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PROGRAM 561 - 1/22/2020
Authors GARY GOLTZ and RALPH SCHILLER ("Broderick Crawford Starring in Highway Patrol") share the history of the classic 1950s crime series in a program that also features many clips. Plus - filmmaker MIKE CLARK discusses how the show was produced and talks about his own documentary on Gary's love for the series. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 206 minutes)
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PROGRAM 562 - 2/05/2020
The latest TV news with the show's resident media critics STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT. Topics include the media frenzy over the sudden death of Kobe Bryant and the aftermath of the Jeopardy GOAT tournament. Also: comedy writer MARK EVANIER joins in on a remembrance of Gene Reynolds and Fred Silverman. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 230 minutes)
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PROGRAM 563 - 2/19/2020
Former child actress EVELYN RUDIE and her husband, writer-director CHRIS DE CARLO talk about their partnership in the Santa Monica Playhouse, and Evelyn shares memories of working on TV and in the movies with Groucho Marx, Red Skelton, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and many others. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 172 minutes)
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PROGRAM 564 - 3/04/2020
TV personality/author JOHN BARBOUR returns to the show to discuss his years as a media critic for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, being chosen as the original host of "The Gong Show", and how he got "Real People" on the air after a long and hard fought battle with Danny Arnold and ABC. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 231 minutes)
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PROGRAM 565 - 3/18/2020
Animation author/historian JERRY BECK makes his first 2020 visit to the show. Topics include Jerry's reviews of "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Onward", as well as how the Tex Avery Blu Ray performed sales-wise. Plus the latest cartoon news in books and streaming, and the screening of three classic cartoons. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 206 minutes)
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PROGRAM 566 - 4/01/2020
TV and comic book writer MARK EVANIER returns to talk about how the media is handling the coronavirus pandemic and whether it is invoking panic rather than providing information. Other topics include some of the ups and downs of Mark's long career and his brushes with celebrity greatness. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 235 minutes)
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PROGRAM 567 - 4/15/2020
Former child actor MARC COPAGE talks about his years playing Diahann Carroll's son on the NBC sitcom, "Julia", as well as the relationship he had with her off screen. He also discusses his various jobs (including acting) he's held since. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 215 minutes)
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PROGRAM 568 - 4/29/2020
Artist/Photographer/Novelist RUTH CLAMPETT pays tribute to her dad, the iconic animation director/producer Bob Clampett, whose career began at Warner Brothers in 1931, then became a TV pioneer with the live puppet show "Time for Beany", and then segued back into animation with the beloved Beany and Cecil TV cartoons of the 1960s. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 217 minutes)
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PROGRAM 569 - 5/13/2020
Media critics STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT return to discuss the coronavirus' affect on all of television, including prime time, late night, daytime, sports, game shows, and streaming. Also - a review of Jimmy Kimmel's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", plus remembrances of Jack Burns, Ja'Net DuBois, Orson Bean, and others. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 265 minutes)
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PROGRAM 570 - 5/27/2020
7-time Emmy winner ED ASNER returns to the show to talk about his new autobiography ("Son of a Junkman") and his long career prior to becoming Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Included are clips from "Naked City", "Route 66", "The Untouchables", "The Virginian", "Gunsmoke", "The Mod Squad", and many more. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 200 minutes)
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PROGRAM 571 - 6/10/2020
Actor/sitcom writer-producer BILLY VAN ZANDT talks about his new book, "Get in the Car, Jane! Adventures in the TV Wasteland", and shares memories of working with Lucille Ball, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Richard Lewis, and Jamie Lee Curtis. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 178 minutes)
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PROGRAM 572 - 6/24/2020
The legendary radio personality DR. DEMENTO celebrates his 50th anniversary on the air with a look back at his career and record collecting. He also presents a special video Top Ten he compiled especially for "Stu's Show". CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 183 minutes)
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PROGRAM 573 - 7/08/2020
TV personality/author JOHN BARBOUR returns to the show to talk about his "baby" - how he created, produced, and co-hosted the NBC hit series "Real People"...and the big battles that followed with some of his co-hosts and the executive producer, George Schlatter, who eventually fired him. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 211 minutes)
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PROGRAM 574 - 7/22/2020
Media critics STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT return to talk about how COVID-19 will affect the broadcast networks' fall schedules. Sitcom writer STEVE LANGFORD takes part in a "Cancel Culture" discussion on how it's affecting episodes of classic TV shows. Also - remembrances of Hugh Downs, Ken Osmond, and Carl Reiner. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 290 minutes)
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PROGRAM 575 - 8/05/2020
Animation author/historian JERRY BECK talks about the impact COVID-19 has had on the cartoon industry. Also - a discussion on the success of streaming services Peacock and HBO Max, plus the latest home video news and the screening of three classic cartoons from Jerry's archives. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 233 minutes)
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PROGRAM 576 - 8/19/2020
Cinecon President STAN TAFFEL is the guest. The show celebrates an online version of the yearly event. Topics include the transition from silents to talkies and how silents had a resurgence in the early days of TV as time-filling product. Kinescopes include "first" TV appearances of Bob Hope, the Three Stooges, Lucy and Desi, and Dick Van Dyke. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 256 minutes)
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PROGRAM 577 - 9/30/2020
15th season premiere! Actress/Disney Legend KAREN DOTRICE talks about working on "Mary Poppins", "The Three Lives of Thomasina", and "The Gnome Mobile" as well as her work on "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "The Thirty Nine Steps" remake. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running Time: 236 minutes)
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PROGRAM 578 - 10/14/2020
Lucille Ball's former publicist TOM WATSON returns for a look back at the final Lucy convention - Loving Lucy 2001, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of "I Love Lucy" and included celebrities such as Richard Crenna, Edie Adams, Ruta Lee, Janet Waldo, Shirley Mitchell and many others paying tribute. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 258 minutes)
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PROGRAM 579 - 10/28/2020
National radio talk show host PAUL HARRIS returns to the show to discuss the many celebrities he interviewed over his long career, his parents' appearances on network game shows, and how the dumbing down of the country along with the media put a reality TV star in the White House. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 253 minutes)
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PROGRAM 580 - 11/11/2020
TV personality JOHN BARBOUR and media critic STEVE BEVERLY compare what the public saw on television when JFK was assassinated on 11-22-63 to what John's research uncovered regarding who was really behind it all in his documentary, "The American Media and the 2nd Assassination of JFK". CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 238 minutes)
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PROGRAM 581 - 11/25/2020
Media critics STEVE BEVERLY and WESLEY HYATT pay tributes to Tom Kennedy and Alex Trebek, plus discuss the latest TV news including election coverage by the cable networks, how COVID has changed Hollywood television production, plus reviews of "The Drew Barrymore Show", "Weakest Link", and "Supermarket Sweep". CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 287 minutes)
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PROGRAM 582 - 12/09/2020
The annual Christmas Gift Guide show, this year with authors DAVID KOENIG ("The 55ers - The Pioneers Who Settled Disneyland", STEVEN C. SMITH ("Music by Max Steiner"), and the annual visit of the Giz Wiz - DICK DE BARTOLO - and his picks for the best and worst gadgets and gizmos for 2020. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 168 minutes)
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PROGRAM 583 - 12/23/2020
Animation author/historian JERRY BECK returns for his annual Christmas visit. Topics include ME-TV acquiring the WB cartoon library, a tribute to animation director Gene Deitch, reviews of new Blu Ray releases, and a visit with "Puppetoon 2" movie producer ARNIE LEIBOVIT. Plus 3 holiday-oriented classic cartoon screenings. CLICK HERE FOR THE TV VERSION - $2.00. (Running time: 277 minutes)
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