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1977-04-28, CBS, 118 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Red Skelton
- Jackie Gleason
- Art Carney
- Harry S. Truman
- Charles Kuralt
- Milton Berle
- Arthur Godfrey
- Mary Martin
- Sid Caesar
- Ed Sullivan
- Burns & Allen
- Ernie Kovacs
- Charlton Heston
- Paul Newman
- James Dean
- Don Larsen
- Edward P. Morgan
- Douglas Edwards
- Dick Van Dyke
- Noel Coward
- Walter Matthau
- Lucille Ball
- Alan Young
- Rex Harrison
- John F. Kennedy
- Fulton J. Sheen
- Al Hodge
- Frank Stanton
- Joe McCarthy
- Douglas Mac Arthur
- Jack Lemon
The history of television is examined. Complete with original commercials. Host: Charles Kuralt The special is a retrospective of the social history of television programming, circa 1948-1960's. Host Charles Kuralt describes live television and illustrates the kinescope process. Excerpts include coverage of the following topics and people: Burns and Allen; news programs with Edward P. Morgan and Douglas Edwards; newsreels and propaganda; Art Carney and Jackie Gleason; children's programs, including "Captain Video"; the growth of television; performers Milton Berle, Ernie Kovacs, Red Skelton, Alan Young, Dick Van Dyke and Lucille Ball; reporter Edward R. Murrow; the Korean War; blacklisting; Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy; Mary Martin and Noel Coward; the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings; Sid Caesar; President Harry S Truman's 1951 dismissal of General MacArthur; Bishop Fulton J. Sheen; a comedy and entertainment montage; quiz show scandals with comments by Frank Stanton of CBS and a look at how shows were rigged; Rex Harrison rehearsing for "My Fair Lady"; anthology drama with Charlton Heston, James Dean, and others; the 1952 Republican Convention; John F. Kennedy's 1956 bid for vice president; the 1960 presidential campaign; and Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Includes commercials.