Gene Rayburn is remembered today for his work as the hilarious emcee of Match Game, the classic 70’s game show, but he was much more. Author and game show expert Adam Nedeff join us to talk about one of our favorite classic TV personalities and his many successes. You can find Adam’s book on Gene at…
Read MoreWe talk with Mike Pipher who is in charge of the Rod Serling Archive at the Bundy Museum in Binghamton, NY (Serling’s hometown). We discuss the master of mystery, and his career before, during and after The Twilight Zone. Submitted for your consideration on TV You Grew Up With… Serling’s most celebrated TV series at Amazon.com: The Twilight…
Read MoreThe Andy Griffith Show is one of the iconic series in the history of television. Pulitzer prize winning author Daniel de Visé joins us to talk about the relationship that created it. . .that between Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. A great guest and book. You can find Daniel’s must-read book at Amazon.com: Andy and Don: The…
Read MoreShe played Cissy from the iconic sitcom Family Affair. She shares insight on working with greats like Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot, her accomplished career afterward, and we chat about her recent autobiography. You can find her book on Amazon: Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood You can find the entire series on DVD…
Read MoreLinda Gray talks to us about her life and on portraying Sue Ellen Ewing in the iconic TV series, Dallas. You can find Linda’s new autobiography at Amazon.com: The Road to Happiness Is Always Under Construction What a great lady Linda is, thanks Linda!
Read MoreWe talk to Alan Stevens and Dr. Fiona Moore about this iconic, mind bending 60s TV series, The Prisoner. They have written the ultimate guide book to the program. We also discuss their books on Battlestar Galactica. Here are Amazon links to some of the books we discussed: Fall Out: The Unofficial and Unathorised Guide to…
Read MoreKen Osmond and his co-author Christopher J. Lynch join us to talk about Ken’s life and the experience of playing an iconic character like Eddie Haskell. Chris and the Leave It To Beaver star have written a book on the subject: Eddie: The Life and Times of America’s Preeminent Bad Boy Thanks Ken & Chris!
Read MoreWe talk to legendary game show host Wink Martindale. In addition to his stellar hosting career on shows such as Gambit and Tic Tac Dough plus his radio work, Wink has a special connection to two of the greatest pop artists in history, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. We also talk about Wink’s latest online efforts…
Read MoreWe speak to the woman responsible for the terrific “Don Draper is DB Cooper” theory that has taken the ‘net by storm. Of course, we are talking about the ending of an instant classic TV series, Mad Men. Two years ago, Lindsey M. Green wrote this blog post first offering the theory. Going into the…
Read MoreComedian and host of The Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff guests on TV You Grew Up With to talk about the all-time King of Late Night, Johnny Carson. Check out his fantastic podcast at CarsonPodcast.com Thanks Mark! Photo Credit: Wikipedia.org
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