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A huge studio. its really your study yes. >> i like it because i throw the football and have a great time. >> you are spoiled rotten to have this beautiful set. speaking of spoiled rotten, rachel canning? >> arent these kids, you think about, this you are right brad best word to describe. i want mom and dad to pay for everything. we are creating a generation of brats. we did this whole report last week on spring break the funniest things are are parents are writing us and saying we are shocked. ...

A huge studio. its really your study yes. >> i like it because i throw the football and have a great time. >> you are spoiled rotten to have this beautiful set. speaking of spoiled rotten, rachel canning? >> arent these kids, you think about, this you are right brad best word to describe. i want mom and dad to pay for everything. we are creating a generation of brats. we did this whole report last week on spring break the funniest things are are parents are writing us and saying we are shocked. ...

That he wasnt there. >> even today he feels bad? >> there was for the birth. thats good enough. he received and then he left. >> he took the snap and then he went out. >> i have a similar story. in 1989, i was starting a new show for nbc across the street. my wife was pregnant. she was supposed to have the baby when the show was starting, so what does she do? the baby was induced. so i was able to be with my wife and start the new job on time. >> this is a fascinating look now because its the ne...

And im a little boy. and me and scotty are special. >> yeah, youre special. >> his mom had him doing child modeling, little gigs here and there. he was never super passionate about acting as a young guy and something he fell into very naturally. >> the son of a model and a sewer contractor, walker was the oldest of four kids in a working class mormon home in sunland, california. >> they were a typical family but very loving, very close knit. >> amber lea was a childhood friend of walkers. >> mos...

>> i started writing in sitcoms a long time ago and i was gracious to have a script coordinator to read everything i wrote. when she thought it was ready, she put a smiling face at the end and i knew it was job done. gayle, seeing you here tonight, smiling. you take away all of that soul crushing. and adequacy. >> that is john ridley accepting the oscar last night for best adapted screen play for "12 years a slave." we are so excited for him here at msnbc. joining the table is the president and ...

Picture and john ridley won for best adapted screen play. last night, he spoke about how he got his big break. >> i started writing in sitcoms a long time ago and i was gracious to have a script coordinator to read everything i wrote. when she thought it was ready, she put a smiling face at the end and i knew it was a good job done. gayle, see youing here tonight, smile. you take away all of that soul crushing. >> what you need to know about john ridley, an incredibly talent and as great as he i...

Accident. >> school bus and car accident eastbound just on the other side of the bridge. >> reporter: when the mayor of ft. lee complained, christies now fired chief of staff texted, is it wrong im smiling? i feel bad for the kids, i guess. no ones life was in danger, but people in need of help had to wait. multiple members of governor christies staff have been subpoenaed. nothing, so far, links back to the governor. christie says he was in the dark. his political future may depend on whether th...

Has been a movie star actor and then he did "30 rock" which is one of the funniest sitcoms of the last few years. he had a podcast that he wanted to expand. he eventually got a talk show on msnbc where as you know he was fired. today he is in one of the magazines here in new york city where he talks about getting fired and being at msnbc. he doesnt mince words. its a mess over there. >> it is unbelievable how long this story goes on. bottom line is, he is leaving the public limelight. hes going ...

♪ time now for a special edition of throw back thursday honoring black history month. >> we look at american artists whose talents and drive served as a catalyst for change, pop culture to the advancement of modern american society. >> and perhaps no one has done that and more than bill cosby. in 1984 he launched one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. breaking nearly every black stereotype and introduced america to an end grated black culture that some didnt even know exis...

Bearing. it was just good casting. you know, the combination of him and gary coleman was magic. >> drew: even though "diffrent strokes" was really basedfrent around gary coleman, conrad bain was an essential element. and he really fit the mold. he really seemed like the rich guy who was a little nerdy and a little unhip, and thats what balanced the show. >> narrator: lear worked to flesh out ideas for the new show, including changing the name to "diffrent strokes" and adding other characters. to...