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>> barry marshal was becoming, like, a legend in his own day because he had done the odd couple. >> gary marshal always said, you know, a lot of people, they do important television. i do recess. >> "happy days" was built around the family, originally. >> doesn't richard look nice tonight? >> he's got stinky stuff on his hair. >> is that what that smell is? i thought the milk was sour. >> the fonz was a background character and he was lucky if he had two lines for an episode. >> it's probably just fuel pump. you know? >> but not a lot of people were watching abc. they were a distant-third plac...

Happy 50th Anniversary to Herbie J Pilato When it comes to vintage comedy-variety shows headlined by pop-music stars, before Tony Orlando and Dawn, Donny and Marie and the Captain and Tennille, there was Sonny and Cher. Breezy, brazen and groundbreaking, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour started it all. Premiering August 1, 1971, as a six-week summer replacement series on CBS, it starred the married musical duo who rose to fame in the late '60s on the popularity of such hit songs as "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On." Cher (née Cherilyn Sarkisian) was sylphlike and sardonic; Sonny (Salva...

Do important television. like the recess." >> happy days was built around the family originally. >> doesn't richard look nice tonight. >> he's got stinky stuff on his hair. >> is that what that smell is? i thought the milk was sour. >> the fonz was a background character. he's lucky if he had two lines per episode. >> it's probably just fuel pump. you know. >> but not a lot of people were watching abc. they were a distant third place. >> remember, in the early '70s abc made a big mistake in not picking up "all in the family." >> but then abc decided to really reinvent itself. they brought over...

>> it changed cbs and their brand as a network. as a result of "all in the family," they turned to norman lear to create more shows in that image. >> there is a person at the door. maud! >> bea arthur played maud as edith's cousin on "all in the family." >> maudie is here. >> and she could take on archie head-to-head. >> now you can either come to the table and eat, or you can lie there and feed off your own fat. >> the story goes that by the time that episode had aired, fred silverman who was in charge of cbs at the time called norman lear and said, get that woman her own show. ♪ >> that wa...

Long time. >> it changed cbs and their brand as a network. as a result of all in the family, they turned to create more shows in the image. >> there is a person at the door. >> played as edith's cousin in "all in the family". >> marty is here. >> and she could take on archie head-to-head. >> now you can either come to the table and eat or you can lie there and feed off your own fat. >> the story goes that by the time that episode had aired fred silverman who was in charge of cbs at the time called norman