THE DAY COLONEL KLINK ALMOST LOST HIS FAMOUS MONOCLE
The studio lights were a bit softer than the ones I remember from Stage 40, but the feeling was exactly the same. I was sitting there, across from…
THE RADIO WAS JUST A STAGE PROP UNTIL THE LIGHTS FADED
The sun was beginning to dip behind the soundstages at the old Desilu-Culver lot, casting long, skeletal shadows across the asphalt. Robert Clary and Richard Dawson walked in…
THE RADIO WAS FAKE BUT THE BROTHERHOOD WAS REAL
Robert Clary and Richard Dawson stood in the long, hollow shadows of a soundstage that hadn’t seen a lighting rig in years. The air inside the warehouse was…
THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ SAW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT O’HARE
You know, Dave, it is a very strange thing to be a man of my size and my particular history, and yet be known primarily for being a…
THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ FOUND A SECRET BRIBE IN HIS LUGGAGE
The year was 1972, and the air in the crowded auditorium was thick with the scent of hairspray and nostalgia. John Banner sat on the edge of a…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK LOST HIS EYE IN THE SCHNAPPS
The interviewer reaches into a small mahogany box sitting on the table between them. Inside lies a simple, circular piece of glass attached to a thin black string….
THE DAY THE MONOCLE BECAME A TEA BAG IN STALAG 13
The year was 1994, and Werner Klemperer sat in a quiet studio, his posture as sharp as it had been thirty years prior. He was there for a…
THE LAUGHTER FADED WHEN THE BOOTS HIT THE GRAVEL
The sun was dipping low over the backlot at 40 Acres, casting long, skeletal shadows from the remains of the guard towers. Robert Clary walked slowly, his hands…
THE UNIFORM WAS A JOKE UNTIL THE MUSIC PLAYED AGAIN
The steak was perfectly cooked, but Werner Klemperer wasn’t looking at his plate. He was looking across the small, candlelit table at Robert Clary. They were in a…
JAMIE FARR REVEALS THE PRANK THAT LEFT HIM STRANDED IN FRUIT
I remember being on a stage in Chicago for one of those big nostalgia conventions, and the room was absolutely packed. A young fan in the front row,…