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>> i totally think robin williams had a pinball machine head. i just think he would pull his tongue and the ball would get launched and it would bounce off everything. it was definitely stardust and magic. >> it was self-expression. and robin went anywhere that the words and the informality of thought, the madness i guess, the harvested madness would take us. and i loved that. >> look, toys all over the set. don't be afraid. come on, mr. camera, we're going crazy. come on. >> when he would just take these flights of fancy and go on for 10 minutes or 20 minutes, you know. that was -- that was t...

John, anymore than you glorify whores. >> nixon objecting to the show, that was a badge of honor. >> it was really culturally on point. every time. for a sitcom that was unheard of. >> one, two, three. >> i wanted to do an episode where somebody could give archie what he earned. >> shut up all of you! >> we created a character that could really let him have it. >> maude. >> i'm only here because of edith. the fact that you happen to be here with her is beyond my control. like any other freak of nature. >> before that show was off the air, fred silverman was on the telephone with me saying, "th...

Show. >> did you crash the men's room? >> of course not. i went as somebody's guest. >> why do you think it's such a winner? >> i think because of the casting. and i think because of the writing. they don't sacrifice the character for the sake of a good joke. >> that effort to keep the female sensibility is what made it authentic and good. people would say "you're just like me and my girlfriends." >> how can you gorge yourself like that and stay so skinny? i'm going crazy with hunger. >> well, eat something. >> i can't. i have to lose 10 pounds by 8:30. >> freddie silverman, head of the networ...

>> and it was really culturally on point. every time for a sitcom, that was unheard of. >> one, two, three. >> i wanted to do an episode where somebody could give archie what he earned. >> shut up all of you. >> we created a character that you know could really let him have it. >> maude. >> i'm only here because of edith. the fact that you happen to be here with her is beyond my control. like any other freak of nature. >> before that show was off the air fred silverman was on the television with me saying -- there's a show in that woman. >> hello? no, this is not mr. findley, it's mrs. findley...

>> the hillbilly shows were everywhere and then they weren't. >> fred silverman who was running programming at cbs said we're going to get rid of the shows that are the most highly rated and replace them with shows that they thought would be more appealing to the younger audience. >> they changed the face of television. >> my name is norman leer. >> he was a very successful if largely unheralded producer/writer in hollywood. he burst upon the public consciousness when he took on bigotry with his "all in the family." >> norman lear and bud yorken created iconic shows. >> they revolutionized cbs...