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

Characters & Catchphrases
Celebrities in the News
Classic TV series episodes: Comedy / Drama
Rock ‘n’ Roll on TV (1950s & ‘60s)

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Alan Alda
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Anthony Geary and Genie Francis
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James Arness
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Beatrice Arthur
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Edward Asner
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Bob Barker
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Barbara Billingsley
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Steve Binder
Steven Bochco
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Paul Bogart
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Tom Bosley
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David Brinkley
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James L. Brooks
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Robert Butler
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Sid Caesar
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Vince Calandra
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George Carlin
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Diahann Carroll
Dick Clark
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Bob Claver
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Tim Conway
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Alexander Courage
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Bill Dana
Ann B. Davis
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Roy E. Disney
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Mike Douglas
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Barbara Eden
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Dorothy Fontana
June Foray
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Michael J. Fox
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James Garner
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Larry Gelbart
Marla Gibbs
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Sharon Gless
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Gary David Goldberg
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Earle Hagen
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Larry Hagman
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Monty Hall
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Sherman Hemsley
Florence Henderson
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Ron Howard
David Jacobs
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Quincy Jones
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Eddie Kean
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Larry King
Don Knotts
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Angela Lansbury
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Jack Larson
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Art Linkletter
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Charles Lisanby
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Gavin MacLeod
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Sonia Manzano
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Rose Marie
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Garry Marshall
Richard Matheson
Maxine Stuart
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John Moffitt
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Ricardo Montalban
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Mary Tyler Moore
Howard Morris
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Leonard Nimoy
Carroll O'Connor
Regis Philbin
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Mike Post
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Madelyn Pugh Davis
Phylicia Rashad
Rob Reiner
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John Rich
Cliff Robertson
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Fred Rogers
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Jay Sandrich
Isabel Sanford
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Sherwood Schwartz
Paul Shaffer
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William Shatner
Bob Smith
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Tom Smothers and Dick Smothers
Carroll Spinney
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Jean Stapleton
Leonard Stern
Bob Stewart
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George Takei
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Alex Trebek
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Ret Turner
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Dean Valentine
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Barbara Walters
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Ruth Warrick
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Adam West
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Henry Winkler
Jonathan Winters
Alan Young
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