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Pioneers of Television
Season 1
Variety
Pioneers of Television
(Season 1 | Episode 3 | Air Date 01/16/2008)
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This episode begins with Ed Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town” and Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater” and progresses through “The Carol Burnett Show,” “Smothers Brothers” and “Laugh-In,” among others. Tim Conway and Jonathan Winters tell stories about their variety show years. Conversely, Pat Boone offers chilling insight into early TV’s unspoken racism, and Tommy Smothers details the compelling behind-the-scenes story of his landmark show. Tony Orlando wraps up the era with especially insightful comments about the genre.
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Cast
Name
Credits
Jim Nabors
Interviewee
Andy Griffith
Interviewee
Dick Van Dyke
Interviewee
Art Linkletter
Interviewee
Florence Henderson
Interviewee
Tony Orlando
Interviewee
Pat Harrington
Interviewee
Harlan Saperstein
Narrator
Tim Conway
Interviewee
Jonathan Winters
Interviewee
Dick Cavett
Interviewee
Betty White
Interviewee
Tom Smothers
Interviewee
Arsenio Hall
Interviewee
Andy Williams
Interviewee
Phyllis Diller
Interviewee
Sid Caesar
Interviewee
George Schlatter
Interviewee
Pat Boone
Interviewee
Peter Marshall
Interviewee
Jerry Stiller
Interviewee
Milton Berle
Interviewee
Red Skelton
Interviewee
Vicki Lawrence
Interviewee
Company
Name
Credits
Boettcher Trinklein Television
Production Company
Writers
Name
Credits
Jack Jones
Writer Co-Writer
Producers
Name
Credits
Michael Trinklein
Producer
John Hoylman
Associate Producer
Scott Jacobson
Associate Producer
Directors
Name
Credits
Steven Boettcher
Director
Editor
Name
Credits
Stephanie Theisen
Editor