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Cue the bunny on the rainbow : tales from TV's most prolific sitcom director
- Title
- Cue the bunny on the rainbow : tales from TV's most prolific sitcom director / Alan Rafkin.
- Author
- Rafkin, Alan, 1928-2001.
- Publication
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PN1992.4.R34 A3 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 179 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In this autobiography, Rafkin recounts his behind-the-scenes experiences working in more than eighty television series. Some of the most beloved sitcoms of all timeThe Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, M*A*S*H, Murphy Brown, and Coach - adorn his directorial resume and illuminate his ability to change with the times and persevere in the young world of show business.
- Rafkin recounts how his directing of temperamental actors, as he confronted their frustrations and dodged their blows, made life on the TV set a world unto itself. Indeed, having a good sense of humor helped him survive three divorces and as many open-heart surgeries.
- Series Statement
- The television series
- Uniform Title
- Television series.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- 1. Upon Facing an Unexpected Retirement -- 2. From Gofer to Director in Five Years -- 3. Tales of Mayberry and Jeannie in a Bottle -- 4. When Love Was American Style and a Chimpanzee Had His Own Sitcom -- 5. Mending My Heart while Directing M*A*S*H and Bob Newhart -- 6. Sailing with the Love Boat and Some of Sitcom's Funniest Women -- 7. Committing to More Than One Day at a Time -- 8. Another Marriage, Another Heart Surgery, and Some Bad Chicken Soup -- 9. Breaking Up with Murphy Brown, Coach, and My Third Wife -- 10. Coming Out of My So-Called Retirement.
- ISBN
- 0815605420 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 98020443
- OCLC
- ocm39347937
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries