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TV CONFIDENTIAL Special Edition: How Would You Define a Classic TV Show? is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on January 8, 2024 by admin

From March 2018: A special roundtable discussion in which Tony, Donna, and Ed tackle the question What Exactly Constitutes a Classic TV Series? How would you define it? What are the markers: Is it the era in which the show … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged An Oral History of The Mickey Mouse Club, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, classic television, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donna Allan, Frankie Avalon, future classics, Gilligan's Island, Golden Age of Television, Grace and Frankie, Greg Ehrbar, how will I know my friend, how would you define a classic TV show, Jennifer Armstrong, Mickey Mouse Club, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, new classics, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Paul Anka, Pineapple Princess, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Tall Paul, The Beach Boys, The era in which it originally aired? Its impact on TV, The Hollywood Museum, The Story of Walt Disney Records, then and now? Or is it something else?, This Week in TV History, Tommy Kirk, Tony Figueroa, Tutti Camarata, TV Land, TV miniseries, Walt Disney, what constitutes a classic TV show, What Exactly Constitutes a Classic TV Series, Why? Because We Still Like You, Will and Grace | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 524.4: 40 Years of Dynasty and Hill Street Blues

Posted on January 25, 2021 by admin

40 Years of Dynasty and Hill Street Blues Original Airdates: Jan. 22-24. 2021 TVC 524.4: From January 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premieres of Dynasty and Hill Street Blues in 1981, and of Donny & Marie in 1976.

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Donna Allen, Donny & Marie, Dynasty, Hill Street Blues, This Week in TV History, Tony Figueroa | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 473.2: Happy Birthday to The Girl Next Door is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on November 25, 2019 by admin

Happy Birthday to the Girl Next Door Original Airdates: Nov. 22-24, 2019 TVC 473.2: From 2012: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the birthday of singer/actress Annette Funicello, the quintessential Girl Next Door, America’s original Queen of Teen, and one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged An Oral History of The Mickey Mouse Club, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, classic television, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donna Allan, Frankie Avalon, future classics, Gilligan's Island, Golden Age of Television, Grace and Frankie, Greg Ehrbar, how will I know my friend, how would you define a classic TV show, Jennifer Armstrong, Mickey Mouse Club, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, new classics, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Paul Anka, Pineapple Princess, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Tall Paul, The Beach Boys, The Hollywood Museum, The Story of Walt Disney Records, This Week in TV History, Tommy Kirk, Tony Figueroa, Tutti Camarata, TV Land, TV miniseries, Walt Disney, what constitutes a classic TV show, Why? Because We Still Like You, Will and Grace | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440, Segment 1: This Week in TV History is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on March 3, 2019 by admin

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440, Segment 1: Ben Murphy, Pete Duel, Barbie’s Debut and The Premiere of Family Original Airdates: Mar. 1-3, 2019 Ed, Tony and Donna remember the birthday of actor Ben Murphy (Alias Smith and Jones) as part … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Aaron Spelling, ABC 1976, Alias Smith and Jones, Barbie, Barbie doll, Barbie Ken, Barbie toy, Ben Murphy, Dec. 31 1971, Donna Allen, Family, Gary Frank, Gemini Man, Glen Larsen, Hannibal Heyes, It's a Barbie World, James Broderick, Jo Swerling, Ken and Barbie, Kid Curry, Kristy McNichol, Lottery, Mattel, Meredith Baxter, Meredith Baxter Birney, Pete Duel, Pete Duel death, Pete Duel suicide, Roger Davis, Roy Huggins, Sada Thompson, This Week in TV History, Tony Figueroa, TV Confidential, Winds of War | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 403 with guests Leonard Maltin and Joseph Lyle Taylor is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on May 8, 2018 by admin

Show No. 403 with guests Leonard Maltin and Joseph Lyle Taylor Original Airdate: May 4-7, 2018 First hour: Ed and Greg welcome esteemed film critic and film historian Leonard Maltin (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide). The Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged 100 Centre Street, Adam Arkin, Alan Arkin, Amazon Prime, annual Movie Guide, Broadway, Chuck McCann, classic films, classic television, CSI, Dexter, Doyle Bennett, Edie Falco, Entertainment Tonight, film critic, film historian, Frank Hooper, FX series, Giovanni Ribisi, Girl 6, He Got Game, House, instant classic, Jessie Maltin, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Justified, Law and Order: SVU, Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin Day, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, Los Angeles City Council, Maltin on Movies, Margo Martindale, Masters of Sex, movies made before 1965, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Prince, Reelz Channel, Seven Psychopaths, Side Man, silent era, Sneaky Pete, Sounds of Lost Television, Spike Lee, Summer of Same, Television Confidential, The Art of the Cinematographer, The Best 151 Movies You’ve Never Seen, The Dark Knight Rises, The Disney Films, The Glamour of It All, The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio’s Golden Age, The Great Movie Comedians, This Week in TV History, Turner Classic Movies, TV Confidential, Willie Mays | Leave a comment

Leonard Maltin and Joseph Lyle Taylor: Next on TVC

Posted on May 3, 2018 by admin

Film critic and film historian Leonard Maltin and character actor Joseph Lyle Taylor will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 4-7 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 5/4 7pm ET, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged 100 Centre Street, Adam Arkin, Alan Arkin, Amazon Prime, annual Movie Guide, Broadway, Chuck McCann, classic films, classic television, CSI, Dexter, Doyle Bennett, Edie Falco, Entertainment Tonight, film critic, film historian, Frank Hooper, FX series, Giovanni Ribisi, Girl 6, He Got Game, House, instant classic, Jessie Maltin, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Justified, Law and Order: SVU, Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin Day, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, Los Angeles City Council, Maltin on Movies, Margo Martindale, Masters of Sex, movies made before 1965, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Prince, Reelz Channel, Seven Psychopaths, Side Man, silent era, Sneaky Pete, Sounds of Lost Television, Spike Lee, Summer of Same, Television Confidential, The Art of the Cinematographer, The Best 151 Movies You’ve Never Seen, The Dark Knight Rises, The Disney Films, The Glamour of It All, The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio’s Golden Age, The Great Movie Comedians, This Week in TV History, Turner Classic Movies, TV Confidential, Willie Mays | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 398 is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on March 19, 2018 by admin

Show No. 398: How Would You Define a Classic TV Show? Original Airdate: Mar. 16-19, 2018 First hour: What exactly are the markers of a classic TV series: Is it the era in which the show originally aired, such as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Uncategorized | Tagged An Oral History of The Mickey Mouse Club, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, classic television, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donna Allan, Frankie Avalon, future classics, Gilligan's Island, Golden Age of Television, Grace and Frankie, Greg Ehrbar, how will I know my friend, how would you define a classic TV show, Jennifer Armstrong, Mickey Mouse Club, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, new classics, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Paul Anka, Pineapple Princess, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Tall Paul, The Beach Boys, The Hollywood Museum, The Story of Walt Disney Records, This Week in TV History, Tommy Kirk, Tony Figueroa, Tutti Camarata, TV Land, TV miniseries, Walt Disney, what constitutes a classic TV show, Why? Because We Still Like You, Will and Grace | Leave a comment

via The Hollywood Museum: New exhibit honors Annette Funicello, America’s Girl Next Door and The Queen of Teen

Posted on March 15, 2018 by admin

Hollywood, CA — To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Disney’s Annette serials, The Hollywood Museum is paying tribute to the quintessential girl next door, Annette Funicello, with the opening of the “ANNETTE: America’s Girl Next Door and the Queen of Teen” … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Next Show, Television Star, Uncategorized | Tagged An Oral History of The Mickey Mouse Club, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, classic television, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donna Allan, Frankie Avalon, future classics, Gilligan's Island, Golden Age of Television, Grace and Frankie, Greg Ehrbar, how will I know my friend, how would you define a classic TV show, Jennifer Armstrong, Mickey Mouse Club, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, new classics, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Paul Anka, Pineapple Princess, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Tall Paul, The Beach Boys, The Hollywood Museum, The Story of Walt Disney Records, This Week in TV History, Tommy Kirk, Tony Figueroa, Tutti Camarata, TV Land, TV miniseries, Walt Disney, what constitutes a classic TV show, Why? Because We Still Like You, Will and Grace | Leave a comment

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Special Edition: How Would You Define a Classic TV Show? is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 524.4: 40 Years of Dynasty and Hill Street Blues

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 473.2: Happy Birthday to The Girl Next Door is now available online for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440, Segment 1: This Week in TV History is now available online for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 403 with guests Leonard Maltin and Joseph Lyle Taylor is now available online for listening on demand

Leonard Maltin and Joseph Lyle Taylor: Next on TVC

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 398 is now available online for listening on demand

via The Hollywood Museum: New exhibit honors Annette Funicello, America’s Girl Next Door and The Queen of Teen

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