Structured entries
- ANNIVERSARY SHOWS: GERALDO. 1000th-episode
9/21/92
w/clips from previous shows.
- COMEDY STORE'S 20TH BIRTHDAY.
9/92
w/ Gary Shandling; David Letterman; Craig T. Nelson; Richard Pryor; Louis Anderson; Damon Wayans; Sandra Bernhard & Bob Saget.
- DONAHUE: 25th Anniv.
11/15/92
- close up DONAHUE: THE 25th ANNIVERSARY (CC)
11/15/92
w/ Connie Chung; Faith Daniels; Charles Grodin; Jenny Jones; Larry King; Maury Povich; Sally Jessy Raphael; Geraldo Rivera; Diane Sawyer; Jerry Springer; Gloria Steinem; Mike Wallace; Barbara Walters; Dr. Ruth Westheimer; Montel Williams and Oprah Winfrey.
The pioneer of audience-participation talk shows is saluted on his series' silver anniversary. When The Phil Donahue Show began in Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 1967, the host was a bit nervous; his hair was a great deal darker and his first guest--appropriately controversial--was atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Memorable clips from nearly 6000 Donahue programs that followed highlight this tribute, which covers such topics as show business, politics, religion, sex, racism and--most effectively--AIDS. The salute also includes appearances by... Some guests appear in a sketch; others introduce clips and read excerpts of "letters to Donahue." Just how fast is Donahue on his feet? Clues are provided in his performance of "Me and My Shadow" with members of the National Dance Institute (a number choreographed by Jacques D'Amboe). Also, Saturday Night Live's Phil Hartman does his Donahue impression and there are taped messages from Joan Rivers and Donahue's wife, Mario Thomas. (2 hrs.)
- HBO's 20th ANNIVERSARY We Don't Believe It Ourselves
12/23/92
It's a one-hour, star-studded special featuring "the best" of HBO from the '70s to the '90s. Plus new music, stand-up routines and more.
- ALISTAIR COOKE SALUTE:
12/23/92
Host: Peter Ustinov & Robt. MacNeil. OMNIBUS; LETTER FROM AMERICA; AMERICA SERIES & MASTERPIECE THEATRE.
- 5 YEARS WITH BOB COSTAS:
1/30/93
w/ Jane Alexander; Steve Allen; Elayne Boosler; Mel Brooks; Sid Caesar; Dana Carvey; Billy Crystal; Kirk Douglas; Richard Dreyfuss; Robert Duval; k.d.lang; Jack Lemmon; Jay Leno; David Letterman; Richard Lewis Little Richard & Paul McCartney.
Clips w/
- 20/20: 15th ANNIV.
5/25/93
- COMEDY STORE'S 20TH BIRTHDAY:
w/ Richard Pryor; Louie Armstrong; Jeff Altman; Jim Carrey; Arsenio Hall; David Letterman; Damon Wayans; Craig T. Nelson; Gary Shandling and Robin Williams.
- 60 MINUTES...25 YEARS
11/14/93
- TV GUIDE'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY:
12/20/93
w/ Robt. Wagner; Heather Locklear and Lindsay Wagner.
Hosts:
- INSIDE EDITION: 5 YEAR
1/14/94
- ALL MY CHILDREN: 25TH ANNIV.
1/15/95
w/Clips & Bloopers.
- REUNIONS: ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW REUNION:
- 'A RURAL EDEN'
2/10/93
w/ Charles Kuralt; Andy Griffith; Don Knotts (Barney Fife); Ron Howard (Opie); Jim Nabors and Jack Lindsey (Gomer and Goober Pyle) and Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague).
That's how Charles Kuralt describes Mayberry, N.C., Andy Griffith's TV home town between 1960 and '68. In this hour, Griffith reminisces about the show with... There also are recollections by series creator Sheldon Leonard; clips from the show (including Sheriff Taylor's introduction--on: Danny Thomas's Make Room for Daddy); and on-the-set home movies taken by Howard's parents. (60 min.)
- BRADYMANIA:
5/19/93
Florence Henderson Hosts reminiscence of THE BRADY BUNCH (1969-75) w/clips.
- REGIS & CATHY LEE:
3/10/94
w/ Debbie Reynolds; Mickey Rooney; Dick Van Dyke & Harry Belafonte.
- COACH RETROSPECTIVE.
w/ Craig T. Nelson & friends
with clips from the past six seasons.
- 50 YEARS OF SOAPS: AN ALL-STAR CELEBRATION A SALUTE TO THE GENRE
10/27/94
w/ Eileen Fulton; Frances Reid and Helen Wagner; A Martinez; Kim Zimmer; Victoria Wyndham; and Jacklyn Zeman. Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes; George Reinholt and Jacqueline Courtney, John McCook and Jamie Lyn Bauer, Mary Stuart and Larry Haines, and Jonathan Frid and Lara Parker (Dark Shadows' demonic duo). Agnes Nixon, Bill Bell and the late Irma Phillips. Peter Bergman, Robin Strasser and Kristian Alfonso.
Celebrating a half century of daytime drama, a family reunion of soap stars, past and present. Appearing: soap matriarchs... Former on-screen couples include... are honored in film tributes to creators of daytime serials, once known as "sob stories," "suffering sagas," "washboard weepers" and ultimately "soap operas," after soap manufacturers became major sponsors. The gala also includes a salute to brides, with daytime stars modeling their characters' original wedding gowns; a look at soap-opera bloopers; clips of romances and weddings, villains and victims; and segments on social relevance in the soaps, enduring families, and American serials televised around the world. Hosts include... (2:00)
- THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF DAYTIME DRAMA REMEMBERED.
JOIN OVER 150 PAST AND PRESENT DAYTIME STARS AS THEY SALUTE AN EXTRAORDINARY HALF-CENTURY OF SOAP OPERA HISTORY.
- STREET SCENES: NEW YORK ON FILM:
Docu.: N.Y.s Impact on movies. w/clips from: 42nd Street, King Kong and Taxi Driver.
- The Laverne & Shirley REUNION
5/22/95
w/ Neil Simon; Joe Pesci.
w/... Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of one of TV's best-loved comedies when the entire gang gets together again for a special reunion. (Concl. next tape)
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7151. ANNIVERSARY SHOWS:
GERALDO. 1000th-episode 9/21/92
w/clips from previous shows.
COMEDY STORE'S 20TH BIRTHDAY.
w/clips incl.: Gary Shandling, David
Letterman, Craig T. Nelson, Richard
Pryor, Louis Anderson, Damon Wayans,
Sandra Bernhard & Bob Saget.9/92
DONAHUE: 25th Anniv. 11/15/92
close up
DONAHUE: THE 25th
ANNIVERSARY (CC)
6 PM
11/15/92
The pioneer of audience-participation talk shows is saluted on his series' silver anniversary. When The Phil Donahue Show began in Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 1967, the host was a bit nervous; his hair was a great deal darker and his first guest--appropriately controversial--was atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Memorable clips from nearly 6000 Donahue programs that followed highlight this tribute, which covers such topics as show business, politics, religion, sex, racism and--most effectively--AIDS. The salute also includes appearances by Connie Chung, Faith Daniels, Charles Grodin, Jenny Jones, Larry King, Maury Povich, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo Rivera, Diane Sawyer, Jerry Springer, Gloria Steinem, Mike Wallace, Barbara Walters, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Montel Williams and Oprah Winfrey. Some guests appear in a sketch; others introduce clips and read excerpts of "letters to Donahue." Just how fast is Donahue on his feet? Clues are provided in his performance of "Me and My Shadow" with members of the National Dance Institute (a number choreographed by Jacques D'Amboe). Also, Saturday Night Live's Phil Hartman does his Donahue impression and there are taped messages from Joan Rivers and Donahue's wife, Mario Thomas. (2 hrs.)
HBO's 12/23/92
20th ANNIVERSARY
We Don't Believe It Ourselves
It's a one-hour, star-studded special featuring "the best" of HBO from the '70s to the '90s. Plus new music, stand-up routines and more.
ALISTAIR COOKE SALUTE: 12/23/92
Host: Peter Ustinov & Robt. MacNeil.
OMNIBUS; LETTER FROM AMERICA; AMERICA
SERIES & MASTERPIECE THEATRE.
5 YEARS WITH BOB COSTAS: 1/30/93
Clips w/Jane Alexander, Steve Allen,
Elayne Boosler, Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar,
Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal, Kirk
Douglas, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert
Duval, k.d.lang, Jack Lemmon, Jay
Leno, David Letterman, Richard Lewis
Little Richard & Paul McCartney.
7152. 20/20: 15th ANNIV. 5/25/93
COMEDY STORE'S 20TH BIRTHDAY:
w/Richard Pryor, Louie Armstrong,
Jeff Altman, Jim Carrey, Arsenio
Hall, David Letterman, Damon Wayans,
Craig T. Nelson, Gary Shandling
and Robin Williams.
60 MINUTES...25 YEARS 11/14/93
TV GUIDE'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY:
Hosts: Robt. Wagner, Heather Locklear
and Lindsay Wagner. 12/20/93
INSIDE EDITION: 5 YEAR 1/14/94
ALL MY CHILDREN: 25TH ANNIV.
w/Clips & Bloopers. 1/15/95
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7153. REUNIONS:
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW REUNION:
'A RURAL EDEN' 2/10/93
That's how Charles Kuralt describes Mayberry, N.C., Andy Griffith's TV home town between 1960 and '68. In this hour, Griffith reminisces about the show with Don Knotts (Barney Fife), Ron Howard (Opie), Jim Nabors and Jack Lindsey (Gomer and Goober Pyle) and Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague). There also are recollections by series creator Sheldon Leonard; clips from the show (including Sheriff Taylor's introduction--on: Danny Thomas's Make Room for Daddy); and on-the-set home movies taken by Howard's parents. (60 min.)
5/19/93
BRADYMANIA:
Florence Henderson Hosts reminiscence of THE BRADY BUNCH (1969-75) w/clips. 3/10/94
REGIS & CATHY LEE:
w/Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke & Harry Belafonte.
COACH RETROSPECTIVE.
Craig T. Nelson & friends with clips from the past six seasons.
50 YEARS OF SOAPS:
AN ALL-STAR CELEBRATION
A SALUTE TO THE GENRE 10/27/94
Celebrating a half century of daytime drama, a family reunion of soap stars, past and present. Appearing: Eileen Fulton; soap matriarchs Frances Reid and Helen Wagner; A Martinez; Kim Zimmer; Victoria Wyndham; and Jacklyn Zeman. Former on-screen couples include Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes (who became off-screen spouses), George Reinholt and Jacqueline Courtney, John McCook and Jamie Lyn Bauer, Mary Stuart and Larry Haines, and Jonathan Frid and Lara Parker (Dark Shadows' demonic duo). Agnes Nixon, Bill Bell and the late Irma Phillips are honored in film tributes to creators of daytime serials, once known as "sob stories," "suffering sagas," "washboard weepers" and ultimately "soap operas," after soap manufacturers became major sponsors. The gala also includes a salute to brides, with daytime stars modeling their characters' original wedding gowns; a look at soap-opera bloopers; clips of romances and weddings, villains and victims; and segments on social relevance in the soaps, enduring families, and American serials televised around the world. Hosts include Peter Bergman, Robin Strasser and Kristian Alfonso. (2:00)
THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF DAYTIME DRAMA REMEMBERED.
JOIN OVER 150 PAST AND PRESENT DAYTIME STARS AS THEY SALUTE AN EXTRAORDINARY HALF-CENTURY OF SOAP OPERA HISTORY.
STREET SCENES: NEW YORK ON FILM:
Docu.: N.Y.s Impact on movies. w/clips from: 42nd Street, King Kong and Taxi Driver. w/Neil Simon, Joe Pesci. 5/22/95
The Laverne & Shirley REUNION (Concl. next tape)
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of one of TV's best-loved comedies when the entire gang gets together again for a special reunion.
