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- Pioneers of Television
Standup to Sitcom
(Season 4,
Episode 1)
- TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, HistoryTV-PG
Pioneers of Television
Standup to Sitcom (Season 4, Episode 1) TV-PG
From PBS: This star-packed episode features fresh interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Tim Allen, Ray Romano and Bob Newhart. The program reveals how America's top standup comics made the transition to the sitcom format and ...See more
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Plot summary
Director
Steve Boettcher
(as Steven J. Boettcher)
Writer
Mike Trinklein
(as Michael J. Trinklein)
Producers
Steve Boettcher
(producer)
(as Steven J. Boettcher)
|
Mike Trinklein
(producer)
(as Michael J. Trinklein)
Cinematographer
Steve Boettcher
(as Steven J. Boettcher)
Editor
Status
Awards
Series awards
Nominated for
3
Primetime Emmy
Awards.
Cast | + Add Cast |
| 47 cast members |
| Name | Known for |
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Benjamin Bratt
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Jerry Seinfeld
Self
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Tim Allen
Self
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Bob Newhart
Self
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Roseanne Barr
Self
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Ray Romano
Self
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Bill Cosby
Self
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Carol Burnett
Self
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Julia Duffy
Self
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Jason Alexander
Self - George Costanza - Seinfeld (archive footage)
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Gracie Allen
Self - Burns and Allen Show (archive footage)
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Scott Bakula
Self - Terry Elliott - Men of a Certain Age (archive footage)
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Jack Benny
Self - Jack Benny Program (archive footage)
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Tempestt Bledsoe
Self - Vanessa Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage)
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Peter Bonerz
Self - Dr. Jerry Robinson - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage)
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Lisa Bonet
Self - Denise Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage)
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Peter Boyle
Self - Frank Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage)
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Andre Braugher
Self - Owen Thoreau, Jr. (archive footage)
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Zachery Ty Bryan
Self - Brad Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage)
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George Burns
Self - Burns and Allen Show (archive footage)
|
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Johnny Carson
Self - Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Bill Daily
Self - Howard Borden - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage)
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Michael Fishman
Self - D.J. Conner - Roseanne (archive footage)
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Brad Garrett
Self - Robert Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage)
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Sara Gilbert
Self - Darlene Conner - Roseanne (archive footage)
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John Goodman
Self - Dan Conner - Roseanne (archive footage)
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Alicia Goranson
Self - Becky Conner - Rosenne (archive footage)
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Barry Gordon
Self - Harry Johnson - Jack Benny Program (archive footage)
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Patricia Heaton
Self - Debra Barone (archive footage)
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Earl Hindman
Self - Wilson Wilson, Jr. - Home Improvement (archive footage)
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Richard Karn
Self - Al Borland - Home Improvement (archive footage)
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Keshia Knight Pulliam
Self - Rudy Huxtable (archive footage)
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Self - Elaine Benes - Seinfeld (archive footage)
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Laurie Metcalf
Self - Jackie Harris (archive footage)
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Suzanne Pleshette
Self - Emily Hartley - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage)
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Phylicia Rashad
Self - Clair Huxtable (archive footage)
|
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Michael Richards
Self - Kramer - Seinfeld (archive footage)
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Patricia Richardson
Self - Jill Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage)
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Jack Riley
Self - Elliot Carlin - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage)
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Doris Roberts
Self - Marie Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage)
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Taran Noah Smith
Self - Mark Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage)
|
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Madylin Sweeten
Self - Ally Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage)
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Sawyer Sweeten
Self - Geoffrey Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage)
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Sullivan Sweeten
Self - Michael Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage)
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Self - Randy Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage)
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Marcia Wallace
Self - Carol Kester - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage)
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Self - Theo Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage)
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