…d ABC. A narrator attributes ABC’s move to the number one network to Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. The narrator introduces Garry Marshall, a studio executive for ABC. Cut to Marshall: “You need about 21 million people to make a hit. So, the closest we’ve figured out is you get 7 million with laughs…and then you get another 7 million with warmth and heart and nice and crying a little, and then the thi… Continue reading →
…him interacting with customers like your typical shady used car dealer. 12:35 “Cheez Whiz” by Norm Bruns. Black and white film. Seen from the point of view of a jar of cheez whiz on a shopping cart. Camera frenetically moves around grocery store. 14:30 “Wedding Song” by Mirko Popadic. Color video. Documents a Serbian Wedding. We talk to the bride and other women beforehand and learn about the traditions. We see both the c… Continue reading →
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…networks can find plenty of time to use that doesn’t take away from local providers. 18:40 Commercial for Mork and Mindy. “You don’t have to be from outer space to see that Mork and Mindy will succeed in syndication like nothing else!” 19:45 Paul Klein, a former NBC executive, gives his predictions for upcoming quarterly ratings reports. 25 :40 Host introduces Don Prichitell, who shows a segment from his syndicated show fe… Continue reading →
…rnfield, won by Julia Gibbs. Some of raffle is skipped, then Julie Bridge wins a poster of Robin Williams from Mork and Mindy. 18:14 Long shot of crowd. 18:44 Brian Kramer and others check out the site. 19:07 Chicago Brass Choir marches up the ramp for the official launch. Balloons are handed out, then Tom Weinberg speaks briefly about the site, and then everyone releases the balloons after a countdown. 22:40 Tom Weinberg talks with Rod Garreto… Continue reading →
…f the most popular TV series and movies of all time, including Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, Mork and Mindy, and Pretty Woman. Few in show business have as many total listing credits as director, producer, writer, actor and self in IMDb, the Internet Movie Database. He was memorialized in 1979 in an independent video documentary, Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall, produced by Wendy Apple and Megan Williams with senior pr… Continue reading →
…ip is part of “Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall,” produced by Wendy Apple and Megan Williams. The documentary follows a day in the life of Garry Marshall, Penny’s brother and executive producer for ABC who was responsible for hit shows as Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. “Sitcom” was created and produced by Wendy Apple, Nick DeMartino, and Megan Williams. You can watch the full film here…. Continue reading →