20/20 The Biggest Known Flying Creature/A House Full of Memories - The Museum of Broadcasting/Alan Alda: Rough Edges and All
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

20/20

The Biggest Known Flying Creature/A House Full of Memories - The Museum of Broadcasting/Alan Alda: Rough Edges and All

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

This edition features segments about a giant flying robot, The Museum of Broadcasting, and actor Alan Alda. In "The Biggest Known Flying Creature," John Laurence visits with a group of aeronautical engineers, paleontologists, and inventors...See moreThis edition features segments about a giant flying robot, The Museum of Broadcasting, and actor Alan Alda. In "The Biggest Known Flying Creature," John Laurence visits with a group of aeronautical engineers, paleontologists, and inventors who created a flying pterodactyl robot for the Smithsonian film, "On the Wing." The segment provides information on pterodactyls, documents the creation of the huge robot, and features comments by creators Wann Langston, Paul MacCready, Kevin Padian, Martyn Cowley, and Alec Brooks. In "A House Full of Memories," Downs visits The Museum of Broadcasting in New York City (now known as the Paley Center for Media), recounts the creation of the Museum by William S. Paley, and describes the collection and a typical visit to the Museum. Downs then interviews Museum president Robert M. Batscha, and performers Milton Berle, Jean Stapleton, Valerie Harper, and Linda Lavin, about the value of the Museum and the television and radio programs in the collection. Included are television clips from "Texaco Star Theatre," "A Long Time 'Til Dawn," "I Love Lucy," "Alice," " All in the Family," "Death of a Salesman," and historical footage of speeches by John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as radio clips of Herb Morrison, Edward R. Murrow, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Fred Allen. Finally, the segment, "Alan Alda: Rough Edges and All" chronicles the actor's life and career. Walters speaks with Alda about the following topics: his father as an inspirational influence; his childhood struggle with polio; working in Hollywood; the importance of "M*A*S*H*"; and the pressures accompany with success. This segment includes clips from "M*A*S*H*" and the film, "Sweet Liberty." Written by Paley Center See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Alda Self Self See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Fred Allen Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	It's in the Bag! (1945)
Robert M. Batscha Self Self See fewer	Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999)
Milton Berle Self Self See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Alec Brooks Self Self See fewer	Infiltration (2016)
Martyn Cowley Self Self See fewer	20/20 (1978)
Hugh Downs Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Valerie Harper Self Self See fewer	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Wann Langston Jr. Self Self See fewer	Jurassic Fight Club (2008)
John Laurence Self Self See fewer	The World of Charlie Company (1970)
Linda Lavin Self Self See fewer	Alice (1976)
Paul B. MacCready Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Herbert Morrison Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (1937)
Edward R. Murrow Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Kevin Padian Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
William Paley Self Self See fewer	The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame (1984)
Jean Stapleton Self Self See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Barbara Walters Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Barbara Walters Summer Special (1976)