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Rob Shuter’s Top 10 Moments at the 2012 TV Land Awards

Over the past 10 years TV Land Awards has become known to be the best party of the year. The place where old friends are reunited and new ones are made. And this year, as the award show celebrates its 10^th anniversary, I got exclusive access to rehearsals, backstage and even into the brilliant show itself that airs April 29 at 9PM/8C only on TV Land.

Celebrating the 10-year milestone I have put together the top ten moments from this years show that must be seen to be believed.

1- Watching this years host Kelly Ripa run through the show the afternoon before taping without a stitch of makeup on and wearing her Ugg boots you knew why she has the reputation of being the nicest women in show business. Laughing with the writers and even taking a moment for a little yoga on stage Kelly was going to kill as the shows host.

2- Unable to decide what to wear for the shows big opening number Kelly gets her great friend and often co-host of Live!, Carson Kressley, to help her dress as some of the most iconic women in the history of TV. Every outfit needs no introduction and yes- seeing Kelly as Lucy is priceless!

3- Once the puuuurfect costume has been selected Kelly literally flies onto the stage in what could be the most exciting opening number of any award show ever. Lets just say it’s a good thing Kelly isn’t afraid of cats… or heights!

4- It takes a legend to introduce a legend which is why Mr. John Legend took to the stage to introduce the Queen of Soul herself Miss Aretha Franklin who brought down the house with some of her biggest hits.

5- Every great award show needs a great house band and only TV Land could get the B-52’s to take the stage and get Katie Couric to dance the night away.

6- Reuniting the cast of Laverne And Shirley live on stage at the TV Land awards was a must see moment of the night and a reminder why this award show is so special. Cindy Williams  and Penny Marshall were clearly emotional as they stood side-by-side and accepted the fan favorite award.

7- The Groundbreaking Award: In Living Color brought together so many of its past stars that the cast needed two tables to celebrate the night. Carrie Ann Inaba, David Alan Grier, Kelly Coffield Park, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Jim Carrey, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, T’Keyah Crystal, Keymah,Tommy Davidson, Deidre Lang, Laurieann Gibson, Lisa Marie Todd and Michelle Whitney Morrison all in one room together meant trouble and a lot of fun.

8- Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Paul Reuben’s told me he was most excited to meet Aretha Franklin at the hottest party in town and even had a very special word to describe the entire night. Watch & see what it was.

9- The One Day At A Time cast was overjoyed to be all back together and very grateful to be winning a special award. Arriving a little after the rest of her cast Valerie Bertinelli ran past the crews on the red carpet to hug them all.

10- The one award that our host Kelly Ripa insisted on handing out herself was to Murphy Brown. A show that she says had a huge impact on women and men around the world including Kelly. Candice Bergen, Diane English, Faith Ford, Grant Shaud, Joe Regalbuto and Charles Kimbrough seemed surprised at the thunderous applauds as the accepted the honor. Making just a certain Vice President the only person in American the only one to not be a real fan

Behind the Scenes at the TV Land Awards: The Celebrity Twitpic Edition

@peeweeherman: From L-R: @KatieCouric, @JimCarrey, @WhoopiGoldberg and me at the #TVLandAwards.

@frandrescher: Time to get ready for the @tvland awards!!

@tommycat: Catchin’ up on the carpet w/ #DavidAlanGrier @TVLand Awards press line. Dude went fr: #InLivingColor 2 Bdwy!

@wolfiesmom: Sweet @Faith_Ford NEVER takes a bad picture

@peeweeherman: CAMERAS! AAAAH! #TVlandawards

@Marie_Todd: What a great evening! Kelly Ripa and girls.

@katiecouric: With @TysonChandler after the #TVLandAwards!!!!

@carrieanninaba: On our way to the tvland awards! Like my dress? Lol…

@MARLONWAYANS: Three the hard wayans… Me dub and I at the tvland awards honoring in living color

@SonjatMorgan: With @frandrescher and @kellyripa after the @tvland awards! #rhony @BravoAndy

Be sure to tune in to the 10th Anniversary TV Land Awards on April 29 at 9PM/8C!

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At the TV Land Awards 2012!

The awards air this Saturday, April 29th @ 9PM/8C!

The Best Pee Wee Memes

Pee-Wee’s Playhouse is honored with the “Pop Culture Award” at the 10th Anniversary TV Land Awards. Tune in on April 29 at 9PM/8C!

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More red carpet arrivals at the TV Land Awards 2012.

Tune in to the 10th Anniversary TV Land Awards on April 29 at 9PM/8C!

‘Laverne & Shirley,’ ‘One Day At a Time” and ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ at TV Land Awards April 29

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“LAVERNE & SHIRLEY,” “ONE DAY AT A TIME” AND

“PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE” TO BE HONORED ATTHE “TV LAND AWARDS” 10^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK CITY

Iconic Stars Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean, David L. Lander, Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Glenn Scarpelli, Pat Harrington Jr. And Pee-wee Herman To Accept Awards

Show Tapes Saturday, April 14 And Airs Sunday, April 29 At 9PM ET/PT

New York, NY – March 15, 2012 – TV Land announced today that the beloved casts of “Laverne & Shirley” (Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean and David L. Lander) and “One Day At A Time” (Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Glenn Scarpelli and Pat Harrington Jr.) as well as pop culture phenomenon “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” will be honored at the “TV Land Awards” 10^th Anniversary celebration. The star-studded awards show, which honors classic television, film and music icons, will be held at the Lexington Avenue Armory at Gramercy Park on Saturday, April 14^th and air on Sunday, April 29^th at 9pm ET/PT. More honorees will be announced in coming weeks. They join previously announced honoree Aretha Franklin (Music Icon Award) and second-time host Kelly Ripa for the special decade ceremony.

“Laverne & Shirley” still lives in the hearts of viewers everywhere and is the recipient of this year’s Fan Favorite Award, which goes to a series that’s an All-American classic, with characters who became our friends, stories we could all relate to and irresistible laughs. This is the first time the cast of “Laverne & Shirley” will be reunited on television in nearly a decade. “Laverne & Shirley” aired on ABC for eight seasons from 1976-1983 and was a spinoff of the Garry Marshall hit “Happy Days.” But the show soon found its own avid fans, thanks to loveable stars Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, who play best friends and roommates working in a Milwaukee brewery. Constantly annoyed by their neighbors, Leonard “Lenny” Kosnowski (Michael McKean) and Andrew “Squiggy” Squiggman (David L. Lander), Laverne and Shirley learn to navigate their lives as two single young women in 1950s Milwaukee – and later in the series, 1960s Los Angeles.

“One Day At A Time” is being presented with the Innovator Award, which is given to a television series that carved out new territory, tackled important issues of its day and helped re-defined its genre. The series, which was a hybrid drama/comedy, addressed such taboo topics as pre-marital sex, suicide, sexual harassment and more, breaking barriers and paving the way for future shows to tackle these issues as well. Developed and written in part by TV visionary Norman Lear, “One Day At A Time” aired on CBS for nine seasons from 1975-1984. Starring Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips as Ann Romano, Barbara Cooper and Julie Cooper, the series revolved around a family headed by a single mother (Franklin) that relocates to Indianapolis, where their new apartment building super, Dwayne Schneider (Pat Harrington Jr.), befriends them. Also taking part in the cast reunion is Glenn Scarpelli, who joined the series in 1980 as the son of Ann’s boyfriend, Nick.

The 22-time Emmy® Award-winning children’s series, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” ran on CBS for five seasons from 1986-1991 and has been a staple in pop culture for over 25 years. The title character is portrayed by actor and comedy icon, Paul Reubens, who created what is widely considered one of the most innovative and ground-breaking children’s programs in television history. Reubens’ wonderfully diverse and colorful playhouse filled with puppets, genies, robots, cowboys and pterodactyls sparked countless imaginations and brought joy and laughter to children and adults alike. The show has been named one of “Top 25 Cult Shows Ever” by TV Guide Magazine, and Pee-wee is more popular than ever with a hit Broadway show, HBO Special, and enormous social media following with millions of followers on Twitter and Facebook. Fittingly, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” will receive the Pop Culture Award at the “TV Land Awards” 10^th Anniversary ceremony.

The “TV Land Awards” pays tribute to classic and contemporary luminaries of television, music and movies. The 90-minute telecast will feature exhilarating musical performances and will reunite some of the most iconic celebrity TV casts.

Previous honorees include Regis Philbin, Michael J. Fox, John Travolta, Bill Cosby, Mike Myers, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Garry Marshall, the cast of “Glee,” “Desperate Housewives” and the hilarious sitcoms “Cheers,” “The Cosby Show,” “Family Ties,” “The Facts of Life,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Bosom Buddies,” “Welcome Back, Kotter,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “M*A*S*H*.” Past presenters include Academy Award©-winner Halle Berry, Barbara Walters, Justin Timberlake, Ray Romano, Steve Carell, Billy Crystal, Sharon Stone, Robin Williams and Academy Award©-nominee Robert Downey, Jr., to name a few. Past musical performers include Liza Minnelli, Stevie Wonder, Blondie, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson and Lionel Richie.

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