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Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows Preview 

Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows Preview
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A special tribute takes place tonight on NBC.

The man at the center of this celebration is James Burrows. If you don’t know his name, you sure know his work. Over his prolific career, he’s won ten Emmys and four DGA Awards. He’s put his stamp on some of the greatest TV comedies of all time. His legendary list of credits includes co-creating Cheers. The very first episode of a sitcom he ever directed was for The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1974.

Photo Credit: Art Streiber/NBC
Photo Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

The pilot for any given series is the episode that sets the tone for however long that show runs. Burrows has directed over 50 of them, including the pilots for Taxi, Cheers, Friends, Frasier, Will & Grace, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and Mike and Molly. In fact, he directed every single episode of Will & Grace, a sitcom that ran for eight seasons.

Photo Credit: Art Streiber/NBC
Photo Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

And now the casts of many of these comedies are reuniting and coming together to honor him with an evening full of memories, praise and, of course, laughs. In a recent press call, Burrows said, “To see those casts in the room starting with Taxi and ending with Crowded (his upcoming NBC series) was like a good acid trip. It was just amazing to see all those actors and in one room and at the same time and the comradery and the effect that they had not only for me but for the other actors in the other shows was extraordinary.”

This night could also be known as “The One Where the Cast of Friends took an epic Instagram Photo with the Cast of The Big Bang Theory“:

And then this happened. #TBBT #friends

A photo posted by Johnny Galecki (@sanctionedjohnnygalecki) on

The opening skit for tonight’s special is star-studded…and kind of surprising. Who knew Cheers‘ Rhea Perlman and Will & Grace‘s Eric McCormack were that close?

Must-See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows premieres tonight at 9/8c on NBC.

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MUST SEE TV: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO JAMES BURROWS -- Pictured: (l-r) Eric McCormack, Tony Danza, Carol Kane -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)
Photo Credit: Trae Patton/NBC
MUST SEE TV: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO JAMES BURROWS -- Pictured: (l-r) Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteneey Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
Photo Credit: Chris Haston/NBC
MUST SEE TV: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO JAMES BURROWS -- Pictured: (l-r) Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, Andy Cohen -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
Photo Credit: Chris Haston/NBC
Photo Credit: Chris Haston/NBC
Photo Credit: Chris Haston/NBC
Photo Credit: Chris Haston/NBC
Photo Credit: Chris Haston/NBC

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