Jack Paar: Smart Television
DocumentaryComedy
PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.
Director
N/A
Writers
David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
Stars
Muhammad Ali, Woody Allen, The Beatles
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Muhammad Ali
as Self
Woody Allen
as Self
The Beatles
as Themselves
Peggy Cass
as Self
Fidel Castro
as Self
Dick Cavett
as Self
Nat 'King' Cole
as Self
Bill Cosby
as Self
Hugh Downs
as Self
Kermit the Frog
as Self
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Black and White
Production
LSL Productions
🏷️ Keywords
tv showtelevision hosttelevision historytalk show hostcharacter name in title
🎯 Categories
ComedyDocumentary
⭐ Featured Review
Way too much "what celebrities think of Paar"
"My personal test for documentaries about entertainers is this: If the amount of time spent on other celebrities comments about the subject's "importance" vs. the amount of time showing actual clips of the subject in action is the same or greater, the documentary fails the test, and I go for rewind and eject. This documentary failed the test within the first ten minutes. I suspect that documentary producers do this to save money they would otherwise have to pay in royalties for the clips. Otherwise, I can't imagine what compels them to use such a format. In the case of Jac..."
📖 Synopsis
PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.