Pioneers of television: : Late night, sitcoms, game shows, variety

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Label

Pioneers of television: : Late night, sitcoms, game shows, variety

Title remainder

Late night, sitcoms, game shows, variety

Statement of responsibility

Boettcher/Trinklein Television presents a film by Steven J. Boettcher and Michael J. Trinklein ; directed by Steven J. Boettcher ; written by Michael J. Trinklein and Jack Jones

Title variation

Pioneers of television

Creator

• Pioneers of television (Television program)

Contributor

• Boettcher/Trinklein Television, Inc
• Boettcher, Steven J
• Jones, Jack
• Saperstein, Harlan
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• Trinklein, Michael J

Screenwriter

• Jones, Jack
• Trinklein, Michael J

Director

• Boettcher, Steven J

Narrator

• Saperstein, Harlan

Subject

• Television programs -- United States -- History
• Documentary television programs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Nonfiction television programs
• Television series
• Television actors and actresses -- United States -- History
• Biographical television programs

Genre

• Nonfiction television programs
• Television series
• Biographical television programs
• Documentary television programs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

eng

Summary

• This four-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."--Container
• "Late Night. Steve Allen, Jack Parr, Mer Griffin, Dick Cavett, and Johnny Carson headlines this episode about the performers who gave us a reason to stay up late."--Container
• "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."--Container
• "Game Shows. Tracing one of broad casting's most enduring genres, this episode follows game shows from their origins in radio through to their heyday in the 1960s."--Container
• "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."--Container

Cataloging source

JOZ

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editor, Stephanie Theisen ; narrator, Harlan Saperstein

Dewey number

791.45

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Closed-captioned in English

Runtime

220

Technique

live action