TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 488.4: Howard Storm ( Mork & Mindy , The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood ) talks to Ed about the path that led him to become a director, as well as his encounters with the legendary Judy Garland during his days as a stand-up comic. Steve Stoliar , author of Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House and Howard's collaborator on The Imperfect Storm , co-hosts. Want to adve...

TVC 488.7: Meggie Jones , founder of Nutrient Soak , talks to Ed about her ongoing effort to support our frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Meggie recently donated $50,000 worth of Nutrient Soak products to frontline healthcare workers in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago to keep their immune systems strong throughout this difficult time, plus she recently par...

From December 2016: Greg Ehrbar with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Judy Garland Show. (CBS, 1963-1964), including the clashes between Garland and then-CBS network president James T. Aubrey. 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 wit...

From September 2013: Ed welcomes David Koenig, author of Danny Kaye: King of Jesters, the first in-depth examination of the stage, film, radio and TV career of Danny Kaye that not only explores Kaye's often complicated relationship with his wife, Sylvia Fine, but chronicles his lifelong dedication to helping children around the world through his efforts with UNICEF. Topics this segment include the...

TVC 487.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember actor and entrepreneur Lyle Waggoner ( The Carol Burnett Show, Wonder Woman ) as part of This Week in TV History. Waggoner passed away Tuesday, March 17 at age 84. 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...

TVC 487.2: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the indelible imprint that Lyle Waggoner left on the film and television industry since the launch of his company, Star Waggons, in 1979. 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...

From April 2013: Phil Gries plays a clip from a 1963 interview between New York Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner and Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants. Mays' memoir, 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid , is scheduled for release later in 2020. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsors...

TVC 487.4: Ed welcomes back actor, comedian, director and raconteur Howard Storm . After beginning his showbiz career when he was a teenager, performing in nightclubs in New York in the 1950s, Howard worked steadily as an actor and improvisational performer in the late '60s and early 1970s before becoming one of the most sought-after directors in television, including such popular shows as Laverne...

TVC 487.5: Actor, comedian, and director Howard Storm reveals how he won the confidence of a skeptical Beatrice Arthur during production of Amanda's (ABC, 1983) and why Pam Dawber's efforts as the Abbott to Robin Williams ' Costello on Mork & Mindy often go unappreciated. Howard's memoir, The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood , is available through Bear Manor Media. Co-hosting the ho...

From April 2013: Phil Gries plays audio highlights of a 1963 interview between Emmy Award-winning announcer Ralph Kiner and fellow baseball Hall of Famer Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers. A member of the New York Mets broadcast team for more than fifty years, Kiner passed away in 2014. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sp...

TVC 486.1: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen join Ed via Skype for a special edition of This Week in TV History that looks at how the corona virus pandemic continues to affect not just the television industry, but all walks of our daily lives around the world, including the postponement of several upcoming primaries in the 2020 presidential campaign. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential...

TVC 486.2: Greg and Ed discuss the DVD release of Keeping Up Appearances (BBC1, 1990-1995), the British sitcom starring Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift.  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. Please...

TVC 486.3: Ed welcomes back Eric Braeden , the Emmy Award-winning actor who earlier this year celebrated his fortieth anniversary playing complex self-made billionaire Victor Newman on the popular CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless . Topics include how Victor has evolved as a character over the past four decades; the chemistry Eric has enjoyed with Melody Thomas Scott and other Y and R c...

TVC 486.4: Actor and author Eric Braeden ( The Young and the Restless , The Rat Patrol, Colossus: The Forbin Project , I'll Be Damned ) talks to Ed about some of his other movie and TV roles, including learning how to downhill ski when making the film The Ultimate Thrill , and the joy he felt when he first stepped onto the set of Den of Thieves , the feature-length crime thriller written and direc...

TVC 486.5: From March 2014: Susan Kesler , producer of the award-winning Get Smart Complete Series Box Set from 2007, talks to Ed about the lengths she went to locate and secure the many extra features that are part of that amazing DVD collection. Also the author of The Wild, Wild West: The Series , as well as one of the top editors in network television over the past three decades, Sue passed awa...

TVC 485.1: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, singer, and showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark shares a few memories of his friend Jack Sheldon , the virtuoso jazz trumpeter and comedian whom some of you may remember as Merv Griffin's sidekick throughout the 1970s. Also one of the many contributors to Schoolhouse Rock , including the songs "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Ju...

TVC 485.2: A return appearance by James DuMont , one of the busiest character actors in film and TV today. Currently seen as Danny McBride's right-hand man on The Righteous Gemstones (which HBO recently renewed for a second season), James has prominent roles as Senator McClellan in The Banker , the first feature film produced by Apple TV (now available for streaming on demand on Apple TV+), and as...

TVC 485.3: James DuMont ( Spenser: Confidential , The Righteous Gemstones ) talks to Ed about how he often looks for the Achilles heel of a character whenever he takes on a part, and how he approaches playing historical characters such as Senator McClellan in The Banker . Both The Banker and Spenser: Confidential are available now for streaming on demand. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Con...

TVC 485.4: Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning actor Rob Paulsen , the voice of Pinky from Pinky and the Brain , Yakko Warner from Animaniacs , and both Raphael and Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . Rob's voice was nearly silenced in 2016 when he learned that he had throat cancer. Rob's memoir, Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life , is the stor...

TVC 485.5: Rob Paulsen ( Pinky and the Brain , Animaniacs , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Talkin' Toons ), talks to Ed about working with such voice actors as Jack Riley; his approach to directing voice actors; and the degree to which he and his cast mates on Animaniacs are allowed to ad-lib. Rob's memoir, Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life , is th...

TVC 485.6: Rob Paulsen ( Pinky and the Brain , Animaniacs , Talkin' Toons ) talks to Ed about the importance of getting things checked out once you reach a certain age. Rob's memoir, Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life , is the story of how his two-year fight with cancer gave him a new lease on life and an even greater appreciation for his gift for c...

TVC 485.7: Film and TV actor James DuMont ( Spenser: Confidential , The Banker ) talks to Ed about the importance of auditioning for your career, not for any one job. Both The Banker and Spenser: Confidential are available now for streaming on demand. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edi...

From March 2014: Ed and guest co-host Susan Kesler welcome actress and television executive Stacey Adams , the daughter of Don Adams . Stacey has enjoyed a long and successful career in television in her own right, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, while Sue was one of the producers of the award-winning Get Smart Complete Series Gift Set DVD collection . Also one of the top film e...

With Playboy announcing earlier today that it is suspending production of the print edition of its flagship magazine for the rest of 2020---a move that many believe also signals the end of the publication---we thought we'd post this bonus edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL in which Phil Gries played audio highlights from some of the early television ventures of Playboy founder and publisher Hugh Hefner, i...

TVC 484.1: From March 2015: A special edition of This Week in TV History in which Tony, Donna, and Ed pay tribute to the life and career of Leonard Nimoy .  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. Please...