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Whitney Houston Songwriters React To Singer’s Passing
February 13, 2012 6:58 pmGeorge Merrill and Shannon Rubicam have had their own success on stage, including the top ten hit Waiting For A Star To Fall, as the group Boy Meets Girl. But the duo, who consider themselves primarily songwriters, may have achieved their biggest success with the two hit songs they penned and passed on to Whitney [...]
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Toledo’s Tony Packo’s Sold – Hot Dog Made Famous By M*A*S*H’s Klinger
February 9, 2012 10:49 pmAfter a series of legal and financial difficulties, legendary hot dog spot Tony Packo’s will continue to be run by the family of its founder. Reuters reports that the 80 year old Toledo, Ohio café, made famous by references in M*A*S*H, has been sold to TP Foods for $5.5 Million. According to the story, Tony [...]
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Gary Gray, The Cosby Show’s Nelson, Is All Grown Up
February 7, 2012 3:00 pmIn the latest episode of Just My Show, actor Geoffrey Owens got a surprise “guest question” from his former TV son. First played by two different sets of twins, Actor Gary Gray took over the role of Nelson Tibideaux in the later episodes of The Cosby Show. Almost 20 years later, he’s still in the [...]
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Site Of Mean Joe Greene Commercial Saved As Super Bowl Approaches
February 3, 2012 3:20 amFootball fans will get another look at Mean Joe Greene this Super Bowl Sunday, as the former Pittsburgh Steeler appears in a spoof of his classic 1979 Coca-Cola commercial, one of the most beloved in advertising history. But while all eyes are on Indianapolis, something perhaps a little more poetic has happened to preserve the [...]
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“A Note” On The Passing Of Robert Hegyes
January 27, 2012 5:59 amDid you know that TV history was changed in an elevator ride? Here’s how Bob Hegyes explained it to me on Just My Show in 2007: “I showed up to do the pilot [of Welcome Back, Kotter] and I’m getting into the elevator at CBS where we shot the pilot and Alan Sachs, who was [...]
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Karate Kid Mom Talks Macchio, Classic Movie
January 3, 2012 10:44 pmIn case you missed it, Ralph Macchio recently celebrated a pretty big birthday. So we did some celebrating of our own in last month’s episode of Just My Show by sharing a few comments from his Karate Kid mom, Randee Heller (Lucille Larusso). Here’s a little more of our chat with the Emmy nominated actress… [...]
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2011 Holiday Specials Guide
December 1, 2011 2:59 amDecember 1 8pm Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town (ABC) December 3 8pm It’s a Wonderful Life (NBC) December 5 8pm A Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC) December 7 7:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Cartoon) 9pm Christmas Vacation (ABC Family) December 8 8pm Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town (ABC Family) December 9 7pm Santa [...]
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