That's Classic!

Intimate Interview With Lynne Moody on her roles in Roots, Soap, That's My Mama And Knots Landing! Lynne talks with me about the audition process she went through for Roots and RootsThe Next Generations, working with Ben Vereen "Chicken George", what an amazing man Lou Gossett, Jr. was and her friendship with Alex Haley the author of Roots. Lynne also chats about her racist experience with the KKK...

Rich Correll, Richard Rickover, Beaver's Best Friend from Leave it To Beaver in a Personal Interview! Rich talks with John about how he was cast as Beaver's best friend, Richard Rickover on Leave it to Beaver, his real life close friendship with Jerry Mathers while shooting Leave it to Beaver and today, running around the Universal Lot with Jerry Mathers and the other kids from the show an...

Exclusive Interview With Billy Gray From Father Knows Best Continues... Billy continues his chat from the previous That's Classic! episode with John about the film, The Day The Earth Stood Still, shooting On Moonlight Bay with Doris Day, Gordon MacRae's drinking problem, his admiration for Bob Hope and shooting The Seven Little Foys and the birthday party Barbara Stanwyck threw for him. Bi...

A Personal and Intimate Interview With Billy Gray, Bud From Father Knows Best At His Home! Billy talks with John about how Father Knows Best started as a show, what Robert Young was like when the cameras weren't rolling, Robert Young gripping him hard in scenes, how he teased Elinor Donahue while she was filming takes and how the producers cheated him out of his agreed upon weekly salary. Bill...

Exclusive and Heartfelt Interview With Paul Petersen From The Donna Reed Show! John talks with Paul about the first time he met Academy award winner, Donna Reed, how his family was from the county in Iowa next to where Donna Reed grew up and what kind of person Donna Reed was. Plus Paul chats about his favorite guest stars on The Donna Reed Show, a very special moment with Buster Keaton on the set...

Jennifer Donati, Baby Rose on Little House on the Prairie: Personal and Intimate Interview! Jennifer chats with John about how she was cast on Little House on the Prairie, the effect of being cast on her Mom's life, initially hiding the fact that she had been Baby Rose to her friends and the amazing box of memorabilia she found after her Mom passed. Jennifer talks about the closure she was abl...

Pamela Roylance, "Sarah Carter" on Little House, Days Of Our Lives, The Social Network and more! Pamela Roylance talks with John about her relationship with Kathryn Macgregor, her special friendship with Dabbs Greer up until the final moments before he died and the lasting effects Little House has had on fans and the cast as well as the cast members she remains close with. Pamela also ch...

Pamela Roylance, Sarah Carter on Little House on the Prairie, in an Intimate Personal Interview! Pamela talks with John about the special moments she experienced at the 50th anniversary event in Simi Valley, CA, her incredible audition process with Michael Landon for the role of Sarah Carter and how he stuck up for her and Stan Ivar against the television network. Pamela chats about Michael Landon...

Eric Roberts, Runaway Train, Pope of Greenwich Village, The Dark Knight and his wife, Eliza Roberts, Brunella from Animal House! Eric Roberts talks with me about how he prepared for the scary role of Paul Snider, Dorothy Stratten's boyfriend who murdered her, shooting Star 80 in the actual locations the murder took place and working with Mariel Hemingway. Eric also discusses how he embodied hi...

Celebrating 60 Years Of The Dick Van Dyke Show: Stories from the Producer David Van Deusen. David, a expert on the Dick Van Dyke Show to say the least, chats with John about how Mary Tyler Moore was cast in the Dick Van Dyke Show, how the pilot was based on Carl Reiner earlier pilot, how Dick Van Dyke came on board and the connection to Rose Marie. David gives detailed history into episodes of the...

Larry chats with John about how he auditioned for the Dick Van Dyke Show, the first time he met Dick Van Dyke, his amazing motherly relationship with Mary Tyler Moore and how Rob Reiner read him comic books as a kid! Larry also talks about his special heartfelt bond with Rose Marie, the comedy genius of Morey Amsterdam, playing catch with Ron Howard, special episodes with no studio audience and th...

Exclusive Interview With Little Ricky From I Love Lucy - Keith Thibodeaux Shares Personal Stories! Keith talks with John about his crazy personal audition experience with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz for the role of Little Ricky on I Love Lucy, how Lucy protected him, preparing and doing Babloo with Desi Arnaz for the show and what Bill Frawley and Vivian Vnace were like behind the scenes. Keith ge...

Shelley Fabares, Star of Coach, The Brian Keith Show, Brian's Song and more! - Exclusive Interview Shelley talks with John about her fun times working on COACH with Craig T. Nelson and Jerry Van Dyke, the genius of Jerry Van Dyke and her favorite guest stars. Shelley gets personal about how she met Annette Funicello and became very dear friends, as well as working on Brian's Song with Jame...

Shelley Fabares Shares Her Fondest Memories From The Donna Reed Show - Candid And Heartwarming Chat! Shelley talks with John about her close relationship with her aunt, Nanette Fabray, what Donna Reed was like off set and how she introduced Shelley to so much, going to school on set with Paul Petersen and their bizarre graduation from University School without ever attending it! Shelley also chats...

Dean Butler, My Little House Life & Beyond: His Dad's plane crash, Michael Landon's funeral & more! Dean Butler of Little House on the Prairie talks about being bullied for blushing as a child but what a gift it became, the traumatic experience of seeing his father's plane crash by the family ranch, the effect of Michael Landon's affair on the cast, his romantic moment with...

Dean Butler, My Little House Life & Beyond Interview: His Real Life Family History vs. Little House! Dean Butler of Little House on the Prairie talks with John about how gracious Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim were doing the introduction to his new book, the amazing similarity with Dean's family history and the real Almanzo Wilder and how the casting director for Little House told him...

Dee Wallace Reveals Secrets From Her Iconic Roles In CHIPS, TAXI CUJO, and The FRIGHTENERS! John chats with Dee Wallace about about how exhausting it was to play her iconic role as in CUJO, meeting her husband on CHIPS and working with Judd Hirsch on TAXI. Dee also discusses the effect of walking in on her father's attempted suicide, how she brings authenticity out in a character and the kindn...

Dee Wallace talks ET, 10, CUJO, THE FRIGHTENERS, STARSKY and HUTCH, POLICE WOMAN and more! John has a blast talking with Dee Wallace about the incredible story of how she booked E.T. The Extraterrestrial, working with a child-like Steven Spielberg and how her emotional scene with her family in ET came about. Dee also discusses the kindness of Peter Jackson while filming The Frighteners as her husb...

The Ultimate Happy Days Interview: Don Most Opens Up About His Time As Ralph and so much more! John talks with Don Most, Ralph from Happy Days about his intense audition process for Happy Days going up against other stars like Robby Benson and then turning down the role! Don also chats about the meteoric rise of the Fonz and the effect on the rest of the cast, how his role of Ralph moved up in the...

Linda Purl Dishes On Her Experiences With Fonzie, The Waltons, The Office, Patrick Duffy and more! Linda talks with John about her friendship with Donny Most from Happy Days, auditioning for Richie's girlfriend and Fonzie's girlfriend and how it was like working with family on Happy Days. Linda also chats about Henry Winkler off set, the magic of Garry Marshall, growing up acting in Japan,...

Get An Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes of Dallas with Steve Kanaly "Ray Krebbs" In part one of this fabulous two part interviewSteve talks with John about his gutsy audition for Dallas, his very special relationship off camera with Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy, how the pilot of Dallas had to be reshot and Jim Davis "Jock Ewing" Steve also chats Working with Priscilla Presley...

Exclusive: Dive Deeper Into the Career of Steve Kanaly in this Revealing Interview Part 2. Steve continues chatting with John about playing Pretty Boy Floyd in the John Milius film, Dillinger and acting with Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton and Richard Dreyfuss, meeting Charlton Heston in a Vietnam War zone, and working with Steven Spielberg in his directorial debut, Sugarland Express...

Uncovering The Hidden Secrets Of Married With Children With Producer, Richard Gurman. Richard talks about his new book, Married with Children vs. the World, Ed O'Neill's audition for Married with Children, how the network didn't want Ed O'Neill and that David Faustino and Christina Applegate were not the first to be cast as Bud and Kelly Bundy. Richard talks about Katy Sagal bringi...

Unveiling Fun Secrets of The Brady Bunch & Gilligan's Island with producer Lloyd Schwartz! John and co-host, Bob Bergen chat with Lloyd Schwartz, producer of The Brady Bunch and Rescue from Gilligan's Island about what the Brady kids were like off set, his close relationship with Ann B. Davis "Alice" and the emotional toll of working with Robert Reed and his insults of his fa...

Get An Exclusive Look Behind Love American Style With Actress Barbara Minkus! Barbara chats with John about being picked for Love American Style because of Garry Marshall, the producer of Laverne and Shirley, how she and Stuart Margolin from Rockford Files created the six years of vignettes they did on Love American Style and her relationship with Stuart Margolin near the end of his life. Barbara...