Tv Guidance Counselor Podcast

In this episode recorded before their recent tour stop in Boston, Ken welcomes Ben Weasel and Joe Queer to the show. First up Ken speaks with Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and Weasel Radio about the nature of green rooms, the two hour power block of Fantasy Island and Love Boat, sleepovers, 70s lack of child supervision, the Doberman phenomenon, having never seen Suburbia, Class of 1984, Teenage Head, Alice Cooper's "punk period", Van Patton's as the future, Michael J. Fox, dating on Eight is Enough, confusion around the Partridge Family, Family, Kristy McNichol, getting really into 7th Heaven, how sincerity goes a long way, the NEW Fantasy Island, the 70s vs. the 90s, the strange relationship with Tattoo, hookers on TV, knowing what a "swinger" is while not knowing exactly what a swinger is, being careful what you wish for, Genie wish loopholes, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H, WKRP, Rock N Roll on TV, being a rock fan as social stand, Steve Dahl Chicago disc jockey, Disco Sucks, Freaks & Geeks, N