Moonlighting The Podcast

Sean O'Connell is the Managing Director of CinemaBlend, a globally recognized entertainment news website. He has been covering the film industry for 25 years and his byline has appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, and Fandango.

He is the Best-Selling Author of "Release the Snyder Cut", and the Spider-Man film history book "With Great Power."

In this episode, Grace and Shawna talk to Sean about his new book called, "Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon."

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

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SYNOPSIS:

David has learned that the man who opened Maddie’s door at the end of the previous episode is Maddie’s former boyfriend Sam from many years ago. Not only is he well-educated, but he is also an Astronaut! This is a huge blow for David.

Maddie and David are hired by a woman with a strange request. She wants to know if her lover is falling back in love with his wife. David organizes a stakeout that night, but Maddie has a date with Sam and refuses to cancel it.

Later on in the evening, David decides to interrupt their dinner at a lavish restaurant. He has plans to tell her how he feels while Sam is away from the table but is unable to get the words out. Then, just as he is about to, Sam returns to the table.

After dinner, David is quite inebriated and is making a fool of himself in front of the diners. Sam takes David and then goes home and sleeps with Maddie.

GUEST STARS:

Mark Harmon

Caitlin Clarke

Gary Cole

Julia Jennings

Randall “Tex” Cobb

Howard Mann

Bill Washington

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

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PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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Moonlighting Merchandise

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SYNOPSIS:

David has learned that the man who opened Maddie’s door at the end of the previous episode is Maddie’s former boyfriend Sam from many years ago. Not only is he well-educated, but he is also an astronaut. This is a huge blow for David.

Maddie and David are hired by a woman with a strange request. She wants to know if her lover is falling back in love with his wife. David organizes a stakeout that night, but Maddie has a date with Sam and refuses to cancel it.

Later on in the evening, David decides to interrupt their dinner at a lavish restaurant. He has plans to tell her how he feels while Sam is away from the table but is unable to get the words out. Then, just as he is about to, Sam returns to the table.

After dinner, David is quite inebriated and is making a fool of himself in front of the diners. Sam takes David and then goes home and sleeps with Maddie.

GUEST STARS:

Mark Harmon

Caitlin Clarke

Gary Cole

Julia Jennings

Randall “Tex” Cobb

Howard Mann

Bill Washington

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

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Facebook Page:

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Twitter/X

PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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OR on Amazon:

Moonlighting Merchandise

YouTube Channel 

Learn more about Grace here:

Learn more about Shawna here:

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Like Grace and Shawna, Actor Jerry O’Connell has been a devoted Moonlighting Fan from the beginning. He shares his memories of being a teenager watching Moonlighting and the effect it has had on his life since.

He began his acting career at a very young age. He got his big break in 1986, when at the ripe old age of 12, he played the role of "Vern Tessio" in the popular film Stand by Me.

Then he had a starring role in My Secret Identity from 1988 to 1991.

In 1993, he starred in Calendar Girl.

In 1996 Jerry landed the role of the superstar quarterback, ”Frank Cushman" in the successful film Jerry McGuire opposite Tom Cruise? 

From 1995-1999 he starred in the TV Series Sliders, and also starred in 88 episodes of Crossing Jordan from 2002 to 2007.

If you’re a fan of The Big Bang Theory, you will know that Jerry starred in three episodes as George Cooper Jr. Or should we say “Georgie.”

Currently he is a Co-Host on the CBS Daytime talk show, “The Talk”

He is a talented actor, producer, writer and director.

Jerry, thank you for sharing your memories!

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

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Facebook Page:

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PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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OR on Amazon:

Moonlighting Merchandise

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SYNOPSIS:

When Maddie does not react after walking in on a strip poker game David is playing with the employees, he realizes that there is something wrong. After some coaxing, Maddie confides in David that she has been having urges lately to go out “find a man and be bad.” For obvious reasons, he is extremely worried about her, so he decides to follow her.

Later, a woman steals Maddie’s coat and hat in the ladies' room, and David mistakenly follows the wrong woman from a club. After a crazy turn of events, David is implicated in a murder. While he is in police custody, David comes to the realization that he is in love with Maddie. Once he is released from jail, some cops drive him over to Maddie's house at four o'clock in the morning. It's a rainy night when he shows up at her doorstep. He rings the bell and knocks on the door yelling her name, but he gets the surprise of his life when he sees who answers the door.

GUEST STARS:

Mark Harmon

Donna Dixon

Sam McMurray

John McCook

Andrew Massett

Robert Wuhl

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

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PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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Moonlighting Merchandise

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Learn more about Grace here:

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SYNOPSIS:

When Maddie does not react after walking in on a strip-poker game David is playing with the employees, he realizes that there is something wrong. After some coaxing, Maddie confides in David that she has been having urges lately to go out “find a man and be bad.” For obvious reasons, he is extremely worried about her, so he decides to follow her.

Later, a woman steals Maddie’s coat and hat in the ladies' room, and David mistakenly follows the wrong woman from a club. After a crazy turn of events, David is implicated in a murder. While he is in police custody, David comes to the realization that he is in love with Maddie. Once he is released from jail, some cops drive him over to Maddie’s house at four o'clock in the morning. It’s a rainy night when he shows up at her doorstep. He rings the bell and knocks on the door yelling her name, but he gets the surprise of his life when he sees who answers the door.

GUEST STARS:

Mark Harmon

Donna Dixon

John McCook

Robert Wuhl

Sam McMurray

Andrew Massett

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

Fans Facebook Group:

Facebook Page:

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Twitter/X

PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

on TuckerDSPress

OR on Amazon:

Moonlighting Merchandise

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Learn more about Grace here:

Learn more about Shawna here:

Donate at Ko-fi.com

Personal Instagram:

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SYNOPSIS:

When Maddie does not react after walking in on a strip-poker game David is playing with the employees, he realizes that there is something wrong. After some coaxing, Maddie confides in David that she has been having urges lately to go out “find a man and be bad.” For obvious reasons, he is extremely worried about her, so he decides to follow her.

Later, a woman steals Maddie’s coat and hat in the ladies' room, and David mistakenly follows the wrong woman from a club. After a crazy turn of events, David is implicated in a murder. While he is in police custody, David comes to the realization that he is in love with Maddie. Once he is released from jail, some cops drive him over to Maddie’s house at four o'clock in the morning. It’s a rainy night when he shows up at her doorstep. He rings the bell and knocks on the door yelling her name, but he gets the surprise of his life when he sees who answers the door.

GUEST STARS:

Mark Harmon

Donna Dixon

John McCook

Robert Wuhl

Sam McMurray

Andrew Massett

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

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Facebook Page:

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PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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OR on Amazon:

Moonlighting Merchandise

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Learn more about Grace here:

Learn more about Shawna here:

Donate at Ko-fi.com

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SYNOPSIS:

Maddie and David have decided to give Herbert Viola more responsibility by putting him in charge of more cases. Agnes is not happy to hear this, as he has been at Blue Moon for only two and a half months and she has worked for Maddie and David for five years. A very feisty Agnes goes to Maddie’s office and tells them both that in those five years, she’s had only one day off and has been late just three times.

Margaret Renbourn arrives at Blue Moon to hire the detectives to find proof that her house is haunted. Without informing her bosses, Agnes decides to take the case on her own. Bert tells Agnes that he didn't just fall off a turnip truck and that he knows what she is up to. Agnes and Bert end up joining forces and solve the case.

GUEST STARS:

H. Richard Greene

Ian Abercrombie

John Lehne

Karen Kondazian

Rhoda Gemingnani

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

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Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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Moonlighting Merchandise

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SYNOPSIS:

Maddie and David have decided to give Herbert Viola more responsibility by putting him in charge of more cases. A very feisty Agnes goes to Maddie’s office and tells them both that in those five years, she’s had only one day off and has been late just three times, only one of which was her fault. She has also taken pay cuts in bad times and has never asked for a raise. Maddie and David try to weasel their way out of it by downplaying Herbert’s role.

Margaret Renbourn arrives at Blue Moon to hire the detectives to find proof that her house is haunted. Unbelievably, Maddie and David agree that they should not take this case. Upon hearing this, and without informing her bosses, Agnes decides to take the case on her own. Bert tells Agnes that he didn't just fall off a turnip truck and that he knows what she is up to. Agnes and Bert end up joining forces and solve the case.

GUEST STARS:

H. Richard Greene

Ian Abercrombie

John Lehne

Karen Kondazian

Rhoda Gemingnani

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

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Facebook Page:

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PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

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Moonlighting Merchandise

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Learn more about Grace here:

Learn more about Shawna here:

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"NO NEW EPISODE AGAIN, AND AMERICA WANTS TO KNOW WHY." - RONA BARRETT.

Many other programs have done clip shows that reflect past seasons' best moments. But Moonlighting liked to do things differently. Would we have it any other way?

 This episode begins with gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who has arrived at the studio to ask why there is no new episode of Moonlighting (as was so common). Rona enters the offices of Blue Moon to get “The Straight Poop.” She finds out that Maddie and David have not been talking to one another and have locked themselves in their offices.

 As Rona talks with Maddie, David, Miss Dipesto, and Bert Viola, clips from previous episodes provide examples of the cast’s answers to her questions.

 The episode ends with Maddie and David promising that there will be a new episode next week—and they “kiss and make up.”

GUEST STARS:

Rona Barrett

Peter Bogdanovich

Pierce Brosnan

MOONLIGHTING THE TV SHOW

The show is all about the hit TV Show Moonlighting which aired from 1985 to 1989 starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

Grace Chivell and Shawna Saari take a look at each episode in chronological order from the Pilot to the end of the fifth and final season.

They discuss the direction, the production, the outfits, the lighting, the car chases, and the tumultuous relationship between Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

https://moonlightingthepodcast.com

MOONLIGHTING COMMUNITY:

Fans Facebook Group:

Facebook Page:

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Twitter/X

PURCHASE:

Moonlighting: An Episode Guide Book

on TuckerDSPress

OR on Amazon:

Moonlighting Merchandise

YouTube Channel 

Learn more about Grace here:

Learn more about Shawna here:

Donate at Ko-fi.com

Personal Instagram:

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