Pioneers Of Television

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This 4-part series champions the entertainers who launched an industry. "Pioneers Of Television" takes us back to TV's classic days - and chronicles the icons who still keep us laughing, generation after generation. Packed with hilarious clips and nearly 100 new interviews, this series offers television at its finest. "Late Night" - Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the performers who gave us a reason to stay up late. "Sitcoms" - This episode focuses on the influential sitcoms that shaped the genre, including "I Love Lucy," "The Honeymooners," "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show". "Game Shows" - Tracing one of broadcasting's most enduring genres, this episode follows game shows from their origins in radio through to their heyday in the 1960s. "Variety" - This episode begins with Ed Sullivan, Milton Berle, and Arthur Godfrey - and progresses through Carol Burnett, The Smothers Brothers and "Laugh-In," among others.

Extended interviews with the "Pioneers"; (Color / B&W), Interviews.