Podcasts about mama's family

From All My Children to Mama's Family, I'm beyond excited to be catching up with two-time Emmy Award Winner Dorothy Lyman whose new virtual play, We Have To Hurry starring Alfred Molina will be streaming June 5th & 6th on Broadway on Demand. Dorothy & I talk about her legendary career in television, including how Fran Drescher gave Dorothy a directing career, branching out from acting to playwriting and much more!  Dorothy won two Emmy Awards for her iconic portrayal of "Opal Gardner" on ABC's All My Children (1982 & 1983) & is widely known for playing "Naomi Harper" on Mama's Family which ran from 1983-1990. Dorothy also directed 75 consecutive episodes of Fran Drescher's hit show The Nanny. We Have To Hurry streams at Broadway On Demand on June 5th (8pm) & June 6th (3pm). Click here for tickets! The play will stream on a monthly basis with a rotating cast of stars. Connect with We Have To Hurry: Website Facebook Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for more my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Dorothy: Dorothy Lyman is a two-time Emmy© Award-winning actress for her work as "Opal Gardner" on All My Children and is widely known for her co-starring role on Mama's Family, alongside Vicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett. In addition to her numerous film and television appearances, Dorothy also directed 75 episodes of the Fran Drescher sitcom The Nanny. Her other plays are Enemy (an adaptation of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People), A Rage in Tenure and Soft Landing (directed by John Tillinger) all developed and produced by Players Workshop in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. In The Bleak Midwinter, the prequel to We Have To Hurry was produced in New York City and Westchester in 2019. Dorothy's directing career began in 1980 when she produced and directed the original off-Broadway production, and subsequent tour, of A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking starring Susan Sarandon and Eileen Brennan, and the subsequent national tour starring Elizabeth Ashley and Susan Anton. Her feature film, The Northern Kingdom is available on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Casey, Tiggz, Rodrigo, Alan, Dee, and Chaz, as they discuss the two year anniversary of The Chat! AND SO MUCH MORE, INCLUDING: The Young and the Restless gears up for a tornado! The Bold and the Beautiful might be bringing back Kimberlin Brown as Sheila Carter! Allie and Chanel share a passionate kiss on Days of Our Lives! And, Nancy Lee Grahn finds herself in hot water again on Twitter! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Every boomer out there knows Vicki Lawrence from the cheeky and ever-so-colorful characters she created on the Carol Burnett Show. Vicki debuted on the show in 1967 (the year she graduated from high school), playing Carol’s little sister, Chrissie. But as the years rolled by and her acting chops grew, Vicki morphed into a vast array of memorable characters—always adding a big dose of her trademark spirit and sass. One of her most unforgettable roles was that of Carol’s (aka Eunice’s) mouthy mother. Thankfully, the network liked Mama as much as we did and, some years later, Mama’s Family was born. Vicki joins us to reminisce about some of her career highlights but also to share a personal story about a condition she’s had for a number of years. It’s called chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). Vicki wants to spread the word about the condition and what you can do if you suspect you’ve got it. So plan to spend some time with a legendary actress, comedian, and singer as this multi-talented boomer brings her lively spirit to the Feisty Side of Fifty!

Hello and Welcome to ExQueerience Points, your favorite all queer Starfinder Podcast! We begin where we left off trying to be stealthy while a Dinomaw, as we have renamed the creature, is in the area. We look for Mama and see if we can convince her to not work against us. Dr. Joe says her goodbyes a bit prematurely. We have a guest @haywireWindgod join us to play Ophelia an Awakened Bear diplomat. Who knows what will happen when we get someone in our party that, apparently, DOESN'T think killing people is the immediate solution to a short-term problem. We are back in the Dawn of Flame: Soldiers of Brass by Crystal Frasier! Sound Effects by https://syrinscape.com/ We are part of the Be Gay Roll Dice Network! You can find out more by visiting the twitter account: @BEGAYROLLDICE

When Emmy-winning actress and lifelong "saver" Rue McClanahan ("Maude," "Mama's Family," "The Golden Girls") passed away in 2010, her close friend Michael La Rue became the archivist for her vast estate, which includes awards, jewelry, costumes, and props from her long career — the highlights of which graced a New York City cafe created in her honor.   The Estate of Rue website • Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • Additional music by Mandoo and Chad Crouch • www.forkeepspodcast.com

PRIDE MONTH BONUS SPECIAL! Brett highlights one gay writer that created one of TV's most enduring characters and also, uh, changed the field of cryogenics as we know it? The man is Dick Clair who co-created Mama's Family and wrote for The Carol Burnett Show, Soap, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Bob Newhart Show among many others—and this is his story.And please donate to bail funds across the country! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We were Live for the first successful COVID edition of Game Changers with a guest. And what a guest she was. Birthday Person, Writer, Producer, Cindy Begel​, whose credits include: Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Joanie Loves Chachi, The Jeffersons, Head of The Class, Alice, Married With Children, Mama's Family, The New Leave It To Beaver, The Days & Nights of Molly Dodd, The Martin Short Show and most recently the Muppet Babies on Disney Channel, and, Ed McMahon to my Johnny... was sensational. The birthday part was unknown bonus! If you've been watching the daily LIve you know how funny Cindy is, and boy did she live up to my hype. We got stories about Lucy, Carol Burnett, Robin Williams, Garry Marshall, Penny Marshall. Cindy Williams, Linda Lavin, and Bill Cosby, pre #METoo but #MeTooish. Talked Cindy into opening her BF's birthday gift on the air, gloves, fear, and all. And, of course, we talked the days COVID news and had a visit with her fab mom, Roberta. Spectacular fun in the time of corona. Thank you, Be.Live! Cindy Begel on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson 4/29/20 Wed, 4/29/20, Live @5 pm PT On The Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/3bSb3VJ Cindy Begel on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson 4/29/20 Wed, 4/29/20, Live @5 pm PT On The Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/3bSb3VJ All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Soundcloud http://bit.ly/2hktWoS Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fl tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj YouTube

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This week, Kylin returns for the second part of his TV appearances series, where Rich and Kylin discuss Ox Baker on the Price is Right, Mama's Family, Family Matters... and Smallville? Throughout the show, the pair also read emails and tweets from listeners that are highlighting shows they're looking forward to watching in 2020, as well as why Tom Welling has the permanent ownership of the Superman Punch!

HOLIDAY GAUNTLET: CHRISTMAS PART I—This week on Must Have Seen TV, Brett talks to Sebastian Deken about the "Mama's Family" episode "Santa Mama." Mama's a sassy Scrooge! Naomi has big Jan Hooks energy! Ken Berry could play dumb C-3PO!Be sure to listen to the end of the episode for info on next week's sitcom. Please rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts, and you can follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr at @MustHaveSeenTV. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, comedienne and actress Betsy Cox stops by the show to talk about her journey from southern Louisiana to the comedy stages of Los Angeles. Along the way, we make stops to talk about her upbringing, our catholic school experiences, and we deep dive her love of Mama's Family, Sanford and Son, and Con Air?!? 

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We're Back! In this episode we go right back to the fishbowl for the 1986 Masterpiece - Short Circuit. Johnny Five is Alive BABY! We have two new sponsers - El Duche's Otherworldly Counseling, and Ass Cream. Pancake presses his luck with a Mama's Family joke that maybe goes off the rails. Sexy Kids, and songs from Van Halen and El Debarge?  We also have a whole new old school way to interact with the show - leave us a voicemail or sext us at 708-928-5015 - tell us how cool we are and we might use your voice on a future show! Thank you all for listening! Pancake & Robin

In this episode of Bookclub, we take a trip to Jefferson, Mississippi with William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. Along the way, we discuss the next Vicki Lawrence vehicle, our dead pets, and Yanni's genre. Next book: The Room by Tommy Wiseau

This week Marty and The Arrogant Observer discuss holiday shoppers, Arrogant Observer's time in a cult, favorite Mama's Family moments, and a special guest sits in on the show, thanks again Kawhi.

It's a blast from the past as we celebrate Raytown's greatest celebrity... and Vicki Lawrence from Mama's Family. Meredith walks us through her rise to fame as a Jaywalker, from kindergarten role play to hormone-driven middle school birthday parties all the way through her time with a little show called The Church of Lazlo.

Grab some cheesecake, pour some OJ, and settle in! Hannah and Jeffrey end their unscheduled hiatus to look back at a groundbreaking stalwart of 80s* Saturday nights. Will the girls hold up thirty years later? Tune in to learn how Golden Girls connects to Mama's Family, what Julio Iglesias has in common with Quentin Tarantino, and just how Jeffrey feels about Park Overall. And while you're at it, be sure to support the show and get great audio content with a free trial from audible.com! Finally, as promised, the greatest artwork you'll ever see: The Birth of Zbornak by Sam Carter  *Do a Google search for 1990-1992 fashion. It was still the 80s.

October 22-28, 1983 Today Ken welcomes journalist, comedian and head honcho at The Comics Comic, Sean McCarthy. Ken and Sean discuss Sean's jetsetting lifestyle, business cards, the tunnels under Northeastern University, Remington Steele, Mr. Smith, bad reporting on AIDS, growing up in CT, four Worcesters, sports Man Caves, Lynn, Defunct Sports teams, betting on horses, James Bond, classic Halloween costumes, Cabbage Night, Diff'rent Strokes, cable boxes, Bizarre, Silver Spoons, The Third Eye on Nickelodeon, being mistaken for Zach Galifinakis, the Elks, bonerless Love Boat, Fantasy Island, CBS, Alice, ignoring Knight Rider, being a child of the 70s during the 80s, Midnight Run vs Midnight Express, Goodnight Beantown, Gail King, Football, SNL, Loren Michaels New Show, dirty joke books, the return of Richie Cunningham to Happy Days, Cocoon vs. Slash, 80s old people, Oh! Madeline, Real People, the Sci-Fi Ball, Elvira, the P.A. based beginnings of Sean's broadcasting career, Guiness Book of World Records, Facts of Life, Dom Delouise as a vigilante, Joey Lawrence's Gimme a Break debut, Mama's Family, We Got it Maid, Hunter, Sliders, Remote Control, latch key kids, Celtics season opener, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Garfield on the Town, short person solidarity, and Ken's love of Jennifer Slept Here.

This week Kat and Jamie discuss Mama's Family and their trip to Hawaii

Mama's Family “Sins of the Mother” (9 January1988) Bubba (Allan Kayser) comes home after curfew and stinking of beer! Mama (Vicki Lawrence) overreacts and grounds him for six weeks - making Bubba miss his swim meet! Mama treats us to a flashback when she tells the story of Bubba's mother Eunice (Heather Kerr) getting drunk and embarrassing Mama in front of the entire congregation. In episode 24 of Very Special Television we get treated to an impression of a character created by Carol Burnett, and discuss the universal truth of Mamas Family dynamics across multiple ethnicities. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes! www.facebook.com/VERYSPECIALTELEVISION/ www.instagram.com/veryspecialtelevision/ facebook: @veryspecialtelevision instagram: @veryspecialtelevision twitter: @BestMenMedia

May 18-24, 1968 Today Ken welcomes the fantastic musician Fred Schneider to the show. Ken and Fred discuss Boston's industrial Nieman Marcus, having to watch what your mother likes, The Flintstones, I Married Joan, SNL, being trash talked on Carson, meeting David Bowie, Beanie and Cecil, F Troop, Petticoat Junction vs. Green Acres, Night of the Living Dead induced vomit, Alien panic attacks, Mama's Family, Forbidden Planet, loving bad movies, Martha and the Vandells, meeting Jimmy Page, Dinosaurs, Monsters, and MTV's hatred of hot dogs.

Have you ever wondered which American Pie character the guys were? Have you ever wondered if Lumberjake had an unhealthy obsession with Mama's Family? Have you ever wondered if Mike Paiva could drink an entire cup of whipped cream? Well wonder NO MORE because it's Episode #15 of Three Way Theater! As we prepare for the highly anticipated arrival of G.L.O.W. on Netflix we review our first TV episodes featuring pro wrestling with Mama's Family and Laverne & Shirley. Which episode had the better rassling? Listen now to find out! Like! Comment! Subscribe! Share! Listen and download RIGHT NOW on Podbean, iTunes, and on ThreeWayTheater.com!

THIS WEEK: Marty and Brandon welcome the other half of the 2017 SAF Idol Finals, Mistress DoomCannon, aka Dee Yazak! We talk Dee's entry into Super Art Fight, our embarrassing high school years, play the worst game the Internet delivers us, and somehow, Mama's Family comes up.  You're gonna love it. SHOW NOTES: Dee's High School Band Dead or Alive? Patrick Swayze's Pabst Blue Ribbon Commercial The Mistress DoomCannon Advice site

Vicki Lawrence known for her roles on Mama's Family and the Carol Burnett show is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Vicki and David talk about cellphone usage, and the hive condition that caused Vicki to take on the role of advocate for CIU awareness. For years, Vicki was known as the tough lipped grandma Thelma Mae Harper on Mama's Family. She tells David the business about how to conduct yourself at her dinner table. "I learned from the best and enjoyed it all."

Vicki Lawrence known for her roles on Mama's Family and the Carol Burnett show is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Vicki and David talk about cellphone usage, and the hive condition that caused Vicki to take on the role of advocate for CIU awareness. For years, Vicki was known as the tough lipped grandma Thelma Mae Harper on Mama's Family. She tells David the business about how to conduct yourself at her dinner table. "I learned from the best and enjoyed it all."

Mama, what's up with your family? Let's find out!

Today Ken welcomes writer/director/producer and former actressCheryl Pollak (Pump Up the Volume, The Heights, Hull High, My BestFriend's a Vampire)to the show. Ken and Cheryl discuss Cheryl's surprise at Ken's fandom, HullHigh, being ahead of the times, The Heights, Cop Rock, My BestFriend's a Vampire, What's Alan Watching?, Live Shot, Alien Nation,wanting to be fired, Roomies, Jordache Jeans, Mama's Family,growing up in Texas, being the youngest, lawless households, TVsign offs, Davey and Goliath, modeling, the difficulty of comedy,Head of the Class, losing your accent, Night Life, working withJohn Astin, not watching yourself, CHiPs, Cross and theSwitchblade, pickle danger, The Hardy Boys, crushing ParkerStevenson, Sanford and Son, The Rockford Files, replacing castmembers, death on TV, Gilligan's Island as Cheryl's all timefavorite TV show, being creeped out by Alf, Back to the Beach, theSkipper's real name, RuPaul's Drag Race, Hogan's Heroes, RichardDawson, James Kirk and James West's odd similarities, Green Acres,Melrose Place, The Dallas Genie connection, educational shorts,weenie roasts, Larry Hagman, made-for-TV Movies, Swimsuit TheMovie, Perfect People, Dialing for Dollars, Three's Company, afterschool specials, Real People, relying on brain power, a characterabout to lose their virginity at any moment, saying "condom" onthirtysomething, Alicia Witt on Real People, and Ken's Pump Up theVolume tradition.

November 23-29, 1991 Today Ken welcomes Save Ferris front woman and occasionalactress Monique Powell to the show. Ken and Monique discuss the worst weather Los Angeles has everhad, MTV, Remote Control, Orange County, The Golden Girls, SaturdayNight Live, The Go-Go's, Save Ferris, The World is New video, KROQ,Oingo Boingo, punk rock stabbing, Hepcat on the Flash, Dance HallCrashers, 10 Things I Hate About You, going to the Pretty in Pinkprom, how growing up in LA can sometimes ruin movies, Maps to theStars Homes, Brady Bunch house stake out, the theory of whyeveryone in Hollywood is hot, how fashion has changed, New WaveTheater, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Mama's Family, the fascination ofJewish youth with Jerry Falwell, Tammy Faye Baker, Christian punkrock, The Day My Kid Went Punk, The Young Ones, college radio, TheQueers, Roseanne, American Bandstand, Perfect Strangers, how we'reall Cousin Larry Appleton, the power of theme songs, Alan Thicke:Master Songwriter, living in a post-Richard Marx world, how Moniqueis Ken's dreamcatcher, The Facts of Life, Dolly Parton, Alice vs.Flo, tv based on movies, Shakespeare inspired teens, Mork &Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, DEVO fan mail, Cindi Lauper's secrets,Police Academy, National Lampoon, and a disbelief in hunky SteveGutenberg.

Today's Guest: Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedienne, "The Carol Burnett Show," "Mama's Family"    Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Vicki Lawrence by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of professional actors who couldn’t keep a straight face around Tim Conway even if he were reading a dictionary… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! The Carol Burnett Show: Carol's Favorites (Collectors Edition), also starring Vicki Lawrence. Order your copy today by clicking on the DVD box set above! The reputation of “The Carol Burnett Show” has always been that of extraordinary sketch humor, enduring laughs, and a brilliant ensemble cast. Yet somehow, for all my love of classic TV comedy, I missed out on the Burnett era altogether. VICKI LAWRENCE podcast excerpt: "'The Carol Burnett Show' was well-written. It wasn't in your face. You could watch it with the kids; what they got, they got. And what they didn't, they could come back and watch next year." The show began when I was just seven years old and ended its run a decade later, as I graduated high school, but it was never on my radar. I religiously watched all the CBS sitcoms that preceded it on Saturday nights, usually camped out with my parents and/or grandparents. But when 10 p.m. came around, my mother watched it but I made myself scarce – at least until “Saturday Night Live” came on, 90 minutes later. In watching “Carol Burnett’s Favorite Sketches,” a PBS special airing this Friday, June 3 at 9 p.m., it struck me how much funny I overlooked in my youth. Mama's Family: The Complete Collection starring Vicki Lawrence. Order your copy today by clicking on the DVD box set above! VICKI LAWRENCE podcast excerpt: "I played a lot of old ladies on the show. I was the second female lead. So while Carol Burnett was playing Shirley Temple, I was playing the mean old schoolmarm. And while she was playing the princess, I was the wicked old witch. When 'Mama' came along, it was another old lady to play. Carol was supposed to be Mama. The writers both hated their mothers. They wrote this beautiful part for Carol and she said, 'I think that Eunice is the part that speaks to me.' The writers were very upset. And then Carol said, 'We have to do this Southern because this is nothing if not Tennessee Williams on acid.'" When the show opens with Betty White as a sex-crazed interior decorator and is followed in the same whack-a-doodle sketch by Steve Martin parodying Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, I realized what good stuff I missed. So excuuuuuuuuuse me! Joining me today to reminisce about those days and her major role in the success of “The Carol Burnett Show” and her own sitcom spinoff from it, “Mama’s Family,” is actress and comedienne Vicki Lawrence. Key interview moments: • 3:30 Actress Vicki Lawrence explains the enduring success of "The Carol Burnett Show" for multiple generations; • 8:50 An explanation for why Lawrence, who was younger, always played Carol Burnett's mother in sketches such as "The Family"; • 16:20 Mama has a few words to offer about Donald Trump... and his hair. Vicki Lawrence Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • IMDB • Wikipedia       "Mean Business: How I Save Bad Companies and Make Good Companies Great" by Albert J. Dunlap with Bob Andelman, available in print, e-book or digital audio. Order your copy now by clicking on the book cover above!   The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

February 18-24, 1984 This week Ken welcomes musician, comedian, podcaster, writer and all around personality Dave Hill to the show. Ken and Dave discuss pizza parties, Double Tree logo issues, Hong Kong prostitutes, inviting yourself on your friend's family vacation, Cheers, Sweeps Week, letting things go, Rebecca vs. Diane, Three's A Crowd, The 1984 Olympics, Figure Skating, Hockey, barrel jumps, Silver Spoons, silent credits, Very Special Episodes, Love Sydney, Paul Lynde's Halloween Special, Variety Shows, adding Glenn Campbell, Siskel & Ebert, hating Mama's Family, Dave's beef with Vicki Lawrence, Airwolf, questioning Jan Michael Vincent's living status, Stacey Keach, Monty Python as palette cleanser, hanging out with Terry Jones, sports, evil twins on Knight Rider, questioning Ken's place on the Autism spectrum, Baywatch Nights, Craig T. Nelson, Super Nights of Rock N Roll, The Boston Bruins, The Who, Mod culture, Roger Daltrey's acting career, Black Emmanuel, scrambled soft core, The Playboy Channel, judging Gallagher, the A-Team, Dudley Moore's concept of time, The Man With Two Brains, O Madeline, The Pee Wee Herman Show, Gary Panter, Mr. Bungle's Giant Cake, Barney Miller, Jack Soo, talking to Abe Vigoda on the phone, Real People, Fred Willard, Baby I'm Back, Sandford and Son, The Facts of Life, Jerry Jehl's filthy stand up comedy, people with disabilities on TV, hot saucing, Ken's connection to the Sausage King of Cleveland,  Night Court, hockey player autobiographies, WKRP, Molesting Dudley, Neptune King of the Sea, favorite Friday the 13th movies, Bloopers, Elvira, Dom DeLouise special, M*A*S*H, Cheers, Taxi, Dean Martin's celebrity roasts, the horrors of 20/20, KISS vs. Menudo, peeing the bed/couch/floor, having someone else pee your bed, Little Caesar's Pizza Pizza, the wonder of chocolate raviolis, Floyd the Barber's stroke, the advent of ironic t-shirts, Hogan's Heroes, Bob Crane, not wanting to be murdered by Willem Defoe, Dukes of Hazard mix ups, Benson, Guillome Emmanuel, Solid Gold, loving Groucho, Webster, Wet T-Shirt contests, Kitten Natividad, getting Indian food with Ronnie James Dio, Sean Penn's stripper, just resting your eyes, literal calendars, military time, and being completely destroyed by a comedy festival. 

In this special bonus mini-episode of the show, Ken welcomes Louise Post and Nina Gordon of the band Veruca Salt to the show.   Ken chats with Louise and Nina on their tour bus before their Boston gig about the heaven of 70s TV, growing up on East Coast vs. The Mid-West, the dark ages of cable proliferation, Happy Days, M.A.S.H., depressing theme songs, The 1973 Made-for-TV movie "Sunshine", the dark content of 70s TV aimed at children, the mystery of Beverly Archer, Halloween is Grinch Night, Jonathan Winters' pumpkin head, Sha-Na-Na, the birth of Nostalgia, 20 year cycles, Terri Nunn: Teen Actress with a bad rep on James at 15, the importance of The Bionic Woman, questioning Lindsay Wagner's well read status, TV negotiations with siblings, Star Trek vs. The Brady Bunch, living in a Brady Bunch genius den, being bumped from SNL by Sting, the sexy factor of Lee Majors and Gordon Sumner, The Monkees, crushing on Davy Jones, Cybill Shepherd :stunner, TV theme songs as your first favorite song, The Carol Burnett Show, Mama's Family's fall from grace, Eight is Enough and the mystery of its theme song, seeing you father in the face of Bob Newhart, rules around TV watching for children, getting your children to watch black and white shows, I Love Lucy, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Daniel Tiger, how one obtains old TV movies, Dolly Parton's speaking voice, turning down your own variety show, wanting to make a Playboy After Dark for the 90s, Hoarders, boycotting TV in the 80s and 90s, offending Justine Bateman, Nina's confusion around The Sausage The Mouse Clever Elsie The Golden Goose and Tom Tit Tat, and finding comfort in All in the Family and Sanford and Son during the "Heinous Hiatus".

October 18-24, 1984 Today Ken welcomes writer and comedian Andrea Henry. Ken and Andrea discuss Brocton's weather related fights, colds, Dallas, Family Ties, crushing on Skippy, Marc Price's full frontal nudity in Trick or Treat, writing in character as Alex P. Keaton, American Graffiti, The New Gidget, The New Leave it to Beaver, first run syndication, Dracula, Pyschophobia, Life with Lucy, Stone Pillow, The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, Sunday Newspaper Comic Strips, Holiday Specials, Indiana Jones, being let down by your own youth, Poltergeist, Puttin' on the Kids, having never carved a pumpkin, Frat Brothers taking you in a sports car to see Halloween in theaters, no weakness allowed with Andrea's brother, FAME, Nia Pepples Party Machine, Mike Hammer, It's a Living, The Bonaventure Hotel, Ann Jillian, Mama's Family, wigs, Ken's hateful spite fueled life, Star Search, Hate Watching, Sons of Anarchy, Fight Back!, Kate & Allie, CBS Monday Nights, MacGuyver, My Sister Sam, stalking, kids parties, the original Parenthood TV series, An Officer and a Gentleman, Designing Women, Who's the Boss, Growing Pains, Kirk Cameron's film career, Jami Gertz, Norma Rae, Moonlighting, Perfect Strangers, Head of the Class, Community College Counselors, Women's Bodybuilding, "The River", Facts of Life, Good Times, Terror Train, The Demon Murder Case, 20/20, The Girl Most Likely To, Joan Rivers screenwriter, Webster, very special episodes, growing up Greek, Greektown, Detroit, Garfield Halloween Special, The Great Pumpkin, local weatherman Dick Albert's use of smarts against drugs and alcohol, Mr. Belvedere, loss of virginity, Punky Brewster, Sledge Hammer, Sidekicks, Ernie Reyes Jr., WKRP, The Mayflower Madam, James Bond, and the horrors of colorization. 

January 21-27, 1984 This week Ken welcomes DJ, improver and former co-worker Greg Wymer to the show. Ken and Greg discuss Greg's excitement, the disappointment of laser light shows, game show hosts, evening editions of day time game shows, Diff'rent Strokes, twins, Dixie Carter, unsold pilots, Ken's wife's hatred of Claire Grogan, Love Boat, Harlem Globetrotters, Bill Cullen: Favorite Game Show Host, Dolph Lundgren's MIT lie, Mama's Family, Sneak Previews, Dack Rambo, WFNX, Ken as Brian Benben, Superbowl Sunday, Gary Coleman's 200 IQ, gambling, Life Styles of the Rich and Famous, the early days of VCRs, James Bond, playing your own son, Airwolf, Iron Eagle, The Meatballs series, Mazes & Monsters, Washington D.C., MTV's Remote Control, Susan Stafford, PBS's Think Twice, a taste of real fame, Greg's Pee Wee's Big Adventure related mortifying moment, That's Incredible, Danny Cooksey, Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Made for TV Movies, Burt Renoylds' dark period, Spaghetti Westerns, The A-Team, Kim Richards, Three's Company, Remington Steele, Madeline Khan's short lived sitcom, Real People, WKRP, SCTV's final season, The State of the Union, Reagan's ruining of television, Automan, Gimme a Break, giving away your kids upon your death, Tom Hanks as Uncle Ned the drunk, Family Ties, hosting karaoke at the real Cheers, laserdisc, sciolists, Mike Hammer, Buffalo Bill, Dabney Coleman, the Beast Within, Benson, Ken's undying love for Barbara Stock, Legmen, Dukes of Hazard, and the long strange history of the Master. 

May 28-June 3, 1988 Boston Marathon Monday! Ken welcomes comedian Danielle Soto to the show. Ken and Danielle discuss being drawn to a time before you were born, 1988 births, Family Ties, repressed memories of ever having used a TV Guide, Ken's TV Week/Toaster Oven TV Guide/Toaster Theory (again), Facts of Life, Back-door pilots, Empty Nest, Tumpy's marijuana addiction leading to bad gift giving, The Cosby Show binge drinking episode, 227, Golden Girls, living the Stan Episodes, Mama's Family, Doctor Who, the role of ledges in sitcoms, Throb, Dream On, Wendy Malik,  Hot in Cleveland, Say Anything, being held hostage, why you never want to ride an elevator with a pregnant lady, Spenser for Hire, Family Ties, TV Land's First and Last Marathon, Nick's forgotton spin-off, My Demon Lover, hair metal, Mother Goose's Rock N Rhyme, Fairy Tale Theater, Married...with Children, Day by Day, The Terrible Revenge of the Nerds Pilot, Ted McGinnley, It's Your Move, David Garrison, not censoring children, the banned Married...with Children episode, The Christina Applegate fashion test, MTV The Week in Rock, Kate & Allie, having never seen ALF, Valerie, Ken's most embarrassing moment, seeing Spiceworld alone in the theater, Designing Women, celebrity autobiographies, Newhart, celebrity weight struggles, AIDS, Eisenhauer and Lutz, Who's the Boss, Crushing Alyssa Milano, The Dark Crystal, first run syndication, Charles in Charge, Mr. Ed, Perfect Strangers, Bibby Babkas, Vanilla Ice, Supergroup, The Surreal Life, Sebastion Bach, Moonlighting, Growing Pains, tonsillectomies, Over R-ing the pudding, Mr. Kotter, Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Hooperman, Gena Davis, Summer Rental, loving the Reiners, Jamin' on the One,  Summer School, why all arrangements are edible, Night Court, Beauty and the Beast, Full House, the trend of Dead Moms on television, and the end of Saturday Morning. 

BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY July 27 - August 2, 1985 This week Ken welcomes comedian and promoter Rob Crean. Ken and Rob discuss dangerous travel conditions, Pitch Black Dark, Miami Vice, Don Johnson's music career, The Return of Bruno, Michael Mann, Airwolf, Summer reruns, TJ Hooker via SNL, Baby Boomer music, Where the Boys Are, 9 hours and 5 minutes of Dana Hersey's all night party, It's Your Move, Tripods, Gimme a Break, Falling asleep when Catherine Oxenberg is in her underwear, The Lair of the White Worm, The Prisoner, Mama's Family, Martin Mull's History of White People in America, Michael Nesmith's Television Parts, Murder She Wrote, Kevin McCarthy, Bob's Burgers, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, The Hogan Family's twins, Danny Ponce, The Twilight Zone: The Movie, Ken's Albert Brooks impression, local TV Horror Hosts, the original E/R, Kate & Allie, Ken's 144 copies of Kate & Allie Season 1, Newhart, Three's a Crowd, emptying The Milky Way, Muppets Take Manhattan, Growing Pains, Hail to the Chief, Highway to Heaven, forcing Rock N Roll into everything, Facts of Life, Double Trouble, Rob's personal dating experience with a solo twin, The Funny Boys, Evil Twins, classic Must See TV, Night Court, Red Dawn, Chrispin Glover's Family Ties days, televisions existence in the mind of an autistic child, Webster, burning off pilots, Life Goes On, wine coolers, Phantom of the Paradise, legendary unsold pilots, Dramatic moments in The Comedy Factor, Benson, Missy Gold's psychiatric career, pranks, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, and the lack of Cheers and Jeers. 

September 17-23, 1983 This week Ken welcomes actor/comedian Christian Finnegan. Ken and Christian discuss 80s Boston comedians, Steve Sweeney being more famous than Louie CK, The Revolutionary War area of Massachusetts, laser light shows, Ken's TV Week/Toaster Oven theory is tested yet again, dead siblings, Battlestar Galactica vs. Buck Rogers, the love of the glowing box, local Boston news casters, Mission of Burma, divorced Dad horny, the offensive nature of the spelling of Diff'rent Strokes, Orson Welles' study of upside down African trees, Love Boot, Fall Preview specials, the big reveal of the new shows, actors finding excuses to sing, Silver Spoons, Jason Bateman, Corky Pigeon, being directed by Alfonso Ribeiro, Are We There Yet?, doing the Carlton when nobody wants to see it,  Cindy Williams being your mother, pretending to have sex with Jackee', incredible racists, kissing Paulina Porizkova, being threatened by Rick Ocasek, how acting is the opposite of stand up comedy, The Road Warrior, the more depressing Day After, learning about Leatherman culture, plausible gay deniability, shoved in lyrics in cinematic title songs, the golden age of Bloopers, being a good parent on paper, 80s inappropriate, Kenny Rogers, cruel childhood insults, Lionel Richie's Vanity, Poltergeist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, TV as dangerous home invader,  Kevin Dillon's finest work, The Best of Everything, Hot Air Balloons over the Special Olympics. That's Incredible, Leonard Nimoy's one ear, Dirk Benedict, made for TV movies, the original three Network's deep pockets, the rise of FOX, how one shoe makes it murder, Real People, Facts of Life season premiers, Gimme a Break, Telma Hopkins, Automatically learning that a man was a woman, Mama's Family, SNL weekly sitcoms, struggling with TV Guide vocabulary, We Got it Made, literally talking people off a ledge, Cheers, being ashamed of Boston, the laziness of interchangeable writing, the two Bostons, The Duke Boys, being your own radio DJ, Ziggy Marley, Blazing Saddles, and asking TV Guide. 

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we discuss an unlikely number one single from 1973. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Pixies, Quasi, The Julie Ruin and Ghost Wave. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Talking about Vicki Lawrence's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" - We forgot to watch the movie - This was her only hit - Written by Bobby Russell - Lawrence was already a regular on The Carol Burnett Show - Later starred in Mama's Family and her own talk show - Very confusing story song about murder and infidelity - Song was offered to Cher but Sonny Bono nixed it - Later covered by Reba McEntire - Ric: Should've been an animated movie with animals - Revenge and death throughout - We're confused - Casey Kasem would've been annoyed - Bobby Russell had two top 40 songs of his own - "1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero" hit #36 - Could've used an oompah band - Satire on suburban life - "Saturday Morning Confusioon" got up to #28 in 1971 - Merging Charlie Rich and Harry Nilsson - Ric: This guy might be a genius - Next up: Tony Orlando and Dawn - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week Music: Pixies - Indie Cindy Quasi - You Can Stay But You Got to Go The Julie Ruin - Oh Come On Ghost Wave - Here She Comes Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Pixies song is on the self-released EP-1. The Quasi song is on the album Mole City on Kill Rock Stars. The Julie Ruin song is on the album Run Fast on TJR Records. The Ghost Wave song is on the album Ages on Flying Nun Records. All four songs can be downloaded for free at KEXP. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Steve Cooper talks with comedy writer Gene Perret. Gene is known as the guru of comedy writing. He has written for such comedians as Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, Phyllis Diller, Tim Conway and many others. He has earned three Emmy Awards for the Carol Burnett Show and wrote for Bob Hope from 1969 until the performer's retirement. His television career includes producing Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter and The Tim Conway Show. Other credits include Mama's Family, Laugh-In, All in the Family and many others. He has authored 40 books on comedy. One of them, Comedy Writing Step by Step is considered by many to be the textbook on comedy writing. He recently released The Ten Commandments of Comedy.

We’re joined this week by Claymation Werewolf for a very special episode on 80s sitcoms. Rather than going straight for the Kate & Allie drilldown, we go around the horn reminiscing about the shows we watched regularly, our favorite shows, memorable episodes, and more. The usual suspects like Cheers, Family Ties, and The Golden Girls are mentioned, but we get to Mama's Family, A Different World, and Major Dad a lot faster than anybody would expect. Our Nerd To-Dos feature real life screenwriting, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an upcoming gathering of the nerds, and Black Friday shopping plans.

Thank You For Being a Friend, A Tribute to Rue McClanahan   In this special Tuesday episode of Cocktails and Cream Puffs we devote the entire show to the life and career of the Emmy Award winning actress, Rue McClanahan best known for her portrayals in Maude, Mama's Family, Sordid Lives and of course The Golden Girls as our favorite man hungry Southern Belle, Blanche Devereaux.   Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible.com.  Get a FREE audiobook download at audiblepodcast.com/creampuff.  Over 75,000 titles to choose from for your iPod, iPhone, or mp3 player.   Visit our website at www.cocktailsandcreampuffs.com Show your Creamie Pride and go to www.cafepress.com/creamie Call the Skype listener line at 716-989-0189 Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cocktailsandcreampuffs Email us at mail@cocktailsandcreampuffs.com Check out www.Pride48.com  June 25th-27th  Join us as we join more than 30 other GLBT podcasts from around the world podcasting live...The LIVE Cocktails and Cream Puffs show will be June 26th from Midnight-1:30am EST