TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 515.4: Greg and Ed discuss the DVD releases of such Jetsons titles as Rockin' with Judy Jetson , Jetsons: The Movie , and The Jetsons & WWE Robo-Wrestlemania . Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show....

TVC 515.5: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Anson Williams ( Happy Days , Harvest Time, Alert Drops ).Topics include the Oct. 25 reunion of Happy Days cast members that raised funds for Wisconsin Democrats ; Anson's efforts to emergency medical technicians in various U.S. hotspots so they can remain alert naturally during the COVID-19 pandemic; and why Happy...

TVC 515.6: Actor and entrepreneur Anson Williams talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about the new version of "Pump Your Blood," the song he made famous on Happy Days , in an effort to teach children the importance of washing their hands to stop the spread of COVID-19; plus he shares a few memories of meeting Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton while practicing at Dodger Stadium with the Happy Days so...

TVC 515.7: Actress and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser ( All the President's Men , The Tony Randall Show , The In-Laws , Crazy Like a Fox, Trying to Get Good , Stillpoint ) talks to Ed about her new web series, Sonnets from Suburbia , plus she'll shares a few memories of working with Jack Warden on Crazy Like a Fox . Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with Adverti...

From November 2010: Ed and Tony welcome Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives and the author of The Days of Our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and The Untold History of Days of Our Lives , a history of Days of Our Lives on television. This conversation originally aired on Nov. 8, 2010, the day that marked the 45th anniversary of the show's premiere on NBC. In this segmen...

From November 2010: Ed and Tony welcome Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives and the author of The Days of Our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and The Untold History of Days of Our Lives , a history of Days of Our Lives on television that also pays tribute to his parents, Ted and Betty Corday, the creators and original executive producers of the series. Topics this segme...

From May 2012: Ed welcomes Mike Pingel, author of Channel Surfing: Wonder Woman , everything you wanted to know about the classic TV series from the 1970s starring Lynda Carter , including a detailed episode guide, information about the designs behind Wonder Woman's various costumes, interviews with Lynda Carter, series producer Douglas S. Cramer, guest stars Joan Van Ark and Stella Stevens, and m...

TVC 514.1: Screenwriter, filmmaker and TV and film historian Gary Gerani ( Pumpkinhead , Vampirella , Fantastic Television ) discusses the 50th anniversary Blu-ray release of Fear No Evil and Ritual of Evil , the highly acclaimed made-for-TV movies starring Louis Jourdan that not only were two of the first made-for-TV horror movies, but paved the way for such later supernatural TV efforts as The S...

TVC 514.2: Screenwriter, filmmaker and TV and film historian Gary Gerani shares a few memories of his longtime friendship with Billy Goldenberg , the Emmy-winning composer who passed away earlier this year at age 84 . Known for his work in television, including the early work of Steven Spielberg ( Duel , the pilot for Night Gallery , and the premiere episode of Columbo ), Goldenberg set the tone f...

TVC 514.3: Music and TV historian Geoffrey Mark joins Ed for a remembrance of singer/songwriters Helen Reddy and Mac Davis. Both artists changed music at a time, the 1970s, when pop music was somewhat schizophrenic. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to...

TVC 514.4: Ed welcomes actress and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser ( All the President's Men , The Tony Randall Show , The In-Laws , Crazy Like a Fox ). Penny's latest film, Stillpoint , offers viewers a window into the lives of members of a Zen community in Santa Cruz, California. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsor...

TVC 514.5: Actress and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser and Ed discuss Trying to Get Good , her critically acclaimed portrait of trumpet player extraordinaire Jack Sheldon. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on...

TVC 514.6: From April 2015: Ed welcomes Sylvia Resnick, longtime entertainment journalist and former staff editor for Rona Barrett's Hollywood . Sylvia's book The Evolution of the Hollywood Heartthrob profiles some of the greatest male heartthrobs in film and TV history, from Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino, to Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Chad Everett, Robert Redford and Burt Reynolds. Want...

From October 2013: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the many ways in which Miami Vic e left its mark on network television. The original soundtrack for Miami Vice reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts on Nov. 2, 1985 and would remain No. 1 for the next eleven weeks. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the p...

From February 2012: Actress Sherry Jackson ( Make Room for Daddy, Come Next Spring, Gunn ) talks to Ed about working with Adam West and Frank Gorshin on Batman ; with Jack Kelly and Maverick on Maverick ; and how her stepfather, screenwriter Montgomery Pittman, helped her make the transition from child actress to grown-up actress by writing characters specifically for her. Want to advertise/sponso...

From February 2012: Actor and author Henry Winkler tells Ed and Gary Snyder how he came to write the Ghost Buddy children's book series; how he channeled who he wanted to be when he played The Fonz on Happy Day s; and why being "cool" as an adult means being comfortable in your own skin. Audio courtesy The Gary Snyder Show . Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with A...

TVC 513.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly joins Ed as we pay tribute to Tom Kennedy , the legendary game show host who passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at age 93. Topics this segment include how Kennedy, born James Edward Narz (and the younger brother of fellow game show host Jack Narz), came to be known by his famous stage name.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnere...

TVC 513.2: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about Tom Kennedy's versatility as a game show host; how he and his real-life brother, Jack Narz, came to be related to fellow game show legend Bill Cullen; why many, including Kennedy himself, considered Cullen to be the best in the business; some insight on Kennedy's experience hosting The Price is Right ; and why You Don't Say, Split Seco...

TVC 513.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Ed Asner , the eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Lou Grant both on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and his own hour-long spinoff series, Lou Grant . Topics include Ed's experiences playing two other iconic characters: Santa Claus, which he famously did in Elf , and God Almighty, whom Ed has played on at least two o...

TVC 513.4: Music and TV historian Geoffrey Mark talks to Ed about why Tom Kennedy , Jack Narz and Bill Cullen were all great communicators as broadcasters and game show hosts. Geoff knew Tom Kennedy and Jack Narz for more than twenty years. Tom Kennedy passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at age 93. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertis...

TVC 513.5: Ed welcomes actor, author, magician, and adventurer Rich Manley . Rich is the host, producer, writer and director of Culture Shock: Bridging Cultures Through Magic , a new series on Tubi that attempts to communicate the energy, humility, and compassion of people coming together through the shared experience of magic. Each edition of Culture Shock not only features dangerous stunts, expl...

TVC 513.6: Actor and magician Rich Manley talks to Ed about the upcoming occult thriller Angel One Eye ; working with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in the movie Night and Day ; and the eternal appeal of illusionist Harry Houdini. Rich is the host, producer, writer and director of Culture Shock: Bridging Cultures Through Magic , a new series on Tubi that attempts to communicate the energy, humility,...

From February 2014: Actor and author Michael Dante ( Star Trek, Custer, Westbound, Winterhawk , Winterhawk's Land , The Naked Kiss, Somebody Up There Likes Me, From Hollywood to Michael Dante Way ) talks to Ed about working with Elvis Presley in Kid Galahad (and why that movie was among The King's all-time favorites); how producer David Weisbart cast Michael as Chief Crazy Horse in The Legend of C...

From May 2014: Marion Ross, the actress known around the world as Mrs. C on Happy Day s, talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about how the cast of Happy Days bonded together by playing softball, and how the Happy Days softball team toured to such places as Okinawa and East Germany. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requ...

From December 2012: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember Tiny Tim's wedding to Victoria Budinger (a.k.a. Miss Vicki), which was nationally televised on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on Dec. 17, 1969. More than 21.1 million viewers tuned in that night, making it the highest-rated Tonight Show broadcast at the time. (Carson's highest-rated broadcast, of course, was the May 22, 1992 edition of The...