214. S9 E14 "Peekskill Law" with Aaron Barta

Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

Aaron’s New Puppy Roxette!

Co-Ed Fever!

We were discussing this and we couldn’t remember the show that originally used the set for TFOL season 1. It was “CO-ED FEVER!” and the opening theme song is so awful, doesn’t it look like a spoof of a sitcom, as opposed to an actual sitcom? So here is the TFOL set in its infancy! (OMG I wonder if THEY were the ones recycling the set from Diff’rent Strokes Season 1 Episode 24 (“The Girls School”) … ???

Next Week: S9 E15 “A House Divided” (1/30/88)

213. EXTRA! TV Talkaholics #011: “The Worst Witch” (1986) featuring Charlotte Rae

Next Week: S9 E14 “Peekskill Law” (1/23/88)

212. S9 E13 "Something In Common"

📝 Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

Post-Post: Analysis Of The Final Over Our Heads Set:

I am posting this video a month later… Here is the analysis of whether the Over Our Heads set is ‘less than’ its normal previous appearances. (SPOILER: I believe it is the same.) Thank you to Tootie Fruity Peter B for bringing this up and for sending the screen grabs that point the DEFINITE discrepancy in the floor.

Next Week: EXTRA! EXTRA! TV Talkaholics #011: “The Worst Witch” (1986) featuring Charlotte Rae.

211. S9 E12 "A Thousand Frowns"

Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

Scott Bryce as Rick Bonner!

Recent Interview He Did:

Marrying Meg Ryan on “As The World Turns” in 1983

Next Week: S9 E12 “Something In Common” (1/16/88)

210. S9 E11 "Golden Oldies" Costume Talk with Diana Eden

Costume Design!

An image from Diana Eden’s awesome memoir: “Stars In Their Underwear”

Hair Design!

Guess what? As we thought, the hairstyles for this episode were designed by the same person who did the “Year 2000” episode back in Season 5: JoAnn Stafford-Chaney. So, very likely, Natalie’s side-braid was intentionally done to reference our last “flash forward” episode.

Little Known Fact: Diana Eden & Bill Macy

Diana may not have previously worked with Bill Macy, but they both appeared in the same film many years prior! Diana was “Beer Stein Girl” in the original 1967 film of “The Producers.” Turns out Bill Macy, in an uncredited cameo, played the foreman of the jury when Leo & Max were on trial! WHO KNEW?

(Diana on the right)

“We find the defendants INCREDIBLY guilty.” LOL

Next Week: S9 E12 “A Thousand Frowns” (1/9/88)

209. S9 E11 "Golden Oldies" with Ken Reid

Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

Hyundai Smart Park Commercial!

DID YOU KNOW THESE ACTORS ARE FROM BOSTON!? LOL

Bill Macy in “Oh, Calcutta!” (1971) [ !!NSFW!! ]

Seth Meyers “BOSTON ACCENT” Trailer

featuring Rachel Dratch AGAIN!

Shout out to Brockton @2:33!! LOL

Ken’s Goldbelly Cheesecake!

O. M. G.

Next Week: Diana Eden Returns!

Our close personal friend AND costumer designer for TFOL will be back in a special interview to discuss the costumes for this episode!

Diana Eden’s Book: “Stars In Their Underwear”

208. S9 E10 "It's A Wonderful Christmas" with Ken Reid

Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

It Happened One Christmas! (1977)

A gender-swapped TV-Movie version of “It’s A Wonderful Life” starring Marlo Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles, and Cloris Leachman. (Discussed on our Patreon show “TV Talkaholics” #013 in December 2020)

One Magic Christmas! (1985)

We haven’t seen this one yet, but Ken says it’s wonderfully crazy and upsetting, and that’s good enough for us!

Click the photo to view it on Disney+ (subscription required… sorry)

Here is Roger Ebert’s video review: “… one of the most depressing and downbeat Christmas movies I’ve seen in a long time … “ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Chuck McCann as Santa Claus!

How David and Ken remember him best:

A lovely interview with clips from his early career:

Donovan Scott as Santa Claus!

No, he’s not in this episode, but he is Ken’s friend AND we’ve previously discussed him on TV Talkaholics when he was a regular on “Life With Lucy:”

Bob Hope: “A Snow Job In Florida!”

This is the special that would pre-empt TFOL on Saturday night the week after this show.

Here is the link to part of the video Dana Gould made with him: (from Dana Gould’s Instagram)

Paul Provenza!

No bulge, gym shorts, or armpits (sorry, Matthew)… but here is the pilot to the short-lived show “The Pursuit Of Happiness” which Ken told us about:

Next Week: S9 E11 “Golden Oldies” (1/2/88)

Ken will be returning! Woo hoooooo!

207. S9 E09 "Adventures In Baileysitting" with Dominik Rothbard

206. S9 E08 "A Rose By Any Other Age" with Shelly Brisbin

Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

🎧 Hear David discuss “Kiss Me Kate” on Shelly’s awesome podcast Lions, Towers, and Shields

That Weird Door!

^ Trees and … a Fence? A building with shingles (i.e. the exterior of the garage, maybe?) ^

[EDNA’s EDIBLES season]

^ Trees ^

[OVER OUR HEADS season]

^ Wait, WHAT? ^

[ ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ]

Next Week: S9 E09 “Adventures In Baileysitting” (12/5/87)

We’ll be joined again by DOMINIK ROTHBARD of “The Facts Of Facts” podcast! :D

205. S9 E07 "The More The Marrier" with Heather Delmotte

Transcript of the Episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

Donald Gibb as Wendell!

Best remembered as OGRE in 1984’s “Revenge Of The Nerds”

Jason Momoa spoofed the character of “OGRE” on SNL in 2018

Robert Romanus as Snake!

Best remembered as MIKE DAMONE in “Fast Times At Ridgemont High” (1982)

Next Week: S9 E08 “A Rose By Any Other Age” (11/28/87)

204. S9 E06 "Up From Down Under"

Transcript of the Episode at Subtitles Like Scripts

Sherrié Austin (a/k/a Sherrie Krenn)!

A random sampling of some of her country music hits:

Find more of her stuff at SHERRIEAUSTINMUSIC.COM

A newspaper clipping shared by listener CODY:

Michael Preston!

As mentioned on the show, Michael “Pippa’s Dad” Preston was a successful recording artist in England. He had 3 Top 40 hits, and 4 Top 75 hits between 1959-1961. Here is his first, which reached #12:

Too bad we never had the chance for Pippa & Her Dad to sing a duet!

Next Week: S9 E07 “The More The Marrier” (11/21/87)

203. S9 E05 "Sweet Charity" with Sarah French

Transcript of the Episode at SUBTITLES LIKE SCRIPTS

Paul Provenza Stand Up!

(from 2016)

(from the 1980s)

Cloris Leachman Emmy Record?

At the time of her death, Cloris Leachman had 8 Emmy Awards (out of 22 nominations).

This IS a record! Currently tied with this record is Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who also has 8 awards for acting (1 for Seinfeld, 1 for New Adventures Of Old Christine, and 6 for Veep).

Julia Louis-Dreyfus also has 3 additional Emmys for producing (Veep), making her the all-around most-Emmy-awarded performer ever.

“The Aristocrats!”

co-directed by Paul Provenza and Penn Gillette. Click the image to be taken to FreeVee.

Next Week: S9 E06 “Up From Down Under” (11/14/87)

202. S9 E04 "Before The Fall"

Transcript of the Episode at SUBTITLES LIKE SCRIPTS

Next Week: S9 E05 “Sweet Charity” (11/7/87)

201. S9 E03 "Rumor Has It"

Transcript of the episode at SUBTITLES LIKE SCRIPTS

Returning Guest FRANCES MEGAN!

Next Week: S9 E04 “Before The Fall” (10/24/87)

200. S9 E02 "Down And Out In Malubi (Part 2)" with Dominik Rothbard

Transcript of the show at Subtitles Like Scripts

The Facts Of Facts!

Click an image below to listen to “The Facts Of Facts” featuring Dominik Rothbard and Britt Lundborg

Fun Stuff From Tootie Fruity Cody!

(reprinted with permission)

I have some clippings/publicity still from "Down and Out in Malibu" I wanted to share. I probably should have sent these a few weeks ago! The Richard Moll item is from the July 3, 1987 issue of TV Guide, and the review is from the October 6, 1987 issue of Variety.

Also, you probably already know this, but just in case..."Rumor Has It," "A Rose by Any Other Age," and "Down and Out in Malibu 1 and 2" were all taped during the hiatus in June. NBC was worried about a potential DGA strike and wanted to stockpile some episodes of their series. 

Attached is an article (dated June 29, 1987) about the '87 DGA strike which mentions FOL.

cody

(The DGA did strike… and it lasted for 12 minutes, according to this article from the L.A. Times. The producers backed down, and production resumed.)

THANK YOU, CODY!

And Remember this pic?

I should have posted this last week, but here is a behind-the-scenes snap that our close personal friend and TFOL costumer Diana Eden snapped when they were making the Malibu Montage.

Next Week: S9 E03 “Rumor Has It” (10/17/87)

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199. S9 E01 "Down And Out In Malibu (Part 1)" with Dominik Rothbard

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The Facts Of Facts!

Click an image below to be taken to their show!

JOHNNY DARK as ‘Sergeant Canfield’

Next Week: S9 E02 “Down And Out In Malibu (Part 2)” (10/3/87)

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198. Betwixtisode: Get Ready For Season 9!

Disney Summer Magic Quest! (starring Matthew Arter!)

Next Week: S9 E01 “Down And Out In Malibu (Part 1)” (9/26/87)