The mid-atlantic nostalgia convention turned out to be a gold mine for us at “Wait, I Know This!”. After cruising the crowd for a while and realizing that most of the stars were absolutely grateful that so many had come to see the stars they grew up with and admired. Then came Miss Patty Duke. I was so awe struck over the fabulous actress and fully expected for her to be “untouchable”. Then I spoke to her and the veil [...]
I am happy to finally announce our interview with the gracious, talented, loveable Henry Winkler. We were so lucky to grab a few moments of his time while he was raising awareness for amedical condition that is close to his family since his mother was affected by it. He took time out from his IMPORTANT cause to walk down the Happy Days memory lane with me. I was in heaven. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
How excited are we that Susan Olsen a.k.a. Cindy Brady is stopping by just in time for the holidays?! Make sure you bring your Brady questions as we go with Susan back to the early 70′s and hear what the behind-the-scenes truths were about America’s favorite sparkly clean family where all family issues are solved in 30-minutes. If I’m lucky maybe she will let me borrow the pigtails. :) Ok that was stupid. Hee Hee. . CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Her name is Alison Arngrim, in case you didn’t know, and oh how we loved to hate her as the golden locked evil Nellie on Little House On The Prairie. Well, if you have never heard an interview with her since her 70′s heyday then you are in for a treat. She was truly one of our most honest interviewees EVER! Her edgy sense of humor is so fun especially when you remember the “innocence” of the show that made [...]
Remember little Tommy Bradford on Eight Is Enough? Of course you do. I’ll bet Willie Aames was on Tiger Beat Magazine as much as anybody back in the day. The hearthrob Bradford was to teens what his TV older sibling Grant Goodeve was to the 20-somethings of the late 70′s. Willie’s story is amazing. AND LET ME SAY THIS… He was THE MOST HONEST INTERVIEW I have ever had. He shared personal moments of his life that can help any of [...]
When we last left our superheroes they were chatting with the infamous Golddiggers. After leaving the show with a truckload of trivia about the bevy of beauties they were in search of something new….something wildly popular and interesting for next weeks caper. Will they find that guest? Will the guest find them? Will we ever stop talking like William Dozier? If you know who William Dozier was then you are a true BATMAN fan!!!! (He was the famous narrorator who [...]
The mid-atlantic nostalgia convention turned out to be a gold mine for us at “Wait, I Know This!”. After cruising the crowd for a while and realizing that most of the stars were absolutely grateful that so many had come to see the stars they grew up with and admired. Then came Miss Patty Duke. I was so awe struck over the fabulous actress and fully expected for her to be “untouchable”. Then I spoke to her and the veil [...]
Make sure you tune in to our website for live broadcasts from the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention on Thursday September 22nd and Friday the 23rd! The convention boasts the likes of Davy Jones of The Monkees, Patty Duke, Karen Valentine, Lauren Chapin and many more. We will be broadcasting live on our “WIKT LIVE” page which you can get to at the top of our page here. Watch for live broadcasts at various times over the two day event but definitely [...]
I am happy to finally announce our interview with the gracious, talented, loveable Henry Winkler. We were so lucky to grab a few moments of his time while he was raising awareness for amedical condition that is close to his family since his mother was affected by it. He took time out from his IMPORTANT cause to walk down the Happy Days memory lane with me. I was in heaven. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
About 3 and a half decades ago a unique show took us through those wacky days on crusie ships in the 1970s. I mean didn’t everyone find true love on a cruise ship!!? Maybe they hooked up with the crew, hooked up with another passenger or got hooked up with an umbrella drink from “Your friendly bartender”. Of course we are talking about ABC’s smash hit The Love Boat. I remember all too well the Saturday night line-up [...]
If the title doesn’t ring a bell then you are missing out on one of television sitcoms greatest episodes in history. In fact, TV Guide at one time ranked this episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as THE BEST episode in television history. It centers around the tv station’s kids show host Chuckles the Clown and his death. From the moment that news director Lou Grant rushes in and tells everyone that Chuckles was in a parade dressed as [...]
It was one of my absolute favorite shows of the 70′s and I have found a treasure of the web dedicated to Jack, Chrissy and Janet. It offers a chance to buy DVD sets, see episode summaries from EVERY episode, and even play a trivia game. I took the challenge and by the way I pride myself on TV trivia. It wasn’t easy. Some you could answer by elimination but since I couldn’t poll the audience or phone a friend [...]
The CBS Evening News has been around, in one form or another, for 63 years. In fact it was 63-years ago THIS WEEK when CBS aired a regular weeknight newscast that was called “The CBS-TV News”. The anchor was Douglas Edwards and the original newscast was a 15-minute program ONLY on Saturday nights! In 1948 it was expanded to weeknights from 7:30 to 7:45pm. Interestingly enough the name has changed several times from the 1950 title “Douglas Edwards with The News” [...]
April 21st, 1965 a pilot for a new game show was shot in black-and-white for CBS and hosted by Bert Parks (Best known for hosting the Miss America pageant). The show wasn’t picked up by CBS but a year later NBC bought the rights and lo and behold a game show legend was born. Hollywood Squares would go on to run for decades. Peter Marshall was the original host when the show ran on NBC from 1966 to 1981. And [...]
Greg talks about the stars of radio making the jump to television….the untested medium. LOL Check out his website at http://www.gregbellmedia.com Until then….listen to his fascinating interview. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Mary McDonough can say she grew up as a Walton. Yes, the squeaky clean rural family that made The Brady Bunch look like pimps and prostitutes. LOL. The CBS drama that had everyone yelling goodnight to each other from their bedrooms in the 70s was a phenomenon in the tv industry at the time but some behind the scenes truths were shocking. Our guest tonight got to be a part of that piece of television history…..good or bad. Mary McDonough [...]
1961 – Conway Twitty performed “The Next Kiss (Is the Last Goodbye)” on “American Bandstand.” 1968 – Jon & Robin & the In Crowd performed “Dr. John, the Medicine Man” on “American Bandstand.” 1974 – Jim Stafford performed “My Girl Bill” on “American Bandstand.” 1974 – The Ohio Players performed “Jive Turkey” on “American Bandstand.” Here’s a cute clip from the old Crook and Chase show talking about fashion on American Bandstand. “I just want to say to the kids [...]
Im posting this image of Jeff because this is the way I’d prefer to remember him. Either this or as Bobby on “Taxi”. He led a sad life after a massive back injury that led to constant pain and addiction this actor ended up as the sad center of the reality show with Dr. Drew called “Celebrity Re-hab”. It broke my heart to see him as destroyed as he was on that show. So this post I will keep short [...]
“Hello, Sammy!” I absolutely loved when Paul Lynde would show up unannounced on “Bewitched” and utter those words to Samantha Stevens. (Be still my beating heart. Ahhh Liz Montgomery) Uncle Arthur was a great character portrayed by a great character actor. Paul Lynde worked his way into america’s heart through Hollywood Squares where he was the best “center square” in history. His quips and quotes from the night before were passed along at the watercoolers across the country everyday at [...]
I remember it like it was yesterday. Hearing the CBS intro music for their holiday specials like Frosty, The Grinch, Rudolph and more. I used to wait all year to watch those specials around Christmas. As if they were actually going to change plots or something I was GLUED to every frame of animation. I wonder if kids feel the same way today. With all the “On Demand” channels they really don’t have to wait if they don’t want to. [...]
How excited are we that Susan Olsen a.k.a. Cindy Brady is stopping by just in time for the holidays?! Make sure you bring your Brady questions as we go with Susan back to the early 70′s and hear what the behind-the-scenes truths were about America’s favorite sparkly clean family where all family issues are solved in 30-minutes. If I’m lucky maybe she will let me borrow the pigtails. :) Ok that was stupid. Hee Hee. . CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
I will never forget that night in 1980 30 years ago today when I heard Howard Cosell make the announcement during Monday Night Football. Just 16 years before, America was invaded by The Beatles and was taken by storm. Hard to believe that one insane fan could change rock-and-roll forever. I choose to remember him other ways.
I remember the first time I met Alex P. Keaton. It was a Thursday night in 1984 when I latched on to one of the smartest shows on NBC. It was the summer before I would leave for college and Alex Keaton struck a chord with me. Being too young to understand the social irony of an ultra-liberal set of parents who were in the Peace Corps and former war-protesters who have a son in the young republicans at college [...]
I just want to thank our most recent guest the one, the only Jon Provost “Timmy” from the “Lassie” show! Make sure you listen to this interview for the backstage stories that give you the best trivia around. Jon talks about how the only reason his mom had him audition for the role was to meet June Lockheart!! HAHAHA. He also touches on how being a celebrity in those days is so much different than being one now. One of [...]
Very sad to hear about the passing of an acting and comedic legend. For older fans Leslie Nielsen may be remembered more for his role in the 1956 sci-fi classic “Forbidden Planet” but for younger fans we will remember him from the “Naked Gun” series and of course, “Airplane!”. Recently Nielsen was admitted to a Fort Lauderdale, Florida hospital for pneumonia. Yesterday, Dr. Doug Nielsen, Nielsen’s nephew, announced to a radio station that Nielsen had died in his sleep around [...]
1948 – “Kukla, Fran, & Ollie” debuted on NBC 1948 – 1st opera to be televised, “Othello,” broadcast from the Met (NYC) 1963 – Beatles release “I Want to Hold Your Hand” 1968 – John & Yoko release their 1st album “Two Virgins” in UK 1969 – Beatles’ “Come Together/Something” reaches #1
You may not recognize his face but I’ll bet you know his work. When I researched Mr. Fox I found out that he wrote the themes for Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days and The Love Boat just to name a few. And wait….that brings to mind a question I have had for years. What in the world was that saying that Laverne and Shirley said at the beginning of the theme. Listen to the YouTube video here if you’ve forgotten. [...]
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