The Great TV Podcast with Jim Harold
Where we talk about the best shows ever made, current & classic!
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!
Jim Henson was a legend and a one of a kind. We talk to his biographer, Brian Jay Jones, about the man and his amazing work.
You can find Brian’s book at Amazon.com: Jim Henson: The Biography
Thanks Brian!
Twilight Zone expert Martin Grams joins us to discuss the classic series.
You can find his book at Amazon.com: The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic
Here is a link to the Blu Ray of the complete series, now released, that we discussed: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Thanks Martin!
The Mary Tyler Moore Show was groundbreaking in so many ways plus it was just plain great television. We talk to author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong about the classic TV series and it’s star, the late great Mary Tyler Moore.
You can find Jennifer’s book at Amazon.com: Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And all the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic
Thanks Jennifer!
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!
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!
Stephen Tropiano and Holly Van Buren join us to discuss the endings of classic TV shows.
You can find their book at Amazon.com: TV Finales FAQ
Thanks Stephen & Holly!
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!
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 Amazon.com: The Matchless Gene Rayburn
Thanks Adam!
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 Zone: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]
The Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection (DVD)
This program was recorded in October 2015.
Thanks Mike!
Images: Wikipedia/CBS Entertainment
