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- Dawn Wells, plus The Bolivian Sammy Hagar and A Tribute to Valerie Harper: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells on her recent road trip to Provo, Utah with Kathy Garver; filming the classic Western movie Winterhawk on location in Montana, and the appeal of Westerns in general; and why the simple values embodied by Mary Ann are as timely today as ever. The Hollywood Museum will honor Dawn Wells in September with a new lobby tribute that will also commemorate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of Gilligan’s Island. Meanwhile, Dawn’s book WHAT WOULD MARY ANN DO? A Guide to Life has been re-issued by Bear Manor Media and is now available both in paperback and as an eBook. WHAT WOULD MARY ANN DO? takes a look at the various changes in today’s culture that face single women and single mothers, while also showing that Good Girls Do Finish First
- Remembering Russell Johnson and The Streets of San Francisco: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor and author James Rosin on playing basketball with Peter Falk; the life-changing six months he spent living and working on a kibbutz in Israel; and the advice Tony Randall gave before Jim flew out to L.A. to work with Jack Klugman on Quincy. Jim’s new book, PEOPLE, PLACES & ME, is a memoir of Jim’s life and career as a working actor and a working writer, both in New York and L.A.—a career that includes many great stories of his encounters, on and off camera, with the likes of Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Bruce Willis, Mike Connors, Michael Douglas, Albert Finney, Steve McQueen, Ivan Goff, and Peter Finch. PEOPLE, PLACES & ME is available exclusively at ClassicTVSeriesBooks.com. Jim Rosin will be at the MidAtlantic Nostalgia Convention in Hunts Valley, Maryland on Sept. 12-14
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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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Tagged 2018 Burbank International Film Festival, 2018 International Film Festival, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Best, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bill Tilghman and The Outlaws, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, Cole Younger, comedy shorts, Daniel Boone, Darby Hinton, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Ed Ames, Ed Hinton, Faith-Based Film, faith-based films, family drama, Fess Parker, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Joel McCrea Ranch, Johnny Crawford, Keith Carradine, Kino Lorber, Lana Wood, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lauren LaStrada, Lisa Lauren Smith, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Michigan, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Patricia Blair, post-Civil War drama, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Roosevelt Grier, Rosey Grier, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Shane Hagedorn, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Trace Adkins, TV Western, Union soldier, Western movies, Western TV actors, Westerns, Wild Faith, Will Ryan, Yuletide Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses
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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 Listen to “Show No. 443, Segment 2: Biffle and Shooster stars Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria with the 411 … 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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Tagged Abbott and Costello, Alex Gibney, Andy Griffith, Arlene Golanka, Arthur Grac, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Billy Crystal, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Comic Relief, David Steinberg, Ellery Queen, Eric Idle, Eunice, F Troop, 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, Ken Berry, Kinney shoe commercial, Kinney shoes, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Marina Zenovich, Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D., Mork, Mork & Mindy, Murder She Wrote, 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, Steve Martin, The Carol Burnett Show, The Early Years, The Family, The Harpers, The Ken Berry WOW Show, USO tour, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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Ken Berry and Gary Lockwood: Next on TVC
Actors Ken Berry and Gary Lockwood will join us this weekend as part of an encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 13-16 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 7/13 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Abbott and Costello, Andy Griffith, Anthony Perkins, Anthony Quinn, Arlene Golanka, Barnaby Jones, Basil Rathbone, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Elia Kazan, Elvis Presley, F Troop, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Frank Poole, Gary Lockwood, Gary Mitchell, Gene Roddenberry, George Lindsay, Gunsmoke, Hal, Harvey Korman, Henry Fonda, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jane Fonda, Joshua Logan, Ken Berry, Kier Dullea, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Mayberry, Mission: Impossible, Murder, Natalie Wood, Night Gallery, Perry Mason, Quinn Martin, R.F.D., Sally Kellerman, She Wrote, Stanley Kubrick, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Lieutenant, The Six Million Dollar Man, Trekkies, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Where No Man Has Gone Before
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