John Ritter's Last Interview to Air July 19 on ABC - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 06-23-2004, 02:20 PM

During the Primetime Special of John Ritter on 9/17/03, they mentioned John was doing an interview for the Museum of Television & Radio on the morning he passed away, and this is the interview that he did. Be sure to catch this.

FAITH FORD HOSTS THE FUNNIEST FAMILIES OF TELEVISION COMEDY: A MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO SPECIAL, MONDAY, JULY 19 ON ABC

Tim Allen, Ray Romano, Bernie Mac, Jim Belushi, Marion Ross, Rob Reiner, George Lopez, Florence Henderson, John Ritter and Many Others Provide Interviews

From the Cramdens, Cleavers and Petries to the Huxtables, Bundys and Simpsons, situation comedies have reveled in the hilarity of family dynamics. A team of experts from The Museum of Television & Radio culled through their extensive archives to find the funniest moments celebrating TV families from the last 50 years for The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special, airing MONDAY, JULY 19 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Faith Ford (Hope & Faith) hosts from the set of her current sitcom.

In addition to classic and recent TV moments, many of the stars and creators of these programs share their insights, including John Ritter in his final television interview. Other celebrities interviewed include Rob Reiner, Tim Allen, Norman Lear, Marlo Thomas, Bernie Mac, Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, Florence Henderson, Marion Ross, Jane Kaczmarek, Patricia Richardson, Katey Sagal, Frankie Muniz, George Lopez, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Jim Belushi, Topher Grace, Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith.

The program covers the many touchstones of family comedy or example, sibling rivalry, first dates, parenting challenges, in-laws and the birds and the bees. Some of the programs showcased in clips are The Cosby Show, 8 Simple Rules, King of the Hill, Roseanne, Make Room for Daddy, Married With Children, All in the Family, Malcolm in the Middle, Kate & Allie, Friends, Mad About You, That 70s Show, According to Jim, Family Ties, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My Wife and Kids, Happy Days, Wonder Years, The Jeffersons and many more.

Clips highlighted on the special include an unforgettable dance by the Cosby cast to Ray Charles's The Night Time is the Right Time; the Conners haltingly trying to say grace over dinner on Roseanne, Rob Petrie, panic-stricken at home thinking Laura is in labor; a Cheers Thanksgiving food fight; Murphy Brown in the throes of labor; Phoebe breaking up a catfight between Rachel and Monica on Friends; and Archie Bunker calling Mike a Meathead, for the first time.

The executive producers for the special are John Watkin, Eamon Harrington, John Wolters, Stuart N. Brotman and Diane Lewis. It was directed by John Watkin and Eamon Harrington and is produced by Planet Grande Pictures in association with the Museum of Television & Radio.

A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

fabernash · 06-23-2004, 02:46 PM

Thanks a lot for the info! I'll be sure to watch that!

katefandream04 · 06-24-2004, 06:42 AM

Me too! It sounds awesome!

Superstar · 07-18-2004, 08:42 AM

I'll tune in

katefandream04 · 07-18-2004, 10:34 AM

I plan to tape

Superstar · 07-19-2004, 08:32 AM

It will be emotional to think that he passed away so soon after that interview

wolf paws · 07-19-2004, 11:20 PM

Did I miss his whole interviw? I only saw parts of his final interview durning the special.

katefandream04 · 07-20-2004, 01:23 AM

Trust me,I taped the whole thing and you only saw two parts of John's interview,and two parts of Katey's. Patricia Richardson,Tim Allen,Marion Ross,and some others had more of their interviews shown.

Superstar · 07-20-2004, 04:23 AM

I was disappointed in it, I thought they would have shown more of John

katefandream04 · 07-20-2004, 08:28 AM

I thought so too.

wolf paws · 07-20-2004, 09:39 AM

I taped the special too, and I thought I might of missed his interview, but I guess not. It's disappointing that they didn't show all of his last interview.

MistyDoll · 07-20-2004, 11:33 AM

I was really disappointed because I expected they show more of John and during their "extended families" segment, there was no mention of Three's Company!

Cate Hennessey · 07-23-2004, 12:24 AM

Its like they don't care...ABC makes me mad sometimes!

06-23-2004, 02:20 PM	#1
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	John Ritter's Last Interview to Air July 19 on ABC During the Primetime Special of John Ritter on 9/17/03, they mentioned John was doing an interview for the Museum of Television & Radio on the morning he passed away, and this is the interview that he did. Be sure to catch this. FAITH FORD HOSTS THE FUNNIEST FAMILIES OF TELEVISION COMEDY: A MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO SPECIAL, MONDAY, JULY 19 ON ABC Tim Allen, Ray Romano, Bernie Mac, Jim Belushi, Marion Ross, Rob Reiner, George Lopez, Florence Henderson, John Ritter and Many Others Provide Interviews From the Cramdens, Cleavers and Petries to the Huxtables, Bundys and Simpsons, situation comedies have reveled in the hilarity of family dynamics. A team of experts from The Museum of Television & Radio culled through their extensive archives to find the funniest moments celebrating TV families from the last 50 years for The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special, airing MONDAY, JULY 19 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Faith Ford (Hope & Faith) hosts from the set of her current sitcom. In addition to classic and recent TV moments, many of the stars and creators of these programs share their insights, including John Ritter in his final television interview. Other celebrities interviewed include Rob Reiner, Tim Allen, Norman Lear, Marlo Thomas, Bernie Mac, Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, Florence Henderson, Marion Ross, Jane Kaczmarek, Patricia Richardson, Katey Sagal, Frankie Muniz, George Lopez, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Jim Belushi, Topher Grace, Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith. The program covers the many touchstones of family comedy or example, sibling rivalry, first dates, parenting challenges, in-laws and the birds and the bees. Some of the programs showcased in clips are The Cosby Show, 8 Simple Rules, King of the Hill, Roseanne, Make Room for Daddy, Married With Children, All in the Family, Malcolm in the Middle, Kate & Allie, Friends, Mad About You, That 70s Show, According to Jim, Family Ties, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My Wife and Kids, Happy Days, Wonder Years, The Jeffersons and many more. Clips highlighted on the special include an unforgettable dance by the Cosby cast to Ray Charles's The Night Time is the Right Time; the Conners haltingly trying to say grace over dinner on Roseanne, Rob Petrie, panic-stricken at home thinking Laura is in labor; a Cheers Thanksgiving food fight; Murphy Brown in the throes of labor; Phoebe breaking up a catfight between Rachel and Monica on Friends; and Archie Bunker calling Mike a Meathead, for the first time. The executive producers for the special are John Watkin, Eamon Harrington, John Wolters, Stuart N. Brotman and Diane Lewis. It was directed by John Watkin and Eamon Harrington and is produced by Planet Grande Pictures in association with the Museum of Television & Radio. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.
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06-24-2004, 06:42 AM	#3
katefandream04 beautiful g o r g e o u s Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2004 Location: valley of the sun,literally! Posts: 388	Me too! It sounds awesome! Attached Images
	__________________ John Ritter 1948-2003 "Never forget the laughter brought to our world thanks to him." Katey:"You see,I love John Ritter, but don't get the wrong impression,I love his wife too." Dee Dee: So, what did the psychiatrist say? Can Ricky go out and play, or are all his groceries in the same bag? “I'm not doing an impersonation. I think of it as a representation of her, an impression instead of an impersonation.”-Adrienne Barbeau

07-20-2004, 11:33 AM	#12
MistyDoll JohnRitter:1948-2003 Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 08, 2003 Location: Jack's Bistro Posts: 288	I'm disappointed too! I was really disappointed because I expected they show more of John and during their "extended families" segment, there was no mention of Three's Company!

06-23-2004, 02:46 PM	#2
fabernash Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2003 Posts: 190	Thanks a lot for the info! I'll be sure to watch that!

07-18-2004, 08:42 AM	#4
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	I'll tune in

07-18-2004, 10:34 AM	#5
katefandream04 beautiful g o r g e o u s Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2004 Location: valley of the sun,literally! Posts: 388	I plan to tape

07-19-2004, 08:32 AM	#6
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	It will be emotional to think that he passed away so soon after that interview

07-19-2004, 11:20 PM	#7
wolf paws college student Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 04, 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 235	Did I miss his whole interviw? I only saw parts of his final interview durning the special.

07-20-2004, 01:23 AM	#8
katefandream04 beautiful g o r g e o u s Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2004 Location: valley of the sun,literally! Posts: 388	Trust me,I taped the whole thing and you only saw two parts of John's interview,and two parts of Katey's. Patricia Richardson,Tim Allen,Marion Ross,and some others had more of their interviews shown.

07-20-2004, 04:23 AM	#9
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	I was disappointed in it, I thought they would have shown more of John

07-20-2004, 08:28 AM	#10
katefandream04 beautiful g o r g e o u s Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2004 Location: valley of the sun,literally! Posts: 388	I thought so too.

07-20-2004, 09:39 AM	#11
wolf paws college student Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 04, 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 235	I taped the special too, and I thought I might of missed his interview, but I guess not. It's disappointing that they didn't show all of his last interview.

07-23-2004, 12:24 AM	#13
Cate Hennessey Hennessey Matriarch Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Location: At the Hennessey House Posts: 10	Its like they don't care...ABC makes me mad sometimes!