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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
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 →
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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
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 555.1: Tribute to Tommy Kirk is available for listening on demand
Tommy Kirk: Disney Legend Original Airdates: Oct. 8-10, 2021 TVC 555.1: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed for a remembrance of film and television actor Tommy Kirk. Tommy Kirk and The Foundation of the Disney Movie Original Airdates: Oct. 8-10, 2021 TVC … Continue reading →
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Tagged AIP beach party movies, Bill Murray Old Yeller meme, Bill Murray Stripes, Bon Voyage, Don Weis, Elsa Lancaster, Hanna-Barbera, Old Yeller, Old Yeller Fess Parker, Son of Fluuber, Swiss Family Robinson Disney movie, Teri Garr, The Maid and the Martian, Tommy Kirk, Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk beach party movies, Tommy Kirk Disney legend, Tommy Kirk Disney movies, Tommy Kirk Merlin Jones, Tommy Kirk Mickey Mouse Club, Tommy Kirk Old Yeller, Tommy Kirk Pajama Party, Tommy Kirk Swiss Family Robinson, Tommy Kirk The Hardy Boys, Tommy Kirk The Horsemasters, Tommy Kirk The Monkey's Uncle, Tommy Kirk The Shaggy Dog, Tommy Kirk Tim Considine, William Asher
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 473.2: Happy Birthday to The Girl Next Door is now available online for listening on demand
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 →
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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
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan Original Airdate: July 6-9, 2018 First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, gives Ed a preview of some of the notable exhibits on display this summer, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan: Next on TVC
Stand-up comedian, comedy writer and playwright Steve Bluestein and Hollywood Museum founder and president Donelle Dadigan will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 398 is now available online for listening on demand
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 →
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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
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via The Hollywood Museum: New exhibit honors Annette Funicello, America’s Girl Next Door and The Queen of Teen
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 →
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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
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