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Open House with Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays – The Great TV Podcast 34

September 16, 2017 By Jim Harold

TV legend Corbin Bernsen and his wife, accomplish actress Amanda Pays are also superstars of making great living spaces. They talk about their book on the subject and their 30 year marriage.

Here is their new book at Amazon:

Open House: Reinventing Space for Simple Living

Thanks Corbin and Amanda!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Amanda Pays, Corbin Bernsen, Jim Harold, LA LAW, TV Podcast

Michael Learned and Being Olivia Walton – The Great TV Podcast 33

June 9, 2017 By Jim Harold

She played Olivia Walton on The Waltons. 

Michael talks about her career and being a part of one of the most beloved TV series of all time. It was lovely to speak with her.

Thanks Michael!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Jim Harold, Michael Learned, Olivia Walton, The Waltons

Loretta Swit and MASH – The Great TV Podcast 32

May 26, 2017 By Jim Harold

Loretta Swit portrayed Margaret “Hotlips” Houlihan on the iconic TV series MASH.

We talk to Loretta about MASH, her other acting work and the good work she is doing on behalf of animals today.

You can find her recent book at Amazon.com: SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit

Thanks Loretta!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes

William Daniels – The Great TV Podcast 31

May 12, 2017 By Jim Harold

He is perhaps best known as the voice of KITT from Knight Rider but William Daniels is so much more. An Emmy for his work on St. Elsewhere, a movie career including The Graduate, and his stellar work on Broadway. We are so glad to talk to this living legend and his wife actress Bonnie Bartlett!

You can find William’s recent autobiography on Amazon.com: There I Go Again

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Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: classic TV, Dr. Mark Craig, Kitt, Knight Rider, St. Elsewhere, The Great TV Podcast, William Daniels

Ed Asner – TV You Grew Up With 28

April 8, 2017 By Jim Harold

The legendary Ed Asner join us this week. We talk about his iconic role as Lou Grant, working with Mary Tyler Moore, his long career and why he has been so active in the political arena.

Jim’s note: It was an awesome honor to spend some time with Mr. Asner, I hope you enjoy our talk.

You can find information on Ed’s production of A Man and His Prostate at amanandhisprostate.com

Thanks Mr. Asner!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Ed Asner, Lou Grant, Mary Tyler Moore

Eric Braeden – TV You Grew Up With 27

March 24, 2017 By Jim Harold

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 at Amazon.com: I’ll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama

Thanks Eric!

P.S. Eric is one of those guests I could have talked with for hours…an amazing man!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: classic TV, Eric Braeden, Eric Braeden Interview, Hans Gudegast, Jim Harold, retro TV, TV You Grew Up With, Young and the Restless

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

February 24, 2017 By Jim Harold

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 to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and Me

Thanks Charlotte!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: classic TV, classic TV podcast, Jim Harold, TV You Grew Up With

No Soup For You with Larry Thomas – TV You Grew Up With 22

February 17, 2017 By Jim Harold

He played “The Soup Nazi” on Seinfeld! Larry Thomas joins us and talks about playing New York’s meanest restaurateur, his career beyond the iconic role and his own lifelong fascination with cooking. And, by the way. If you don’t listen to this episode, “no soup for you!”

You can find Larry’s book at Amazon.com:  Confessions of a Soup Nazi: An Adventure in Acting and Cooking

Thanks Larry!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode

Stardom Happens – TV You Grew Up With 20

May 11, 2016 By Jim Harold

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!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Candy Bennici, Home Improvement, Taran Noah Smith, TV You Grew Up With

Surviving Cissy with Kathy Garver – TV You Grew Up With 16

December 4, 2015 By Jim Harold

She 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 here: Family Affair: The Complete Series

Thanks Kathy!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Anisa Jones, Brian Keith, Cissy, Family Affair, Johnny Whittaker, Kathy Garver, Sebastian Cabot, Surviving Cissy

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