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  • The Eighties Raised on Television (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 97 min | Documentary, History

The Eighties

Raised on Television (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 97 min | Documentary, History

VCRs, remote controls, family sitcoms, adult dramas, and prime-time soaps all changed TV enjoyment.
Producer
Composer
Nathaniel Blume (score by)
Cinematographer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 31, 2016

Release date
Mar 31, 2016 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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Cast

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122 cast members
Name Known for
Willie Aames
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Garth Ancier
Self - President of Entertainment, Fox (archive footage) Self - President of Entertainment, Fox (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Anderson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ken Auletta
Self - Author, 'Three Blind Mice' Self - Author, 'Three Blind Mice'   See fewer
Scott Baio
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
James A. Baker
Self - Former White House Chief of Staff (as James A. Baker III) Self - Former White House Chief of Staff (as James A. Baker III)   See fewer
John Barbour
Self - Host, 'Real People' (archive footage) Self - Host, 'Real People' (archive footage)   See fewer
David Bianculli
Self - Television Critic, 'Fresh Air' (as David Bianculi) Self - Television Critic, 'Fresh Air' (as David Bianculi)   See fewer
Larry Bird
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Self - Creator, 'Designing Woman' (archive footage) Self - Creator, 'Designing Woman' (archive footage)   See fewer
Steven Bochco
Self - Co-Creator, 'Hill Street Blues' Self - Co-Creator, 'Hill Street Blues'   See fewer
Björn Borg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
H.W. Brands
Self - Author, 'Masters of Enterprise' Self - Author, 'Masters of Enterprise'   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Brown
Self - 20 / 20 (archive sound) Self - 20 / 20 (archive sound)   See fewer
Downtown Julie Brown
Self - Former MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ   See fewer
Pat Buchanan
Self - Former Host, 'Crossfire' Self - Former Host, 'Crossfire'   See fewer
James Burrows
Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers' Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers'   See fewer
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Chancellor
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
King Charles III
Self (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self (archive footage) (as Prince Charles)   See fewer
Cher
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Connie Chung
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Clark
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
John Cleese
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joan Collins
Self - Actor, 'Dynasty' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Dynasty' (archive footage)   See fewer
Chris Connelly
Self - Reporter, ESPN Self - Reporter, ESPN   See fewer
Barbara Corday
Self - Co-creator, 'Cagney & Lacey' Self - Co-creator, 'Cagney & Lacey'   See fewer
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Christine Craft
Self - Reporter (archive footage) Self - Reporter (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Tyne Daly
Self - Actor, 'Cagney & Lacey' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Cagney & Lacey' (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Danson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny DeVito
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil Donahue
Self - The Phil Donahue Show Self - The Phil Donahue Show   See fewer
Morton Downey Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick Duffy
Actor, 'Dallas' Actor, 'Dallas'   See fewer
Diane English
Self - Creator, 'Murphy Brown' Self - Creator, 'Murphy Brown'   See fewer
Chris Evert
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Farrell
Self - Actor, 'M*A*S*H' Self - Actor, 'M*A*S*H'   See fewer
Roy Firestone
Self - ESPN (archive sound) Self - ESPN (archive sound)   See fewer
Michael J. Fox
Self - Actor, 'Family Ties' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Family Ties' (archive footage)   See fewer
Al Franken
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gina Gallego
Alicia Sanchez (archive footage) Alicia Sanchez (archive footage)   See fewer
Leeza Gibbons
Self - Entertainment Tonight (archive footage) Self - Entertainment Tonight (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Gibson
Self - Good Morning America (archive footage) Self - Good Morning America (archive footage)   See fewer
Wendy Girard
Marion Hammond Marion Hammond   See fewer
Mark J. Goodman
Self - MTV VJ Self - MTV VJ   See fewer
Renee Graham
Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe' Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe'   See fewer
Jeff Greenfield
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Bryant Gumbel
Self - The Today Show (archive footage) Self - The Today Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Hagman
Self - Actor, 'Dallas' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Dallas' (archive footage)   See fewer
Philip Baker Hall
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Hallick
Self - Entertainment Tonight (archive footage) Self - Entertainment Tonight (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Hanks
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Mark Harmon
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Susan Harris
Self - Creator, 'The Golden Girls' (archive footage) Self - Creator, 'The Golden Girls' (archive footage)   See fewer
John Hart
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Mariette Hartley
Self - The Today Show (archive footage) Self - The Today Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil Hartman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Christopher Hewett
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Holmes
Self - Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Self - Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR   See fewer
Peter Jennings
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Jensen
Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Don Johnson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Magic Johnson
Self (archive footage) (as Earvin 'Magic' Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Earvin 'Magic' Johnson)   See fewer
Michael Jordan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Koppel
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Robin Leach
Self - Former Host, 'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous' (archive footage) Self - Former Host, 'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous' (archive footage)   See fewer
David Letterman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ken Levine
Self - Writer, 'M*A*S*H' Self - Writer, 'M*A*S*H'   See fewer
Shelley Long
Actor, 'Cheers' Actor, 'Cheers'   See fewer
Jon Lovitz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Caryn Mandabach
Self - Producer, 'The Cosby Show' Self - Producer, 'The Cosby Show'   See fewer
Michael Mann
Self - Executive Producer, 'Miami Vice' Self - Executive Producer, 'Miami Vice'   See fewer
Steve Martin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John McEnroe
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David McQueen
Self - 'Backstage Pass' (archive footage) Self - 'Backstage Pass' (archive footage)   See fewer
Pat Mitchell
Self - Former President / CEO, PBS Self - Former President / CEO, PBS   See fewer
Rupert Murdoch
Self - CEO, News Corporation (archive footage) Self - CEO, News Corporation (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Murray
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Andrea Naversen
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Martina Navratilova
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kevin Nealon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tip O'Neill
Self - Speaker of the House (archive footage) Self - Speaker of the House (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Pauley
Self - The Today Show (archive footage) Self - The Today Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Petersen
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Princess Diana
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Martha Quinn
Self - Former MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Nancy Reagan
Self - First Lady (archive footage) Self - First Lady (archive footage)   See fewer
Lee Rich
Self - Pres, Lorimar (archive footage) Self - Pres, Lorimar (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Rickles
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Geraldo Rivera
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Fred Savage
Self - Actor, 'The Wonder Years' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'The Wonder Years' (archive footage)   See fewer
Jessica Savitch
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Heidi Schulman
Self - The Today Show (archive footage) Self - The Today Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Shafer
Self - Musical director, 'Late Night with David Letterman' Self - Musical director, 'Late Night with David Letterman'   See fewer
Tom Shales
Self - Television Critic Self - Television Critic   See fewer
Gene Shalit
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Garry Shandling
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Maria Shriver
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Snyder
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Spinks
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lesley Stahl
Self - Former White House Correspondent, CBS News Self - Former White House Correspondent, CBS News   See fewer
David Steinberg
Self - Comedian Self - Comedian   See fewer
Brandon Tartikoff
Self - President, NBC (archive footage) Self - President, NBC (archive footage)   See fewer
John Tesh
Self - Entertainment Tonight (archive footage) Self - Entertainment Tonight (archive footage)   See fewer
Gil Troy
Self - Author, 'Morning in America' Self - Author, 'Morning in America'   See fewer
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Turner
Self - Founder, CNN Self - Founder, CNN   See fewer
Mike Tyson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Meredith Vieira
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Willis
Self - Actor, 'Moonlighting' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Moonlighting' (archive footage)   See fewer
Oprah Winfrey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Judy Woodruff
Self - Former White House Correspondent, NBC News Self - Former White House Correspondent, NBC News   See fewer
Graham Yost
Self - Executive producer and creator, 'Justified' Self - Executive producer and creator, 'Justified'   See fewer
Edward Zwick
Self - Co-creator, 'thirtysomething' (archive footage) (as Edward Zwick) Self - Co-creator, 'thirtysomething' (archive footage) (as Edward Zwick)   See fewer
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