Podcasts about Betty Anderson

For our Halloween 2023 episode, we take you on a tour of Peyton Place—the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious, 1957 Fox movie starring Lana Turner, and the mid-late-60s TV series starring Dorothy Malone and Mia Farrow (among many others) that reinvented television. We discuss the strange journey of Metalious's scabrous and scathing vision from satire to soap opera, in the course of which the story of shack-dweller Selena Cross's violation by her stepfather becomes the story of lower-middle-class Betty Anderson's resentful ambition, while ostensible protagonist Allison MacKenzie goes from being a bit of a jerk to being a nightmare of willfulness. But which versions of the story influenced David Lynch the most? We give our surmises.    Time Codes: 0h 00m 45s:    Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 0h 42 m 52s:   PEYTON PLACE (1957) [dir. Mark Robson] 1h 02m 26s:    PEYTON PLACE – TV SERIES (1964 to 1969) +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

As far back as history has recorded our activities, woman has been a rather puzzling creature, especially when she's going through what is known as the teenage. A good case in point is Betty Anderson. But before we can reveal the capricious maneuvers of her feminine mind we must first look in on the principle male member of the family, Jim Anderson as he settles himself in the Den to do some work in the quiet of his home. Like this. . . Duration: 29:42 Starring: Robert Young Broadcast Date: 15th January 1953

Today on part one of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Peter Ackerman, son of actress Elinor Donohue and TV executive Harry Ackerman. We talk to Peter about growing up in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and how his parents worked on iconic television shows from the 1950s through to the 1990s. For Harry, that meant being directly responsible for shows like “I Love Lucy”, “Bewitched”, “Gidget”, “Gunsmoke”, “Dennis The Menace”, “The Monkees” and dozens more. For Elinor that was iconic roles as Betty Anderson on “Father Knows Best as well as “The Andy Griffith Show”, “The Odd Couple”, “Newhart”, “Get A Life” and many more. Talking to Peter was a real pleasure and a walk down memory lane as we hear behind the scenes tales of family friends William Asher and Elizabeth Montgomery, a first kiss from the daughter of a famous comedian, visiting the set of “Batman”, not visiting the set of “The Monkees” due to Tork's curse and the twisted realization that your school friend actor Johnny is actually playing your mother's son in a TV show. We talk about long gone LA restaurants, restaurants still present, what it was like to be the son of an actress and then meet the child playing your mother's son on her TV show, your first kiss ever with a comedian's daughter, Sabrina vs. Serena, the end of Bewitched, the amazingly cross Paul Lynde, the lone time Peter asked for a twinkle of Elizabeth Montgomery's nose and much more. It's all here on the next episode, of the Rarified Heir Podcast. Take a listen.

Bud joins the carnival, and he learns that a sucker is born every minute.Original Air Date: 10/03/1952Starring:Robert Young as Jim Anderson, Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson, Elinor Donahue as Betty Anderson, Billy Gray as Bud Anderson, Lauren Chapin as Kathy Anderson. 

Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast March 11, 1954, 68 years ago, The False Elopement. After Jim expresses disapproval of Betty's boyfriend, Jim and Margaret think they may be going to elope!

Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast October 9, 1952, Betty and the Crooner. Betty's fallen hard for a singer...who turns out not to be what she thinks he is! Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Primrose Matter, originally broadcast October 9, 1956. Johnny stumbles on a well hidden car, a dead body, and the two remaining killers.

The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nilsson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran, and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. On the radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really rules over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series. For example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act a bit off; for example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret cannot understand how a table floats in the air. But that is a rare exception. Betty, on radio, is portrayed as a status-seeking, boy-crazy teenage girl. To her, every little thing is "the worst thing that could ever happen." Bud, on radio, is portrayed as an "all-American" boy who always seems to need "just a bit more" money, though he gets $1.25 (nearly $14.00 in 2021) per week in allowance. Bud is in charge of always having to answer the phone, which he hates. He is also shown as a somewhat dim boy who takes everything literally; for example, Jim might say, "Go jump in the lake," to which Bud would reply, "Okay, Dad; which lake should I go jump into?" He also uses the phrase "Holy Cow" to express displeasure. On radio, Kathy often is portrayed as a source of irritation. She whines, cries and complains about her status in the family as being overlooked. She often is the source of money to her brother and sister, although she is in hock several years on her own allowance. you may have heard the Anderson family on my Thanksgiving episode and if you haven't I would recommend going back and listening to that but this morning we welcome to Anderson family to the show for the first time in the first episode the Anderson family is sitting down for breakfast one day when all the sudden breakfast starts going downhill. Mr and Mrs Anderson's three kids each their father's permission to buy things and use things. but the Anderson's oldest daughter Betty Anderson wants to let her family know that she is getting married. which her father Mr Anderson does not like because she has not even finished college yet. so Betty persuades her parents to let the young man come over for dinner to see how they like him. but they're two other kids bud and their youngest daughter Kathleen are flabbergasted. because their dad won't let them give the money or let them borrow his car. but when Betty is engaged to be married they invite her fiance over for dinner. and it is the pilot episode. in this second episode it is called The exchange card. one morning Mr Anderson is going over the Christmas holiday budget and says how they've been overspending. so Mr Anderson comes up with a plan for the family to save money but each of his children need money to do stuff with and each time Mr Anderson says no. but later on Mrs Anderson comes up with a solution on how to better manage their money. I hope you guys enjoy Mr Robert Young in the NBC comedy show Father knows Best if you like the show please comment and subscribe and enjoy the show guys thanks.

In this week's episode fans explain why and how David mattered. This month – September 2020 – it is 50 years since The Partridge Family first aired on ABC in the United States; the night he entered our hearts and minds. It is, as he once sang, a love there is no cure for. It's wrong to say we don't think of David – he has been such an important part of our lives for 50 years – and because we have always loved him for what he represented to us, the way he made us feel and how he unknowingly played an important role in our growth, we will always remember him. You will hear how he influenced fans including Leigh Ashton who was born in Manchester, England, moving to South Africa when he was three. He launched his career as a singer-songwriter when he was 19, releasing his first single in 1975. Two years later he had a hit with his self-penned song, Tanya, in a career inspired by David's vocals. Visit the Leigh Ashton Home Recordings channel on You Tube to hear more of his work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh6b6B68-GI Recalling on this podcast how David impacted on young lives are fans from Australia, Poland, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. They include Peter K Ackerman, who recalls meeting him on the set of The Partridge Family. Peter is the son of executive television producer Harry Ackerman, who worked on popular family series' including The Flying Nun and Bewitched. Peter's mother is actress, Elinor Donahue who played the role of Betty Anderson in the 1950s sitcom, Father Knows Best. A very special thanks to the fabulous fans who, in this episode, share their memories: Peter K Ackerman, Leigh Ashton, Barbara Balducci, Regina Chapman, Weronika Cyrynger, Dr Haley Gienow-McConnell, Alison Haines, Michael Lefner, Suzanne McConnell, Lizbeth McAnary Pierce, Clea Mylonas, Sally Newman, Joanne Rizzo, Robin Silva, Liz Tiley, Yasmin Wendling. You can read more about these fans and their memories along with friends, colleagues and tributes from David's peers in the award-nominated book, Cherish David Cassidy – A Legacy of Love, available from Amazon and leading book stores worldwide https://amzn.to/3h3OTS1

We are wrapping up our series with Betty Anderson talking about ways we can take care of themselves. She shares how serving in the military impacts her farming career and how she found healing for PTSD with her hands in the soil. Betty Anderson and her husband, Dane, are the current stewards at The Old Smith Place outside Brodhead, Wisconsin. Their 40-acre farm is home to goats, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, and a Jersey "house" cow. Betty is a Navy veteran and a beginning farmer who sells her jams and other canned items under Wisconsin’s cottage food law.

Join us today for another conversation with farmer Betty Anderson of The Old Smith Place as she shares how she added an income stream for her farm by selling jams and jellies under Wisconsin’s cottage food law. Her signature creations have unique flavors (Ever try corn cob jelly?) that make good use of the produce she grows on the farm. Betty Anderson and her husband, Dane, are the current stewards at The Old Smith Place outside Brodhead, Wisconsin. Their 40-acre farm is home to goats, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, and a Jersey “house” cow. Betty is a Navy veteran and a beginning farmer.

"A funny thing happened on my way to the supermarket...I became a farmer." On today’s episode, Wisconsin farmer Betty Anderson shares the role diversification plays in her farm operation. Hear her advice for strategically saying "no" to some things while amplifying what you've said "yes" to and taking care of yourself in the process. Betty Anderson and her husband, Dane, are the current stewards at The Old Smith Place outside Brodhead, Wisconsin. Their 40-acre farm is home to goats, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, and a Jersey "house" cow. Betty is a Navy veteran and a beginning farmer who sells her jams and other canned items under Wisconsin’s cottage food law.

We kick off a new series with Betty Anderson of The Old Smith Place, a diversified farm in southern Wisconsin. Before starting her farm with her husband, Betty served as a cryptologist in the military and lived all over the world. She talks about the importance of finding your tribe and creating a “no judgment zone" when we connect with other women farmers. Betty Anderson and her husband, Dane, are the current stewards at The Old Smith Place outside Brodhead, Wisconsin. Their 40-acre farm is home to goats, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, and a Jersey "house" cow. Betty is a Navy veteran and a beginning farmer who sells her jams and other canned items under Wisconsin’s cottage food law.

In this episode we will hear poetry that was created by participants in The Jewish Community Center's "Alzheimer's Care and Enrichment" program, better known as "ACE". ACE is a respite program designed specifically for people with Alzheimer's Disease or related conditions. The program offers those with Alzheimer's an opportunity to engage in social and recreational activities. ACE promotes a sense of community and self-worth. Joanna Russo of the ACE program, Mrs. Betty Anderson-- a former schoolteacher and one of the participants who created the poems being read, and Poet Esme Franklin recorded this "Figure of Speech" Session. Esme was the poet-in-residence who conducted the ACE activities which led to the creation of these works. For more information about the JCC's ACE program, visit their website at www.nojcc.org or call Rachel Ruth, Director of Senior Services, at 504.897.0143. Originally aired on December 8th 2018.

Betty Anderson of Boston University explains the pressures and hopes that have motivated Arab youth to speak out for change in the past and at present. Learn more at www.primarysource.org/podcasts Music Credits: "Kim Arar" by Wind of Anatolia, with permission “Too Far Gone” by Ryan Little (CC BY-NC 4.0) “Valley of Shadows” by Ryan Little (CC BY-NC 4.0) “Sword Fight, Are We Still in a Dream?” by Monplaisir (CC BY-NC 1.0) “Alum Drum Solo” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0) “Chilvat” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0) Image Credit: “Anti-Sexual Harassment, Anti-Police Failures Demo, Press Syndicate,” by Hossam El-Hamalawy via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

CrossFit Games athlete Kirsten Pedri and her 97-year-old grandmother, Betty Anderson, join the show. “Seventy is not old,” says Anderson, who is now able to walk without the use of her cane. She has been steadily improving, mentally and physically, since beginning CrossFit training with her granddaughter. Notable mentions: Kirsten Pedri, Betty Anderson, Rebecca Voigt, Jamie Hagiya, Contest Submission - Grandma Betty, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Jeff Patzer, CrossFit Davis, Greg Glassman, Josh Bridges, adaptive athletes, CrossFit Specialty Course: Adaptive Training.

As the Middle East continues to become more topical to American and European audiences, a need for textbooks to teach the history of the region has become urgent. Some such textbooks take a topical approach, others use a chronological narrative. Betty Anderson‘s A History of the Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues (Stanford University Press, 2016) combines both. Taking us through the whirlwind of the last few centuries, she focuses on three types of actors: the titular rulers, rebels and rogues, where rulers rule, rebels rebel, and rogues operate somewhere in-between. Anderson demonstrates that all three have shaped the development of the Middle East politically, socially, culturally, intellectually, and economically. NA Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Middle East continues to become more topical to American and European audiences, a need for textbooks to teach the history of the region has become urgent. Some such textbooks take a topical approach, others use a chronological narrative. Betty Anderson‘s A History of the Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues (Stanford University Press, 2016) combines both. Taking us through the whirlwind of the last few centuries, she focuses on three types of actors: the titular rulers, rebels and rogues, where rulers rule, rebels rebel, and rogues operate somewhere in-between. Anderson demonstrates that all three have shaped the development of the Middle East politically, socially, culturally, intellectually, and economically. NA Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Middle East continues to become more topical to American and European audiences, a need for textbooks to teach the history of the region has become urgent. Some such textbooks take a topical approach, others use a chronological narrative. Betty Anderson‘s A History of the Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues (Stanford University Press, 2016) combines both. Taking us through the whirlwind of the last few centuries, she focuses on three types of actors: the titular rulers, rebels and rogues, where rulers rule, rebels rebel, and rogues operate somewhere in-between. Anderson demonstrates that all three have shaped the development of the Middle East politically, socially, culturally, intellectually, and economically. NA Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Middle East continues to become more topical to American and European audiences, a need for textbooks to teach the history of the region has become urgent. Some such textbooks take a topical approach, others use a chronological narrative. Betty Anderson‘s A History of the Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues (Stanford University Press, 2016) combines both. Taking us through the whirlwind of the last few centuries, she focuses on three types of actors: the titular rulers, rebels and rogues, where rulers rule, rebels rebel, and rogues operate somewhere in-between. Anderson demonstrates that all three have shaped the development of the Middle East politically, socially, culturally, intellectually, and economically. NA Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Middle East continues to become more topical to American and European audiences, a need for textbooks to teach the history of the region has become urgent. Some such textbooks take a topical approach, others use a chronological narrative. Betty Anderson‘s A History of the Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues (Stanford University Press, 2016) combines both. Taking us through the whirlwind of the last few centuries, she focuses on three types of actors: the titular rulers, rebels and rogues, where rulers rule, rebels rebel, and rogues operate somewhere in-between. Anderson demonstrates that all three have shaped the development of the Middle East politically, socially, culturally, intellectually, and economically. NA Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Peter K. Ackerman, Author, Son of Classic TV Producer Harry Ackerman and Actress Elinor DonahueAbout Harvey's guest:Today's guest, Peter K. Ackerman, is descended from Hollywood royalty. He grew up in the 1960s, as close as anyone can, to the world of classic television, at the height of his parents' careers. His father was the legendary television producer Harry Ackerman, who brought us many classic TV shows including “I Love Lucy”, “Hazel”, “Dennis the Menace”, “The Donna Reed Show”, “Leave it to Beaver”, “Bewitched”, “The Flying Nun, “Gidget”, and many more shows.  And his mother is the popular and beloved Emmy-nominated actress Elinor Donahue, who starred in many classic TV shows. She played “Betty Anderson”, the eldest child on “Father Knows Best”, she was “Ellie Walker” the pharmacist on “The Andy Griffith Show”, she played Felix Unger's girlfriend “Miriam Welby” in “The Odd Couple”, she was “Kate Honeycutt” in “Days of our Lives”, she played “Gladys Peterson” in “Get a Life”, and every fan of “Star Trek: The Original Series” knows her as “Nancy Hedford” from the season 2 episode entitled “Metamorphosis”. She also guest starred in many other popular TV shows including “Newhart”, “Happy Days”, “Friends” and “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”. And who can ever forget her as “Bridget”, the nice saleslady in the department store who helps Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman”?  Our guest has had a fascinating career, first following in his parents' footsteps, as an actor, then in production for TV commercials, music videos featuring iconic stars like Madonna, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson and Peter Frampton, and then in television production, working on classic shows like “Full House” and “Friends”, before leaving show business and finding his true calling in the church, and becoming an Episcopal priest in 2007.  He's here to discuss his brand new book – which I absolutely loved - entitled, “Mom, Dad, Me and Classic TV: Growing Up with Classic Television's Harry Ackerman and Elinor Donahue”.  For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/#PeterKAckerman  #harveybrownstoneinterviews