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Alan Landsburg Productions was an independent TV production company founded by Alan Landsburg
Alan Landsburg

Alan Landsburg is an award-winning American Screenwriter, Television producer, and Television director. He is founder and CEO of the Landsburg Company and has been involved in producing over 50 Television movie....
 in 1971. The company had huge successes with In Search of... and That's Incredible!
That's Incredible!

That's Incredible! was a reality television show that ran on the American Broadcasting Company television network from 1980 in television to 1984 in television....
, which were two early examples of reality television
Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors....
 long before the name even existed. The company also found success TV movies (the Emmy-winning Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney is an United States film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and theatre appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award....
 film Bill), and scripted shows (the sitcoms Gimme a Break! and Kate and Allie).

In 1984, Landsburg left the company and formed The Landsburg Company, and ALP was renamed Reeves Entertainment Group.






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Alan Landsburg Productions was an independent TV production company founded by Alan Landsburg
Alan Landsburg

Alan Landsburg is an award-winning American Screenwriter, Television producer, and Television director. He is founder and CEO of the Landsburg Company and has been involved in producing over 50 Television movie....
 in 1971. The company had huge successes with In Search of... and That's Incredible!
That's Incredible!

That's Incredible! was a reality television show that ran on the American Broadcasting Company television network from 1980 in television to 1984 in television....
, which were two early examples of reality television
Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors....
 long before the name even existed. The company also found success TV movies (the Emmy-winning Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney is an United States film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and theatre appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award....
 film Bill), and scripted shows (the sitcoms Gimme a Break! and Kate and Allie).

In 1984, Landsburg left the company and formed The Landsburg Company, and ALP was renamed Reeves Entertainment Group. It was purchased by Thames Television
Thames Television

Thames Television was a Broadcast license of the United Kingdom ITV television network, covering Greater London and parts of Home counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
 in 1990 for $89,000,000. The rights to the company's library is now owned by FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. Its world headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom....
. Distribution rights in the United States vary on an individual basis.

Shows and TV Movies Produced by the Company


Alan Landsburg Productions

  • In Search of... (1976-1982)
  • That's Incredible!
    That's Incredible!

    That's Incredible! was a reality television show that ran on the American Broadcasting Company television network from 1980 in television to 1984 in television....
     (1980-1984) (US distribution by NBC Universal Television Distribution
    NBC Universal Television Distribution

    NBC Universal Television Distribution is a Television distribution arm of the NBC Universal Television Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary of General Electric....
    )
  • The Jayne Mansfield Story
    The Jayne Mansfield Story

    The Jayne Mansfield Story is 1980 television film directed by Dick Lowry and starring Loni Anderson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, based on the life of Jayne Mansfield....
     (1980 TV-movie)
  • Bill (1981 TV-movie)
  • Gimme a Break!
    Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break! is an United States sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981 until May 12, 1987. It starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters....
     (1981-1984) (Reeves Entertainment 1984-1987) (US distribution by NBC Universal Television Distribution
    NBC Universal Television Distribution

    NBC Universal Television Distribution is a Television distribution arm of the NBC Universal Television Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary of General Electric....
    )
  • Adam (1983 TV-movie)
  • Kennedy (1983 TV miniseries)
  • Kate & Allie
    Kate & Allie

    Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS to commit to a full season in the fa...
     (1984-1989) (US distribution by NBC Universal Television Distribution
    NBC Universal Television Distribution

    NBC Universal Television Distribution is a Television distribution arm of the NBC Universal Television Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary of General Electric....
    )


Reeves Entertainment

  • I Married Dora
    I Married Dora

    I Married Dora is an United States Situation comedy which appeared on the American Broadcasting Company television network. It premiered on September 22, 1987, and its final first-run episode aired on December 18, 1987....
     (1987-1988)
  • The Home Show (1988-1994) (produced by New World Television from 1993-1994)
  • Doctor Doctor (1989-1991) (Distributed by Sony Pictures Television
    Sony Pictures Television

    Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an United States television production company/distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment....
    )
  • Wild & Crazy Kids (1990-1992) (Produced by Nickelodeon and owned by Viacom
    Viacom

    Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
    )
  • What Would You Do?
    What Would You Do?

    What Would You Do? is a 30-minute television show hosted by Marc Summers shown on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1993. Robin Marrella acted as the on-camera stagehand for the show's first season....
     (1991-1993) (Produced by Nickelodeon and owned by Viacom
    Viacom

    Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
    )
  • The Tomorrow People
    The Tomorrow People

    The Tomorrow People is a children's science fiction on television, devised by Roger Price which first ran between 1973 and 1979. The show was re-imagined between 1992 and 1995, this time with Roger Price as executive producer....
     (1992-1995) (Produced by Tetra Films in association with Thames
    Thames Television

    Thames Television was a Broadcast license of the United Kingdom ITV television network, covering Greater London and parts of Home counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
     and owned by FremantleMedia
    FremantleMedia

    FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. Its world headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom....
    )


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