INFLUENCES: FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY: A MUSEUM OF
TELEVISION & RADIO SPECIAL (TV)
Summary
In this special, presented by the Museum of Television & Radio and hosted by Candice Bergen, television stars and creators talk about their influences from the medium. Kelsey Grammar, star of "Frasier," talks about Louis Armstrong, Bob Hope, and Jack Benny. James L. Brooks, creator of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Taxi," and "The Simpsons," talks about "The Dick Van Dyke Show," Carl Reiner, "Your Show of Shows," "That Girl," "Ally McBeal," and Gene Reynolds's "Room 222." Paul Reiser, star of "Mad About You," talks about "The Red Skelton Show" and Mel Brooks. James Burrows, a director for such shows as "Taxi," "Cheers," "Frasier," and "Friends," talks about "Car 54, Where Are You?," "The Phil Silvers Show," and "Fawlty Towers." Conan O'Brien, host of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," talks about David Letterman, Sid Caesar, and Johnny Carson. Lisa Kudrow, star "Friends," talks about "Bewitched," Lorraine Newman, and Betty White. Matt Groening, creator of "The Simpsons," talks about "Ozzie and Harriet," "Dennis the Menace," "Leave it to Beaver," and "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle." Fran Drescher, star of "The Nanny," talks about Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and "The Partridge Family." Jenna Elfman, star of "Dharma and Greg," talks about Vicki Lawrence and "The Brady Bunch." Steven Bocho, creator of such shows as "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue," talks about "Howdy Doody," "Columbo," "Studio One," "Playhouse 90," and Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone." Dennis Franz, star of "NYPD Blue," talks about "The Honeymooners," "Dragnet," and "Kojak." David Duchovny, star of "The X-Files," talks about "James at Sixteen," "The Twilight Zone," and "Monty Python." Christine Lahti, star of "Chicago Hope," talks about "The Mickey Mouse Club" and "Dr. Kildare." Dylan McDermott, star of "The Practice," talks about Robert Blake, Clint Eastwood and "Rawhide," "E.R.," and "Perry Mason." Garry Shandling, star of "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "The Larry Sanders Show," talks about "Fury," professional wrestling, Don Rickles, George Carlin, and "The Tonight Show." Ellen Degeneres, star of "Ellen," talks about Woody Allen, Lucille Ball, "Maude," "The Cosby Show," and "The Jeffersons." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: August 27, 1999 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:32:07
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:57191
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Specials; Television - History
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1999
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Robert M. Batscha … Executive Producer
- Jean-Michel Michenaud … Executive Producer
- Chris Cowan … Executive Producer
- Charles A. Duncombe, Jr. … Producer, Writer
- Izabela Muchlinski … Co-Producer
- Kristi Burns … Associate Producer
- Stacy Peralta … Director
- Craig Hoffman … Writing (Misc.), Additional material for Candice Bergen
- Candice Bergen … Host
- Steven Bocho … Guest
- James L. Brooks … Guest
- James Burrows … Guest
- Ellen DeGeneres … Guest
- Fran Drescher … Guest
- David Duchovny … Guest
- Jenna Elfman … Guest
- Dennis Franz … Guest
- Kelsey Grammar … Guest
- Matt Groening … Guest
- Lisa Kudrow … Guest
- Christine Lahti … Guest
- Dylan McDermott … Guest
- Conan O'Brien … Guest
- Paul Reiser … Guest
- Garry Shandling … Guest
- Woody Allen
- Louis Armstrong
- Lucille Ball
- Jack Benny
- Robert Blake
- Mel Brooks
- Carol Burnett
- Sid Caesar
- George Carlin
- Johnny Carson
- Clint Eastwood
- Bob Hope
- Vicki Lawrence
- David Letterman
- Lorraine Newman
- Carl Reiner
- Gene Reynolds
- Don Rickles
- Rod Serling
- Phil Silvers
- Red Skelton
- Betty White