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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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15:46

Dusty's Trail: Gilligan's Island Meets Wagon Train

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/08/09

TVC 585.3: Greg Ehrbar discusses the recent DVD release of Dusty's Trail (Synd., 1973), the short-lived series starring Bob Denver and Forrest Tucker, and created by Sherwood Schwartz, that is best described as "Gilligan's Island Meets Wagon Train." 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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27:18

The Outer Limits on Blu-ray

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/08/09

TVC 585.4: Greg and Ed discuss Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray release of The Outer Limits (ABC, 1963-1965). 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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20:20

Rich Little: Live in Vegas Again

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/08/08

TVC 585.5: Rich Little, America’s Master Mimic, talks to Ed about about performing before live audiences again, after a two-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic. Rich can be seen every Thursday thru Sunday at the Tropicana/Laugh Factory, 3801 S. Las Vegas Blvd in Las Vegas. For tickets and more information, call 702-739-2411 or visit TropLV.com or TheRichLittle.com. Rich Little is also the author of People I've Known and Been: Little By Little, a collection of stories and anecdotes of some of the

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15:56

Rich Little, Don Rickles, and Elvis

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/08/08

TVC 585.6: Rich Little, America’s Master Mimic, talks to Ed about his encounters with Don Rickles, Paul Lynde, and Elvis Presley. Rich can be seen every Thursday thru Sunday at the Tropicana/Laugh Factory, 3801 S. Las Vegas Blvd in Las Vegas. For tickets and more information, call 702-739-2411 or visit TropLV.com or TheRichLittle.com. Rich Little is also the author of People I've Known and Been: Little By Little, a collection of stories and anecdotes of some of the many notable showbiz figures and

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27:10

How Lucy Helped Launch Larry Storch's Career

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/28

TVC 584.1: An encore presentation of our September 2014 conversation with Larry Storch, the actor known around the world as Corporal Agarn on the classic comedy series F Troop (ABC, 1965-1967). Among other topics, Larry talked about his early career as a stand-up comedian (and how Lucille Ball gave him his first break), plus he shared some memories of working alongside Tony Curtis, Peter Falk, Don Adams, and, of course, Forrest Tucker. Larry Storch passed away this past Friday, July 8 at the age of

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24:30

Jay Moriarty, author of Honky in the House and Deadeye

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/27

TVC 584.2: Part 2 of a conversation that began on our last program with Jay Moriarty, longtime producer of The Jeffersons, one of the longest-running shows in the entire Norman Lear canon. Jay’s memoir, Honky in the House, takes readers behind the scenes of Tandem Productions and shows why Norman Lear was, and is, one of the most courageous producers in television. Topics this segment include Zara Cully’s portrayal of Mother Jefferson and how close the cast of The Jeffersons was, on and off camera

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14:42

David Pollock on Jean Stapleton and Norman Lear

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/26

TVC 584.3: From June 2013: Emmy Award winning writer David Pollock talks to Tony, Donna, and Ed about Jean Stapleton’s indelible portrayal of Edith Bunker on All in the Family, and how Norman Lear got the green light for the All in the Family series in 1970 while making Cold Turkey, the first of three motion pictures that Lear was under contract to produce for United Artists at the time. David Pollock’s credits as a writer of television comedy include M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frasier, The Steve Allen Show,

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27:34

All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/25

TVC 584.4: Ed welcomes back Jim Colucci, deputy editor for CBS Watch magazine, and the co-author, along with Norman Lear, of All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television, an oral history of All in the Family that particularly focuses on fifty episodes that, in the opinion of Norman Lear, best exemplify how All in the Family not only changed the face of television when it premiered in 1971, but remains as funny and relevant as ever today. Norman Lear turns 100 on Wednesday, July 27. Want to

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23:45

Norman Lear and the Equity of All in the Family

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/25

TVC 584.5: Jim Colucci, co-author, along with Norman Lear, of All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television, talks to Ed about how a good show, such as All in the Family, builds equity in its characters, such that we as viewers feel like those characters are members of our own families. All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television includes behind the scenes photographs, script pages, production designs, previously unseen notes from Norman Lear, commentary from Rob Reiner, Sally

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21:25

The Innate Goodness of Edith Bunker

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/25

TVC 584.6: Jim Colucci, co-author, along with Norman Lear, of All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television, talks to Ed about how Norman Lear and the writers of All in the Family tailored the Edith Bunker character after the innate goodness of Jean Stapleton. All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television includes behind the scenes photographs, script pages, production designs, previously unseen notes from Norman Lear, commentary from Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Norman Lear, and many

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23:50

60 Years of The Defenders

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/13

TVC 583.1: Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, joins Ed for a look back at The Defenders (CBS, 1961-1965), the Emmy Award-winning, highly influential, and sometimes controversial legal drama created by Reginald Rose, and starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed, that proved, among other things, that commercial network television and absorbing drama with something to say were not mutually exclusive. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered

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11:44

Perry Mason and The Defenders

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/13

TVC 583.2: Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, and Ed discuss the interesting relationship The Defenders and Perry Mason, including how both were water cooler-type shows, albeit for completely different reasons. Phil’s book includes several chapters that discuss the back story of The Defenders, including the toll that the series took on series creator Reginald Rose’s personal life. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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17:37

Christian Ganiere of Stranger Things

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/12

TVC 583.3: Ed welcomes Christian Ganiere, the actor who plays Ten on the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. All four seasons of Stranger Things are available for streaming on demand. 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:

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15:01

All in the Family and "The Draft Dodger"

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/11

TVC 583.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back writer, producer, and author Jay Moriarty. Jay’s career in network television spanned than thirty years, including eight years with Norman Lear and Tandem Productions. Along with his longtime writing partner Mike Milligan, he spent seven of those years writing and producing The Jeffersons, one of the longest-running shows in the entire Norman Lear canon. Jay and Mike’s credits also include “The Draft Dodger,” the famous episode of All in the Family from

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23:21

How Norman Lear Deftly Balanced Comedy with Drama

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/11

TVC 583.5: Ed, Tony, Donna, and writer, producer, and author Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons, All in the Family, Honky in the House) discuss how episodes such as “The Draft Dodger,” “Florence’s Problem,” and “The First Store” are just a few examples of Norman Lear’s trademark balancing of uproarious comedy with serious topical issues. Jay’s memoir, Honky in the House, takes you behind the scenes of not only The Jeffersons, but Tandem Productions in general. His new book, Deadeye, pays homage to Roy

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20:53

The Jeffersons and "The First Store"

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/11

TVC 583.6: Ed, Tony, Donna, and writer/producer Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons, All in the Family) continue their discussion about “The First Store,” the episode of The Jeffersons set against the backdrop of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as how Sherman Hemsley helped paved the way for Mike Evans’ return to The Jeffersons after an absence of four seasons. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship

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20:53

Norman Lear, Maude, and All in the Family

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/07/11

TVC 583.7: Ed, Tony, Donna, and writer/producer Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons, All in the Family) discuss the memorable episode of All in the Family that not only introduced Beatrice Arthur as Edith’s cousin Maude, but paved the way for the Maude spinoff series. Jay’s memoir, Honky in the House, takes you behind the scenes of not only The Jeffersons, but Tandem Productions in general. His new book, Deadeye, pays homage to Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, and other favorite movie and TV

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26:33

The 3 Great Periods of Elvis’ Career

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/29

TVC 582.1: Musician, historian, producer, and author Chuck Harter joins Ed for the first of two programs that will celebrate the life and career of Elvis Presley. Chuck helped produce I, Elvis, a three-part profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. While working on this project, Chuck not only interviewed and got to know several members of the Memphis Mafia (including Charlie Hodge, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Jerry Schilling, and Billy

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23:25

Elvis, Nixon, and Frank Sinatra

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/29

TVC 582.2: Musician and historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about some of the similarities between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon, Elvis and Michael Jackson, and Elvis and Frank Sinatra. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. As a result of this project, Chuck obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. Want

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16:46

Elvis: What Could Have Been

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/29

TVC 582.3: Chuck Harter talks about the time when Elvis Presley met The Beatles (and, later, Led Zeppelin); why Elvis was always a very song-oriented performer; and how Elvis’ career was confined because of the management of Colonel Tom Parker. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on Hard Copy. As a result of this result, Chuck obtained insight into Elvis from the people who knew him

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