LIVEPioneers of Television - Sitcoms
This episode focuses on five key sitcoms: I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Honeymooner, Joyce Randolph, offers surprising insights into Jackie Gleason. Similarly, Marlo Thomas spoke candidly about her father Danny. Andy Griffith offered forceful opinions about the people and techniques that made his show work. And, in a rare opportunity, both Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke recounted their years on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Series Website: http://www.pbs.org/pioneersoftelevision/
Recent and Upcoming Airings
11.18/25 8:00 pm