Bonus Segment:
In this special edition of This Week in TV History, Tony
Figueroa remembers the original Survivor finale won by
Richard Hatch, the birth of Regis Philbin, the anniversaries of
the passings of Gracie Allen and Frank Capra, and the final
episode of
Gilligan’s Island.
Show No. 54
Aug. 9, 2010
First hour:
Ed and Frankie discuss
Men of a Certain Age, The Closer, Rizzoli and Iles, Mad Men,
Breaking Bad, the upcoming Showtime series The Big C,
the recent HBO documentary on Ted Williams and the lack of
characters such as Tommy Lasorda in baseball today. Then Tony
Figueroa remembers the premiere of Candid Camera, the
births of Steve Martin and Jerry Falwell and the deaths of Elvis
Presley and Groucho Marx.
Second hour:
Emmy Award-winning producer and director
Bob Wynn joins us this hour. Bob's book,
I Used to Be Somebody,
is a engaging look at his 40-year career in television, which
saw him produce and direct more than 200 shows and specials for
NBC, ABC, CBS and PBS in venues all over the world, including
The Judy Garland Show,
NBC Follies with Sammy Davis Jr.,
Alice Through the Looking Glass,
Bob Hope on The Road to China,
the first American television program filmed in China, and
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Nashville to
Moscow Express,
the first American show filmed in the Soviet Union, and the
long-running NBC series
Real People.
Also in this hour: David Krell with some thoughts on the long
running ABC series Barney Miller.
Show No. 53
July 26, 2010
First hour:
David Krell
discusses
The Lone Ranger,
one of the first Westerns ever to air on television, from its
roots in radio to the infamous 1979 lawsuit filed by Wrather
Corporation against
Clayton Moore,
the actor known to generations of viewers as The Masked Man.
Second hour:
Author, novelist and television historian
Douglas Brode
joins Ed for a discussion of television Westerns, from Davy
Crockett and Gunsmoke to Lonesome Dove and
Deadwood. Doug's latest books include
Shooting Stars of the Small Screen,
a comprehensive look at more than 450 actors who starred in
television Westerns over the past 60 years, and
The Yellow Rose of Texas,
a graphic novel that tells the story of Emily Morgan, the
African-American woman who, legend has it, inspired the famous
folk song of the same name. Also in this hour: Tony Figueroa
remembers the birth of Norman Lear, the death of Bob Hope and
other events that happened This Week in TV History.
Show No. 52
July 12, 2010
First hour:
Ed, Frankie
and Tony Figueroa weigh in on the recent Emmy nominations.
Second hour:
Actress
Ann Rutherford
(Gone
with the Wind)
joins
Ed and Frankie in the studio, along with guest co-hosts Jeanine
Kasun and Frank Bank, for a conversation about her illustrious
film career, the Golden Age of Hollywood, her early days in
radio and working with such legends as Clark Gable, Mickey
Rooney, Buster Crabbe, Danny Kaye and Errol Flynn. Also in this
hour: David Krell remembers the "Going Home" episode of
Magnum, p.i.
Show No. 51
June 28, 2010
First hour:
Actress
Joan Benedict Steiger joins Ed
and Frankie for a conversation about her film, stage and
television career, as well as her marriage to and collaborations
with Oscar-winning actor Rod Steiger. Also in this hour: Tony
Figueroa remembers the death of Rod Serling, the birth of Dan
Ackroyd, Hugh Grant's "What in hell where you thinking"
appearance on The Tonight Show and other moments that
happened This Week in TV History.
Second hour:
Ed and
Frankie welcome film and television actor Nicholas Hammond (The
Sound of Music,
The Amazing Spider-Man,
Lord of the Flies,
The Martian Chronicles). Also in this hour: A look at Hot
in Cleveland, The Good Guys, Scoundrels, Pawn Stars, The Hard
Time of R.J. Berger, Hawthorne and other recent television
premieres, while David Krell remembers a few of his favorite
things about television.
Show No. 50
June 14, 2010
First hour:
Ed and Frankie pay
tribute to actors Rue McClanahan and Jimmy Dean, cinematographer
William Fraker (Bullitt) and producer Robert Radnitz (Sounder),
while Tony Figueroa remembers George Reeves, George Carlin and
Farrah Fawcett. Also in this hour: a brief look at the upcoming
Leave It to Beaver
complete series DVD box set, plus David Krell's commentary on
Andy Griffith's and Lucille Ball's respective returns to
television in 1986.
Second hour:
HBO programming executive Andrew Goldman
joins Ed, Frankie and guest co-host David Krell for a look at
the upcoming network television lineups, including the highly
anticipated update of Hawaii Five-O, as well as a
discussion of programming strategy on cable and broadcast
television.
Show No. 49
May 31, 2010
First hour:
Ed, Frankie and guest co-host
Tony Figueroa welcome animator
Gene
Hamm (The
Dream Hat, Hell Toupee) as they pay tribute to
Gumby
creator and stop-motion animation pioneer Art Clokey. Also in
this hour: comments on the recent passings of Art Linkletter,
Dennis Hopper and Gary Coleman, plus David Krell remembers
television programs inspired by the "space craze"
of the 1960s.
Second hour:
NPR television critic
David Bianculli
joins Ed, Frankie and Tony for a
discussion of
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,
its impact on prime time television in the late 1960s and the
turbulent battles with CBS executives over censorship issues
that led to the abrupt end of the program in April 1969. David
is the author of
Dangerously Funny,
a comprehensive look at the careers of
Tom and Dick Smothers
and the legacy of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Second hour:
Mark Dawidziak,
television critic for The Cleveland Plain-Dealer, joins
Ed and Frankie for a look at some of the top stories coming out
of the annual network TV upfronts, including the cancellation of
the original Law and Order after 20 years on television,
the future of American Idol post-Simon Cowell, and NBC's
widely publicized failed pilot of the remake of Rockford
Files, as well as CBS' upcoming remake of Hawaii Five-O.
Mark's latest book,
The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair
Companion to Dracula,
is an engaging look at the Dracula phenomenon, from the
publication of the Bram Stoker novel in 1897 to the many film
and television adaptations, including
the 1931 classic starring Bela Lugosi,
the 1974 television
Dracula
starring Jack Palance and produced by Dan Curtis, and the 1979
theatrical release starring Frank Langella. Also in this hour:
David Krell remembers the legacy of Saturday Night Live
on late night and prime time television, while Ed and Frankie
pay tribute to actress Adele Mara.
Show No. 47
May 3, 2010
First hour:
Film
legend
Ann Rutherford
(Gone
with the Wind)
joins Ed and Frankie for a conversation about David O. Selznick,
Louis B. Mayer and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Ms. Rutherford
will be honored by the Young Musicians Foundation at their
annual spring luncheon,
which will be held on Saturday, May 22 at the Regent Beverly
Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills (for ticket information, call
310-859-7668 or visit
www.ymf.org). Also in this
hour: Ed and Frankie pay tribute to Lynn Redgrave (Georgy
Girl, House Calls), as well as discuss Conan
O'Brien's interview on 60 Minutes.
Second hour:
Legendary actor and
voiceover artist Joseph Campanella (Mannix,
The Bold Ones,
One Day at a Time)
joins Ed and Frankie for a conversation about his long career in
television, including his work with such legends as Roy Huggins,
Quinn Martin, Mike Connors, David Janssen, James Garner, Bill
Bixby, Burl Ives and Bonnie Franklin. Also in this hour: David
Krell remembers Brandon Tartikoff and the landmark NBC series
Hill Street Blues, while Tony Figueroa remembers The
Honeymooners, the series finales for Seinfeld and
Friends, and the anniversary of the death of Frank Sinatra.
Show No. 46
Apr. 26, 2010
First hour:
Ed and Frankie
weigh in on Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, the new HBO
series
Treme and how Conan O'Brien's recent deal with TBS will
affect the late night television landscape. Also: David Krell
remembers The Larry Sanders Show, while Tony Figueroa
looks back at the final episode of The Cosby Show, the
famous "Puppy Episode" of Ellen, and the media coverage
of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Second hour:
Ed and Frankie welcome
Emmy Award-winning director Paul Bogart, whose many credits such
classic TV series as
The Defenders,
Get Smart,
All in the Family
and
The Golden Girls, such
feature motion pictures as
Marlowe,
Skin Game, Class of '44
and Torch Song Trilogy,
and the acclaimed 1966 musical
Evening Primrose
starring Anthony Perkins and featuring original songs by Stephen
Sondheim.
Show No. 45
Apr. 12, 2010
First hour:
Ed and
Frankie welcome Stewart Stanyard, creator of
The Twilight Zone Archives
and author of
Dimensions Behind The Twilight
Zone,
an oral history of Rod Serling's classic television series,
The Twilight Zone.
Also: Ed and Frankie remember Robert Culp, John Forsythe and
Dixie Carter, while David Krell remembers great moments in
baseball history that were captured on television.
Second hour:
A look back at the media
coverage of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 19, 1995, as well as that of
the shootings at Columbine High School in Jefferson County,
Colorado on April 20, 1999.
Show No. 44
Apr. 5, 2010
First hour:
Ed and Frankie
celebrate James Garner's birthday by replaying their tribute to
the 50th anniversary of
Maverick, a program that
originally aired in September 2007. Also: David Krell remembers
Long Gone, the 1987 HBO movie about minor league baseball
featuring William Petersen, Delmot Mulroney, Virginia Madsen,
Henry Gibson and Teller from Penn & Teller.
Second hour:
Ed, Frankie and guest Rob
Newhart remember the life and career of actor, director and
comedian Dick Martin in a conversation that originally aired in
July 2008. Also: in a new edition of This Week in TV History,
Tony Figueroa remembers the premiere of Twin Peaks, the
Andy Griffith Show
reunion movie Return to Mayberry and the firing of Tom
and Dick Smothers.
Show No. 43
Mar. 22, 2010
First hour:
Actor
Larry Manetti joins Ed and
Frankie. Larry's book,
Aloha: Magnum, is the first
book to take readers behind the scenes of the long-running
private eye series
Magnum, p.i. and also
features great stories about his friendship with Tom Selleck and
fellow cast members John Hillerman and Roger E. Mosley. Also in
the hour: Ed and Frankie remember Fess Parker, Peter Graves and
Merlin Olsen.
Second hour:
Ed, Frankie and guest
co-host Tony Figueroa welcome author and media guru
Phil
Cooke. Phil’s latest book,
The Last TV Evangelist,
is an inside look at the world of religious media and the
challenges facing religious leaders to reach today's generation.
Show No. 42
Mar. 8, 2010
First hour:
Author Sherry Kelly (The
Big Life of a Little Man)
joins Ed and Frankie as they remember the life and career of
actor Michael Dunn (The
Wild, Wild West,
Ship of Fools).
Also: Ed and Frankie comment on The Marriage Ref, Keeping Up
with the Kardashians, Parenthood and other recent television
premieres.
