Podcasts about Dana Plato

The Donna Reed Show's Paul Petersen Returns to Continue His Fun And Personal Interview! Paul Petersen continues from the first episode of this interview and shares more highlights from his career, including working with a young Harrison Ford, working with James Caan on Journey to Shiloh, and Walt Disney on Disney's last film "The Happiest Millionaire. Paul reflects on his involvement in the film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, advocating for child actors, recounting stories of Dana Plato, Shirley Temple, and his work with A Minor Consideration. He also shares memories of Sophia Loren's talent and beauty in Houseboat and the influence of mothers on stars like Billy Gray and Tony Dow. Thanks so much Paul on so many levels! Paul Petersen's organization to protect child actors: www.aminorconsideration.org Become a That's Classic! PATREON member including the opportunity to see Exclusive Bonus Footage: patreon.com/thatsclassic That's Classic! Merchandise: http://tee.pub/lic/2R57OwHl2tE Subscribe for free to That's Classic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtpVKzLW389x6_nIVHpQcA?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: facebook.com/thatsclassictv Hosted by John Cato, actor, voiceover artist, and moderator for over 20 years for the television and movie industry. John's background brings a unique insight and passion to the podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-cato/support

Tread Perilously's month of AfterSchool Specials concludes with Schoolboy Father. When high school junior Charles Elderberry learns his summer camp girlfriend gave birth to a son, he learns it is his and attempts to do everything he can to block an adoption. The frustrated social worker gives him one week to learn the ropes of being a parent while also still being a high school student. Will Charles Elderberry grow up in just seven days or will he accept the wisdom his ex already understood after nine months of bringing a child to term? Also, why is Charles Elderberry's friend, Jeff, so into Mrs. Elderberry? Erik, literally, cannot get over the presence of Rob Lowe. A long conversation about the actor follows. Justin calls Schoolboy Father the most "AfterSchool Special" of the specials they watched this month. Erik praises the use of a novel as source material as it creates texture that would be missing from an original teleplay. Justin recalls summer camp movies. Jennifer Connelly and Optimus Prime become the greatest spokespeople for the mini generation after Gen X. Dana Plato is fondly remembered. Geography Corner centers on the San Fernando Valley and 1980s supermarkets. Also, the pair examine the unique way the special's message is presented.

Monique - Radio Gunk : Howard SternOctober 11Monique is a radio addict, with particular emphasis on Howard Stern. She has developed an audience which is both loyal and interactive; they talk about anything from what Stern is up to and pop culture in general. The forum is one of the most diverse on the subject of radio and pop culture venturing into Politics, social issues and other items of interest.As the giant freight train that is Howard Stern continues, and with his accruing yet more outrageous amounts of wealth, his show has not only carried some notable guests, it's had it's share of performative cruelty; one only has to remember the treatment of the late Dana Plato, a vulnerable woman who got the sharp end of Howards' tongue, who left the studio and promptly killed herself.Although the show wasn't probably the direct causes of Plato's final actions, she had many problems, but it certainly didn't help and with the knowledge of what happened subsequently, extremely uncomfortable listeningBut Stern is still there, with a considerable following. Is it all fake? Or is Stern as he sounds on the radio? These are questions which fascinate people, even outside radio 'geeks'.Monique has an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of those involved with the Stern phenomenon. She talks to Ed Opperman about how the sidekicks have not prospered, despite being part of the team which got paid $90m. No one seems to have come out of their association with Stern unblemished.Website Radio GunkTwitter Radio GunkForums Radio GunkPodcast Radio GunkThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Todd Bridges, "Willis" from "Diff'rent Strokes" joins John for a hilarious and touching behind the scenes interview! Todd talks about the first time he met Gary Coleman and Gary's kidney issues on set, Conrad Bain as a father figure, asking the producers to make Janet Jackson his girlfriend and the first time he met Dana Plato. Todd and John crack up as Todd talks about the pranks he and Gary played on the director and producers of "Diff'rent Strokes". Todd also discusses his sobriety, being the first black actor on "Little House on the Prairie" and "The Waltons" and working with Abe Vigoda plus many more stories! Appreciate you being on "That's Classic!" Todd! Subscribe for free to That's Classic! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtpVKzLW389x6_nIVHpQcA?sub_confirmation=1 Todd's website for his book, autographs, etc.: realtoddbridges.com Links: www.facebook.com/thatsclassictv Hosted by John Cato, actor, voiceover artist, and moderator for over 20 years for the television and movie industry. John's background brings a unique insight and passion to the podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-cato/support

80's TV star Dana Plato had career ups and downs before her untimely death-- one day after a fateful interview with Howard Stern. This week on Death in Entertainment.Death in Entertainment is hosted by Kyle Ploof, Mark Mulkerron and Alejandro DowlingNew episodes every Wednesday!https://linktr.ee/deathinentertainment

Following the cancelation of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes, three of its stars - Dana Plato, Gary Coleman, and Todd Bridges - suffered numerous career setbacks. Bridges is now the sole surviving principal cast member.

We hear it happened over the weekend! The story hasn't been confirmed yet, but WE CAN SAY with a certain degree of certainty that Mariah Carey took a shit! We'll tell you where and what followed!!!!!!Have you used up all your stupid questions today? Guy has!Putin is shooting of pop bottle rockets! Let's hope he blows his own head off!Cold is here and it's Canada's damned fault!Why I would NEVER speak bad about Dana Platoand a whole lot more

Child star of the 80's Dana Plato of “Diff'rent Strokes” captured the heart of America. In May of 1999 the world was saddened to hear the news that she died at the age of 34. A life of fame punctuated with deep loss and crushing lows had led Dana to turn to alcohol and drugs as her life continued to unravel. Despite originally reporting her death as a suicide, there seems to be evidence suggesting that Dana did not intend to kill herself. So what really happened? Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/

The thing about the '80s is that there was a lot of money and a lot of drugs, and they were both gonna last forever! Until they didn't. This week Erin tells us about the collapse of the Penn Square Bank, which knocked the oil business on its ass far beyond the greater Oklahoma City area, and was toooootally different than the financial collapse of 2008 you guys, OK? OK. Then Amanda takes us back to a time when the shitty actress wife of a shitty actor president told kids across America how all we had to do to avoid a life of drug-fueled desperation was Just Say No, OK? OK! It's her fault Gary Coleman is dead. Don't believe any of that horse shit kidney failure cover story.

True Crime Personality and Psychology True Crime Psychology and Personality is a podcast that profiles criminal personalities, discusses personality disorders, and examines real life events from a scientifically informed perspective.   Want more mental health content? Check out our other Podcasts: Mental Health // Demystified with Dr. Tracey Marks  Healthy // Toxic Cluster B: A Look At Narcissism, Antisocial, Borderline, and Histrionic Disorders Here, Now, Together with Rou Reynolds   Links for Dr. Grande Dr. Grande on YouTube   Produced by Ars Longa Media Learn more at arslonga.media. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD   Legal Stuff The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gamuary continues as Adam and Chris watch the best Gamera episode, season 3's take on Gamera vs. Guiron! They get to talk about the Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, The Wooster Group, Mark Russell, and Michael Feinstein.SHOW NOTES.Gamera vs. Guiron: IMDB. MST3K Wiki. Trailer. Adam was trying to recall reading Samaris twenty years ago, and may have gotten some details wrong.Adam's other podcast, A Part Of Our Scare-itage.Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [trailer].Chris talked about Boys in the Band on another podcast.1984 [trailer].Cleopatra [trailer].Exorcist II: The Heretic [trailer].The Exorcist II has a small role for Dana Plato, who is best known for being one of the Diff'rent Strokes kids, but was in an episode of The Facts of Life, because those shows are in the same universe.Our episode on Rocketship X-M.Arnold's Gourmet Kitchen presents: Woks.John Lennon: Rock ‘N' Roll.The Wooster Group.That Geraldo episode.That scene from UHF.Death Wish IV: The Crackdown [trailer].Mark Russell's final show.A 2021 concert from Michael Feinstein.The General Cinemas trailer we referenced in our episode on Teenagers from Outer Space.BONUS.Support It's Just A Show on Patreon to hear the super-fan bonus bits that don't quite make the show.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/uIzOkvICWWw Mary Jo Catlett has been part of the main voice cast on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) since its premiere, playing SpongeBob's teacher, Mrs. Puff. She is an unmistakably happy and hearty veteran character actress and comedienne who has found success in all three mediums (stage, film and television) with her trademark flowery voice, giddy demeanor and ever-cheery disposition. Having made her off-Broadway debut in 1963, the endearing Mary Jo Catlett is now broaching six decades in the entertainment business. Catlett was born on September 2 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Robert and Cornelia (Callaghan) Catlett. A graduate of Loretto Heights College in Denver, she was drawn to acting quite young -- musical comedy, in particular. While she made her off-Broadway debut in a 1963 melodrama, "Along Came a Spider", which opened at the Mermaid Theatre, the following year Mary Jo was right back in her tuneful element scoring as Ernestina in the original Broadway production of "Hello, Dolly!" starring Carol Channing. It was not until the mid-1970s that she began making the normal rounds with dozens of appearances on the sitcom circuit, including roles on "The Bob Newhart Show", "M*A*S*H", "Mr. Belvedere", "Night Court", Gimme a Break", "Saved By the Bell", "Maude" and "Welcome Back, Kotter". In 1982, she joined the cast as a housekeeping regular for television kids Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato on Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and found plentiful work on lightweight dramatic series too such as "Murder, She Wrote," "Matlock" and "Fantasy Island". In daytime, she was nominated for an Emmy Award during the 1989-1990 season of General Hospital (1972).  

I have a treat for you this week on Dark Nation Radio! Although I didn't plan it this way, about 3 or 4 tracks into the first set, I realized that it was all female-fronted acts, so I decided to run with that for the rest of the set and I'm very happy with the result. (The rest of the show is the usual mix.) Included this week are new tracks from I Ya Toyah, Diene Laikaien, The Foreign Resort, ACTORS, Clan of Xymox, Jenn Vix, CrackDown, Selfish Shadows, Ashley Bad, and Pink Turns Blue. I hope you enjoy the show and thank you for your support! And get ready: the HALLOWEEN BROADCAST is coming on Saturday October 30th! DNR Live Shows air live Sundays @ 9 PM EDT on Spirit of Resistance Radio sorradio.org Recorded broadcasts @ http://www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive Downloadable broadcasts @ http://www.hearthis.at/cypheractive Questions and material for airplay consideration to darknationradio@gmail.com Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/groups/darknationradio DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio Playlist 17 October 2021 I Ya Toyah, “Pray (Stabbing Westward mix)” First Aid 4 Souls, “Das Messer (Zombie Club mix)” Ashley Bad, “Deadly” Normoria, “Who the Hell Are You” Kanga, “Home” Zombie Girl, “Pleasure Games (Diabolic Art mix)” Ego Likeness, “Treacherous Thing (Deathproof mix)” ???, “???” Hante., “Wild Animal (Fragrance mix)” Selfish Shadows, “Away” Mark E. Moon, “Event Horizon (Death & Gravity remix)” Dana Plato, “The Corpses and I” The Villions, “Sense of Falling” Talk to Her, “Set Me Free” Pink Turns Blue, “Never Give Up” Bootblacks, “Nostalgia Void (Kanga mix)” Dead Lights, “Plastic Girl” Cold Choir, “Neon Kiss” The Foreign Resort, “Send Your Mind to the Riot (Creux Lies mix)” In Letter Form, “Terror (is a State of Mind)” Dum Dum Girls, “Heartbeat” Press Gang Metropol, “Sound/Wave” Lost Tapes, “Eight—Sex Beat” Diene Laikaien, “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” ACTORS, “Once More With Feeling” Clan of Xymox, “Big Brother” Jenn Vix, “PTSD” CrackDown, “Move On”

Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australia's 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Episode 99: Goonies Are Good Enough - Child Stars.  It's a ripper! Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman see Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: planet80sproductions@gmail.com Rewind 80's Band : www.rewind80sband.com Facebook : the80smontagepodcast twitter: 80_montage instagram : the80smontage Links from Episode 99: Goonies Are Good Enough - Child StarsPatreon Link With Thanks x https://www.patreon.com/the80smontagepodcast www.the80smontage.comLinks: #CyndiLauper #TheGooniesRGoodEnough #VevoCyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'r' Good Enough (Official Video)https://youtu.be/LxLhytQ67fsCyndi Lauper's official music video for 'The Goonies 'R' Good Enough'. Click to listen to Cyndi Lauper on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/CyndiLauperSpotify...As featured on The Essential Cyndi Lauper. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TECY?IQid=CyndiLTGRGGoogle Play: http://smarturl.it/TGRGEGPlay?IQid=Cy...Amazon: http://smarturl.it/ECLAmazon?IQid=Cyn...More From Cyndi LauperGirls Just Want To Have Fun: https://youtu.be/PIb6AZdTr-ATime After Time: https://youtu.be/VdQY7BusJNUTrue Colors: https://youtu.be/LPn0KFlbqX8More great 80s videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=Cy...Follow Cyndi LauperWebsite: http://cyndilauper.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialcynd...Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyndilauperInstagram: https://instagram.com/cyndilauper/Subscribe to Cyndi Lauper on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/CyndiLauperSub?IQi...Season 2 Episode 03 - Happy Anniversaryhttps://youtu.be/XSvGdfOfLFwThe Henderson Kids- Series 1 Episode 1https://youtu.be/hSjYxbK6ws4TCM Big Screen Classics Presents: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - E.T. Meets Gertie Cliphttps://youtu.be/o9ticoQZGPoThe original 1982 classic is returning to the big screen! Join Elliot (Henry Thomas), Gertie (Drew Barrymore) and Michael (Robert MacNaughton) as they come together to help E.T. find his way back home. Winning four Academy Awards, including one for the iconic score by John Williams. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is "one of the great American films" (Leonard Maltin) that forever belongs in the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere. Tickets and more information at: http://bit.ly/TCM-EThttps://youtu.be/KUVl4FduNtIThe show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. Like NBC's earlier series Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young African-American boy adopted by a wealthy white family. (Wikipedia). Aired on 2&7 CFAC (later known as CICT Calgary 7, Global Calgary) on Wednesday February 24 1988.https://youtu.be/vV27CUj51vUDiff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and widower named Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett (who ultimately spun off into her own successful show, The Facts of Life).The series made stars out of child actors Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato and became known for the "very special episodes" in which serious issues such as racism, illegal drug use, and child sexual abuse were dramatically explored.Home and Away - Sally and Pippa have a heart to heart about Dale after his deathhttps://youtu.be/iqpta4HuaqYTina Arena - Farewell to YTThttps://youtu.be/1gLM6XRFFGc#TinaArena #YoungTalentTimeThank For Listening xThanks for listening! www.the80smontage.com

This week we continue our Summer series with a celebration of Walt Disney World's birthday as we dial the wayback machine 40 years to view the 10th Anniversary special, starring good friends Dean Jones and Michele Lee.  We pick up with our Love Bug stars and follow them to the Vacation Kingdom of the World, with their children played by Dana Plato and Ricky Schroeder, and a nice dose of Michael Keaton along the way...Come with us if you dare, but be forewarned that this is not for the faint of heart.  Grab your Kraft recipe book and your John Schneider records for autographing, as well as a tent and all the sporting equipment you can fit in to your car, it's DISNEY WORLD OR BUST!

Taylor tells Josie about the video game that had the U.S. Senate in an uproar. Plus: a plague of zombie cicadas grips America's Eastern Seaboard.

S01E03 - Dana Plato - Video Store Robbery (1991)Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez breakdown the true crime story of the Dana Plato - Video Store Robbery in 1991. On February 28, 1991, Dana Plato, the well-known actress from the hit show Diff'rent Strokes, robbed a video store in Las Vegas, NV, and made off with $164.Recorded: 04-29-21Studio: Just Curious Mediahttps://www.JustCuriousMedia.com/Listen: https://ThatsACrime.buzzsprout.com/Watch:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbw014MVA3wQM8INVVe0Obw/Follow:https://www.facebook.com/ThatsACrimePodcast/https://www.instagram.com/ThatsACrimePodcast/Hosts:https://www.instagram.com/MrJasonConnell/https://www.instagram.com/SalvadorLosAngeles/#justcuriousmedia #thatsacrime #mrjasonconnell #salvadorlosangeles #truecrime #misdemeanor #murder #mystery #suspense #thriller #horror #criminal #serialkiller #thief #suspect #victim #guilty #jail #prison #danaplato #videostorerobbery

Brian (https://twitter.com/Spocks_Brian) and A.J. (https://twitter.com/TheFuzzyMask) check out one of history's most notorious video games, and discover that it's really just some good clean fun. Well, depending on your definition of fun. But there are some cultural forces a-churning, and this campy, interactive Dana Plato vehicle might be in for some trouble.

Disney has given plenty of work to child actors over the years. Some have gone on to fame and notoriety. Others...have not. Learn about Kurt Russell, Shirley Temple, Britney Spears, and the sad, complicated tale of Peter Pan himself, Bobby Driscoll on Theme Park Time Machine. SOURCES Walt Disney’s last words were “Kurt Russell”, According to Kurt Russell on HuffPost The Psychology of Adolescent Fame on Network 1901 Song of The SouthPeter Pan CNN - Britney is bald! Follow Me Boys Screech Archival JFK Jr. Archival Shirley Temple Archival Adam's Script Oh to be a kid again. No bills, no body aches, no responsibilities. Your whole life ahead of you. Nothing but whimsy and potential. Maybe that is why we are so drawn to the stories of child stars.  For example, Shirley Temple. She made her film debut at the age of three, and before her 10th birthday, was one of the biggest stars in the world. This continued through the 1930s and into her teenage years in the 1940s.  After some TV hosting gigs in the 50s and 60s, Shirley Temple became active in the California Republican Party, and was appointed ambassador to Ghana in the 70s, and ambassador to Czechoslovakia in the 80s, the only woman ever to hold that post.  She served on the board of directors of several organizations, including Bank of America and Disney, and received the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and Kennedy Center honors before her death in 2014. Of course - Shirley Temple is a mostly-positive outcome. For every one of those, I can think of many examples of child stars who weren’t so lucky. I think that one of the most important things about being a kid, is the freedom to screw up. And when you get into some kind of hijinks, assuming no one gets hurt and no one destroys any irreplaceable property, the grownups in your life are likely to chalk up your misbehavior to that old cliche... “Kids will be kids!” But what happens when kids DON’T get the chance to be kids?  John F Kennedy, Jr was the first child ever born to an American president-elect, and he was a world famous celebrity pretty much from the moment he entered the world in November 1960. The paparazzi followed him and his equally famous mother around the world, and he never really had a private moment to himself.  The pressures of his public life, failing marriage, and unrealistic expectations created the stress that ultimately led to his fatal plane crash at the age of just 38 in the summer of 1999. Then there’s Dustin Diamond. Starring as Screech on the 90’s smash-hit Saved by The Bell, Diamond was a megastar before he was even a teenager. Dustin couldn’t find sustained work as an actor post-adolescence, and his later life was riddled with substance abuse, domestic violence accusations, prison stints, and of course the requisite starring role in an amateur...um...adult feature. Dustin Diamond passed away this year after a short battle with cancer.  Similar fates awaited Jodie Swetin, AKA Stephanie Tanner on Full House, Danny Bonaduce, AKA Danny Partridge, pretty much all of the child stars on Different Strokes: Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato...I think you get the idea. Having given work to countless child stars over the years, it’s not surprising that Disney has made its fair share of contributions to the curse of the child star.  Who’s fallen victim to it? Who’s escaped it, and maybe most importantly of all...what can we do about it?   It’s March 17, 2021. Actor Kurt Russell, a former child star himself turns 70 today. Recently, you may have seen Kurt portraying Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2. Or possibly starring as the one and only Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles. In addition to now being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kurt Russell has some deep Disney roots. How deep? Let’s point the time machine to December 1966. Burbank, California, just north of Los Angeles. It’s almost Christmas...it’s also Southern California, so of course it’s sunny and delightful outside. But not everyone is feeling the warm LA vibes. At St. Joseph’s Hospital, Walt Disney is near death. On December 15th, just 10 days after his 65th birthday, he’ll succumb to lung cancer, the end result of a lifelong smoking habit. Jump ahead 4 years, and Disney archivist Dave Smith was tasked with documenting everything in Walt’s office, which had remained virtually untouched since his death. On Walt’s desk was a note he intended for his older brother Roy, quite possibly, though we can’t be certain about this, the last correspondence he ever wrote. And among other things on the note was a name...Kurt Russell. What did that note mean? Well, I can’t answer that definitively, because the only person who really knows the answer is the guy who wrote it...and he’s not around anymore. But here’s what we do know. Walt Disney was a big fan of Kurt Russell. In the winter of ‘66, Kurt was a baby-faced 15 year old. Walt’s studio had just released a movie called “Follow Me, Boys”, about a traveling musician-turned-scoutmaster in Depression-era America, with Kurt in a minor role. Walt always had an eye for young talent, and he knew Kurt was talented. The affection was mutual. Kurt said Walt reminded him of his own grandfather-warm, welcoming, and creative.  Once, Walt gave Kurt career advice; Kurt enjoyed acting, but what he really wanted was to be a professional baseball player. Years later, his dad, actor Bing Russell, even owned the independent minor league Portland Mavericks. Walt said he didn’t think it was a great career path.  Kurt...eventually came to the same conclusion. Follow Me, Boys was Kurt’s first Disney film, but it wouldn’t be his last. In fact, he signed a ten year contract with the studio, and even though the live-action Disney movies of the late 60s and early 70s...well...aren’t exactly cinema classics, Kurt Russell quickly became a household name and had no trouble finding work.  In fact, when you look through his list of credits, hardly a year went by that he didn’t star in something. From Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China, to Lieutenant Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash, to Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Kurt was a bankable, bona fide movie star. Disney recognized his influence on entertainment by making him a Disney Legend in 1998. And it all started with a wholesome slate of Disney movies and, more importantly, a child star. Kids have always featured heavily in Disney’s particular brand of family-friendly entertainment. That tradition goes all the way back to the late 20s. A young Walt Disney produced a series of shorts called The Alice Comedies. These shorts featured the first appearance of Virginia Davis, portraying the real-life Alice. Davis had a 20 year film career before retiring in the late 1940s, raising a family, and becoming a successful realtor in Southern California. When it comes to child stars....people like Kurt Russell, Shirley Temple and Virginia Davis seem to be the exception, and not the rule. Enter Britney Spears. One of the biggest pop stars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries and in fact, the best selling teenage musician of all time. Last year in 2020, Rolling Stone named “Hit Me Baby One More Time” as the greatest debut single ever.  Yep, ever. Like, in the whole history of music. Like Kurt Russell before her, Britney Spears got her start as a Disney star! In this case, as a Mouseketeer alongside some other folks you’ve probably heard of, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Cristina Aguilera, and Keri Russell. Then, by the mid to late 2000s, everything seemed to shift. If Britney Spears got any press, it was about her behavior off the stage. The media labeled her wild, erratic, and an unfit mother. Her ongoing struggles with mental health and addiction were pursued and publicized relentlessly. The same media that praised her as “The next Madonna or Debbie Gibson” now seemed to relish her falling to pieces.  It was during this time that Britney’s estate entered a conservatorship, supervised by her father, an arrangement that controversially continues to this day. One of the most talented and promising child and teen stars of all time is now an almost-forty year old woman who has very little control over her own life and finances. And then, in the “definitely a sad story” department of former child stars, there’s Bobby Driscoll. Bobby was born in Iowa in 1937, but when he was just five years old, his family packed up and moved to Los Angeles. Like Roy Disney a few decades earlier, his father was told the warm climate would ease his respiratory problems, in this case, years of working with asbestos. Bobby’s breakout role came later that year in the MGM drama Lost Angel. The roles came quickly, and by the time he was seven, he was under contract with Disney. His first starring role came in Walt’s first feature film in years, the now notorious and maligned Song of the South. His portrayal of Johnny was so well received that he was getting Oscar buzz for the category of Best Juvenile performance...which evidently used to be a thing. Bobby’s Disney star continued to rise in the 50s, when he starred in Walt’s first ever completely live-action film, an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. At the same time, he was giving voice to the absolute embodiment of childhood adventure and whimsy, the one and only Peter Pan. But youth fades quickly, and so does youth stardom. By the time Peter Pan was released in 1953, Bobby was 16 years old. Kind of an iffy time in the life of a child actor. Too old to play kids, not old enough to play adults. His voice was changing, and his face was breaking out so badly that he needed a couple extra layers of makeup anytime he was on screen. It all got to be too much for Disney to cope with. They terminated his contract shortly after the release of Peter Pan, and Bobby Driscoll was officially unemployed. For the first time in more than ten years, Bobby was enrolled in a public high school.  He was bullied relentlessly by his peers. Driscoll turned to drugs, first marijuana, and later heroin. He was arrested for drug possession in 1956, and infamous Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper predicted it would be the downfall of his career. In an attempt to distance himself from the youthful roles of the past, Bobby began using the screen name “Robert Driscoll”. He found some work in minor TV roles, but nothing like the superstardom he’d known in the early part of the decade.  Hedda Hopper, it turned out, was right. Bobby’s career was over. He continued using drugs, and soon found himself in a combination prison/drug rehab facility. When he was released, he was bitter and resentful for the way he’d been treated his whole life. Bobby moved to New York City and became part of artist Andy Warhol’s circle. He made his final film appearance in a Warhol-produced film called Dirt in 1965. Three years later, two kids playing in an abandoned apartment found his body on a cot, surrounded by beer bottles. While the coroner determined he’d died of heart failure with contributing drug abuse, no one knew who he was. His unclaimed body was buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave.  When his mother went searching for him to reunite him with his terminally ill father, the NYPD finally made a match with his fingerprints on file. His death wasn’t reported publicly until the 25th anniversary re-release of Song of the South in 1971, when reporters learned about his fate while researching the movie’s stars. It’s incredibly sad and ironic that the boy who played Peter Pan...quite literally never got the chance to grow up. So what’s the lesson here? This sounds really saccharine, but my biggest takeaway is just...be kind. Even if they ARE famous, kids need space to be kids.  And we need to be even more mindful of the social and emotional growth that kids need, in an era where you can be famous just by having a popular YouTube channel or TikTok. Famous or not, influencer or not, kids need what we all need. Support, and the knowledge that someone’s in our corner who cares about us, will listen to us, and is on our side. You can accomplish that, right now, with a phone call or a text.That’s a solution we can all be a part of. “I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane Theme Park Time Machine is a production of No Midnight Media. This show is written and recorded by me, sound design by Jack Milliken, story edits by the executive producer for No Midnight Media - Christopher J. Beale. Additional narration for this episode was provided by Nikki Drake. All of our work and contact info is at NoMidnightMedia.com. Special thanks to No Midnight cast member Josh Taylor, who also covered this topic on his podcast, Network 1901.

Last week the PCPS delved into the laughter and lessons of the ABC Afterschool Specials, but something important was left on the cutting room floor that we feel needs to be heard. Here is our (cough) critical analysis of the 1980 Rob Lowe, Dana Plato classic, “Schoolboy Father” — the saga of a 16-year-old schoolboy who becomes, you guessed it, a father.Follow Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok

"The Backs of Life" is our stupid new project for the stupid new year! The plan is to examine each "backdoor pilot" episode of The Facts of Life in excruciating detail. (You know backdoor pilots. It's when an episode of an existing TV show is used to introduce a potential new spin-off show. This happened on The Facts of Life... a lot.) But we're starting with a 1979 episode of Diff'rent Strokes (season 1, episode 24, "The Girls School"), because The Facts of Life itself started there as a backdoor pilot. Thrill to Mrs. Garrett making the move from housekeeper (for a rich dude) to housemother (for a bunch of crazy girls). We meet some future Facts of Life regulars (Blair with a cigarette! Tootie on rollerskates! MOLLY RINGWALD!), some girls we'd never see again (Jennifer? Laura?), and a headmaster played by the cranky guy from The Bob Newhart Show. We also get generic disco music, a frog named Leon, Dana Plato as a ballerina (sort of), Gary Coleman in a donkey costume, and another mysterious Fake Brady Girl connection. Also: More TV talk with ESO Board Silly, more Rock and Roll Hall of Fame talk with Pop Culture Cosmos, Happy 100th Episode to The 42cast, and Happy Birthday to a Cobra Kai sensei. The Flopcast website!  The ESO Network!  The Flopcast on Facebook!  The Flopcast on Instagram!  The Flopcast on Twitter!  Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts!  Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation!  This week's promo: Cosmic Pizza!  This week's other promo: But First, Let's Talk Nerdy! 

#225: ABC Afterschool Special - "Schoolboy Father" We're back, boys! This time, Patrick and Kat slip into the wild world of early 80s ABC Afterschool Specials. In this one, they discuss SCHOOLBOY FATHER, where a young Rob Lowe discovers nine months after a fling with Dana Plato that he is now a daddy! Oooga!  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast.  

Season 2 episode 2: On July 20, 1998, Gary Coleman assaulted a fan while shopping for a bulletproof vest for his job as a mall security guard. Was that the saddest day of the saddest post-script in TV history? Moreover, was this the day that Generation X’s childhood officially died? Stick with us on this “very special episode” of Recent Memories as we try to find an ounce of humor in all of this. From 1978 to 1985, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato and Conrad Baine were part of TVs most loving and lovable family on “Diff’rent Strokes.” They made us laugh every week and, occasionally in their “very special episodes,” they made us think. But then, when the show ended, things got gruesome. There’s bankruptcy, failed video game arcades, crack and soft-core porn. And, somehow, those are not the darkest hours. Join Matty Wishnow, Kevin Blake and their panelists, Christian Anthony, expert in the jump punch, and Judd Wishnow, expert in the fear of kidnapping, as they search for humanity in this Greek tragedy. The journey inevitably leads us to July 20, 1998 and the fracas that broke out between Coleman and his autograph seeker, wherein we ask: Did Coleman really need a bulletproof vest or was he showing off? What are the mechanics of a “jump punch”? Was Coleman actually the victim of “assault by motorboat”? Was this the formal end of childhood for Generation X? What does this sad affair tell us about the year 1998? Join us as we persevere through the darkness to find just a glimpse of sunlight. Special thanks to Quincy, Gabe, Matt & the entire Blue Duck team for editing and sound design.

"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" We're talkin' 'bout the classic '80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and some of the most troubled child stars in TV history. Relive the last days of Gary Coleman and Dana Plato, and find out what happened to the rest of the cast. We also talk about Kenny Rogers, Crocodile Dundee, Doris Day, and more! And as a Dearly Departed Pod FIRST, you will be able watch video of this episode on YouTube at "DearlyDepartedOnline": https://www.youtube.com/user/DearlyDepartedOnline It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world... And it took technology to make this show while socially distanced during the coronavirus pandemic. No podcast hosts were harmed during the production of this episode as we produced it remotely from our individual homes. So stay home, wash your hands, and listen to the Dearly Departed Podcast!

Night Trap! That boy will find you! Night Trap! Watch out behind you! Night Trap! Girls if you are driving a ride... You'll be caught in the night -- Night Trap!What the hell does "driving a ride" even mean? Night Trap! Nerdaholics is back with a review of the Sega CD classic that pissed off Tipper Gore and a bunch of idiot politicians. Night Trap! Did I mention Dana Plato is in this Full Motion Masterpiece? Night Trap!

On this edition of Parallax Views, one of the most controversial underground publishers to come out of the 1980s and 1990s counterculture joins us to discuss his life and times uncensored. He infamously republished Ragnar Redbeard's Might Makes Right, a book advocating the values of social darwinism that recently experienced newfound scrutiny when the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter referenced it in one of his Instagram posts. He organized the Expo. He organized the Expo of the Extreme, which brought together artists from the worlds of punk, metal, industrial/noise music, and BDSM. He worked with the former child actress Dana Plato shortly before her passing and published a book/audio CD purporting to contain her "last breath". He published "The Trenchcoat Diaries" in the aftermath of the Columbine school shooting. And, after being run out of a small town in Minnesota, sought to make a documentary that would be an indictment of America. That documentary, The Suffering and Celebration of Life in America, sent him on a road trip across the country that may have inadvertently challenged the misanthropy which long drove him. The man in question is the controversial underground publisher Shane Bugbee and he joins us on this edition of Parallax Views to detail his storied life from a difficult childhood born in a Lubbock, Texas trailer to speaking at the prestigious Ivy League university Harvard. Shane initially gained notoriety for his involvement in what he calls the "Art That Kills" movement. Driven by anger and rage, Shane and others sought to create art with the misanthropic intent of hurt others. In other words, before there was 4chan edgelords, there was countercultural (in a much darker sense than the flower-power of the 1960s hippies) figures like Shane Bugbee. In many ways, the Shane Bugbee of today seems to be a completely different person from the misanthrope sometimes referred to as the "P.T. Barnum of the Underground". He's a proponent of LGBTQ+ right and believes transgender issues are at the frontier of freed speech and freedom of expression. He's a staunch supporter of Bernie Sanders and a proponent of Marshall Roseberg's Nonviolent Communication. After the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States he made the decision to pull his publication of Might Makes Right by Ragnar Redbeard from circulation. And, he now believes, contrary to misanthropy, that people aren't that bad. Despite this, Shane does not agree that he's changed. Rather he prefers to say that he's evolved. He makes no bones about his past endeavors, nor does he necessarily apologize for them. In this conversation he's completely frank, open, and uncensored. You may not agree with everything he says here or how he speaks concerning his past, but Parallax Views believes that no matter what you, dear listener, will find it fascinating. SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWSTHE WEEK THAT WASCURRENT EVENTSPROGRAM

We're not roasting one but three child star divas! Sadistic Alfalfa got joy from hurting fellow Little Rascals. Diff'rent Strokes, Dana Plato went from America's sweetheart to a drug-riddled pornstar. And Hollywood's Brad Renfro made it big and burned out quick. Did Hollywood corrupt these little shitheads or were they just idiots with a spotlight?

Spooky day to you all! Hellcome to the show! We're talking about William Friedkin's Oscar-winning classic and its honeycomb-shaped sequel, which involves Telepathy Machines and Dana Plato. 

Ravenshadow, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious computer in his studio one night. The next morning, it disappears. Ravenshadow sets off across MA to find it, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre. On Episode 368 of Trick or Treat Radio we attempt to decipher and decode Under the Silver Lake, the follow up to It Follows from director David Robert Mitchell, starring Andrew Garfield. There is also somehow a ton more 80’s sitcoms and Tarantino talk this week?! (what is wrong with us?) So grab a cereal box map, your favorite issue of Nintendo Power Magazine and strap on for an extra special episode of the world’s most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: MORE technical difficulties, the new dead studio PC, The Ric Flair Profile, the best seat in The Lair of Lost Swag, Ravenshadow’s bad side, Mannequin, Danny Cooksey, Gary Coleman, Jimmy the Kid, Bad 4 Good, Dana Plato, Freddie Mercury meets Danny Glover, Dick van Patten, Howard Hessman, Diff’rent Strokes, Alan Thicke, Tune it Up in the Bike Shop, biodegradable caskets, mausoleum, Ted Williams’ frozen head, flat earthers, Facts of Life, Moving Violations, Heil Honey, I’m Home, Soleil Moon Frye, Saved By the Bell, The Dangerously Aroused Goblin, Under the Silver Lake, David Robert Mitchell, It Follows, Andrew Garfield, Quentin Tarantino, Riley Keough, Neo-Noir, Playboy, Nintendo Power, Second Spider-Man, millennials, Charcoal Water and Avocado Toast, “the dab dance”, Andrew Garfield can get girl, Jesus and the Brides of Dracula, Quasar, Charcoal Water and Avocado Toast, Disasterpiece, movies that make you think, Buttcrack, Lowlife, Archie Bunker Shit, Cheez-Its, Nekrotonic, Kiah Roache-Turner, MZ’s “stuff”, University of Maryland University College, Fight Club, lost in shipping, Tubi update, Us, MZ’s trick streak, historical people doing historical things, Stan Lee, and alternate history.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comUse our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TheDeaditesTVInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradio)

This week we talk about our field trip to be in studio with #NoOffense, do some trivia, and a special suprise near the end of the show

Three child actors become stars after being cast in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in 1978.  But, all three would go on to live troubled adult lives including drug addiction, legal troubles and untimely death.  These are the stories of Todd Bridges, Dana Plato and Gary Coleman.  Several resources were used in the research for this episode including: The Tragic Stars of Different Strokes, People Magazine, March 25, 1991 Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes by Dennis McClellan for The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2010.   The Overdose Death of Dana Plato by Frank Wilkins for ReelReviews.com.  Todd Bridges book: Killing Wills: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, Simon and Schuster, 2010.  Sponsor: Away Travel - www.AwayTravel.com/ONCE20 and use ONCE20 at checkout for $20 off a suitcase.  You can listen to Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime here: https://truecrimepodcast.squarespace.com/lets-taco-bout-true-crime or subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Pandora, Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts!     

This week on It's So Bad, we discovered FULL MOTION VIDEO games as we take on Night Trap and add it to the Endless List. One of the most infamous Sega CD games which was featured in the 1993 Congressional hearings on violence in video games. We talk about NEMO, Augers, Dana Plato, that fabulous theme song and the legacy of Night Trap in this episode. You can find where this game landed on our Endless List on our Medium page (linked here).

May 8th marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Dana Plato, what brought her to that place, and did our favorite Shock Jock play a role in her untimely death? Shane Bugbee joins us to discuss this, and his controversial recording at the time – The last Breath of Dana Plato.

En la segunda parte del programa en vivo, develaron el nombre de la película uruguaya que explotará la taquilla en 2018 y le cantaron a un enano salame que no es Nacho. Además: el E! True Hollywood Story de Dana Plato, la diferencia entre un epiléptico y un brasilero, ruidos, Jugolín y Carnaval.

We start out discussing Dana Plato simply because we are working on another show in time for the 20th anniversary of her death, but then we just had a great chat about misc stuff going on in Johns world, his new venture tvremix.com and the making of what we think is going to be a […]

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This week the Dogcast pours out a little beer and bid a fond farewell (er, good riddance?) to that little-console-that-kinda-tried-but-just-quite-couldn't: the Wii U. We reminisce about some of the highs and (mostly) lows, but also talk about some of the games that we really enjoyed playing on the little bugger. And the number games that are worth playing may surprise you. We also talk about the SNES classic pre-order debacle, limited run games, and some very topical Dana Plato discussion. Also, we are joined this week by very special guest/musician/comedian/internet sensation/King of Breakfast: Danny J. Scherer! Visit our website: hairofthedogcast.com Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and podcast services everywhere! Libations imbibed on this Episode: 1) Yuengling Traditional Lager - Yuengling Brewing www.yuengling.com 2) Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter - DuClaw Brewing www.duclaw.com 3) Cassian Sunset - Central Waters Brewing Co. www.centralwaters.com 4) DDH Chief of Chiefs - Bearded Iris Brewing www.beardedirisbrewing.com

Summertime, and the livin' is easy.  We all remember the joy of summer vacation but its important we don't get too complacent, falling into the peer pressure of being a cool teen.   Have no fear.  All summer long, Lifemark will be here to give you the cautionary tales your youthful heart craves with Lifemark : Things We Learned This Summer.  That's right.  We are going pro-Lifetime and watching a dozen ABC after school specials to keep you on the straight and narrow this summer.  We kick off our summer series with Schoolboy Father, starring Rob Lowe and Dana Plato.  Also, ths movie is called Schoolboy Father which should clue you in to how amazing this will be.   We also talk about our patreon campaign where you can tell us what movie you want us to watch and even be a guest on our show.  Visit  for all the details.

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Welcome to Episode 013! We start off talking about Jackie Gleason, Nancy Reagan & falling down the YouTube rabbit-hole. Gordon Jump as the bike store owner and child molester on Diff’rent Strokes. Todd Bridges overcomes his drug problem thanks to Nancy Reagan. Poor, Dana Plato. Tim talks about how radio ratings work, 1990s radio characters, Howard Stern’s long commercial breaks, and working with The Kimmer (Atlanta radio legend, Kim Peterson) - Bonus: Shitty 80s metal. The Great-Big Ghostbusters Conversation. Original will remain best Ghostbusters. Eddie Murphy, Jerry Lewis, Holocaust movies, SNL sketches on YouTube, Kindergarten Cop 2 with Bill Bellamy and Ivan Drago, Penelope Ann Miller, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Venture Bros is so good this season & more. Jeff trades snacks with strangers on Reddit. Our pot smoking parents. First time getting stoned. Tim fell asleep half-way through Rain Man. 80s Buddy shows, [...]

Waiting for Dana Plato to step out of the shower and onto the conveyor belt. Show notes at fangamerpodcast.tumblr.com.

This week on Very Special Episode we say goodbye to one of our podcast's all stars. On January 14th Conrad Bain joined Gary Coleman and Dana Plato before him to move on to that very special episode in the sky. We honor him by once again diving deep in to a great Diff'rent Strokes 2-part episode entitled 'The Hitchhikers'. How hard is it to get a cab in NYC? Where do a get a cake in the shape of your head? How popular were novelty "Hairy Chest" T-shirts in 1984? Who keeps a bed in a dark room? Do they teach hypnotism at the police academy? We discuss these questions and remember the man that made so many very special moments. RIP Mr. Drummond. Enjoy the show! THIS IS VERY SPECIAL EPISODE!!!

Rob and Ceej are back to bring the ruckus this holiday season. They discuss Peanuts and their general malaise towards it, Rob decides to be a riverboat grifter in an alternate reality, and Ceej gets his Christmas presents early. Scrooged is pretty good but Die Hard is better. Ceej hates on the Winslow, laughs at the new ICP single, and then drops some rhymes Crenshaw Jackson style to show just how easy it is to do "horrorcore". Ceej mixes up the Farrelly Brothers and the Coen brothers, Rob doesn't understand the love for The Three Stooges but they both think Keanu Reeves would be awesome as one, and then they chat about Adam Sandler's body of work. Rob rides the neurons and digs on the trailer for The Cabin in the Woods, Ceej fantasizes about Dana Plato, and we're sorry Russ.

Ceej laughs as Rob gets bit by the collector bug, MAGIC on ESPN is ridiculous and Ceej finally gets an apology. Rob drops a musical bomb on Ceej that has been 250 years in the making, Tooms is still creepy as shit, and the duo hang out with Ric Flair and Obi-Wan. Rob doesn't get plumbers who don't wear ties, Ceej hangs out with Dana Plato, and Ceej finally sees Your Highness (Spoilers 55:45 - 60:ish).

Homophobes may not want to listen to the latest edition of the Your Video Store Shelf Podcast. My love for wacky video releases does not stop at those that keep the bare penis out of sight. When I watch Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds in a few days I may choose to avert my eyes for a few brief moments, but during all other moments I will be giving it my full attention. Joining us on the show today is the man behind Eating Out 2. He’s not just a producer though. Michael J. Shoel is the President / CEO of Ariztical Entertainment, a long-running company that now distributes over 20 gay-themed movies a year. He’s been in the distribution business since the video boom of the mid-80s, and a few years ago a mid-life crisis led to him taking a chance and fronting the money for the sexy, campy, gay comedy Eating Out. It was such a success for the company that we are now just a few days away from the DVD release of Eating Out 2, which should be available in many Blockbusters and Hollywood Videos come Tuesday the 29th. Topics include bringing straight sexuality and gay sexuality together, cunnilingus, fellatio, building a library, getting gay-themed films into Blockbuster, the conservative world we live in, getting started with Phoenix Distributors and Donna Michelle Productions, distributing films like Cannibal Campout, forming Ariztical Entertainment, the state of gay cinema in the mid-90s, picking up movies that will appeal to more than just gay audiences, getting the word out about his films, how he gets around uptight buyers, other peoples’ confusion about his sexuality, getting into producing, Rebekah Kochan’s difficult breasts, Eating Out 2’s openly gay star ("American Idol" contestant Jim Verraros), people enjoying simulated sex too much, Dana Plato’s Different Strokes: Jack & Jill & Jill, the dangers of picnic baskets, and how GLAAD may have come to his rescue.