 The "TV's Censored Bloopers" specials were hosted by longtime TV producer Dick Clark starting in 1982 (and were dedicated to 1950s TV producer Kermit Schaefer, who had pioneered the concept of preserving bloopers) and the "Television's Greatest Commercials" specials, which also started in 1982, were hosted by Ed McMahon (which he continued to co-host even as he moved on to co-host the weekly "Bloopers" series).Both sets of specials garnered high ratings, and following a combination special ("TV's Greatest Censored Commercial Bloopers"), in the fall of 1984 it was decided to combine the two programs into one series, hosted by Clark and McMahon.Charlie O'Donnell (who was also Clark's announcer on "American Bandstand" from 1958 to 1968) would be added as announcer (to intro both McMahon and Clark, and to announce bloopers in the "Coming up next" bumpers).