“When you’re doing the right thing, the right things happen” – Lynda Carter to David Johnson about creating “The Ultimate Fan’s Guide to Scarecrow and Mrs. King”.

Susan and Sharon geek out with SMK experts David R. Johnson, Taya Johnston and Sabine Ludewig – the authors of “The Ultimate Fan’s Guide to Scarecrow and Mrs. King” - a #1 Bestseller in TV and Film on Amazon Books!

How do three people from far-flung parts of the world come together to write the ultimate book about their favorite show? All it takes is forty years of love, dedication – and an attic full of TV Guides!

THE CONVERSATION

• David’s parents made sure to never plan anything on Mondays so he wouldn't miss a single episode!
• In Germany, the show is called “Agent with Heart”.
• How the network tried to NOT run SMK's pilot episode "The First Time" first! They wanted it fourth? Big mistake, which other 80s shows have made…
• “QUIET DOWN, YOU KIDS!” -- The time Kate Jackson had to personally pay off some noisy neighbors so SMK could get their scenes completed.
• COMFORT VIEWING: Taya returned to the show during a difficult time, when her son was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. And Sabine re-found the show after a break-up. She binged them to re-discover who she was and what she wanted out of life – including learning English.
• BARBIE AND KEN… AND LEE, AMANDA, KATE AND BRUCE: Taya named her Barbies after the characters and actors from the show!
• LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: David, Taya and Sabine have discovered over 1,000 SMK filming locations! Such as…
  
  • The inside of the IFF is The Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles.
  • The Ballroom where the chandelier explodes in “The Triumvirate” is at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.
• TOP RULE FOR FIRST-TIME BOOK WRITERS: Write your table of contents first!
• Wait! Is the concept of "Riptide" really three men and a robot living on a boat and solving crime?
• What other 80s show did David research? The short-lived detective duo show, "Partners in Crime" starring Lynda Carter and Loni Anderson!
• Getting the cast interviews – including the one they thought would never happen…

So join Susan and Sharon – and David, Taya and Sabine – as they talk Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Martha Smith, Mel Stuart, Beverly Garland, breaking into secret locations, claiming the family TV for yourself -- and David’s personal replica of “Mrs. King Mobile”!

AUDIOGRAPHY
Get your own copy of “The Ultimate Fan’s Guide to Scarecrow and Mrs. King” at Amazon.
Visit the “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” Facebook Fanpage.
Listen to “Mrs. King Chronicles” podcast at Mrs. King Chronicles.

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