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TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America"s most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today"s programs with those of the "50s, "60s, "70s and "80s.

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15:11

Howard Storm and Lenny Bruce

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/12

TVC 545.6: Actor, comedian, and director Howard Storm talks to Ed about the career of Lenny Bruce; how long it takes for most comedians to hone their stand-up act; and the nightclub scene in San Francisco in the 1960s, where Howard developed a following while performing in such venues as The Playboy Club and The hungry i. Steve Stoliar, Howard’s collaborator on The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood, co-hosts. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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9:00

Howard Storm and Blood, Sweat and Tears

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/12

TVC 545.7: Actor, comedian, and director Howard Storm talks about the time when The Committee performed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as the opening act for Blood, Sweat & Tears. Steve Stoliar, Howard’s collaborator on The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood, co-hosts. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you

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9:52

Richard Donner, Sarah T., and The Omen

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/11

From August 2011: Ed welcomes James Christie, author of You're The Director, You Figure It Out: The Life and Films of Richard Donner, a comprehensive biography that discusses Donner's work in feature motion pictures, episodic television, and made-for-TV movies. Topics this segment include the sly bit of activism that Donner worked into Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, the TV-movie that he directed in 1975, as well as how he convinced Gregory Peck to play the lead role in The Omen. Want to

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24:31

William Schallert: A Television Favorite

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/09

A encore presentation of our May 2016 tribute to William Schallert, the amiable, reliable character actor known to Baby Boomers for playing Patty Duke’s dad, Nancy Drew’s dad, Gidget’s dad, Dobie Gillis’ teacher, the Admiral on Get Smart, plus a host of other roles in various movies and TV series. Topics this segment include Bill’s background in music, which he was able to implement in some of his acting roles, including “The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill,” a notable episode of Maverick that

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24:29

William Schallert and The Circle Theatre

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/08

A encore presentation of our May 2016 tribute to William Schallert, the beloved television favorite who was born this weekend in 1923. Topics this segment include a discussion of Bill’s early career with The Circle Theatre, a stage company in Los Angeles whose members also included Mabel Albertson, Kathleen Freeman, Strother Martin, and Danny Arnold. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast

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18:29

William Schallert's Very Big Year

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/08

A encore presentation of our May 2016 tribute to beloved television actor William Schallert, featuring highlights from Bill’s previous appearances on TV Confidential. In this segment, Bill discusses being directed by Charlie Chaplin in a stage production of Rain, as well as some of his credits from 1959—a year that saw Bill work in fifty-seven different TV shows, including Dobie Gillis, Gunsmoke, and Philip Marlowe. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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23:08

William Schallert and Get Smart

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/07

A encore presentation of our May 2016 tribute to beloved television actor William Schallert, featuring highlights from Bill’s previous appearances on TV Confidential. In this segment, Bill talks to Ed about playing The Admiral on Get Smart; filling in for Ross Martin on The Wild, Wild West; his lead role in The Man from Planet X; and his two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild during the mid to late 1970s. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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22:06

William Schallert, Walter Matthau, and Elvis Presley

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/07

A encore presentation of our May 2016 tribute to beloved television actor William Schallert, featuring highlights from Bill’s previous appearances on TV Confidential. In this segment, Bill talks about working with Elvis Presley in Speedway; with Walter Matthau in both Lonely are the Brave and Charley Varrick; and the role that Kirk Douglas played in ending the Hollywood Blacklist by ensuring that Dalton Trumbo received screen credit for writing the screenplay for Spartacus. Want to advertise/sponsor

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17:33

The Matchless Gene Rayburn

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/06

From May 2016: Greg Ehrbar reviews The Matchless Gene Rayburn, a comprehensive biography of game show legend Gene Rayburn (Match Game). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get

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11:19

Why NBC Canceled My World... and Welcome to It

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/05

From January 2013: Bob Leszczak, author of Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide, talks to Ed about My World... and Welcome to It, the Emmy Award-winning, critically acclaimed avant garde sitcom starring William Windom that likely wasn't renewed for a second season because the show's animated sequences, which were produced by DePatie-Freleng, were too expensive. Other topics this segment include how Prime of Life, a proposed series produced by Monty Hall that would've starred Windom,

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11:52

Remembering The CBS Bicentennial Minutes

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/04

TVC 499.7: From June 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember The Bicentennial Minutes (CBS, 1974-1976), a series of one-minute educational television segments, produced by CBS News, that aired in prime time (usually at the end of the 8pm hour) to commemorate the bicentennial of the American Revolution. The series premiered on July 4, 1974 and was originally scheduled to end on July 4, 1976, but continued until Dec. 31, 1976. First Lady Betty Ford delivered the Minute on July 4, 1976, while President

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9:32

Single Season Sitcoms of the 1970s

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/02

First hour: Bob Leszczak, author of Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide, provides Ed with the back story of The Paul Lynde Show, The Nancy Walker Show, Headmaster, My World and Welcome to It, The McLean Stevenson Show and other comedy series that, for one reason or another, lasted less than one season. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to

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7:44

Single Season Sitcoms, Part 2

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/02

From January 2013: Bob Leszczak, author of Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide, provides some background details about The Good Life, A Year at the Top, Ichabod and Me and other comedy series that, for one reason or another, lasted less than one season. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show

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23:30

Inside the Writers Room of Laugh-In

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/01

TVC 544.1: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome Emmy nominated comedy writer Jim Abell. Jim spent three years as a staff writer for Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (NBC, 1968-1973), while his other credits include Lily Tomlin’s second comedy album, And That’s the Truth, plus many of the blackout sketches on Love, American Style. Topics this segment include the clever ways in which Laugh-In circumvented the network censors every week, plus the story of how Jim began his journey in TV after receiving encouragement

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22:59

Forest Lawn, Love, American Style, and Laugh-In

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/07/01

TVC 544.2: Emmy nominated comedy writer Jim Abell shares a few more stories about writing for Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and Love, American Style, including how he and his writing partner, Chet Dowling, often found inspiration from the tombstones of the great comedians who lay in repose at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burbank, California. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our

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15:43

Biffle and Shooster and Rondo Hatton

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/06/30

TVC 544.3: An encore presentation of our March 2019 conversation with Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger. Will and Ryan are the stars, and Mike is the writer, producer and director, of The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster—the Rondo Award-nominated DVD collection of 1930s-style comedies that pay homage to The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and other vintage comedy teams from the Golden Era of Hollywood. The Biffle and Shooster shorts were filmed over a

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24:38

Biffle and Shooster and Funny is Funny

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/06/30

TVC 544.4: From March 2019: Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger of The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster talk to Ed and Greg Ehrbar about why the humor of the Biffle and Shooster shorts is timeless and appeals to all age groups. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email

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22:06

Biffle and Shooster and Sammy Petrillo

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/06/29

TVC 544.5: From March 2019: Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger talk to Ed and Greg Ehrbar about the various comic inspirations for the Biffle and Shooster shorts, which include Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, The Ritz Brothers, and even the obscure comedy team of Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo. The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster is available now on DVD. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle

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17:26

The Man Behind "The Best a Man Can Get"

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/06/28

TVC 544.6: Award-winning ad writer and columnist Michael Shevack shares the back story of the spot for which he is best known: The iconic slogan for Gillette razors, “Gillette, the best a man can get.” Michael’s books include Soul Lessons from The Wizard of Oz: How to Find Your Yellow Brick Road and The Six Fix: Spiritual Healthcare for a Stronger America. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast

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11:44

Successful TV Writing with Lee Goldberg

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/06/25

From August 2011: Ed and Tony welcome Edgar Award-nominated writer, producer and novelist Lee Goldberg (Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Psych, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Successful Television Writing). Topics this segment include what not to do when writing a spec script for a particular TV series, and why writing episodic television in general is like being a carpenter for hire. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests

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