Pioneers of Television

“Sitcoms”

Explore five classic sitcoms: I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Joyce Randolph offers surprising insights into Jackie Gleason; Marlo Thomas recounts her father Danny; Andy Griffith offers his opinions about what made his show work; and both Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke recount their years on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

“Sitcoms”

54m 12s

Explore five classic sitcoms: I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Joyce Randolph offers surprising insights into Jackie Gleason; Marlo Thomas recounts her father Danny; Andy Griffith offers his opinions about what made his show work; and both Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke recount their years on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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