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- This Week in THE FBI History: Collin Wilcox, James Callahan, Ford Rainey, Virginia Christine, and Henry Corden star in the thriller “Passage into Fear,” airing Jan. 8, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
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Tag Archives: The Bob Newhart Show
Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 568.5: Tribute to Howard Hesseman is now available online for listening on demand
Tribute to Howard Hesseman Original Airdates: Feb. 11-13, 2022 TVC 568.5: From February 2020: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the birthday of actor/comedian Howard Hesseman, born Feb. 27, 1940, as part of This Week in TV History. Topics include Hesseman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 553.3 with guest Susan Silver is now available for listening on demand
Susan Silver and The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped Original Airdates: Sept. 11-13, 2021 TVC 553.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began on our last program with Susan Silver, one of the original writers for The Mary Tyler Moore Show … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 552.3 with guest Susan Silver is available for listening on demand
Susan Silver: The Original Mary Richards Original Airdates: Aug. 27-29, 2021 TVC 552.3: Ed welcomes Susan Silver, one of the original writers for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and one of the very first female writers to break the glass … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged and That Girl, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, first female writers TV comedy, Garry Marshall, George Eckstein, George Eckstein The Couple Takes a Wife, George Schlatter, Hot Pants in Hollywood Audible.com, Hot Pants in Hollywood Sex, iris rainer dart, James Garner, James L. Brooks, Karen Valentine, Karen Valentine bikini, Karen Valentine Hollywood Squares, Karen Valentine Richard Long, Karen Valentine Room 222, Karen Valentine The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, Lancelot Link, Lancelot Link Secret Chimp, Lenny Bruce, Louise Sorel The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, Mary Tyler Moore Show A Friend in Deed, Mary Tyler Moore Show Is a Friend in Need, Mary Tyler Moore Show The Square-Shaped Room, Maude, original writers Mary Tyler Moore Show, Paula Prentiss, Paula Prentiss He and She, Paula Prentiss The Couple Takes a Wife, Richard Long 77 Sunset Strip, Richard Long Bourbon Street Beat, Richard Long Gentleman Jack Darby, Richard Long Karen Valentine, Richard Long Maverick, Richard Long Nanny and the Professor, Richard Long The Big Valley, Richard Long The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, Robin Hood Radio, Sean Connery, Secrets and Sitcoms, Square Pegs, Stan Burns Mike Marmer, Stan Burns Mike Marmer Lancelot Link, Steve McQueen, Susan Says with Susan Silver, Susan Silver, Susan Silver Bob Newhart Show, Susan Silver casting director Rowan & Martins Laugh-In, Susan Silver George Eckstein, susan silver iris rainer dart, Susan Silver Lancelot Link, susan silver love american style, Susan Silver Mary Richards, Susan Silver Mary Tyler Moore Show, Susan Silver Maude, Susan Silver Mort Sahl, Susan Silver Nazi hunter, Susan Silver Patridge Family, Susan Silver Sari Bensman, Susan Silver Square Pegs, Susan Silver Susan Says, Susan Silver The Couple Takes a Wife, Susan Silver The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, Susan Silver What is Mary Richards Really Like, That Girl, The Bob Newhart Show, The Couple Takes a Wife, The Girl Who Came Gift Wrapped, The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped bikini, The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped Movie of the Week, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Partridge Family, Tom Jones
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 537.1 with guest David Hofstede is available for listening on demand
When Television Brought Us Together Original Airdates: Apr. 30-May 2, 2021 TVC 537.1: Ed welcomes back David Hofstede, founder and publisher of the popular blog Comfort TV. David’s latest book, When Television Brought Us Together, is an often whimsical, but … Continue reading
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via THR: Don Bustany, co-creator of America’s Top 40, dies at age 89. He also worked behind the scenes of many MTM sitcoms before hosting his own L.A.-based radio program for nearly two decades
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Tagged America's Top 40, Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Grant Tinker, Mary Tyler Moore, MTM Enterprises, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Phyllis, Radio, radio host, syndicated radio, The Bob Newhart Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Tony Randall Show
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