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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

On Jim Henson with Brian Jay Jones – TV You Grew Up With 26

March 17, 2017 By Jim Harold

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!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson, Jim Henson: A Biography, Sesame Street, The Muppets

Twilight Zone Expert Martin Grams – TV You Grew Up With 25

March 10, 2017 By Jim Harold

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!

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

On Mary Tyler Moore – TV You Grew Up With 24

March 5, 2017 By Jim Harold

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!

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

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

TV Finales – TV You Grew Up With 21

September 18, 2016 By Jim Harold

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!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Holly Van Buren, Stephen Tropiano, TV Finales, TV Finales FAQ

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

The Matchless Gene Rayburn – TV You Grew Up With 19

February 18, 2016 By Jim Harold

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!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Gene Rayburn, Match Game, Matchless, The Match Game

Remembering Rod Serling – TV You Grew Up With 18

February 6, 2016 By Jim Harold

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)

Night Gallery: Season 1

Night Gallery: Season 2

Night Gallery: Season 3

This program was recorded in October 2015.

Thanks Mike!

Images: Wikipedia/CBS Entertainment

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Bundy Museum, Jim Harold, Mike Pipher, Night Gallery, Rod Serling, Rod Serling Archive, TV You Grew Up With, Twilight Zone

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