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Pioneers of television
Title
Pioneers of television [videorecording] / Boettcher Trinklein Television, Inc. presents a film by Steven J. Boettcher and Michael J. Trinklein ; Directed by Steven J. Boettcher ; written by Michael J. Trinklein and Jack Jones.
ISBN
1415727503
9781415727508
Published
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 220 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Special features include extended interviews with the "Pioneers".
Closed-captioned.
Summary
This four-part series features sitcoms and archival clips to offer a fresh take on the first celebrities of television. Includes exclusive interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Griffith, Betty White, and more. Includes never-before-seen images and clips.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 06, 2008
Performers
Narrated by Harlan Saperstein.
System details note
DVD, region 1; stereo; widescreen.
Audience
Not rated.
Contents
Late night (Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson)
Sitcoms (I love Lucy, Honeymooners, Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke Show)
Game shows
Variety (Ed Sullivan, Milton Berle, Arthur Godfrey, Carol Burnett, Smothers Brothers, Laugh-in).
Videorecording number
705213 PBS Home Video
Subjects
Genre/Form
Films for the hearing impaired.
Television mini-series.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs.
Also listed under
Boettcher/Trinklein Television, Inc.
PBS Home Video.
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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