Pioneers of Television - Season 1 Episode 3 Variety
This episode begins with Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town and Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater, and progresses through The Carol Burnett Show, Smothers Brothers and Laugh-in, among others. Tim Conway and Jonathan Winters tell hilarious stories about their variety show years, and Tommy Smothers reveals new details about the behind-the-scenes story of his own landmark show. Pat Boone offers a compelling first-hand account of the racist policies that made it difficult for him to book African American guests. In the same vein, Tony Orlando reveals the back-story behind his role as the first Hispanic host of a variety series. Additionally, this episode includes fresh bites from earlier interviews with Milton Berle, Red Skelton and Sid Caesar—and there's no shortage of great clips. Standouts include Andy Williams singing "Moon River" and Flip Wilson's Geraldine. As Arsenio Hall says, "You could not dislike Flip Wilson. There was a warmth about him. And he was brilliant the way he created characters; and the characters had lives of their own. We knew about Geraldine's boyfriend and how jealous he was—and those things brought that character to life."
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
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Cast: Benjamin Bratt
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First Air Date: Jan 02, 2008
Last Air date: May 06, 2014
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 17 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 7.734
Language: English
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