November 16, 1986 –
The theme of the show is Raisins – the first comedic television miniseries ever to air in the U.S., Fresno, starring Carol Burnett, Teri Garr, Charles Grodin, Dabney Coleman, Jerry Van Dyke, and Tom Poston, premiered on CBS, on this date.
Charles Grodin recalls that during filming, Jerry Van Dyke asked him several times if he thought the show felt like it was going to be a hit. Around the third time, Grodin countered with “Well, what do you think?“, to which Van Dyke replied “It doesn’t matter what I think, because I’ve never been in a hit.“
The Haus of Dcaligari 