The Great TV Podcast with Jim Harold
Where we talk about the best shows ever made, current & classic!
NBC’s Land of the Lost was a Saturday morning favorite for kids of the 70s. Today, we interview none other than Holly…Kathy Coleman.
We talk about Kathy’s journey. What a great lady. I think you’ll enjoy this edition of The Great TV Podcast!
Thanks Kathy!
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
–SCOTTeVEST–
I am a gadget guy, the only problem is where do you carry them all? That’s not a problem once you are introduced to SCOTTeVEST products. You’ll love the power of pockets.
CLICK HERE AND use my special discount code JIMHAROLD to get 20% off of your SCOTTeVEST purchase. You’ll love it!
Scott Ryan and John Thorne join us to talk all about Twin Peaks, both the 90s version and the new version that will air this month on Showtime. Excuse me, I suddenly have a hankering for a damned fine cup of coffee!
Thanks Scott and John!
This week’s show is all about Seinfeld. Our guest is author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
NOTE: We are changing the name of the show, so episode 30 with be under the new GREAT TV PODCAST banner!
You can find her book on the “show about nothing” at Amazon.com: Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
Thanks!
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!
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!
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 Making of a Friendship and a Classic American
Thanks Daniel!
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 The Prisoner
Thanks Alan and Dr. Moore!
The Waltons was THE iconic family drama of the 1970s. Judy Norton was Mary Ellen for the run of the series. We talk to Judy about the classic series, and the many things she has done since in acting, writing, directing, and singing.
Thanks Judy!
Judy’s Website at JudyNorton.com
Photo Credit: Judy Norton
—
Watch The Waltons:
Bruce Weitz of Hill Street Blues fame joins us on this edition of the show. An Emmy-award winner, Bruce talks about his decades long career, playing Mick Belker and his latest chapter which is quite a departure from his time in front of the camera and on the stage.
Thanks Bruce!
—
You can find the Hill Street Blues boxed set at Amazon.com:
