This was amazing to watch. I had never seen this interview. He was such a wonderful man. Creative, smart, passionate and a great father! I should know, because he was my dad. Thanks for posting this!
Dan.... So lovely to get your feedback. Would you please reach out to me on email .... dennis@dennistardan.com . I would love to connect and talk about your father and learn more about you and your journey. I had a powerful show business mother (an actress waaaaay larger than life) and it impacted me. Your father talked about how it impacted you and your family on the show.
Danny Arnold created and produced what I believe is the best sitcom ever. Perfection itself! Your dad was much smarter than the network executives, and hundreds of thousands of us thank him for the fantastic creative results we see today! It's great to put a face and person together with the show itself.
The one thing that really interests me though is that in the first show they focused almost half on the family. That seemed an attempt to make 'barney miller' the star, and of course it had HIS name. Do you know what your fathers feelings on that were, did he have to compromise, I mean, people do. I can't remember who spoke about it but one of the actors said that the family just 'wasn't working'. Again, maybe that was Barbara Barre who ended up getting a lot less work, well, ultimately NO work really, as that was jettisoned-fortunately in my opinion.
@@mikearchibald744 Not sure what drove the change. The original show I believe was “The life and times of Capt Barney Miller”. That’s to the best of my recollection. I was only 12 when the pilot was shot, so don’t hold me to that. I can ask my brother. That being said, at some point it’s all about the numbers. If the ratings are hitting the mark then ok. Maybe it’s a blend of ratings and critics that made my dad and others realize that the interest was in the squad room. So are you a friend of Barbara Barrie? You seem to have some connection to her.
Barney Miller started when I started working at ABC New Orleans TV. I adore everything about Barney Miller TV productions. Stayed home on Thursday nights ! Thanks to all involved!!!
Closely associated with the Barney Miller show. I was in the ABC-TV Studios audience in early 1975. Then, I was at the final taping at Sunset-Gower Studios. Danny Arnold took excellent care and nurtured his cast. More than 40 years later, I understand his maturity, sensitivity, intelligence. Interviewer Dennis Tardan respects Danny Arnold and the Barney Miller show. We enjoy their insightful conversation.
Dear Jan-Christine ... Thank you so much for the thoughtful replies for both the Danny Arnold from 1979 as well as the conversation with his sons. I would love to learn more about you and your career. I have more videos from that time that I have published on tardanmedia.com RSC-LA, and there may be some people you have known. Again, thank you. - Dennis
John.... Thank you so much for watching. I am about to do a show today with his two sons , Dan and David, to talk about their experience during that time. I will put it on my site when done.
From all the stories I've heard about Danny he seemed like that typical genius: flamboyant, wild, obsessive and die hard passionate. He put each of his traits into all the characters of Barney Miller. What a really talented and fascinating human being.
I really enjoyed this. To be able to sit and listen to such a talented and passionate man talk about his art and his craft like this was a real treat. The interviewer did a fantastic job too. Creative genius is timeless and so you can listen to this and draw from it 40 years later.
Anthony.... I felt so honored to spend time with this genius. I was so touched his talking how the creative costs how much time it took away from his family to do the work in television. I would love to talk with his sons.
I so agree, Anthony. Thank you so much for watching and I apologize for missing the comment and not replying sooner. I am going to post other interviews from that time as well as doing new ones as I am returning reboot the RSC brand.
Thank you so much, what a wonderful interview. Mr. Arnold just seemed so lovely, smart, unbelievable sense of humor, not painful on the eyes also. 😉. Obviously his talent speaks for himself and it's the gift that keeps on giving since we watch repeats of Barney Miller quite often. The cast, especially the talented and handsome Hal Linden - just amazing. It's funny that's scripts from the late 1970's are as topical as ever without lecturing. We watched this show as a family, who does that anymore? We were Irish/Italian Catholic and could relate 100% to ALL the characters, I'll chalk that up to superb writing. RIP, Mr. Arnold.
Btw gotta hand it to Barney Miller. One of the very few shows in tv history to improve the longer it went on and never jumped the shark. The cast got better as it went along too. They could lose such great characters like Fish and Nick Yemana and still thrive because the whole ensemble was perfect.
Kendall... Thank you so much for watching and your observations align completely with what I experienced with Danny and with the show. I got a chance to do a Reasonably Spontaneous Conversation with his 2 sons and also, last year, with Hal Linden. All virtual. -- Dennis
@@TardanMedia Thanks for the response! And it was a great interview, man. I appreciate it because there's literally no other interview out there with Danny talking about Barney Miller at all. Believe me I searched high and low lol.
Its odd because those first shows were about the funniest of the whole series. The first one was a bit weak because of the alternate focus on the family, but Snow Job is one of the funniest half hours out there. And although when I was a kid I remember really liking, damn, whats his name, Steve Landesberg, I actually missed the puerto rico guy more than fish or, ok, not more than yamana now that I watch them as I'm older (obviously). I had seen some footage of Noam Pitlk who seems like an interesting guy, Barbara, Mrs. Miller, she says that he was a real genius but out in left field. While I think they glamourized police a little TOO much, the fact is that it was the new york characters that were the stars as much as the actors, and boy did they have some great ones. Steve Landesberg as the bible hustling 'father' was one of my favourites. They don't make TV like that anymore.
I would agree that Noam was a wonderful and talented man, but « the real genius « behind the show. That’s quite a stretch. It’s pretty well known that my father found it hard to let go of the reins completely to other directors, but other that expecting the best from everyone, he treated his creative team like gold. I might agree if Noam created the show, spent 18 hours a day writing and crafting the show etc. That’s just not the case.
@@Dan-yj4ul I didn't say 'the' real genius, only that Barbara Barre called him A real genius. Thats all I can go by but apart from him saing he SAW all the scripts I would never say ANY one person is responsible for any television show. The actors were clearly extremely talented, the actors themselves talk about the crew in glowing terms, and a LOT of actors talk about those behind the camera as being the real 'stars'. But thats a pissing match not worth getting into. A great show is a great show for all kinds of reasons, sometimes just the IDEA, certainly New York at that time was just full of crazy people waiting to be an idea, you just listen to documentaries about New York at that time and it was nuts to butts. The show even did a fairly decent job of showing Wojo as being a fairly narrow minded and 'brutish' kind of cop. We now know there are just BAD cops, but thats hard to put on television, and even harder in a comedy. The short lived 'Bakersfield PD' I found quite funny and showed cops a little more realistically. But certainly the writers rank higher than MOST writing you see on sitcoms, the seventies was a heyday for good writers who in the eighties just got lazy and focused on cutesy actors and silly premises. If anybody hasn't seen Hal Lindens interviews at the academy they are worth watching. I think he's the ONLY actor left. They say being the straight man is the hardest gig out there, but he did it fantastically.
@@roderickstockdale1678 I never really got the full story on my name, but at a Seder one evening years ago, an elderly woman said that Dannel was Hebrew name that meant little Danny. I always wondered why he didn’t give my brother ( who is a bit older ) his namesake. Or at least as close as Jr. can be.
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This was amazing to watch. I had never seen this interview. He was such a wonderful man. Creative, smart, passionate and a great father! I should know, because he was my dad. Thanks for posting this!
Dan.... So lovely to get your feedback. Would you please reach out to me on email .... dennis@dennistardan.com . I would love to connect and talk about your father and learn more about you and your journey. I had a powerful show business mother (an actress waaaaay larger than life) and it impacted me. Your father talked about how it impacted you and your family on the show.
Danny Arnold created and produced what I believe is the best sitcom ever. Perfection itself! Your dad was much smarter than the network executives, and hundreds of thousands of us thank him for the fantastic creative results we see today! It's great to put a face and person together with the show itself.
@@simplywonderful449 What a nice thing to say! Thank you. He would be very happy to know you enjoyed his work and grateful for your support.
The one thing that really interests me though is that in the first show they focused almost half on the family. That seemed an attempt to make 'barney miller' the star, and of course it had HIS name. Do you know what your fathers feelings on that were, did he have to compromise, I mean, people do. I can't remember who spoke about it but one of the actors said that the family just 'wasn't working'. Again, maybe that was Barbara Barre who ended up getting a lot less work, well, ultimately NO work really, as that was jettisoned-fortunately in my opinion.
@@mikearchibald744 Not sure what drove the change. The original show I believe was “The life and times of Capt Barney Miller”. That’s to the best of my recollection. I was only 12 when the pilot was shot, so don’t hold me to that. I can ask my brother. That being said, at some point it’s all about the numbers. If the ratings are hitting the mark then ok. Maybe it’s a blend of ratings and critics that made my dad and others realize that the interest was in the squad room. So are you a friend of Barbara Barrie? You seem to have some connection to her.
Barney Miller started when I started working at ABC New Orleans TV. I adore everything about Barney Miller TV productions. Stayed home on Thursday nights ! Thanks to all involved!!!
Closely associated with the Barney Miller show. I was in the ABC-TV Studios audience in early 1975. Then, I was at the final taping at Sunset-Gower Studios. Danny Arnold took excellent care and nurtured his cast. More than 40 years later, I understand his maturity, sensitivity, intelligence. Interviewer Dennis Tardan respects Danny Arnold and the Barney Miller show. We enjoy their insightful conversation.
Dear Jan-Christine ... Thank you so much for the thoughtful replies for both the Danny Arnold from 1979 as well as the conversation with his sons. I would love to learn more about you and your career. I have more videos from that time that I have published on tardanmedia.com RSC-LA, and there may be some people you have known. Again, thank you. - Dennis
Truly enjoyed listening and learning a great deal, from the late Danny Arnold. May his soul rest in peace.
John.... Thank you so much for watching. I am about to do a show today with his two sons , Dan and David, to talk about their experience during that time. I will put it on my site when done.
From all the stories I've heard about Danny he seemed like that typical genius: flamboyant, wild, obsessive and die hard passionate. He put each of his traits into all the characters of Barney Miller. What a really talented and fascinating human being.
Wonderful insights into the very delicate balancing act of casting, content and conviction.
I really enjoyed this. To be able to sit and listen to such a talented and passionate man talk about his art and his craft like this was a real treat. The interviewer did a fantastic job too. Creative genius is timeless and so you can listen to this and draw from it 40 years later.
Anthony.... I felt so honored to spend time with this genius. I was so touched his talking how the creative costs how much time it took away from his family to do the work in television. I would love to talk with his sons.
I so agree, Anthony. Thank you so much for watching and I apologize for missing the comment and not replying sooner. I am going to post other interviews from that time as well as doing new ones as I am returning reboot the RSC brand.
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Thank you so much, what a wonderful interview.
Mr. Arnold just seemed so lovely, smart, unbelievable sense of humor, not painful on the eyes also. 😉.
Obviously his talent speaks for himself and it's the gift that keeps on giving since we watch repeats of Barney Miller quite often. The cast, especially the talented and handsome Hal Linden - just amazing.
It's funny that's scripts from the late 1970's are as topical as ever without lecturing. We watched this show as a family, who does that anymore? We were Irish/Italian Catholic and could relate 100% to ALL the characters, I'll chalk that up to superb writing.
RIP, Mr. Arnold.
Oh, Colleen, this makes my heart sing to have your feedback on Danny. He is a treasure and such a great lesson
Are you from New York?
@@roderickstockdale1678 - Yes, from Brooklyn. 👍
@@colleenc4624 Bronx originally. I lived in Rosedale Queens as a kid and there were a lot of Irish/Italian families around.
Thank you for sharing this. This is fantastic, and Danny Arnold has always been a passionate and great thinker.
Thank you so much for watching. Danny was so gracious and truly a television icon and decent human being.
I love your channel ❤️
Joey, thank you so much. I am working to add new content to explore the human experience. -- All my best... Dennis
This is a fantastic interview that I thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you for posting it.
My pleasure and thank you for watching!
Danny Arnolds 4 D production company name was his an wife an two childrens first letter thst was all D. Legenary show ending logo
You know I JUST made that connection!😆👍🏾
Btw gotta hand it to Barney Miller. One of the very few shows in tv history to improve the longer it went on and never jumped the shark. The cast got better as it went along too. They could lose such great characters like Fish and Nick Yemana and still thrive because the whole ensemble was perfect.
Kendall... Thank you so much for watching and your observations align completely with what I experienced with Danny and with the show. I got a chance to do a Reasonably Spontaneous Conversation with his 2 sons and also, last year, with Hal Linden. All virtual. -- Dennis
@@TardanMedia Thanks for the response! And it was a great interview, man. I appreciate it because there's literally no other interview out there with Danny talking about Barney Miller at all. Believe me I searched high and low lol.
Its odd because those first shows were about the funniest of the whole series. The first one was a bit weak because of the alternate focus on the family, but Snow Job is one of the funniest half hours out there. And although when I was a kid I remember really liking, damn, whats his name, Steve Landesberg, I actually missed the puerto rico guy more than fish or, ok, not more than yamana now that I watch them as I'm older (obviously). I had seen some footage of Noam Pitlk who seems like an interesting guy, Barbara, Mrs. Miller, she says that he was a real genius but out in left field. While I think they glamourized police a little TOO much, the fact is that it was the new york characters that were the stars as much as the actors, and boy did they have some great ones. Steve Landesberg as the bible hustling 'father' was one of my favourites. They don't make TV like that anymore.
I would agree that Noam was a wonderful and talented man, but « the real genius « behind the show. That’s quite a stretch. It’s pretty well known that my father found it hard to let go of the reins completely to other directors, but other that expecting the best from everyone, he treated his creative team like gold. I might agree if Noam created the show, spent 18 hours a day writing and crafting the show etc. That’s just not the case.
Dan Arnold did your name come from his nickname or was that a relative’s name? Sounds old Hebrew
@@Dan-yj4ul I didn't say 'the' real genius, only that Barbara Barre called him A real genius. Thats all I can go by but apart from him saing he SAW all the scripts I would never say ANY one person is responsible for any television show.
The actors were clearly extremely talented, the actors themselves talk about the crew in glowing terms, and a LOT of actors talk about those behind the camera as being the real 'stars'.
But thats a pissing match not worth getting into. A great show is a great show for all kinds of reasons, sometimes just the IDEA, certainly New York at that time was just full of crazy people waiting to be an idea, you just listen to documentaries about New York at that time and it was nuts to butts.
The show even did a fairly decent job of showing Wojo as being a fairly narrow minded and 'brutish' kind of cop. We now know there are just BAD cops, but thats hard to put on television, and even harder in a comedy. The short lived 'Bakersfield PD' I found quite funny and showed cops a little more realistically.
But certainly the writers rank higher than MOST writing you see on sitcoms, the seventies was a heyday for good writers who in the eighties just got lazy and focused on cutesy actors and silly premises. If anybody hasn't seen Hal Lindens interviews at the academy they are worth watching. I think he's the ONLY actor left. They say being the straight man is the hardest gig out there, but he did it fantastically.
@@mikearchibald744 you are correct, I misread. Apologies.
@@roderickstockdale1678 I never really got the full story on my name, but at a Seder one evening years ago, an elderly woman said that Dannel was Hebrew name that meant little Danny. I always wondered why he didn’t give my brother ( who is a bit older ) his namesake. Or at least as close as Jr. can be.
Ok...who else thinks he looks like Columbo?
Dennis, you looked so different in the video-what happened?!
It's called aging lol. We all do it.
Yep. It is fascinating to be 74 and to see the data points, on video, of myself.
I hate it when interviewers feel a need to compete with their subjects. Ask a simple question and let the guy talk. Arnold’s the star, not you.