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PROGRAM 481 - 1/11/2017
Authors MARC WANAMAKER and MICHAEL CHRISTALDI talk about their excellent books, "Early Paramount Studios" and "Paramount Studios 1940-2000", plus discuss Par's corporate history from its beginnings in 1912, including the hiring of the big stars over the years, and its purchase of Desilu, making it a TV empire as well. (Running time: 174 minutes)
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PROGRAM 482 - 1/18/2017
Emmy-winning talk show producer BURT DUBROW discusses his career, which includes working on "The Mike Douglas Show", "Kids Are People Too", and creating and producing both "The Sally Jesse Raphael Show" and "The Jerry Springer Show". (Running time: 180 minutes)
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PROGRAM 483 - 1/25/2017
Author/historian/DJ BOB LESZCZAK returns to talk more about "single season sitcoms" (the subjects of his two books) from the 1960s through the 1980s. Also: Actors ROSE MARIE and LARRY MATHEWS share memories of working with Mary Tyler Moore on "The Dick Van Dyke Show". (Running time: 147 minutes)
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PROGRAM 484 - 2/01/2017
Comedy writer/producer MARK ROTHMAN returns to the program to talk about the tumultuous behind the scenes chaos at "Laverne and Shirley" (a series that he co-created), as well as his working relationship with his longtime writing partner Lowell Ganz. (Running time: 145 minutes)
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PROGRAM 485 - 2/08/2017
Actor/producer TOM WILLIAMS returns to the program to discuss his career post-"Adam-12", which includes guest roles on "Quincy", "The Rockford Files", "The Jeffersons", "ChiPs", "Too Close For Comfort", "Alice", "Life With Lucy", "Seinfeld", and many others. (Running time: 145 minutes)
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PROGRAM 486 - 2/15/2017
Actor/young performer advocate PAUL PETERSEN makes his yearly visit to the program. Topics include another Sandusky being arrested, political correctness and millenials, the right to privacy in the media, and First Amendment issues as they relate to both Republicans and Democrats. (Running time: 184 minutes)
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PROGRAM 487 - 2/22/2017
Voiceover actor BILLY WEST talks about getting into the business, first via radio in Boston, seguing to New York and co-starring on "The Howard Stern Show", and then eventually moving to LA to voice TV animation such as "Ren and Stimpy", "Doug", "Beany and Cecil", "Futurama", and many others. (Running time: 152 minutes)
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PROGRAM 488 - 3/01/2017
Actor JON PROVOST and his wife, author LAURIE JACOBSON return to discuss Jon's career post-"Lassie", which includes a guest role on "Mister Ed", and his work in the features "This Property is Condemned" and "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes". Laurie talks about her Hollywood history books - "Hollywood Haunted" and "Dishing Hollywood". (Running time: 126 minutes)
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PROGRAM 489 - 3/08/2017
Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress/singer SALLY KELLERMAN reflects on her long career, which includes tons of episodic TV during the 1960s - "Ozzie and Harriet", "The Outer Limits", "Star Trek", and "That Girl"...and her movies - "MASH", "Slither", "Foxes", "Back to School", and many others. (Running time: 135 minutes)
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PROGRAM 490 - 3/15/2017
Emmy-winning comedy writer/producer BOB ILLES returns to the show to talk about working with child actors on sitcoms - the egos, the behavior, the performances, the agents, the managers...and the stage parents. (Running time: 145 minutes)
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PROGRAM 491 - 3/22/2017
Animation author/historian JERRY BECK makes his first 2017 visit and brings along his reviews of "The Batman Lego Movie", "Boss Baby", and "Beauty and the Beast". We also talk about Ray Pointer's new book on Max Fleischer and the upcoming streaming online Boomerang channel. (Running time: 149 minutes)
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PROGRAM 492 - 3/29/2017
TV critics/historians STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT return for another session talking current television. Topics include this year's Oscars debacle, Colbert's ratings spike in late night, the impending Writer's Guild strike, ABC-TV game shows returning for the summer, and an NBC Rant from Wes that slams their 90th anniversary special. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 185 minutes)
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PROGRAM 493 - 4/05/2017
Veteran TV sitcom director HOWARD STORM returns to talk more about his long career, not only as a director, but also as an actor and a writer. Topics include his work on "Taxi", "Best of the West", All in the Family", "Sanford and Son", and the Don Rickles-Richard Lewis sitcom, "Daddy Dearest". (Running time: 125 Minutes)
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PROGRAM 494 - 4/12/2017
Game show/talk show host MARC SUMMERS shares terrific stories and memories about getting into the TV business and hosting the popular "Double Dare" show for Nickelodeon as well as several programs for the Food Network. He also talks about working as a page at CBS during the early 70s - the heyday of game shows and sitcoms. (Running time: 159 minutes)
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PROGRAM 495 - 4/19/2017
Emmy-winning comedy writer/director KEN LEVINE returns to discuss the art of creating, pitching, and selling pilots to the networks as well as the reasons why TV writers sometimes have to go on strike when their contracts are up. (Running time: 140 minutes)
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PROGRAM 496 - 4/26/2017
Actor/singer ROBERT CLARY ("Hogan's Heroes") and singer/songwriter BRIAN GARI return to the program to talk more about their long careers, and Brian introduces his musical friend from Brazil, Manu Lafer, who will be collaborating with Brian on a new CD. (Running time: 161 minutes)
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PROGRAM 497 - 5/03/2017
Prolific television writer RON FRIEDMAN returns to the program to share more stories of his illustrious career, including many brushes with greatness - Bob Hope, Orson Welles, Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, Fred Astaire, Shelley Winters, Lucille Ball, and many more. (Running time: 161 minutes)
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PROGRAM 498 - 5/10/2017
Actor STUART PANKIN talks about his work in "Fatal Attraction" and "Life Stinks", as well as on TV on "Barney Miller", "Falcon Crest", "Knot's Landing", "Not Necessarily the News", "Dinosaurs", "The $25,000 Pyramid", TV commercials, voiceovers in animation, and much more! (Running time: 178 minutes)
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PROGRAM 499 - 5/17/2017
Animation director/author RAY POINTER discusses his new book, "The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer". Topics include the intense rivalry between Max and Walt Disney, brother Dave Fleischer's battle for control of the studio, and the Paramount contract that forced Max out in 1942. (Running time: 133 minutes)
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PROGRAM 500 - 5/24/2017
Find out first hand what it was like to be Lucille Ball's TV kid in a lively discussion that includes KEITH THIBODEAUX (Little Ricky on "I Love Lucy"), JIMMY GARRETT (Jerry Carmichael on "The Lucy Show"), and LARRY ANDERSON (Ted McGibbon on "Life With Lucy"). Topics include the guys' auditions for their parts and their favorite episodes. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 152 minutes)
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PROGRAM 501 - 6/07/2017
A tribute to the iconic kid show "Howdy Doody" features an oral history from Howdy expert/historian BURT DUBROW (also an Emmy-winning talk show producer). Topics include the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of the cast, Buffalo Bob's massive heart attack in 1954, the eventual cancellation in 1960, and the revival of the series during the 1970s. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 175 minutes)
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PROGRAM 502 - 6/21/2017
Comedy writer/producer MARK ROTHMAN returns to talk about his career post-"Laverne and Shirley", which included creating "Busting Loose", "The Ted Knight Show", and "Makin' It". Also shown are two of Mark's unsold pilots - "The Rita Moreno Show" and "The Lovebirds". CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 174 minutes)
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PROGRAM 503 - 7/05/2017
Comedy writer/producer JOHN RAPPAPORT talks about his years on staff at "Laugh-In", "All in the Family", "Maude", and "MASH". He also discusses his long friendships with Gary Owens and Al Molinaro. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 183 minutes)
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PROGRAM 504 - 7/19/2017
Comedy writer/producer LLOYD SCHWARTZ discusses the legacy of his father (Sherwood Schwartz), including "Gilligan's Island", "The Brady Bunch" and "The Red Skelton Show". Lloyd also talks about becoming associate producer on "The Brady Bunch" and eventually joining his dad as TV's only father/son writing/producing team. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 177 minutes)
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PROGRAM 505 - 8/02/2017
Media critics STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT return for their annual summer visit. Topics include ABC's summer glut of prime time game shows, the reboots of "Will and Grace" and "Roseanne", how the media will treat O.J. Simpson after his prison release, and a new NBC Rant from Wes. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 200 Minutes)
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PROGRAM 506 - 8/16/2017
Animation author/historian JERRY BECK returns for his annual summer visit. We pay a tribute to voiceover legend June Foray, and Jerry discusses the WB Archives release of the 101-cartoon Porky Pig DVD set as well as how it got on the market. Other topics include the latest books, feature films, and TV series dealing with cartoons and animation. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running Time: 207 minutes)
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PROGRAM 507 - 9/27/2017
12TH SEASON PREMIERE! The Emmy-winning ED ASNER kicks off the new season with personal remembrances of Mary Tyler Moore, highlights from both the MTM and Lou Grant TV series, plus a frank discussion on the current political climate of the United States. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 130 minutes)
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PROGRAM 508 - 10/11/2017
A look back at the television kinescope - the method used to record a live TV show prior to the invention of video tape. The guest is film collector/achivist STAN TAFFEL, and the program features rare, live clips of Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Sammy Davis, Bob and Ray, and many others as well as vintage tours of the networks' kine-making rooms at the time. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 219 minutes)
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PROGRAM 509 - 10/25/2017
Emmy-winning talk show host/TV historian BURT DUBROW returns to the program to discuss the career and legacy of Paul Winchell, the best ventriloquist in show business. Clips explore Winchell's television work in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as his on-camera acting and voiceover work in commercials and cartoons. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 203 minutes)
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PROGRAM 510 - 11/08/2017
Voiceover actor/impressionist JEFF BERGMAN talks about taking over for Mel Blanc as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, and Foghorn Leghorn. He's also the official voices for Fred Flintstone, George Jetson, and many others. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 181 minutes)
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PROGRAM 511 - 11/22/2017
The show's resident media critics STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT weigh in on the latest TV news. Topics include an assessment of Megyn Kelly's new talk show, net neutrality being eliminated by the FCC, plus reviews of "Snoop Dog Presents the Joker's Wild", "Funny You Should Ask" and "There's Johnny". CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 212 minutes)
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PROGRAM 512 - 12/06/2017
The annual Christmas Gift Guide for Baby Boomers! Guests are authors MARK ARNOLD ("Pocketful of Dennis the Menace, "The Harvey Comics Companion") and ADAM NEDEFF ("The Life and Wife of Allen Ludden"), plus another visit from the Giz Wiz - DICK DE BARTOLO - with the latest gadgets and gizmos, some good, some not so good. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 164 minutes)
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PROGRAM 513 - 12/20/2017
Animation author/historian JERRY BECK makes his annual Christmas visit to discuss the latest cartoon news in feature films, print media, TV, streaming, and home video. Topics include the defeat of Net Neutrality, the merger between Fox and Disney, and the aftermath of the Porky Pig DVD set released through the WB Archives. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 192 minutes)
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