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  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

History of the Sitcom

Working for Laughs (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Work families can be even funnier than our biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state of the American workplace.
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Release date
Jul 25, 2021 (United States)
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125 cast members
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Alan Alda
Benjamin Frankin Pierce (archive footage) Benjamin Frankin Pierce (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Alexander
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Lorraine Ali
Self - TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
Morey Amsterdam
Buddy Sorrell (archive footage) Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)   See fewer
Loni Anderson
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Judd Apatow
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward Asner
Self - Actor (as Ed Asner) Self - Actor (as Ed Asner)   See fewer
Alec Baldwin
Jack Donaghy (archive footage) Jack Donaghy (archive footage)   See fewer
Lucille Ball
Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Frances Bavier
Aunt Bea (archive footage) Aunt Bea (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Beatty
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Preston Beckman
Self - Exec VP NBC Self - Exec VP NBC   See fewer
Candice Bergen
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Peter Bonerz
Dr. Jerry Robinson (archive footage) Dr. Jerry Robinson (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Bonner
Herb Tarlek (archive footage) Herb Tarlek (archive footage)   See fewer
Zach Braff
Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria (archive footage) Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria (archive footage)   See fewer
Matt Brennan
Self - TV Editor LA Times Self - TV Editor LA Times   See fewer
Mel Brooks
Self - Writer / Producer Self - Writer / Producer   See fewer
Gary Burghoff
Radar O'Reilly (archive footage) Radar O'Reilly (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Cabellon
Tommy Tomás (archive footage) Tommy Tomás (archive footage)   See fewer
Sid Caesar
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Carell
Michael Scott (archive footage) Michael Scott (archive footage)   See fewer
Dixie Carter
Julia Sugarbaker (archive footage) Julia Sugarbaker (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Casey
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
William Christopher
Fr. Francis Mulcahy (archive footage) Fr. Francis Mulcahy (archive footage)   See fewer
Connie Chung
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Colucci
Self - Self - Author Self - Self - Author   See fewer
Tim Considine
Mike Douglas (archive footage) Mike Douglas (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Crews
Terry Jeffords (archive footage) Terry Jeffords (archive footage)   See fewer
Greg Daniels
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Ted Danson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Tony Danza
Tony Banta (archive footage) Tony Banta (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Deacon
Mel Cooley (archive footage) Mel Cooley (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny DeVito
Louie De Palma (archive footage) Louie De Palma (archive footage)   See fewer
Hugh Downs
ABC Newscaster (archive footage) ABC Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Diane English
Self - Creator Self - Creator   See fewer
Donald Faison
Dr. Christopher Turk (archive footage) Dr. Christopher Turk (archive footage)   See fewer
Jamie Farr
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Mike Farrell
BJ Honeycutt (archive footage) BJ Honeycutt (archive footage)   See fewer
LaToya Ferguson
Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
Tina Fey
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Jenna Fischer
Pam Beesly (archive footage) Pam Beesly (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Fishman
Self - TV Critic New Yorker Self - TV Critic New Yorker   See fewer
William Frawley
Fred Mertz (archive footage) Fred Mertz (archive footage)   See fewer
Judah Friedlander
Frank Rossitano (archive footage) Frank Rossitano (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Garlin
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Ron Glass
Det. Ron Harris (archive footage) Det. Ron Harris (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick Gomez
Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club   See fewer
Don Grady
Robbie Douglas (archive footage) Robbie Douglas (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Griffith
Sheriff Andy Taylor (archive footage) Sheriff Andy Taylor (archive footage)   See fewer
Marissa Guthrie
Self - TV Writer Self - TV Writer   See fewer
Kathryn Hahn
Jennifer Barkley (archive footage) Jennifer Barkley (archive footage)   See fewer
Marilu Henner
Elaine Nardo (archive footage) Elaine Nardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Hesseman
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Judd Hirsch
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Ron Howard
Opie Taylor (archive footage) Opie Taylor (archive footage)   See fewer
Brendan Hunt
Coach Beard (archive footage) Coach Beard (archive footage)   See fewer
Caryn James
Self - Film Critic BBC Culture Self - Film Critic BBC Culture   See fewer
Steve Jobs
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gordon Jump
Arthur Carlson (archive footage) Arthur Carlson (archive footage)   See fewer
Mindy Kaling
Kelly Kappor (archive footage) Kelly Kappor (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Kimbrough
Jim Dial (archive footage) Jim Dial (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Knight
Ted Baxter (archive footage) Ted Baxter (archive footage)   See fewer
John Krasinski
Jim Halpert (archive footage) Jim Halpert (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Lawrence
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Cloris Leachman
Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage) Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Leeves
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Alice Leppert
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Bob Leszczak
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Hal Linden
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Barry Livingston
Chip Douglas (archive footage) Chip Douglas (archive footage)   See fewer
Christopher Lloyd
Rev. Jim Ignatowski (archive footage) Rev. Jim Ignatowski (archive footage)   See fewer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Selina Meyer (archive footage) Selina Meyer (archive footage)   See fewer
Gavin MacLeod
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Fred MacMurray
Steve Douglas (archive footage) Steve Douglas (archive footage)   See fewer
Rose Marie
Sally Rogers (archive footage) Sally Rogers (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric McCormack
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Rob McElhenney
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
John C. McGinley
Dr. Perry Cox (archive footage) Dr. Perry Cox (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim McKairnes
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Mary Tyler Moore
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Harry Morgan
Col. Sherman T. Potter (archive footage) Col. Sherman T. Potter (archive footage)   See fewer
Tracy Morgan
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Craig T. Nelson
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Sandra Day O'Connor
Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage) Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage)   See fewer
Nick Offerman
Ron Swanson (archive footage) Ron Swanson (archive footage)   See fewer
Maulik Pancholy
Jonathan (archive footage) Jonathan (archive footage)   See fewer
Randall Park
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Troy Patterson
Self - Staff Writer New Yorker Self - Staff Writer New Yorker   See fewer
Herbie J. Pilato
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Aubrey Plaza
April Ludgate (archive footage) April Ludgate (archive footage)   See fewer
Suzanne Pleshette
Emily Hartley (archive footage) Emily Hartley (archive footage)   See fewer
Amy Poehler
Lesley Knope (archive footage) Lesley Knope (archive footage)   See fewer
Annie Potts
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Danny Pudi
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Dan Quayle
Self - 44th US VP (archive footage) Self - 44th US VP (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - CBS Newscaster (archive footage) Self - CBS Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Daphne Reid
Self - Actor (as Daphne Maxwell Reid) Self - Actor (as Daphne Maxwell Reid)   See fewer
Tim Reid
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Carl Reiner
Self - Writer / Producer (archive footage) Self - Writer / Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Judy Reyes
Nurse Carla Espinosa (archive footage) Nurse Carla Espinosa (archive footage)   See fewer
Sarah Rodman
Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly   See fewer
Wayne Rogers
Trapper John McIntyre (archive footage) Trapper John McIntyre (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Saint James
Kate McArdle (archive footage) Kate McArdle (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Samberg
Jake Peralta (archive footage) Jake Peralta (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Sanders
Les Nessman (archive footage) Les Nessman (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Schur
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Garry Shandling
Larry Sanders (archive footage) Larry Sanders (archive footage)   See fewer
Jean Smart
Charlene Frazier (archive footage) Charlene Frazier (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Soo
Nick Yemana (archive footage) Nick Yemana (archive footage)   See fewer
McLean Stevenson
Col. Henry Blake (archive footage) Col. Henry Blake (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso (archive footage) Ted Lasso (archive footage)   See fewer
Loretta Swit
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Clarence Thomas
Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage) Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Tinker
Self - Son of Grant Tinker Self - Son of Grant Tinker   See fewer
Rip Torn
Arthur the Producer (archive footage) Arthur the Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Van Dyke
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz (archive footage) Ethel Mertz (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Walters
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Betty White
Sue Ann Nivens (archive footage) Sue Ann Nivens (archive footage)   See fewer
Rainn Wilson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
G. Wood
Brig. Gen. Charlie Hammond (archive footage) Brig. Gen. Charlie Hammond (archive footage)   See fewer
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