The '80s Greatest America Gets Wired (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary

The '80s Greatest

America Gets Wired (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary

In the '80s, networks like CNN help drive the stratospheric rise of cable. The 24-hour news channel's coverage of John Lennon's death at the start of the 80s and the rescue of baby Jessica McClure near the end cemented its place in viewers...See moreIn the '80s, networks like CNN help drive the stratospheric rise of cable. The 24-hour news channel's coverage of John Lennon's death at the start of the 80s and the rescue of baby Jessica McClure near the end cemented its place in viewers' homes. Niche channels are spawned, including MTV, QVC and many televangelism networks. The downfall of televangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker becomes must-see TV. See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Huey Morgan Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Big Hit (1998)
Jay Bakker Self Self See fewer	One Punk Under God (2006)
Jim Bakker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jim Bakker Show (2003)
Tammy Faye Bakker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)
Nina Blackwood Self - MTV VJ (1981-1986) Self - MTV VJ (1981-1986) See fewer	Vice Squad (1982)
Tom Brokaw Self Self See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Tony Clark Self - CNN Correspondent (1984-2002) Self - CNN Correspondent (1984-2002) See fewer	CNN Prime News (1980)
Julia Duin Self Self See fewer	The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
Jane Fonda Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Klute (1971)
Bob Furnad Self - CNN Executive (1983-2001) Self - CNN Executive (1983-2001) See fewer	Inside Politics '88 (1987)
Goldie Hawn Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Private Benjamin (1980)
Barbara Kammerer Self (as Nurse Barbara Kammerer) Self (as Nurse Barbara Kammerer) See fewer	The '80s Greatest (2018)
Larry King Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Lennon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Terry Mattingly Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
Chip McClure Self Self See fewer	The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
James Meigs Self Self See fewer	Popular Mechanics: Saturday Mechanic (2012)
Seth Porges Self - Science & Technology Writer Self - Science & Technology Writer See fewer	Class Action Park (2020)
Frederick K.C. Price Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ever Increasing Faith (1978)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Jimmy Swaggart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frances and Friends (1992)
Ted Turner Self - Founder of CNN Self - Founder of CNN See fewer	Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Alan J. Weiss Self - Journalist (as Alan Weiss) Self - Journalist (as Alan Weiss) See fewer	EKN Teen Kids News (2003)
Mary Alice Williams Self - CNN New York Bureau Chief (1980-1982) Self - CNN New York Bureau Chief (1980-1982) See fewer	The Siege (1998)