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This date in MAVERICK TV history: Julie Adams stars as “The White Widow,” airing Jan. 24, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
THE WHITE WIDOW Original Airdate: January 24, 1960 Synopsis. Bart wins $5,000 playing poker in Fairview and stores the money in a hotel safe. The next day, he discovers that the money has been stolen, and the hotel clerk killed. Needing … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Arthur Silver, Barbara Stanwyck, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Bend in the River, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Edgar Buchanan, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Gigi Garner, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Leo Gordon, Man from the Alamo, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Mitchell Danton, Murder She Wrote, Night Stalker, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Robert Colbert, Robert Conrad, Rock Hudson, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Samantha Crawford, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Dark Rider, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me, William T. Orr
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 713.3 with Ken Berry is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Ken Berry, Leonard Nimoy, and Abbott and Costello Original Airdates: Nov. 7-10, 2025 TVC 713.3: As long as we’re in an F Troop frame of mind, we thought we’d bring you an encore presentation of our conversation with Ken Berry … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbott and Costello, Alex Gibney, Andy Griffith, Arlene Golanka, Arthur Grac, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Ellery Queen, Eric Idle, Eunice, F Troop, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Garry Marshall, George Lindsay, Good Will Hunting, Great American Shoe Store, Happy Days, Harvey Korman, HBO documentary, Henry Fonda, Holy City Zoo, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jay Leno, Joshua Logan, Ken Berry, Kinney shoe commercial, Kinney shoes, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Marina Zenovich, Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D., Murder She Wrote, Rudy Vallee, Sam Jones, The Carol Burnett Show, The Early Years, The Family, The Harpers, The Ken Berry WOW Show, USO tour, Vern, Vicki Lawrence
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 678.1a: The Integrity of The Andy Griffith Show is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
The Integrity of The Andy Griffith Show Original Airdates: Feb. 14-17, 2025 TVC 678.1a: From February 2015: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen remember the origins of The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-1968), the pilot of which originally aired during This … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Visit from Cousin Goober, Andy Griffith, Andy Griffith: Icon, Andy Taylor, Arlene Golanka, Barney Fife, Danny Meets Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Earle Hagen, Fishin Hole, Frances Bavier, Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course, Gomer Pyle, good old-fashioned values, Jim Nabors, Ken Berry, Mayberry, Mayberry Collection, Mayberry R.F.D., Opie Joins the Marines, put your fishing pole in the fishing hole, Return to Mayberry, Richard O. Linke, Ron Howard, Sam Jones, Sheldon Leonard, Sing a Song of Papa, small-town America, The Andy Griffith Show, The Christmas Story, The Danny Thomas Show, The Impossible Dream, The Pickle Story, The Show Must Go On, U.S. Marines, U.S.M.C.
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 528.2 with guest Jo Anne Worley is available for listening on demand
Jo Anne Worley: From Laugh-In to Nana Banana Original Airdates: Feb. 26-28, 2021 TVC 528.2: From September 2013: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In star Jo Anne Worley. Topics this segment include Jo Anne’s background with the … Continue reading →
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Tagged " Sammy Davis Jr., "Sock It to Me, Agnes Moorehead, Alan Sues, Andy Griffith, Angie Dickinson, Ann Elder, Art Carney, Arte Johnson, Barbara Sharma, Beautiful downtown Burbank, Bill Russell, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Burbank, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Carroll O'Connor, Charo, Dan Rowan, Dan Rowan Laugh-In, Dave Madden, David Frost, Debbie Reynolds, Dennis Allen, Dick Martin, Dick Martin Laugh-In, Dina Merrill, Doc Severinsen, Dolly Martin, Dom DeLuise, Don Rickles, Edith Ann, Fickle Finger of Fate, Flip Wilson, Gary Owens, Gene Hackman, George Schlatter, George Schlatter Laugh-In, Gladys and Tyrone, Goldie Hawn, Goldie Hawn Laugh-In, Henny Youngman, Henry Gibson, Here comes the judge, Hogan's Heroes, Howard Cosell, Hugh Hefner, Jack Benny, Jack Klugman, Jacqueline Susann, James Caan, Jo Anne Worley, Jo Anne Worley Jesse, Jo Anne Worley Nana Banana, JoAnne Worley, JoAnne Worley Actors and Others for Animals, JoAnne Worley Carol Channing, JoAnne Worley Gyspy, JoAnne Worley Hello Dolly, JoAnne Worley improv, JoAnne Worley Second City, JoAnne Worley The Odd Couple, Joe Namath, Joey Bishop, John Wayne, Johnny Brown, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Joke Wall, Judy Carne, Larry Hovis, Laugh-In, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin Ernestine, Liza Minnelli, Mark Spitz, Michael Landon, Mod Mod World, Moosie Drier, NBC-TV, Orson Welles, Patti Deutsch, Paul Lynde, Peter Lawford, Petula Clark, Phyllis Diller, Raquel Welch, Rich Little, Richard Dawson, Rita Hayworth, Robert Goulet, Rod Serling, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Rowan and Martin, Rowan and Martin birds and the bees, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Ruth Buzzi, Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Report, Sally Struthers, Sarah Kennedy, Steve Allen, Sugar Ray Robinson, Teresa Graves, Three Dog Night, Tim Conway, Time Life, Tiny Tim, Tod Bass, Tony Curtis, Truman Capote, Vin Scully, vincent price, William F.Buckley, Willie Tyler & Lester, Wilt Chamberlain, You Bet Your Bippy
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via TimeLife: ROWAN & MARTIN’S LAUGH-IN: The Complete Series, the mammoth 37-disc box set featuring all 140 remastered episodes from the landmark, groundbreaking NBC comedy plus a slew of extra features, is now available at retail for the very first time at Amazon.com. Eighty-nine episodes in this collection have never been available in stores before
The ’60s gave us “in-crowds,” “be-ins” and “love-ins.” In 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs … Continue reading →
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Tagged " Sammy Davis Jr., "Sock It to Me, Agnes Moorehead, Alan Sues, Andy Griffith, Angie Dickinson, Ann Elder, Art Carney, Arte Johnson, Barbara Sharma, Beautiful downtown Burbank, Bill Russell, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Burbank, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Carroll O'Connor, Charo, Dan Rowan, Dan Rowan Laugh-In, Dave Madden, David Frost, Debbie Reynolds, Dennis Allen, Dick Martin, Dick Martin Laugh-In, Dina Merrill, Doc Severinsen, Dolly Martin, Dom DeLuise, Don Rickles, Edith Ann, Fickle Finger of Fate, Flip Wilson, Gary Owens, Gene Hackman, George Schlatter, George Schlatter Laugh-In, Gladys and Tyrone, Goldie Hawn, Goldie Hawn Laugh-In, Henny Youngman, Henry Gibson, Here comes the judge, Hogan's Heroes, Howard Cosell, Hugh Hefner, Jack Benny, Jack Klugman, Jacqueline Susann, James Caan, Jo Anne Worley, JoAnne Worley, JoAnne Worley Actors and Others for Animals, JoAnne Worley Carol Channing, JoAnne Worley Gyspy, JoAnne Worley Hello Dolly, JoAnne Worley improv, JoAnne Worley Second City, JoAnne Worley The Odd Couple, Joe Namath, Joey Bishop, John Wayne, Johnny Brown, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Joke Wall, Judy Carne, Larry Hovis, Laugh-In, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin Ernestine, Liza Minnelli, Mark Spitz, Michael Landon, Mod Mod World, Moosie Drier, NBC-TV, Orson Welles, Patti Deutsch, Paul Lynde, Peter Lawford, Petula Clark, Phyllis Diller, Raquel Welch, Rich Little, Richard Dawson, Rita Hayworth, Robert Goulet, Rod Serling, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Rowan and Martin, Rowan and Martin birds and the bees, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Ruth Buzzi, Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Report, Sally Struthers, Sarah Kennedy, Steve Allen, Sugar Ray Robinson, Teresa Graves, Three Dog Night, Tim Conway, Time Life, Tiny Tim, Tod Bass, Tony Curtis, Truman Capote, Vin Scully, vincent price, William F.Buckley, Willie Tyler & Lester, Wilt Chamberlain, You Bet Your Bippy
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via Time-Life: Come back to your favorite TV hometown with The Mayberry Collection, a three-volume, fourteen-episode configuration of the best of The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and Mayberry, R.F.D. that includes sixty-four classic episodes, some of which have never been released on DVD before
Our friends at Time-Life invite you to celebrate happier times, good old-fashioned values, and small-town America with the release of The Mayberry Collection, a three-volume, fourteen-DVD configuration featuring sixty-four episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, twenty-four episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and sixteen episodes of … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Visit from Cousin Goober, Andy Griffith, Andy Griffith: Icon, Andy Taylor, Arlene Golanka, Barney Fife, Danny Meets Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Earle Hagen, Fishin Hole, Frances Bavier, Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course, Gomer Pyle, good old-fashioned values, Jim Nabors, Ken Berry, Mayberry, Mayberry Collection, Mayberry R.F.D., Opie Joins the Marines, put your fishing pole in the fishing hole, Return to Mayberry, Richard O. Linke, Ron Howard, Sam Jones, Sheldon Leonard, Sing a Song of Papa, small-town America, The Andy Griffith Show, The Christmas Story, The Danny Thomas Show, The Impossible Dream, The Pickle Story, The Show Must Go On, U.S. Marines, U.S.M.C.
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via Twitter: The Creature from the Black Lagoon was originally released in movie theaters on this date in 1954
Happy 65th anniversary to Creature from the Black Lagoon! It was released on this day in 1954. #horror #scifi 🖤 pic.twitter.com/LPYYcMsB0A — Holidaze Halloween 🎃 (@QueenHalloweenW) March 5, 2019 The podcast of our January 2012 conversation with Julie Adams about … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Budd Boetticher, Capital Records, comprehensive biography, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Hopper The Last Movie, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Julie Adams Black Lagoon, Julie Adams creature, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Night Stalker, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star Original Airdate: Feb. 15-17, 2019 Hour 2, Part 1: From January 2012: Ed welcomes actress and author Julie Adams (The Creature from The Black Lagoon, Man from the Alamo, The … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Budd Boetticher, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, How High the Moon, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Karen Carpenter, Larger Than Life, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mel Torme, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Night Stalker, Norman Granz, Pablo, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Remembering Julie Adams: Next on TVC
Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and author Geoffrey Mark will join us, plus we’ll replay our January 2012 conversation with actress Julie Adams, all this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 15-17 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Budd Boetticher, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Decca, Dennis Hopper, Desi Arnaz, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Diana Washington, Dolly Levi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Eve Simpson, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How High the Moon, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Karen Carpenter, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lorelei, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Maverick, Mel Torme, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Night Stalker, Norman Granz, Pablo, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Tickle Me, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Film, stage and television actress Julie Adams dies at age 92
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Budd Boetticher, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mitchell Danton, Murder She Wrote, Night Stalker, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me
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