whitaker"
01:08
Felicity Huffman on her conflicted feelings about the relationship between her character on Sports Night, "Dana Whitaker" and Peter Krause's character, "Casey McCall"
01:52
Felicity Huffman on her Desperate Housewives character, "Lynette Scavo"
01:54
Felicity Huffman on her character on season 2 of American Crime, "Leslie Graham"
02:33
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy on the duet they performed as presenters at the 2012 Golden Globes
01:40
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy on receiving their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
01:55
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy on the duet they performed as presenters at the 2012 Golden Globes
01:40
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy on receiving their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
01:55

Roy Huggins

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Roy Huggins on casting Jack Kelly as "Bart Maverick" on Maverick
01:27
Roy Huggins on the Maverick  episode "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres"
01:53

David Isaacs

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Ken Levine and David Isaacs on "Hawkeye Pierce," played by Alan Alda, and "Max Klinger," played by Jamie Farr, being their favorite M*A*S*H characters to write for
01:28
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on developing the characters of Cheers and creating the character of "Eddie LeBec," played by Jay Thomas
02:45
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson, and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
04:27
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, and "Lilith Sternin," played by Bebe Neuwirth, on Cheers
07:14
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson ,and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
02:00
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on how "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, changed from Cheers to Frasier
03:58
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Niles Crane," played by David Hyde Pierce, and "Daphne Moon," played by Jane Leeves, on Frasier
02:52

David Jacobs

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David Jacobs on casting Dallas
00:35

Allison Janney

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Allison Janney on her West Wing character, "C.J. Cregg, and what she brought to the role
05:53

Al Jean

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Al Jean on the town of Springfield on The Simpsons
01:21
Al Jean on The Simpsons episode "There's Something About Marrying"
01:55
Al Jean on The Simpsons episode "Blame it on Lisa"
00:43
Al Jean on The Simpsons episode "A Streetcar Named Marge"
01:11
Al Jean on Julie Kavner as "Marge Simpson" on The Simpsons
01:32
Al Jean on Nancy Cartwright as "Bart Simpson" on The Simpsons
01:43
Al Jean on the opening credits of The Simpsons
01:39
Al Jean on the names of The Simpsons characters and Matt Groening's involvement
01:41
Al Jean on the voices and catchphrases of The Simpsons
02:09
Al Jean on the catchphrases of The Simpsons
02:41
Al Jean on The Simpsons' effect on popular culture
01:03

Geri Jewell

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Geri Jewell on having to perform a dance number on the first The Facts of Life episode on which she appeared ("Cousin Geri")
03:26

Russell Johnson

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Russell Johnson on "The Professor" being asexual on Gilligan's Island
01:40
Russell Johnson on the theme song to Gilligan's Island and being part of "the rest"
00:52

George Clayton Johnson

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George Clayton Johnson on The Twilight Zone episode "Penny for Your Thoughts"
12:09
George Clayton Johnson on The Twilight Zone episode "The Four of Us Are Dying"
02:44

Quincy Jones

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Quincy Jones on composing the theme for Sanford & Son
04:05
Quincy Jones on composing the theme and incidental music for The Bill Cosby Show
05:21

Chuck Jones

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Chuck Jones on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
09:05

Shirley Jones

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Shirley Jones on the character of "Shirley Partridge" on The Partridge Family, and on the writers getting ideas from Shirley Jones' life
06:49
Shirley Jones on The Partridge Family bus
01:33

Eddie Kean

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Eddie Kean on writing Howdy Doody theme song
03:34
Eddie Kean on coining the word "cowabunga" on Howdy Doody
07:55

Elodie Keene

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Elodie Keene on directing Claire Danes and Jared Leto on My So-Called Life
03:21

Bob Keeshan

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Bob Keeshan on playing the character of "Clarabell the Clown" on Howdy Doody
02:01
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
01:26
Bob Keeshan on Hugh Brannum, "Mr. Green Jeans" on Captain Kangaroo
07:14
Bob Keeshan on Cosmo "Gus" Allegretti, who played "Mr. Moose", "Bunny Rabbit", and "Grandfather Clock" on Captain Kangaroo
07:30
Bob Keeshan on the character of "Captain Kangaroo"
04:20
Bob Keeshan on the character of "Tom Terrific" on Captain Kangaroo
01:31

Asaad Kelada

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Asaad Kelada on the theme song for Family Ties
00:28

David E. Kelley

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David E. Kelley on the importance of music in his shows, including Ally McBeal
02:23

Barry Kemp

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Barry Kemp on the opening theme to Newhart and the opening sequence
01:43
Barry Kemp on the characters "Larry", "Darryl" and "Darryl" on Newhart
03:42
Barry Kemp on the Newhart series finale
02:28

Larry King

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Larry King on his distaste for tabloid news
02:01
Larry King on meeting Paul McCartney and on Arthur Fiedler's remarks about The Beatles
02:36
Larry King on his trademark suspenders
02:11
Larry King on the public's fascination with tabloid news; he prefers sports
02:10

Eartha Kitt

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Eartha Kitt on playing "Catwoman" on Batman
02:48

Jack Klugman

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Jack Klugman on his Quincy, M.E. character being two heroes in one
02:13

Don Knotts

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Don Knotts on The Andy Griffith Show's setting of Mayberry (and the episode "Man in a Hurry")
00:58
Don Knotts on performing his Three's Company character "Ralph Furley's" "fainting spell" backward falls
00:17

Walter Koenig

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Walter Koenig on attending Star Trek  conventions 
02:38
Walter Koenig on his  Star Trek character "Pavel Chekov"
15:03
Walter Koenig on his favorite episodes of Star Trek
05:54

Buz Kohan

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Buz Kohan on working on Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, featuring the famous "Little Drummer Boy" duet with Bing Crosby and David Bowie
04:58

Bernie Kopell

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Bernie Kopell on his character, "Doc's," prowess with the ladies on The Love Boat, and on Charo and Tom Hanks guest-starring on the show
05:50
Bernie Kopell on The Love Boat theme song
02:02

Marty Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on the theme songs to H.R. Pufnstuf
00:35

Sid Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on the theme songs to H.R. Pufnstuf
00:35

Lisa Kudrow

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Lisa Kudrow on "Smelly Cat" and other popular Friends songs her character sang

Sheila Kuehl

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Sheila Kuehl on her Many Loves of Dobie Gillis character "Zelda Gilroy"
05:29

Mort Lachman

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Mort Lachman on working around fame and celebrity, and on Bob Hope's demanding schedule

Angela Lansbury

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Angela Lansbury on her many nominations, but no wins, of the Emmy Award
00:41

Jack Larson

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Jack Larson on the instant popularity of "Jimmy Olsen" on Adventures of Superman and being typecast as an actor
02:34
Jack Larson on the instant popularity of "Jimmy Olsen" on Adventures of Superman and being typecast as an actor
02:34
Jack Larson on why the "Superman" character has remained popular
02:33

Glen A. Larson

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Glen A. Larson on the theme songs to BJ and the Bear  and Battlestar Galactica
02:07
Glen A. Larson on the theme song for Battlestar Galactica
00:53
Glen A. Larson on creating "Kitt" the car on Knight Rider
02:22
Glen A. Larson on composing the theme to Knight Rider
02:03
Glen A. Larson on composing the theme song to The Fall Guy
00:50

Louise Lasser

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Louise Lasser on her character, "Mary Hartman," on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
05:26

Piper Laurie

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Piper Laurie on portraying "Catherine Martell" on Twin Peaks
09:45

Lucy Lawless

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Lucy Lawless on the character of "Xena" on Xena: Warrior Princess
02:57

Michael Learned

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Michael Learned on her character of "Olivia Walton" on The Waltons
04:16
Michael Learned on The Waltons'  catchphrases and the scenes around the dinner table
03:32

David Lee

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David Lee on Frasier's  running gags
02:01
David Lee on the difference between "Frasier Crane" on Cheers  and Frasier
01:14
David Lee on the never-seen character of "Maris Crane" on Frasier 
01:01

Eugene Lee

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Eugene Lee on preparing for the very first Saturday Night Live show with host George Carlin, and lessons learned from that experience
01:48
Eugene Lee on production design for the "Les Miserables" Saturday Night Live sketch with lobsters in a tank and on working up until the last second
06:03

Stan Lee

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Stan Lee on the enduring nature of the Spider-Man character
02:16

Sheldon Leonard

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Sheldon Leonard on the secret of The Andy Griffith Show's success: Andy Griffith's willingness to subdue his comedy talents
00:40
Sheldon Leonard on the classic Dick Van Dyke Show episode "That's My Boy?"
02:13

Ken Levine

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Ken Levine and David Isaacs on "Hawkeye Pierce," played by Alan Alda, and "Max Klinger," played by Jamie Farr, being their favorite M*A*S*H  characters to write for
01:28
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on developing the characters of Cheers  and creating the character of "Eddie LeBec," played by Jay Thomas
02:45
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson, and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
04:27
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, and "Lilith Sternin," played by Bebe Neuwirth, on Cheers
07:14
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson ,and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
02:00
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on how "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, changed from Cheers  to Frasier 
03:58
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Niles Crane," played by David Hyde Pierce, and "Daphne Moon," played by Jane Leeves, on Frasier
02:52

Barry Levinson

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Barry Levinson on Richard Belzer's Homicide: Life on the Street character, "John Munch," being a crossover character with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
01:19

Steve Levitan

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Steve Levitan on Ty Burrell as "Phil Dunphy" on Modern Family
04:55
Steve Levitan on Ed O'Neill as "Jay Pritchett" on Modern Family
01:45
Steve Levitan on Sofia Vergara as "Gloria Delgado-Pritchett" on Modern Family
03:17
Steve Levitan on Julie Bowen as "Claire Dunphy" on Modern Family
02:49
Steve Levitan on Jesse Tyler Ferguson as "Mitchell Pritchett" on Modern Family
01:07
Steve Levitan on Eric Stonestreet as "Cameron Tucker" on Modern Family
01:42
Steve Levitan on Rico Rodriguez as "Manny Delgado" on Modern Family
03:01
Steve Levitan on Sarah Hyland as "Haley Dunphy" on Modern Family
01:19
Steve Levitan on Ariel Winter as "Alex Dunphy" on Modern Family
01:27
Steve Levitan on Nolan Gould as "Luke Dunphy" on Modern Family
01:16

Jerry Lewis

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Jerry Lewis on celebrity
03:47

Judith Light

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Judith Light on her One Life to Live character "Karen Wolek" and her famous courtroom scene
10:18
Judith Light on her Who's the Boss? character "Angela Bower's" wardrobe and the costumes for the cast
03:35
Judith Light on her Ugly Betty character "Claire Meade" and working with America Ferrera as "Betty Suarez"
04:44

Hal Linden

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Hal Linden on the character "Barney Miller" on Barney Miller
03:56
Hal Linden on the weaknesses of "Barney Miller" on Barney Miller and other traits of the character
04:28

William Link

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William Link on Lt. Columbo's trademark raincoat, car and cigars on Columbo
06:16
William Link on "Columbo's" catch phrase, "Just one more thing"
01:34

Art Linkletter

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Art Linkletter on his friendship with Walt Disney and on hosting the live broadcast of the opening of Disneyland
07:11

James Lipton

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James Lipton on hosting Inside the Actors Studio, and on the fame that resulted
01:40

Charles Lisanby

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Charles Lisanby on his close friendship with Andy Warhol
15:48

Warren Littlefield

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Warren Littlefield on replacing Nicholas Colasanto as "Coach" with Woody Harrelson on Cheers
02:05
Warren Littlefield on replacing Shelly Long as "Diane" with Kirstie Alley as "Rebecca" on Cheers
02:16

Jay Livingston

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Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on writing the theme to Bonanza
05:33
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on their hit song "Que Sera, Sera"
02:35
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on the importance of a theme song to a show
00:46
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on "Que Sera, Sera" becoming the theme to The Doris Day Show
01:46
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on writing the theme song for Mister Ed
05:07
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on writing the theme to Bonanza
05:33
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on their hit song "Que Sera, Sera"
02:35
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on the importance of a theme song to a show
00:46
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on "Que Sera, Sera" becoming the theme to The Doris Day Show
01:46
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on writing the theme song for Mister Ed
05:07

Barry Livingston

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Barry Livingston on his My Three Sons character "Ernie Thompson Douglas" and how he moved from the boy next door to adopted son; on "Ernie's" strengths and weaknesses
06:36

John J. Lloyd

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John J. Lloyd on memorable episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents  - "The Glass Eye"
01:00

Norman Lloyd

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Norman Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's on-screen introductions on Alfred Hitchcock Presents
05:04
Norman Lloyd on directing the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Jar"
03:08
Norman Lloyd on what he thought of the final episode of St. Elsewhere
01:02

Kurt Loder

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Kurt Loder on Michael Jackson and MTV
05:45
Kurt Loder on Madonna and MTV
03:57
Kurt Loder on celebrities in popular culture
00:47

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on how iconic Seinfeld  became and when she first realized how big an audience the show had amassed
03:51
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her character "Elaine Benes'" phrase "GET OUT!" on Seinfeld
00:38
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her character "Elaine Benes" on Seinfeld
05:08
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on developing her character "Selina Meyer" on Veep
02:19
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Selina Meyer's" strengths and weaknesses on Veep; on making the character relatable
06:25

Sam Lovullo

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Sam Lovullo on the Hee Haw theme song
04:15

Susan Lucci

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Susan Lucci on her All My Children character "Erica Kane" 
03:23

Gavin MacLeod

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Gavin MacLeod on his Mary Tyler Moore Show character "Murray Slaughter"
01:44
Gavin MacLeod on "The Last Show," the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
02:08
Gavin MacLeod on his Love Boat character "Captain Merrill Stubing"
04:02

Will Mackenzie

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Will Mackenzie on directing the Family Ties episode "A, My Name is Alex", featuring Michael J. Fox
07:49
Will Mackenzie on directing the Moonlighting episode "Atomic Shakespeare"
01:56

William H. Macy

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William H. Macy on the live episode of ER
02:17
William H. Macy on playing "Dr. David Morgenstern" on ER
01:18
William H. Macy on his Shameless character, "Frank Gallagher" falling in love in season 5
01:21
William H. Macy on playing his Shameless character, "Frank Gallagher," as sober after many seasons of his character being frequently drunk
03:04

Jodi Mancuso

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Jodi Mancuso on being the inspiration for Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph's "Bronx Beat" sketches on Saturday Night Live
04:25
Jodi Mancuso on crafting Tina Fey's "Sarah Palin" wig for Saturday Night Live, and on Palin appearing on the show
02:18
Jodi Mancuso on working with Tom Hanks on the "David S. Pumpkins" sketch on Saturday Night Live
03:25
Jodi Mancuso on hairstyling for the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special and on wigs for old characters like "Roseanne Roseannadanna" and "The Church Lady"
05:27
Jodi Mancuso on doing wigs for Portlandia characters "Toni" and "Candace," the bookstore ladies, and gender swap couple "Nina" and "Lance"
02:15
Jodi Mancuso on her difficulty in dealing with big stars' and newsmakers' cameos on Saturday Night Live
02:19

Barry Manilow

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Barry Manilow on how his life changed after his hit single "Mandy" was released, and on the fame that resulted
02:03

Ann Marcus

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Ann Marcus on the catchphrases of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
02:47

Rose Marie

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Rose Marie on her Dick Van Dyke Show character "Sally Rogers"
01:35

Penny Marshall

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Penny Marshall on the character of "Laverne DeFazio" on Laverne & Shirley
01:48
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on how the characters of "Laverne DeFazio" and "Shirley Feeney" changed in the transition from Happy Days  to Laverne & Shirley  and the wardrobe and set design of the show
02:58
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on working on the set of Laverne & Shirley  and how "milk and pepsi" came about
01:42
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on the theme song and opening credits to Laverne & Shirley
02:04

Dick Martin

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Dick Martin on the catchphrases of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
01:14

Jerry Mathers

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Jerry Mathers on how he got the part of "The Beaver" on Leave It To Beaver
04:32
Jerry Mathers on how the name "Beaver" was chosen for his character on Leave It To Beaver
04:10
Jerry Mathers on "Beaver's" manner of speaking on Leave It To Beaver
03:41

David McCallum

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David McCallum on shooting the pilot of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and on the expansion of his character, "Illya Kuryakin"
02:10
David McCallum on the popularity of his character, "Illya Kuryakin", on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and dealing with celebrity for the first time
06:20
David McCallum on his character, "Illya Kuryakin's" accent, wardrobe, and wedding ring on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
00:57
David McCallum on how he would describe his NCIS character, "Dr. Donald Mallard" aka "Ducky'" and on "Ducky's" retirement and becoming NCIS historian
01:39
David McCallum on "Ducky's" heart attack at the end of season nine of NCIS and on his role as a mentor
03:02

Beth McCarthy-Miller

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Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing Janet Jackson's infamous "Nipplegate" incident during the Super Bowl  halftime show
04:41
Beth McCarthy-Miller on Michael Jackson appearing on The MTV Music Awards
00:53
Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing the final episode of 30 Rock
03:37

Rue McClanahan

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Rue McClanahan on the Maude episode "Maude's Dilemma," and on her fan mail
04:22
Rue McClanahan on "Blanche Devereaux's" accent and wardrobe on The Golden Girls
06:23

Bob McGrath

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Bob McGrath on getting acting advice from Will Lee ("Mr. Hooper") while working together on Sesame Street
02:57
Bob McGrath on how Will Lee's passing was handled on Sesame Street - the famous "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" episode
01:36
Bob McGrath on his character of "Bob" on Sesame Street
07:05
Bob McGrath on his fond memories of working with Carroll Spinney as "Big Bird" and "Oscar The Grouch" on Sesame Street
02:54

Ed McMahon

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Ed McMahon on his "Here's Johnny!" introduction on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, which started on the first episode of the show
01:01
Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson theme song, co-written by Paul Anka and Carson
02:04
Ed McMahon on Tiny Tim getting married on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:14

Jayne Meadows

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Jayne Meadows on her sister Audrey Meadows as "Alice Kramden" on The Honeymooners
05:39

Emily Meisler

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Emily Meisler on The Beatles' first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show
01:10

Burt Metcalfe

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Burt Metcalfe on the laugh track in M*A*S*H
02:04
Producer Burt Metcalfe on the most effective line in M*A*S*H: "The Interview"
03:01
Burt Metcalfe on the death of "Col Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
04:39
Burt Metcalfe on the M*A*S*H  finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
09:54
Burt Metcalfe on the next-to-last M*A*S*H  episode "As Time Goes By"
04:17

David Milch

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David Milch on Ian McShane as "Al Swearengen" on Deadwood
03:03

Mitch Miller

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Columbia Records executive Mitch Miller on providing Studio One with the title song for the production "Let Me Go, Lover" which became an instant hit for unknown singer Joan Weber
05:34

Nolan Miller

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Nolan Miller on costuming for Charlie's Angels starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith, and on the original concept for the show
02:18
Nolan Miller on working with the three original Charlie's Angels: Jaclyn Smith as "Kelly Garrett," Kate Jackson as "Sabrina Duncan," and Farrah Fawcett as "Jill Munroe"
05:20
Nolan Miller on costuming Joan Collins as "Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter" on Dynasty
02:33
Nolan Miller on costuming "Alexis" and "Krystle" for their infamous catfight scenes on Dynasty
02:24

Vic Mizzy

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Vic Mizzy on writing the theme song for The Addams Family and directing the main title
03:50
Vic Mizzy on the legacy of The Addams Family theme song
01:22
Vic Mizzy on scoring and writing the theme song to Green Acres
04:53
Vic Mizzy on composing the theme for Kentucky Jones
01:46
Vic Mizzy on composing the theme for Pruitts of Southampton
00:34
Vic Mizzy on the role of music in a TV show
01:37
Vic Mizzy plays the theme to The Addams Family
01:10
Vic Mizzy plays the theme to Green Acres
00:32

John Moffitt

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John Moffitt on The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
03:55
John Moffitt on directing music on The Ed Sullivan Show (i.e. Rolling Stones; Dave Clark Five)
04:58
John Moffitt on Andy Kaufman's notorious surprise fight sketch on Fridays
06:08

Ricardo Montalban

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Ricardo Montalban on the Fantasy Island character "Tattoo" and actor Herve Villechaize
02:18
Ricardo Montalban on his ads for Chrysler's Cordoba
01:22
Ricardo Montalban on the opening sequence of Fantasy Island
01:27

Mary Tyler Moore

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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
02:03
Mary Tyler Moore on her "Oh Rob!" catchphrase on The Dick Van Dyke Show
00:39
Mary Tyler Moore on tossing hat in the air for the opening of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
00:45
Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song
00:58
Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (airdate: October 25, 1975)
02:18

Harry Morgan

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Harry Morgan on playing "Bill Gannon" on Dragnet
00:50
Harry Morgan on his M*A*S*H character, Colonel Sherman Potter
07:10

Pat Morita

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Pat Morita on his character of "Arnold Takahashi" on Happy Days
03:56

Garrett Morris

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Garrett Morris on his character "Wheels" on the TV show Roll Out!
00:36
Garrett Morris on Kat Dennings' character on 2 Broke Girls
01:00
Garrett Morris on Kat Dennings' character on 2 Broke Girls
00:48
Garrett Morris on one of his most beloved Saturday Night Live characters - "Chico Escuela", created by Bill Murray and Brian Doyle Murray
03:20
Garrett Morris on one of his most beloved Saturday Night Live characters - the news announcer for the hard of hearing, created by Chevy Chase
01:04
Garrett Morris on impressions he did on Saturday Night Live
04:56
Garrett Morris on impressions he did on Saturday Night Live
04:56
Garrett Morris on Jonathan Kite's character "Oleg" on 2 Broke Girls
00:32

Tony Mottola

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Tony Mottola on writing the theme to Danger
00:50

Michael Moye

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Michael Moye on Jimmie Walker's catchphrase "Dynomite" on Good Times
00:35
Michael Moye on Jackee Harry's character "Sandra Clark" on 227
01:05
Michael Moye on Ed O'Neill as "Al Bundy" on Married...With Children
01:59
Michael Moye on Katey Sagal as "Peggy Bundy" on Married...With Children
00:52
Michael Moye on Christina Applegate as "Kelly Bundy" on Married...With Children
05:04
Michael Moye on David Faustino as "Bud Bundy" on Married...With Children
01:08
Michael Moye on David Faustino as "Bud Bundy" on Married...With Children
01:08

E. Roger Muir

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E. Roger Muir on how the peanut gallery got its name on Howdy Doody, and on how "Clarabell the Clown" got his name
03:51
E. Roger Muir on the Howdy Doody's theme song and music
03:08

Diana Muldaur

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Diana Muldaur on fame and celebrity
01:02
Diana Muldaur on her L.A. Law character "Rosalind Shays," and on the reaction to the character
01:59

Bill Mumy

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Bill Mumy on appearing in the classic Twilight Zone  episode "It's a Good Life"
14:03
Bill Mumy on appearing in the classic Twilight Zone  episode "Long Distance Call"
04:40
Bill Mumy on his Lost in Space character "Will Robinson"
08:55

Frank Nastasi

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Frank Nastasi on Soupy Sales' trademark pie in the face
03:58

David Newell

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David Newell on his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character, "Mr. McFeely"
03:35
David Newell on his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character, "Mr. McFeely"
03:42
David Newell on his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character, "Mr. McFeely's," catch phrase: "Speedy delivery"
02:09

Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart on the catchphrase "Hi, Bob!" from The Bob Newhart Show
00:56

Nichelle Nichols

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Nichelle Nichols on the backstory and personality of her Star Trek character "Nyota Upenda Uhura"
03:33

Leonard Nimoy

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Leonard Nimoy on his Star Trek character "Mr. Spock's" trademark eyebrow arching
00:40
Leonard Nimoy on being influenced in his Star Trek "Mr. Spock" characterization by something he saw Harry Belafonte do on stage circa the 1950s
01:45
Leonard Nimoy on his Star Trek character "Mr. Spock"
04:28
Leonard Nimoy on his make-up as Star Trek's "Mr. Spock" and how it eventually gravitated toward a "cooler, more controlled" look
01:47
Leonard Nimoy on his Star Trek character "Mr. Spock's" inclusion being questioned within a network television system that relied on the norm
01:28
Leonard Nimoy on his discovery that the original marketing campaign of Star Trek tried to de-emphasize his character "Mr. Spock's" "devilish" look
02:30
Leonard Nimoy on his creation of "Mr. Spock's" Vulcan salute and its use in the episode "Amok Time"
01:51
Leonard Nimoy on his creation of "Mr. Spock's" Vulcan nerve pinch
02:08
Leonard Nimoy on the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark," and "Spock's" mind meld ability
02:11

Nicolas Noxon

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Nicolas Noxon on Secrets of the Titanic
07:35

Bill Nye

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Bill Nye on the theme song to Bill Nye, The Science Guy
01:19
Bill Nye on how much of a persona he has on Bill Nye, The Science Guy
01:27

Carroll O'Connor

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Carroll O'Connor on the source of "Archie Bunker's" malaprops and on series developer/executive producer Norman Lear's contribution to the nicknames "Archie" used
01:36
Carroll O'Connor on the perception of "Archie Bunker" by the viewing public
02:16
Carroll O'Connor on his character, "Archie Bunker," on All in the Family
02:53
Carroll O'Connor on the donation of Archie and Edith's chairs from the set of All in the Family to the Smithsonian Institution
00:29

Ed O'Neill

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Ed O'Neill on his Married... with Children character, "Al Bundy"
01:19
Ed O'Neill on how he's like his Married... with Children character, "Al Bundy"
00:57
Ed O'Neill on his Married... with Children character, "Al Bundy" and his strengths, weaknesses, stance, and catchphrases
03:59
Ed O'Neill on audience reaction to Married...With Children
02:06
Ed O'Neill on his Modern Family character, "Jay Pritchett"
02:33

Don Ohlmeyer

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Don Ohlmeyer on "Must See TV"
03:43

Don Pardo

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Don Pardo on an SNL skit where he plays "Ron Lardo" and recites his famous line "It's Saturday Night Live"
01:43

Fess Parker

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Fess Parker on the costume he wore for Davy Crockett, including the iconic coonskin cap
01:19
Fess Parker on being recognized from Davy Crockett
06:06

Timothy Van Patten

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Timothy Van Patten on his character, "Salami," on The White Shadow
00:51
Timothy Van Patten on his "story by" credit for the "Pine Barrens" episode of The Sopranos
03:53
Timothy Van Patten on the character "Tony Soprano"
01:34

Bill Persky

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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
05:05
Bill Persky on writing with Sam Denoff the Emmy winning The Dick Van Dyke Show episode "Coast to Coast Big Mouth"
03:28

Suzanne Pleshette

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Suzanne Pleshette on her cameo on the series finale of Newhart
03:41
Suzanne Pleshette on being a "movie star" who appeared on television
01:10
Suzanne Pleshette on her cameo on the series finale of Newhart
03:41

Mike Post

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Mike Post on writing the theme song to Magnum, P.I.
00:32
Mike Post on writing the theme song to L.A. Law
01:39
Mike Post on writing the theme song to The Greatest American Hero
01:01
Mike Post on writing the theme song to Doogie Howser, M.D.
01:19
Mike Post on the theme to Lassie
01:26
Mike Post on writing the theme music for The Rockford Files
05:08
Mike Post on writing the theme song for Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
01:29
Mike Post on writing the theme song for Baa-Baa Black Sheep
00:58
Mike Post on writing the theme song for Toma
01:14
Mike Post on writing the theme song to The White Shadow
00:58
Mike Post on working on Hill Street Blues  with writer/producer Steven Bochco
03:48
Mike Post on writing the theme song to The A-Team
00:34
Mike Post on writing the theme music for L.A. Law
01:09
Mike Post on writing the theme song to Quantum Leap
00:31
Mike Post on composing for Cop Rock
05:35
Mike Post on writing the theme for and scoring Law & Order
06:22
Mike Post on writing the theme for and scoring NYPD Blue
05:12

Tom Poston

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Tom Poston on the final episode of Newhart
01:12

Jacques Pépin

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Jacques Pépin on his "happy cooking" sign-off
00:25

Joyce Randolph

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Joyce Randolph on her role as "Trixie" on The Honeymooners
00:30

Dan Rather

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Dan Rather on his sign-off, "And that's a part of our world"
01:26

Della Reese

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Della Reese on continuing to work as she got older, and on using her celebrity for various causes
01:58

Tim Reid

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Tim Reid on working with Hugh Wilson to create the character of "Venus Flytrap" on WKRP in Cincinnati -- on the character's musical tastes, clothes, earring, and beard
02:44
Tim Reid on writing the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "A Family Affair" which dealt with race
05:39
Tim Reid on the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "In Concert" about The Who concert in Cincinnati that resulted in the deaths of several attendees
04:09
Tim Reid on breaking Bob Marley's music in America on WKRP in Cincinnati
00:34
Tim Reid on WKRP in Cincinnati earning two gold records for breaking music on the show
00:45
Tim Reid on dealing with serious subjects on "The Bridge" and the "Frank Joins the Club" episodes of Frank's Place
04:21

Rob Reiner

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Rob Reiner on "Mike's" nickname "Meathead" on All in the Family, which came from what Norman Lear's father used to call him
00:47

Del Reisman

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Del Reisman on Rod Serling's celebrity
00:58
Del Reisman on Rod Serling's on-camera introductions for The Twilight Zone
01:29
Del Reisman on being on set for the filming of The Twilight Zone episodes "The Invaders" and "Eye of the Beholder"
03:11

Gene Reynolds

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Gene Reynolds on the M*A*S*H  episode "Point of View"
01:26
Gene Reynolds on casting Alan Alda as "Hawkeye Pierce" on M*A*S*H
04:56
Gene Reynolds on killing off "Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H
04:53
Gene Reynolds on the theme song to M*A*S*H, "Suicide is Painless"
01:58
Gene Reynolds on the M*A*S*H  episode "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet"
04:00
Producer Gene Reynolds on the classic M*A*S*H  episode "The Interview"
04:39

John Rich

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John Rich on memorable episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show
05:04
John Rich on Procter & Gamble and CBS having issues with the "That's My Boy?" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show
03:51
John Rich on All in the Family's "Archie Bunker"
00:40
John Rich on using props to tell backstory of characters - as he did with Sherman Hemsley's "George Jefferson"
01:06
John Rich on the audience's reaction to the kiss in the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit"
00:42
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")
01:04
Director John Rich on the creation of the classic ottoman opening of The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:55
John Rich on the live broadcast of the opening of Disneyland ("Dateline: Disneyland")(airdate: July 17, 1955)
05:44

Maria Riva

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Maria Riva on the difference to the public between a movie star and a television actor as she noted when approached by a fan while accompanying her mother Marlene Dietrich in the 1950s
01:33

Joan Rivers

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Joan Rivers on her catchphrase "Can We Talk?" and building her humor
02:02

Doris Roberts

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Doris Roberts on the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "The Wallpaper" where "Marie" and "Frank" crash a car into "Ray's" living room
01:17

Cliff Robertson

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Cliff Robertson on the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Dummy" (SPOILERS!)
01:07

Fatima Robinson

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Fatima Robinson on choreographing the music video for Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" and on how that impacted her career
14:34
Fatima Robinson on choreographing music videos for Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Brandy, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Busta Rhymes, and Aaliyah
22:38
Fatima Robinson on directing the music video for "Hey Mama" and working with Will.i.am
00:46
Fatima Robinson on directing music videos for Meghan Trainor, including "All About That Bass"
02:08
Fatima Robinson on the power of live concerts and being director of choreography for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour
07:25
Fatima Robinson on choreographing for the Backstreet Boys
03:51
Fatima Robinson on how hip-hop has changed since she first started out
01:00
Fatima Robinson on choreographing the halftime show for Super Bowl LVI (Dr. Dre and West Coast hip-hop All-Stars) and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the show
07:27

Fred Rogers

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Fred Rogers on the sweaters he wore on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
01:35
Fred Rogers on the parodies of "Mister Rogers"
03:12
Fred Rogers on the creation of "Daniel Tiger"
02:14
Fred Rogers on the puppets of The Children's Corner, including "Daniel Tiger," "King Friday XIII," and "Lady Elaine Fairchild"
03:49
Fred Rogers on the trolley on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
00:33

Al Roker

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Al Roker on rules for Today
00:42

Phil Roman

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Phil Roman on the characters and themes of the Charlie Brown Specials
01:31
Phil Roman on the character of "Garfield" the cat on the Garfield Specials voiced by Lorenzo Music
04:18

Andy Rooney

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Andy Rooney on dealing with the fame that resulted from his appearing on-camera
03:24

Phil Rosenthal

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Phil Rosenthal on differences between Ray Romano and "Ray Barone"
01:27
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Ray" and "Marie Barone"
04:21
Phil Rosenthal on "Marie Barone " - Everybody Loves Raymond's villain
02:26
Phil Rosenthal on how Doris Roberts differs from "Marie Barone
00:43
Phil Rosenthal on how the character "Ray Barone" changed over time
01:10
Phil Rosenthal on the Everybody Loves Raymond character "Ray Barone"
02:58
Phil Rosenthal on the character "Debra Barone"
02:44
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Ray" and "Debra Barone"
03:02
Phil Rosenthal on the differences between Brad Garrett and "Robert Romano" and why the character with the least amount of power is always the audience favorite
03:07
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Ray" and "Robert Romano"
01:58
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Robert Romano" and his parents
01:10
Phil Rosenthal on the character of "Frank Barone"
04:37

Stanley Ralph Ross

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Stanley Ralph Ross on Adam West as "Batman" and Burt Ward as "Robin" on Batman
01:00
Stanley Ralph Ross on writing the Batman episode "The Lady and the Tiger," which introduced "Catwoman"
02:15
Stanley Ralph Ross on the catch phrases of Batman
03:39

Marion Ross

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Marion Ross on her fame once she was cast on Happy Days
01:11
Marion Ross on her Happy Days character, "Marion Cunningham"
03:12
Marion Ross on how the young cast of Happy Days dealt with fame
02:26
Marion Ross on the Happy Days fan mail
01:33

Mark Rothman

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Mark Rothman on inventing the Happy Days  catchphrase "Sit on it!"
02:18
Mark Rothman on "Fonzie" becoming the central character of Happy Days
02:24
Mark Rothman on Henry Winkler as "Fonzie" on Happy Days
07:23
Mark Rothman on developing the characters of Laverne and Shirley
02:46

Jay Sandrich

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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
01:22
Jay Sandrich on how Gene Reynolds and Alan Alda had to fight the network to keep the laugh track off of M*A*S*H
00:26
Jay Sandrich on the popularity of Don Adams' "Would you believe" catchphrase from Get Smart
00:22
Jay Sandrich on a scene in Soap which deals with sexual tension, written from a woman's perspective
01:15
Jay Sandrich on the challenges faced by the writers and cast for the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
03:18
Jay Sandrich on the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
02:15
Jay Sandrich on the classic episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show which introduced Betty White as "Sue Anne Nivens"
01:04
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
04:49

Isabel Sanford

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Isabel Sanford on The Jeffersons theme song
02:35

William Schallert

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William Schallert on the theme song of The Patty Duke Show
00:48
William Schallert on the music featured on The Patty Duke Show
01:17
William Schallert on his character(s) "Martin Lane" (and his identical brother) on The Patty Duke Show
01:40
William Schallert on why "Martin Lane" on The Patty Duke Show resonated with audiences
00:42
William Schallert on playing "Admiral Hargrade" on Get Smart
01:22

Richard Schiff

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Richard Schiff on The West Wing episode "In Excelsis Deo"
06:57
Richard Schiff on his character "Toby Ziegler" from The West Wing
13:21

Lalo Schifrin

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Lalo Schifrin on composing the Mission: Impossible theme
12:42
Lalo Schifrin on composing the theme for Medical Center
02:11
Lalo Schifrin on how part of his composition for the feature film Cool Hand Luke became the theme for local Eyewitness News broadcasts
01:59

Bob Schiller

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Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the "Lucy Does the Tango" episode of I Love Lucy
02:00
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the characters on Maude
06:25

Thomas Schlamme

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Thomas Schlamme on Martin Sheen as "President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet" on The West Wing
01:59

George Schlatter

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George Schlatter on the catchphrases of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
02:24
George Schlatter on Richard M. Nixon's appearance on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
01:53

Sherwood Schwartz

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Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island theme song
03:37
Sherwood Schwartz on The Brady Bunch theme song, and on the Brady kids becoming a pop group
02:49

Lorenzo Semple, Jr.

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Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on Adam West as "Batman" in Batman
00:35
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on the origin of Batman's "Robin" saying "Holy!"
01:59
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on Burt Ward as "Robin" in Batman
00:34
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on the Batmobile on Batman
00:38

Paul Shaffer

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Paul Shaffer on Sonny and Cher's reunion (November 13, 1987) on Late Night with David Letterman
03:01
Paul Shaffer on dealing with celebrity
01:06

Richard Shapiro

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Richard and Esther Shapiro on the creation of Joan Collins' character ("Alexis Carrington") on Dynasty
04:00

Esther Shapiro

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Richard and Esther Shapiro on the creation of Joan Collins' character ("Alexis Carrington") on Dynasty
04:00

George Shapiro

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George Shapiro on how Andy Kaufman got the role of on Latka on Taxi
07:15
George Shapiro on Andy Kaufman reading "The Great Gatsby" on Saturday Night Live
01:19

William Shatner

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William Shatner on his Star Trek character "Captain James T. Kirk"
05:56

Jack Shea

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Jack Shea on "George and Louise Jefferson" on The Jeffersons
01:10

Judith Sheindlin

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Judith Sheindlin on being called "Judge Judy"
00:53
Judith Sheindlin on her trademark lace collar
01:14
Judith Sheindlin on the catchphrases, or "Judy-isms" of Judge Judy
03:14
Judith Sheindlin on dealing with the fame that resulted from Judge Judy
02:13

Sidney Sheldon

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Sidney Sheldon on Friz Freeleng animating the opening sequence of I Dream of Jeannie
00:37

Cybill Shepherd

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Cybill Shepherd on her Moonlighting character, "Maddie Hayes", and "Maddie's" relationship with "David Addison"
00:39

David Shore

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David Shore on the House  catchphrase "Everybody lies"
01:32
David Shore on developing the character of "Gregory House" on House
05:21
David Shore on Hugh Laurie as "Gregory House" on House
09:33

Treva Silverman

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Treva Silverman on creating the character of "Georgette," played by Georgia Engel, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
04:46

Abby Singer

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Abby Singer on "the Abby Singer shot"
05:51

Doris Singleton

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Doris Singleton on her character "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy
02:01
Doris Singleton on the Harpo Marx episode of I Love Lucy
01:26
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Baby Pictures" episode
03:44
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Lucy Tells the Truth" episode
02:15
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode "The Dancing Star" with Van Johnson 
02:09
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "Lucy and Superman"
02:31
Doris Singleton on still being recognized as "Carolyn Appleby" from I Love Lucy
01:47
Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball
05:43
Doris Singleton on the "Edith Has Jury Duty" episode of All in the Family
01:54

John Singleton

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John Singleton on being nominated for Academy Awards for "Boyz N the Hood"
01:59
John Singleton on directing Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" music video, and his vision for putting Michael Jackson with "a whole bunch of black people"
03:48
John Singleton on black culture's impact on American pop culture: "Black culture has always been pop culture"
02:33

Erika Slezak

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Erika Slezak on her role as "Victoria Lord" on One Life to Live and some of her character's early storylines
13:40
Erika Slezak on her character, "Victoria Lord's," children on One Life to Live
03:35
Erika Slezak on how her One Life to Live character, "Victoria," has changed over the years
01:42

Robert Smigel

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Robert Smigel on the sketch "Bill Swerski's Superfans" about the Chicago Bears fans that he wrote for Saturday Night Live
01:04
Robert Smigel on writing the "Get a life" line for William Shatner on the classic Saturday Night Live sketch "Trekkers" in which Shatner says the line to some Star Trek superfans
02:17
Robert Smigel as "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog"
01:33
Robert Smigel on "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" filming a sketch outside a Star Wars movie premiere in New York City for a bit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on roasting the Star Wars fans; on his process creating the "Triumph" sketches and how much is improvised and how much is written; on the funniest line Triumph ever said, for the Star Wars sketch ("Triumph" says to a fan dressed as "Darth Vader" "And which one of these buttons calls your mother to pick you up?”)
05:13

Bob Smith

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"Buffalo" Bob Smith sings the theme song from The Howdy Doody Show
02:28

G.E. Smith

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G.E. Smith on working with Aerosmith and writing the "Wayne's World" theme on Saturday Night Live
01:38
G.E. Smith on the infamous Sinead O'Connor "Pope ripping" incident on Saturday Night Live
02:00

Sid Smith

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Sid Smith on the puppets on The Jimmy Durante Show
01:20

Jaclyn Smith

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Jaclyn Smith on the effect of Charlie's Angels on pop culture and the merchandising of the show
03:12
Jaclyn Smith on her Charlie's Angels character, "Kelly Garrett"
03:15
Jaclyn Smith on the various adventures of her Charlie's Angels character, "Kelly Garrett," and her favorite episodes
02:41

Yeardley Smith

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Yeardley Smith on The Simpsons spinning off from The Tracey Ullman Show, and its immediate success
01:12
Yeardley Smith on remaining fairly anonymous when The Simpsons first aired because the producers didn't want the actors out there (partially because they didn't want people to know that "Bart" was voiced by a woman)
01:12
Yeardley Smith on her relationship to fame and celebrity
05:23
Yeardley Smith on Paul and Linda McCartney's guest appearance on The Simpsons, and how they made the writers promise that "Lisa" would remain a vegetarian for the rest of the series
01:33
Yeardley Smith on Michael Jackson guest starring on The Simpsons
02:15
Yeardley Smith on Dustin Hoffman guest starring on The Simpsons on the episode "Lisa's Substitute"
02:14

Gary Smith

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Gary Smith on the state of rock and roll on television when Hullabaloo came along
03:50

Dick Smothers

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Tom and Dick Smothers on the changing social and political views in the sixties as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour came on the air
02:14

Tom Smothers

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Tom and Dick Smothers on the changing social and political views in the sixties as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour came on the air
02:14

Mark Snow

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Mark Snow on composing the theme song to The X-Files
06:13
Mark Snow on the influence of The X-Files theme and score on television and commercials that have come since
01:39
Mark Snow on composing the theme song to The Lone Gunmen
00:38

Herbert F. Solow

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Herbert F. Solow on hiring Alexander "Sandy" Courage to be the composer on Star Trek
01:40
Herbert F. Solow on NBC's response to "Mr. Spock's" ears on Star Trek
01:41
Herbert F. Solow on how NBC didn't initially want "Mr. Spock" on Star Trek
02:56
Herbert F. Solow on his impression of the original idea for "Mr. Spock" on Star Trek
00:18
Herbert F. Solow on Leonard Nimoy's obvious popularity and "Mr. Spock" becoming the second lead on Star Trek
00:24

Suzanne Somers

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Suzanne Somers on working with John Ritter in the classic Three's Company episode "Handcuffed"
01:23
Suzanne Somers on how her hairstyle and trademark laugh came about for Three's Company character "Chrissy Snow"
02:02
Suzanne Somers on her Three's Company character, "Chrissy Snow"
01:14
Suzanne Somers on dealing with fame and celebrity, and on her writing
03:33

Caroll Spinney

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Caroll Spinney on the name "Muppets"
01:11

Jean Stapleton

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Jean Stapleton on her marriage to producer/director William Putch and maintaining her career
01:30
Jean Stapleton on the professional reasons for not giving her age
00:44
Jean Stapleton on refusing to reprise "Edith Bunker" or a likeness of her in television commercials
00:37
Jean Stapleton on her initial characterization of "Edith Bunker," and seeing a single episode of the British show on which All in the Family was based, Till Death Do Us Part
01:41
Jean Stapleton on creating "Edith Bunker's" characterization, including her constant hurrying and nasal voice
00:54
Jean Stapleton on her description of All in the Family's "Edith Bunker"
00:58
Jean Stapleton on performing "Those Were the Days," the theme song from All in the Family, and a lyric that proved problematic
00:32
Jean Stapleton on dealing with fame
01:22
Jean Stapleton on the decision to have the character of "Edith Bunker" die, in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Archie Alone"
03:27
Jean Stapleton on the All in the Family episode "Edith's Christmas Story," which dealt with breast cancer
01:01
Jean Stapleton on the growth of "Edith Bunker" over the course of All in the Family, as seen in such episodes as "Edith's Night Out"
02:06
Jean Stapleton on Bette Davis (who she was with when "Archie" and "Edith's" chairs were being donated from the set of All in the Family to the Smithsonian Institution)
03:00

Darren Star

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Darren Star on controversial storylines on Beverly Hills, 90210, including "Brenda Walsh" sleeping with "Dylan McKay" in the first season's "Spring Dance" episode
04:17
Darren Star on a memorable moment on Melrose Place: "Kimberly Shaw" taking off her wig
02:34

Ben Starr

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Ben Starr on coming up with the catchphrase "Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis?" for Diff'rent Strokes
00:38

Fred Steiner

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Fred Steiner on composing the theme song for Perry Mason
08:35
Fred Steiner on composing for The Bullwinkle Show for Jay Ward
06:29

Jeremy Stevens

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Jeremy Stevens on Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
01:45
Jeremy Stevens on Brad Garrett as "Robert Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
03:48
Jeremy Stevens on Patricia Heaton as "Debra Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
00:31
Jeremy Stevens on Doris Roberts as "Marie Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
01:11
Jeremy Stevens on memorable episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond
05:55

Bob Stewart

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Bob Stewart defines the genres of game shows versus panel shows
01:31

Jerry Stiller

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Jerry Stiller on his Seinfeld character "Frank Costanza"
02:59

Gale Storm

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Gale Storm on her My Little Margie character "Margie Albright"
01:48
Gale Storm on how her My Little Margie character, "Margie Albright" was not a typical American woman
01:24
Gale Storm on her character "Susannah Pomeroy" on The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh Susanna)
00:35
Gale Storm on recollections of My Little Margie via B-roll footage
04:11

J. Michael Straczynski

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J. Michael Straczynski on Michael O'Hare as "Jeffrey Sinclair" on Babylon 5
01:54
J. Michael Straczynski on Susan Ivanova as "Claudia Christian" on Babylon 5
01:50
J. Michael Straczynski on Bruce Boxleitner as "John Sheridan" on Babylon 5
02:31
J. Michael Straczynski on Jerry Doyle as "Michael Garibaldi" on Babylon 5
02:13
J. Michael Straczynski on the title Babylon 5 and the concept of the Rim
01:08

Charles Strouse

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Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on "Bye Bye Birdie" as a commentary on the then-state of Rock 'N Roll
01:33
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on how their song "Those Were The Days" - the title song to All in the Family - softened "Archie Bunker"
00:57
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on writing the theme song to All in the Family
16:32
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on audience response to the theme song to All in the Family
02:47

George Takei

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George Takei on how the name of his Star Trek character, Mr. Sulu came about
01:47

Jeffrey Tambor

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Jeffrey Tambor on his Larry Sanders Show  character "Hank Kingsley"
02:34
Jeffrey Tambor on "Hank Kingsley's" Larry Sanders Show  catchphrase "Hey Now"
00:43
Jeffrey Tambor on his impressions of "George Bluth" and his relationship to his family on Arrested Development
03:01

June Taylor

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June Taylor on choreographing Stage Show, and on Elvis Presley making his television debut on Stage Show
06:12

Richard Thomas

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Richard Thomas on working with The Waltons creator Earl Hamner, Jr., and on the character of "John-Boy Walton"
08:07
Richard Thomas on The Waltons "goodnight" catch phrase
02:16
Richard Thomas on his character, "John-Boy Walton," on The Waltons
08:36
Richard Thomas says "goodnight" to interviewer Adrienne Faillace
00:18

Marlo Thomas

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Marlo Thomas on the relationship between "Ann" and "Donald" on That Girl
01:43
Marlo Thomas on guest-starring on Friends -- she posits that "Rachel" is a modern "That Girl" 
00:50
Marlo Thomas on guest-starring on Friends as "Sandra Green"
00:56

Mel Tolkin

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Mel Tolkin on the challenges of writing for the "Archie Bunker" character on All in the Family, and on story ideas he had for the show
02:56

Daniel J. Travanti

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Daniel J. Travanti on his character, "Captain Frank Furillo's," function on Hill Street Blues
05:45

Neil Travis

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Neil Travis on editing "Kunta Kinte's" capture in part one of Roots
02:22

Alex Trebek

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Alex Trebek on handing fame and celebrity
01:45
Alex Trebek on the Jeopardy "think" music written by Merv Griffin
01:22

Ret Turner

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Ret Turner on the impact of television on fashion; on the changing standard of beauty
02:45

Bill Tush

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Bill Tush on interviewing celebrities for CNN's Showbiz Today
06:23
Bill Tush on the culture of celebrity 
07:12

Leslie Uggams

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Leslie Uggams on getting recognized on the street after appearing on Sing Along with Mitch and the extra pressure she felt as an African American woman in the spotlight
01:01

Tracey Ullman

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Tracey Ullman on her pop music career in the 1980s, and on the music video for the song "They Don't Know About Us"
02:50
Tracey Ullman on her character "Kay Clark" on The Tracey Ullman Show, and on the character's real-life inspiration
02:22
Tracey Ullman on being recognized (or not) on the street, and on the characters that fans come up to her to talk to her about
01:53
Tracey Ullman on the dangers of fame
01:47

Bob Vila

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Bob Vila on losing his anonymity 
01:37
Bob Vila on his fan mail
01:40

Bruce Vilanch

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Bruce Vilanch on the fan mail he gets
02:19

Helen Wagner

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Helen Wagner on the development of her character "Nancy Hughes" on As the World Turns
05:05

Jimmie Walker

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Jimmie Walker on his character, "J.J. Evans," on Good Times, and on "Michael Evans" played by Ralph Carter
05:36
Jimmie Walker on his Good Times catch phrase, "Dyn-o-mite!" and on how Norman Lear felt about it
04:24

Clint Walker

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Clint Walker on the theme song to Cheyenne
00:12
Clint Walker on his approach to playing "Cheyenne Bodie" on Cheyenne
01:23
Clint Walker on his character, "Cheyenne Bodie", on Cheyenne; on riding horses
06:58

James Wall

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James Wall on his character, "Mr. Baxter," on Captain Kangaroo
03:06

Joseph A. Wapner

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Joseph Wapner on the catchphrase on The People's Court - "Don't take the law into your own hands"
00:28

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner on his character "Theo Huxtable" on The Cosby Show
08:13
Malcolm-Jamal Warner on his favorite Cosby Show  episodes
08:12
Malcolm-Jamal Warner on meeting his fans and the pitfalls of fame
09:16

Ruth Warrick

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Ruth Warrick on developing her All My Children character "Phoebe Tyler," and learning that an audience can accept a villainous character that they "love to hate"
03:56
Ruth Warrick on All My Children's  casting and staying true to her character "Phoebe Tyler"
03:16
Ruth Warrick on what she's learned from her All My Children  character "Phoebe Tyler"
03:01

Keenen Ivory Wayans

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Keenen Ivory Wayans on how the Fly Girls came to be on In Living Color; on some of the Fly Girls (Jennifer Lopez, Rosie Perez)
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the "Men on Football" sketch on In Living Color, parodying Carl Lewis, and the negative response to it
03:52

Matthew Weiner

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Matthew Weiner on using The Beatles' song "Tomorrow Never Knows" on the Mad Men  episode "Lady Lazarus"
02:25
Matthew Weiner on using real life products and companies on Mad Men  leading up to the Coca-Cola commercial finale 
06:11
Matthew Weiner on getting Mad Men  memorabilia into museums
01:04

Bob Weiskopf

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Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the "Lucy Does the Tango" episode of I Love Lucy
02:00
Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the characters on Maude
06:25

Ellen Wheeler

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Ellen Wheeler on her Another World  character "Marley Love Hudson McKinnon"
01:25

Tucker Wiard

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Tucker Wiard on the famous Carol Burnett Show sketch "Went With the Wind"
02:11
Tucker Wiard on Dan Quayle's comment about the character of "Murphy Brown"
03:42

Fred Willard

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Fred Willard on playing "Jerry Hubbard" on Fernwood 2-Night
12:27

Cindy Williams

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Cindy Williams on her Laverne & Shirley  character "Shirley Feeney"
10:08
Cindy Williams on "Shirley Feeney"'s character and love life on Laverne & Shirley
03:56
Cindy Williams on her input on "Shirley Feeney" on Laverne & Shirley  and how "Boo Boo Kitty" came about
02:04
Cindy Williams on "Laverne DeFazio" and "Shirley Feeney's" favorite song "High Hopes" on Laverne & Shirley
00:45
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on how the characters of "Laverne DeFazio" and "Shirley Feeney" changed in the transition from Happy Days  to Laverne & Shirley  and the wardrobe and set design of the show
02:58
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on working on the set of Laverne & Shirley  and how "milk and pepsi" came about
01:42
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on the theme song and opening credits to Laverne & Shirley
02:04

Andy Williams

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Andy Williams on "Moon River" - his show's theme song, and having Henry Mancini on the show
03:14
Andy Williams on fan mail that he receives and how people interact with him on the street or when they meet him
02:27

Hugh Wilson

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Hugh Wilson on the theme song to WKRP in Cincinnati 
02:05

Henry Winkler

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Henry Winkler on crafting the voice of the Fonz
01:58

Terence Winter

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Terence Winter on writing characters for The Sopranos - "Tony Soprano"
04:46
Terence Winter on the series finale of The Sopranos
03:27
Terence Winter on the characters on Boardwalk Empire - "Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson"
02:30
Terence Winter on the opening sequence of Boardwalk Empire
02:48

Dick Wolf

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Dick Wolf on trademark elements of Law & Order including the theme song by Mike Post
01:57

Jane Wyatt

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Jane Wyatt on her character "Margaret Anderson" on Father Knows Best and becoming an iconic TV mom
03:27

Bud Yorkin

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Bud Yorkin on the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit"
01:15

Alan Young

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Alan Young on finding the voice for "Mister Ed," and on how they made the horse talk
04:01
Alan Young on the theme song for Mister Ed
01:09
Alan Young on his Mister Ed character "Wilbur Post"
02:43

Kim Zimmer

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Kim Zimmer on her first TV role on One Life to Live, where she played a character based on Patty Hearst (who was in the news at that time)
04:49
Kim Zimmer on playing "Nola Dancy Aldrich" on The Doctors
03:28
Kim Zimmer on the character she played on her second One Life to Live stint, "Echo DiSavoy"
02:35
Kim Zimmer on her Guiding Light character, "Reva Shayne"
01:47
Kim Zimmer on the qualities she brings to "Reva Shayne" on Guiding Light and on how audiences react to her
03:43
Kim Zimmer on "Reva Shayne's" place in the universe of Guiding Light and on working with the writers on her character; on the clone storyline
08:30
Kim Zimmer on "Reva Shayne's" relationship with "Josh Lewis" played by Robert Newman on Guiding Light
04:56
Kim Zimmer on "Reva Shayne's" children on Guiding Light and on her signature red dresses
04:14

Jeff Zucker

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Jeff Zucker on the first episode of Saturday Night Live  following 9/11
01:26

Anthony E. Zuiker

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Anthony E. Zuiker on coming up with the title CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and on going on a ride along with a Las Vegas CSI unit
03:20
Anthony E. Zuiker on William Peterson as "Gil Grissom" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and on his duties in season one
01:46
Anthony E. Zuiker on "Who Are You" by The Who being the theme song for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
01:25

Alan Zweibel

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Alan Zweibel on writing the character "Roseanne Roseannadanna" with Gilda Radner for Saturday Night Live, and on their writing process
08:25
Alan Zweibel on Chevy Chase being the first breakout star of Saturday Night Live
01:39
Alan Zweibel on Garrett Morris on Saturday Night Live, and on creating and writing his "Chico Escuela" character
02:28

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