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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 695 and 696 with guests Robert Crane, Christopher Fryer, John Cerney, and Meagan Bejar is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Robert Crane, John Cerney, and Meagan Bejar on the release of Three-Cornered Circle Original Airdates: June 20-23, 2025 TVC 695.4: Via remote from the back patio of Davenport’s Restaurant in Encino, California: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane, eldest son of … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 666 and 667 with guest Robert Crane is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Robert Crane, author of My UnHollywood Family Original Airdates: Nov. 8-11, 2024 TVC 666.4: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane, eldest son of Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane, and an accomplished screenwriter, journalist, and author in his own right. Bob’s latest … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 535.3 with guests Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater is available for listening on demand

The Final Days of Bob Crane Original Airdates: Apr. 16-18, 2021 TVC 535.3: Ed plays the conclusion of a three-part conversation with Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, two of the co-authors (along with Dee Young) of Bob Crane: The Definitive … Continue reading

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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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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 525.5 with guest Moosie Drier is now available for listening on demand

Moosie Drier, Jack Lemmon, and The War Between Men and Women Original Airdates: Jan. 29-31, 2021 TVC 525.5: Ed welcomes back actor, director, and voice artist Moosie Drier, the youngest member of the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, and … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 499.1 with guests Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater is now available for listening on demand

How Bob Crane Left His Mark in Radio Original Airdates: June 26-28, 2020 TVC 499.1: Ed plays Part 2 of a three-part conversation with Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, two of the co-authors (along with Dee Young) of Bob Crane: … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 483.2 with guests Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater is available for listening on demand

Bob Crane: Who He Was… and Who He Wasn’t Original Airdates: Mar. 6-8, 2020 TVC 483.2: Part 1 of a three-part interview with Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, two of the co-authors (along with Dee Young) of Bob Crane: The … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, co-authors (along with Dee Young) of BOB CRANE: The Definitive Biography, a deep dive into the life and career of the beloved radio icon and Hogan’s Heroes star that attempts to balance the scales of perception by providing a complete picture of who Crane was… and just as important, who he wasn’t. The book includes interviews with more than 200 people who knew Crane personally and better than most, including family members, friends, school mates, acting colleagues, radio industry colleagues, and the addiction counselor that Crane sought out and worked with in the weeks and months before his tragic murder. Available in hardcover, softcover, and as an eBook wherever books are sold online, and as an audiobook through Audible

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via TimeLife: The sixth and final season of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In becomes available on DVD for the first time at retail on Tuesday 9/4. Six-disc includes all twenty-six episodes, complete and remastered, with guest stars including Steve Allen, Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, James Caan, Johnny Carson, Howard Cosell, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, Rich Little, Don Rickles, Vin Scully, Mark Spitz and Sally Struthers 

By the time Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In signed off the air on March 12, 1973 after six seasons and 140 episodes, the show had become a cultural touchstone. Winner of the 1969 Golden Globe® for Best Television Show and the most … Continue reading

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