Rod Serling

TVC 616.1: Ed welcomes back Jim Benson, host of Jim Benson's TV Time Machine and the co-author, along with Scott Skelton, of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, everything you wanted to know about the other famous TV series created by Rod Serling. Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour has been recently updated and reissued as a marvelous 50th anniversary second edition that includes a host of new material, including more than four hundred pages of new information, plus a brand new foreword by Oscar and Emmy winning director Guillermo del Toro.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 616.1: Ed welcomes back Jim Benson, host of Jim Benson's TV Time Machine and the co-author, along with Scott Skelton, of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, everything you wanted to know about the other famous TV series created by Rod Serling. Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour has been recently updated and reissued as a marvelous 50th anniversary second edition that includes a host of new material, including more than four hundred pages of new information, plus a brand new foreword by Oscar and Emmy winning director Guillermo del Toro.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

A Deep Dive into Rod Serling's Night Gallery

TVC 616.2: Jim Benson, co-author of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, talks to Ed about how Night Gallery helped launch the career of many directors, including John Badham, John Astin, Jeannot Szwarc, and, most famously, Steven Spielberg. Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour has been updated and reissued as a marvelous 50th anniversary second edition that includes a host of new material, including more than four hundred pages of new information, plus a brand new foreword by Oscar and Emmy winning director Guillermo del Toro.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 616.2: Jim Benson, co-author of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, talks to Ed about how Night Gallery helped launch the career of many directors, including John Badham, John Astin, Jeannot Szwarc, and, most famously, Steven Spielberg. Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour has been updated and reissued as a marvelous 50th anniversary second edition that includes a host of new material, including more than four hundred pages of new information, plus a brand new foreword by Oscar and Emmy winning director Guillermo del Toro.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Why Night Gallery Was Very Much a Directors Show

Jimmy Weldon

TVC 616.3: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 at age ninety-nine.Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 616.3: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 at age ninety-nine.Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Television Pioneer Jimmy Weldon

TVC 616.4: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 at age ninety-nine.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 616.4: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 at age ninety-nine.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Jimmy Weldon and Go Get 'Em, Tiger

James Garner

TVC 616.5: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. In this segment, Jimmy talks to Ed about some of his other TV roles, including working with James Garner in "The Big Cheese," one of the last, and one of the best, episodes of The Rockford Files. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 at age ninety-nine.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 616.5: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. In this segment, Jimmy talks to Ed about some of his other TV roles, including working with James Garner in "The Big Cheese," one of the last, and one of the best, episodes of The Rockford Files. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Jimmy Weldon, James Garner, and The Rockford Files

Kevin Spirtas

TVC 615.1: Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, and producer Kevin Spirtas (After Forever, Days of Our Lives) talks to Ed about what it means to receive the Hollywood Museum Trailblazer Award at this year’s 10th annual Real to Reel exhibit. He also gives us a sneak preview of Season 3 of After Forever, which will feature Linda Purl in the role of Brian’s therapist. One of the Hollywood Museum’s most popular attractions, the Real to Reel exhibit offers a historic perspective of monumental LBGTQ+ contributions in film and television over the past 100 years, spanning the eras of silent movies, pre-Code Hollywood, the Golden Ages of Film and Television, and cable and digital platforms. For more about Real to Reel, and other exhibits on display this summer, go to TheHollywoodMuseum.com. Both Seasons 1 and 2 of After Forever are available for streaming on demand on AmazonPrime, while Season 3 is scheduled for release later in 2023Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 615.1: Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, and producer Kevin Spirtas (After Forever, Days of Our Lives) talks to Ed about what it means to receive the Hollywood Museum Trailblazer Award at this year’s 10th annual Real to Reel exhibit. He also gives us a sneak preview of Season 3 of After Forever, which will feature Linda Purl in the role of Brian’s therapist. One of the Hollywood Museum’s most popular attractions, the Real to Reel exhibit offers a historic perspective of monumental LBGTQ+ contributions in film and television over the past 100 years, spanning the eras of silent movies, pre-Code Hollywood, the Golden Ages of Film and Television, and cable and digital platforms. For more about Real to Reel, and other exhibits on display this summer, go to <a href="http://TheHollywoodMuseum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheHollywoodMuseum.com</a>. Both Seasons 1 and 2 of After Forever are available for streaming on demand on AmazonPrime, while Season 3 is scheduled for release later in 2023Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Kevin Spirtas on blazing his own trail in Hollywood

TVC 615.2: Kevin Spirtas (After Forever, The Hills Have Eyes) talks to Ed about the importance of costuming in any project, whether for film, stage or television; his recent appearance in Subspecies V: Blood Rise, the upcoming sequel to the 1981 vampire slasher film Subspecies; and why watching a horror movie is like going on a carnival ride. Kevin donated some of his costumes for After Forever to the Hollywood Museum as part of this year’s 10th annual Real to Reel exhibit. For more about Real to Reel, and other exhibits on display this summer, go to TheHollywoodMuseum.com. Both Seasons 1 and 2 of After Forever are available for streaming on demand on Amazon Prime, while Season 3 is scheduled for release later in 2023Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 615.2: Kevin Spirtas (After Forever, The Hills Have Eyes) talks to Ed about the importance of costuming in any project, whether for film, stage or television; his recent appearance in Subspecies V: Blood Rise, the upcoming sequel to the 1981 vampire slasher film Subspecies; and why watching a horror movie is like going on a carnival ride. Kevin donated some of his costumes for After Forever to the Hollywood Museum as part of this year’s 10th annual Real to Reel exhibit. For more about Real to Reel, and other exhibits on display this summer, go to <a href="http://TheHollywoodMuseum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheHollywoodMuseum.com</a>. Both Seasons 1 and 2 of After Forever are available for streaming on demand on Amazon Prime, while Season 3 is scheduled for release later in 2023Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Kevin Spirtas on why watching horror movies is like going on a carnival ride

Bob Crane

TVC 615.3: From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the fallout surrounding the murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane on June 29, 1978.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 615.3: From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the fallout surrounding the murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane on June 29, 1978.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Bob Crane Murder Case

TVC 615.4: From June 2015: Ed, Tony and Donna welcome Robert Crane, eldest son of Bob Crane, and the co-author, along with Christopher Fryer, of CRANE: Sex, Celebrity and My Father’s Unsolved Murder, a memoir of growing up with Bob Crane as a father before, during and after Hogan’s Heroes that also provides a first-person account and commentary of the investigation and prosecution of the Bob Crane murder case, from the perspective of the Crane family. Among other topics, Bob takes us back to the afternoon of Thursday, June 29, 1978, when he was summoned to the crime scene in Scottsdale, Arizona to identify his father’s body. He also shares memories of growing with Bob Crane as a father, including his formative years in Connecticut before his dad moved his family to Los Angeles in 1956 so that he could join KNX Radio and, of course, launch his acting career and eventually star in Hogan’s Heroes. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 615.4: From June 2015: Ed, Tony and Donna welcome Robert Crane, eldest son of Bob Crane, and the co-author, along with Christopher Fryer, of CRANE: Sex, Celebrity and My Father’s Unsolved Murder, a memoir of growing up with Bob Crane as a father before, during and after Hogan’s Heroes that also provides a first-person account and commentary of the investigation and prosecution of the Bob Crane murder case, from the perspective of the Crane family. Among other topics, Bob takes us back to the afternoon of Thursday, June 29, 1978, when he was summoned to the crime scene in Scottsdale, Arizona to identify his father’s body. He also shares memories of growing with Bob Crane as a father, including his formative years in Connecticut before his dad moved his family to Los Angeles in 1956 so that he could join KNX Radio and, of course, launch his acting career and eventually star in Hogan’s Heroes. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Robert Crane, co-author of Crane: Sex, Celebrity and My Father's Unsolved Murder

TVC 615.5: From June 2015: Ed, Tony and Donna welcome Robert Crane, co-author of CRANE: Sex, Celebrity and My Father’s Unsolved Murder, a memoir of growing up with Bob Crane as a father before, during and after Hogan’s Heroes that also provides a first-person account and commentary of the investigation and prosecution of the Bob Crane murder case, from the perspective of the Crane family. Among other topics, Bob takes us back to the afternoon of Thursday, June 29, 1978, when he was summoned to the crime scene in Scottsdale, Arizona to identify his father’s body. He also shares memories of growing with Bob Crane as a father, including his formative years in Connecticut before Bob Crane moved to Los Angeles in 1956 to join KNX Radio and, of course, launch his acting career and eventually star in Hogan’s Heroes. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 615.5: From June 2015: Ed, Tony and Donna welcome Robert Crane, co-author of CRANE: Sex, Celebrity and My Father’s Unsolved Murder, a memoir of growing up with Bob Crane as a father before, during and after Hogan’s Heroes that also provides a first-person account and commentary of the investigation and prosecution of the Bob Crane murder case, from the perspective of the Crane family. Among other topics, Bob takes us back to the afternoon of Thursday, June 29, 1978, when he was summoned to the crime scene in Scottsdale, Arizona to identify his father’s body. He also shares memories of growing with Bob Crane as a father, including his formative years in Connecticut before Bob Crane moved to Los Angeles in 1956 to join KNX Radio and, of course, launch his acting career and eventually star in Hogan’s Heroes. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com?subject=Advertising%20on%20TV%20Confidential%20podcast">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Robert Crane, Part 2

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

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TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

Howard Storm

Steve Stoliar

TVC 487.4: Ed welcomes back actor, comedian, director and raconteur Howard Storm. After beginning his showbiz career when he was a teenager, performing in nightclubs in New York in the 1950s, Howard worked steadily as an actor and improvisational performer in the late ’60s and early 1970s before becoming one of the most sought-after directors in television, including such popular shows as Laverne &amp; Shirley, Everybody Loves Raymond, Kenan and Kel, Fish, Daddy Dearest, Rhoda, ALF, Angie, and nearly sixty episodes of Mork &amp; Mindy. Howard’s memoir, The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood, is available through Bear Manor Media. Co-hosting the hour is Steve Stoliar, author of Raised Eyebrows and Howard’s collaborator on The Imperfect Storm. Topics this segment include the many ways in which Howard’s upbringing in the Lower East Side of New York prepared him for the rough and tumble world of show business. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 487.4: Ed welcomes back actor, comedian, director and raconteur <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/coming-soon-to-tv-confidential-acclaimed-television-director-howard-storm-mork-mindy-rhoda-taxi-on-the-many-ways-in-which-growing-up-on-the-mean-streets-of-the-lower-east-side-of-new-york-prepa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Storm</a>. After beginning his showbiz career when he was a teenager, performing in nightclubs in New York in the 1950s, Howard worked steadily as an actor and improvisational performer in the late ’60s and early 1970s before becoming one of the most sought-after directors in television, including such popular shows as Laverne &amp; Shirley, Everybody Loves Raymond, Kenan and Kel, Fish, Daddy Dearest, Rhoda, ALF, Angie, and nearly sixty episodes of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4CWP7G?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00O4CWP7G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mork &amp; Mindy</a>. Howard’s memoir, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1629334979?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1629334979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood</a>, is available through Bear Manor Media. Co-hosting the hour is <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/podcast-of-tv-confidential-show-no-481-1-with-guest-steve-stoliar-is-now-available-online-for-listening-on-demand/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Stoliar</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593936524?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1593936524" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raised Eyebrows</a> and Howard’s collaborator on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1629334960?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1629334960" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Imperfect Storm</a>. Topics this segment include the many ways in which Howard’s upbringing in the Lower East Side of New York prepared him for the rough and tumble world of show business. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar, co-authors of The Imperfect Storm

TVC 491.5: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum and chair of both the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to and the Hollywood Historic Tour, talks to Ed about the various Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremonies that are available for streaming on demand, for free, during this time of national lockdown. Other topics include which of the current exhibits at the Hollywood Museum will be on display once the Museum gets the OK to reopen its doors.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 491.5: <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/coming-soon-to-tv-confidential-donelle-dadigan-founder-and-president-of-the-hollywood-museum-on-how-the-museum-is-using-its-social-media-platforms-to-bring-the-museum-to-its-fans-and-followers-duri/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donelle Dadigan</a>, founder and president of <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/coming-soon-to-tv-confidential-donelle-dadigan-founder-and-president-of-the-hollywood-museum-on-how-the-museum-is-using-its-social-media-platforms-to-bring-the-museum-to-its-fans-and-followers-duri/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hollywood Museum</a> and chair of both the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to and the Hollywood Historic Tour, talks to Ed about the <a href="https://walkoffame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">various Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremonies that are available for streaming on demand</a>, for free, during this time of national lockdown. Other topics include which of the current exhibits at the Hollywood Museum will be on display once the Museum gets the OK to reopen its doors.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Bringing the Hollywood Walk of Fame to You

TVC 492.2: From May 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed go back to May 9, 1971, when the final segment of The Honeymooners was broadcast as part of The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS, 1962-1970). Though CBS had canceled Gleason at the end of the 1969-1970 season, it aired reruns of the show on Sunday nights from January 1971 through May 1971.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 492.2: From May 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed go back to May 9, 1971, when the final segment of The Honeymooners was broadcast as part of The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS, 1962-1970). Though CBS had canceled Gleason at the end of the 1969-1970 season, it aired reruns of the show on Sunday nights from January 1971 through May 1971.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

And Away We Go: The Last Episode of The Honeymooners

Jonny Quest

TVC 476.4: Greg and Ed take a look at some of the various other iterations of Jonny Quest that are available on Blu-ray through Warner Bros. Archive, including Jonny Quest: The Complete Eighties Adventures, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Volumes 1 and 2), Jonny’s Golden Quest, and Jonny Quest and The Cyber Insects. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 476.4: Greg and Ed take a look at some of the various other iterations of <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/podcast-of-tv-confidential-show-no-475-2-the-adventures-of-jonny-quest-on-blu-ray-is-now-available-online-for-listening-on-demand/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny Quest</a> that are available on Blu-ray through Warner Bros. Archive, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQHOJZU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00JQHOJZU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny Quest: The Complete Eighties Adventures</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JRYH1Q?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B001JRYH1Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest</a> (Volumes 1 and 2), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I4HO02?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B005I4HO02" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny’s Golden Quest</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HIBWO8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B005HIBWO8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny Quest and The Cyber Insects</a>. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Jonny Quest: The Blu-ray Adventures

TVC 475.2: Greg and Ed discuss the Blu-ray release of Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series (ABC, 1964-1965), the iconic Hanna-Barbera animated series featuring the voices of Tim Matheson, Mike Road, Don Messick, and John Stephenson. Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series is available through Warner Archive.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 475.2: Greg and Ed discuss the Blu-ray release of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S3D915B?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B07S3D915B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series</a> (ABC, 1964-1965), the iconic Hanna-Barbera animated series featuring the voices of Tim Matheson, Mike Road, Don Messick, and John Stephenson. Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series is available through Warner Archive.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Jonny Quest on Blu-ray

Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of The Midnight Special (NBC, 1972-1981) and how the series paved the way for "late late" night TV programming as we know it today, both on a network level as well as on cable TV and local stations. Also in this segment: The premiere of Project UFO, the last network TV series produced by Jack Webb.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of The Midnight Special (NBC, 1972-1981) and how the series paved the way for "late late" night TV programming as we know it today, both on a network level as well as on cable TV and local stations. Also in this segment: The premiere of Project UFO, the last network TV series produced by Jack Webb.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How The Midnight Special Changed the Late Night TV Landscape

TVC 479.3: TV Confidential brings you special remote coverage of the recent unveiling ceremony for the new lobby exhibit at the Hollywood Museum honoring the 40th anniversary of Knots Landing. The event included remarks by each of the three leading ladies of Knots Landing—Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, and Donna Mills—plus Museum president Donelle Dadigan. Now open to the public through Wednesday, Apr. 1, the Knots Landing exhibit includes costumes worn by Lee, Van Ark, and Mills on the beloved CBS prime time soap.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 479.3: TV Confidential brings you special remote coverage of the <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/the-ladies-of-knots-landing-gather-at-the-hollywood-museum-for-a-rollicking-evening-that-unveiled-a-new-exhibit-featuring-costumes-originally-worn-by-michele-lee-joan-van-ark-and-donna-mills-on-the/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recent unveiling ceremony for the new lobby exhibit at the Hollywood Museum honoring the 40th anniversary of Knots Landing</a>. The event included remarks by each of the three leading ladies of Knots Landing—<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM96IaBVIbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michele Lee</a>, Joan Van Ark, and <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/podcast-of-tv-confidential-show-no-472-4-with-guest-donna-mills-is-now-available-online-for-listening-on-demand/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Mills</a>—plus Museum president Donelle Dadigan. Now open to the public through Wednesday, Apr. 1, the Knots Landing exhibit includes costumes worn by Lee, Van Ark, and Mills on the beloved CBS prime time soap.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Ladies of Knots Landing

Eric Roberts

TVC 495.7: Legendary actor Eric Roberts (King of the Gypsies, Star 80, Runaway Train, Less Than Perfect, Heroes) talks to Ed about the perception of fame, his lifelong love of animals, and why the actors and crew members on daytime soap operas are the hardest-working people in the film and TV industry. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 495.7: Legendary actor <a href="https://www.ericrobertsactor.com/biography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Roberts</a> (King of the Gypsies, Star 80, Runaway Train, Less Than Perfect, Heroes) talks to Ed about the perception of fame, his lifelong love of animals, and why the actors and crew members on daytime soap operas are the hardest-working people in the film and TV industry. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Eric Roberts on How Cats Can Keep You Mellow

Shelley Morrison

TVC 474.2: From 2013: Shelley Morrison (The Flying Nun, Will &amp; Grace) and her husband, producer/director Walter Dominguez (Weaving the Past: Journey to Discovery) share memories with Ed about James Garner, David Janssen, and Joseph Campanella.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 474.2: From 2013: Shelley Morrison (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MH26O5Y?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00MH26O5Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flying Nun</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TNDX0M?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B000TNDX0M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will &amp; Grace</a>) and her husband, producer/director Walter Dominguez (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016E2E77E?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B016E2E77E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weaving the Past: Journey to Discovery</a>) share memories with Ed about James Garner, David Janssen, and Joseph Campanella.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Remembering Shelley Morrison of The Flying Nun and Will & Grace

Christopher George

Quinn Martin

TVC 477.4: Ed welcomes Emmy nominated and Golden Globe nominated actress Lynda Day George (Mission: Impossible, The Silent Force, Chisum, The Gentle Rain). Topics include Lynda’s upcoming memoir; falling in love with Christopher George while filming The Gentle Rain, an independent movie filmed on location in Brazil; Lynda’s long association with the shows of Quinn Martin; and a few other memories about her film and TV career. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 477.4: Ed welcomes Emmy nominated and Golden Globe nominated actress <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynda Day George</a> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001S86IZE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B001S86IZE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mission: Impossible</a>, The Silent Force, Chisum, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFhKIlZ35pg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gentle Rain</a>). Topics include Lynda’s upcoming <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LyndaDayGeorgeHollywoodMemoir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">memoir</a>; falling in love with Christopher George while filming The Gentle Rain, an independent movie filmed on location in Brazil; Lynda’s long association with the shows of Quinn Martin; and a few other memories about her film and TV career. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Lynda Day George on Christopher George, Mission: Impossible and The Heart of Quinn Martin

Kent McCray

Don Collier

Susan McCray

TVC 493.7: Actor Don Collier (The High Chaparral, The Outlaws) and pioneer TV casting director Susan McCray (Little House on the Prairie) share some more memories about their mutual love for Kent McCray. Plus: Don talks about playing cards with John Wayne and golfing with Dean Martin, while Susan shares the latest developments of her popular radio magazine show, Kaleidoscope—including a new segment featuring Don Collier.You can order Don Collier: Confessions of an Acting Cowboy directly by emailing discmasters.fulfullment@gmail.com or through his website, DonCollierActingCowboy.com. Kent McCray: Laughter, Love and Television is included in The High Chaparral: The Final Season, the DVD collection available through Shout Factory. However, you can also order the Kent McCray documentary separately through select retailers.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 493.7: Actor <a href="http://doncollieractingcowboy.com/who-is-don-collier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don Collier</a> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SWQ29K6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B07SWQ29K6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The High Chaparral</a>, The Outlaws) and pioneer TV casting director <a href="https://www.susanmccray.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan McCray</a> (Little House on the Prairie) share some more memories about their mutual love for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0998296007?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0998296007" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kent McCray</a>. Plus: Don talks about playing cards with John Wayne and golfing with Dean Martin, while Susan shares the latest developments of her popular radio magazine show, <a href="http://ksav.org/?page_id=2893" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kaleidoscope</a>—including a new segment featuring Don Collier.You can order Don Collier: Confessions of an Acting Cowboy directly by emailing <a href="mailto:discmasters.fulfullment@gmail.com">discmasters.fulfullment@gmail.com</a> or through his website, <a href="http://doncollieractingcowboy.com/my-dvd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DonCollierActingCowboy.com</a>. <a href="http://kentmccray.com/#contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kent McCray: Laughter, Love and Television</a> is included in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SWQ29K6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B07SWQ29K6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The High Chaparral: The Final Season</a>, the DVD collection available through Shout Factory. However, you can also order the Kent McCray documentary separately through select retailers.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Don Collier and Susan McCray Remember Kent McCray

Michael Bell

TVC 476.3: Part 3 of our three-part interview of our three-part interview with film and TV voice actor Michael Bell (The Houndcats, The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show, SuperFriends, The Smurfs, Rugrats, The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero). Topics include Michael’s recurring role as Les Crowley, Bobby Ewing’s banker, on Dallas; the water-conservation invention that he co-created along with fellow Rugrats star Melanie Chartoff; the time he beat out Davy Jones for a singing role; and how he landed the voice of the Parkay tub (“Butter!”) on the long-running series of commercials for Parkay margarine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 476.3: Part 3 of our <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/podcast-of-tv-confidential-show-no-474-4-with-guest-michael-bell-is-now-available-online-for-listening-on-demand/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">three-part interview</a> of our three-part interview with film and TV voice actor <a href="http://www.michaelbellvoices.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Bell</a> (The Houndcats, The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show, SuperFriends, The Smurfs, Rugrats, The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero). Topics include Michael’s <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068407/?ref_=nmmi_mi_nm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recurring role as Les Crowley</a>, Bobby Ewing’s banker, on Dallas; the water-conservation invention that he co-created along with fellow Rugrats star Melanie Chartoff; the time he beat out Davy Jones for a singing role; and how he landed the voice of the Parkay tub (“Butter!”) on the long-running series of commercials for Parkay margarine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Michael Bell: The Flavor Says “Butter!”

Chris Robinson

From March 2013:Ed talks to Chris Robinson, the actor/director also known as Dr. Rick Webber on General Hospital, Jack Hamilton on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Sgt. Sandy Komansky on Twelve O’Clock High. The complete interview with Chris is available online for listening on demand at Shop.TVConfidential.net.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From March 2013:Ed talks to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732468/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Robinson</a>, the actor/director also known as Dr. Rick Webber on General Hospital, Jack Hamilton on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Sgt. Sandy Komansky on <a href="http://metvnetwork.com/programs.php?showID=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twelve O’Clock High</a>. The complete interview with Chris is available online for listening on demand at <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop.TVConfidential.net</a>.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Chris Robinson on Twelve O'Clock High, The Fugitive, and the shows of Quinn Martin

Bob Herron

Robert Conrad

Ross Martin

In light of the passing of Robert Conrad earlier today, we are posting a bonus minisode featuring an excerpt from our October 2013 conversation with actor and stuntman Bob Herron, Ross Martin's stunt double on The Wild, Wild West, and author Sue Kesler (The Wild, Wild West Book). In this clip, Bob talks about his early background in movie and TV Westerns at Warner Bros. (including a brief time working as Robert Conrad's stunt double on Hawaiian Eye) and how it was Conrad who recommended that Bob work on Wild West as Martin's double. . Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In light of the passing of Robert Conrad earlier today, we are posting a bonus minisode featuring an excerpt from our October 2013 conversation with actor and stuntman Bob Herron, Ross Martin's stunt double on The Wild, Wild West, and author Sue Kesler (The Wild, Wild West Book). In this clip, Bob talks about his early background in movie and TV Westerns at Warner Bros. (including a brief time working as Robert Conrad's stunt double on Hawaiian Eye) and how it was Conrad who recommended that Bob work on Wild West as Martin's double. . Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Wild, Wild West stuntman Bob Herron on working with Robert Conrad and Ross Martin

Lou Antonio

From February 2018: Ed welcomes actor, director and screenwriter Lou Antonio (Cool Hand Luke, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, The Snoop Sisters, Dog and Cat, Makin’ It, Something for Joey). Topics this segment include "Roundabout," one of five episodes of The Rockford Files that Lou directed, and a show that includes an offbeat foot chase filmed on location at the Hoover Dam in Las Vegas.Lou’s memoir, Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in Hollywood and on Broadway, not only provides a window into the ups and downs of an artist’s life, but shares many great stories of his work alongside some of the biggest names in stage, film and television, including Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Eli Wallach, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Edward Albee, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Carol Burnett, George C. Scott, Michael J. Fox, Dennis Weaver, Jaclyn Smith, Elizabeth Montgomery, Heath Ledger, Louis Gossett Jr., Candice Bergen, Renee Zellweger, Lee Remick, Richard Burton, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Olivier, David Janssen and James Garner. Cool Hand Lou is available in softcover and as an eBook through McFarland Books. You can also order it by calling (800) 253-2187. Autographed editions of Cool Hand Lou are available from Lou Antonio himself.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From February 2018: Ed welcomes <a href="http://louantonio.wixsite.com/louantonio/blank-c13dn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">actor</a>, <a href="http://louantonio.wixsite.com/louantonio/blank-am9dh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">director</a> and screenwriter <a href="http://louantonio.wixsite.com/louantonio/autobiography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lou Antonio</a> (Cool Hand Luke, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, The Snoop Sisters, Dog and Cat, Makin’ It, Something for Joey). Topics this segment include "Roundabout," one of five episodes of The Rockford Files that Lou directed, and a show that includes an offbeat foot chase filmed on location at the Hoover Dam in Las Vegas.Lou’s memoir, <a href="http://louantonio.wixsite.com/louantonio/autobiography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in Hollywood and on Broadway</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476668159?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1476668159" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">, </a>not only provides a window into the ups and downs of an artist’s life, but shares many great stories of his work alongside some of the biggest names in stage, film and television, including Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Eli Wallach, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Edward Albee, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Carol Burnett, George C. Scott, Michael J. Fox, Dennis Weaver, Jaclyn Smith, Elizabeth Montgomery, Heath Ledger, Louis Gossett Jr., Candice Bergen, Renee Zellweger, Lee Remick, Richard Burton, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Olivier, David Janssen and James Garner. <a href="http://louantonio.wixsite.com/louantonio/autobiography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cool Hand Lou</a> is available in softcover and as an eBook through <a href="http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McFarland Books</a>. You can also order it by calling (800) 253-2187. <a href="http://louantonio.wixsite.com/louantonio/autobiography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autographed editions of Cool Hand Lou are available from Lou Antonio himself</a>.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Lou Antonio, James Garner, and the "Hoover Dam" episode of The Rockford Files

TVC 488.1: Ed welcomes singer, actress, and songwriter Roslyn Kind. Through the encouragement of friends, fans and family, Roslyn has released the digital singles of “Save the Country” and “Light of Love,” two songs that are not only very uplifting, but have particular significance for Roslyn, both as a female and as an American.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 488.1: Ed welcomes singer, actress, and songwriter <a href="https://roslynkind.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roslyn Kind</a>. Through the encouragement of friends, fans and family, Roslyn has released the digital singles of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBK8SYP?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B07MBK8SYP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Save the Country”</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08415L72X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B08415L72X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Light of Love,”</a> two songs that are not only very uplifting, but have particular significance for Roslyn, both as a female and as an American.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Singer/actress Roslyn Kind and her vessel of light and love

TVC 491.1: A return visit by Adam Sharp, president of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (aka the Daytime Emmys). Topics this segment include how viewership of the nightly network evening news broadcasts has increased by about 50 percent since the national lockdown began in March, plus the impact that news coverage of COVID-19 may have on next year’s Emmy categories. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 491.1: A return visit by <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/coming-soon-to-tv-confidential-adam-sharp-president-of-the-national-academy-of-television-arts-and-sciences-aka-the-daytime-emmy-awards-on-the-impact-that-covid-19-continues-to-have-not-on-only-t/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Sharp</a>, president of the <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/coming-soon-to-tv-confidential-adam-sharp-president-of-the-national-academy-of-television-arts-and-sciences-aka-the-daytime-emmy-awards-on-the-impact-that-covid-19-continues-to-have-not-on-only-t/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences</a> (aka the Daytime Emmys). Topics this segment include how viewership of the nightly network evening news broadcasts has increased by about 50 percent since the national lockdown began in March, plus the impact that news coverage of COVID-19 may have on next year’s Emmy categories. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How Network and Cable News Have Covered COVID-19

Arthur Marks

TVC 474.1: Ed pays tribute to Arthur Marks, the last surviving producer and director of the original Perry Mason, by playing highlights from a 2015 conversation in which Art shared a few memories of Raymond Burr, Leonard Nimoy, and Margaret O’Brien, and from 2017, in which Art paid tribute to Barbara Hale and Mike Connors. Arthur Marks died Wednesday 11/13 at age 92.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 474.1: Ed pays tribute to <a href="https://www.televisionconfidential.com/radio-stations/via-thr-arthur-marks-the-last-surviving-producer-and-director-of-the-original-perry-mason-dies-at-age-92/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur Marks</a>, the last surviving producer and director of the original <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F48D0U?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B000F48D0U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perry Mason</a>, by playing highlights from a 2015 conversation in which Art shared a few memories of Raymond Burr, Leonard Nimoy, and Margaret O’Brien, and from 2017, in which Art paid tribute to Barbara Hale and Mike Connors. Arthur Marks died Wednesday 11/13 at age 92.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Remembering Arthur Marks of the original Perry Mason

TVC 492.4: Three-time Emmy nominee Phil Savenick talks to Ed about how he came to develop TheHistoryofTV.com, a virtual museum devoted to the creation of television, which Phil curates from his home in Los Angeles. The mission statement of TheHistoryofTV.com is to celebrate the life and career of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television. This interview was recorded via remote in January 2020, before the national lockdown.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 492.4: Three-time Emmy nominee <a href="http://philsavenick.com/about.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phil Savenick</a> talks to Ed about how he came to develop <a href="https://www.thehistoryoftv.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheHistoryofTV.com</a>, a virtual museum devoted to the creation of television, which Phil curates from his home in Los Angeles. The mission statement of <a href="https://www.thehistoryoftv.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheHistoryofTV.com</a> is to celebrate the life and career of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television. This interview was recorded via remote in January 2020, before the national lockdown.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Most Famous Man You’ve Never Heard of

TVC 477.1: This Week in TV History: Tony, Donna, and Ed look at the legacy of The Simpsons on television and on pop culture in general. The first regular episode of The Simpsons originally aired on Jan. 14, 1990. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 477.1: This Week in TV History: Tony, Donna, and Ed look at the legacy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KFZ8B4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tvcon05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B007KFZ8B4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simpsons</a> on television and on pop culture in general. The first regular episode of The Simpsons originally aired on Jan. 14, 1990. Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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