MIKE FARRELL REVEALS THE PRANK THAT TURNED THE SURGERY ROOM CHAOTIC
We were sitting in this quiet, dimly lit podcast studio in Midtown Manhattan, and the host, a young guy who clearly knew his television history, leaned in and…
THE SCRIPT SAID GOODBYE… BUT THE CAST WASN’T READY TO LET GO.
It started with a casual mention of a yellow legal pad. The kind of detail that usually stays buried in the archives of a television studio. But as…
JAMIE FARR REVEALS THE PRANK THAT NEARLY STOPPED THE SHOW
I was sitting in this small, soundproof booth for a podcast a few weeks ago, and the host leaned in and asked me something I haven’t thought about…
THE TOUGHEST SERGEANT ON SCREEN… BUT HIS REAL HEART WAS SOFT
The world saw him as the quintessential military man, a figure of gravel and grit who didn’t tolerate a second of weakness. On the set of the most…
GARY BURGHOFF RECALLS THE ONE PROP MISTAKE HE COULD NOT ESCAPE
I was sitting in this small, dimly lit recording studio for a podcast a few months ago, and the host asked me something I didn’t expect. Usually, people…
THE LAST TIME THEY STOOD IN THE SWAMP TOGETHER WAS DIFFERENT.
The studio lights were softer than the harsh California sun that used to beat down on the Malibu ranch. Mike Farrell sat across from Loretta Swit, and for…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE HILARIOUS PROP MISTAKE THAT BROKE THE CAMP
We were sitting in a small, soundproof studio in Manhattan for a podcast recording, and the host, a young guy who clearly grew up watching reruns, asked me…
THE GOODBYE ROCKS WERE SCRIPTED… BUT THE HOLLOW ACHE WAS REAL
Mike and Loretta were sitting on a sun-drenched patio, the kind of quiet afternoon that invites the past to pull up a chair. They had been talking for…
TV’S MOST PRINCIPLED CAPTAIN… BUT HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL MENACE
TV’S MOST PRINCIPLED CAPTAIN… BUT HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL MENACE The young actor sat across from the veteran in the green room of a New York television studio….
Chapter 1: Citations, Sutures, and a Loaded .45
The click of Major Frank Burns unholstering his .45 caliber pistol was a sound that didn’t quite belong in the 4077th MASH. Oh, there were plenty of guns,…