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FOF #2798 – Bruce Vilanch on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

One of the strangest shows ever broadcast on TV is the Paul Lynde Halloween Special. The musical variety show featuring a campy highway pile-up of the top stars of the day with Margaret Hamilton reprising her Wicked Witch from the Izard of Oz aired only once on ABC in 1976.

Today comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, best known for writing for the Oscars and for his appearance on Hollywood Squares joins us to talk about being a head writer for the Paul Lynde Halloween Special.

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Podcast, Writers 5 years ago 1

FOF #2631 – Guilty Pleasures

A lot of us enjoy some pretty far out stuff that others just don’t seem to get. Sometimes they act like we’ve lost our mind when we fawn over the latest gadget, TV show or comic book. But that’s at the heart of culture: people bonding over rare goodies that others think of as boring, grotesque or stupid.

Today comedians Carma Nibarger and Tim Warner join me to take a look at all the wild things we all love, that we are secretly afraid to tell the world.

Posted in: Podcast 6 years ago 0

I’m Sure Healthy Living Has Its Rewards… But?

I LOVE Nigellea Lawson. In fact she’s the only woman I would switch teams for. Leave it to a bear to like a glamourous, voluptuous cook! She has been criticized over the years for her […]

Posted in: Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Images, People 13 years ago 1

Britain’s Channel 4 to Broadcast Live Ecstasy Use

A new four-part series on UK TV will include volunteers taking tabs of ecstasy “in a supervised clinical environment” and having the effects filmed. One of the show’s creators claims it will spur dialogue on […]

Posted in: News & Rumors, Science Facts & Fiction 13 years ago 0

VIDEO: 1970s Television

Is it just me or are sitcoms from the 1970s just the best: Alice, Maud, All in the Family, Jeffersons, Good Times, etc.? Maybe it’s just the way I associate the syndication and reruns, (lol – […]

Posted in: Culture & Style, Embed, Movies, Videos 14 years ago 0

Emmy Noms Out: What This TV Junkie Thinks of Them

It’s Emmy nomination time, and this year’s contenders are all shows I watch so I feel ike I have real opinions this time around, not just my favorites who have to compete against Ray Romano […]

Posted in: Culture & Style, Images, News & Rumors 14 years ago 6

Golden Girls: the Reality Series?

You read that correctly.  If you haven’t heard yet, a show called Sunset Daze premiered last night on WE.  Basically, it takes the premise of the classic sitcom Golden Girls to a new level and documents the lives of a […]

Posted in: Images, News & Rumors, People, Trends 14 years ago 0

Sabre-Tooth Tigers Are The New Cougars

Check out this trailer for a new sitcom on ABC starring Cloris Leachman and Shirley Jones

Posted in: Television, video 15 years ago 2

FOF #955 – Put On Your Easter Bonnet- 03.23.09

Put your Easter bonnets folks- it’s official! Spring is here. Marc just made some spring colored Aretha Style cardboard hats that were a hit a our friend’s party this weekend. Everyone’s wearing Aretha hats, even […]

Posted in: Podcast 15 years ago 9