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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: James Garner files a cross-complaint against Warner Bros. on Apr. 26, 1960, reiterating his claim that the studio had breached his contract by suspending payment of his salary. The ensuing legal battle set in motion a chain of events that not only changed the course of Garner’s career, but led to the demise of MAVERICK. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Rockford leads a field trip to a funeral in “Friends and Foul Play,” the fifth of the eight reunion movies that James Garner produced for CBS, airing Apr. 25, 1996. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Ralph Meeker, Paul Bryar, and Albert Salmi star in “The Plunderers,” airing Apr. 24, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: John Dehner, John Hoyt, and Chad Everett star in the conclusion of “The Devil’s Necklace,” airing Apr. 23, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 644.4 with guest Jim MacKrell is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
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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. 545.3: Pink Panther cartoons on Blu-ray is available for listening on demand
Pink Panther Cartoons on Blu-ray Original Airdates: July 9-11, 2021 TVC 545.3: Greg Ehrbar provides a capsule history of DePatie-Freleng Productions and the Pink Panther cartoon series as part of a discussion of The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection, a six-volume … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Shot in the Dark, Arte Johnson, Billy Wilder, Blake Edwards, Blake Edwards The Pink Panther, capsule history Pink Panther cartoons, Capucine The Pink Panther, Chuck Jones, Chuck Jones Friz Freleng, David DePatie, David DePatie Friz Freleng, David DePatie Maverick, David Niven The Pink Panther, DePatie-Freleng, DePatie-Freleng company, DePatie-Freleng I Dream of Jeannie, DePatie-Freleng title sequences, Friz Freleng, George Barris, Hawley Pratt, Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini The Pink Panther theme, I Dream of Jeannie title sequence, Joe C. Orcuza, John Byner, John Byner Ant and the Aardvark, John Byner Pink Panther, Mark Arnold, Mark Arnold DePatie-Freleng, Mark Arnold Think Pink, Marvin Miller, Marvin Miller Pink Panther cartoons, Marvin Miller The FBI, Marvin Miller The Millionaire, Mr. Jaw, New Pink Panther Show, Paul Frees, Peter Sellers Inspector Clouseau, Peter Sellers The Pink Panther, Pink Outs, Pink Panther, Pink Panther 1963, Pink Panther animated titles, Pink Panther Blu-ray, Pink Panther cereal, Pink Panther DePatie-Freleng, Pink Panther Flakes, Pink Panther mobile, Pink Panther movie, Pink Panther Pink Outs, Ralph James, Ralph James Mork and Mindy, Ralph James Orson, Ralph James Pink Panther, Rhapsody Rabbit, Robert McKimson, Robert Wagner The Pink Panther, Sarah Kennedy, silent days of animation, Spike Jones, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Think Pink, Walt Disney, Warner animation, Wild Wild West title sequence
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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. 450: Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney and Steamboat Willie is now available online for listening on demand
Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney, and the 90th Anniversary of Steamboat Willie Original Airdates: May 10-12, 2019 TVC 450.5: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss the special picture disc soundtrack commemorating the 90th anniversary of the release of Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie. … Continue reading →
Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 441, Segment 1: Tribute to Morgan Woodward is now available online for listening on demand
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 441: Tribute to Morgan Woodward Original Airdate: Mar. 8-10, 2019 Segment 1: An encore presentation of our September 2012 conversation with Morgan Woodward, the durable character actor whose more than 250 film and television roles include … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aaron Spelling, Ben Gazzara, Boss Godfrey, Cool Hand Luke, Cool Hand Luke Man with No Eyes, Cool Hand Luke Paul Newman, cult classics, cult movies, Dallas, Fess Parker, Frank Pierson, George Kennedy, Gunsmoke, Harold Gould, J.R. Ewing, Jim Davis, Jock Ewing, John Cassavetes, Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Larry Hagman, Miss Ellie, Morgan Woodward, Morgan Woodward Dallas, Morgan Woodward Jim Davis, Morgan Woodward Man with No Eyes, Morgan Woodward Omega Glory, Morgan Woodward Paul Newman, Morgan Woodward Star Trek, Morgan Woodward Westerns, Omega Glory, Paul Newman Cool Hand Luke, Punk Anderson, Ron Tracey, Shotgun Gibbs, Star Trek, Star Trek Omega Glory, Star Trek Original Series, Star Trek The Omega Glory, Stuart Rosenberg, T.J. Hooker, The Legend of Wyatt Earp, the Man with No Eyes, Wagon Train, Walt Disney, William Shatner
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 441, Segment 4 with guest Jodi Benson is now available online for listening on demand
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 441, Segment 4: Disney Legend Jodi Benson on The Little Mermaid and More Original Airdates: Mar. 8-10, 2019 Greg Ehrbar talks to Tony Award-nominated singer/actress Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid , Crazy for You, Ralph Breaks … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ariel, Crazy for You, Disney Legend, Disney Little Mermaid, Greg Ehrbar, Jodi Benson, Jodi Benson Ariel, Little Mermaid, official Disney Legend, Pixar, Ralph Breaks the Internet, TV Confidential, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Sigature Edition
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The Little Mermaid, The Man with No Eyes and A Tribute to Garry Marshall: Next on TVC
Television director Howard Storm, Hollywood talent manager Budd Burton Moss and actress/singer Jodi Benson will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Mar. 8-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/8 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aaron Spelling, All I Got Was 10 Percent, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Boss Godfrey, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Carl Reiner, Carroll O'Connor, Cool Hand Luke, Cool Hand Luke Paul Newman, Crazy for You, cult classics, cult movies, Dallas, Disney Little Mermaid, Frank Pierson, Garry Marshall, George Kennedy, Gunsmoke, Happy Days, Harold Gould, Henry Winkler, Hollywood, Howard Storm, J.R. Ewing, Jim Davis, Jock Ewing, Jodi Benson, Jodi Benson Ariel, John Cassavetes, Kiling of a Chinese Bookie, Larry Hagman, Laverne & Shirley, Little Mermaid, Miss Ellie, Morgan Woodward, Mork and Mindy, Norman Lear, Omega Glory, Pixar, Punk Anderson, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Robin Williams, Ron Tracey, Shotgun Gibbs, Sometimes the Reality is Better Than the Dream, Star Trek, Star Trek Omega Glory, Star Trek Original Series, Stuart Rosenberg, The Legend of Wyatt Earp, the Man with No Eyes, Tom Bosley, Toy Story, Wagon Train, Walt Disney
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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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