SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- It was an unforgettable evening as celebrities fro... It's a Parade of Stars

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- It was an unforgettable evening as celebrities from television, music and film bestowed special tribute awards tonight to some of television's most beloved series and stars at the fourth annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV. The honored shows included Cheers (Legend Award), Dallas (Pop Culture Award), Good Times (Impact Award), Batman (40th Anniversary) and Grey's Anatomy (Future Classic Award). The TV Land Awards was taped at The Barker Hangar on Sunday, March 19 and will air on TV Land (and simulcast on Nick at Nite) Wednesday, March 22 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT.

* A TV show theme song medley showcasing the memorable theme songs from shows such as Cheers, Happy Days, Family Ties, The Muppet Show, Dallas, Donny and Marie and others featured live performances by several beloved musical stars including Johnny Mathis, Deniece Williams, James Ingram, Gary Portnoy, Donny and Marie Osmond and others.

* TV's most beloved classic TV stars spoofed one of television's most popular dramas, Grey's Anatomy in a parody starring several classic TV stars -- several of whom appeared in popular medical dramas -- including Bernie Kopell, Chad Everett, Diahann Carroll, Ed Begley, Jr., Loretta Swit, Richard Chamberlain, Jane Seymour as well as Larry Hagman, Maureen McCormick and Jimmy "JJ" Walker.

The comic brilliance of Sid Caesar was a shining light in the formative years of television.A genius of improvisation, with a chameleon-like ability to transform himself, Caesar has proven himself as a master of mime, dialects, monologues, foreign language double-talk and creating the unforgettable characters that peopled his comic sketches. TV Land honors Sid Caesar with The Pioneer Award for being one of the undisputed founding fathers of television comedy. Billy Crystal presented Sid Caesar with this award.

This award is given to a show that offered both entertainment and enlightenment, always striving for both humor and humanity, with comedy that reflected reality. This year's recipient is Good Times. Quentin Tarantino presented this award to John Amos, Jimmy "JJ" Walker, Ja'net Dubois, BernNadette Stanis, Johnny Brown and Ralph Carter.

This award is presented to a television series which has stood the test of time and ranks among the most memorable and celebrated shows in TV history. TV Land honored Cheers as this year's recipient. Mary Tyler Moore presented this award to Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger and Rhea Perlman.

This award is presented to a show that has crossed the line from television series to pop culture phenomenon. This year's honoree is Dallas. John Schneider and Tom Wopat presented this award to Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Charlene Tilton, Steve Kanaly, Susan Howard, Sheree Wilson, Ken Kercheval and Mary Crosby.

One of the most memorable series of all times, Batman, celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year and was honored tonight with William Shatner presenting to Adam West and Burt Ward.

ABC's critically-acclaimed smash hit series, Grey's Anatomy, was awarded this year's TV Land Future Classic Award. Entourage star Jeremy Piven presented creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes, the creative team -- Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon and Peter Horton -- and members of the cast of Grey's Anatomy -- Justin Chambers, Patrick Dempsey, T.R. Knight, James Pickens Jr., Kate Walsh and Chandra Wilson with the award.

For a complete list of winners, log onto http://www.tvland.com . The fourth annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV is presented by M&M'S(r) Brand Chocolate Candies. Other major sponsors include Capital One, Dell and Nestle's HOT POCKETS(R) Brand SUBS.

Michael Levitt (Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, TV Land Awards 2003, 2004 and 2005, Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion) serves as Executive Producer, Emmy-award winning Glenn Weiss as Director (The Miss Teen USA Pageant 2005, BET Awards 2005, The 59th Annual Tony Awards 2005), Greg Sills as Supervising Producer (Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, The Teen Choice Awards 2005, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2005) and Sal Maniaci and Larry W. Jones also serve as Executive Producers.

TV Land and all related logos and titles are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. TV Land Productions was created in 2003 to develop original programming that complements the network's successful acquired programming slate. TV Land Productions has also produced The TV Land Awards Show: A Celebration of Classic TV (March 2003, 2004 and 2005), the Emmy-nominated The Dick Van Dyke Show, Revisited, the network's first original special for broadcast, which premiered on CBS in May 2004, the Emmy-nominated Still Brady ... After All These Years reunion special in September 2004 and Chasing Farrah (Spring 2005), the original reality series that followed iconic Hollywood actress and sex symbol Farrah Fawcett.Over the last year, the network premiered a variety of original series and specials in 2005 including: TV Guide and TV Land Present: The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments, Living in TV Land, TV Land Confidential and Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg.For more information about TV Land's original Wednesday night line-ups, visit http://www.tvland.com .

Now seen in over 85 million U.S. homes, TV Land's program mix features popular dramas, sitcoms, westerns, Retromercials and a TV-referential interstitial environment, all programmed with a specific audience in mind -- the first generation of Americans to grow up watching television and features all-time Classic hits like All in the Family, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, and Bonanza.

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