Here are the first 8 minutes of CBS celebrity introductions from the first night of a 1978 week-long special called "CBS: On the Air - A Celebration of 50 Years." Notice how many of these stars are no longer with us!!!
It vividly remember watching this when it originally aired. There are ways in which it's a bit cheesy (I think the song stinks- and I'm sure that was canned applause substituting for an actual audience being present) but all reservations pale when you just consider the stunning star power gathered in that room. Truly extraordinary.
This was what AI call the Great Apex . This was the last year of ALL the greats of yesteryear , and the begining of the new greats . Now ?? You have nothing . The end of the 90 s , hardly anything left of golden yesteryear stars , and the next generation is peeling off fast . So what are you left with of golden tv ?? Or golden or even silver movie stars with REAL TALENT ??
@@sillygoose635 Frasier was produced by Paramount but commissioned by NBC. Networks commission TV shows, paying studios to produce them. That is how network TV works. That I have learned from trying to pitch a TV format to a network.
If only they had a few stars helping to celebrate the occasion!!! LOL!!! Seriously though, I just got goose bumps on goose bumps watching this. So many of my favorites!!!
The days of coming home and putting away your reality for a few hours of great entertainment are, indeed, long vanished. With our nose pressed against the TV for all news all the time, and reality shows, society has coarsened. Today you are better off reading a good book. That is those who remember how to read.
@@MrJoeybabe25 No, it hasn't. It is still here, society has only gotten better. You're better off polishing a crystal ball then watching anything back then.
This was truly a procession of TV royalty such as will probably never exist again. One notable absence from this celebration was Jackie Gleason - it’s strange that he wasn’t there.
what a gathering of stars. has there ever been a better one? this is a who's who of entertainers from the last century. the camera pan of them all standing outside in a line at the end of the program is even more impactful.
It was actually in third because Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett had just ended their shows. Then Fred Silverman ran NBC into the cellar, which led to its famous rebound in the 1980's.
@@msquaretheoriginal Nope, actually NBC fell to third in the 1975-76 season thanks to such program flops as The Invisible Man, Fay, Doctors' Hospital etc... NBC could only place 3 shows in the Top 30 back then (Police Woman, Sanford & Son, Chico & The Man etc...). Look for yourself!
@@msquaretheoriginal CBS was #2 since the 1976-77 season until it regained first place by the end of the 1979-80 season. Sure, it started the 1976-77 season at #3 but ended up finishing the season in second place with 9 shows in the top 30. They were going through a meticulous rebuilding process by that point.
In a month from now, I'll be 20 and I can still recognize a lot of the stars, sadly not all of them, but a lot. I would tell you who I do know, but it would be a long list and I'm not gonna bother with it. I just cannot believe that I was NOT around when this kind of TV was around.
The Golden Age of tv!!! Takes me back to my childhood when you could watch tv with your whole family and talk about the show the next day at school or work. Just sad that actors like this are no longer with us. Instead, we have to watch one woman or one man trying to figure out who they want to date and marry after kissing and hooking up with 30 of them.
this was outstanding!! glad each person was named as they came out. those were wonderful programs and good, clean shows without the cussing and violence in today's programing, 2021! betty gordon, ames, iowa
And now, the exciting conclusion of "Member of the Family," from CBS: On the Air, as Dick Tufeld introduces the Members of the CBS Family..... SUNDAY! Bess Armstrong Ed Bradley Sandy Duncan John Forsythe Arlene Francis Allen Funt Libby Green Valerie Harper Alfred Hitchcock Julie Kavner Linda Lavin June Lockhart with Lassie Carroll O'Connor Dan Rather Rob Reiner Morley Safer Telly Savalas The Smothers Brothers Anne Sothern Jean Stapleton Sally Struthers Nancy Walker Mike Wallace Ray Walston MONDAY! Beatrice Arthur Lucille Ball Adrienne Barbeau Ken Berry George Burns Jackie Cooper Bill Cosby Bob Denver Arthur Godfrey Andy Griffith David Groh Don Knotts Joan Hackett Art Linkletter Bill Macy Hughes Rudd Danny Thomas Vivian Vance Demond Wilson TUESDAY! Alan Alda Edward Asner Glen Campbell Douglas Edwards Jamie Farr Bonnie Franklin Dwayne Hickman Richard C. Hottelett Garry Moore Phil Silvers Red Skelton Loretta Swit Lowell Thomas WEDNESDAY! Steve Allen John Amos Ned Beatty William Conrad Bert Convy Buddy Ebsen Eva Gabor Danny Kaye Esther Rolle Bob Schieffer Cicely Tyson Dick van Dyke Jimmie Walker THURSDAY! Ellen Corby Will Geer Michael Learned and the Walton Children --- Kami Cotler David Harper Mary Elizabeth McDonough Judy Norton-Taylor Eric Scott Jon Walmsley Jack Lord Lee Meriwether Richard Thomas Ralph Waite FRIDAY! Eve Arden Bob Barker Lynda Carter Charles Collingwood Richard Crenna Bernard Kalb Bob Keeshan Charles Kuralt Katherine and Arthur Murray Jim Nabors Gene Rayburn Lesley Stahl Jack Whittaker SATURDAY! James Arness Barbara Bain Carol Burnett Art Carney Mike Connors Tim Conway Georgia Engel Sherman Helmsley Ted Knight Martin Landau Vicki Lawrence Fred MacMurray Audrey Meadows Ken Murray Bob Newhart Tony Randall Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Isabelle Sanford Eric Severaid Milburn Stone Gale Storm Dennis Weaver Betty White .... and our hosts, Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore! You are members of the Family! Peace be yours! Good luck! God bless! From Mary and Dick, Arthur G., Robert Q., Sinatra and Crosby, to mention a few, The great Burns and Allen, that lovable pair, Hitchcock and Cronkite and Sonny and Cher, Newhart and Nabors and Griffith and Kaye --- All of your relatives just wanna say: Have a Happy Birthday, Ceeeeeeee....... Beeeeeeeee......... Essssssssss..........!
Actually, my guess is that there was no audience and that we were hearing canned applause, First of all, we are never given so much as a glimpse of the audience. Also, if you listen carefully, there is really not any change in the sound of the applause ... with one of the kids on The Waltons receiving the same amount of applause as Lucille Ball. I'm not positive, but that's my guess.
Other than the childhood stars of the Waltons, most of them are gone with the exception of Jamie Farr, Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, Dick VanDyke, Bob Barker, Sally Struthers, Rob Reiner, and a few others. I would say that 80-90 of them are now deceased. 44 years ago now.
Why weren't Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon of "Arnie" on that CBS special? "Arnie" was on the CBS network too, although it lasted only two seasons.
"Member of the Family," Part Two. The two separate parts were likely edited, then uploaded separately. Nonetheless, the tune is exciting, and, thanks to music supervisor Eliot Lawrence, covers marching bands, 1940s big band style, and other forms, and ends on an awesome choral finale!
Note that Lassie does the same bark that he did on the gathering of M.G.M. stars on their 50th anniversary also commemorating the premiere of "That's Entertainment" (which can also be found on You Tube).
The celebrities had to walk out on stage twice....once for the close ups and once for the wide shot. Today there would be a much smaller camera getting the close ups. Celebrities were also more accustomed to working harder back then. This whole thing could have taken an hour to tape but the celebrities kept on smiling through it all.
norelco pc ...That boggles my mind. The idea that it wouldn’t have been all live switched and announced?! Why would you take so much time? You’re already shooting on video, why wouldn’t you be doing a full control room setup?!
Um, no. This is TV and shot multi-camera just like many of the sitcoms these folks starred in. There was easily 4+ floor cameras for this taping, and probably one on a crane, too.
I noticed that CBS only had people that we're available to appear for the special. Some honorable mentions could've included Jack Buck, Lindsey Nelson, Doug Poling, etc.!!!
Vance appeared in a short lived series in 1977-78 called "Sam". The last and sixth episode aired in 1979, her last television appearance. Vance died in August 1979.
At least 8 of them are in their 90s this year. Betty White-97, Bill Macy-97, Jack Whittaker-95, Cicely Tyson-95, Dick Van Dyke-94, June Lockhart-94, Ed Asner-90, Bob Newhart-90
The stars were introduced (from each day) in alphabetical order with obvious exceptions, such as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans; Katherine and Arthur Murray. There is nothing obvious however about why Joan Hackett followed Don Knotts...?!
I guess Christopher Glenn wasn't important enough to make the cut in this list. I was 13 when this aired and recall being pissed off about this! Even my grandpa liked him because of what he did for children! RIP Christopher Glenn! 😢
Christopher Glenn should've made that cut- he narrated In The News on weekend mornings for more than 15 yrs. I remember watching CBS Saturday morning cartoons, religiously!!!
Bess Armstrong, Ed Bradley, Sandy Duncan, John Forsythe, Arlene Francis, Allen Funt, Lynnie Greene, Valerie Harper, Alfred Hitchcock, Julie Kavner, Linda Lavin, June Lockhart and "Lassie", Carroll O'Connor, Dan Rather, Rob Reiner, Morley Safer, Telly Savalas, The Smothers Brothers (Tom and Dick), Ann Sothern, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, Nancy Walker, Mike Wallace, Ray Walston, Bea Arthur, Lucille Ball, Adrienne Barbeau, Ken Berry, George Burns, Jackie Cooper, Bill Cosby, Bob Denver, Arthur Godfrey, Andy Griffith, David Groh, Don Knotts, unknown woman, Art Linkletter, Bill Macy, unknown man, Danny Thomas, Vivian Vance, Demond Wilson, Alan Alda, Ed(ward) Asner, Glen Campbell, Douglas Edwards, Jamie Farr, Bonnie Franklin, Dwayne Hickman, Richard C. Hottelet, Garry Moore, Phil Silvers, Red Skelton, Loretta Swit, another unknown man, Steve Allen, John Amos, Ned Beatty, William Conrad, Bert Convy, Buddy Ebsen, Eva Gabor, Danny Kaye, Esther Rolle, Bob Schieffer, Cicely Tyson, Dick Van Dyke, Jimmie Walker, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, Will Geer, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Jack Lord, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, Lee Meriwether, Eric Scott, Judy Norton Taylor, Richard Thomas, Jon Walmsley, Ralph Waite, Eve Arden, Bob Barker, Lynda Carter, Charles Collingwood, Richard Crenna, Bernard Kalb, Bob Keeshan, Charles Kuralt, Arthur and Kathryn Murray, Jim Nabors, Gene Rayburn, Lesley Stahl, Jack Whitaker, James Arness, Barbara Bain, Carol Burnett, Art Carney, Mike Connors, Tim Conway, Georgia Engel, Sherman Hemsley, Ted Knight, Martin Landau, Vicki Lawrence, Fred MacMurray, Audrey Meadows, Ken Murray, Bob Newhart, Tony Randall, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Isabel Sanford, Eric Sevareid, Milburn Stone, Gale Storm, Dennis Weaver, Betty White, and hosts Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore. Can someone help me out who the three unknowns are in this video?
Back when CBS had good programming,before all the reality show crap that is on now. Still some good shows,just get rid of the reality shows. Do we really need Love Island every night? And what He'll is so great about Big Brother? A show about a bunch of people sitting around in a house and talking?
I was in fifth grade when this aired, and it was seven nights long. The first night, though, was at least two hours long, though I don't think the rest of them were.
Well, do you know who the three unknowns are in this video? I mean sure there are Bess Armstrong, Ed Bradley, Sandy Duncan, John Forsythe, Arlene Francis, Allen Funt, Lynnie Greene, Valerie Harper, Alfred Hitchcock, Julie Kavner, Linda Lavin, June Lockhart and "Lassie", Carroll O'Connor, Dan Rather, Rob Reiner, Morley Safer, Telly Savalas, The Smothers Brothers (Tom and Dick), Ann Sothern, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, Nancy Walker, Mike Wallace, Ray Walston, Bea Arthur, Lucille Ball, Adrienne Barbeau, Ken Berry, George Burns, Jackie Cooper, Bill Cosby, Bob Denver, Arthur Godfrey, Andy Griffith, David Groh, Don Knotts, Art Linkletter, Bill Macy, Danny Thomas, Vivian Vance, Demond Wilson, Alan Alda, Ed(ward) Asner, Glen Campbell, Douglas Edwards, Jamie Farr, Bonnie Franklin, Dwayne Hickman, Richard C. Hottelet, Garry Moore, Phil Silvers, Red Skelton, Loretta Swit, Steve Allen, John Amos, Ned Beatty, William Conrad, Bert Convy, Buddy Ebsen, Eva Gabor, Danny Kaye, Esther Rolle, Bob Schieffer, Cicely Tyson, Dick Van Dyke, Jimmie Walker, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, Will Geer, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Jack Lord, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, Lee Meriwether, Eric Scott, Judy Norton Taylor, Richard Thomas, Jon Walmsley, Ralph Waite, Eve Arden, Bob Barker, Lynda Carter, Charles Collingwood, Richard Crenna, Bernard Kalb, Bob Keeshan, Charles Kuralt, Arthur and Kathryn Murray, Jim Nabors, Gene Rayburn, Lesley Stahl, Jack Whitaker, James Arness, Barbara Bain, Carol Burnett, Art Carney, Mike Connors, Tim Conway, Georgia Engel, Sherman Hemsley, Ted Knight, Martin Landau, Vicki Lawrence, Fred MacMurray, Audrey Meadows, Ken Murray, Bob Newhart, Tony Randall, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Isabel Sanford, Eric Sevareid, Milburn Stone, Gale Storm, Dennis Weaver, Betty White, and hosts Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore, but which of the names of the three unknowns, I don't know, do you?
The woman that came after Don Knotts, the man that came after Bill Macy, and the man that came after Loretta Swit. I don't understand what Dick Tufeld was trying to say, do you?
The woman that came after Don Knotts = Joan Hackett the man that came after Bill Macy = Hughes Rudd the man that came after Loretta Swit = Lowell Thomas
Two commenters have spoken about Jackie Gleason being missing from this lineup, but I’m wondering more about where Valerie Bertinelli, Mackenzie Phillips and Pat Harrington, Jr. are. They were just as big as Bonnie Franklin on One Day at a Time and yet only Bonnie appeared in this special lineup. Why? I’ve wondered for a while, and I’m genuinely confused. What could’ve happened to prevent the appearances of Valerie, Mackenzie and Pat?
They were probably apportioning the stars based on the newness of the shows. Notice Linda Lavin was the only star from Alice and that premiered half a year before One Day at a Time. Bess Armstrong and Lynnie Green had the disadvantage of being two unknowns in a brand new show and weren't invited to the outdoor "roll call" send off.
that was wonderful going directly to red walking being introduced! big thanks ;) betty gordon, ames, iowa, faithful tv fan... i still watch the reruns on saturday night!
Amazing that the old guy agreed to be a part of it, he for sure was the greatest talent on that stage that every actor there would die to work with him!
Will Geer was, I'm certain, the first of the assembly to go. I'd have to watch again to guess who was the latest loss...as I didn't have that thought in mind....
Some stars, I guess, could not make it such as Eddie Albert, Max Baer Jr, Valerie Bertinelli, Amanda Blake, Donna Douglas, Marla Gibbs, Jackie Gleason, Pat Harrington Jr, Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Vic Tayback among others.
DAVE CROWTHER Cher was going to be there but was ill. I wondered also about Suzanne Pleshette, Desi Arnaz, Harvey Korman, Doris Day, Brian Keith, Joyce Randolph, Ron Howard. I think Ron Howard and Harvey Korman were under contract with ABC so they may not have been allowed to participate.
Amanda Blake wanted to appear but was forced to drop out , Gleason wanted to be paid, and Max Baer Jr. wanted to distance himself from the Jethro character. Cloris Leachman wanted to appear too but she was under contract to A.B.C. who refused to let her appear.
Rip Lucille Ball My I love her Not only In I Love Lucy but in The Lucy Show withouth Ricky I loved her and I wanna say for Beatrice Arthur and for jack Benny and goerge burns I love them all with Ann southern but we still got Carol Burnett Tim Conway Bette white Valerie Harper and many more and Vicky Lawrence
