BEHIND THE LAUGHTER AT STALAG 13 LAY A SILENT PROMISE
The dust on the old RKO Forty-Acres lot in Culver City had a way of clinging to your shoes, a fine, pale powder that seemed to hold the…
THE COMMANDANT’S MISSING MONOCLE AND THE DINNER PARTY DISASTER
It is 1994, and Werner Klemperer is sitting on a stage in a plush velvet chair. The lighting in the television studio is warm, casting a soft glow…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY LOST HIS COOL ON THE SET
The studio lights were a bit softer than they used to be, and the audience was hushed, leaning in to catch every word from the man who had…
THE STALAG RADIOS WENT DARK BUT THE VOICES NEVER LEFT
The air inside the old soundstage at Paramount didn’t smell like Hollywood anymore. It smelled like heavy dust, ancient electrical wiring, and something that Robert Clary could only…
GARY BURGHOFF STOPPED TALKING THE MOMENT HE HEARD THAT FAMILIAR SOUND.
The California sun was hitting the hills just right, casting that long, golden shadow that makes everything look like a grainy memory. Gary and Loretta were sitting on…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR ALMOST LEVELED THE ENTIRE MASH SET
The host of the podcast leans in, his voice dropping an octave as if he is about to reveal a state secret. Jamie, he says, we have talked…
THE CHOPPERS ARRIVED AGAIN, AND LORETTA SWIT SUDDENLY STOPPED TALKING.
The hills of Malibu have a way of holding onto the past. If you walk deep enough into the state park, the modern world starts to fade away….
HARRY MORGAN EXPLAINS HOW MIKE FARRELL FINALLY BROKE THE COLONEL
I remember sitting in a small, dimly lit studio for one of those career-retrospective podcasts a few years back. The host was a young fellow, very respectful, but…
HE TOUCHED THE OLD RADIO AND THE ENTIRE CAMP CAME BACK.
The warehouse was located on the outskirts of Los Angeles, a place where memories went to collect dust. It was a cavernous space, filled with crates that held…
THE DAY THE HOOP SKIRT DECLARED WAR ON THE MASH SET
I am sitting on a draped stage at a fan convention in Las Vegas, and the room is absolutely packed with people wearing olive drab. There is a…