laverne & shirley

This week on a Galentine's, Valentine's, Palentine's episode, Heather and Rian revisit PUNKY BREWSTER (1984-1986) and LAVERNE & SHIRLEY (1976-1983). Topics include scaring sales guys with tears; middle-aged health nonsense; late-stage capitalism; PUNKY BREWSTER's traumatic premise; fat jokes; slumber parties; Ouja boards and ghosts; dating; Rian's Anatomy and a horrifying octopus anecdote; the bestie energy of BOTTOMS and SEX EDUCATION; and more. 

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The Mick and The Mook interview legendary director and actor Howard Storm.

Howard Storm's acting credits include The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Rhoda, and Sanford and Son, among other television series.

In 1975, he began his directing career, directing episodes of Laverne & Shirley, Busting Loose, Joanie Loves Chachi, Mork & Mindy, Taxi, The Redd Foxx Show, Full House, ALF, and Head of the Class, among other series.

In 1985, Storm directed his only feature film, Once Bitten, starring Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey. In 2010, he made a small guest appearance in the film Valentine's Day.

Episode 73- Keith Coogan! Keith is the grandson of legendary actor Jackie Coogan, one of the biggest child movie stars of all time and also played Uncle Fester in The Addam’s Family. Keith was quite the legend in his own right however, guest starring in almost every big TV show of the 80s including Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Growing Pains, Knight Rider, Chips and my personal favorite Silver Spoons. He went on to star in feature films including Adventures in Babysitting, Fox & The Hound, Toy Soldiers and of course Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead. It was a blast chatting with him about his amazing resume and working in Hollywood. He is down to earth, funny and has great insight and stories!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:04 - Welcome Keith!
0:01:39 - Making People Laugh & Stand Up
0:03:18 - Keith's Grandfather Jackie Coogan
0:06:10 - Deciding To Be An Actor
0:10:45 - River Phoenix
0:12:36 - "Silver Spoons"
0:14:34 - Working On TV Shows, Fans & Trolls
0:15:46 - Teen Magazines
0:16:34 - Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Child Actors
0:19:45 - "Fox & Hound" Voice Role
0:22:54 - "Stand By Me"  & Will Wheaton
0:25:30 - Being a Kid On Set
0:27:30 - Working on Sit-Coms With Live Audiences
0:28:28 - "Adventures In Babysitting" & Bad Words
0:33:45 - Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter"
0:34:25 - Role In "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead"
0:36:15 - House & Set on Don't Tell Mom
0:39:15 - "Toy Soliders", Sean Astin & Will Wheaton
0:42:19 - "Tale Of The Two Coreys" & Corey Feldman
0:46:33 - Friends With Jake Busey
0:49:03 - Reboots
0:50:18 - "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead" Reboot
0:51:20 - Current Projects
0:53:25 - Comi-Cons
0:54:34 - Bobcat Goldthwait
0:56:24 - "The Dishes Are Done, Man"
0:59:13 - Reading is Fundamental
1:04:25 - Wrap Up

Keith Coogan Website:
https://keithcooganonline.com/index.html

Reading is Fundamental:
https://www.rif.org

Chuck Shute Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/

Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Stephen Nathan (Bones, Joan of Arcadia, Family Law) discusses career in executive producing sit-coms and one-hour drama series and offers a detailed look into a ten-year run on the hit comedy-procedural Bones.

We talk about:

• The future of consuming visual content
• Writing and executive producing Bones for a decade 
• The special 200th "Hitchcock" episode of Bones in Technicolor
• The evolution of two central characters 
• Balancing plot and character within episodes
• Social media fan support -- the positive and the negative
• Transitioning from New York and the stage to LA and a role in Bonanza 
• The demanding schedule of a showrunner
• Cross-training with playwriting

Quotes from the show:

"Ten years on one show... I could have become a doctor."

"There are two characters; we pick them up at one part of their lives, and then, when the series ends, you leave them in another part of their lives."

"The more controversial something is-- or the more upset the audience was-- the more they talked about it, and the more people wanted to see what they were talking about."

"I have felt so lucky and so fortunate to be able to do what I love, and eat because of it. I don't take that lightly."

"There has to be an element of truth. That holds true for any genre, any literature... What's the ticker? What's that little piece of humanity that's the reason we watch the show?"

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