Category: US
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Newsradio Promos
Here are some promos for Newsradio, as aired on NBC in the late 1990s. It gives you an idea of how often shows were being moved around their Must See TV schedule at that time – they even wrote a jingle for it all.
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Something Wilder
During my research for the episode of Comedy Is … that’s about Newsradio, I came across the Gene Wilder sitcom vehicle Something Wilder. I’m not surprised I hadn’t heard of it, because it only lasted a few months, but you may have been aware of it. Here’s the opening titles. As you can see the…
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Comedy Is … Must See TV
Is it possible for a sitcom to have a personality? Newsradio wasn’t given the most auspicious of starts. Although it was commissioned on the spot, two scenes into the pilot recording, by network boss Warren Littlefield, it only had a seven episode first season commitment. And things went downhill from there. But when I first…
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A Mary Tyler Moore Show Test Scene
It’s not often you get a chance to compare two versions of the same sitcom scene, but every now and then, you do. Here’s a famous moment from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as it played out on broadcast, when Mary first meets Lou Grant. It’s a great scene, and regarded as a classic for…
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Eddie Murphy Returns To SNL
Not sure why I put off watching this for so long. I think it’s because I am so fond of Eddie Murphy, and I thought this might feel awkward. But it’s great, and has a proper Murphy feel to it, before it unfolds into something unexpected.
