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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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22:43

Barbara Feldon, David McCallum, and Dick Van Dyke

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/02/05

TVC 636.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Barbara Feldon, the actress known around the world as Agent 99 on Get Smart. Barbara’s new book, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, is an intimate look at her life and her romance with Lucien Feldon Verdeaux, the charming European to whom she was married at the time she began filming Get Smart, but who turned out to be not quite the man he had claimed to be. Among other topics in this segment: Barbara answers email questions from listeners about

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16:51

Barbara Feldon, Don Adams, and Get Smart

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/02/05

TVC 636.6: Actress and author Barbara Feldon (Get Smart, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, Living Alone and Loving It) shares a few memories of her years co-starring with Don Adams on Get Smart. Also in this segment: A clip from our January 2013 conversation with Barbara in which she discusses her many appearances on the various Pyramid game shows and her friendship with Pyramid creator and producer Bob Stewart. Both Getting Smarter: A Memoir and Living Alone and Loving It are available at

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23:56

Remembering Russell Johnson

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/29

TVC 635.1: From January 2014: A special edition of This Week in TV History that was originally recorded on Jan. 16, 2014, a day that marked the passing of two television icons: Dave Madden (Reuben Kinkaid on The Partridge Family) and Russell Johnson (The Professor on Gilligan’s Island). In this segment, Tony, Donna, and Ed remember Russell Johnson, including a look at some of his other notable TV roles, such as his appearances on The Twilight Zone. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential

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23:39

Remembering Dave Madden

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/29

TVC 635.2: From January 2014: Tony and Donna join Ed for a fond remembrance of actor Dave Madden (Reuben Kinkaid on The Partridge Family), including a look at his voiceover career and his other contributions to television, such as his appearances on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In and The Hollywood Palace. 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

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19:55

Get Smart on Home Entertainment

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/29

TVC 635.3: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed for a look at Get Smart (NBC/CBS, 1965-1970), the long-running spy satire starring Don Adams and Barbara Feldon and co-created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, including the excellent complete series DVD box set, produced by Paul Brownstein and Susan Kesler for Time-Life, that was designed specifically with Get Smart fans in mind. Greg describes the box set as “Barbara Feldon Presents Get Smart,” not only because she introduces every episode of every season (and provides

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23:21

Don Adams, Before and After Get Smart

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/29

TVC 635.4: Greg and Ed continue their look at the various home entertainment releases of Get Smart (NBC/CBS, 1965-1970), including the made-for-TV reunion movie Get Smart, Again! (ABC, 1989, available on Amazon Prime), the 2008 reimagining starring Steve Carell, and the ill-fated 1979 feature motion picture The Nude Bomb. Other topics this segment include a look at some of Don Adams’ television work before and after Get Smart, including his appearances on The Bill Dana Show, his starring roles in

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21:56

Barbara Feldon: Getting Smarter

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/29

TVC 635.5: Ed welcomes back Barbara Feldon, the actress known around the world as Agent 99 on Get Smart. Barbara’s new book, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, is an intimate look at her life and her romance with Lucien Feldon Verdeaux, the charming European to whom she was married at the time she began filming Get Smart, but who turned out to be not quite the man he had claimed to be. Topics this segment include what first sparked Barbara’s attraction to Lucien, and how her relationship with Lucien paved

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14:29

Barbara Feldon on the excitement of being a model in...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/29

TVC 635.6: Actress and author Barbara Feldon (Get Smart, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, Living Alone and Loving It) talks to Ed about how the energy of New York City compares to the “slow metabolism” of L.A., the excitement of being a model in New York in the early 1960s, and how models like her were aware of the power and influence that advertising agencies on Madison Avenue had at the time. Both Getting Smarter: A Memoir and Living Alone and Loving It are available at BarbaraFeldon.com and at

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24:17

The Guest Stars of The FBI

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/22

TVC 634.4: Greg and Ed continue their conversation about The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974), the long-running Sunday night drama starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. that was also Quinn Martin’s longest-running network TV series. Topics this segment include the controversial casting change in the ninth season (Shelly Novack replacing William Reynolds), as well as the how formula of the series more or less stayed the same, despite changing mores and fashions. All nine seasons of The FBI are available on DVD through

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22:34

Alison Arngrim: Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/22

TVC 634.5: Ed welcomes back Alison Arngrim, the award-winning actress known around the world as Nellie Oleson, “the No. 1 bitch in TV history” (according to Vanity Fair) and the bane of Laura Ingalls’ existence for seven years on Little House on the Prairie (NBC, 1974-1983). Alison will bring her world-renowned one-woman show, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch,to the historic Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierre Madre Blvd., in Sierra Madre, CA for six performances only, Friday 1/19 through Sunday

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17:43

How Alison Arngrim Became Nellie Oleson

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/22

TVC 634.6: Actress, author, comedienne, and radio host Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie, Fifty for 50: The Little House Podcast) talks to Ed about how she landed the role of Nellie Oleson on Little House; why Little House continues to have something for everyone; and working with Michael Landon, both as an actor and as a director Alison will bring her world-renowned one-woman show, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, to the historic Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierre Madre Blvd., in Sierra

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20:46

The FBI on Home Entertainment

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/15

TVC 633.2: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed for a look at The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974), the long-running Sunday night drama starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. that was also Quinn Martin’s longest-running network TV series. Topics this segment include a look at the many famous guest stars that appeared on The FBI and how director Quentin Tarantino helped regenerate public interest in The FBI by incorporating footage of the first-season episode “All the Streets are Silent” into his Oscar-winning movie Once Upon a Time… in

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18:04

The Tropes of The FBI

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/15

TVC 633.3: Greg and Ed talk about how some of the various tropes of The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974) changed once William Reynolds replaced Stephen Brooks as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.’s field partner; the show’s relationship with the Ford Motor Company; and such notable episodes as “Ordeal,” “Breakthrough,” “The Executioners,” and “The Hiding Place.” All nine seasons of The FBI are available on DVD through Warner Bros. Archive and are available for streaming on demand through Tubi, while The FBI is shown

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23:27

Tribute to Tom Smothers

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/15

TVC 633.4: David Bianculli, longtime television critic and longtime contributor to NPR’s Fresh Air, and the author of Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, joins Ed as TV Confidential pays tribute to comedian Tom Smothers, the comic half of the Smothers Brothers stage act who was also the driving force behind The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1967-1969). Tom Smothers passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26 at age eighty-six. Topics this segment include the many way

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15:40

How The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Changed Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/15

TVC 633.5: David Bianculli talks to Ed about how the battles between CBS network executives and Tom Smothers over censorship of behind The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1967-1969) “were like parents who were too strict trying to discipline children who were too rebellious”; the return of The Smothers Brothers to CBS television in 1988, and the emergence of Tom’s “Yo-Yo man” character; and the final public appearance of the Smothers Brothers during the launch of a Smothers Brothers exhibit at

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23:13

What Makes a Classic TV Show "Classic"?

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/08

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 originally aired, such as the Golden Age of Television? Does it have to do with the show’s impact on television, then and now? What about shows that were maligned when they originally aired, but are appreciated today? Can a show that premiered over the past decade be considered a

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23:25

What Makes a Classic TV Show "Classic," Part 2

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/08

From March 2018: Part 2 of our special roundtable discussion with Tony and Donna about what makes a classic TV series "classic." If you have your thoughts on this topic, feel free to join the conversation by emailing us, talk@tvconfidential.net, or posting a comment on our Facebook page or via Twitter. We will work your comments into a future edition of TV Confidential. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for

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16:27

What Makes a Classic TV Show "Classic," Part 3

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2024/01/08

From March 2018: Part 3 of our special roundtable discussion with Tony and Donna about what makes a classic TV series "classic." Topics this segment include shows such as Gilligan's Island, which were panned by critics at the time they originally aired, but which have been become classic subsequent generations have either embraced the show or recognize its quality and impact on other TV programs. If you have your thoughts on this topic, feel free to join the conversation by emailing us,

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24:39

The Second Season of The Monkees

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2023/12/18

TVC 632.1: Part 3 of our three-part conversation with music and television historian Chuck Harter on the legacy of The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968). Chuck interviewed Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and many other key Monkees personnel for Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary, written by Chuck, that explores the history of The Monkees, both the group and the series, and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. In this

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22:03

The Demise of The Monkees on TV

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2023/12/18

TVC 632.2: Music and television historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about the Monkees’ successful tour of Japan in 1968; why Peter Tork left the group in December 1968, after completing production of their NBC special, 33-1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee; and how the disastrous reception to Revolutions marked the beginning of the end of the Monkees on television. Chuck wrote Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary that explores the history of The Monkees, both the group and

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