TV Guidance Counselor

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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 401: Nina Bargeil Mar 22, 2020

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This week Ken welcomes writer and long time web person Nina Bargeil from Los Angeles to discuss all things George Burns.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 400: Kathe Farris Mar 16, 2020

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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 399: Meredith Goldstein Mar 09, 2020

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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 398: Ryan Shea Mar 02, 2020

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September 16-22, 1989

This week Ken welcomes Boston Comic and ass kicker Ryan Shea to the show.

Ken and Ryan discuss Ken's car accident, podcasts taking over your life, bombing auditions, hackers, ju-jujitsu, Twitch, draining your ears, Roseanne and Cosby, growing up in Southie, getting hit by a car, drug dealers, the adult version of when a baby has gas, Murray Bikes, changing TV intros, Bon Jovi: Session musician, commercial jingles, Sister Kate, Beyond Tomorrow, School Book clubs, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Emmy Awards, John Leguizamo, Garbage Pail Kids The Movie, The Punky Brewster reboot, The People Next Door, The Abyss, Nightmare on Elm Street, divorced parents, Howard the Duck, Freddy vs. Jason, Nintendo, Toy Soldiers, a love of seeing remote control planes crash, how Jackie Mason's Chicken Soup is the same as Seinfeld, Unsolved Mysteries, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wiseguy, Jake and the Fatman, William Katt for Congress, the sphere from Phantasm, Nasty Boys, Designing Women, and getting celebrities drunk and driving for science.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 397: Katie McCarthy Feb 24, 2020

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November 20-26, 1999

This week Ken welcomes fellow Boston Comedian and child of neglect Katie McCarthy.

Ken and Katie discuss growing up in Lynn, Bambi v Godzilla, being an indoor kid, cops, drama club, Catholic School, being on Student Government, Celine Dion, The Peanut Butter Solution, Drake, Degrassi, Wrestling, Cable Access, pig dicks, The Lawrence Bros, Premium Blend, Margaret Cho, Janeane Garofalo, Teen Magazine, "He Touched Me", old perverts, mush brain, name tags, Orson Wells, Strangers with Candy, cringe jokes, Wes Hazard on Jeopardy, Jesus, Richard Simmons loving chicks, clowns, late night, puking after eating waffles with Billy Corgan, end times, Dilbert, Angel, Touched by an Angel, The Heights, shocking cats, Judging Amy, evil men, Tori Amos, James Van Der Beak, Pini's Pizza, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Somerville, hiding in your room on Thanksgiving, bad stand up, Home Alone 2, Ricky Martin, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Market Basket, Cheerleading, and sexual Supermarket Sweep.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 396: Valentine's Day Special with Rachel Reid Feb 18, 2020

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In this 6th Anniversary Valentine's Day Special Ken finally welcomes his wife to the show to do an entire episode as the only guest. They look at an issue of the UK TV Times from 1986 and struggle with keeping their dogs under control.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 395: Gary K. Wolf Feb 10, 2020

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July 12-18, 1958

This week Ken welcomes author and creator of Roger Rabbit, Gary K. Wolf.

Ken and Gary discuss how long Gary has been in Boston, the Summer of Love in San Francisco, growing up in Earlsville Illinois, only having on TV in the neighborhood, Big Top, building two story TV antennas for the Fringe areas, when TV was over, Howdy Doody, Kukla Fran and Ollie, missing the 150th episode of Howdy Doody because you acted up in school, Lawrence Welk, accordion, toe dancing, Ed Sullivan, regional TV Guide, playing catch with Chuck Connors, Nudie Suits, blue cows, being encouraged to read, comics books, true crime magazines, Steve McQueen, Roy Rogers, naming Trigger's son, Route 66, Space Patrol, cartoons, being inspired by cereal commercials, word balloons, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, the battle of Bugs and Micky, The Prisoner, appearing on Creature Features, loving pinball, being Basic Instinct-d, Steven Spielberg, Roy Disney, gags in the margins, the jazz in Peter Gunn, Corvettes, fighting in Vietnam, guns, Go Tell the Spartans, female reporters in War Zones, re-inventing Space Hawk, and getting to talk about things you don't get to talk about enough.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 394: Kate Procyshyn Feb 03, 2020

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August 8-14, 1987

This week Ken welcomes boxer, world traveler, and fellow comedian, Kate Procyshyn.

Ken and Kate discuss her nervousness, her love of the outdoors, reading, being a Librarian, living in rural Alaska, growing up in Reno, NV, visiting hardware stores, Kate' Yearbook Session, cutting mouths of out photos, Lawrence Welk, movie theaters, working in advertising, staying in cheap places around the globe, Grocery Stores, traveling in Asia, baking, eating Chicken feet, Librarian Conferences, working in a convent in Africa, pornography on library computers, Sex on TV, humping, periodicals, Teen Model Search, cookies, hostels, misdirection, bed bugs, sharing bathrooms, Fraggle Rock, never having seen Newhart, the secret origin of Kate's journey into stand up, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Donahue, court cases, sleeping, playing the violin, Romper Room, gaming, The Little Prince, being terrified of space, Pay Per View movies, Two Person Solitaire and a very rare ALL Cheers week.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 393: Ryan Douglass Jan 27, 2020

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September 20-26, 1997

Today Ken welcomes old friend, frame-maker and comedian Ryan Douglass to the show.

Ken and Ryan discuss bible eating, book stores, the last time Ken saw Ryan, Princess Di, all the places Ryan has lived, Home Improvement, The New People, Baywatch, Elton John, TV Movies, Unicorn Sculptures, Lance Burton, COPS, the Walsh Brothers, Early Edition, Chicago, Short Circuit, Bullit, Superbowl, Sister Wendy, Catholic Television, bad Notre Dame tattoos, Dave Thomas, Grace Under Fire, confusing Suddenly Susan, Veronica's Closet and Just Shoot Me, Cybill, Billy Corgan, Ryan meeting Smashing Pumpkins, Ghoulardi, Svengoulie, CHUD, Newradio, Lovitz replacing Phil Hartman, Spin City, The Tony Danza Show, High School football, Ellen, The Drew Carey Show, Party of Five, Empire Records, Hi-Fidelity, Riders of the Purple Sage, TNN, The Country Music Awards, Ryan's 7th Grade Reading Teacher's band, Sabrina, Salem the Cat, The Newbury St. Newbury Comics, Condom World, trying to figure out George Clooney's break out movie role, Meego, Teen Angel, Manhunter, Millennium, switching Networks, priests, Cracker, southern accents, Football injuries, Kathy Lee's unseemly promotion, people named Wes, and a glowing tribute to Brendan Tartikof.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 392: Tony Thaxton Jan 20, 2020

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September 2-8, 1989

This week Ken welcomes rockstar (Motion City Soundtrack), podcaster (Bizarre Albums) and Alison Rosen's boardman, Tony Thaxton to the show.

Ken and Tony discuss backstage life, meeting celebs, free drinks, Carrot Top, Trent Reznor's amazement at skateboarding, Indiana, living in a weird part of Michigan, living on a time machine, Bears and Cubs, ALF, Harry Caray vs. Johnny Most, Saturday Morning Preview Specials, the Yummy Awards, singles, Gummi Bears, Masterpiece Theater 3000, Austin City Limits, Gattlin Bros, cover bands, Nintendo, Empty Nest, confusing Dear John, the theme to It's Gary Shandling's Show, theme song Karaoke, Perfect Strangers, Misfits of Science, having older sisters, My Two Dads, the Jerry Lewis telethon, contests to name things, The Hogan Family, "The Party" from the Mickey Mouse Club, unsold pilots with Ricki Lake, satellite dishes, above ground pools aka AGPs, Who's the Boss?, Rescue 911, Wonder Years, the MTV video music awards, Growing Pains, Michael Damien and Prince, loving the Beatles, The Cosby Show, A Different World, Cheers, Book signings, The Equalizer, why Ken feels good about himself for the first time in two years, Just the Ten of Us, Death of a Salesman, movie reviews, and a Jeer heavy week.

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