THE PSYCHIATRIST EVERYONE LOVED… BUT HIS OWN SCARS WERE COMPLETELY REAL.
The restaurant in Los Angeles was quiet, the late afternoon sun casting long, golden shadows across the wooden table. Mike stirred his coffee, looking across the booth at…
GARY BURGHOFF HEARD THE SOUND BEFORE ANYONE ELSE ON THE SET
The sun was beginning to dip behind the jagged peaks of the Santa Monica mountains, casting long, amber shadows across the dusty trail. It was a quiet afternoon,…
THE PRANK THAT ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYED THE MOST FAMOUS TENT ON TELEVISION.
The lights in the Los Angeles broadcast studio were dimmed, creating a warm, intimate atmosphere for the retrospective interview. Wayne leaned comfortably into the plush leather chair, resting…
TELEVISION’S MOST POMPOUS DOCTOR… BUT HIS REAL LIFE WAS A QUIET PRISON
He possessed one of the most recognizable, booming baritone voices in television history. When he stepped onto the soundstage of the 4077th, he projected an aura of absolute,…
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER LOST HIS COOL TO A CHIFFON DRESS
I was sitting there in the studio, the headphones feeling a bit heavy on my ears, and the host—a young fellow who probably wasn’t even born when we…
THE MEDICAL BLOOPER THAT BROKE THE GREATEST COMMANDING OFFICER ON TELEVISION
. The recording studio in Los Angeles was small, heavily soundproofed, and a very long way from the dusty canvas tents of the 4077th. Mike Farrell adjusted his…
THE DAY SGT. SCHULTZ LOST MORE THAN HIS DIGNITY
It is funny how a single sound can bring it all back. I was sitting in this little studio last week, doing a podcast for a classic television…
WERNER KLEMPERER RECALLS THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY CRACKED
It was a crisp afternoon in the mid-nineties when Werner Klemperer sat down for what he thought would be a standard retrospective interview. He was older then, his…
THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ BIT INTO A CLAY APPLE STRUDEL
John Banner sat back in the plush velvet chair of the television studio, his eyes twinkling under the bright stage lights. It was late in his career, and…
THE HILARIOUS TRUTH BEHIND THE GOURMET MEALS ON HOGANS HEROES
The lights in the small auditorium were dim, but Robert Clary’s smile was as bright as it had been in 1965. He sat on the stage during a…