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Pioneers of television. Season 3 [digital videodisc] / produced by Boettcher/Trinklein Television Inc. ; director/producer, Steven J. Boettcher ; writer/producer, Michael J. Trinklein.

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[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2013]

Television programs -- United States -- History.

Television actors and actresses -- United States.

Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Interviews.

Television comedies -- United States.

Situation comedies (Television programs) -- United States.

Television soap operas -- United States

Superhero television programs -- United States.

2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Funny ladies (55 min.) -- Primetime soaps (55 min.) -- Superheroes (55 min.) -- Miniseries (55 min.).

Bonus scenes. The time Carol Burnett fired Harvey Korman -- When Marla Gibbs fired D.L. Hughley -- Larry Hagman opens up about Carroll O'Connor's influence -- When Dynasty jumped the shark -- Adam West makes his case to be in the next Batman movie -- Burt Ward's origin story -- Louis Gossett Jr. on the impact of receiving an Oscar -- How John Amos' African accent almost got him killed.

Nearly 100 stars from television's formative years bring their stories to PBS in a revealing documentary series. Featuring sitcoms, late-night, variety and game shows -- the film melds compelling new HD interviews with archival clips to offer a fresh take on television's first celebrities, with fascinating stories, never-before-seen images and timeless clips that still entertain decades later.

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