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We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 7) Lorelai is appalled to find herself modelling matching outfits with her mother after volunteering the inn as a venue for a charity fashion show, and Rory seeks to overturn her reputation as a loner. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 7) November 13, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 7) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN'S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 7) SYNOPSIS The car battery is dead. That leads to some classic Gilmore Girl banter. At school, Rory is called to the Guidance Counselor's office. Apparently, there's concern over her social behavior. She's unapproachable. She's a loner. So Lorelai shows up to give Headmaster Charleston a piece of her mind and he's like well....you're not a very active parent. You're a bit of a loner. You should think about being more involved. Rory takes the criticism to heart and sits down with some random girls at lunch. After lunch, Paris comes over and is like HOW'D YOU GET THE INVITE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE PUFFS? Rory has no idea what she's talking about. Apparently that friend group that she randomly sat with is the popular girls. Paris asks her to help her sit at their table. The popular table extends to the Boosters which Lorelai shows up for. They're planning the fall fundraiser. Lorelai offers to hold the event at the Inn. Rory successfully gets Paris an invite to sit at the Puffs table. At the inn, they're getting ready for the event and one of the Booster moms takes quite the liking to Luke. Apparently, the moms all do a fashion show and Lorelai & Emily are teamed up and Emily is LOVING life, dancing to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. And Lorelai eventually joins in. Afterwards, Emily points out that it's interesting to see her fitting in so well into the world that she ran away from. The Puffs show up and kidnap Rory and the other new potential Puffs. They're being PUFF'd! They break into Headmaster Charleston's office and just as Rory is saying her pledge to the Puffs, the night is ruined by Headmaster Charleston. He's lecturing them when Rory speaks up - I'm only here because you all demanded that I begin to socialize. So I sat down at a random table and was kidnapped in the middle of the night all because I was trying to appease you! Headmaster Charleston tells her that she's right and that he will make sure this doesn't count against her. Lorelai tells Luke she doesn't want him to go out with that mom from the Boosters. They argue and then he says she only asked him for directions. The episode ends with Rory back at her own table at lunch and is joined by another girl who also only wants to read. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 21-26, 1974 This week, Ken welcomes again for the first time (it will make sense when you listen) cartoonist and all around good dude Douglas Arthur to the show to discuss all things 1974 and specifcally get Night Stalker on you. Be sure to check out Doug's cartoon work and his new comic The Bridge that Eats Trucks. You can find out more and buy all things Dougside here https://dougside.square.site/?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv4_a1demo0jswtz6l
March 14-20, 1998 This week Ken welcomes the man behind the excellent design and clothing company Two Crow Collective, Jame McElroy Buy your PBS is Punk gear here https://twocrowcollective.com/collections/pbs-is-punk
September 19, 1998 This week Ken welcomes comedian and former Broadway dancer Joanna Ross to the show to discuss baseball and billion dollar ideas. Be sure to watch JoAnna's latest comedy special HOT 50!, available now on YouTube streaming for FREE here https://youtu.be/KQHcM24R5h8?si=J8oyDP_LbyS3TmCr
Jan 12-18, 1980 This week Ken welcomes YouTuber (Retro Rules! https://www.youtube.com/@PaulVanScott) and pop culture product purveyor (https://finalscoreproducts.com/), Paul Van Scott to the show to talk everything from magic to CHiPs
January 14 - 20, 1978 This week Ken welcomes YouTuber and fellow TV Kid Brendon "Pops" Jones of the @Pops YouTube Channel. Subsribe to his channel after you listen to him discuss Love Boat with Ken.
September 3-9, 1994 This week I welcome Jimmy Kimmel writer and overall stellar comedian Troy Walker. Be sure to get Troy's album Esquire, wherever comedy albums are streamed or sold.
October 21 -28, 2000 This week Ken welcomes adult performer, host of the excellent First Thirst and all around quality human Siri Dahl to the show to discuss everything from poor sleepover viewing choices to the greatness of The Adventures of Pete and Pete
October 23-29, 1993
February 15-21, 1992
March 4-11, 1995
May 15-21, 1976 This week Ken welcomes Dead Milkman, DJ, raconteur Rodney Anonmyous to the show.
C'est une étape importante du parcours scolaire. Le parcours d'orientation, le choix d'une filière qui mènera à un métier peut s'avérer très stressant pour les jeunes lycéens. Selon une enquête récente de Diploméo en France, 4 lycéens sur 10 regrettent d'avoir écouté leurs parents pour leur orientation. Ainsi près d'un étudiant sur 5, choisit désormais de se réorienter après sa première année d'étude plus récente. Outre la pression parentale, la multitude de formations, le manque de connaissance sur les métiers, la crainte de ne pas trouver d'emplois complexifient le choix des lycéens. Dans ce contexte, comment aider les jeunes à construire leur parcours d'orientation ? Vers qui peuvent-ils se tourner ? Comment faire de ce choix une étape pour mieux se connaître ? Emission à l'occasion de la semaine de la presse à l'école qui se déroule du 23 au 28 mars 2026 Avec : • Aniela Vé Kouakou, fondatrice de Agiloya Afrique, cabinet de conseils en Ressources Humaines et Recrutement, basé à Abidjan. Guidance Counselor au sein du lycée français Blaise Pascal. • Valérie Wasson, cofondatrice d'Eurêka Study, franchise de consultants en orientation scolaire qui accompagnent les lycéens et étudiants dans leur choix d'études en France et à l'étranger. Avec Thomas, Mathilde, Fatou, Manasrie et Foumilayo, 5 élèves du lycée Blaise Pascal à Abidjan et Patrick, enseignant de français à Kananga en République Démocratique du Congo Merci à Marie-Krystel Assemian, responsable technique du studio de radio du lycée Blaise Pascal à Abidjan. En début d'émission, l'école autour du monde avec Cécile Debarge, correspondante de RFI en Italie, sur la multiplication ces derniers mois des attaques contre l'école italienne, en majorité de la part de syndicats étudiants d'extrême-droite. Programmation musicale : ► Pièce manquante - Myra feat Ichon ► Wrong Things - Danitsa, Jarreau Vandal
C'est une étape importante du parcours scolaire. Le parcours d'orientation, le choix d'une filière qui mènera à un métier peut s'avérer très stressant pour les jeunes lycéens. Selon une enquête récente de Diploméo en France, 4 lycéens sur 10 regrettent d'avoir écouté leurs parents pour leur orientation. Ainsi près d'un étudiant sur 5, choisit désormais de se réorienter après sa première année d'étude plus récente. Outre la pression parentale, la multitude de formations, le manque de connaissance sur les métiers, la crainte de ne pas trouver d'emplois complexifient le choix des lycéens. Dans ce contexte, comment aider les jeunes à construire leur parcours d'orientation ? Vers qui peuvent-ils se tourner ? Comment faire de ce choix une étape pour mieux se connaître ? Emission à l'occasion de la semaine de la presse à l'école qui se déroule du 23 au 28 mars 2026 Avec : • Aniela Vé Kouakou, fondatrice de Agiloya Afrique, cabinet de conseils en Ressources Humaines et Recrutement, basé à Abidjan. Guidance Counselor au sein du lycée français Blaise Pascal. • Valérie Wasson, cofondatrice d'Eurêka Study, franchise de consultants en orientation scolaire qui accompagnent les lycéens et étudiants dans leur choix d'études en France et à l'étranger. Avec Thomas, Mathilde, Fatou, Manasrie et Foumilayo, 5 élèves du lycée Blaise Pascal à Abidjan et Patrick, enseignant de français à Kananga en République Démocratique du Congo Merci à Marie-Krystel Assemian, responsable technique du studio de radio du lycée Blaise Pascal à Abidjan. En début d'émission, l'école autour du monde avec Cécile Debarge, correspondante de RFI en Italie, sur la multiplication ces derniers mois des attaques contre l'école italienne, en majorité de la part de syndicats étudiants d'extrême-droite. Programmation musicale : ► Pièce manquante - Myra feat Ichon ► Wrong Things - Danitsa, Jarreau Vandal
May 20-26, 1978 This week Ken welcomes BACK to the show the excellent comedian and fellow New Englander Christian Finnegan.
August 4-10, 1990 This week Ken welcomes adult content superstar, D&D player (Seducing the Dragon podcast), high coutuier fashion fan and voracious reader, Ryan Keely. Ken and Ryan discuss wearing lashes, Boston area horse races, growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the best time to start drinking, serial killers, supplying the world's Holly, Lifetime network, skinflicks, skinemax, adult content, daddy issues vs mommy issues, the thing adult content providers and stand up comedians have in common, Friday the 13th, mobbed up movie production, being afraid of horror films, shopping addiction, how Shalom Harlow is the absolute best, never finishing your fantasy prose story, comic books, Stan Lee, never reading the comments, ice skating, knowing nothing about the Goodwill Games, growing up without a TV, Star Trek : The Next Generation, Wrestling, body building, boxing, Night Court, Larry King, Marlon Brando, loving The Princess Bride, learning more about Carey Elwes, bringing back Supermodel of the World, sailing, Battlestar Gallactica, head injuries, catty women hating fashion takes and the erotic value of Jeopardy.
April 23-28, 1988 This week Ken welcomes magician Michael Carbonaro to the show. Ken and Michael discuss time travel, growing up in Long Island,
Always known on set as "The Cheerleaders," today we're joined by Brittany Ross (Huge in France, Mythic Quest) and Natalie Lander (Goldie and Bear, Grey's Anatomy)! They played Courtney and Debbie, and they're here to break down episode 321, "The Guidance Counselor." We dive into their unforgettable audition story, their real-life “life partnership,” and share TONS of Whoopi Goldberg stories - including Eden's very first day on set, when she threw up in front of Whoopi.WE HAVE MERCH! Get yours at: https://www.bonfire.com/middling! Whether you want the famed yellow Cross-Country hoodie, a crew-neck sweatshirt, or a t-shirt... we got you! They also come in a variety of colors and are so, so comfy. This merch a symbol of our shared love for the show and our podcast community. And we hope you love it as much as we do.Want extended episodes and video? That's all happening at Patreon.com/MiddlingPod. You can subscribe monthly or purchase one off episodes!Wanna chat with us?! Click HERE to leave us a voicemail with your questions or comments. You could just hear it on the podcast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Ken welcomes actor, musican Michael Des Barres to the show. In addition to discussing Michael's new record Kiss or Kill (available via Rum Bar Records over at Bandcamp https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kiss-or-kill-me) Ken and Michael discuss how you tell people you're doing in 2026, Elvis, interpretting art, being a child actor, Lonnie Donnegan, Warhol, Iggy Pop, working hard, Silverhead, Z Cars, Alf, being a juvenille deliquint on screen, To Sir with Love, going to UK Private School, I Monster, Christopher Lee, Ghoulies, how acting is just a job, the power of stripped down guitar bass and drums, when Elvis joined the Army, The '68 Comeback Special, theories on why there are no stars anymore, Duran Duran, The Power Station, Live Aid, replacing Robert Palmer, Obsession, the mystery of WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event, performing for a billion and a half people at once with only two days of rehersal, where Michael's live long friendship with Don Johnson started, punk, delivering, being the villain, McGuyver, dressing in all black, getting recognized in public, Pamela Des Barres, knowing your lines, enjoying yourself, telling the truth, being yourself, Sidney Poitier, Sean Connery, Monty Python, and why you always keep the clothes.
June 1-7, 1974 Returning to the show for a THIRD time this week is author of the new book "King Kong vs. Godzilla", Thom Shubilla.
TW: there is a story about sexual assault of minors around the time stamp 14:10-21. Our Feminist Buzzkill Lizz is solo this week, serving you a pod full of horror — but with that super sweet pro-abortion cherry on top! She brings you up to speed on the latest WTAF reports of the government rounding up pregnant migrant teens and shipping them to a Texas prison known for not providing adequate healthcare. Yes, you read that right. Add in increased cases of pregnancy criminalization and the Right's continued crusade against abortion pills out of Kentucky and Louisiana, and we're ready to just nope right the fuck off this planet. GUEST ROLL CALL: Becca Rea-Tucker, The Sweet Feminist, is here to chat about her new book, The Abortion Companion handbook and allllll things abortion! Pro-abortion cakes AND supporting abortion seekers? WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?! Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu. OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by clicking HERE to for past Operation Save Abortion trainings, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social SPECIAL GUESTS: Becca Rea-Tucker IG: @TheSweetFeminist Bluesky: @TheSweetFeminist.bsky.social GUEST LINKS: BUY: Becca's handbook, “The Abortion Companion” The Abortion Companion Book Swap The Sweet Feminist Website Becca's Linktree BUY: Becca's Baking Book SIGN UP: Becca's Substack AVOW Texas Expose Fake Clinics NEWS DUMP: KY Couple Arrested, Charged With Reckless Homicide After Reporting Miscarriage Abortion Pills Would Be Classified as Controlled Substances Under New Bill Republican US Senators File Amicus Brief to Eliminate the Mailing of Chemical Abortion Drugs, Including Mifepristone Judge Rejects Anti-Abortion Center's Lawsuit Against Top Massachusetts Officials Trump Administration Is Sending Pregnant Migrant Girls to South Texas Shelter Flagged as Medically Inadequate AAF Breakdown on Pregnant Incarceration AAF RESOURCE: Hypocrites Unmasked EPISODE LINKS: BUY: Michael Shannon / Jason Narducy & Friends Lifes Poster TICKETS: Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Tour ADOPT-A-CLINIC: Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City, IA Operation Save Abortion Expose Fake Clinics BUY AAF MERCH! EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills AAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US: Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast Instagram ~ @AbortionFront Bluesky ~ @AbortionFront TikTok ~ @AbortionFront Facebook ~ @AbortionFront YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE! PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE! ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE! VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE! ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE! GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
June 27 - July 3, 1992
Ken flies solo this week as he goes week by week through 2016, and this year he absolutey, no argument peaked in comedy, and maybe in life. It's astounding. Join us for the journey.
Action Comics #421 (1973)The mighty Ken Reid of the TV GUIDANCE COUNSELOR podcast joins the show for a second time as we chat about a really weird Superman book featuring a Popeye stand-in and alien seaweed as well as a Green Arrow backup where he fails terribly at his own public relations:Highlights include:Corporate espionageSuperman's taxi cab fetishGene Hackman is jealous over all this surveillance gearMafioso-laundered comic book transactionsThat kid looks like Belinda CarlisleSuperman fights a whirlpoolCheck out Ken Reid as he opens for Todd Barry on the following dates:Weds February 18th @ Syracuse Funny Bone Comedy Club (TICKETS)Thurs February 19th @ Albany Funny Bone Comedy Club (TICKETS)Sat February 21st @ The Comedy Studio [Cambridge, MA — 2 SHOWS] (TICKETS)And check out the fantastic TV GUIDANCE COUNSELOR podcast wherever you get podcasts or right here!: https://tvguidancecounselor.libsyn.com/ *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:14:53 ***Promo: THE DETECTIVE PHASE (https://www.waitingfordoom.com/the-detective-phase)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!
Having a high school senior can be an overwhelming process, and our hosts have three of them between them. How do you pay for college? How do you apply to college? How do you choose a college? How can we balance the stress of parenting senior students through this process? Questions parents ask themselves all the time. Listen as they navigate the mid year college update for their own kids in real time. Season 3 is brought to you by our principal sponsor, Teachers' Insurance Plan. Check out their website below for more information and to get a quote. http://bit.ly/4mQC27G Teachers' Insurance Plan: auto insurance that brings exclusive educator savings and exceptional customer care to New Jersey and Pennsylvania educational employees. Looking for a job in education? Teacher, principal, school support or coaching? Check out https://www.njschooljobs.com/ for up to date job postings. Build Brighter Futures with NJSchoolJobs.com We want to hear from you! Shoot over an email and say hi: podthebalancingact@gmail.com Don't forget to subscribe! Leave us a comment! Follow Facebook - podbalact JoeandJamie Instagram - @podthebalancingact TikTok - @thebalancingactpodcast Twitter - @podbalact Youtube Channel - The Balancing Act - YouTube Part of the Human Content Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 21 -27, 1991
February 7-13, 1970
July 30 - August 5, 1983
September 24-30, 1994 This week Ken welcomes the deep diver from the Treehouse Detectives and the Deep Dives podcast Andrew Price to the show. Ken and Andrew discuss the secret origin of Blast from the Past's TV Guide collection, Andrew WK.. Deep Dives podcast, how one can buy celebrity touched TV Guides, how wives keep us in check, Andy Kaufman, becoming part of your mythology, AI is awful, not having respect for craft anymore, Fraiser, skullets, 1994, Murder She Wrote, the Murder She Wrote contest, Renegade, step dad shows, how young people took "adult swim" too seriously, Growing Pains, how Ken made a poor decision moderating a reunion panel once, the best Growing Pains theme song version, depressing TV Guides, Ricardo Montalban, Luthor Vandross chilling on the couch with Price is Right, Charles Nelson Reiley, the golden age of awkward late night talk show appearances, the second season of the John Larroquette Show, hating My So-Called Life, Wizard Magazine, Ken's comic book past, They Live, James Bond Jr, fathers and sons, Sisters, Golden Girls vs Desinging Women, how Duckman is one of the greatest things ever, Tim Curry, Total Recall, made for TV movies, Baywatch, Newhart, Nick at Nite, Captain Janeway, Kate Mulgrew, AOC's love of Star Trek, the romantic ideal of discovering things on TV in a pre-internet world, Beyond 2000, mis-IDing Anthony Kiedis, forgetting Ed Asner's name, Margaret Cho in All American Girl, Dream On, Paul Reiser, TGIF, Family Matters, X-files, Ashlyn Gere and her mainstream acting career, Picket Fences, Ren and Stimpy and the outrageous lack of research people do when they post "this was a real ad/tv show in the 70s/80/90s" on social media.
Dave Rubinstein was recently a guest on Torc's Guidance Counselor 2.0 live stream, and we're sharing that conversation with you here. Listen in to this special episode to learn about how community and mentorship are more important than ever as AI adoption continues.
This week Ken welcomes fellow podcaster (Inside Late Night) and author of the new book "Love Johnny Carson", Mark Malkoff.
We made it through another year somehow. Ken flies solo to get through the ups and downs, and more downs, and a few more downs of 2025 week by week. Happy New Year and here's to a better 2026 for us all.
November 27 - December 3, 1999 Boston Edition + Feb 16 - March 1, 2009
Christ-following Principals, Vice Principals, Guidance Counselors, and office staff within the public school system serve in a massive mission field. So many in their profession have been misguided and deceived to believe that God has no place in the public schools and that in fact, He does not exist. The religion taught in our public schools today is humanism – a religion as old as Noah. We celebrate those believers who venture off to their public school administrative jobs today. Take heart, you are not alone, and God has not been kicked out of the public schools because YOU ARE THERE, and He is there in YOU. Maybe you are listening today and feel called to join your brothers and sisters in this challenging mission field. Great. You are desperately needed on the mission field of the public school system. Never underestimate the power of obedience in a believer's heart to respond to God's call.
August 27th - September 2, 1994 This week Ken welcomes wholesome, midwest superstar and host of the Catered Quiz Podcast Rick Katschke to the show. Ken and Rick discuss the Catered Quiz, The Monroeville Mall's imminent demise, working at Walmart, getting jacked in a warehouse, department stores, new shows airing after a Fall Preview, the weird TV landscape of the end of August, physically writing letters, channel flipping, Harvey Firestein, pre-out of the closet Ellen's bad fashion sense, Billy Bob Thornton, asking Tom Petty that, Letterman, making Letterman laugh, Staying at the Fister, what the hell is the Wisconsin Dells, water slides, what the Step by Step roller coaster is, arcades, Water Country's Geronimo, the bizarre HBO travel prize, exactly how much a lifetime of free HBO is worth, how creepy it was that a 14 year old Claire Danes was starring opposite a 22 year old Jared Leto, My So-Called Life, Jeanie vs. Samantha, TNN's Club Dance, being in the audience for The Chew, refusing to be an audience plants, TV tapings, Rick's parents' murder mystery theater business, when WWE wrestlers steal your props, SNICK, TGIF, riding your bike to the gas station to buy junk food, generic Dr. Pepper, Super America Gas, missing WWF Superstar ice cream bars, how Ken is going to track down that stolen prop and get it back, Bob Hope, Dana Gould on Bob Hope's special, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, made for TV movies, terrifying all porcelain dolls, The Dolls Award of Excellence, Coach, when Rick attended Super Slam 94 and go on television (again), Leslie Neilson, being name checked on Breaking Bad, how Ken made with with She-Hulk in Official MCU canon, unexplained encounters with angels, SCUBA diving disappearances, one star sequels, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Phantasm II, Freaks and Geeks, the early days of TV on DVD, Warlock II The Armageddon getting two stars, Summer School, Chainsaw and Dave, looking like Dean Cameron, the short lived European football league, celebrity voice overs, retooled shows, and how watching Baywatch can help you give mouth to mouth to bunnies.
March 7-13, 1992
March 11-16, 2013
July 3, 1953
February 15th - 21st, 1997
TV Guide October 31 - November 6, 1987 This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian and artist Mary Houlihan to the show. Ken and Mary discuss new ways to greet people, how awful the world is, growing up in New Jersey, how New Jersey is actually nice, checking out the woods, Paramis, going into Manhattan, not getting the issue you wanted, Dolly Parton, the tattoos, variety shows, Mary, product placement, growing up without country music in the Northeast, how famous rich people should try to be good people, work life balance, wanting to be left alone, Family Ties, Courtney Cox, At This Moment, Billy Vera, Kool Milds, when political campaigns became reality TV, Grand Ole Opry, Halloween, Women in Prison, Joe Piscapo, the most famous person from your state, how it's incomprehensible that anyone in the 21st Century ever puts on black face, Nickelodeon, Nick News, Cartoon Network, Dexter's Lab, The Flying Karamatzoff Brothers, non-comedic Rhea Pearlman roles, murder, The Simpsons, the awful early days of the Fox network, Get a Life, kicking Seinfeld's ass, Jason Mamoa, Giants vs Cowboys, ambiance, Harry and the Hendersons, Scorch, What a Dummy!, the TV Guide movie section, Bad New Bears go to Japan, Fluppy Dogs, The Huga-Bunch, Discover, World of Science, Bigfoot, Crime Story, Miami Vice, David Chase, Dads, Romania, Ukraine Youtubers, Billy Joel Back in the USSR, how Joel Hodgson could have been Woody on Cheers, Freaks and Geeks, Wise Guy, I Married Dora finale, Ken's Rags to Riches beef with Baby Jessica, Billy Madison being interrupted by Clinton Lewinski coverage, and the art of saying it without saying it.
December 27, 1980 - January 2, 1981 This week Ken welcomes author, screenwriter, movie maker Eric Miller (ericmillerwrites.com) to the show. Ken and Eric discuss satellites, the creepy paying with your palm technology at Whole Foods, when Sci-Fi actually predicts the future, Dawn of the Dead, The Running Man, Hell House, The Haunting of Hell House vs The Haunting, story prompts, Shirly Jackson, Richard Matheson, Magnum PI, how prevalent Vietnam vets were in 80s pop culture, PTSDT, the importance of character, dark sense of humor, dealing with serious topics, how you need rules to kick against, why having no problems to solve actually makes worse art, how amazing it is that anything produced in Hollywood is ever good, Full Moon Pictures, Crash and Burn, Bill Mosley, life long friends, directing Orson Wells, working with legends, Phantasm, being an intern, cigarettes, Umph in Triumph, being from Indiana, David Letterman, Breaking Away, learning there is a TV series based on your favorite movie, how everything is more or less streaming for free if you know where to look, Schlitz vs Bud in the Great American Beer Switch, Mark Twain, Hal Holbrook, Grace Kelly, variety shows, the M*A*S*H finale, gallows humor, how sometimes an awful toxic workplace can still produce a good end product, Real People, That's Incredible!, The White Shadow, Mud Wrestling, New Year's Eve, Bonanza, cop shows, setting the tone, The Muppet Movie, the NBA, basketball, Meet the Feebles, Peter Jackson, how nobody can really attain the levels of fame people had in the second half of the 20th century, Bob Cousy, Secret Agent Man, Branded, Larry Cohen, Dexter and how being a fan of television often leads us to reverse engineer story telling and interact with people (not kill them). ALSO Ken is giving away a pair of tickets to the 945 Arts at the Armory show on November 13th where Ken will be opening for Janeane Garofalo. If you can tell Ken the reason Loren Michaels gave Janeane for why she couldn't quit SNL, email it to tvguidancecounselor@gmail.com and you will get a pair of tickets for the show.
October 24-30, 1981 Happy Halloween! This week Ken welcomes producer/director behind the excellent documentaries "In Search of Darkness", David Weiner. Ken and David discuss playing Star Trek, TV watching with siblings, the three ages of horror, the video store age, making friends just to watch cable, not getting a VCR until much later in life, being the person in the household who brings in technology, missing four years of television due to attending boarding school, the power of the TV Guide movie section, seeing The Omen, the Exorcist, and Amnityville Horror for the first time on television, Fall Preview love, being able to see photos and images from television, the TV version of a movie, TV series based on movies, Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost, Valley of the Dinosaurs, being a 70s kid, Famous Monsters, where you have to grow up to associate King Kong with Thanksgiving, The Crawling Eye, Monster movies, WPIX, Chiller Theater, television images burned into your brain forever, having no identity of your own, being made of exclusievely tv memories, CED Selectadisc, having a Seagram's hook up, having a Kraft food hook up, Ken's sleeping bag collection, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, The Wonderful World of Disney, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Disney's Haunted Treat, Ken's theory of Knight Rider taking place in the Halloween III universe, going to film school, all the familar locations you drive by in LA, Moby Dick, Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes, pre-empting shows, the baseball world series, variety shows, The Muppets, Star Wars, Private Benjamin, local variations, mail fraud, record clubs, getting to interview John Carpenter, Star Trek II Wrath of Kahn, Looney Tunes Halloween specials, Fat Albert Halloween, It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Brady Brides, Tom Baker Doctor Who, The Fall Guy, the first time ever network airing of Halloween on NBC, factual inaccuracies, Jaws, seeing things you are not allowed to see, watching Halloween home alone as a teen and being terrified, how you couldn't easily prove people wrong growing up, Close Encounters of the first and second kind, and making an In Search of Darkness 70s documentary. Be sure to buy the latest In Search of Darkness doc, covering the second half of the 90s, 90shorrordoc.com
March 16-22, 1991 This week Ken welcomes comedian Fabrizio Copano. Ken and Fabrizio discuss Barbara Walters love of TMNT, inappropriate turtle love, Chile, El Chino, Ninjas, Hero Turtles, Peru, Dragon Ball Z, Japanese content, Ramna, why The Simpsons were so massive in South America, prime time animation, things that aren't just for kids, Bart is forever, Lucha Libre, El Santo, WWF, how things from inside Latin America don't travel that well, El Chavo de Ocho, El Chapulin Colorado, Sabado Gigante, making it world wide, Paul Simon, Batman, Superman, Comics, being a huge movie freak, Pretty Woman, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit rocketing you into puberty, hunting down obscure VHS tapes, traveling all over the country to go to video stores, hating 2010: The Year We Made Contact, being disappointed by Barry Lyndon, the 2009 film La Nana, Machuca, El Club, Catholicism, learning English ten years ago after you've already moved to the U.S.A., how there are no Spanish shows in L.A., doing comedy in a totally different language, how jokes don't quite translate, finding your voice, MTV, Lifetime's Genecology Update, Comic Strip Live, inventing the stand up scene in Chile, The Half Hour Comedy Hour, having an empty Sunday, Indiana Jones, Daughters of Privilege, Nickelodeon animated shows, how Nick shows with humans didn't do well in Latin America, Fabrizio's American wife showing him shows from her youth, Sabrina vs Clarissa, The Lion King, Frog Girl, how only in America do student dissect frogs, Divorce Court, old people running the world, Phil Donohue, Yo! MTV Raps, America's Funniest Home Videos, Video Loco, Fabrizio's brother's journalism career, the Copano boys cable show, getting recognized in public, fame in another country but not in the U.S., recognizing the power of luck, realizing how good you have it, having to put a disclaimer on your citizenship, The Wizard of Oz, Jesus of Nazareth, Titanic, and the insanity of the TV Guide cross word tip line 900 number.
March 2-8, 1996 This week Ken welcomes comedian behind the comedy special "Bougie on a Budget", Denise Winkelman. Ken and Denise discuss pouring rain in New England, growing up in Minnesota, Ken confusing Minnesota with Michigan, the coldest spot in the country in the Winter, growing up in a very rural town, the magic of cable bringing Pro Wrestling to your home, Wrestling magazines, local wrestling, mad scientists, how Wrestling is basically an improv group, NYPD Blue, nudity on television, Dennis Franz, CSI, David Caruso, Christine Baranski, the legend of The Marlboro Man, ads that work with any tag line, the 90s trend of "one of the guys" girl who smoke cigars, creepy mail order dolls, American Girl Dolls, Empty Nest, American shows CBC ran, The Kids in the Hall, WKRP, Walker Texas Ranger, wrestling alligators, Powers Booth and Peter Coyote, forbidden love, why everyone can't be the wacky neighbor, High Incident, when the whole neighborhood watches you, communist Russia, Eastern Europeans, comedians who become politicians, Hallmark Entertainment on Fox presenting In the Lake of the Woods, Bette Midler, John Travolta, French and Saunders, Joanna Lumley, the US phenomenon of Ab Fab, The Comedy Awards, Richard Pryor, The Jim Henson Hour, trying to do the Muppets without Jim Henson, Michelle Pfeiffer, selling your soul for the corporate dollar, The Babe with John Goodman vs Babe with a pig, 1996, roided baseball hits, Siskel and Ebert, and how it's never appropriate to Jeer Bob Balaban.
November 2-8, 1991 This week Ken welcomes writer, performer and Cleavland television stalwart Zachariah Durr to the show. Ken and Zachariah discuss bunkers, loving the smell of gasoline, BYOTVG, Jim Henson, owning only two copies of TV Guide, Michael Jackson, The Muppets, Ken spending the day with John Cleese, The Ten Commandments, true fame, how nobody has world wide fame anymore, Sherman Williams bloody world domination, TV Guide editorial directives, the premiere of Black Or White, TV snobs, never capturing the magic of Thriller again, Moonwalker, Sega Genesis, 4 Non Blondes, Ken's Lair of the White Worm derived lust for Amanda Donohoe, Wings Hauser not doing stunts, letters to the editor, trying to make it to the side of the lunch box, basic cable, Roger Corman's Poe Adaptations, The Terror, P.S. I Luv U, Shock Jocks, The Adventures of Mark and Brian, Eerie Indiana, Eerie Indiana The Other Side, Pan Am, America's Funniest Home Videos, Ken's teenager Comedy Central stand up debut, French Stewart, The NEW WKRP in Cincinnati, Unsolved Mysteries Diabolical Minds special, The Jackalope, Christopher's First Smile Collectable Doll, Merlin, MacGyver, UK video/film weirdness, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, UK Union rules, The Gambler, Anne Heche, I'll Fly Away, Brooklyn Bridge, the magic of posing for Playboy, Night Court, Seinfeld, MTV's Liquid Television, thinking you'll get in trouble for watching things, The Simpsons, Mystery, how white Kevin McHale is, Lisa Hartman and Bruce Greenwood faking Dennis Farina's death hosted by Telly Savalas, and Beyond Reality's powerful drama and true experiences.
This week Ken welcomes showrunner (Bones), author (The Driver, The Seminarian) and all around amazing human Hart Hanson. Ken and Hart discuss Canadian advertisements of dogs who want milk, milk bags, thinking you were Canadian your whole life until you find out you were actually secretly American, Dave Thomas, not being one of those show business living guys in show biz, always wanting to be a novelist, having TV as your fall back, the Canadian 80s TV landscape, Toronto TV vs. Vancouver, interning at the CBC, The Beachcombers, Buffy, faxing your way to fun and profit, The Outer Limits, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Road to Avaonlea, The Kids in the Hall, winning Canadian Emmys, Traders, Sarah Polley, reasons Hart was intimidated to be on the show, Matt Nix, The Kings, Cupid, being told you are too old, general meetings, Rob Thomas, Bones, how to survive in show biz, being assigned work, the late 90s -10s, how studios don't even know what they own, finance and ratings, crazy decisions, streaming hammock shows where nobody watches the middle four, Fringe, telling long form stories without knowing how long you have to tell them, hating serial killers, crime dramas, P.I.s, always having a sense of humor in your work, The Royle Family, how stand ups are used in the UK, panel shows, Taskmaster, Ken's fury at when stand ups always need to be holding a mic when they appear on television, owing the network, back when we had seasons, feeling bad about shows that didn't go, not making CSI, learning the lesson of Moonlighting, working on very dark, serious shows, gallows humor, the way humor helps people cope, Joan of Arcadia, Barbara Hall, Judging Amy, bonding with Dave Thomas, writing for people you want to meet, Billy Gibbons, Cyndi Lauper, ZZ Top, being a bad guitar player, Michael B Jordan, casting people before they were stars, bringing back teen idols, Manhunter, the writers' strike, The Finder, being the victim of executive arguments, feeling like you let Rainn Wilson down, and how we're the FBI, idiot.
October 30 - November 5, 1999 This week Ken welcomes comedian and host of the podcast "Could be the Move", Bobby Dolan to the show. Ken and Bobby discuss LA's West Side, Ken's life hack driving tips, San Diego, Montgomery County Baltimore, going to college in Maryland, John Waters, Ken's punk rock band, John Butler Trio, when a venue doesn't have a stage, Halloween, Ken not having the original issue Bobby asked for, Pokemon, collecting non-sports cards, rippin packs, living the scratch ticket lifestyle, when 30s is ancient, Sela Ward, Ken's crush on Sela Ward, Once and Again, actors who aren't Jason Bateman, Billy Campbell, The Rocketeer, Basic cigarettes, The Ace of Basic, frozen concentrated fruit juices, Five Alive, Bobby's marveling at TV Guide's color scheme, the official light of the new millennium, the wonders of being knocked out by Nyquil, Simon Rex, possibly the strangest quote in TV Guidance Counselor history, "the guy version", Sting, Wrestling, being disappointed by Goldberg, legendary college football games, Father vs Son head coach rivalries, 1999 FSU Football team, Tyson, incriminating photographs made at a mall, Early Edition, The World Series, pre-FOX World Series games, hating the Yankees, 7th Heaven, everyone's crush on Jessica Biel, Jennifer Love Hewitt's Party of Five spin off, Ally McBeal, horror flicks, The Shining, Monster Mania, Major League III being a two star movie, Roasts before they got really impersonally personal and hateful, Two Guys and a Girl, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Joshua Jackson followed by Luscious Jackson, Chicago Hope, the most 90s awards show ever, stealing sperm from the dead, Y2K, H2O, It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, tasting like somebody loves you, sport commentary, being completely outraged by people not wearing helmets, stepping into the bucket, and people confusing Godzilla with Gorgo.
This week Ken welcomes legendary warm up comic, and author of the essential memoir "Warm Up Guy", Bob Perlow to the show. Ken and Bob discuss the side of Rhode Island, Night of the Comet, Gary Marshall, being conscripted into warming up the audience, Newhart, falling into writing on Laveren and Shirley, discovering audiences want T-shirts, the power of sound queues, America's Host, the sequestered audience of a sitcom taping, how Friends tapings could take up to 8 hours, Dream On, the three hour limit, trying to keep the energy up, Full House, the unique weirdness of multi-cam sitcoms, being one of the elite few warm up comics, the 1978 -2008 sweet spot, Cheers, Night Court, Taxi, writing for Who's the Boss, Danny Arnold, being an extra on Barney Miller, torturing Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, Vanity Plates, the horror of being famous and poor, seeing a former star now bartending, shows filmed outside during COVID, Oh! Madeline, the best sitcoms and the worst, The Single Guy, the classic mistake of not coming out and saying hello to the audience, how great Bob Newart is, the power of Robin Williams, how Tony Danza was absolutely the boss, photo mats, prank shows, getting hired as a writer having never written anything, being a tour guide, Angie, offering your services for free to get established, Robert Hayes, Makin' It, LA traffic, warming up the Tonight Show, Jay Leno, doubling up on gigs despite traffic, having a video to play if you're running late, Harry Anderson, getting fired from Home Improvement because Tim Allen is insecure, warming up a Michael Jackson video, warming up Susan Powter videos, 9 to 5, Major Dad, when actors take the part too seriously because they are wearing a uniform, Candid Camera, wanting to see some people get their competence, Grace Under Fire, Brett Butler, Cybill, getting photos with celebrities, aspirations to be on screen, how performers are not shy, Andy Kauffman on the set of Taxi, Annette Funicello, Growing Pains, Let Bob Do It, treating your audience with respect, Coach, Bob Saget, why you DO want to meet your heroes, why it's best to stay in a warm up gig for the long haul, being so you nobody can steal it, keeping souvenirs, giving away swag, keeping the diner sign from the Laverne and Shirley episode you wrote, running into people on the studio lot, Roseanne's late night show, how hard it is to make a living, being in Robin Williams improv group, The Larry Sanders Show, and getting out at the right time.
September 24-30, 1955 FALL PREVIEW This week Ken welcomes actor, comedian and film fan Josh Fadem to the show. Ken and Josh discuss being the first TVGC dandy, being swell, the age of guests, the 1950s, blacklisting, film noir, Ida Lupina, Columbo, John Cassavetes, Josh's Tulsa Noir Night, Oklahoma, German Expressionism, Eddie Muller of TCM, TV vs. Films, old Hollywood gossip rags, loving old ads, Doom Flipping, Touch of Evil, late period trashy Noir, The Killing, Jim Thompson, Ben Casey, Micky Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly, Mike Hammer, The Girl Hunters, Chuck Connors, The Rifleman vs Branded, Robert Mitchum, Old Gringo, Gregory Peck, Humphry Bogart, Rod Steiger, acting styles, the 2000s sketch comedy voice, Candy Clark, Twin Peaks, being seduced by Angie Dickinson, Fall Previews, Peter Laughford, Winky Dink and You, Ernie Kovacs, Edie Adams, Playhouse 15, Live television, Backlash, Richard Wydmark, The Lucy Show, Ed Sullivan, Night of the Hunter, Lillian Gish, Pearl Bailey, The Outside Man, Ann-Margaret, Howard Hesman, Billy Jack improv, updating IMDB for other people, The Love God, bad acting choices, Three for Bedroom C, Adventure Walks with Mark Sabre, free diamonds, rocket ships, the singing rage of Patty Paige, Robert Shane, Shaggy, defective detectives, Racket Squad, big time arsonists, Studio 1, NY City Dramas, Counterfitter Detectives, The Little Rascals/Our Gang, Mr. District Attorney, expensive 1950s long distance phone calls, Mercedes McCambridge, Cleveland's Cafe Intime', The Alcatraz Hotel, the pictures, lavender bath soap, James Cagney, echo tape recorders, American Poem Songs, Charles Bronson, Vernon Chapman, and how Andy Griffith should have been in a version of The Killer Inside Me.
This week Ken welcomes artist, all around coolest human, and writer/illustrator of the Minky Woodcock comic series, including the newest volum "The Girl Called Cthlulu", Cynthia Von Buhler. (yes I know I called it "Mindy" Woodcock a couple times instead of "Minky". It's Minky) Ken and Cynthia discuss Ken's fandom, art, coming up in Boston, the Boston Phoenix, growing up in Western MA, Children's Books, illustrating, noir, alternative history, HP Lovecraft, Tesla, Alestair Crowley, going to Art School, living in London, people missing the joke, tongue in cheek, Women of Sodom, parody, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Sid & Marty Kroft, immersive theater, Illuminati Ball, Land of the Lost, Jem, Crime Story, Faces of Death, extreme video nasties, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, I Spit on Your Grave, Japanese weirdness, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Letters to Cleo, appearing in the Macy's parade, being a free range child, consuming things more deeply because they are harder to get, being shocked you have no tattoos, James Bond, how society's pop culture has caught up with the underground, Gumby, Archie, Hubba Hubba, Davey and Goliath, Christian Shows, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, how all kinds are hard wired to love monsters, Squid Games, Patchinko, loving foreign television, subtitles, Korean Culture, Mad Men, the difficulty of telling stories in ongoing TV series, knowing when a story is done, trauma induced nightmares, and the weird legacy of HP Lovecraft.