THE DAY NEWKIRK ALMOST WENT TO JAIL FOR REAL
The interviewer leans forward, holding a glossy 8×10 black-and-white photograph from the mid-sixties. Richard Dawson leans back in his chair, a rascal’s glint returning to his eyes as…
THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON TELEVISION… UNTIL ONE HIDDEN SCRIPT PAGE
The convention center was chaotic, filled with the loud, echoing energy of thousands of devoted television fans. But tucked away in a quiet, dimly lit green room, two…
THE SECRET WEIGHT OF SERGEANT SCHULTZ AND THE STAGE FOUR PRANK
The interviewer leaned across the small mahogany table, his face illuminated by the soft, warm glow of the studio lights. It was one of those late-career retrospectives, the…
THE DRAMATIC OPERATING ROOM ENTRANCE… THAT ENDED IN WOODEN SHRAPNEL
The glow of the studio’s red recording sign cast a warm light across the modern podcast booth. The host, a massive fan of classic seventies television, leaned into…
HOW COLONEL KLINK NEARLY LOST HIS PRUSSIAN DIGNITY OVER A SAUSAGE
“You have to understand the atmosphere of that set,” Werner says, leaning back and adjusting his glasses. He is sitting on a stage in North Hollywood for a…
THE ARROGANT SURGEON… BUT HIS TEARS WERE SHATTERINGLY REAL
The dinner plates had been cleared away, leaving only the quiet clinking of coffee cups in the dimly lit restaurant. Two veteran actors, years removed from the mud…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY BROKE SERGEANT SCHULTZ ON CAMERA
The studio light was a soft, amber glow, catching the edge of Werner Klemperer’s glasses as he leaned back in the leather chair. It was the mid-nineties, and…
THE MOST INTENSE SURGERY SCENE… THAT ENDED IN ABSOLUTE TEARS
The podcast studio was dimly lit, feeling more like a cozy living room than a professional broadcast booth. The host leaned forward, adjusting his microphone, and asked the…
JOHN BANNER REVEALS THE HILARIOUS TRUTH BEHIND HIS MOST FAMOUS CATCHPHRASE
The studio lights were a bit warmer than usual that afternoon in 1971. John Banner sat comfortably in the guest chair, his large frame filling the space with…
THE DEAFENING SOUND OF A CHOPPER… BUT THE SILENCE BROUGHT TEARS
The golden hills of Southern California were completely quiet, save for the dry wind moving through the tall grass. It had been decades since the heavy television cameras…