Tv Guidance Counselor Podcast

It's the 2018 TV Guidance Counselor Halloween Special! This year Ken reunites the Halloween TV Special Forces A-Team of Monsters are Good's Sam Furst and Ken's Wifes is Great's Rachel Reid to watch and discuss the 1986 Sunday Night Disney Made-for-TV Special Mr. Boogedy.   Happy Halloween!  

FALL PREVIEW EDITION October 1-7, 1988 Today Ken welcomes the multi-talented podcaster, actor, producer Megan Duffy to the show. Ken and Megan discuss the Hollywood Hills, what it takes to give an Uber drive one star, Midnight Caller, Almost Grown, Roseanne, Paradise, Murphy Brown, Boston Common, Boston Public, growing up in Springfield MA, the boring homogeneity of Suburbia, Two Guys A Girl and a Pzza Place, Red Sox vs Dodger, the wonders of Judith Light, the weirdness of Nightmare on Elm St Freddy Kruger toys, the Blumhouse Halloween party, Isabelle Adjani in Possession, best Halloween costumes, cheerleaders, dancing, The Patty Duke Show, Nick at Nite, music and wine for cats, cooking, the magic of potatoes, Liberace, the weirdness of actors, being a producer, Alf, It's Gary Shandling Show, Tracy Ullman, Skeeter vs. Scooter on the Muppets, American Top 40 Long Distance Dedications, Flowers in the Attic, Ken's high school quest to perfect a Sugar Cookie recipe, the pure sex of Billy Idol's Rebel Yell, Samant

October 7-13, 1989 This week Ken welcomes co-host of Throwing Shade and author of Feminasty Erin Gibson to the show. Ken and Erin discuss fancy hotel entitlement, hospitality industry jobs, why you should always rob criminals, Hollywoods One Chubby Girl at a time rule, Delta Burke, Gerald McRaney, the quest for judgement, how women are treated in Hollywood, Eating Disorders, why it's important to talk about stuff, Linda Bloodworth Thomeson, Les Moonves, sticking to your guns, sticking up for yourself, Just the Ten of Us, sexist D.C., Mr. Belvedere, the "manny" subgenre, learning from Sitcoms, I Married Dora, growing up poor, if it's better or worse to know your show is being canceled while you are still shooting it, being not pretty enough, Hollywood being brutally honest for no reason, watching Ladyhawke as Sex Ed, Mystic Pizza, entertainment industry restaurants, playing a mom at 30, The Monster Squad, the other f-word, not supporting monsters, Bill Cosby, Woody Allen, aspirational television, changing demo

This week Ken welcomes musician Agnes Obel to the show. Ken and Agnes discuss the proper pronunciation of "Agnes", Danish, having a satellite dish, the life change that was MTV, being on the cutting edge of technology, Yo! MTV Raps, 120 Minutes, Alternative Nation, Tori Amos, Daniel Johnston, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, YouTube, being exposed to new things, the interaction between sound and vision, national television stations, pop culture, living in Berlin, the strange comforting displacement of Berlin, Copenhagen, punk poets, Scandinavian minimalism, the liberation of failure, Eurovision Song Contest, Twin Peaks, David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Stephen King, New England, experiences America through pop culture, the meaning of art, the evil lurking under the surface, American Suburbia, dubbing, Fraggle Rock, homelessness in America, the double edged sword of the American Dream, the rust belt, a basic living wage, hierarchy of needs, wondering if we need oppression in order to react, the best environment to create a

In this special TV Guidance Counselor Investigates edition of the show Ken explores the 1984 MTV contest "The Lost Weekend with Van Halen" by going right to the source, the man who would know best, the winner, Kurt Jefferis.

October 16 - 22, 199 Today Ken welcomes TV writer and creator of the new Vertigo comic "Hex Wives", Ben Blacker BACK to the show. Ken and Ben discuss the bizarre and insane level of Ken's guests, the Computer museum, weird AirBnBs, taking the bus to New York, being treated first class, San Diego Comic Con, the con formerly known as Boston Comic Con, Boston being unrecognizable, the rise of UPN and the WB, Felicy, Ben or Noel?, Ken's Dad, The 50 Greatest Characters in Television, Savannah, Dawson's Creek, Urban nights, Homeboys from Outerspace, Nowhere Man, Netflix, USA Network, Knight Rider, Kramer, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Taxi, Louie Depalma, Phil Silvers, Behind the Music, E! True Hollywood Stories, Mr. T, Bill Macy, Ladies' Man, "It's an all new Ladies Man", breakfast with Phil Rosenthal, Just Shoot Me, Suddenly Susan, Veronica's Closet, Angelica Huston in The Witches, Spaced Invaders, Halloween specials, The Halloween that Almost Wasn't, Judd Hersh as Dracula, voice actors, Swamp Thing, Len Wein, Night

March 15-21, 1986 Today Ken welcomes writer, comedian, Anna Drezen to the show. Ken and Anna discuss Anna's dog's a-hole, duvet covers, fires, hand me downs, saucy buns, vomiting bright pink, the cultural bankruptcy of the second Reagan term, Madeline Stowe, If Tomorrow's Comes, having a "wig face", Saturday Night Live, CNN End of the world tape, John Wesley Ship, aerobics, titular lines in Broadway shows, Cats, Angels in America, cat AIDS, Ghosts, blackface on Gimme a Break, orangutans, Any Which Way You Can But Loose, Jeffrey Lewis, thinking God really cares about you, when your family thinks things are jokes that aren't, Mr. Wizard's World, dead Moms, the left hand of the Devil, Amazing Stories, Desatin, Astronaut Ice Cream, wondering if somebody peed in this, the horror of docking dogs tails, amputees, Tarantula Ranches, being bad at maintaining things, not being a finisher, playing horn in a ska band, and having friends who will pretend to be your landlord so you can adopt a dog.

May 31 - June 6, 1997 Today Ken welcomes returning guest Alex Edelman to the show. Ken and Alex discuss shows at Laugh Boston, Alex's status as an international super star, Edinburgh, The Perrier Award, Steve Coogan, Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr, MSG, Alan Carr, Steward Lee, the day Mary Tyler Moore passed away, The Great Indoors, Ken's visit to Alex's job, NHL, Lois and Clark, The Dana Carvey Show, how writers' rooms work, The Simpsons, stand up instincts, Young Comedians, Anthony Clarke, Jack Lemon, post-modern culture vs post-apocalyptic culture, Futurama, King of the Hill, the nature of parody, SCTV, the humor or recognition, references for the sake of references, Jimmy Fallon, Barney Miller, multi-cam shows, how hard it is to tell a story in 20 minutes, Seinfeld, The Tony Awards, musical theater, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Odd Couple on Ice, reboots, Caddyshack, us vs. them, Fawlty Towers, spec scripts, Fraiser, Newsradio, the rap industry, the soup nazi, Men Behaving Badly, Sarah Silverman, the Frida

Today Ken welcomes artist, writer and comic book legend Bob McLeod to the show. Ken and Bob discuss Comic Conventions, sketches, satirizing Westworld for Crazy magazine, parody,growing up in Florida, Westerns, Flipper, Mad Magazine, starting as an Inker, the Bronze age of marvel comics, pasting page numbers, Joe Orlando telling you you need to go back to school to learn how to draw, cartoons, cartooning, funny animals, being terrified of Manhattan, Kojack, Streets of San Francisco, Dragnet, not talking down to kids, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jack Kirby, trying to learn storytelling, the Marvel Method, The New Mutants, the original concept of Sunspot, when characters lose their uniqueness, drawing people who look like yourself, superhero cartoons, high volume and low visibility, Conan, Barry Windsor Smith, when your kids aren't interested in your job, Howard the Duck, Gene Colon, Harvey Comics, the new New Mutants movie, The Superhero ABCs, Mort Drucker, Marlon Brando as Tarzan, keeping your own artwork, why The I

June 1-7, 1991 Today Ken welcomes writer and musician Dessa to the show. Ken and Dessa discuss Jasmine Guy's seductive nonsense, sexy Ice Tea, people from Boston, not knowing who Molly Ringwald is, living in a pop culture desert, the blur of childhood, Minneapolis Minnesota, Darkwing Duck, Duck, Inspector Gadget, being a latch key kid, The Misfits, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, building your own plane, is Inspector Gadget a zombie?, Jeopardy, Twin Peaks, the ether of our culture, second hand pop culture, The Simpsons, Tracy Chapman, Sade, slam poetry, Def Poetry Jam, Real Genius, the Cosby Show, tarnished art, Northern Exposure, Who's the Boss, Full House, M*A*S*H, Raising Arizona, Oreo hacks, children's home alone food experiments, Virtual Reality, Steel Magnolias, The Princess Bride, Andre The Giant, wasting away your life, being very aware of mortality, stories, synesthesia, the doorways of perception, Wheel of Fortune, blizzards, Hard Copy, news magazines, and America's Most Wanted.

March 28 - April 3, 1987 Today Ken welcomes Boston radio personality, long time friend and former WFNX co-worker "Big" Jim Murray to the show. Ken and Jim discuss the nostalgia overload of Ken's house, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, working in radio, podcasts that are too long, Ken's on air argument with Dane Cook, graduating from Melrose High, G4, Madden Challenge, e-sports, gamers, YouTube stars, Kirk Cameron, Growing Pains cocaine episode, the birth of FOX, Facts of Life, terrorizing the Spanish Teacher, 227, Spenser for Hire, WSBK TV38 and The Movie Loft, Ken's weird Tee Public site, Ask the Manager, Dana Hersey, Barney Miller, the store Stairway to Heaven, Rt 1 in Saugus, The Palace, 20/20, 60 Minutes, Wonderful World of Disney, Michael McKeon in Double Agent, Rags to Riches, Baby Jessica, ALF, Jerry Stahl, The Oscars, the afterschool special "What If I'm Gay?", Gimme a Break, Loni Anderson in Easy Street, Moonlighting, Night Court, Cousin Larry Appleton, Perfect Strangers, The John Larroquette Show, Ch

Today Ken welcomes Charlie Benante of Anthrax to the show. Ken and Charlie discuss soundchecks, Fall Preview editions, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Wonderama, Spider-Man, The Laugh-a-lympics, Little House of the Prairie, pre-electricity, Grizzly Adams, growing up in the Bronx, Barney Miller, NYPD Blue, Good Times, Newhart, erased tapes, Spielberg, Jaws, Sid & Marty Kroft, Land of the Lost, The Brady Kids, cartoons based on live action shows, Frank Welker, animation cells, Hanna Barbera, tv music, John Williams, new toys, Monster Cereals, Disney's Fantasia, Italian Horror movies, Evel Kenevel, AFX Cars, Snake Canyon, cult and niche television, The Shining, Fridays, Battle of the Network Stars, The Clash, The Munters, The Addams Family, Married..with Children, meeting Clint Eastwood, The Cosby Show, Ed "Al Bundy" O'Neal, voice actors, lip syncing, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, The Midnight Special, Kenny Everett, The Young Ones, Night Flight, and the embarrassing disappointment of KISS Meets the Phantom of the

Today Ken welcomes two of New Zealand's finest, Johnny Brugh (What We Do in the Shadows) and Daniel Logan (Star Wars) to the show. First up Ken chats with Johnny Brugh about New Zealand, vampires, The Six Million Dollar Man, Netflix, stand up, character comedy, Deacon, The Mighty Boosh, The Young Ones, Bad Taste, Peter Jackson, visiting America, aliens, seductive dances, and where the gold is. Next up Ken chats with Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in Star Wars Attack of the Clones). Ken and Daniel discuss growing up, rugby, being a child actor in commercials, being one of six kids, being cast in Star Wars, having a tough mother, moving to the U.S., Star Wars toys, special codes on Star Wars toys, Bob Fett helmets, dumpster diving for treasure, social media, Sharknado, international films, doing cartoons voices, and charity.

In this mini-episode recorded LIVE! via satellite Ken welcomes author of the new book "My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un) Popular Culture", Guy Branum back to the show. Ken and Guy discuss growing up as an outsider, air BnBs, very special episodes, Night Court, Jennifer Slept Here, Love Sydney, The Facts of Life, abortions, Night Court, Barney Miller, the physical space of sitcoms, Guy's book, and make tentative plans to speak again in the future.  

Today Ken welcomes comedians, best friends and podcasters Rachael O'Brien and Sabrina Danzl to the show. But FIRST TV Guidance Counselor Investigates returns and Ken explores the story of Mark Harmon: Real Life Hero. Next Ken, Rachael and Sabrina discuss kneeing on rugs, going through glass windows, Ben Franklin, Boston's history of drunkenness, Dunks, Dunkabeties, sports, not caring, growing up in Astoria OR, being in Kindergarten Cop, the movie Plain Clothes. Cheers, a lifetime of not drinking, teenagers dumb choices, The D.A.R.E. program, skinheads, white power movements, punk rock, The Wonder Years, Little Monsters, being friends with the Savage Family, being on a plane with Winnie Cooper, checking Winnie's ID, confusing Al Pacino with Brett Michaels, 70s indulgences, Jim Jefferies, In Living Colour, Jim Henson, the horror of The Neverending Story, Salute Your Shorts, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, trying to get on All That!, being ethnically vague, the cruelty of kids, growing up a fat kid, rich kids

In another episode recorded LIVE! at Denver Comic Con 2018 Ken welcomes actors and Hellboys David Harbour and Ron Perlman to the show. First up Ken talks to David Harbour (Stranger Things). Ken and David discuss Pan Am, smoking, The Newsroom, Hellboy, prosthetics, having a fake body, Romanian stunt men, Tide commercials, practical vs. CG, Waffle House, Jangles, fast food recommendations, Antarctica, the power of Twitter, vomiting, the emotional resonance of character, Jim Hopper, mustaches, Shakespeare, destroying trailers, peace summits with Ron Perlman, the kids on Stranger Things, and suffering for your fans. Ken then talks to Ron Perlman. Ron and Ken discuss f*cking Trump, Quest for Fire, working under make up, Beauty and the Beast, Ice Pirates, Guillermo Del Toro, Cronos, how Hollywood repeats itself, allegory, City of Lost Children, lifetime achievement awards, TV vs. movies, working in French, Aliens, Pacific Rim, Embarrassum and its side effect, being forgetful, being typecast, Youth, Ron's favorite m

In this mini-episode recorded LIVE! at North East Comic Con Ken welcomes Greg Brady himself, Barry Williams to the show. Ken and Barry discuss the nature of fandom, being a part of people's lives without knowing them personally, leaning into the recognition, musical theater, riding the wave of a cultural phenomenon, growing up next door to Peter Graves, Fury, Mission: Impossible, Dragnet, being a young actor, Run for your Life, The Invaders, The Mod Squad, It Takes a Thief, Adam 12, Vincent Price, the Hawaiian episodes, singing, secrets to keeping your voice, City of Angels, Oklahoma, West Side Story, Branson Missouri, the athleticism required for musicals, memorization, Robert Reed, soap opera acting, and Davy Jones.

January 20-26, 1996 Today Ken welcomes Boston Comedian and artist Owen Linders to the show. Ken and Owen discuss Hawaii, cranberry bogs, Spring Break, Alfred University, the pitfalls of "art", print making, solar power, stand up comedy specials, Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas in Who's Ready for Ice Cream?, flagmen, cops in roadworks, black boxes, beach houses, Sci Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, Space: Above and Beyond, Rhode Island, Swamp Thing, the odd things in Ken's home, cartoons based on R rated movies, Toxic Crusaders, Steve Johnson, Monsters, Tales from the Darkside, Glim Glim, AOL online, Duckman, The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr, creating things of substance, being sincere, cell phones, movie serials, Captain Marvel, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Due South, Law and Order, Predator, Drop the Dead Donkey, Toast of London, Smack the Pony, Dr. Katz, Third Rock from the Sun, Crime Story, Real Ghosts, Tobe Hooper, Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes, Give Me Liberty and Martha Washington, American Gothic,

Today Ken welcomes longtime Simpsons writer and author of the new book "Springfield Confidential" Mike Reiss to the show. Ken and Mike discuss working one day a week, growing up in CT, Harvard Lampoon, Charles in Charge, Head of the Class, Sledge Hammer, Not Necessarily The News, It's Gary Shandling Show, The Critic, The Simpsons, the nutmeg state, "Bitch McNuggets", Airplane II, Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, Alf, clip shows, The Tracy Ulman Show, people on TV watching TV, The Royle Family vs. The Kennedys, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, gore, horror movies, Eric Idle, Treehouse of Horrors, the very long process of making a Simpsons episode, how sometimes an incorrect math equation might be a joke (to some people), movie parodies, and how you can't go wrong trying to make yourself laugh.

In these two conversations recorded LIVE! at Denver Comic Con Ken welcomes Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, KJ Apa and Skeet Ulrich to the show. First up Ken talks to Andrew McCarthy. Ken and Andrew discuss Less than Zero, St. Elmo's Fire, why drugs are bad, Weekend at Bernie's, Mannequin, James Spader's eccentricities, department store vampires, Pretty in Pink, a 6 ft tall Gumby, John Hughes, Molly Ringwald's taste in men, the VCR age, directing, Orange is the New Black, The Blacklist, Class, Heaven Help Us, taking wardrobe, reading scripts, directing children, Andrew's travel writing, remote places,writing Young Adult novels, John Hughes' soundtracks and the mystery of the Lost Spader Tapes. Next up Ken talks to the cast of Riverdale, Molly Ringwald, KJ Apa and Skeet Ulrich. Ken, Molly, KJ and Skeet discuss yelling at teenagers, iconic roles, Archie, New Zealand, Scream, being a Betty or a Veronica, Luke Perry Twin Peaks, nostalgia, Townies, being a fan of somebody else, touching KJ's eyebrow, Gary Oldman,