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Lionsgate treated me to a screening of 24 x 36, A Movie About Movie Posters, an incredible documentary that brought on a flood of memories, back to the time from 1986 - 1994 when I was a movie poster comp artist at Seiniger Advertising, the industry leader. Tony Seiniger wasn’t mentioned, now THERE’S a documentary, but many of his posters were displayed. His earliest indelible imagery imprinted forever onto the American pop culture psyche includes Jaws, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Private Benjamin, Smokey and the Bandit, and Eyes of Laura Mars. On my first day, I watched a couple of artists feverishly working on revisions to the painting for Little Shop of Horrors. Look for a podcast on this subject soon!

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Camp Runamuck!
One of a handful of short lived mid-1960's sitcoms considered classics despite not being seen in decades - a kid favorite that failed to pull in enough adult viewers to stay afloat when it was first broadcast in 1965-66. Camp Runamuck starred sitcom stalwarts Dave Ketchum, Arch Johnson, Leonard Stone, and Dave Madden as camp counselors who find themselves besieged by the boy campers they're in charge of and overwhelmed by the girl's camp (Camp Divine) across the lake.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr. - "Mr. Dynamite" - one of the greatest live performers of all time. He did it all... singing, dancing, and acting. And he was a pivotal member of the famed Rat Pack. He was not just a superstar with the casino crowd but he also conquered Broadway and had a successful television and recording career.
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The Rifleman

In the early Seventies, when hard-line USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev made his historical visit to the United States, the White House staff asked their notoriously temperamental guest if there were any American stars or celebrities he would like to meet. He had only one request - Chuck Connors.
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BONUS VIDEO!
The Pledge of Allegiance
In the early-1970s, a regular feature of the Casey Jones Show in the Twin Cities was the playing of a recording from the 1950s by Red Skelton. This makes for interesting viewing in light of the recent controversy over two little words in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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The Supremes - Without Diana
In 1966 and 1967 The Supremes were on the top of the bill at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. In January of 1970 they gave their final performance at the Frontier Hotel, after that Diana Ross embarked on a solo career and was quickly signed to play Las Vegas with her name on the marquee.
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How Sanford & Son Ended
Sanford Arms became the name for the new series two years later. Demond Wilson (Lamont) reportedly wanted too much money to return so he was out. Instead the focus was on a widower (Theodore Wilson) with two kids who move into Fred's decrepit old place in order to run the hotel / boarding house next door. His cute, preppy girlfriend lived nearby so she dropped in a lot like Grady used to.
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Bizarre Life & Death of Joe E. Ross
Car 54 was dropped after two terms and a few years later Joe E. Ross landed the show I first saw him on, It's About Time, which I loved as a 9 year old. The kooky combo of Joe E. Ross and Imogene Coca was hard to resist. Again his co-workers complained about his loutish behavior and that one season wonder was the comedian's last primetime series.
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1970s Phenomenon : The Gong Show
Chuck Barris was responsible for some of the most popular programs of the sixties, primetime and daytime hits like 'The Dating Game' and 'The Newlywed Game'. These pseudo-game shows fed off of an individual's willingness to do anything to be on television, 'The Gong Show' would take that premise a step further. ABC bought the show for nighttime syndication, to debut in the fall of 1976.
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What Happened to What's Happening!!?
"Haywood was a really good kid and Ernest was an excellent actor. Fred Berry was the one to look out for. He could be trouble. He received many of the show's big laughs. Unfortunately, he later had some personal problems that carried over onto the set. After I had left the show, there was a big contract dispute and I was told that Fred was the instigator behind the trouble that followed. He convinced Ernest and Haywood to join him in a strike for more money. Eventually, the producers simply had enough of the boys' antics and they closed the series down."
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They Made an Album?!?
Yes, most of us are already aware that the likes of William Shatner, John Travolta and various “Brady” kids have all had their dreams of musical greatness and have all put out albums of their warblings at one time or another. But… they are far from alone in the world of surprising others who have also attempted to parlay their notoriety or fame in one field into the world of the recording arts.
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Robert Colbert Interview / Classic TV stars

Robert Colbert Interview
"It was the best show because it was like an anthology every week, with a different cast." Each week, Doug and Tony found themselves traveling through time to historic venues, such as the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Colbert also got to revisit his Western roots in episodes dealing with the Alamo and Custer's last stand. The tunnel itself was one of the most recognizable set pieces in television history, and I asked Bob about its real life dimensions.
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Classic TV Shows on DVD?
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1980's TV Wrestling - Greats and Near Greats!
NOW WITH ADDED RARE VIDEO!
John Hitchcock's look back at the heart of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling - with grapplers known and unknown. Wahoo McDaniel! Ric Flair! Dusty Rhodes! Jim Cornette! Magnum TA! Buddy "Killer" Austin! Johnny Weaver! Johnny Valentine! Harley Race! Dick Murdock! Jimmy Garvin! Nikita Koloff! Have you ever heard of these guys?!?
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1980's PUNK ROCK
In the early-eighties, young people in Los Angeles were flocking to makeshift clubs in droves to see new, up and coming bands. Live new music, not DJs, was what they craved. These writings provide a sketchy look at the underground club scene in Los Angeles during the time that groups like X, Missing Persons, The Go-Go's, The Minutemen and Wall of Voodoo entered the public consciousness.
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