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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 677.1: Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the “Water Closet joke” controversy that led Jack Paar to quit as host of The Tonight Show on Feb. 11, 1960 is available for listening on demand as a free podcast wherever you find podcasts
Jack Paar and the “Water Closet Joke” controversy Original Airdates: Feb. 7-10, 2025 TVC 677.1: An encore presentation of an edition of The Sounds of Lost Television that originally aired in February 2012 in which Phil Gries plays audio highlights … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 404 with guests Neil Sandilands, Lili Bordan and Lisa Hackett is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 404 with guests Neil Sandilands, Lili Bordán and Lisa Hackett Original Airdate: May 11-14, 2018 First hour: Actress Lili Bordán (Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, The River, Max’s Midnight Movies) talks to Ed about filming the crime thriller … Continue reading →
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The Thinker, The Dancer, and Buddy Hackett’s Daughter: Next on TVC
Actors Neil Sandilands and Lili Bordan will join us this weekend, along with Lisa Hackett, daughter of Buddy Hackett, on a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 11-14 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco … Continue reading →
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