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TV'S MOST DYNAMIC DUOS PRESENTED BY THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA (TV)

Summary

A television special presented by the Paley Center for Media about notable pairs and duos in television history, accompanied by clips and interviews, hosted by Robin Roberts. This television special counts down the thirty greatest duos in television history, as selected by viewer votes. Clips of the various duos selected are shown throughout, as well as commentary about them. Number thirty is David Addison and Maddie Hayes from "Moonlighting," played by Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd. Number twenty-nine is Sam Malone and Diane Chambers from "Cheers," played by Ted Danson and Shelley Long. Number twenty-eight is the title characters of "Laverne & Shirley," played by Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams. Number twenty-seven is Wayne and Garth from "Wayne's World," played by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Number twenty-six is Ralph Kramden and Alice Kramden from "The Honeymooners," played by Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows. Number twenty-five is George Jefferson and Louise "Weezy" Jefferson from "The Jeffersons," played by Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford. Number twenty-four is Jack Donaghy and Liz Lemon from "30 Rock," played by Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. Number twenty-three is Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon from "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." Number twenty-two is Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years," played by Fred Savage and Danica McKellar. Number twenty-one is Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson from "Cheers," played by John Ratzenberger and George Wendt. Number twenty is Pat Sajak and Vanna White, co-hosts of "Wheel of Fortune." Number nineteen is Tony Soprano and Carmela Soprano of "The Sopranos," played by James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Number eighteen is Jack McFarland and Karen Walker from "Will & Grace," played by Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally. Number seventeen is Bert and Ernie from "Sesame Street." Number sixteen is Jack Shephard and John Locke from "Lost," played by Matthew Fox and Terry O'Quinn. Number fifteen is the title characters of "Beavis and Butt-head." Number fourteen is Dan Conner and Roseanne Conner of "Roseanne," played by John Goodman and Roseanne. Number thirteen is Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd of "Grey's Anatomy," played by Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey. Number twelve is Archie Bunker and Mike "Meathead" Stivic from "All in the Family," played by Carroll O'Connor and Rob Reiner. Number eleven is Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett from "Modern Family," played by Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Number ten is Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy from "The Muppet Show." Number nine is Richie Cunningham and Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli from "Happy Days," played by Ron Howard and Henry Winkler. Number eight is Dwight Schrute and Michael Scott from "The Office," played by Rainn Wilson and Steve Carell. Number seven is Dana Scully and Fox Mulder from "The X-Files," played by Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Number six is James T. Kirk and Spock from "Star Trek," played by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Number five is Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani from "Friends," played by Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc. Number four is Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson from "The Simpsons." Number three is Cliff Huxtable and Claire Huxtable from "The Cosby Show," played by Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad. Number two is Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz from "I Love Lucy," played by Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance. Finally, the number one favorite television duo is revealed to be Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza from "Seinfeld," played by Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander. Interviews about the duos selected are interspersed without, including guests such as: Mullally; Ratzenberger; Wendt; Williams; Penny Marshall; Garry Marshall (creator, "Laverne & Shirley"); Chris Hardwick (comedian, "The Nerdist"); Ed Asner (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"); Tom Smothers (co-host, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"); White; Tom Bergeron (co-host, "Dancing with the Stars"); Brooke Burke-Charvet (co-host, "Dancing with the Stars"); Falco; comedians and magicians Penn Jillette and Teller; Nancy Cartwright (voice, Bart Simpson, "The Simpsons"); and comedian Adam Carolla. Commercials deleted.

Details

  • NETWORK: ABC
  • DATE: September 2, 2012 9:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 1:26:24
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: 108582
  • GENRE: Specials
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Specials
  • SERIES RUN: ABC - TV special, 2012
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Greg Heller … Executive Producer
  • Adam Sher … Executive Producer
  • Derrick Paler … Supervising Producer
  • Al Mansfield … Producer
  • John Formionella … Producer
  • Paul Bartinek … Associate Producer
  • Javier Cuintana … Line Producer
  • Shea McKee … Segment Producer
  • Drew Thomas … Director
  • Robin Roberts … Host
  • Megan Mullally … Guest
  • John Ratzenberger … Guest
  • George Wendt … Guest
  • Cindy Williams … Guest
  • Penny Marshall … Guest
  • Garry Marshall … Guest
  • Chris Hardwick … Guest
  • Ed Asner … Guest
  • Tom Smothers … Guest
  • Vanna White … Guest
  • Tom Bergeron … Guest
  • Brooke Burke-Charvet … Guest
  • Edie Falco … Guest
  • Penn Jillette … Guest
  • Teller … Guest
  • Nancy Cartwright … Guest
  • Adam Carolla … Guest
  • Jason Alexander
  • Gillian Anderson
  • Alec Baldwin
  • Lucille Ball
  • Steve Carell
  • Johnny Carson
  • Dana Carvey
  • Bill Cosby
  • Ted Danson
  • Patrick Dempsey
  • David Duchovny
  • Jesse Tyler Ferguson
  • Tina Fey
  • Matthew Fox
  • James Gandolfini
  • Jackie Gleason
  • John Goodman
  • Sean Hayes
  • Sherman Hemsley
  • Ron Howard
  • Matt LeBlanc
  • Shelley Long
  • Danica McKellar
  • Ed McMahon
  • Audrey Meadows
  • Mike Myers
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Matthew Perry
  • Ellen Pompeo
  • Carroll O'Connor
  • Terry O'Quinn
  • Phylicia Rashad
  • Rob Reiner
  • Roseanne
  • Pat Sajak
  • Isabel Sanford
  • Fred Savage
  • Jerry Seinfeld
  • William Shatner
  • Cybil Shepherd
  • Eric Stonestreet
  • Vivian Vance
  • Bruce Willis
  • Rainn Wilson
  • Henry Winkler