Early childhood and youth -- College (briefly) and off to war -- Return to civilian life -- California dreaming -- Major break #1 -- Live from New York -- Up and down the Martin and Lewis Merry-Go-Round -- Putting words into the big mouth and other adventures -- Marriage #2 and other ups and downs -- In tandem -- Family ties -- On a mission -- Rube tube awakening -- On the air -- The makings of a hit -- Lightening in a bottle -- The tandem sitcom machine swings into high gear -- And then there's Maude -- Tandemonium -- New additions -- Spinning off a spin-off -- The Jeffersons move on up -- Humps and bumps -- Keep on doing what you do -- More flops and Mary Hartman mania -- Changes at 704 Hauser Street and shifting priorities -- End of an era -- 1979-2023.