Made for TV Mayhem Show

Welcome back! We apologize for such a long delay. This episode was recorded LAST YEAR, and there were a number of sound issues, many of which I simply could not resolve. But here we are, talking The Forgotten Man (1971) and Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972), which both deal with Vietnam in different, but sometimes eerily similar ways. We do hope you enjoy!

Welcome back! Here is a special Halloween episode we recorded for the scariest of scary seasons. On this episode, we talk small screen vampires, and take a look at the classic 1979 chiller Vampire, starring the great Richard Lynch, as well as the glossy 1982 entry, I, Desire, which features that cutie pie werewolf David Naughton transforming into a vampire hunter! We do hope you enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of the Made for TV Mayhem Show. We are here to talk about all things Paul Playdon, and our focus is on his two telefilms, Escape (1971) and Beg, Borrow... or Steal (1973). So please join Amanda, Dan and Nate for yet another small screen adventure!

Welcome back! Here is out double for Halloween 2023. We talk about the small screen cult classics Deadly Lessons (1982) and Terror at London Bridge (aka Bridge Across Time, 1985). It's scary! Not really, but we had fun talking about these films and we hope you enjoy listening!

I'm so happy to FINALLY have this interview with Monte Markham online. I spoke to Monte (at length) about most of his incredible TV movie work, as well as some other sundries, and then Dan and I came in to talk about Markham's films Visions (aka Visions of Death, 1972) and the classic tele-horror pic Hotline (1982). A big shout out to Monte for his time and kindness and we hope you enjoy listening...

Welcome back to the Made for TV Mayhem Show. After an unexpected and unwanted hiatus, I've finally been able to put this episode together, which was recorded much earlier in 2023. We're joined by Bill Ackerman to discuss all things David Greene, and we're focusing on his amazing telefilms Madame Sin (1972) and Prototype (1983). We do hope you enjoy

The Made for TV Mayhem Show is B.A.C.K. And just in time for Halloween! On this episode we’re talking about two Curtis Harrington classics: The Cat Creature (1973) and Killer Bees (1974). Dan and Nate also throw out some of their favorite scary movie horror moments in tribute of Shudder’s new series, 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (which I can be seen on!). Yay. We hope you enjoy th...

We’re back! Join Dan, Nate and Amanda for a discussion about Jeannot Szwarc’s two stellar ABC Movie of the Weeks: Night of Terror (1972) and You’ll Never See Me Again (1973). And we’ll promise not to stay away so long this time. Thanks so much for your patience, and most of all thank you so much for listening! (and extra thanks to Dan for editing this episode!)

The Made for TV Mayhem Show has returned to celebrate what would have been Charles Bronson’s 100th birthday! To help us ring in this – the holiest of holy days – we invited James Newton of Newton Talks to discuss three of Bronson’s lesser talked about small screen appearances: the pilot for Man with a Camera (1958), One Step Beyond ‘s eerie entry The Last Round (1961) and the 1993 cop thriller TV...

We’re back! Well, we were back a while ago, but it took a long time to edit this because 2021 has shown no mercy. A big shout out to Dan for his help on getting this one edited! On this episode, you’ll find Dan and Amanda palling around with Shawnee Smith and Tammy Lauren for this SS / TL twofer, Crime of Innocence (1985) and I Saw What You Did (1988). We’re also hoping to get back on schedule and...

We’re back with a very special episode! February 6th, 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of This House Possessed , which aired on this day in 1981. It’s looking good at 40, and to celebrate, I sat down with Parker Stevenson to discuss the great little horror telefilm that keeps on going. After the interview join Dan, Nate and myself for a discussion of the film. And thank you, Parker Stevenson for be...

It hasn’t even been a month, and we are back! We couldn’t let the holiday season pass by without inviting our great friend Joanna Wilson of Christmas TV History back for our annual yuletide episode! We spend a little time stuck behind a forcefield with a lovable (but deadly) alien named Glim Gilm, who was a part of the Monsters TV series. And we play the holiday movie game, which is always fun. So...

We are back with a brand new episode, and it turned out to be one of those marathon recordings… Just like the olden days, which is a bit kismet since we’re going back to the Old West as we take a look at two surreal and fascinating Horror/Western hybrid TV movies, Black Noon (1971) and Into the Badlands (1991)! We are joined by a very special guest, James Newton, who helps Dan and Amanda dissect F...

Happy Halloween! We’re here to help you ring in the spookiest time of year with two supernatural telefilms: Midnight Offerings (1981) and The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983). We’re joined by one of our favorite people on the planet, Justin Kerswell of both the website The Hysteria Lives and the companion podcast The Hysteria Continues ! We do hope you have a safe and happy (and scary) Halloween!

Welcome back! We are a little late getting our head gear and Swatches in place, but we’re here to help you go back to school with two CBS Schoolbreak Specials : Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter (1981) and The Drug Knot (1986). Lots of illegal shenanigans to behold. We do hope you enjoy!

Welcome to a very special episode of Shades of Love. Amanda interviews Ken Atchity about his wonderful direct to video romance series Shades of Love. Then Amanda and Dan discuss two entries from the series, Echoes in Crimson and The Rose Cafe (both 1987). Ken was a wonderful guest and provides a lot of info about this great series where you will only want to speak of love. We do hope you enjoy!

Welcome back to episode 53, where all of our love is given to the amazing Aaron Spelling! Dan and Amanda are joined by Jon Larkin of Screaming Queenz to discuss The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) and the Charlie’s Angels pilot telefilm (1976). We had a blast, and we hope you do too! Thank you for listening! And if you’d like a little more of Amanda and Jon, you can listen to them talk about John Ca...

Welcome to a very special minisode dedicated to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood . We talk about how QT’s amazing film truly comes from the heart and pays a lot of respect to a golden era of television, as he presents TV as its own form of cinema. We hope you enjoy this one! Thanks for listening!

Welcome back! This is a very special episode for us because we got to talk about Shannen Doherty’s wonderful and underrated TV movie career. On tap: Satan’s School for Girls (2000) and Another Day (2001). We are joined by our great friend Erik Threfall of The Hysteria Continues , who just happens to be a huge fan of Beverly Hills, 90210 . It was kismet! However, please be patient with some of the...

We’re back with a special minisode for everyone with a little extra time on their hands. We resurrected the Name that TV Movie Game, and added a new segment! Hope you enjoy!

We’re back with a new episode, and we had a great time recording it. We hope you enjoy hanging out with Dan and Amanda and their good friend Gore Blimey of the Trilogy Terror Podcast as we discuss the early 80s mini-series Goliath Awaits !

Happy Holidays to one and all! We are back with our annual Christmas special. And no Made for TV Mayhem holiday extravaganza would be complete without our lovely annual co-host, Joanna Wilson of Christmas TV History . This year we’re talking about the wonderful Dupont Show with June Allyson episode titled A Silent Panic , which features Harpo Marx in a rare dramatic turn. We also play the Christma...

We poked around under the hood before we got down and dirty with Death Car on the Freeway and Gladiator ! So, welcome to our Small Screen Car Porn episode. Try as we might, it wasn’t as naughty as we thought it was going to be, but Dan and I had a lot of fun discussing these TV movies. We hope you enjoy! Also, make sure to check out Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie , because not onl...

We mean John Llewellyn Moxey! Pretty sure I just used that joke last week, but be kind… It’s been an insane month. But we’re here (thanks to Dan who edited this episode) and we’ve been joined by the wonderful Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters podcast to give some well-deserved love to Mr. Moxey. We discuss a bunch of his films, but the main topic of conversation is A Taste of Evil (1971) and...

Make sure you’ve got your Pee Chee folders and your No. 2 pencils, cuz the Made for TV Mayhem Show is going back to school again! This time we’re talking about the other three Rs: Rock and Roll and Rad! We’re talking about Ron Howard’s sweet coming of age telefilm Cotton Candy (1978) and the TVPG teen sex dramedy Senior Trip (1981). Our guest on this outing is the wonderful Mike McBeardo McPadden,...