Pioneers of Television: A chronicle of television's first successful genre, the variety show - from its beginnings as a continuation of vaudeville and radio entertainment through the many iconic personalities that made it so popular. Experiments in variety show programs and the decline of their popularity in the late 1970s are also examined.

Starring:

Adam West, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Arsenio Hall, Art Linkletter, Betty White, Dick Cavett, Dick Van Dyke, Florence Henderson, Hugh Downs, Jack Narz, Jim Nabors, Jonathan Winters, Kelsey Grammer, Martin Landau, Merv Griffin, Pat Harrington Jr, Peter Graves, Peter Marshall, Phyllis Diller, Tim Conway, Tom Smothers, Tony Orlando, Veronica Cartwright, Vicki Lawrence

Genre:

Documentary