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Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, and a prolific voice actor in his own right. A truly hilarious man.

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Jesse Donald Knotts was an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy Awards[1], and for his role as Ralph Furley on the highly rated[2] sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984.

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The earliest sitcoms reminded me of Vaudevillian Acts. Heavy emphasis on slapstick, and actors and actresses playing to the audience.

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n. comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events.

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"Filmed in front of a Live Studio Audience"

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"Filmed in front of a Live Studio Audience"

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Desi Arnaz securing a studio for an audience to directly inspire the audience must have been one of the largest TV decisions to make. There are so many shows that use this now, I can't imagine the TV industry without it.

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Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show is played as a straight-man for the straight-man comedy

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n. the person who speaks lines which give the eccentric characters in a sitcom the opportunity to make jokes.

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Prolific Comedic Show-writer. Wrote for Cid Caesar before writing The Dick Van Dyke Show

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Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in a heavily slapstick family sitcom. Van Dyke being a prodigious comedian in his own time, the show was Reiner's largest success, and one of my personal favorites.

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Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 22 nominations. See more awards "

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Rob, Buddy and Sally write for the Alan Brady TV show under the thumb of Brady's brother-in-law Mel. Rob and Laura live in new Rochelle next-door to Jerry and Millie. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

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Release Date:

3 October 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Head of the Family

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Runtime:

(158 episodes)

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Crazy Credits

The most famous image of the opening credits is of Van Dyke falling over an ottoman as he enters his living room. However, a second version, showing him sidestepping the piece of furniture instead, was also used. The two openings were filmed back to back and were used randomly throughout the last four seasons of the series. The first season used a completely different opening credits sequence featuring still pictures. See more "

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The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series 1961-1966) - IMDb

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Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 22 nominations. See more awards " Rob, Buddy and Sally write for the Alan Brady TV show under the thumb of Brady's brother-in-law Mel. Rob and Laura live in new Rochelle next-door to Jerry and Millie.

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One of the most prolific early variety shows, being a launching point for many acts like The Beatles (in america), and Elvis.

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Ed Sullivan acted with an iron grip upon his show and it's guests. Totality of control was Ed's forte.

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Milton Berle acted far differently to Ed Sullivan in a wilder, more improvisational way.

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adj. relating to or characterized by spontaneous performance, especially in music or drama.

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Largest Variety of performances to a television host. Many stereotypical, yet funny portrayals of American characters.

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Johnathan Winters and Andy Williams played heavily into Improv on the Andy Williams show, while others had long rehearsals.

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Dick Van Dyke and Pat Boone leaned into Physical Comedy

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Harry Belafonte being rejected from the Pat Boone Show was enough to drive Pat Boone from hosting.

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Cid Caesar, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and other doing sketch comedy on live TV.