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Separated at Mirth: “Big Business” (1988)
Season 2 Episode 21
Well, hello, Jupiter Hollow!
There's something fishy going on up in the big city, and we don't know about you, but we're as mad as a wet wasp!! So, g…
1 year ago
All-Star Accommodations: “Grand Hotel” (1932)
Season 2 Episode 20
"Grand Hotel...people come, people go. Nothing ever happens."
With all due respect Lewis Stone, the actor who utters these immortal lines in this MGM …
1 year ago
Trauma in a Snow Globe: “St. Elsewhere” (1982-1988)
Season 2 Episode 19
The fictional St. Eligius Hospital (nicknamed "St. Elsewhere" for being a dumping ground where other hospitals sent unwanted patients) became the set…
1 year ago
Dying is Easy. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (1963)
Season 2 Episode 18
"Dying is easy, comedy is hard."
So were the alleged dying words of great English actor Edmund Kean in 1833. He couldn't have known that he was givi…
1 year ago
Hot Child in the City: “The Seven Year Itch” (1955)
Season 2 Episode 17
We’re having a heat wave this week on "Going Hollywood" as we tackle one of the most iconic--and controversial--films in Hollywood history, starring …
1 year ago
Viva Desi! with special guest Todd S. Purdum
Season 2 Episode 16
Boy, do we have some ‘splainin to do!
In this very special episode we dive into the revolutionary legacy of a television pioneer whose contributions …
1 year, 1 month ago
Dial H for Higgins: “Foul Play” (1978)
Season 2 Episode 15
Macguffins, albinos and dwarves, oh my!
There is that and so much more in our film for today, 1978's "Foul Play". This perfect summer escape film star…
1 year, 1 month ago
4 Moore for Mary: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” II
Season 2 Episode 14
Why return to Minneapolis in the summertime? Because some television landmarks deserve multiple visits. After our first "Mary Tyler Moore" episode la…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bottom’s Up! “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972)
Season 2 Episode 13
Movie Stars, ahoy! And “The Love Boat” it ain’t— it’s the granddaddy of all disaster films: Irwin Allen’s 1972 classic, “The Poseidon Adventure”.
A …
1 year, 1 month ago
Coffee, Tea or Cheese? "Airport" (1970)
Season 2 Episode 12
Now boarding TGA Flight #2 non-stop to Rome! We've got elderly stow-aways (and Oscar-winners), surly mechanics, a French New-wave muse, and oh yes, …
1 year, 2 months ago