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- This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: John Pleshette and Rick Springfield star in “Dwarf in a Helium Hat,” airing Jan. 27, 1978
- This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Mills Watson and Richard Kelton star in “The Deuce,” airing Jan. 26, 1979
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Diamond in the Rough,” the second of two episodes featuring Fredd Wayne, aired on Jan. 26, 1958
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 524.5 with guest Kat Kramer is available for listening on demand
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 524.1: Tribute to Peter Mark Richman is available for listening on demand
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- This date in MAVERICK TV history: “The Rivals,” the famous adaptation of the Richard Sheridan play that also featured Roger Moore and Patricia Crowley, aired on Jan. 25, 1959 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: Julie Adams stars as “The White Widow,” airing Jan. 24, 1960 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Dutchman’s Gold,” inspired by the Top 40 song of the same name, aired on Jan. 22, 1961 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- Kat Kramer, plus a Tribute to Peter Mark Richman: Next on TVC « KSAV on Actor, artist, painter, playwright, and novelist Peter Mark Richman dies at age 93
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: William Reynolds stars in “Rope of Cards,” the episode that introduced viewers to Maverick Solitaire, airing on Jan. 19, 1958 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
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Ruta Lee, Biffle and Shooster, plus Music That’s Lost in the Stars: Next on TVC
Actress and humanitarian Ruta Lee will join us, along with Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster), actor and author James Rosin (People, Places & Me) and singer Roberta Livetow (Lost in the … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 458 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria, and Michael Schlesinger on the TV career of Biffle and Shooster is now available online for listening on demand
The Unreal TV Career of Biffle and Shooster Original Airdates: Aug. 2-4, 2019 TVC 458.1: Actors Nick Santa Maria and Will Ryan (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster) appear in character as Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster as we take … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Benny Biffle, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Coffee Gallery Backstage, Biffle and Shooster comic book, Biffle and Shooster Guide to Etiquette, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Biffle and Shooster television career, Biffle and Shooster TV, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Sammy Shooster, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Darby Hinton, plus The TV Career of Biffle & Shooster: Next on TVC
Actors Darby Hinton, Will Ryan, and Nick Santa Maria, and producer/director Michael Schlesinger will join us this weekend for a brand new TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 2-4 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Biffle & Shooster performing live at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday 7/28
View this post on Instagram Hey, Everybody! This Sunday, America’s Favorite Fake 1930s Comedy Team returns to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena with their semi-hilarious assemblage of songs and gags, joined by some special guests (not me, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger Original Airdates: Mar. 22-24, 2019 Ed and Greg Ehrbar welcome actors Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria and writer, producer and director Michael Schlesinger (The … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Aladdin, Aladdin Musical Spectacular, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Disney Adventure Theme Park, Disneyland Records, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan, Willio Phillio
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Attention Southern California listeners: Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live on Sunday 3/31 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash… don’t miss it!
Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live as Biffle and Shooster at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday, March 31 beginning at 7pm. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash, and you won’t want to miss … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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The Return of Biffle and Shooster: Next on TVC
Actors Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria and writer, producer and director Michael Schlesinger will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Mar. 22-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/22 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger on The Biffle & Shooster Portable Guide to Proper Etiquette; the latest issue of The Adventures of Biffle & Shooster comic book series; and the upcoming Benny Biffle Birthday Bash in Altadena, California on Sunday 3/31. PLUS: A recently unearthed, never before heard, but hysterically funny interview with Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster about their much heralded yet not often discussed television career of the 1960s. The Misadventures of Biffle & Shooster is also now available on DVD through Kino Lorber
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Podcast for TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 11-13, 2019 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbott and Costello, Albert Brooks, Alex Gibney, Andy Griffith, April 1969, Arlene Golanka, Arthur Grac, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Billy Crystal, Bob Einstein, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Show, CBS, censorship, Chris Korman, Comic Relief, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dangerously Funny, David Bianculli, David Steinberg, Dick Smothers, Ellery Queen, Eric Idle, Eunice, F Troop, fired, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Garry Marshall, George Lindsay, Good Will Hunting, Great American Shoe Store, Happy Days, Harvey Korman, HBO documentary, Henry Fonda, Holy City Zoo, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jay Leno, Joshua Logan, Judy Collins, Ken Berry, Kinney shoe commercial, Kinney shoes, Larry David, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Marina Zenovich, Marty Funkhouser, Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D., Michael Dann, Mork, Mork & Mindy, Murder She Wrote, Officer Judy, Ork, Pam Dawber, Paula Poundstone, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, Rudy Vallee, Sam Jones, San Francisco comics, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Smothers Brothers, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Steve Martin, Super Dave, Super Dave Osborne, Television Finales, The Carol Burnett Show, The Early Years, The Family, The Harpers, The Ken Berry WOW Show, Tom Smothers, USO tour, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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Robin Williams: Comic Genius, plus a Salute to Ken Berry: Next on TVC
David Steinberg, executive producer of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind and Robin Williams: Comic Genius, will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 11-13 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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