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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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7:34

How Lawrence Welk Helped ABC Grow

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/13

From June 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how the success of The Lawrence Welk Show in the late 1950s changed the landscape of television in the 1960s. 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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10:44

Living Alone and Loving It with Barbara Feldon

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/12

From January 2013: Barbara Feldon became a role model for women around the world when she played Agent 99 on the long-running, groundbreaking comedy series Get Smart. But while 99 continues to live happily ever after in reruns, Barbara found herself at a crossroads many years ago when her 12-year live-in relationship came to an end, and she found herself faced with the prospect of actually living by herself for the first time in her life. After struggling with the notion at first, Barbara

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23:15

Dark Intruder: One of the Most Influential Unsold...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/11

TVC 529.1: A return visit by sci-fi screenwriter and sci-fi and fantasy film historian Gary Gerani. Gary provides commentary for the Blu-ray release of Dark Intruder, a horror/thriller/fantastical type movie starring Leslie Nielsen and Peter Mark Richman. Released in theaters in 1965, Dark Intruder was actually conceived by Universal as a pilot for The Black Cloak, a prospective TV series about an intrepid investigator who specializes in crimes involving the occult. While Dark Intruder never

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20:45

The Music of Billy Goldenberg

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/11

TVC 529.2: Documentary filmmaker and film/TV historian Gary Gerani updates Ed on the latest developments about Romantic Mysticism (his upcoming documentary on the life and music of Billy Goldenberg), and discusses some of his other upcoming projects. The Dark Intruder Blu-ray release, now available from Kino Lorber, includes commentary by Gary Gerani, plus an interview with Mike Westmore, son of legendary Universal makeup artist Bud Westmore. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has

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17:22

Ben Murphy, Billy Crystal, George Burns and the first...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/10

TVC 529.3: From March 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the birthdays of Ben Murphy and Billy Crystal, the death of George Burns, and the anniversary of the first Academy Awards telecast as part of This Week in TV History. 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

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26:03

Walter Koenig: Life Before, During and Beyond Star Trek

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/09

TVC 529.4: Ed welcomes back actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and novelist Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5). Walter’s latest book, Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek, is actually two books in one: Part One is a reissue of Walter’s memoir, Warped Factors (originally published in 1997), while Part Two includes nearly 100 new pages of material that brings you up to date on Walter’s life and career over the past twenty-five years. Want to advertise/sponsor

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20:00

Walter Koenig, Alfred Bester, and Babylon 5

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/09

TVC 529.5: Walter Koenig talks to Ed about the events that led to his being cast as Alfred Bester on Babylon 5. Walter’s memoir, Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek, walks you through Walter’s growing up years as the son of Russian immigrants in 1940s Manhattan; his formative years as an actor with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York (where Walter learned his craft alongside such classmates as Christopher Lloyd, Brenda Vaccaro, Jessica Walter, James Caan, and Dabney

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22:29

Giorgio Serafini, director of Senior Moment

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/08

TVC 529.5: Ed welcomes screenwriter and director Giorgio Serafini. Giorgio’s latest movie, Senior Moment, is a delightful romantic comedy starring William Shatner, Jean Smart, and Christopher Lloyd about a retired NASA pilot who must learn how to navigate life and love all over again when he finds himself stripped of his drivers license and unable to drive his beloved vintage Porsche. Senior Moment will have a limited theatrical release on Friday, March 26 then become available for viewing on demand

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8:46

Agnes Moorehead: I Love the Illusion

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/06

From February 2011: Ed welcomes Charles Tranberg, author of I Love The Illusion, a comprehensive biography of Emmy Award-winning actress Agnes Moorehead. Topics this segment include how Agnes inherited much of her theatricality from both her father, a charismatic Presbyterian minister, and her mother, a former singer whose flamboyant personality Chuck describes as "a mortal version of Endora." Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle

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10:40

Agnes Moorehead and the Two Darrins

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/05

From February 2011: Ed welcomes Charles Tranberg, author of I Love The Illusion, a comprehensive biography of Emmy Award-winning actress Agnes Moorehead. Topics this segment include how Agnes came up with the name for Endora on Bewitched, how she approached playing the character, and why she was particularly close to Dick York when they worked together on the show. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the

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6:53

John O'Hurley and The Appeal of Dancing with the Stars

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/05

From March 2011: Actor John O'Hurley (Seinfeld) talks to Ed about the appeal of appearing on Dancing with the Stars. 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 started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn

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27:19

George Kennedy: A Steady Presence in Movies and TV

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/04

TVC 528.1: From March 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed pay tribute to George Kennedy, the Oscar-winning actor who passed away five years ago This Week in TV History. This segment originally aired on the occasion of Kennedy’s 90th birthday. 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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19:48

Jo Anne Worley: From Laugh-In to Nana Banana

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/03

TVC 528.2: From September 2013: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In star Jo Anne Worley. Topics this segment include Jo Anne’s background with the renowned Chicago improv group Second City; her stage career (including playing both characters, on different occasions, in the female version of The Odd Couple); playing Mrs. Arthur, aka Nana Banana, in the Disney series Jessie; and her work as president of Actors and Others for Animals, one of the longest-standing animal welfare

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14:38

Behind the Scenes of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/03

TVC 528.3: From September 2013: Jo Anne Worley shares a few memories about her years on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, including how the boa became her fashion trademark. Time-Life’s comprehensive DVD release Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Series is now available at retail for the very first time. 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

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25:13

The Strange But True History of The Point

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/03/02

TVC 528.4: Greg and Ed celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Point, the first feature-length animated movie made for television, which premiered on the ABC Movie of the Week in February 1971. Written by Harry Nilsson, and featuring the voice of Mike Lookinland (The Brady Bunch) and original songs by Nilsson, The Point remains an iconic film, despite a somewhat convoluted broadcast and distribution history that includes five different narrators for its various releases. The Point is now available

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8:28

Charles Fox and the Theme to The Love Boat

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/02/28

From November 2010: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning composer Charles Fox tells Ed the backstory of how the theme song for The Love Boat came together, and why a really good theme song is like an old friend who immediately puts us in the mood to watch our favorite show. Charles' memoir, Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music, not only discusses his collaborations with such artists as Roberta Flack, Paul Williams, Norman Gimbel, Barry Manilow, Jim Croce, Lena Horne and Fred Astaire, but also

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8:25

Happy Birthday, Sandy Duncan

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/02/26

From February 2016: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the early television career of Sandy Duncan, including her two TV series from the early 1970s (Funny Face, The Sandy Duncan Show), as well as her dramatic turn opposite Leslie Uggams in the original Roots. 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

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12:22

Sandy Duncan, Valerie Harper and The Hogan Family

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/02/26

From February 2016: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the circumstances that led to Sandy Duncan replacing Valerie Harper as the star of Valerie (later renamed Valerie's Family, and then The Hogan Family). 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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23:04

How Television Evolved During the Era of Classic TV

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/02/25

TVC 527.1: Ed welcomes novelist, essayist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley. Mitchell’s latest book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells US About Who We Were and Who We Are (and Everything in Between), is a series of essays that take a look at what classic television is, what it says about the culture that produced it, and why the shared experience of television that marked the lives of so many of us who came of age in a three-network TV universe is often lost on viewers today. Topics this

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21:30

Perry Mason, Ernie Kovacs, and The Electronic Mirror

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/02/25

TVC 527.2: Novelist, essayist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley talks to Ed about the eternal appeal of Perry Mason; the genius of Ernie Kovacs; and how prime time game shows such as What’s My Line? also serve as “inadvertent documentaries” about the culture of the early 1960s. Mitchell’s latest book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells US About Who We Were and Who We Are (and Everything in Between), traces the evolution of the various genres that populated the first three decades of

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