Comedian Joan Rivers: Author Frank McCourt: And AARP:s Amy Goyer Discuss Grandparents

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Event Date(s): 09/05/2006 | Event Location(s): New York City, New York; | Description: EJ: 8:20:05 (2:17) CLIP: Clip from TV show "The Waltons" including actors Will Geer and Ellen Corby. CLIPS:  Color and black and white movie clips including actors Shirley Temple. CLIP: Clip from TV show "The Golden Girls" with actress Estelle Getty. INT BRIEF CUTS: In interviews grandparents note the names their grandchildren call them. CLIP: Clip from TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond" with actors including Ray Romano, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, and Madylin Sweeten. INT 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandfather says "Just the experience of child-raising, that's the job of the parents. Ours is truly one to enjoy and spoil them." MS: In interview grandfather says "Spoil them rotten, and then send them back to their parents." 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandmother says "You don't really have to say no" and the grandfather agrees. MS: In interview grandmother says "My kids are saying, `Mom, don't spoil him.' I said I'm not." 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandfather says "She says no, they come over to me. I say, `Yeah, why not?'" CLIP: Clip from movie "Cocoon." CLIPS: Clips from movies including actor Walter Matthau. INT 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandmother says "Fifty is the new 40, 60 is the new 50." MS: Inserts of grandparents in interviews. GFX SUPERS: "48 years old, AARP" CLIP: Movie clip with actors including Dianne Wiest. INT 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandmother says "Grandparents look younger today, and I think they act younger." MS: In interview "Psychology Today" magazine's Hara Estroff Marano says "Why should grandmothers or grandfathers look like a Norman Rockwell painting? We don't live the Norman Rockwell life anymore." CLIP: Clip from "The Waltons" with Geer and Corby. CLIPS: Clips from movies including actress Molly Ringwald. CLIP: Letterbox clip from movie "The Princess Bride" with actors Peter Falk and Fred Savage. CLIP: Black and white clip from movie "The Children's Hour." INT MS: Inserts of grandparents including Marano in interviews. MS: In interview grandmother says "It makes you feel young again." STILLS: Inserts of grandchildren and of grandchildren with older relatives. INT 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandfather says "My grandsons, they are my partners." 2 MS: Grandparents in interview as the grandmother says "There's nothing like the greeting that you get when you see them." MS: In interview grandmother says "It's very, very fun." 8:22:25 (06) CLIP: Clip from animated PBS series "Jakers!" Comedian Joan Rivers, author Frank McCourt, and AARP's Amy Goyer seen live outside the show's temporary summer studio. Rivers and McCourt note the best and worst parts of being a grandparent. Rivers jokes she has her grandson call her Nicolette Sheridan.  McCourt jokes his 13-year old granddaughter has discovered the magic of the cleavage, and says he's "putty" with his grandchildren.  Goyer says grandparents spoil their grandchildren, says over 2 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren, and says Grandparents Day is 2006-09-10. STILL: Black and white of Rivers and her then-newborn grandson Cooper (ph). STILLS:  McCourt's grandchildren.