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April 15-22, 2003 - More on hidden camera shows, A Chorus Line, Cy Feuer's autobiography, and a public appeal. April 5-12, 2003 - Harold Lloyd, Candid Camera, Dino's delayed hit, Iraq talk, domains, and Happy Birthday to Joe Barbera and Tom Lehrer. March 29-April 4, 2003 - She Loves Me, war talk, The Sunshine Boys, and a lot of cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup. March 22-27, 2003 - The Academy Awards, PSA Airlines, ticket prices in Vegas, and we (finally) win an award! March 16-20, 2003 - More about Press Your Luck, the "Superman Curse," Rex Morgan gets an insurance bill, and Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup. March 9-15, 2003 - Lotsa stuff about Walt Disney and men in Mickey Mouse suits, Fred Allen, Press Your Luck, and we unveil a new wing of this website. March 1-7, 2003 - Farewells to George Miller and Bill Woggon, Thundarr the Barbarian, Fred Allen, and a tribute to Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. February 21-28, 2003 - Love's barbecue sauce, M*A*S*H on DVD, Preston Blair, and farewells to Mr. Rogers and Cap'n Biljo. February 13-19, 2003 - The great Leonard Nimoy/Bilbo Baggins Video Mystery, a visit to a Hometown Buffet, The Music Man, and Valentine's Day memories. February 4-12, 2003 - The El Capitan Theater, the mysterious lady on The Producers DVD, Berle on SNL, the Academy Awards, and meet Susan McDougal. January 28-February 3, 2003 - More on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Freberg meets J.F.K., On the Twentieth Century, AMC and Jack Webb, and Happy National Gorilla Suit Day! January 22-27, 2003 - Norman Panama, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, music on Broadway, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and a Huckleberry Hound-Dog Mystery! January 15-21, 2003 - Al Hirschfeld, copyrights, The Hollywood Collectors Show, The Money Maze, and Amazon still doesn't know my book is out. January 8-15, 2003 - Mary Tyler Moore's past, troubles with Amazon, Freberg in person, and whistling baked potatoes. January 1-7, 2003 - Comic book fonts, Beat the Geeks, Spyware, The Tonight Show, thoughts on a new year. December 24-31, 2002 - Things to buy, Andy Kaufman, I've Got A Secret, Zero Mostel. December 18-23, 2002 - More tales from Las Vegas, dealing with spam, weather forecasting, and photos of great comedians together. December 11-16, 2002 - Trent Lott. Oscar and Felix in German, programming gripes, and Mark gets hugged by Tony Orlando. December 4-10, 2002 - It's a Mad, Mad (etc.) World, the Rawhide Kid goes gay, the Chevy Chase roast, and plenty of Shemp. November 27 - December 3, 2002 - A trip to the Mid-Ohio Con, the voice of Howard Hughes, and figuring out when the Garry Trudeau interview is. November 19 - 26, 2002 - Martin and Lewis, lots of fun links, and Ethel goes disco. November 12 - 18, 2002 - Baby Groo, Paul Reubens arrested again, Al Gore on Letterman, Stan Lee & Joe Simon's lawsuits. November 4 - 11, 2002 - Reflections on the election, Stan Lee's lawsuits, farewell to Jonathan Harris. October 26 - November 3, 2002 - Jesse Ventura's chance to show how smart he is, the WGA votes, a rave for Frank Ferrante. October 20 - 25, 2002 - Remembering Adolph Green, John Cleese on Saturday Night Live, Bob Crane. October 14 - 19, 2002 - A hotel pet peeve, more on the futility of polling, obit for Al Lohman and a discussion of Gleason. October 8 - 13, 2002 - Burying the "lede," thoughts on defense votes, Bill Simon screws up, and Mark goes to Canada. September 28 - October 7, 2002 - Al Gore, another tribute for June Foray, and Anything Goes. (You know, in olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking...) September 21 - 27, 2002 - Bad shows in Vegas, good shows on stage, and game shows on TV. September 15 - 20, 2002 - The Death of (a phony) Superman, Hans Conried, and Mark makes Garfield. September 10 - 14, 2002 - Denny O'Neil is ailing, Saddam Hussein should be, Letterman and Leno duke it out. September 5 - 8, 2002 - Courageous Cat, courageous Americans, and Jackie Mason gives another comedian the finger. September 1 - 4, 2002 - The Jerry Lewis Telethon, remembering George Kirby, and Carl Barks vs. Robert Crumb. August 28 - 31, 2002 - The baseball strike doesn't happen, and James Traficant doesn't have a chance. August 23 - 27, 2002 - Older talk show guests, great pickles, and Bye-bye, Betamax! August 19 - 22, 2002 - Why people will no longer Win Ben Stein's Money, late night viewing, and Paul Dini gets to be in an exalted place. August 6 - 17, 2002 - Political predictions, Mad Monster Party, and the death of Chick Hearn. July 28 - August 4, 2002 - Reports on the Comic-Con International, Bill Cullen and the appearance of impropriety. July 22 - 26, 2002 - James Traficant loses, Todd McFarlane wins, and TV Guide makes some weird choices. July 13 - 20, 2002 - Traficant for President, spyware, and the best thing about the Internet. (It gets you free ginger ale.) July 7 - 12, 2002 - Political spin, feeling sorry for zillionaires, and an obit for Ward Kimball. July 1 - 5, 2002 - Al Gore and Florida, Mike Peters and Superman, and an adolescent crush. June 23 - 30, 2002 - The Hollywood Collectors Show, Bill Maher, patriotism, and an obit for Vince Fago. June 16 - 22, 2002 - Reviews of Follies, The New Odd Couple, and the Nixon interviews, plus a great Chuck McCann story. June 9 - 13, 2002 - This week starring Judy Garland, Richard Nixon, Charles Grodin and Groo the Wanderer. June 1 - 7, 2002 - Lew Wasserman, Jack Kirby's Spiderman, The Tony Awards, and a story about the
author of A Hatful of May 23 - 30, 2002 - Mary Hartman, an evening with Eric Idle, Groo in perfect condition, and naughty Spider-Man art. May 16 - 22, 2002 - Alan Young, The Banana Splits, My Fair Lady, and an obituary for Dave Berg. May 11 - 15, 2002 - Hey There, It's Yogi Bear, Harpo speaks, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and jokes we're sick of seeing on late night shows. May 5 - 10, 2002 - Johnny Carson, Julie Newmar, Jack Benny, Deep Throat and a farewell to Robert Kanigher. April 29 - May 3, 2002 - Tom Sutton, Little Annie Fanny, Deep Throat and Jay Leno. April 23 - 27, 2002 - Wally Wood, Whammy!, the Death Penalty, Julie Newmar and an evening with Stan Freberg, April 17 - 22, 2002 - Game shows, Wondercon, our defense system, and Phyllis Diller. April 12 - 15, 2002 - Dorothy Kilgallen, Milton Berle, the Amazing Randi, and Allen Swift. March 31 - April 8, 2002 - Roger Ramjet, Flav-R straws, Laugh-In, Crossfire, Speedy Gonzales, and How Now, Dow Jones? March 24 - 29, 2002 - The Odd Couple, The Apartment, Billy Wilder and Milton Berle. March 17 - 23, 2002 - Joe Barbera, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Professor Irwin Corey, campaign finance reform, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. March 10 - 15, 2002 - David Letterman, Johnny Carson, political parties, and Tony Isabella learns a very valuable lesson. March 5 - 8, 2002 - Billy Graham, Fred Allen, and why David Letterman won't be changing networks. February 23 - March 3, 2002 - Jon Stewart, Nightline and Letterman, Martin Short, Michael Moore and a Happy Fizzies Party! February 18 - 22, 2002 - Garry Moore, Phil Silvers, David Merrick, and a tribute to Chuck Jones. February 9 - 15, 2002 - Pogo statues, Enron, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Ed Sullivan and Paul Frees. February 3 - 8, 2002 - The Producers, The Stooges, Enron, Lance Burton and Jackie Mason. January 27 - February 1, 2002 - Fred Hembeck, The Price is Right, Tony Perkins' Thunderbird, Fatburgers and a memorial for Avery Schreiber. January 19 - 25, 2002 - Pogo statues, I've Got A Secret, The Magic Castle, Christine Pedi, and a farewell to Kurt Schaffenberger and Ron Taylor. January 13 - 18, 2002 - Enron, Internet chatter, Nick Cardy, the 15 top comedians, and obits for Wayne & Shuster, and Bibi Osterwald. January 6 - 12, 2002 - Old comic book prices, The It Factor, Enron, weathercasts, Alex Ross's new Oscar poster, and an obit for John Buscema. January 1 - 5, 2002 - The Pendragons, Kevin Nealon's new show, old game shows, and Happy New Year! December 27 - 30, 2001 - The Princess Bride, the state of the animation biz in L.A., a Friar's Club anecdote. December 19 - 24, 2001 - Sneak's Pete's Magic Show, the WGA and animation writing, farewells to Foster Brooks and Dan DeCarlo. December 14, 2001 - Ed Sullivan and the Beatles, and Kurt Vonnegut divulges the meaning of life. December 7, 2001 - A birthday party for Walt Disney, and a discussion of airline security. December 3, 2001 - A Charlie Brown Christmas, the press wrongs Al Gore, and the adventures of Dora Hall. November 29, 2001 - Laurel and Hardy's stairway, Politically Incorrect, and computer viruses. November 26, 2001 - The best working ventriloquist, political party lines, and a letter from Rowan Atkinson. November 21, 2001 - Jack Kirby and Green Arrow, celebrity websites, and a news flash for Frank Gorshin. November 18, 2001 - Mark's latest project, why we love Ruth Buzzi, and some nonsense about HTML codes. November 13, 2001 - Yogi Bear goes to war, the press recount and closed-captioning. November 8, 2001 - Dick Van Dyke is The Comic, the worthlessness of polls, and a farewell to Gray Morrow. November 5, 2001 - Here's a parlay: Sugar and Spike, and weapons of mass destruction. October 30, 2001 - Black Cat, a nice article about John McCain, and more on Al Hirschfeld. October 26, 2001 - An evening with Al Hirschfeld, and hopeful news for fans of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. October 20, 2001 - The Warren Companion, Conan O'Brien's set, and running into celebrities around town. October 12, 2001 - A visit to the Hollywood Collectors Show, more on the war, To Tell the Truth and a few other things. October 6, 2001 - Buy a Popeye toy, browse some articles and find out the answer (maybe) to our Tex Avery riddle. October 3, 2001 - What are Sergio and Mark doing in a Donald Duck comic book? Plus more political musings and thoughts on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. September 29, 2001 - A great site about silent movies and other neat links, plus yet more thoughts on the fallout from the World Trade Center attack. September 22, 2001 - Thoughts on All That Jazz, corrections to the new Blackhawk Archives, a Tex Avery riddle and some more articles about the disasters of the previous week. Sigh. September 20, 2001 - Still more you-know-what, plus an obit on comic book great Johnny Craig. September 18, 2001 - More thoughts on the tragedy, one cartoon and a farewell to Fred DeCordova. September 17, 2001 - More thoughts on the massacre of 9/11/01. And still nothing about comics or cartoons. September 14, 2001 - Thoughts on the massacre of 9/11/01. And nothing about comics or cartoons. September 9, 2001 - A plug for The Groo Library, a great new collection of Groo reprints which you should buy by the carload. Plus some other stuff. September 5, 2001 - Five Card Nancy, Press Your Luck, Jerry Lewis, Nathan Lane, a great loss in the world of audio, and (sigh) more on Gary Condit. September 1, 2001 - More on Edward Everett Horton, plus theatre in L.A. and Las Vegas, barbecued ribs and why I'm interested in Gary Condit. August 29, 2001 - Mad World coming on DVD, Kiss Me Kate reviewed, a recommended link, and Gary Condit has it both ways. August 26, 2001 - An obit for Chuck Cuidera, the man who brought us Blackhawk, among other comic book legends. August 25, 2001 - POVonline goes commercial, sells a great Broadway tape, uncovers the F.B.I. and discusses Gary Condit. What fun. August 23, 2001 - We plug our own book, we discuss Internet accuracy, we provide some fun links...what more could you want in a website? August 20, 2001 - EXTRA! - Dave Barry was a great stand-up comic, but he was also the voice of Bluto, Elmer Fudd, Humphrey Bogart and many more. August 20, 2001 - Scott Shaw and his Oddball Comics, what's up with Later, political stuff and a handy-dandy guide to Groo websites. August 17, 2001 - We recommend Comic Book Artist again, plus a whole lot o' links you can follow when you should be working. August 14, 2001 - A report from the memorial service for Lorenzo Music...where I was the only person I'd never heard of. August 11, 2001 - Yet another obit...this one for the original Roger DeBris. Plus more on Lorenzo, some links and some politics. August 5, 2001 - An obit for writer-actor Lorenzo Music, voice of Garfield the Cat, Carlton the Doorman and so many more... August 3, 2001 - It's time to Get Smart and, while you're at it, let's discuss whether the Code Red virus or "election reform" will do more damage. August 1, 2001 - A TV special on The Producers, Bill Finger gets money and the press turns on the press. Plus: Men who look like Kenny Rogers. July 28, 2001 - We remember Bob Clampett. Also, we try to straighten out confusion about Groo trading cards, plus a plug for The Daily Howler. July 26, 2001 - Would you dress up as Groo for $200? Plus a whole bunch of fun links and a warning about a virus currently making the rounds. July 23, 2001 - All sorts of thoughts about the 2001 Comic-Con International in San Diego, including what makes for a good panel. July 20, 2001 - A whole mess of recommended links and things to buy, including the best book on Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy and rare videotapes. July 16, 2001 - A birthday party for a great comic artist, thoughts on the Florida recounts and have you read the back of your ticket? July 14, 2001 - Behind the mask of a clown...a Frebergian announcement...a tip for San Diego...and thoughts on the Condit-Levy mess. July 9, 2001 - A great website about advertising and old kids' products, plus tips for this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego. July 6, 2001 - The Night They Raided Minsky's, another erosion of civil liberties and a great website for Dungeons & Dragons fans. July 3, 2001 - The face of White Fang...the Florida recount is debated and everyone's wrong...thoughts about Paula Poundstone, and more. June 30, 2001 - A new Soupy Sales CD, birthday wishes to Al Hirschfeld and thoughts on the passings of Jack Lemmon and Carroll O'Connor. June 27, 2001 - Hear the beat of tapping feet. It's a Broadway show to which you should go...42nd Street. Another favorable review. June 24, 2001 - Professor Harold Hill is back selling boys' bands and wooing Marian the Librarian...plus other dispatches from River City, Iowa. June 21, 2001 - A new production of Mr. Sondheim's Follies, plus some Recommended Reading, a demo of panning and scanning, and more. June 18, 2001 - Is the new musical of Mel Brooks' The Producers as wonderful as they say? Yes but you'll enjoy it more if you don't expect that. June 15, 2001 - A new book on Moss Hart reviewed. June 11, 2001 - A plug for a (probably) great new book on John Buscema. June 9, 2001 - Junior Bear and other characters voiced by Stan Freberg. June 7, 2001 - Denny O'Neil writes a book on how to write comics. June 5, 2001 - We liked Laughter on the 23rd Floor. And we tell you who's who in it. June 2, 2001 - Remembering a very funny lady named Imogene Coca. June 1, 2001 - An old monster magazine cover and the voting in Florida. Which is more horrifying? May 31, 2001 - An enthusiastic plug for Roy Thomas's Alter Ego. May 27, 2001 - Elmo Aardvark and how Marvel is trying to keep the doors open. May 24, 2001 - Laurel and Hardy at their almost-worst in Jitterbugs. May 23, 2001 - A farewell to a friend of comic books...Rich Morrissey. May 21, 2001 - A report from a Tribute to Steve Allen. May 19, 2001 - An article about Fredric Wertham and corrections to articles. May 17, 2001 - A Mad-dening announcement, a tour of the Music Man's manor. May 15, 2001 - An open letter to political writer Roger Simon. May 13, 2001 - Perry Como, the XFL and a look at an actual Fizz Nik. May 11, 2001 - Dick Van Dyke on DVD, Eric Idle brings back The Rutles. May 9, 2001 - A Doberman/Bilko story and is the Washington press getting wise? May 8, 2001 - Website recommendations and more on the WGA settlement. May 5, 2001 - The WGA settles and Sgt. Ernie Bilko returns (briefly) to TV. |
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