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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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24:31

Dawn Wells: "She Clicked with Everybody"

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/19

TVC 523.5: Bill Funt, son of Candid Camera creator Allen Funt, and a longtime friend of Sherwood Schwartz and the family members of many Gilligan’s Island cast members, shares some memories of his friend Dawn Wells, including how reverent she was about people and all kinds of life, and how close she became to comedienne Samantha Hale, granddaughter of “Skipper” Alan Hale. Bill knew Dawn Wells for more than ten years. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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15:04

Dawn Wells: An International Treasure

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/19

TVC 523.6: Bill Funt talks to Ed about how Mary Ann made Dawn Wells a beloved icon around the world, almost on the same level as The Beatles. Dawn Wells passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30 at age eighty-two. 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

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12:40

Dawn Wells on the "Doris Day" Quality of Mary Ann

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/18

TVC 523.7: From July 2017: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome Dawn Wells, star of Gilligan’s Island, Life Interrupted, Winterhawk, and more than sixty stage productions. Of Dawn’s three appearances on TV Confidential, this is my personal favorite. 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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5:59

Dawn Wells: Extra Portion

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/18

From July 2017: Dawn Wells talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about how much of the appeal of Gilligan's Island stems from the casting of the actors who played the seven castaways, and particularly the Laurel and Hardy-like comic timing of Bob Denver and Alan Hale. 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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19:09

Dawn Wells, Winterhawk, and The Owl and the Pussycat

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/18

TVC 523.9: From July 2017: Ed, Tony, and Donna talk to Dawn Wells about some of her many non-Gilligan credits, including the classic western Winterhawk and the stage production of The Owl and the Pussycat (one of Dawn’s favorite roles), and the highly rated made-for-TV movies she produced about the back stories of Gilligan’s Island and Batman. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of

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6:09

Coda to Dawn Wells

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/18

TVC 523.10: Ed reads a brief passage from Russell Johnson’s foreword to Dawn Wells’ book What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life that captures why we all continue to love Dawn Wells and the Mary Ann character. Dawn Wells passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30 at age eighty-two. 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

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10:13

Why We Love Betty White

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/17

From December 2014: Ed and Greg Ehrbar discuss the cross-generational appeal of actress Betty White. 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 more about your ad

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10:56

Betty White's First TV Series

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/16

From December 2014: Ed and Greg Ehrbar discuss the Shout! Factory/Mill Creek Entertainment DVD release of episodes from Betty White's first two TV series, Life with Elizabeth and A Date with the Angels. Topics include how White's experience hosting the local TV talk show Hollywood on Television led to Life with Elizabeth; White's longtime connection with game show legends Jack Narz and Tom Kennedy; and how White's career spans the history of television itself. Want to advertise/sponsor our

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25:24

How to Write for Certain TV Actors

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/15

TVC 522.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began on our Dec. 18-20 program with television writer and producer Paul Robert Coyle. Paul’s memoir, Swords, Starships and Superheroes, not only includes great behind-the-scenes stories of his experiences on such shows as The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, CHiPs, Crazy Like a Fox, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Incredible Journeys, and Stephen King’s The Dead Zone, but includes many useful tips on how to pursue a career as a professional

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19:43

Paul Robert Coyle on CHiPs, Crazy Like a Fox, and...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/15

TVC 522.2: Television writer/producer Paul Robert Coyle talks to Ed about his experiences on Crazy Like a Fox and CHiPs, and the meetings he had with Peter Falk near the end of the ABC run of Columbo; the importance of paying attention to a producer’s notes whenever a writer receives them; and why even a one-line handwritten rejection note is better than no response at all. Paul’s memoir, Swords, Starships and Superheroes, includes many useful tips on how to pursue a career as a professional

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18:04

William Link on the Origins of Columbo

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/14

TVC 522.3: From July 2011: Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link (Columbo, Mannix, Ellery Queen, Murder She Wrote, The Columbo Collection). This particular conversation originally aired as part of a tribute to Peter Falk. As such, we talked to Bill that day about the origins of Columbo (which Bill created along with his longtime collaborator, Richard Levinson); Falk’s friendship with Levinson and Link, which predated their work on the Columbo television series; how Falk came to

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24:14

Carolyn Hennesy of General Hospital

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/13

TVC 522.4: Ed welcomes Carolyn Hennesy, the Emmy Award-winning actress who has played attorney Diane Miller on General Hospital for fourteen years and more than five hundred episodes. (Carolyn’s 500th episode aired on GH just before the Christmas holidays.) Topics includes how Carolyn approaches playing characters that are either downright evil or over the top; the fun she had filming The Swing of Things; how her interest in trapeze helped her cope with the industry-wide shutdown in production due

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14:02

50 Years of All in the Family

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/12

From January 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the many ways in which All in the Family changed television when it premiered on Jan. 12, 1971. 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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13:59

55 Years of Batman '66

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/12

From January 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the many ways in which Batman changed the face of television when it premiered on Jan. 12, 1966. 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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26:17

Levinson and Link: The Rolls and Royce of Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/11

TVC 522.5: From July 2011: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link, co-creator of Columbo, Mannix, Ellery Queen, Murder She Wrote, and other acclaimed TV-movies and TV series, gives Ed and his listeners a window into how he and his longtime collaborator Richard Levinson worked together. William Link passed away on Sunday, Dec. 27. 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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18:51

William Link on The Best “Pops” of Columbo

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/11

TVC 522.6: From July 2011: From July 2011: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link, co-creator of Columbo, talks to Ed about the three elements that comprise a typical Columbo story, including the final clue (or what Peter Falk liked to call “The Pop”). Other topics include The Columbo Collection, a series of original Columbo short stories, written by Bill, was published in 2011. William Link passed away on Sunday, Dec. 27. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered

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14:57

The Early TV Roles of Pete Duel

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/10

From May 2011: Pete Duel biographer Paul Green talks to Ed about Duel's work on television in the mid 1960s, particularly when he starred in the Screen Gems comedies Gidget and Love on a Rooftop. Paul’s books include Pete Duel: A Biography, a comprehensive look at the life of the actor best known for playing Hannibal Heyes on Alias Smith and Jones. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition

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12:10

Pete Duel and Love on a Rooftop

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/09

From May 2011: Pete Duel biographer Paul Green talks to Ed about how Duel's confidence as an actor grown during the time he filmed Love on a Rooftop; the similarities in format and style between Rooftop and Bewitched; and how well Duel played off Rich Little when they worked together on the series. Paul’s books include Pete Duel: A Biography, a comprehensive look at the life of the actor best known for playing Hannibal Heyes on Alias Smith and Jones. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV

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14:59

Robert Hooks: Cultural Architect

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/08

TVC 445.3: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Robert Hooks (Trouble Man, N.Y.P.D., Star Trek III: The Search for Spock), the Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor and producer who founded three significant African-American theatre companies: the Group Theatre Workshop in New York; the DC Black Repertory Company in his hometown of Washington, D.C.; and the internationally recognized Negro Ensemble Company in New York. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has

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25:07

Joyce Bulifant and My Four Hollywood Husbands

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/01/07

TVC 446.3: Actress and author Joyce Bulifant (Match Game, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Love Thy Neighbor, Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire, Airplane!) talks to Ed and Greg Ehrbar about being directed by her son John Asher in the Amazon movie I Hate Kids and the independent film Taken. Joyce’s book, My Four Hollywood Husbands, is the inspiring story of how she overcame dyslexia, feelings of self doubt, and a series of marriages characterized by alcoholism, co-dependency and addictive behavior. This

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