Pop Culture

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

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

Alan Alda on his M*A*S*H character, "Hawkeye" Pierce

03:05

Alan Alda on the downsides of fame

03:49

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 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

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. 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

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 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 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

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

Beatrice Arthur on her public persona and private life

01:08

Beatrice Arthur on her huge gay following

02:25

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 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 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 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 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

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

Donald P. Bellisario on "Magnum" of Magnum, P.I.  being a veteran of the Vietnam War

03:33

Donald P. Bellisario on Scott Bakula as "Sam" in Quantum Leap

02:05

Donald P. Bellisario on Mike Post's music for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap

00:39

Donald P. Bellisario on the final episode of Quantum Leap

03:28

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

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 on Vicki Lawrence as "Mama" on Mama's Family

03:10

Ken Berry on playing "Vinton Harper" on Mama's Family

04:37

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

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

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Lucille Bliss on "Smurfette's" relationship to her fellow Smurfs on The Smurfs

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Lucille Bliss on the theme song on The Smurfs

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Lucille Bliss on a demonstration of "Smurfette's" voice on The Smurfs

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Lucille Bliss on her character "Smurfette" on The Smurfs

01:33

Lucille Bliss on the popularity of The Smurfs

02:19

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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

06:59

Robert Butler on the theme song to Hill Street Blues

01:20

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

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 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 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

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

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Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Norm Peterson" on Cheers

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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

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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

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 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

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

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 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

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 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

Hal Cooper on Maude's funniest moment

03:47

Hal Cooper on directing Beatrice Arthur as "Maude Findlay" on Maude

13:16

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

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 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 on playing "Hoby Gilman" on the western series Trackdown

03:33

Robert Culp on his I Spy character, "Kelly Robinson"

01:50

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 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

Bill Dana on dealing with fame and celebrity

05:06

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 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 on his Hogan's Heroes character, "Peter Newkirk"

01:05

Richard Dawson on his Hogan's Heroes character, "Peter Newkirk"

02:18

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 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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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 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 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

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 on the 1968 "Heidi Game"

00:51

Reuven Frank on the "Heidi Game"

01:46

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 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 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

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 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 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 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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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 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 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

Don Herbert on how he got the name Mr. Wizard on Watch Mr. Wizard

01:39

Don Herbert on public reaction to Mr. Wizard

02:27

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 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 on casting Jack Kelly as "Bart Maverick" on Maverick

01:27

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

01:53

Suzuki Ingerslev on "Sookie" and "Eric's" first time making love on True Blood -- on a bed, in the snow

01:10

Suzuki Ingerslev on the True Blood finale

00:42

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

02:16

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

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

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

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

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

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 on writing Howdy Doody theme song

03:34

Eddie Kean on coining the word "cowabunga" on Howdy Doody

07:55

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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 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 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

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

01:35

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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

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

Al Michaels on his experience of calling U.S. Hockey team defeating the Soviets at the Winter Olympics and on coming up with "Do you believe in miracles?"

06:40

Al Michaels on Hank Williams, Jr. Monday Night Football theme song

01:29

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 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 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 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 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 on playing "Bill Gannon" on Dragnet

00:50

Harry Morgan on his M*A*S*H character, Colonel Sherman Potter

07:10

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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 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 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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:48

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

02:56

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

03:20

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

03:16

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

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 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 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 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

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

Lloyd J. Schwartz on how the kids on The Brady Bunch dealt with fame

02:40

Lloyd J. Schwartz on The Brady Bunch opening credits

02:54

Lloyd J. Schwartz on classic episodes of The Brady Bunch

13:13

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. 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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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 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

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 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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Alex Trebek on handing fame and celebrity

01:45

Alex Trebek on the Jeopardy "think" music written by Merv Griffin

01:22

Bill Tush on interviewing celebrities for CNN's Showbiz Today

06:23

Bill Tush on the culture of celebrity 

07:12

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

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

Bob Vila on losing his anonymity 

01:37

Bob Vila on his fan mail

01:40

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

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

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 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 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 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 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

Adam West on his growing fame and popularity from appearing on Warner Bros westerns

01:07

Adam West on "Robin's" "Holy" catchphrase on Batman

01:19

Adam West on the Batcave and Bat poles on Batman

02:09

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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