Pioneers of Television Standup to Sitcom (Season 4, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, History

Pioneers of Television

Standup to Sitcom (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, History

From PBS: This star-packed episode features fresh interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Tim Allen, Ray Romano and Bob Newhart. The program reveals how America's top standup comics made the transition to the sitcom format and ...See moreFrom PBS: This star-packed episode features fresh interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Tim Allen, Ray Romano and Bob Newhart. The program reveals how America's top standup comics made the transition to the sitcom format and includes dozens of clips from "Seinfeld," "Home Improvement," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Roseanne" and more. Written by Anonymous See less

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47 cast members

Name	Known for
Benjamin Bratt Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Miss Congeniality (2000)
Jerry Seinfeld Self Self See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Tim Allen Self Self See fewer	Toy Story (1995)
Bob Newhart Self Self See fewer	Elf (2003)
Roseanne Barr Self Self See fewer	Roseanne (1988)
Ray Romano Self Self See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Bill Cosby Self Self See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Carol Burnett Self Self See fewer	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Julia Duffy Self Self See fewer	Newhart (1982)
Jason Alexander George Costanza - Seinfeld (archive footage) George Costanza - Seinfeld (archive footage) See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Gracie Allen Self - Burns and Allen Show (archive footage) Self - Burns and Allen Show (archive footage) See fewer	A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Scott Bakula Terry Elliott - Men of a Certain Age (archive footage) Terry Elliott - Men of a Certain Age (archive footage) See fewer	Quantum Leap (1989)
Jack Benny Self - Jack Benny Program (archive footage) Self - Jack Benny Program (archive footage) See fewer	The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Tempestt Bledsoe Vanessa Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage) Vanessa Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Peter Bonerz Dr. Jerry Robinson - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) Dr. Jerry Robinson - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) See fewer	The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
Lisa Bonet Denise Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage) Denise Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Peter Boyle Frank Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) Frank Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Andre Braugher Owen Thoreau, Jr. (archive footage) Owen Thoreau, Jr. (archive footage) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Zachery Ty Bryan Brad Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) Brad Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) See fewer	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
George Burns Self - Burns and Allen Show (archive footage) Self - Burns and Allen Show (archive footage) See fewer	Oh, God! (1977)
Johnny Carson Self - Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) Self - Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) See fewer	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Bill Daily Howard Borden - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) Howard Borden - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) See fewer	The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
Michael Fishman D.J. Conner - Roseanne (archive footage) D.J. Conner - Roseanne (archive footage) See fewer	The Conners (2018)
Brad Garrett Robert Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) Robert Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Sara Gilbert Darlene Conner - Roseanne (archive footage) Darlene Conner - Roseanne (archive footage) See fewer	Poison Ivy (1992)
John Goodman Dan Conner - Roseanne (archive footage) Dan Conner - Roseanne (archive footage) See fewer	10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Alicia Goranson Becky Conner - Rosenne (archive footage) Becky Conner - Rosenne (archive footage) See fewer	Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Barry Gordon Harry Johnson - Jack Benny Program (archive footage) Harry Johnson - Jack Benny Program (archive footage) See fewer	Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
Patricia Heaton Debra Barone (archive footage) Debra Barone (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Earl Hindman Wilson Wilson, Jr. - Home Improvement (archive footage) Wilson Wilson, Jr. - Home Improvement (archive footage) See fewer	Silverado (1985)
Richard Karn Al Borland - Home Improvement (archive footage) Al Borland - Home Improvement (archive footage) See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Keshia Knight Pulliam Rudy Huxtable (archive footage) Rudy Huxtable (archive footage) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Elaine Benes - Seinfeld (archive footage) Elaine Benes - Seinfeld (archive footage) See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Laurie Metcalf Jackie Harris (archive footage) Jackie Harris (archive footage) See fewer	Lady Bird (2017)
Suzanne Pleshette Emily Hartley - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) Emily Hartley - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) See fewer	The Birds (1963)
Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable (archive footage) Clair Huxtable (archive footage) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Michael Richards Kramer - Seinfeld (archive footage) Kramer - Seinfeld (archive footage) See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) Jill Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Jack Riley Elliot Carlin - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) Elliot Carlin - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Doris Roberts Marie Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) Marie Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Taran Noah Smith Mark Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) Mark Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Madylin Sweeten Ally Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) Ally Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Sawyer Sweeten Geoffrey Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) Geoffrey Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Sullivan Sweeten Michael Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) Michael Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond (archive footage) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Randy Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) Randy Taylor - Home Improvement (archive footage) See fewer	The Lion King (I) (1994)
Marcia Wallace Carol Kester - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) Carol Kester - Bob Newhart Show (archive footage) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Theo Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage) Theo Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)