Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn 'Steve' Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer. He was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, he performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, he has become a successful actor, playwright, pianist, banjo player, and juggler, eventually earning Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Thank You Very Much

Trace the life and career of legendary performance artist Andy Kaufman and see a nuanced understanding of what drove the mercurial performer, whose gonzo, boundary-shattering comedy provoked and often outraged audiences, with rare, never before seen footage and audio recordings that shed new light on his creative process; including newly uncovered archival footage and intimate recollections of friends, colleagues, and family members, and interviews with Kaufman’s closest collaborators. Discover the all-too-short life and career of a comedy iconoclast whose impact is felt all the more today with the blurring of artifice and reality that defines our present age.

Release Date: 2025-03-28

Character: Self

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

From outrageous stunts to a life-changing cancer battle and his decision to trade Hollywood for an Ottawa farm, this is Tom Green like never before. Follow the comedy legend through his most personal moments as he navigates fame, faces illness, and embraces a quieter, more grounded life.

Release Date: 2025-01-23

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 4

Only Murders in the Building

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

Release Date: 2021-08-31

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Charles-Haden Savage

Episode Count: 40

Vote Count: 1734

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.

Release Date: 2020-09-25

Character: George Banks

Vote Count: 30

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.

Release Date: 2019-08-30

Character: Self (archive footage)

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.

Release Date: 2018-01-19

Character: Self

Vote Count: 230

The American Epic Sessions

Jack White and T Bone Burnett invite today’s greatest artists to test their skills against the long-lost machine that recorded their musical idols and forebears. The producers have, over a decade rebuilt, a 1920s recording system, timed by a weight-driven system of clockwork gears. Stripped of the comforts and security of modern technology, Nas, Elton John, Alabama Shakes, Steve Martin Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, are among the artists who have three minutes and one chance to get their music etched into a revolving wax disc, before the weight hits the floor. The results are career defining performances and the very definition of "Lighting In A Bottle".

Release Date: 2016-03-16

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

Live from New York!

Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing life in the United States for forty years. LIVE FROM NEW YORK! goes deep inside this television phenomenon exploring the laughter that pulses through American politics, tragedy, and pop culture.

Release Date: 2015-04-15

Character: Self

Vote Count: 22

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell Live

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell, in their first-ever live concert performance to be broadcast on television. Check back for the March 2014 air date. The evening of Martin’s unique blend of comedy and bluegrass took place at the historic Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, California in the fall of 2013.

Release Date: 2014-07-02

Vote Count: 2

And the Oscar Goes To...

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

Release Date: 2014-02-01

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 52

Inventing David Geffen

Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence - as an agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist - has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. This documentary offers a rare insight into the world of the man responsible for launching the early successes of Joni Mitchell, Tom Cruise, and Guns N’ Roses; co-founded DreamWorks; produced Cats and Dreamgirls; and is one of the largest contributors to the fight against AIDS. (SBS AU) Geffen narrates his unorthodox rise from working class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment power broker in extensive interviews. American Masters explores the highs and the lows in Geffen’s professional and personal life through more than 50 new interviews with his friends, colleagues and clients, as well as other media luminaries. (PBS)

Release Date: 2012-11-19

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

Give Me the Banjo

The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.

Release Date: 2011-11-04

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

Troubadours

In the wake of the turbulent 1960s, a new style of song and songwriter came to the fore – a style marked by vulnerable introspection and raw, naked emotion. Backed by little more than a lone acoustic guitar or simple piano, these exciting voices descended upon Los Angeles, now emerging as the center of the American music scene. Their epicenter for self-expression became an old beatnik folk club and a fitting name: The Troubadour. TROUBADOURS traces Carole King, James Taylor and the singer/songwriter scene during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also interweaves the intriguing story of the 'world famous' Troubadour club that cemented their musical legacy, the mercurial impresario named Doug Weston who ran it, and the performing careers of some of the best songwriters of their generation – and perhaps any generation: Carole King and James Taylor, as well as Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Eagles and many others.

Release Date: 2011-01-22

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

Release Date: 2005-12-21

Character: Tom Baker

Vote Count: 1992

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy Glick, a small-time journalist with big aspirations and an even bigger appetite, drags his wife and kids across the country to the star-studded Toronto Film Festival. But in between the nonstop parties and all-you-can-eat buffets, Glick soon finds himself in the middle of an outrageously scandalous mystery that becomes the celebrity scoop of the decade!

Release Date: 2005-05-08

Character: Steve Martin

Vote Count: 31

Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years

Steve Martin, a former Disneyland cast member, takes viewers through the history of Walt Disney's original theme park in Anaheim, California, while being constantly interrupted by the stubborn but hilarious Donald Duck. This was shown only at the Main Street Opera House in Disneyland park, where the "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" attraction is usually featured. It was screened from 5 May 2005 until early 2008. It can still be viewed in the lobby, but the main theater is once again the Mr. Lincoln show.

Release Date: 2005-05-05

Vote Count: 2

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

Release Date: 2005-02-20

Character: Self

Vote Count: 4

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.

Release Date: 2003-08-16

Character: Self - Interviewee

Vote Count: 12

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.

Release Date: 2002-12-04

Character: Self (uncredited)

Vote Count: 1

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.

Release Date: 1999-09-25

Character: Self

Vote Count: 16

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The making of The Prince of Egypt (1998).

Release Date: 1999-09-14

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 14

The Venice Project

Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and announces that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government.

Release Date: 1999-09-09

Character: Steve Martin

Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay

A documentary about the life and work of sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, with appearances by Ricky Jay, David Mamet and Steve Martin.

Release Date: 1996-11-18

Vote Count: 1

Nichols and May: Take Two

A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.

Release Date: 1996-05-22

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

The World of Jim Henson

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.

Release Date: 1994-11-23

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 6

Waiting for Beckett

Biography and in-depth look of Beckett and his work.

Release Date: 1993-01-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 1

Enya: Moonshadows

A collection of Enya's music videos: Orinoco Flow, Exile, Storms in Africa II, Evening Falls, and Caribbean Blue.

Release Date: 1991-01-01

Character: (archive footage)

Vote Count: 2

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Release Date: 1989-12-17

Character: Ray Patterson (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 10058

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch is not included. Steve Martin has some funny comments on the Pythons.

Release Date: 1989-11-18

Character: Self - Host

Vote Count: 18

Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

Leo and Liz Green are nouveau riche social climbers who have just moved to posh Beverly Hills from New Jersey. They are desperate to fit in with their new surroundings, which they find to be quite intimidating.

Release Date: 1986-04-25

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes.

Release Date: 1986-01-14

Character: Self

Vote Count: 15

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by George Burns.

Release Date: 1985-09-18

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

The History of White People in America

In this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people have made to the USA, visits the Institute of White Studies, and follows a typical white family as they go about their everyday lives.

Release Date: 1985-06-04

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

Movers & Shakers

Studio head Joe Mulholland promises his dying producer and mentor, Saul Gritz, to adapt a popular sex manual into a film, despite his better judgment. Unable to figure out how to turn the nonfiction book into a narrative movie, Mulholland enlists the services of Herb Dorman, a screenwriter of popular romantic films with a bad marriage, and volatile director Sid Spokane to help him create a movie.

Release Date: 1985-05-03

Character: Fabio Longio

Vote Count: 12

B.B. King: Into the Night

A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Release Date: 1985-01-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 4

Domestic Life

Domestic Life is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 4, 1984 to September 11, 1984. Film star Steve Martin served as executive producer.

Release Date: 1984-01-04

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 1

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

Release Date: 1981-11-25

Character: Self / Various

Vote Count: 3

The Kids Are Alright

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group in 1964 to 1978. It notably features the band's last performance with long-term drummer Keith Moon, filmed at Shepperton Studios in May 1978, three months before his death.

Release Date: 1979-06-15

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 37

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.

Release Date: 1978-07-24

Character: Dr. Maxwell Edison

Vote Count: 51

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

Train wreck, some might call it a TV special, proving that not everything was better in the good old days. That includes Rolling Stone Magazine.

Release Date: 1977-11-25

Character: Self

Van Dyke and Company

Short-lived variety show starring Dick Van Dyke and assorted guests. The show was best known for Dick's pantomime acting and a recurring skit about the dumbest family in the world, coincidently named "The Bright Family". Van Dyke & Co also featured appearances by the Los Angeles Mime Company.

Release Date: 1975-10-30

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 12

Vote Count: 1

Another Nice Mess

Nixon and Agnew played as Laurel and Hardy.

Release Date: 1972-08-23

Character: Hippie

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show, which ran until 1977.

Release Date: 1971-08-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 90

Vote Count: 13

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.

Release Date: 1967-02-05

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 72

Vote Count: 9

Disneyland Dream

A home movie made by Robbins and Meg Barstow that documents their family's free trip to the newly opened Disneyland. The one-week trip was a prize that they won in a contest sponsored by Scotch tape.

Release Date: 1956-07-31

Vote Count: 9

SNL's A Christmas Carol

Character: The Ghost of Christmas Past

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

This docuseries explores the iconic Saturday Night Live, showcasing the audition process, writing, infamous sketches, and the pivotal 11th season that cemented the show's DNA under Lorne Michaels' leadership.

Release Date: 2025-01-16

Character: Self

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 3

Jim Henson Idea Man

Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.

Release Date: 2024-05-18

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 34

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. Dive into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view—past and present—as Martin reflects on how his beginnings led to his unexpectedly fulfilling life today.

Release Date: 2024-03-28

Character: Self

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 15

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of the most cherished comediennes in television history.

Release Date: 2023-04-26

Character: Self - Guest

Vote Count: 10

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)

This documentary explores the life and career of longtime comedian Gary Mule Deer.

Release Date: 2022-10-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 1

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that knew him best.

Release Date: 2021-12-28

Character: Self

Vote Count: 23

Live at Mister Kelly's

The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smashed color and gender barriers to put controversial voices on stage and transformed entertainment in America in the '50s, '60s, and ’70s.

Release Date: 2021-09-17

Character: Self

Laurel Canyon

Featuring all-new, original interviews with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn and more, this uniquely immersive and experiential two-part docuseries takes us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.

Release Date: 2020-05-31

Character: Self

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 9

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.

Release Date: 2019-09-09

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 58

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.

Release Date: 2018-05-25

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 69

Howard

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.

Release Date: 2018-04-22

Character: Orin Scrivello, DDS (archive footage)

Vote Count: 49

David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

Emmy Award-winning comic and talk show host David Letterman accepts the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute David Letterman, recipient of the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Release Date: 2017-10-22

Character: Self

Vote Count: 1

Oh, Hello on Broadway

Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.

Release Date: 2017-06-13

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 83

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

Release Date: 2016-11-10

Character: Norm Oglesby

Vote Count: 566

Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

Celebrate the work of actor and comedian Bill Murray at the Kennedy Center, as the recipient of the 19th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Release Date: 2016-10-28

Character: Self

Love the Coopers

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

Release Date: 2015-11-12

Character: Rags (voice)

Vote Count: 808

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch

Release Date: 2015-09-08

Character: Self

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 283

Home

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

Release Date: 2015-03-18

Character: Capitain Smek (voice)

Vote Count: 3986

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

A documentary film detailing Glen Campbell's final tour and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Release Date: 2014-04-24

Character: Self

Vote Count: 39

Almost Home

A group of aliens searching for a new planet on which to make home, with little success. Promotional short for Dreamworks Animation's forthcoming feature, Home.

Release Date: 2014-03-07

Character: Captain Smek (voice)

Vote Count: 138

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

Release Date: 2014-02-17

Character: Self - Guest

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 320

Steve Martin: Bits and Pieces

‘Bits and Bites’ is a 70-minute collection of select television appearances that Steve Martin did through the years. Released in 2012, as an exclusive part of ‘The Television Stuff’ 3DVD boxed set, it covers his first spot on the children’s show ‘Dusty’s Attic’ in 1966 all the way to an acceptance speech he did in 2005.

Release Date: 2012-09-18

Character: Himself

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Jerry takes his comedy pals out for coffee in a selection of his classic automobiles. Larry David sums it up best when he says, 'You've finally made a show about nothing.'

Release Date: 2012-07-19

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 145

Inside Comedy

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.

Release Date: 2012-01-26

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

The long running NPR news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal since 1998, replacing Dan Coffey. Carl Kasell served as announcer & scorekeeper until 2014 and ceded duties to Bill Kurtis. WWDTM came to television for the first time in 2011 with a BBC America one-off special, then in 2013 a special live broadcast was shown in movie theaters across the U.S. and Canada

Release Date: 2011-12-23

Character: Self - Not My Job guest

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

The Big Year

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.

Release Date: 2011-10-13

Character: Stu Preissler

Vote Count: 816

Conan

A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.

Release Date: 2010-11-08

Character: Self

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 228

It's Complicated

Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.

Release Date: 2009-12-23

Character: Adam Schaffer

Vote Count: 1409

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features favorite holiday-themed sketches from SNL's 35-year history.

Release Date: 2009-12-17

Vote Count: 7

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.

Release Date: 2009-03-02

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 93

The Pink Panther 2

When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.

Release Date: 2009-02-06

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Clouseau

Vote Count: 1139

Traitor

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

Release Date: 2008-08-23

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 644

Baby Mama

A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.

Release Date: 2008-04-25

Character: Barry Waterman

Vote Count: 658

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

Release Date: 2008-04-22

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 8

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, drugs, and politics, and ushered in an avant-garde era of comedy that was decidedly more cerebral, satirical, and improvisational than before. Here are many of the maverick comedians who took those big risks years ago and paved the way for today’s current crop of outrageous, in-your-face comics. Many of these rare television performances have not been seen in 30 or 40 years. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1966) Jackie Mason (1961) Bob Newhart (1966) Shelly Berman (1966) Bill Cosby (1965) Jonathan Winters (1961) Smothers Brothers (1974) Steve Martin (1977) Rowan & Martin (1964) Lily Tomlin (1975) George Carlin (1967 & 1975) Richard Pryor (1967 & 1974) Andy Kaufman (1977) Hendra & Ullett (1966) Billy Crystal (1976) Jay Leno (1978) David Letterman (1979)

Release Date: 2007-04-10

Character: Self (archive footage)

Edward Hopper

Hopper, one of America’s most admired artists, captured the shared realities of American life with poignancy and enigmatic beauty. His iconic images, set in unexceptional places, reveal the poetry of quiet, private moments. Hopper’s influences, which vary from French impressionism to the gangster films of the 1930s, are explored through archival photos, footage of locations he painted in New York and along the New England coast, and interviews with artists Eric Fischl and Red Grooms.

Release Date: 2007-01-01

Character: Self (narrator)

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

Relive the memories from 30 years of The Tonight Show in this 3 DVD collection of the most hilarious moments with the biggest stars in television history. All of your old Tonight Show favorites are here - Johnny's monologue, wildlife handler Jim Fowler, the extraordinary talents of ordinary people, Carnac the Magnificent, sports heroes, and stand-up comics. See early performances from some of today's most popular comedians including Drew Carey, Garry Shandling, and the debut performance of Ellen DeGeneres. Also features the famous lost episode, Return to Studio One.

Release Date: 2006-11-07

Vote Count: 1

30 Rock

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.

Release Date: 2006-10-11

Character: Gavin Volure

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 697

The Pink Panther

When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case.

Release Date: 2006-02-10

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Clouseau

Vote Count: 1952

SNL Digital Shorts

An SNL Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live, generally produced and written by The Lonely Island (Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg), though originated by Adam McKay, in collaboration with SNL hosts, writers, and cast members. The segments were originally recorded with consumer grade digital video cameras and edited on personal computers. It is usual for the episode's hosts and musical guests (the latter on rarer occasions) to take part in the episode's short, and several shorts have included celebrity cameos.

Release Date: 2005-12-03

Character: Steve

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2

Earth to America

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

Release Date: 2005-11-20

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

Shopgirl

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.

Release Date: 2005-10-21

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Ray Porter

Vote Count: 258

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.

Release Date: 2005-10-17

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 265

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.

Release Date: 2005-09-06

Character: Various Characters (archive footage)

Vote Count: 7

Cheaper by the Dozen

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

Release Date: 2003-12-24

Character: Tom Baker

Vote Count: 2801

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.

Release Date: 2003-11-14

Character: Mr. Chairman

Vote Count: 1514

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances are here, including motivational speaker Matt Foley, an aspiring Chippendales dancer, the bashful host of The Chris Farley Show ( m 'member?") and more.

Release Date: 2003-10-26

Character: Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vote Count: 28

Bringing Down the House

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.

Release Date: 2003-03-07

Character: Peter Sanderson

Vote Count: 705

Real Time with Bill Maher

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

Release Date: 2003-02-21

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 209

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Release Date: 2003-01-26

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 162

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

From those early days of black and white with Ed Ames' memorable Tomahawk toss, to Tiny Tim's Technicolor wedding, to Letterman and Leno's stand-up debuts; the first decade of The Tonight Show was filled with once-in-a-lifetime classic TV moments. This volume includes: Pearl Baily, Buddy Hackett, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Flip Wilson, Don Rickles, Dolly Parton and more!

Release Date: 2002-10-13

Novocaine

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

Release Date: 2001-11-23

Character: Frank Sangster

Vote Count: 141

Primetime Glick

Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them during his interviews.

Release Date: 2001-06-20

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 9

Thin Ice

Giant apes dotting the New York skyline waiting to audition for 'King Kong'... fine open-air dining on the wings of an aircraft - while airborne... A Canadian border town offering 'quickie baptisms' and 'hatless dancing.' The documentary THIN ICE captures the zany and fertile imagination of acclaimed humourist Bruce McCall, and reveals his personal and creative journey from a 1940s boyhood in small-town Canada to present-day success as a New York writer and artist. McCall has been called variously a "god" and a "genius" by admirers like Steve Martin and David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker.

Release Date: 2001-05-14

Character: Self

Morto the Magician

Morto does a magic show where all his tricks go horribly wrong.

Release Date: 2001-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Hellraisers

Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon and their excesses and exploits.

Release Date: 2000-08-26

Character: Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin

A collection of Steve Martin's best skits.

Release Date: 2000-04-25

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 5

Joe Gould's Secret

Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.

Release Date: 2000-01-21

Character: Charlie Duell

Vote Count: 16

Fantasia 2000

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

Release Date: 2000-01-01

Character: Self - Introductory Host

Vote Count: 1284

Bowfinger

On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.

Release Date: 1999-08-12

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Bobby Bowfinger

Vote Count: 862

The Out-of-Towners

The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

Release Date: 1999-04-02

Character: Henry Clark

Vote Count: 231

The Prince of Egypt

The strong bond between two brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

Release Date: 1998-12-16

Character: Hotep (voice)

Vote Count: 4008

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.

Release Date: 1998-01-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 15

The Spanish Prisoner

An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

Release Date: 1997-12-03

Character: Jimmy Dell

Vote Count: 282

The Wonderful World of Disney

Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.

Release Date: 1997-09-28

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 24

The View

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

Release Date: 1997-08-11

Character: Self

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 96

Scene by Scene

Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

Release Date: 1997-05-10

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3

The Daily Show

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

Release Date: 1996-07-22

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 551

Sgt. Bilko

The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.

Release Date: 1996-03-29

Character: MSG Ernest G. Bilko

Vote Count: 355

Father of the Bride Part II

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of both a grandchild and a kid of his own.

Release Date: 1995-12-08

Character: George Banks

Vote Count: 737

Mixed Nuts

The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.

Release Date: 1994-12-21

Character: Philip

Vote Count: 202

A Simple Twist of Fate

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.

Release Date: 1994-09-02

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Michael McCann

Vote Count: 112

And the Band Played On

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Release Date: 1993-09-11

Character: The Brother

Vote Count: 100

Leap of Faith

Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.

Release Date: 1992-12-18

Character: Jonas Nightengale

Vote Count: 210

Funny Business

Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of comedy consisting of six 50-minute episodes. The first episode aired in the UK 22 November 1992. The show was also shown in Germany and released on video. It was directed by David Hinton. The writers were Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, and David Hinton. It was produced by Tiger Television Productions. The show featured appearances by many comedians, including Rowan Atkinson who made an appearance both as the presenter/narrator, and as an aspiring comedy actor named Kevin. Atkinson demonstrated many of the principles of comedy in a manner which was instantly identifiable to anyone familiar with his Mr. Bean character.

Release Date: 1992-11-22

Character: (archive footage)

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 1

Housesitter

After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress, never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as his wife. Gwen's ruse is so effective that by the time Newton learns of his "marriage," the entire town feels like they know him.

Release Date: 1992-06-12

Character: Newton Davis

Vote Count: 440

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved children's stories in this superb Emmy-nominated collection featuring 26 tales narrated by famous actors and musicians. The stories by Mercer Mayer, Virginia Lee Burton, Marilyn Sadler and others are voiced by Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, Candice Bergen, Ringo Starr, Michael J. Fox, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Kathy Bates and many more.

Release Date: 1992-04-21

Character: Narrator (Voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

Release Date: 1991-12-25

Character: Davis

Vote Count: 199

Father of the Bride

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.

Release Date: 1991-12-20

Character: George Banks

Vote Count: 1367

L.A. Story

With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.

Release Date: 1991-02-08

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Harris K. Telemacher

Vote Count: 341

My Blue Heaven

FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...

Release Date: 1990-08-17

Character: Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli

Vote Count: 239

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

Based on Ricky Jay's book of the same title, this TV special was made up of a combination of magic, juggling, amazing feats, stunts and performances, including a musical performance on wine glasses, a human calculator who could determine cube-routes of numbers in her head and an antique acrobatic clockwork doll.

Release Date: 1990-04-19

Vote Count: 1

Life of Python

This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of its predecessors (At Last the 1948 Show, Do Not Adjust Your Sets etc.) and various interviews with the group's members and other associated artists.

Release Date: 1990-03-16

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.

Release Date: 1989-09-24

Character: Self

Vote Count: 4

Parenthood

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Release Date: 1989-07-31

Character: Gil Buckman

Vote Count: 643

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.

Release Date: 1988-12-14

Character: Freddy Benson

Vote Count: 886

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.

Release Date: 1988-09-05

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 41

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

Release Date: 1987-11-26

Character: Neal Page

Vote Count: 1953

Roxanne

In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales is the witty, intelligent, and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski. Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell becomes smitten with Roxanne, C.D. feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart.

Release Date: 1987-06-19

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: C.D. "Charlie" Bales

Vote Count: 629

The Tracey Ullman Show

The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born comedian and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children, and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.

Release Date: 1987-04-05

Character: Rusty DeClure

Episode Count: 81

Vote Count: 20

Little Shop of Horrors

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.

Release Date: 1986-12-19

Character: Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.

Vote Count: 1467

¡Three Amigos!

A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.

Release Date: 1986-12-12

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Lucky Day

Vote Count: 1008

American Masters

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

Release Date: 1986-06-23

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 17

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them together: Kermit the Frog (and by doing so, Jim Henson).

Release Date: 1986-01-21

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 1

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketches from The Muppet Show. In this one hour special, Rowlf the Dog presents a compilation of his best numbers and other silly songs from The Muppet Show. Gonzo and Scooter interrupt him several times, and Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy make appearances as well. Muppet Show guest star appearances include George Burns, Petula Clark, Peter Sellers, Marisa Berenson and Steve Martin.

Release Date: 1985-10-01

Character: Self

All of Me

Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb, to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.

Release Date: 1984-09-21

Character: Roger Cobb

Vote Count: 342

Steve Martin: Homage to Steve

This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about his art (comedians-segment) and finally a full live performance from September 28, 1979, at the Universal Ampitheater

Release Date: 1984-09-06

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Self

Vote Count: 4

The Lonely Guy

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

Release Date: 1984-01-27

Character: Larry

Vote Count: 141

The Jerk, Too

Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.

Release Date: 1984-01-06

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 4

The Man with Two Brains

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

Release Date: 1983-06-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr

Vote Count: 434

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

Release Date: 1982-05-21

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Rigby Reardon

Vote Count: 391

Twilight Theatre

Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.

Release Date: 1982-02-13

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Various Characters

Pennies from Heaven

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school teacher.

Release Date: 1981-12-11

Character: Arthur

Vote Count: 93

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

Steve Martin's third NBC special serves as a salute to 1970s television commercials. Taking shots at everything from "Suzy Chapstick" to Palmolive to advertising agencies, this special showcased Martin's genius for physical comedy.

Release Date: 1980-09-30

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 1

The Big Show

The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre, which had been in a downward spiral since the cancellations of The Ed Sullivan Show and The Carol Burnett Show a few years earlier. The Big Show took its title seriously, using a huge stage set and filling a 90-minute time-slot, with at least one two-hour installment broadcast. Although the first broadcast received high ratings, poor reviews and low ratings of succeeding episodes resulted in the program being cancelled after only a few months. The series nonetheless was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Costume Design. Regular performers included Joe Baker, Graham Chapman, Mimi Kennedy, Shabba-Doo and Pamela Myers. Guest hosts included Steve Allen, Nell Carter, David Copperfield, Geoffrey Holder, Gary Coleman, and Sid Caesar. Skaters who performed in the show included Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, John Curry, and Toller Cranston.

Release Date: 1980-03-04

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death Of Socrates"; and "Bizarre Oddities Of The World."

Release Date: 1980-02-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self / Various

Vote Count: 2

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

Release Date: 1980-01-04

Character: Self

The Jerk

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.

Release Date: 1979-12-14

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Navin R. Johnson

Vote Count: 822

The Muppet Movie

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever – his future muppet crew – while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Release Date: 1979-06-22

Character: Insolent Waiter

Vote Count: 624

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

Rona Barrett looks back at 1978 and reflects on the news and entertainment highlights of the year. Includes interviews with John Travolta, Robin Williams, Pricilla Presley, Donna Summers, Steve Martin, and Barbra Streisand.

Release Date: 1979-01-01

Character: Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

Release Date: 1978-12-28

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 6

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978

For his 1978 Christmas special, the third in as many years, Johnny Cash moved the taping of the Christmas Special to Los Angeles, and, predictably, the program takes on a Hollywood feel. Guests include Kris Kristofferson and singer Rita Coolidge, both friends of the Cash family who perform a heartfelt "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends," and Steve Martin, one of America's hottest new comics at the time. June Carter Cash, as always, performs with her husband, and other family members make appearances in this special as well.

Release Date: 1978-12-06

Character: Self

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy.

Release Date: 1978-11-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

The Absent-Minded Waiter

Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.

Release Date: 1977-07-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Steven

Vote Count: 20

Steve Martin: On Location with Steve Martin

Steve Martin's HBO special was recorded as one of the network's On Location series of stand-up comedy specials. Taped on October 31, 1976, this previously unreleased show provides a rare and uncensored look at Martin's early act.

Release Date: 1976-11-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 1

The Muppet Show

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

Release Date: 1976-09-05

Character: Self - Special Guest Star

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 308

Rocky Mountain Christmas

Watched by over 65 million on its premiere, John Denver hosts a musical Holiday special with guests to coincide with his first holiday album release. The show takes place and is filmed in Aspen, CO inside a clear bio-dome.

Release Date: 1975-12-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

Saturday Night Live

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Release Date: 1975-10-11

Character: Self - Host

Episode Count: 16

Vote Count: 434

Doc

Doc is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 1975 to October 1976.

Release Date: 1975-09-13

Episode Count: 1

Cher

Emmy Award nominated American variety show.

Release Date: 1975-02-16

Character: Self

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 4

The Smothers Brothers Show

Release Date: 1975-01-13

Episode Count: 9

The Funnier Side of Eastern Canada

Steve Martin's first TV special was this independently produced Canadian travelogue. Designed to promote tourism in Montreal and Toronto, the special featured Martin doing short sketches and describing tourist sites. Standup segments were also filmed at the Ice House in Pasadena, California.

Release Date: 1974-06-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Himself

Rock Concert

Don Kirshner's Rock Concert is an American television music variety show that ran during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Don Kirshner and syndicated to television stations. It premiered on September 27, 1973, with a performance by The Rolling Stones; its last episode was in 1981.

Release Date: 1973-09-27

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2

The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.

Release Date: 1972-08-19

Character: Self

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 5

The Ray Stevens Show

The Ray Stevens Show is an American variety series hosted by Ray Stevens that aired on NBC in the summer of 1970.

Release Date: 1970-06-20

Episode Count: 8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969

Christmas Show with guests Andy Griffith, Cher, Paul Lynde.

Release Date: 1969-12-21

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."

Release Date: 1967-09-11

Character: Self - Guest

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 60

Off to See the Wizard

Off to See the Wizard is a part-animated but mostly live action television anthology series produced by MGM Television and telecast on ABC-TV between 1967 and 1968.

Release Date: 1967-09-08

Character: Simon the Pieman

Episode Count: 25

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Release Date: 1962-10-01

Character: Self

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 71

The Oscars

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

Release Date: 1953-03-19

Character: Self

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 65

Today

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.

Release Date: 1952-01-14

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 26