Episodi

  • 45 Years of Magnum, p.i.
    Jan 22 2026

    TVC 720.3: From December 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the premiere of Magnum, p.i. (CBS, 1980-1988) and the birthday of TV talk show legend Phil Donahue as part of This Week in TV History.

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    21 min
  • How 5 Minutes with Red Skelton Changed Johnny Carson's Career
    Jan 20 2026

    TVC 721.2: Ed welcomes Mark Malkoff, host of the award-winning Carson Podcast and the author of Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find The Genius Behind the Legend, a deep dive into Johnny Carson's thirty-year reign as host of The Tonight Show that includes interviews with more than four hundred Tonight Show personnel, including staff members, production people, writers, friends, and such Tonight Show guests as Carol Burnett, Mel Brooks, Bob Saget, Larry King, Michael J. Fox, Paula Poundstone, Loni Anderson, and many, many others. Love Johnny Carson is available wherever books are sold through Dutton Books. Topics this segment include the prominent role that Carson's second wife, Joanne, played in helping Johnny become host of The Tonight Show in 1962; how powerful Joanne was behind the scenes of The Tonight Show, especially during the New York years; and how a surprise appearance by Red Skelton on Carson's Coffee Break, a five-minute show that Carson hosted for Los Angeles station KNXT in the early 1950s, changed the trajectory of Johnny's career

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    12 min
  • The "Surprise Guest" Segment of The Johnny Carson Tonight Show
    Jan 20 2026

    TVC 720.3: Mark Malkoff, host of the award-winning Carson Podcast and the author of Love Johnny Carson, talks to Ed about why Johnny Carson often had a "surprise guest" during the early years of hosting The Tonight Show; how Carson's writers often approached writing the monologue differently whenever a guest host hosted the show in Johnny's absence; Carson's secret philanthropy; and his legendary generosity toward up-and-coming comedians. Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find The Genius Behind the Legend is available wherever books are sold through Dutton Books.

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    16 min
  • Lindsay Wagner on the Golden Anniversary of The Bionic Woman
    Jan 20 2026

    TVC 721.4: Ed welcomes back Lindsay Wagner, the Emmy Award-winning actress known around the world as Jaime Sommers, The Bionic Woman. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of The Bionic Woman (ABC/NBC, 1976-1978). Topics this segment include how Lindsay accepted the part of Jaime after some prodding from both her mother and her younger sister; how the development of Jaime's character was a true collaboration between Lindsay and series producer Kenneth Johnson; the joy Lindsay gets from hearing fans share their stories about watching The Bionic Woman; how both Jaime and Steve Austin become the mother figure and father figure, respectively, of superheroes in the 1970s; and how Richard Anderson played Oscar Goldman differently on The Bionic Woman than he did on The Six Million Dollar Man.

    To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Bionic Woman, Lindsay Wagner is making available some special, limited-edition fiftieth anniversary Bionic Woman memorabilia, including newly released signed photos of Lindsay as Jaime; a limited number of autographed, printed copies of "On the Run," the script for the final episode of The Bionic Woman; and a chance to have a one-on-one video chat with Lindsay herself. All of these items are available for pre-order right now at Bionic50.com. Physical items will be mailed out later in January. If you would like to book a video chat with Lindsay, the video chat will be held in February. The deadline for all orders is Feb. 28, 2026. For details and more information, go to Bionic50.com.

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    21 min
  • Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, and Robert Wise
    Jan 19 2026

    TVC 721.5: Lindsay Wagner talks to Ed about working with Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman on both The Paper Chase and The Bionic Woman, working with Academy Award-winning director Robert Wise on Two People, and how she got her first television set with an assist from James Garner. Lindsay is making available special, limited-edition Bionic Woman memorabilia to celebrate the show's fiftieth anniversary, including newly released signed photos of Lindsay as Jaime; a select number of autographed, printed copies of the script for the final episode of The Bionic Woman; and a chance to have a one-on-one video chat with Lindsay herself. All items are available for pre-order right now at Bionic50.com. Physical items will be mailed out later in January. If you'd like to book a video chat with Lindsay, the video chat will be held in February. The deadline for all orders is Feb. 28, 2026. For details and more information, go to Bionic50.com.

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    8 min
  • How Masterpiece Theatre was a forerunner of TV miniseries
    Jan 15 2026

    TVC 720.1: From January 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember of the premiere of Masterpiece Theater (PBS, 1971-…) and the first NBC broadcast of Kukla, Fran and Ollie as part of This Week in TV History.

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    10 min
  • Doug Thompson, John Candy, and James Doohan
    Jan 13 2026

    TVC 720.4: Ed welcomes Doug Thompson, award-winning writer, producer, and director of more than 1,000 hours of radio programming for broadcast across the U.S. and Canada, as well as more than thirty TV documentaries for Canadian television. Among his credits, Doug created and produced three radio shows for John Candy, including Radio Kandy, a weekly two-hour show that was not only carried by more than 350 radio stations across the U.S. for two years at the height of Candy's movie career, but which captured the essence of SCTV on radio. Topics this segment include why Candy enjoyed doing radio; how Doug and Candy got Star Trek actor James Doohan to join the cast of Radio Kandy during the first year; and Candy's loyalty to his fellow cast mates on SCTV.

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    23 min
  • Doug Thompson, Ringo Starr, and Jim Henson
    Jan 13 2026

    TVC 720.5: Award-winning radio producer Doug Thompson talks to Ed about working with Ringo Starr on the nationally syndicated radio series Ringo's Yellow Submarine; with Jim Henson on both The Dark Crystal and The Fantastic Miss Piggy Special; and with The Monkees on a radio documentary that Doug produced for broadcast in Canada in 1967.

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    18 min