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(6 DVDs, 2003) The six DVDs in this series contain the lengthy and in-depth interviews with Hal Cooper conducted by the developers of the Archive of American Television, a project of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Archive was created to "preserve the rich history of television, and to educate and inspire future generations by videotaping interviews with pioneers and legends of the medium." The DVDs, reformatted from videotape by the Academy, contain approximately six hours of questions and answers covering topics related to Hal Cooper's life and career. He touches on his boyhood, his early years in the theater, and his experiences directing actors and actresses in some of the most well-known situation comedies of the 1960s through the 1980s.