Al Hirschfeld’s innovative caricatures provides a visual metaphor for the mission of the Paley Center, as he too preserved the work of the many trailblazing personalities and newsmakers of television and radio. We invite you to enjoy this list of influential programs that reflect the contributions made by many of Hirschfeld’s subjects. You will get to experience exemplary programs with the year noted that reflect the subjects at their best.

Cagney & Lacy
CAGNEY & LACEY: THE CLINIC (1985) 

Dawson’s Creek 
DAWSON’S CREEK: PILOT {SERIES PREMIERE} (1998) 

The Golden Girls 
THE GOLDEN GIRLS: GOLDEN MOMENTS (1988) 

The Honeymooners 
The HONEYMOONERS: TV OR NOT TV {SERIES PREMIERE} (1955) 

I Love Lucy 
I LOVE LUCY: THE GIRLS WANT TO GO TO A NIGHTCLUB {SERIES PREMIERE} {INCLUDES ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS} (1951) 
THE LUCILLE BALL-DESI ARNAZ SHOW: LUCY TAKES A CRUISE TO HAVANA 75 minutes (1957)  

King of Queens 
KING OF QUEENS, THE: PILOT {SERIES PREMIERE} (1998) 

Law & Order 
LAW & ORDER: WHITE RABBIT (1994) 

The Nanny 
The NANNY: THE NANNY {SERIES PREMIERE} (1973)  

Rhoda 
RHODA: JOE {SERIES PREMIERE} (1974) 

Star Trek Franchise 
The NEW EXPLORERS: THE SCIENCE OF STAR TREK (1995) 

Sunday Night on CBS (with Allen Funt)
CANDID CAMERA with Allen Funt and Buster Keaton (1962)

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
JACQUES COUSTEAU: THE FIRST 75 YEARS (1985)

Wyatt Earp 
THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP, THE: WYATT EARP BECOMES A MARSHAL {SERIES PREMIERE (1955) 

George Burns and Gracie Allen 
THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW: SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY (1951) 

Johnny Carson 
AMERICAN MASTERS: JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF LATE NIGHT (2012) 

Whoopi Goldberg 
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: DIRECT FROM BROADWAY (1985) 

Jackie Gleason 
BIOGRAPHY: JACKIE GLEASON: THE GREAT ONE (2001) 

Bob Hope 
AMERICAN MASTERS: THIS IS BOB HOPE (2017) 

David Letterman 
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW) (2013) 

Groucho Marx 
THE DICK CAVETT SHOW {GROUCHO MARX} (1969) 

Betty White 
BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION (2018)

The Beatles  
WHAT'S HAPPENING!: THE BEATLES IN THE U.S.A. (1964) 

Cher 
CHER {SPECIAL WITH BETTE MIDLER, ELTON JOHN, AND FLIP WILSON} (1975) 

Leonard Bernstein  
AMERICAN MASTERS: LEONARD BERNSTEIN: REACHING FOR THE NOTE (1998) 

Duke Ellington  
ON THE ROAD WITH DUKE ELLINGTON (1967) 

Judy Garland  
THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW, THE {ETHEL MERMAN, SMOTHERS BROTHERS, BARBRA STREISAND, JERRY VAN DYKE} (1963) 

Diana Ross  
DIANA ROSS: LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK (1983) 

Frank Sinatra 
FRANK SINATRA: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC (1965) 

Bruce Springsteen 
AMERICAN MASTERS: JOHN HAMMOND: FROM BESSIE SMITH TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (1990) 

Barbra Streisand 
BARBRA STREISAND: A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK (1968) 

Three Tenors 
THREE TENORS, THE: PARIS 1998 {PAVAROTTI, DOMINGO, CARRERAS} 

CBS Sports
PRO FOOTBALL EXPLOSION: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1962)

The Kennedy Years
CBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY: PRESS CONFERENCE (1962)
1962: A TELEVISION ALBUM (1962)

Howard Cosell 
TOMORROW WITH TOM SNYDER {HOWARD COSELL} (1976) 

60 Minutes 
60 MINUTES {LOOKING AT 60 MINUTES} (1981)