First Five Minutes of The classic episode The Wedding with George Burns and Gracie Allen. Download this and other classic TV and Film titles at orbitmedia.eu

In this 11-part (each 30-minute part is posted separately) oral history interview, director Hal Cooper talked about breaking into TV at the Du Mont network following his service in World War II. Among the Du Mont shows he discussed were the children's programs Television Baby Sitter and The Magic Cottage. He talked about his work directing 1950s soap operas including such series as Search for Tomorrow and Portia Faces Life. He detailed his work as an associate producer/ director of Gilligan's Island and his long tenure on I Dream of Jeannie. Among the numerous other series from the 1960s that Cooper talked about include: Gidget, That Girl, Mayberry R.F.D., Death Valley Days, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Cooper spoke extensively about the groundbreaking '70s sitcom Maude for which he served as an executive producer and director. He also talked about such '70s programs as The Brady Bunch, Free Country, and The Odd Couple. Cooper also discussed his later efforts on the series Love, Sidney; Gimme a Break; and Dear John. B-roll consisted of photos from I Dream of Jeannie, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Brady Bunch, and Maude. Visit channel playlists for all segments or go to tvinterviewsarchive.blogspot.com [More] [Less]

"You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx. This May 1955 show features Albert Hall, a very entertaining contestant.

Famed 1950s television personality and original host of NBC's TODAY show, Dave Garroway, hosts this brief clip introducing the 1953 Corvette. To buy vintage commercials, TV shows, westerns, serials and classic movies on DVD and VHS, visit Captain Bijou's website, www.captainbijou.com.

Writer Bob Schiller was interviewed along with longtime collaborator Bob Weiskopf (1914-2001). Individually, they each explained how they got their respective starts in the entertainment industry, and about the many famed radio shows and performers that they were associated with in their early careers, including Duffy's Tavern (Schiller) and The Fred Allen Show (Weiskopf). Together, they remembered how they came to form their partnership, and the many early television projects for which they wrote. The duo spent a great deal of time recalling their years as staff writers on I Love Lucy (later The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour), and their collaboration on that show with Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh Davis... [More] [Less]

Studs Terkel (1912-2008) was interviewed for one-and-a-half hours in Chicago, IL. Mr. Terkel related the history of the Chicago School of television (including his relationships with Burr Tillstrom, Fran Allison and Dave Garroway) and spoke in detail about his own program, Studs Place and efforts to keep the show on the air after he was blacklisted. After the program went off the air, Terkel became one of Americas premier oral historians and radio interviewers. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on July 19, 1999. For Studs' complete online interview, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJ4WBWeLvI For more information about this and other Archive interviews, visit www.emmytvlegends.org [More] [Less]

Archive of American Television interview with dancer Cyd Charisse. Visit http://tvinterviewsarchive.blogspot.com for links to all online interviews in the collection.

Judy Collins singing a Russian love song in Russian. (Appearance on Pete Seeger TV Show 1960's)

1958

This ten minute clip is drawn from the famous 1950s game show, and it's quite surreal. I don't use the word surreal loosely: the special guest is Salvador Dali.

In his 6-part oral history interview, writer/producer Hal Kanter talks extensively about his first television work as a writer for famed comedian, Ed Wynn, on The Ed Wynn Show. He discusses how he ultimately wrote and directed The George Gobel Show. Kanter recalls his pioneering sitcom, Julia, which starred Diahann Carroll, and featured the first black, female lead on television. Kanter also mentions his writing for the "Academy Awards" shows and dozens of feature films. B-roll. [More] [Less]

This ten minute clip is drawn from the famous 1950s game show, and it's quite surreal. I don't use the word surreal loosely: the special guest is Salvador Dali.

1958

Perry Como guest stars on Bing Crosby's TV Show in the first of 2 shows where Perry and Bing took turns and appeared on each others TV shows and 'Recorded an album together'! In this segment, Perry and Bing cut the first side of their album together. Then, they discuss cutting the second side on Perry's TV Show two weeks later and they listen to playback of the first side of the album to close the show. Originally Aired on February 29, 1960. [More] [Less]