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Daily Archives: December 9, 2025
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 717.4 with guest Ellen Geer is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Ellen Geer on Theatricum Botanicum’s Holiday Family Faire Original Airdates: Dec. 5-8, 2025 TVC 717.4: Ed welcomes back Ellen Geer, daughter of Will Geer and the artistic director of Theatricum Botanicum, the outdoor amphitheatre in Topanga Canyon, California that Will … Continue reading →
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 717.5 with guest Alison Arngrim is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Alison Arngrim on the epic Little House cast reunion in Simi Valley Original Airdates: Dec. 5-8, 2025 TVC 717.5: Ed welcomes back actress and author Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch). Alison has news … Continue reading →
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 717.3: Happy Birthday, Dick Van Dyke is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Happy 100th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke Original Airdates: Dec. 5-8, 2025 TVC 717.3: From December 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed send birthday wishes to film and television legend Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins, Diagnosis Murder). … Continue reading →
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This Date in THE FBI History: Lloyd Nolan, Tim O’Connor, and Audrey Landers star in “The Killing Truth,” the first of two ninth-season episodes in which William Reynolds reprises his role as Tom Colby, airing Dec. 9, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE KILLING TRUTH Original Airdate: Dec. 9, 1973 “The Killing Truth” marks the first of two ninth-season episodes featuring William Reynolds as Tom Colby, the character he played in each of the previous six seasons of The FBI (the second … Continue reading →
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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Larry Hagman, Ron Masak, and Denny Miller star in “Forced Retirement,” the episode that marked the first of Rockford’s four appearances as Jimmy Joe Meeker, airing Dec. 9, 1977. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
FORCED RETIREMENT Original Air Date: December 9, 1977 Synopsis. Beth asks Jim to investigate the Minerva project, a highly speculative offshore drilling venture whose investors include Beth’s boss.“Forced Retirement” marks the first appearance of Jimmy Joe Meeker, the Oklahoma oilman … Continue reading →
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