On Episode 022 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues with the fourth in a series of a celebration of Retro TV Shows! These particular shows have Pilot Episodes with a landmark anniversary in September 2020. This week, the Action/Drama genre is covered. Both shows discussed are celebrating a 35th Anniversary!

The shows discussed are...

Spenser: For Hire

• Premiered 9/20/1985 in the USA (35th Anniversary)
• Starring Robert Urich, Avery Brooks and Richard Jaeckal
• Watch full episodes of the show via Amazon Prime (a few for FREE) by clicking HERE.

MacGyver

• Premiered 9/29/1985 in the USA (35th Anniversary)
• Starring Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Alcar and Bruce McGill
• Watch full episodes of the show...
  • Via CBS All Access (a few for FREE) by clicking HERE.
  • Via VUDU by clicking HERE.
  • Via Google Play by clicking HERE.

Additionally, September 2020's Celebrity Landmark Birthdays are briefly discussed (including Ben Savage, Ione Skye, Charlie Sheen, Aimee Mann, Fiona, Scott Baio, Linda Purl, Peter Scolari, Joe Perry, Joan Lunden, Bill Murray, Raquel Welch, Linda Gray, Bill Medley, Paul Williams, Topol, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Mathis).

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On Episode 021 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues with the third in a series of a celebration of Retro TV Shows! These particular shows have Pilot Episodes with a landmark anniversary in September 2020. This week, the Comedy genre is continued from last week, but this time each of the shows are younger than 50 years old.

The shows discussed on this top 4 list are...

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

• Premiered 9/10/1990 in the USA (30th Anniversary)
• Starring Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Riberio, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana M. Ali, Joseph Marcell, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Janet Hubert-Whitten and Daphne Maxwell Reid
• Find out where to watch full episodes of the show via TV Guide by clicking HERE.

Growing Pains

• Premiered 9/24/1985 in the USA (35th Anniversary)
• Starring Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold and Jeremy Miller
• Find out where to watch full episodes of the show via TV Guide by clicking HERE.

Welcome Back, Kotter

• Premiered 9/9/1975 in the USA (50th Anniversary)
• Starring Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Robert Hegyes, Ron Palillo and Marcia Strassman
• Find out where to watch full episodes of the show via TV Guide by clicking HERE.

Fawlty Towers

• Premiered 9/19/1975 in the USA (50th Anniversary)
• Starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs
• Watch Episodes 1 - 4 for FREE on YouTube by clicking HERE.
• Watch more episodes for FREE on YouTube by clicking HERE.
• Find out where to watch full episodes of the show via TV Guide by clicking HERE.

Honorable mentions (shows which have landmark anniversaries, but also ones which Curtis did not watch) are given to:

• Evening Shade, which starred Burt Reynolds (premiered 9/21/1990; 30th Anniversary)
• The Golden Girls, which starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty (premiered 9/14/1985; 35th Anniversary)

Additionally, Curtis was a guest co-host on three recent episodes of the Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews podcast (aka the R4 Podcast) wherein he engaged in track by track analyses of the following albums:

• Sammy Hagar's VOA (1984)
• David Lee Roth's Eat'Em and Smile (1986)
• Van Halen's 5150 (1986)

You may listen to these episodes (and a few others) via:

• The recent RetroZest Roth vs. Hagar blog post
• The RetroZest Guest Appearances page

Finally, Curtis gives a shoutout to Garry Vander Voort and the Retroist Podcast.

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On Episode 020 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues with the second in a series of a celebration of Retro TV Shows! These particular shows have Pilot Episodes with a landmark anniversary in September 2020. This week, the genre is Comedy, and all of these shows premiered in September 1970; so each show is now 50 years old!

The four shows discussed are...

The Partridge Family

• Premiered 9/25/1970 in the USA (50th Anniversary)
• Starring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce and Dave Madden
• Watch Season 1 Episodes of the show on YouTube by clicking HERE.

The Flip Wilson Show

• Premiered 9/17/1970 in the USA (50th Anniversary)
• Starring Flip Wilson and various celebrity guests
• Watch full episodes of the show on YouTube by clicking HERE.

The Odd Couple

• Premiered 9/24/1970 in the USA (50th Anniversary)
• Starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman
• Watch full episodes of the show on Hulu by clicking HERE.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

• Premiered 9/19/1970 in the USA (50th Anniversary)
• Starring Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Lou Grant, Ted Knight, Gavin McLeod, Betty White and Georgia Engel
• Watch full episodes of the show on YouTube by clicking HERE.

Also, Curtis gives a shoutout to Chris Cooling and the Forgotten TV Podcast.

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On Episode 019 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis begins the first in a series of a celebration of Retro TV Shows! These particular shows have Pilot Episodes with a landmark anniversary in September 2020. This week, the genre is Science Fiction & Fantasy!

The three shows discussed are…

• Amazing Stories
  • Premiered 9/29/1985 in the USA (35th Anniversary)
  • Created by Steven Spielberg
  • Watch Season 1 episodes of the show by clicking HERE.
• UFO
  • Premiered 9/16/1970 in the UK (50th Anniversary)
  • Created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson
  • Get more info about the show by clicking HERE.
  • Watch all episodes of the show by clicking HERE.
• Space: 1999
  • Premiered 9/4/1975 in the UK (45th Anniversary)
  • Created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson
  • Get more info about the show by clicking HERE.
  • Watch all episodes of the show by clicking HERE.

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Also, check out our blog at www.retrozest.com.

On Episode 018 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the life of legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who passed away on 8/27/1990 (30 years ago this week!) at 35 years of age. Curtis is joined by guest co-host Davey Lee Smith, and they discuss and celebrate Stevie's life and music. This includes a top 3 list of favorite SRV songs for both Curtis and Davey.

Be sure and check out Davey on episode #92 of the Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews podcast, wherein he assists Aaron Martel and Ray Zimmer with a track-by-track analysis of the SRV and Double Trouble album, Couldn't Stand the Weather. You can find that by clicking HERE. 

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On Episode 017 (a bonus episode!) of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis quickly discusses 3 more films which celebrated a 35th Anniversary in August 2020:

• Fright Night
• Pee Wee's Big Adventure
• Teen Wolf

Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman), Dee Snider, Twisted Sister and Michael J. Fox are all discussed.

Additionally August 2020 Retro Landmark Celebrity Birthdays are covered; including Martin Sheen, Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton, Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Honor Blackman, Debbie Gibson, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, etc.

On Episode 016 of the RETROZEST podcast, your host Curtis Lanclos conducts an exclusive interview with DIANE FRANKLIN (aka "Monique Junot") in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Savage Steve Holland's cult classic film, BETTER OFF DEAD (released on August 23, 1985)! Starring in the film with Diane are John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Dan Schneider, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong, Laura Waterbury, Taylor Negron, Chuck Mitchell, Vincent Schiavelli and Demian Slade.

Diane is a true "Lady of the '80s," and she shares many fun stories about the making of the movie, as well as some other roles from her career (commercials, The Last American Virgin, Summer Girl, Amityville II: The Possession, TerrorVision, etc.).

Diane's daughter, Olivia DeLaurentis (seriously, she could be Diane's clone!), is a filmmaker as well! Check out her NEW SNAPSHOT SHOW!

Also, her son Nick DeLaurentis is a musician! Check out his NEW ALBUM!!

Diane Franklin - TV Movies

• Summer Girl (Watch for FREE on YouTube!)
• Deadly Lessons (Watch for FREE on YouTube!)

• 2017
• 2019

• Purchase Diane’s Book on Amazon: Click HERE
• Purchase the BETTER OFF DEAD Blu-Ray Steelbook: Click HERE
• Send your photo of you wearing Diane’s Better Off Dead coat to [email protected]
• Twitter: DianeFranklin80
• Facebook: Diane Franklin Official Fan Page
• Instagram: ActressDianeFranklin

Diane Franklin - Media

• Purchase Diane's Book on Amazon: Click HERE
• Twitter: DianeFranklin80
• Facebook: Diane Franklin Official Fan Page
• Instagram: ActressDianeFranklin

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On Episode 015 of the RETROZEST podcast, your host Curtis Lanclos discusses two more nerdy science-fiction comedy films released just after WEIRD SCIENCE in honor of their 35th Anniversaries; REAL GENIUS (released on August 7, 1985) and MY SCIENCE PROJECT (released on August 9, 1985)! This show contains great content about Val Kilmer, John Stockwell, Michelle Meynick, Gabriel Jarret, Danielle von Zerneck, William Atherton, Deborah Foreman, Robert Prescott, Richard Masur, Barry Corbin and Dennis Hopper. Also, what do these movies have to do with TOP GUN? Listen and find out!

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On Episode 014 of the RETROZEST podcast, your host Curtis Lanclos discusses WEIRD SCIENCE in honor of its 35th Anniversary (it was released on August 2, 1985)! This show contains great content about John Hughes, Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton, Robert Rusler, Robert Downey Jr., Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Britt Leach, John Kapelos & Vernon Wells.

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On Episode 013 of the RETROZEST podcast, your host Curtis Lanclos discusses VOICES, the 9th studio album of power pop duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, in honor of its 40th Anniversary (it was released on July 29, 1980)! Don't miss a concise retrospective on Hall & Oates, and Curtis' Top 4 List of his favorite songs from the record!

Also, included are some additional Landmark Birthdays for July 2020 and a short report on the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle retro toy reproduction!

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