A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: Robbie-Ann on BBC2 Radio Midnight Mastermind! Feb 21
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Robbie-Ann joins the iconic Midnight Mastermind game on BBC2Radio! Host Phil Williams takes on Robbie-Ann's topic: Columbo Also...in what may be the highlight of her life, Robbie-Ann receives a transatlantic happy birthday song courtesy of Phil and BBCRadio.
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EP 45 - LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY
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The Girls (as Amy DeFazio and Robbie-Ann Feeney) do a Deep Dive into 70s sitcom classic Laverne and Shirley. The iconic shabby basement apartment, which Amy reports was also the former set of another classic sitcom. The show's frequent 'winter' settings. Landlady Mrs. Babish. Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman - David Lander and Michael McKean...and the surprising origins of their characters. Did Shirley and Laverne date Lenny and Squiggy, or what? Robbie-Ann wonders about a Steinbeck influence on their characters. Carmine - Shirley's 'sweetheart.' Character analysis: Shirley...
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EP 44 - THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF GROWN-UPS
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The Girls recall a kid's eye view of the World of Grown-Ups. Eavesdropping on your parents' adult drama. "He smelled like a brewery"... "Well he was three sheets to the wind..." Listening to your mother's gossipy phone calls. Amy's household crime sprees while her mother was tethered to the phone. Amy's Aunts judging outfits and drunks. Robbie-Ann's parents' big summer barbecue parties. Genny Cream Ale and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Ladies with cigarettes and unfortunate perms. Tons of hairspray. Oversized eyeglasses. 60s hair helmet holdovers. Frosted "hair cap" tips. Amy's parents' bbq parties:...
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EP 43 - GILLIGANS ISLAND
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The Girls do a deep dive off Gilligan's Island, with special guest and Gilligan Expert, Robbie-Ann's childhood bestie Karen. Karen talks about her all-things Tiki obsession, which evolved into a Gilligan's Island obsession. Robbie-Ann asks, and Karen answers, the tough questions: how did they get years out of that radio battery? Why didn't they build a boat? Where did they get all those wardrobe changes from just a three-hour tour (a threeee hour tour...)? Amy talks about her after-school joy watching Gilligan's Island, and her love for the vibrant colors on the show. Karen and Robbie-Ann...
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EP 42 - DAVID YONTEF INTERVIEW
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David Yontef, host and creator of the iconic, dish-y "Behind the Velvet Rope" podcast, returns to chat with The Girls about 80s icons, and how David was the last person to interview the late Tawny Kitaen. David shares his impression of the 80s video vixen and actress, and how Tawny dished about Harvey Weinstein and O.J. Simpson! Next, David talks about interviewing The Real Housewives of Orange County's "ZZ Top Girl" 80s video vixen Jeana Keough: yawns? Ru Paul's Drag Race fan Amy asks about David's interview with iconic drag queen Alaska: did Real Housewife Lisa Rinna kick Alaska out of the...
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EP 41 - GENX CHRISTMAS
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The Girls discuss a few of their favorite things from Christmases of yore... which Wrapping Type was your house? Random Slapdash, Artform Wrapping, or Gift Wrapped at The Store? The Giant Barbie Head. String tinsel. Robbie-Ann's magical mid-70s favorite cozy Christmas, when the power went out: a fire in the fireplace, her family intact. The Traditions: Amy reveals her family's Christmas Eves spent at her grandmother's house in Los Angeles. 60s ornaments, and all the vintage decorations. Groovy wrapping paper. The Nut Bowl. Christmas carols and the Christmas ham. Robbie-Ann describes the vast...
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EP 40 - 70s AND 80s HALLOWEEN
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The GIrls remember Halloween of Yore, from the plastic sweaty masks to the taped together pennies dropped in your pillowcase.
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EP 39 - JOHN HUGHES DEEP DIVE
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The Girls dive into the 80s teen movies from John Hughes. Which characters did you relate to?
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EP 38 - HAPPY DAYS DEEP DIVE!
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The Girls delve into what made Happy Days one of the most beloved and iconic sitcoms of the Twentieth Century. Which came first, American Graffiti or Happy Days? Or Love, American Style? The first season, a single-camera dramedy and older brother Chuck. Fonzi's windbreaker. The multi-camera sitcom that Happy Days became. Fonzi's hoodlum evolution. Incredible sidebar: a deeeeeep dive into the theme song, and an amazing vocal revelation about Jim Haas, the guy who sang it!
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EP 37 - WHAT I DID ON MY (70s and 80s) SUMMER VACATION
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The Girls reminisce about their school-aged summer vacations. Amy describes her last day of third grade, and the glorious feeling of being done with all things "school" for two months. Robbie-Ann still feels relief that she has no homework to do.
info_outlineThe LOOOOOOVE BOOOOOOAAAAT.... Robbie-Ann's Saturday night ritual: cereal or Munchos and The Love Boat. Amy's Love Boat rerun summertime syndication saturation. The cast: some seriously accomplished, talented people. Isaac, your ship's bartender. Ted Lange: playwright and distinguished theater actor! Robbie-Ann recounts meeting Ted Lange, (hot) Parker Stevenson and Larry Wilcox of CHiPs, and calling Ted Lange "Isaac." But Ted totally rolled with it, and Parker and Larry were total dolls too. Fred Grandy: Gopher Smith was Ivy League. Yep -Harvard! What is a yeoman purser? Bernie Kopell, renowned character actor from pretty much every sitcom in the 60s and early 70s as the ship's lothario doctor. Breaking the cast down into thematic archetypes. Gavin MacLeod: from Murray Slaughter to sexy Captain Stubing. Lauren Tewes: Julie McCoy, Cruise Director, replaced in common "relative replacement" 70s tv switcheroo device with similarly-named "sister" Judy McCoy. Lauren Tewes, cheese expert! The later seasons -- were cigar-chomping executives trying to spice things up with 70s-TV ubiquitous add-on character actor Ted McGinley as Ace, your ship's photographer? And with The Love Boat Mermaids? Real Live Cruises - just not the Love Boat. Amy discusses her crazy cruise experience, derailed by a tornado. Robbie-Ann's experience on The Rock Boat music cruise that would not have lived up to Captain Stubing's standards. Can you guess who was the most frequent guest star of the 552 guest stars during the show's run? Crossovers with Charlie's Angels and Fantasy Island. Sidebar: "eating crow" storylines on Fantasy Island. Pluto TV's The Love Boat channel. Questionable morals and falling in love on a three-day cruise. Lovebombing on The Love Boat: ruining real love for a generation of girls. Amy's problem with Melissa Sue Anderson and other Walnut Grove characters turning up in non-prairie clothes on The Love Boat. Sidebar: Amy's uncooked strawberry UN-frosted poptart, and Robbie-Ann's problem with it. Impromptu Pointer Sisters jam. Shaun Cassidy's absence from the guest star list, and Robbie-Ann's need to know why. Robbie-Ann's most memorable episode: when Julie ate major crow in Alaska. The girls consult the Magic 8 Ball about possible outcomes if they were on The Love Boat.