Sitcom Encyclopedias!

[TJL]

Wouldn't it be cool if you had an encyclopedia about your favorite shows?
I have this "Star Trek" encyclopedia, which has everything about the Trek universe listed alphabtically, like an encyclopedia. It's very informative and a great read.
I think some long running shows should do the same thing. What "Cheers" fan wouldn't want a book with episode listings, character bios, and general info on everything about the show?
Same thing with other long running shows, like "I Love Lucy" or "M*A*S*H."

Anybody who is in the book biz should get right on this project.
I'd do it myself, but I'm too busy working on that whole middle east thing.

[JT]

I might start writing a TC encyclopedia.I don't know if I'd publish it though.I'd just keep it to myself!

[dawsongirl]

If it's good, you should share it JT. I'll bet a lot of people would want to read it.

Me, I'd want to see an encyclopedia on Family Feud or Match Game. The world needs more game show books!

[Sal]

If you look very closely at your favorite bookstore or library, you should be able to find many books on your favorite sitcoms from "I Love Lucy" to "Friends" that tell you many stories and secrets about the shows and will even include a detailed episode guide near the end of the book. I'll have a partial list of such books later today or tomorrow and you can then shop to your heart's content and see if you have these books. Some of them are an absolute must for any sitcom fan. In the meantime, see if you can try to suggest a title or two for the fine folks out there.

[Sal]

Here's the list I promised you earlier. This is only a partial list. There are many more similar books out there. If you want to learn more about them, I would suggest Amazon.com.

GENERAL SITCOMS

---The Great TV Sitcom Book---Rick Mitz

---Television Comedy Series---Joel Eisner

SPECIFIC SHOWS


THE GEORGE BURNS/GRACIE ALLEN SHOW

Say Goodnight, Gracie!----Cheryl Blyth

I LOVE LUCY

---Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel---Bart Andrews

---The "I Love Lucy Book"---Bart Andrews

---I Love Lucy: The Complete Picture History Of The Most Popular TV Show Ever---Michael McClay and Deanna Gaffner-McClay

---I Love Lucy: The Official 50th Anniversary Edition----Elizabeth Edwards

THE HONEYMOONERS

---The Official Honeymooners Treasury----Peter Crescenti

---The Honeymooners Companion: The Kramdens and Nortons Revisited---Donna McCrohan

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER

---The World According To Beaver---Irving Applebaum

---And Jerry Mathers As The Beaver---Jerry Mathers

---Call Me Lumpy---Frank Bank

THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW

---The Andy Griffith Show Book---Ken Beck

---Inside Mayberry---Dan Harrison and Bill Habeeb

---The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference---Dale Robinson and David Fernandez

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW

---The Dick Van Dyke Show: Anatomy Of A Classic---Ginnie Weisman and Coyne Steven Sanders

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

---The Beverly Hillbillies----Stephen Cox

THE ADDAMS FAMILY

---The Addams Family---Stephen Cox

BEWITCHED

---The Bewitched Book---Herbie J Pilato

---Bewitched Forever---Herbie J Pilato

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

---Inside Gilligan's Island---Sherwood Schwartz

---Maynard, Gilligan and Me---Bob Denver

---Here On Gilligan's Isle---Russell Johnston

GET SMART

---The Life and Times Of Maxwell Smart---Donna McCrohan

GREEN ACRES

---The Hooterville Handbook---Stephen Cox

THE BRADY BUNCH

---Growing Up Brady: I Was A Teenage Greg---Barry Williams

---Bradymania! (25th anniversary edition)---Elizabeth Moran

---TV Treasures: The Brady Bunch---Sylvia Stoddard

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY

---The Partridge Family Album---Joey Green

---C'mon Get Happy---David Cassidy

---Random Acts Of Badness---Danny Bonaduce

I DREAM OF JEANNIE

---Dreaming Of Jeannie---Stephen Cox

THREE'S COMPANY

---Come And Knock On Our Door---Cheryl Mann



There! That should keep you folks happy and busy for awhile. Enjoy!

[JT]

Don't you mean CHRIS Mann?

[dawsongirl]

Here's another one-

Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13 by Brenda Scott Royce