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The Red Skelton Show "First Show on CBS" October 2, 1949 CBS The Red Skelton Show "Red Goes to the Beach" April 16, 1950 CBS
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 1: The Last Campaign Aired on CBS: October 26, 1988 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler Featuring: Stanley Tucci (!), Laila Robins, E.G. Marshall, Wendell Pierce We're back, baby! Season 4 of the Equalizers podcast is officially afoot, and the original Equalizer gives us another classic to start us off. Stanley Tucci as a scheming NYC politician frames one of his workers and she ends up in a mental institution. The Equalizer and Pete (in her final EQ episode) pose as new patients to help her out (EQ undercover, always a treat). Also an early role for Wendell "Bunk Moreland" Pierce. Plus we go over the landscape of the 88-89 TV season, what the landscape is for the final EQ season and the last TV season of the 80s. Join us as we start what is sure later to be heralded as a groundbreaking season of podcasting. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com https://www.facebook.com/equalizerspodcast/
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 6: Mission: McCall: Part 1 Aired on CBS: October 28, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd Featuring: Robert Mitchum, Richard Jordan, Frances Fisher, William Zabka, Frankie Faison We knew it was coming. During the filming of season three, Edward Woodward suffered a heart attack and the show The Equalizer carried on. What we didn't know is just how they would handle it. First, they had to throw together a story fast -a KGB kidnapping with some agency scheming, check. Second, introducing a new character in the EQ universe who may carry the EQ torch in case Woodward can't continue with the show, check. Finally, some big star power (for the CBS demographic) who may not necessarily have a detectable resting heart rate. A lot of craziness, a lot of world building, quite the setup to this unexpected but necessary two parter, and our introduction to this new phase of the show. We just wish we could have sent Edward Woodward some flowers in 1987, just as his character has done more than once, awkwardly, to women in distress in the show. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 5: Encounters in a Closed Room Aired on CBS: October 14, 1987 Directed by: Jim Johnston Written by : Ann Lewis Hamilton & Scott Shepherd Featuring: Michael Moriarty, Maureen Mueller, Jamey Sheridan We're still in a limbo between the epic first three episodes of season three and when the show has to radically adjust to Edward Woodward's mild heart attack and he has to step away for a stretch. We categorize this one as "KGB Light": a bittersweet romance between a Russian defector and a scientist escaping Russian custody while in the States, some parallels between the scientist's plight and how EQ felt in the agency, and my god the coats in this episode, people. Definite Americans vibes here. Guest starring Michael Moriarty (Law & Order) and Maureen Mueller who, given her resemblence this episode, would have been a star had they made a Lauren Bacall biopic in the mid 80s. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 4: In The Money Aired on CBS: October 7, 1987 Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt Written by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd Featuring: John Heard (the dad in Home Alone), Dennis Boukiaris (Better Call Saul), Patricia Richardson, Ashley Crow, Oliver Platt (first credit!), Dennis Steinberg Yes this episode feels a little like a snap back to reality after the epic two parter that started the season and the potential Emmy bait acting performance in #3 (Vincent D'Onofrio in Suspicion of Innocence). Still, this one has a lot going for it: a focus on Wall Street, skeevy insider trading, some sneaky audience deception (possibly a first on the show), and some third act stunts complete with a human cannonball net. All that plus a spotlight on a lovely 20 foot patch of grassy coastline just off of some expressway in NYC. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 4: Joyride Aired on CBS: October 29, 1986 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Jim Trombetta, Charles Grant Craig Featuring: Christian Slater, Kristen Vigard, Cleavant Derricks, Eddie Jones, Ron O'Neal, Mark Margolis A 16 year old Christian Slater stars as Michael Winslow (just let that sink in for a minute) who stumbles into a dangerous world of drugs after taking joyride in a hearse which contains a coffin filled with crack. I mean, do we still need to keep describing this episode? It should go without saying that this world of drugs is nowhere near reality. Also the Equalizer is at his most bloodthirsty, just going around murdering criminals. Another can't miss episode. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 3: A Community of Civilized Men Aired on CBS: October 22, 1986 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Daniel Pyne, Scott Shepherd Featuring: Jennifer Grey, Tammy Grimes, Zach Grenier Listen. Episode 2 of season 2 was amazing. Episode 4 is amazing too. But they're not all winners. You'd think an episode starring Jennifer Grey which aired halfway Ferris Bueller and Dirty Dancing would be can't miss TV. Every show is entitled to a dip in quality every once in a while. But is it so bad it's good? Is it an underappreciated gem? Yeah I guess and probably not, respectively. But are we still here recapping it? Man, we had a hazy few years where we were accepting deals with gypsies and witches left and right and we're still sorting through a lot of paperwork, but yes yes we're still here. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 2: Nocture Aired on CBS: October 15, 1986 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Carleton Eastlake Featuring: Ashford and Simpson (yes the musical duo who gave us Solid as a Rock), Jessica Harper (Suspiria), Michael Parks (Kill Bill) True, it's getting harder to watch old Equalizers lately: it's somehow disappeared from Roku apps and nbc.com is sometimes flaky ( https://www.nbc.com/the-equalizer ), BUT this is one jam-packed entertaining episode that needs to be seen. And yes sure true, the larger plot of this episode is a pretty rough (a woman hears the voice of her attacker who made her blind), BUT see what flowers are at your feet: a powerhouse cast; poetry analysis (which our own Chris Daniels guides us through); a blockbuster-grade plot to find the attacker through voice recognition; and, the purple jumpsuited elephant in the room, an extended musical performance by Ashford and Simpson! Absolutely not to be missed. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 1: The Distant Fire Aired on CBS: October 8, 1986 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Carleton Eastlake Featuring: William Zabka, Lori Loughlin, James Rebhorn, Kelly Lynch, Robert Lansing, Robert Joy It's an all new season of The Equalizer! What fresh new angle will the show take now that it's had some time to regroup? The establishment of a season-long story arc? A new look for Robert? A new intro sequence at least? Or does it seek to prove that the formula works, let's just stick to what we know. That's closer to what we get, but it still packs a punch: William Zabka (returning as EQ's son), Lori Loughlin (!), James Reborn (aka Oh yeah, that guy), a new branch of the agency, EQ's seldom-seen gun room (!!). Season 2 is the highest rated season of the show, so strap in everybody! @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
SEC on CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl joins Roger Hoover on Crimson Drive, presented by Coca-Cola for "The Big Picture" segment on October 6, 2021 ahead of Alabama vs. Texas A&M. Crimson Drive is live each Tuesday and Thursday on the CTSN Facebook page at 2 p.m. central.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 7: The Children's Song Aired on CBS: October 30, 1985 Written by: Howard Chesley Directed by: Richard Compton Robert McCall and his son Scott (William Zabka) are off to a cabin to chop some wood and have a special talk. But soon they have to protect a hitchiking woman (Dana Barrow, Audrey Griswald!) -- and themselves! -- from a bunch of country hoodlums (led by Bradley Whitford!). Also Ed O'Neil and Kelso from Scrubs! The story is narrower in focus than previous episodes, but that just makes the plotholes that much bigger. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 6: The Confirmation Day Aired on CBS: October 23, 1985 Story by : Eric Blakeney & Gene Miller Teleplay by : Edward Adler & Heywood Gould Directed by: Richard Colla Louie Ganucci (Burt Young!) gets involved in the dumbest heist and needs protection against the local mob boss (Joseph Wiseman - Dr No!). Louie's son (Ilan Mitchell-Smith - Weird Science!) brings in the Equalizer to mediate as only he knows how - go right to the highest bad guy with an elaborate plan that could only work within this show's specific fictional universe. Also there's some other team of bad guys.... and a 3 minute second plotline about a Norma Desmond type. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 5: Lady Cop Aired on CBS: October 16, 1985 Written by: Kathryn Bigelow (!!) Directed by: Russ Mayberry The Equalizer is hired by a rookie female police officer assigned to a team of officers who are oh boy so corrupt in just everything they do, from junior high antics to psychotic pure evil. Robert McCall's strategy is to play mind games on them, from the irritating and mundane to the most oddball scene in the show yet. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 4: The Lock Box Aired on CBS: October 9, 1985 Written by: Frank Military Directed by: Russ Mayberry What happens when a Midwestern family goes against their better judgement and visits New York City? About the only thing that can happen - their teenager daughter is whisked away by a charming but evil Adam Ant. Luckily these out-of-towners hear tell of a certain individual known as The Equalizer. Also Robert McCall has a love interest! Tons of great guest stars - Adam Ant, JT Walsh (flexing his acting chops), Luis Guzman, Lori Petty, David Allen Grier, Richard Portnow. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 3: The Defector Aired on CBS: October, 1985 Written by: Heywood Gould Directed by: Rod Holcomb It's not easy to make show that focuses on Russian spies yet has zero international intrigue, but The Equalizer finds a way. First every action scene has to make no sense off the bat then get weirder from there. For quieter scenes, have Robert unbutton way too many shirt buttons. And for good measure, add a second plot with a teenager terrorized by a gang straight out of a community theater production of Grease. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com
The Big Picture, presented by Legacy of Hope gives you a national view of Alabama Football. Roger Hoover is joined by SEC on CBS reporter Jamie Erdahl to preview Saturday's game between Alabama and Tennessee Football.
Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders is an old-time radio juvenile Western adventure program in the United States, one of the first juvenile radio programs. It was broadcast on CBS October 17, 1932 to December 11, 1936, and on Mutual from June 21, 1949 to June 17, 1955. Background. Bobby Benson was created by Herbert C. Rice, who had already originated dozens of local drama series as a director at a radio station in Buffalo, New York. In 1932, representatives of the Hecker H-O Company of Buffalo sought to develop a children's radio program for the company's cereal products. Rice associated the H O name with a cattle brand and soon developed a concept about an orphan named Bobby Benson and his guardian, Sunny Jim, an icon used to represent H O cereals. The program was called The H Bar O Rangers while it was sponsored by Hecker. Format. After his parents' deaths, 12-year-old Bobby Benson inherited the B Bar B Ranch in Big Bend, Texas. That development paved the way for adventures as, week after week, outlaws and other bad people tried to cause problems for the ranch and its people. Young Bobby was helped by Tex Mason, his foreman. Jim Cox, in his book, Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age, described the program as capturing the imagination of little tykes and older adolescents as Bobby and his ranch hands stumbled upon exploits well beyond an ordinary youngster's reach. Most of Benson's escapades involved the pursuit and capture of contingents of bandits and desperadoes of diverse sorts. Rustlers, smugglers, bank and stagecoach robbers dotted the scripts like cactus spread across the Western plains. Relief from the show's drama and suspense came in the form of songs sung around a campfire and humorous tall tales told by handyman Windy Wales. In a column in the May 15, 1938 issue of the trade publication Broadcasting, writer Pete Dixon noted that inclusion of comedy segments boosted the show's popularity: "Bobby Benson & the H-Bar-O Rangers was just another juvenile western until ... comedy characters were introduced in the script. Comedy situations were alternated with melodrama. Within a year the Bobby Benson show jumped from tenth place among juvenile favorites to first place. Comedy accounted for the climb". In 1949, a reviewer for the trade publication Billboard wrote, "Kids still go for good old-fashioned Western adventure, and this show is loaded with fast action and fancy gunplay, yet wholesome enough to please the most exacting parent" unquote. The program was set in the modern West, with devices like automobiles and airplanes in addition to horses. From 1932 to 1936, episodes were 15 minutes long and varied in frequency from two to five times a week. From 1949 to 1955, episodes were 30 minutes long, airing three to five times per week. In 1949, Rice, who had become production manager for Mutual, explained the reason for lengthening episodes: "Here we have taken a show that was a highly successful 15 minute strip back in 1932. It ran for five years commercially and sold a lot of cereal. We have modernized it into a half hour complete feature story. We recognize that "cliffhangers" for boys and girls are outdated. We know our juvenile audience has been conditioned to expect a well-constructed thirty minute drama".
EPCOT Center, Walt Disney World’s second gate opened to the public on October 1, 1982. By all accounts, however, October 1st was really soft opening, with only Spaceship Earth being dedicated on that day. A grand opening week was held from October 15-27 for celebrates, Press, VIPs and top executives from corporate sponsors. The television special Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration aired on CBS October 23, 1982, the night before the official park dedication. You can still find the dedication plaque from then CEO E. Cardon Walker dated October 24th, 1982 at the entrance of the park. To all who come to this place of Joy, Hope and Friendship – Welcome. EPCOT is inspired by Walt Disney’s creative vision. Here, human achievements are celebrated through imagination, wonders of enterprise and concepts of a future that promises new and exciting benefits for all. May EPCOT Center entertain, inform and inspire and above all, may it instill a new sense of belief and pride in man’s ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere. Watch the video here
We talked with Jermaine Fowler. He's a comedian and energetic person. I met this dude when he was 19 and now he has a baby. Life is crazy. I mean I guess he could've had a baby back then too but he didn't. You get what I mean. Don't be weird. I sent him 10,000 baby wipes because that type of stuff is really funny to me. Destroyed his whole storage situation. We get goofy and make some songs and talk about martial arts and Jermaine's twin brother. Check him out the season 2 premiere of Superior Donuts on CBS October 30th 4:02 - Kid Fights 5:35 - Def Jam 8:09 - Emmys 10:29 - Shoutout Moog 11:42 - Dirty House Song 14:42 - Switch, Hanger, Danger Song 19:32 - Early NYC/Death Threat Song 26:01 - Five and Five/Famous Bouts 32:57 - Names and Renames 35:32 - Le Montrose Suite 37:37 - Octavius Song 39:12 - Jermaine’s Podcast 43:47 - Consistency Song/NP? 47:07 - Diss Track 49:27 - Return of M. Night/Oakland Shoot 53:12 - Superior Donuts/Specials 1:02:12 - Pony/Timbaland 1:09:32 - Tony Trimm Beat 1:11:12 - Lotta People Got Books 1:15:57 - Gambling/Vegas 1:20:32 - Hometowns 1:23:37 - Laugh Now Chi Later 1:27:52 - Hey Song/Hungover At Home 1:30:52 - Early Days/Linking Up 1:35:52 - On your thread? 1:37:12 - What’s Your Plan? (new segment) 1:41:12 - 10K Baby Wipes 1:44:50 - Asshole Neglect Song
Julius LaRosa did okay for himself even after one of the most infamous incidents in radio history. This was the end of Godfrey's morning program, Arthur Godfrey Time, on CBS October 19, 1953. Though some of the program was simulcast on CBS TV at the time, this segment was on radio only. RIP Mr. LaRosa.
This week we make our own top 3 list of characters we wish would return to the parks as part of Disney's Limited Time Magic promotion. Then we continue our State of the Union opinion series and tackle Epcot's World Showcase. Things discussed on the show: 1) The television special EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration aired on CBS October 23, 1982 (the night before the park's official dedication). It was hosted by legendary Danny Kaye. 2) Ronald Reagan's Inauguration Parade at EPCOT Center on Memorial Day, 1985. 3) The Muppet Mobile Lab
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) from October 14, 1949, to June 18, 1954. In an arrangement that amplified the growing pains of American broadcasting, as radio "grew up" into television (as George Burns once phrased it), the Nelsons' deal with ABC gave the network itself the right to move the show to television whenever it wanted to do it---they wanted, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, to have talent in the bullpen and ready to pitch, so to say, on their own network, rather than risk it defecting to CBS (where the Nelsons began) or NBC. Their sons, David and Ricky, did not join the cast until five years after the radio series began. The two boys felt frustrated at hearing themselves played by actors and continually requested they be allowed to portray themselves.THIS EPISODE:March 3rd Dilemna - March 2, 1947. ABC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Not auditioned. School report card day. Some good, some not so good. Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Verne Smith (announcer), John Brown. 25:31.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) from October 14, 1949, to June 18, 1954.The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, an American radio and television series, was once the longest-running, live-action situation comedy on American television, having aired on ABC from 1952 to 1966 after a ten-year run on radio. Starring Ozzie Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet Hilliard (she dropped her maiden name after the couple ended their music career), the show's sober, gentle humor captured a large, sustaining audience, although it never rated in the top ten programs, and later critics tended to dismiss it as fostering a slightly unrealistic picture of post-World War II American family life. When Skelton was drafted, Ozzie Nelson was prompted to create his own family situation comedy. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) from October 14, 1949, to June 18, 1954. In an arrangement that amplified the growing pains of American broadcasting, as radio "grew up" into television (as George Burns once phrased it), the Nelsons' deal with ABC gave the network itself the right to move the show to television whenever it wanted to do it---they wanted, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, to have talent in the bullpen and ready to pitch, so to say, on their own network, rather than risk it defecting to CBS (where the Nelsons began) or NBC. Their sons, David and Ricky, did not join the cast until five years after the radio series began. The two boys felt frustrated at hearing themselves played by actors and continually requested they be allowed to portray themselves. Prior to April 1949, the role of David was played by Joel Davis (1944-45) and Tommy Bernard, and Henry Blair appeared as Ricky. Since Ricky was only nine years old when he began on the show, his enthusiasm outstripped his ability at script reading, and at least once he jumped a cue, prompting Harriet to say, "Not now, Ricky." Other cast members included John Brown as Syd "Thorny" Thornberry, Lurene Tuttle as Harriet's mother, Bea Benaderet as Gloria, Janet Waldo as Emmy Lou, and Dick Trout as Roger. Vocalists included Harriet Nelson, the King Sisters, and Ozzie Nelson. The announcers were Jack Bailey and Verne Smith. The music was by Billy May and Ozzie Nelson. The producers were Dave Elton and Ozzie Nelson.
clickhere Visit the Radio America Store web site.Buy your 50 mp3 for &5.00 Affordable Web Hosting $5.99 A month When Skelton was drafted, Ozzie Nelson was prompted to create his own family situation comedy. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) from October 14, 1949, to June 18, 1954. In an arrangement that amplified the growing pains of American broadcasting, as radio "grew up" into television (as George Burns once phrased it), the Nelsons' deal with ABC gave the network itself the right to move the show to television whenever it wanted to do it---they wanted, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, to have talent in the bullpen and ready to pitch, so to say, on their own network, rather than risk it defecting to CBS (where the Nelsons began) or NBC. Their sons, David and Ricky, did not join the cast until five years after the radio series began. The two boys felt frustrated at hearing themselves played by actors and continually requested they be allowed to portray themselves. Prior to April 1949, the role of David was played by Joel Davis (1944-45) and Tommy Bernard, and Henry Blair appeared as Ricky. Since Ricky was only nine years old when he began on the show, his enthusiasm outstripped his ability at script reading, and at least once he jumped a cue, prompting Harriet to say, "Not now, Ricky." Other cast members included John Brown as Syd "Thorny" Thornberry, Lurene Tuttle as Harriet's mother, Bea Benaderet as Gloria, Janet Waldo as Emmy Lou, and Dick Trout as Roger. Vocalists included Harriet Nelson, the King Sisters, and Ozzie Nelson. The announcers were Jack Bailey and Verne Smith. The music was by Billy May and Ozzie Nelson. The producers were Dave Elton and Ozzie Nelson. [1]