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Podcast: When Louis Met Dolly
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 10, 2022
When Louis Armstrong first saw the sheet music for "Hello, Dolly," he was in low spirits. It was just 11 days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and Armstrong was in a career lull. He also didn't think much of the song. But he recorded it like the pro he was, and while he was off p read more
The Horror! Scary Made-for-TV Movies of the 1970s
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 7, 2022
When I was writing my "Incredible Inman" column I received a lot of questions about made-for-TV movies of the 1970s -- scary ones, specifically. Here are the top five, from the bottom up:5. "Gargoyles" (originally aired November 21, 1972 on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies): Set in the American Sout read more
Screen Capture Theatre: Zero Hour!, or Plane Crazy
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 6, 2022
On Screen Capture Theatre we condense a movie into a concise, but thrilling, handful of images. Today we feature the first airplane disaster movie, "Zero Hour," from 1957. A great film tells its story solely through visuals. And I guess "Zero Hour!" does, too.
Herewith we present the film in read more
Grandma Dixie Is on the Air!: The Story Continues
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 5, 2022
My Grandma Dixie was a working musician in the Louisville area from the 1930s until the early 1980s, winding up her career with a weekly gig at the Louisville Boat Club, if memory serves. Her ability to play piano by ear led to her popularity and steady employment over those decades. One of the musi read more
Grandma Dixie Is on the Air!
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 4, 2022
My dad's mother grew up in Missouri in the early 1900s, and she had a unique talent -- she could play piano by ear. She could hear a song and then, instinctively, pound it out on a keyboard. No training. No lessons. This became her livelihood -- she first earned money accompanying silent movies, and read more
RIP, Betty White
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 31, 2021
Betty White has left us. Here's a podcast did about her amazing career. read more
RIP, Betty White
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 31, 2021
Betty White has left us. Here's a podcast did about her amazing career. read more
Encore Podcast: The Rise and Fall of "Dragnet"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 14, 2020
In the summer of 1949, "Dragnet" premiered on NBC radio. It was a show that sounded like no other thanks to creator-star Jack Webb's obsession with authenticity. "Dragnet" then moved to TV and ran for most of the 1950s. Its theme song and opening disclaimer -- "The story you are about to see is true read more
Encore Podcast: The Rise and Fall of "Dragnet"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 14, 2020
In the summer of 1949, "Dragnet" premiered on NBC radio. It was a show that sounded like no other thanks to creator-star Jack Webb's obsession with authenticity. "Dragnet" then moved to TV and ran for most of the 1950s. Its theme song and opening disclaimer -- "The story you are about to see is true read more
Who Shot J.R.? The Plot Heard Round the World
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 24, 2020
On this podcast, we review the hottest TV story during the summer of 1980, and how it introduced the season-ending cliffhanger to series TV. Also: "Funkytown." read more
Who Shot J.R.? The Plot Heard Round the World
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 24, 2020
On this podcast, we review the hottest TV story during the summer of 1980, and how it introduced the season-ending cliffhanger to series TV. Also: "Funkytown." read more
"Lou Grant" Meets Old Hollywood
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 17, 2020
My favorite episode of "Lou Grant" is this one: "Hollywood," which first aired in early 1980, written by Michele Gallery.
The guest cast alone would make any old movie fan perk up:
George Chandler
Laraine Day
Howard Duff
Nina Foch
Margaret Hamilton
Paul Stewart
Dave Willock read more
"Lou Grant" Meets Old Hollywood
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 17, 2020
My favorite episode of "Lou Grant" is this one: "Hollywood," which first aired in early 1980, written by Michele Gallery.
The guest cast alone would make any old movie fan perk up:
George Chandler
Laraine Day
Howard Duff
Nina Foch
Margaret Hamilton
Paul Stewart
Dave Willock read more
Encore Podcast: Elvis Presley -- Year One
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 2, 2020
Encore Podcast: Elvis Presley wasn't born in 1956, but his career was. He began the year barely known outside the south, but under the management of Col. Tom Parker he spent the year making his mark on TV variety shows hosted by Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan; and his recordings for RCA, read more
Encore Podcast: Elvis Presley -- Year One
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 2, 2020
Encore Podcast: Elvis Presley wasn't born in 1956, but his career was. He began the year barely known outside the south, but under the management of Col. Tom Parker he spent the year making his mark on TV variety shows hosted by Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan; and his recordings for RCA, read more
New Podcast: Life According to "Hey, Arnold!"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 6, 2020
My daughter Nora joins me to talk about what was probably her (and my) favorite Nickelodeon animated series when she was a kid -- "Hey, Arnold!" We talk about the show's philosophy of diversity as strength and review some memorable episodes, including "The Stoop Kid," "The Pigeon Man," "Ghost Bride" read more
New Podcast: Life According to "Hey, Arnold!"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 6, 2020
My daughter Nora joins me to talk about what was probably her (and my) favorite Nickelodeon animated series when she was a kid -- "Hey, Arnold!" We talk about the show's philosophy of diversity as strength and review some memorable episodes, including "The Stoop Kid," "The Pigeon Man," "Ghost Bride" read more
Encore Podcast: The Quiz Show Scandals -- "The $64,000 Question"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 13, 2019
During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh read more
Encore Podcast: The Quiz Show Scandals -- "The $64,000 Question"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 13, 2019
During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh read more
Encore Podcast: The World Accordion to Lawrence Welk
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 6, 2019
Encore Podcast: The rise of Lawrence Welk and of rock and roll happened at roughly the same time -- maybe in reaction to each other. Welk's band played classic white-bread tunes -- waltzes, foxtrots and polkas -- and were television favorites for an amazing three decades. Reruns of the show still ai read more