TV You Grew Up With

Seinfeldia – TV You Grew Up With 29

This week’s show is all about Seinfeld. Our guest is author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. You can find her book on the “show about nothing” at Amazon.com: Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything Thanks!

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Eric Braeden – TV You Grew Up With 27

You may know him as the iconic villain Victor Newman from The Young and the Restless, but you probably don’t know the amazing journey Eric Braeden took to become a soap opera legend. He shares some of that journey with us on this edition of TV You Grew Up With. You can find his book…

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Little House In The Hollywood Hills – TV You Grew Up With 23

Charlotte Stewart was Miss Beadle on Little House On The Prarie, Betty Briggs on Twin Peaks and has many stories of rubbing elbows with Hollywood legends. We had a great talk on this episode of TV You Grew Up With. You can find her autobiography at Amazon.com: Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl’s Guide…

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Stardom Happens – TV You Grew Up With 20

We talk to Home Improvement’s Taran Noah Smith and his Mom Candy Bennici about the rewards and challenges of child stardom. You can find their book on the subject at Amazon.com: Stardom Happens: Nurturing Your Child in the Entertainment Business Thanks Taran & Cindy!

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Remembering Rod Serling – TV You Grew Up With 18

We 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…

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Andy and Don – TV You Grew Up With 17

The 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…

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The Prisoner – TV You Grew Up With 14

We 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…

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Ken Osmond On Being Eddie Haskell – TV You Grew Up With 13

Ken 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!

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Mark Malkoff on Johnny Carson – TV You Grew Up With Ep 10

Comedian 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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Cindy Williams and Laverne and Shirley – TV You Grew Up With Ep 9

Cindy Williams joins us to talk about her new book, American Graffiti and, of course, her legendary TV series Laverne & Shirley. You can find her new book at Amazon.com: Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life You can find Laverne & Shirley on DVD at Amazon.com: Laverne & Shirley: Complete Series Pack Thanks Cindy!

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