Tv Guidance Counselor Podcast

November 18-24, 1978 This week Ken welcomes comedian Sean Patton to the show. Ken and Sean discuss New Orleans, Boston trash bats, regional accents, Airwolf, reboots, modern day Ernest Borgnines, Turbo Teen, poisoned Halloween Candy, living in a world of adults, taking your younger brother to a strip club, Portland Oregon, New York expectations, Eyes Wide Shut, Rounders, The Village, gentrification, dirty old Boston, being just born, HBO's commitment to topless women, making a living, roller skating, SNL, Star Wars infecting EVERYTHING, country music, Matt Foley, Julia Child, horror and comedy, Tom Brady's hatred of Boston, David Duke, The KKK, The Baldwin Bros, Backdraft, 50s nostalgia, Frankie and Annette, Sid and Marty Kroft, The Prisoner, 70s love of Stockholm syndrome, Scotland, Manchester UK, The Royle Family, Crunch and Munch, Mello Yello, Three's Company, Steve Martin, having to move in the hotel, Wonder Woman skateboarding, rebooting The Karate Kid and sequalizing The Monster Squad.

In this episode recorded LIVE! at the 2018 Denver Comic Con Ken moderates two different discussions with Doctor Who royalty. First up is The Doctor himself, David Tennant. Ken and David discuss Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, Randall and Hopkirk Deceased, Nevermind the Buzzcocks, the live broadcast of The Quatermass Experiment, Doctor Who, Tom Baker, Peter Davidson, Russel T. Davies, the responsibility of being the Doctor, an exclusive club for former Doctors, being merchandise, Broadchurch, Scrooge McDuck, immodesty, Presbyterian guilt, Scotland, Jessica Jones, Kilgrave, playing evil characters, Ken's shirt, the nature of heroes, Good Omens, Camping, the nature of accents, Hogwart's House, being a voice actor, the power of educators, throwing phones and books. Next up Ken welcomes everyone's favorite companion, Rose Tyler herself Billie Piper. Ken and Billie discuss her days in drama school, her teenage music career, her lack of familiarity with Doctor Who before she was cast, traveling the United States, Mat

April 30 - May 6, 1998 and October 16- 21, 1988 In this episode recorded LIVE! at the 2018 Denver Comic Con, Ken welcomes Brian Salisbury and Cargill of the Junkfood Cinema Podcast. Ken, Brian and Cargill discuss the Golden Girls, Dr. Ruth, whisky, commissioned art, hoarders, Jocko, Engergizer, Sam Jones, Truck copters, Knight Rider, The Highwaymen, Australian Obsessions, Cosby, My Demon Lover, My Stepmother is an Alien, Hard Time on Planet Earth, Roseanne, Just the Ten of Us, The Matt Lauer Show, Who's the Boss, Mr. Belvidere, Wendy and the Butler, NBC Thursday Night, Cheers, Night Court, LA Law, TV Guide Channel, the Scroll, TV Movies, Loni Anderson, Necessity, Elmore Leonard Las Vegas Crime movies with Jimmy Smitt, North and South, being crazy for Swayze, V, Highlander, Michael Ironsides, New York City talk, The Hulk Out List, Freddy's Nightmares, In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro, Grizzly II, Moms and Lovers, Outlaws with Richard Roundtree, and the wonders of Misfits of Science.

March 4-10, 1995 Today Ken welcomes comedian and Boston ex-pat Kyle Ploof to the show. Ken and Kyle talk about opioids, Weymouth MA, The Movie "BLOW", awful Irish plus other ethnicity bars, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Halloween costumes, hugging Scott Baio at the Liberty Tree mall, meeting costumed characters who are imposters, Santa fighting the Abominable Snowman, Ken's teenage love of Claire Danes, creepy crushes, Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th, being terrorized by your father on weekends, NY vs LA, wiggling why you watch, A.I.D.S., Slim Goodbody, The Mommies, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, having a clown thing, The Critic, Married with Children, Vice Versa, body switching, not being allowed to interact with girls, hating three camera sitcoms, Roseanne, MTV's Oddities starring The Head, Ultraman, love of bathrooms, Grace Under Fire, being beaten to death with a hammer, Unsolved Mysteries, The George Wendt show as Car Talk, The Cosby Mysteries, Wheel of Fortune, game shows, Living Single, obstacle

Today Ken welcomes star of trading spaces and the current North Shore Music theater production of Mame, Paige Davis to the show. Ken and Page discuss theater in the round, multi-cam sitcoms, All In the Family, Cheers, The Big Bang Theory, West Side Story, gymnastics, growth spurts, golden doors of Broadway, Chicago, Mame, racy TV Guide Covers, Bob Hope, Zoom, funding the arts, School House Rock, The Electric Company, Blackish, Will and Grace, Bebe Neuwirth, The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Debbie Reynolds, fame, game shows, being on Oprah, The Bachelor, Orange is the New Black and the greatness of Tom Bergeron.

Today Ken welcomes DJ, actor, writer, producer and all around legend Shadoe Stevens to the show. Ken and the Shadoe discuss "Oofda", North Dakota, being a child DJ, the hell that is Boston, Mayor White, "Ya I saw it", Cabo Wabo radio, living in the future, DIY life, Federated, WRKO 680, Dave Garroway, being the youth correspondent, hosting "Gazebo", Steve Allen, re-writing the Thief of Baghdad, time travel, enraging fake psychics, theater of the Mind, American Top 40, being your friend in the void, KROQ, Hollywood Squares, Traxx, Max Monroe Loose Cannon, being the original host of The Midnight Special, Sam Kinison, Kentucky Fried Movie, turning down Airplane, drive time, your brain's predisposition to negativity, how sometimes things just work out, Dave's World, becoming a children's author, Atlanta, and how you never know who is watching your career.

Today Ken welcomes comedian and "My Favorite Murder" co-host Karen Kilgariff to the show. Ken and Karen discuss Northeast accents, The Wizard of Oz, Ray Boulger, growing up in Northern California, John Ennis, The Wahlbergs, Hellzapoppin, chain dining, futons, being trapped in an elevator, Family Ties, Billy Vera and the Beaters, Scott Baio vs Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Travolta, Jackie Stallone's Foxy Boxing, Ricky Schroeder, Silver Spoons, childhood crushes, funny cars, CHiPs, stunning Hollywood inhumans, The Famous Teddy Z, stealing office supplies, Webster, Rick Dees, three camera sitcoms, Barney Miller, Cheers, WKRP in Cincinnati, The Ally McBeal period, kids fathers yelling at them in front of you, Made for TV Movies, Bill, How's Your News, Zoom, developmental disabilities in media, laughing at the right thing, satire vs. poorface, Married...with Children, Threads, Whoops!, The Day After, Testament, When the Wind Blows, Atomic Blonde, Tabitha Takes Over, shock humor and fake worship of serial killers

Today Ken welcomes author and fellow TV junkie Scott Ryan back to the show. Ken and Scott discuss Scott's new book, The Last Days of Letterman, available for pre-order now, an oral history of the final six weeks of David Letterman's CBS show. Ken and Scott also discuss the Twin Peaks finale, Roseanne, the nature of reboots, the value of Late Nite TV, daily habits, the storytelling difficulties of finales, and what they are both watching now. 

Today Ken welcomes writer, comic book royalty and world's leading Superman expert Mark Waid to the show. Ken and Mark discuss the casual celebrity of Los Angeles, growing up in rural Alabama, the loss of the Boston Romper Room's franchise, central time people, The Newlywed Game, why the prizes were so unimpressive, Monty Hall and Let's Make a Deal, The Prisoner, Spy Shows, the power of heart and sincerity, My Three Sons, Leave it to Beaver Monster Sweatshirts, what holds up, The Andy Griffith Show, Maybery R.F.D., Car 54 Where Are You?, Christmas Episodes, breaking the 4th wall, I Married Dora, incidental music, theme songs, Vic Mizzy, slumming on TV, variety shows, Batman '66, which came first comics or TV?, Lost in Space, Superboy, The Cain-iacs, Captain America: The Musical, Ken Barry, retooling, Archie Bunker's Place, Facts of Life, Family Affair, invisible friends, It Takes a Thief, Robert Wagner, micro film, micro dots, why spy shows were the new Western, Land of the Giants, Wild Wild West, When Where W

Today Ken welcomes actor, activist and health and fitness expert Alexandra Paul to the show. Ken and Alexandra discuss living without television, rural New England, being an identical twin, the Cassidys, Parker Stephenson, Baywatch, the small world of entertainment, teen magazines, how asking a teenage boy to turn off Charlie's Angels lead to the death of a television set, the boob tube, keeping TV in the closet, having cable for one month, Tour De France, modeling, Paper Dolls, Canadian tax shelter horror films, Eric Stoltz, the wonders of books, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander, Harlan Ellison, fightin' fires, the blue collar world of acting, the Kemp Brothers, Spandau Ballet, Grace Jones, being professional, Perry Mason, Debbie Reynolds, Christine, the move from television to movies, Michael J Fox, Teen Wolf, Back to the Future, George Clooney, confusing Robert Wagner with Roger Moore, the secrets motivation behind Ken, Lifetime movies, the slant towards men on television, t

November 17-23, 1990 Today Ken welcomes director, writer, producer and old tape trading friend Yarnel Nicolas to the show. Ken and Yarnel discuss local Boston Shows, Goodnight Beantown, Chett and Natalie, RD Sahl, WLVI TV56, Jeopardy, the Death of Jim Henson, networks switching affiliations, RTG, Fox TV, Cartoons, Fox Kids, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Marky Mark, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures, Almost Live, Wise Guy, Beyond 2000, Star Search, True Colors, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Stephen King's IT mini-series, fear of clowns, Bobby's World and it's connection to Good Grief, Married...with Children, Vinny and Bobby and Top of the Heap, Acme Crime Net, Sitcom City, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?, Tabloid TV, Murphy Brown, The Reporters, Dawn Hayes, the lottery, Mr. Rogers, Child World's Video Toy Chest, The Simpsons, Prime Time Pets, Babes, A Different World, Penn and Teller, Wings, the Thanksgiving Day Parade and Cheering and Jeering.

August 22-28, 1981 Today Ken welcomes actor Annabeth Gish (X-Files, Mystic Pizza) to the show. Ken and Annabeth discuss the weather, Iowa, Ann Jillian, playing yourself in a TV movie, variety TV, triple threats, Shag, kids and screen time, Fantasy Island, fear of Mr. Rourke, Love Boat, Austin City Limits, Shawn Colvin, PBS, the problems with binges, The X-Files, Monster of the Week, Fringe, Mystic Pizza, re-playing characters, family time, the TV premier of The Way We Were, Streisand, Wonderful World of Disney, Astronaut and Son/Hero in the Family, being a reader, narrowcasting, WGBH, Zoom, how people act on camera, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, The Muppets, first run syndication, the power of music and visual in learning, Providence RI, Brotherhood, Connie Selica, Invitation to Hell, The Facts of Life, Tom Selleck, Ann-Margaret, Burt Reynolds, Square Pegs, sequel shows, The Karate Kid, Twin Peaks, why you can't go home again, The West Wing and Scandal.

April 18-24, 1998 In this episode recorded LIVE! at the 2018 Women in Comedy Festival Ken welcomes comedians Erin Maguire and Becca Brown to the show. Ken, Erin and Becca discuss school scare programs, Prom Season, Ken hanging out in the teacher's lounge, Manic Panic, goth culture, rockabilly dresses, "The Interruption", Man Ray, Guy Fieri, Al Pacino, Ouja Boards, tarot cards, HBO, ghosts, creepy kids, The Entity, the conpeople who are The Warrens, School of Rock, pitching 50 Shades Darker, Golden Girls, actors we are scared of, Little Shop of Horrors, All That, Kablam!, SNICK, the perils of acting, wanting to see people fail, Parker Brothers, Disney movies, Behind the Music, The Gnome Mobile, Rock of Love, FM Radio, modern country music, being fooled by Christians, angry Boston mechanical bull riders, Kurt Russel, betting on when people will die, Elvis, Charo, The Surreal Life, NKOTB, Step By Step, The trumpet of a human being, Shelly Long, MeToo, The Cosby Show, posing nude, nipples, Soul Man, Gilda, Jane C

February 23 - March 1, 1985 Live from the basement of a Cambridge, MA Panera Bread Ken welcomes cartoonist, writer and artist Box Brown (Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven and "Andy Kaufman: Is this Guy for Real?")to the show. Ken and Box discuss libraries, Roseanne, why Wrestling is fascinating, Andy Kaufman, Jerry the King Lawler, Andre the Giant, Bill Apter, Wrestling magazines, the celebrity wrestling connection, Bobby the Brain Heenan, the loneliness of the road, Cyndi Lauper, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Muppet Babies, Dragon's Lair, Dungeons and Dragons, the design of old TVs, growing up in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Sesame Street, the death of Mr. Hooper, after school reruns, Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters, pyro kids, Kidd Video, Diff'rent Strokes, Just Say No, orphans, live TV, Roc, Gimme a Break, The People Next Door, cartoonists, newspaper strips, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster, owning actual arcade games, dyslexia, the sad world of child stars, Night Court, the strange relationship of Mac and Qw

Today Ken welcomes Tony Campos and Derek Abrams of Ministry. Ken, Tony and Derek discuss the lawlessness of New Hampshire, Grizzly Adams, the importance of MTV, growing up in L.A. with a half pipe, the terrifying cold of Minnesota, impressing Kurt Loder, Knight Rider, watching Def Comedy Jam with grandma, SNICK, Mr. Bicycle Man, Static X, wanting to be on Beavis and Butthead, Benny Hill, Monty Python, The Young Ones, Ministry's Twilight Zone, horror flicks, falling asleep to the Shining, Army of Darkness, Ash Vs. The Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Outer Limits, Canon Picture, Golan and Globus, Monsters, An American Werewolf in London, Heavy Metal, Transformers, being invested in media, video games, Fringe, Lost, Stranger Things, Miami Vice, Don Johnson's music career, Anthrax on Married...with Children, Looney Toons, the nostalgia cycle and the future of art. 

October 8-14, 1977 Today Ken welcomes actor, writer, director Ione Skye (Say Anything, River's Edge) to the show. Ken and Ione discuss horses, filming Italian style, why comedy doesn't work on music festivals, The Muppet Show, watching things you don't like, Donny and Marie, opinionated children, River's Edge, supportive family, being a pop locker, River's Edge, being a space cadet, costume dramas, Napoleon, Covington Cross, female 60s super spies, In Like Flint, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Gary Marshall shows, Natasha Kinski, Looney Toons, Bosom Buddies, directing, being an auteur, shadowing on three camera sitcoms, Jon Cryer, Barney Miller, loving claymation, Mr. Bill, hanging with Frank Zappa, Say Anything, Prank Shows, All in the Family, Good Times, how the Muppets can star strike you more than Mick Jagger can, 60s Music, The Beach Boys, nostalgia, Phil Donahue, lying about seeing Human Centipede, Hollywood High School, the Crown, Against Me music videos, short films, paying your dues, and how sometimes th

In this episode recorded LIVE! at the NYC Podfest Ken welcomes MC Comedic DJ Donwill to the show. Ken and Donwill discuss post nuke cinema, Chosen Survivors, Killers in Bear suits, Head of the Class, Cincinatti, Jerry Springer, Cosby, God's vision of the future, Growing Pains, Wonder Years, why Silver Spoons might be the greatest TV theme song ever, and a lot more. 

September 11-18, 1970 FALL PREVIEW ALERT! Today Ken welcomes TV writer and author of the new book "Just the Funny Parts", Nell Scovell to the show. Ken and Nell discuss New England, The Marx Brothers, Newhart, Bill Fiends, perfume smelling from the head down, Mark Harmon, the first color show, Batman '66, Get Smart, When Things Were Rotten, Mary Tyler Moore, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Star Trek, My Man Godfrey, Warehouse 13, Murphy Brown, Outlander, Fringe, product placement, women in comedy, Designing Women, Carol Burnett, going through the looking glass, JFK Jr., Spy Magazine, the lagoon from Gilligan's Island, Joel Hodgson, TV Wheel, Mad Magazine, parody, Monty Python, Kate & Allie, loving Jane Curtain, SCTV, SNL, Albert Brooks, Obama as comedian, writing jokes for Hillary, the wonders of Caroline Rea, remaking McCloud with Brett Butler, saving up your TV time and dreading The Wire.

January 21-27, 1978 Today Ken welcomes BACK the show old friend and comedian Jenny Zigrino. Ken and Jenny discuss donut identity, looks, ditchens, BIG ELVIS, Family, John McEnroe, dead tennis players, Giggletits, Dante, honey, fun with carbon monoxide, The Exorcist, Prague, Amadeus, Ken's Cardi B ignorance, Camels, Beard Budgets, Huck Finn, the N word book, Dick Gregory, Al Pacino, Cruisin', The Cat from Outer Space, Deadly Eyes, dogs dressed as rats, C.H.U.D., good deals on heroin, Bumper Stickers, Rhoda, An American Hippie in Israel, fat Americans, RC Cola Diner Menus, songs Elvis could sing after he died, Uncle Hate, Dinah!, Lawrence Welk, Half and Half, Pomegranate myths, Harvey Korman, Munchies, tall people in chairs, Carol Burnett, My Three Sons, James at 15, Phyllis Diller, wig love, JoBeth Williams, and summoning Paul Lynde.

Always Meet Your Heroes. Today Ken welcomes writer, director, actor, Bonnie Hunt to the show. Ken and Bonnie discuss horse roommates, the huge deal of TV Guide, The Building, George Clooney, being a story teller, Bonnie's status as the first woman to write and star in her own show, ignorant innovation, Cheers, heart, the importance of Character, Don Lake, Bonnie, Life with Bonnie, refusing to recast, Chicago, Second City, improv, shooting in real time, Grand, Davis Rules, Jonathan Winters, taking three days off from being a cancer nurse to act in Rain Man, the writer's room, turning down Designing Women, Audrey Meadows, The Honeymooners, blue collar shows, coming from a big family, the pop culture shift from co-dependents to independents, Frankie, defense mechanisms, three camera sitcoms, SCTV, John Candy, Only the Lonely, Martin Short, the power of taking your second thought, the medicinal power of laughter, Mad Magazine, Fernwood 2 Night, believing in your crew, creating a good work environment, why dogs ar