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Encore Podcast: The Quiz Show Scandals - "The $64,000 Question"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 31, 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 Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 3, 2019
"The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the reruns read more
Encore podcast: "The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 3, 2019
"The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the reruns read more
Encore podcast: A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 26, 2019
For almost as long as there has been broadcasting, there has been commercial sponsorship. But from the 1930s through the 1960s, sponsors had an unusual amount of power because, through advertising agencies, they owned entire blocks of time on the program schedule and produced their own shows. In thi read more
Encore podcast: A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 26, 2019
For almost as long as there has been broadcasting, there has been commercial sponsorship. But from the 1930s through the 1960s, sponsors had an unusual amount of power because, through advertising agencies, they owned entire blocks of time on the program schedule and produced their own shows. In thi read more
Raymond Burr's Secrets and Lies
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 19, 2019
When Raymond Burr died in 1993, he was eulogized around the world as the star of "Perry Mason" and "Ironside." But the obituaries were notable for what they didn't say as much as for what they did say. None of them mentioned that Burr was gay -- he had been closeted all his life. And most of them me read more
Raymond Burr's Secrets and Lies
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 19, 2019
When Raymond Burr died in 1993, he was eulogized around the world as the star of "Perry Mason" and "Ironside." But the obituaries were notable for what they didn't say as much as for what they did say. None of them mentioned that Burr was gay -- he had been closeted all his life. And most of them me read more
Encore podcast: Ed Sullivan, American Gatekeeper
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 5, 2019
In 1948, Ed Sullivan began hosting a weekly variety series on CBS-TV. His background as a newspaper columnist served him well — he had an unerring instinct for what people wanted to see, and he used his unique power to become an influential American gatekeeper for most of the 1950s and ’ read more
Encore podcast: Ed Sullivan, American Gatekeeper
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 5, 2019
In 1948, Ed Sullivan began hosting a weekly variety series on CBS-TV. His background as a newspaper columnist served him well — he had an unerring instinct for what people wanted to see, and he used his unique power to become an influential American gatekeeper for most of the 1950s and ’ read more
Encore podcast: The 1960s -- How We Played
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 29, 2019
David Inman and his brother Steve take another trip down memory lane to recall the toys they played with as kids, from G.I. Joes fully equipped for nuclear war to electric football games, which were basically vibrating pieces of sheet metal. There are also special guest appearances by Hot Wheels, Mr read more
Encore podcast: The 1960s -- How We Played
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 29, 2019
David Inman and his brother Steve take another trip down memory lane to recall the toys they played with as kids, from G.I. Joes fully equipped for nuclear war to electric football games, which were basically vibrating pieces of sheet metal. There are also special guest appearances by Hot Wheels, Mr read more
Encore podcast -- 1952: The 60-Second Election
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 22, 2019
In 1952, Republican Dwight Eisenhower squared off against Democrat Adlai Stevenson in the presidential election. Eisenhower, who had been commander of allied forces in Europe during World War II, was enormously popular but not much of a public speaker. So a combination of talents from America’ read more
Encore podcast:1952 -- The 60-Second Election
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 22, 2019
In 1952, Republican Dwight Eisenhower squared off against Democrat Adlai Stevenson in the presidential election. Eisenhower, who had been commander of allied forces in Europe during World War II, was enormously popular but not much of a public speaker. So a combination of talents from America’ read more
Encore podcast: James Cagney's Final Act(ing)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 15, 2019
After a thirty-year Hollywood career, James Cagney made what he thought would be his final film in 1961 -- a comedy directed by Billy Wilder called "One Two Three." Cagney then retired, spending his time between two farms he owned -- one on Martha's Vineyard and one in upstate New York. But Cagney g read more
Encore podcast: James Cagney's Final Act(ing)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 15, 2019
After a thirty-year Hollywood career, James Cagney made what he thought would be his final film in 1961 -- a comedy directed by Billy Wilder called "One Two Three." Cagney then retired, spending his time between two farms he owned -- one on Martha's Vineyard and one in upstate New York. But Cagney g read more
Encore podcast: The Marlon Brando-Wally Cox Connection
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 8, 2019
One man was one of the most iconoclastic and controversial actors of the 20th century -- the other was the voice of Underdog on a Saturday morning cartoon show. But once they met on an Illinois schoolyard, nine-year-olds Marlon Brando and Wally Cox became lifelong friends -- and even lovers, accordi read more
Encore podcast: The Marlon Brando-Wally Cox Connection
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 8, 2019
One man was one of the most iconoclastic and controversial actors of the 20th century -- the other was the voice of Underdog on a Saturday morning cartoon show. But once they met on an Illinois schoolyard, nine-year-olds Marlon Brando and Wally Cox became lifelong friends -- and even lovers, accordi read more
Variations on a Theme Song (1966 Edition)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 1, 2019
In the immortal tradition of cave people banging on rocks and skulls and strolling troubadours of the Middle Ages, there is also the TV theme song. We take a look at the state of the theme in 1966, which featured songs with one-word lyrics ("Batman") and pop hits ("Secret Agent") as well as songs th read more
Variations on a Theme Song (1966 Edition)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 1, 2019
In the immortal tradition of cave people banging on rocks and skulls and strolling troubadours of the Middle Ages, there is also the TV theme song. We take a look at the state of the theme in 1966, which featured songs with one-word lyrics ("Batman") and pop hits ("Secret Agent") as well as songs th read more
Encore podcast: A Very Short History of TV Shows with Very Short Histories
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Feb 22, 2019
What can you say about a TV show that dies after just one episode? We can think of a few things. Here’s a look at some of the most notorious examples, including a show that forced Jackie Gleason to apologize to America, a “Laugh-In” ripoff that was cancelled midway through its only read more