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Clip: Season 4 | 1m 4s
George Clooney steps in and gets his African American co-star, Eriq La Salle, on the cover of "TV Guide."
Aired: 04/16/14
George Clooney and his "Powerful Pen"
Dick Van Dyke's Knack for Physical Comedy
Dick Van Dyke loved to perform physical comedy, even if the script didn't call for it.
Walker's "Good Times" character was such a hit, he changed the direction of the sitcom.
Though “Julia” aired during the turbulent 1960s, the show abstained from racial activism.
Margaret Cho on "All-American Girl"
Comic Margaret Cho discusses her short-lived sitcom, "All-American Girl."
George Takei on being an Asian-American
George Takei discusses his early life in a paranoid United States.
In the Fall of 1984, Bill Cosby almost single handedly revived the sitcom genre.
Howie Mandel on "St. Elsewhere"
Howie Mandel thought he was auditioning for a sitcom.
"St.Elsewhere" was the first show to portray the medical community accurately.
Tim Allen on his First "Tonight Show" Appearance
When sitcom star Tim Allen first appeared on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show," he bombed.
