Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

 

Tony Orlando. Frank ended the last Amazing Colossal Podcast ep. with a clip of Gilbert and everyone singing this.

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/tony-orlando/

Brenda Vaccaro Part 1 (and 2) on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/brenda-vaccaro-part-1

In this first part of a 2-part episode, Emmy-winning and Tony nominated actress Brenda Vaccaro regales Gilbert and Frank with stories from her seven decades in show business and discusses (among other things) avoiding nude scenes, the drug culture of 60s-70s Hollywood, the physical demands of acting in a disaster movie and her memories (both good and bad) of filming the Oscar-winning classic "Midnight Cowboy." Also, Uncle MIltie hogs the spotlight, Michael Douglas drives a hard bargain, Aunt Bee meets Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino takes Brenda on a "magic carpet ride." PLUS: Remembering Ben Gazzara and Harry Guardino! Loving Robert Mitchum! The REAL Ratso Rizzo! Anthony Newley directs! And Gilbert wows Brenda with his John McGiver impression!

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/brenda-vaccaro-part-2 

In this conclusion of a far-ranging 2-part episode, Oscar-nominated actress Brenda Vaccaro joins Gilbert and Frank to talk about the fun of filming comedies, the diva antics of Lauren Bacall (and Faye Dunaway), making a pilot for Lucille Ball, the comedic genius of Peter Cook, the generosity of Quentin Tarantino and sharing the stage and screen with Michael Caine, Gene Hackman, Al Lewis, Vincent Price and Frank Sinatra (among others). Also, Andrea Martin spoofs a Playtex ad, Ron Leibman plays the "bongos," Warren Beatty spots the "funny" in Jack Warden and Brenda tries to wrap her mind around the Cesar Romero rumor. PLUS: "Cactus Flower"! Shooting "Supergirl"! Remembering Laura Nyro! In search of George Hamilton! The talents of Frank Welker! And Brenda weighs in on the dramatic chops of Gilbert Gottfried!

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/dear-detective.html

A Cream Soda With Gilbert: The Golden Horn Salutes Gilbert Gottfried and the Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/cream-soda.html

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/coney-island.html

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/sandwich-of-day-pastrami.html

There is a hole in the schedule with Gilbert's passing. Gilbert was Monday. Not only did I start my week every week with Gilbert and Frank on the Amazing Colossal Podcast, but The Golden Horn started the week every week with Gilbert and Frank.

Most of the time I had no idea who the guest was going to be, but very often while putting a blog post together I would find some connection between the guest and The Golden Horn. Some guests like Barry Sonnenfeld had many, many connections. I didn't realize I was such a big Barry Sonnenfeld fan. Some guests during the podcast the conversation would reveal connections, and I would also often post stuff like old embarrassing commercials they mentioned down in the comments like with Nancy Allen.

Occasionally in the past I would have a personal connection to a celebrity death. Richard Farnsworth, dying from cancer, walked out to his barn and shot himself. That one affected me deeply. That walk. Phil Hartman. More recently Ron Leibman because Ron Leibman was Stan Murch and I am such a big Dortmunder and Donald Westlake fan.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/beer-and-salt.html

I am devastated by Gilbert's death. Devastated. Not a manly tear or two, as Cliff Clavin would say. Outright blubbering. Before the podcast I knew Gilbert mainly from USA's Up All Night because I have been a bad movie fan from a very early age. Still the most impressive thing for me on Frank's resume was his early stint writing for Commander USA's Groovie Movies. Not only did I watch Commander USA when it aired, I still watch full episodes occasionally on Youtube or Internet Archive.

 

There is some kind of connection that happens, a one way connection, when you listen to a podcast every week for years and years. Somewhere between 50 and 100 episodes in one day you say, "I should bake these guys a cake." Maybe a nice collage. Collage of Gilbert done lovingly with colored seashells. Orange wedge tucked in there somewhere. At some point the fans want to give something back because of this one way connection. Weird Al gets a lot of that kind of stuff from fans. Fan art. And he felt bad because people would obviously spend a lot of time making these things but what do you do with it? So Al would take a picture of all the art and then toss it.

I would send in things that I would come across in my research. An old funny promo I had seen with the guest that week, or something of interest I had come across that probably even Frank with his voluminous research would not have found. One week Jeff Altman was on talking about Pink Lady and Jeff, the infamous TV bomb, and that same day, while Googling something unrelated about Bob Newhart, I found a Pink Lady and Jeff spoof on Saturday Night Live when Newhart was hosting called Pink Lady and Carl. With Harry Shearer as Carl Sagan and Gilda and Laraine Newman as Pink Lady. Within a minute of finding the Pink Lady parody the first thing that went through my mind was, "Better send this in to Frank." Frank will want to see this without delay. And they ended up using Pink Lady and Carl in the podcast twitter feed. My proudest moment.

Watching all of these old TV shows and commercials on Youtube has many times randomly led me to Gilbert. I would see him while looking for candy bars (Baby Ruth.) I would see him while looking for cereal. I found a Frosted Cheerios commercial with Florence Henderson and the three people with her were Gilbert Gottfried, Chris Elliott, and Larry "Bud" Melman. My question then was what kind of breakfast cereal casting session ends with the decision being Gilbert Gottfried, Chris Elliott, and Larry "Bud" Melman? In what universe does that make sense? And selling breakfast cereal too, I just don't understand how that happens. It was a good commercial, and well-produced. They had the camera in the cereal box, looking up, and then Gilbert would be yelling down at the box, "You're so crunchy!"

I was watching an NBC sitcom from the 90s that had Drew Carey in it in an early supporting role, called The Good Life, and the recording had all of the original commercials. In one commercial break there was an NBC Must See Thursday promo that started out with, "First on Frasier..." and then, "Then on Wings," and they have a picture of Crystal Bernard, "Helen spends the night with..." cut to picture of Gilbert, "Gilbert Gottfried?" in incredulous tone. Not the first time I had seen Gilbert's face used as a punchline. His wonderful performance on Wings as Lewis Blanchard, along with William Hickey, who was also great as his Uncle Carlton, had the strangest character arc. Both Gilbert and William Hickey came back several times, together and separately, and every time they came back the entire cast hated them twice as much. Being insulted to his face actually made Gilbert more cheerful. He enjoyed it. In Gilbert's final appearance on the very bizarre Christmas episode in season seven, the episode starts out like this: door to tarmac opens and Gilbert walks into the airport. Antonio (Tony Shalhoub) is sitting at the lunch counter, he looks over and sees Gilbert walk in the door and he says, "I'm gonna be sick."

That's an entrance.

My fondest wish was that one day I might get to watch an episode of the Amazing Colossal Podcast being recorded live in studio. And then afterwards I could take Gilbert and Frank out for a cream soda. Maybe a nice sandwich. A Reuben. Pastrami on rye. For me that would be the perfect day. At least I will always have all of those memories of all of those Mondays that I never wanted to end.

Thank you, Gilbert. 

Curtis Armstrong with Gilbert Gottfried

 

Madrid, 1985. We were constantly being mistaken for one another so we developed an idea for a sitcom, starring us, called Thicker Than Water. We would play twin brothers: my character was a surgeon, his an NBC page. Nobody bit but it still makes me laugh. 💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/VTOKzY8TWb

— Curtis Armstrong (@curtisisbooger) April 12, 2022

This was on Bad Medicine. A movie I like with a good cast. Alan Arkin, Steve Guttenberg, Julie Hagerty, Taylor Negron, Julie Kavner, Robert Romanus, Bill Macy.

Hey, This is a Some Nice Bridge, Huh?

 

Chico Marx and the bridge - Gilbert Gottfried. My favorite Gilbert bit. Humphrey Bogart at the post office was, "Stamps!"

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/search/label/Bridges

Header is 1904 the Brooklyn Bridge. From the New York Public Library Digital Collections.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2d3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Gilbert Gottfried, RIP

 

Gilbert Gottfried has died. He was 67. So goddamn sad, his kids are still very young. Love you, Gilbert.

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gilbert-gottfried-dead-dies-comedian-aladdin-1235231387/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/40088316612

Hooked It

 

Shit.

https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=401353232

The Masters Sunday golf is on CBS. I had to tweak my antenna a little bit. Pimento cheese sandwiches. Golf is nice in HD when the signal is good. I will recommend both Peter Riegert and Tim Matheson on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal podcast. By coincidence I listened to Tim Matheson again last week and Peter Riegert a few days ago.

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/peter-riegert/

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/tim-matheson/

old rugby contact sheet

 

Gilbert and Frank talking about contact sheets made me remember this. Haven't seen it in years. Early black and white by me. Manual camera.

Taxi Promos

 

Listening to Marilu Henner on the Gilbert podcast and watching season one of Taxi in the neat little corner picture in picture screen. Ernie Anderson ABC promos. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series)

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/marliu-henner/

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/70s-abc.html

Karina Longworth on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/karina-longworth

Karina Longworth -- author, film critic, and host of the award-winning Hollywood history podcast, "You Must Remember This" -- joins Gilbert and Frank for a deep dive into a variety of fascinating topics, including: the reclusiveness of Dean Martin, the kinkiness of "The Black Cat," the mysterious deaths of Thomas Ince and William Desmond Taylor, the curious friendship between Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi and the premiere of YMRT's new season, "Erotic 80s." Also, Orson Welles romances Eartha Kitt, Patton Oswalt portrays Boris Karloff, JFK turns his back on Sammy Davis Jr. and William Randolph Hearst "takes a shot" at Charlie Chaplin. PLUS: The genius of Polly Platt! The trials of Fatty Arbuckle! The "secret" life of Errol Flynn! The dark magic of Kenneth Anger! And Gilbert and Karina debate the talents of Lon Chaney Jr!

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-strange-death-of-thomas-ince.html 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/who-shot-william-desmond-taylor.html

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2021/08/wfld-channel-32-creature-feature.html

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2021/07/svengoolie-black-cat-1934.html

Mark Seal on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/mark-seal

Vanity Fair editor and award-winning journalist Mark Seal, author of the sensational behind-the-scenes book, "Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli" joins Gilbert and Frank to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo's 1972 mob masterpiece, "The Godfather." Also in this episode: Burt Lancaster closes in, Vic Damone bows out, Marlon Brando pulls off a shocking transformation and the mafia takes offense at the word "mafia." PLUS: The music of Nino Rota! The genius of Dick Smith! Gilbert roasts Abe Vigoda! Mark climbs into bed with Robert Evans! James Caan's performance is inspired by...Don Rickles!? And Richard Castellano ad-libs one of the greatest lines in movie history!

Frank Ferrante on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/frank-ferrante

Actor, comedian and director Frank Ferrante joins fellow "Marxists" Gilbert and Frank for a lively conversation about his affection for "A Day at the Races," his decades-long friendships with Arthur and Miriam Marx, his upcoming PBS special, "Frank Ferrante's Groucho" and portraying his comedy hero for three decades and in over 500 cities. Also, Uncle Miltie offers spit take lessons, Elaine Stritch does a kid a solid, Gilbert breaks bread with Henny Youngman and Albert Finney makes a play for Frank's girlfriend. PLUS: Morrie Ryskind! Gallagher & Shean! "Horse Feathers" turns 90! Frank meets George Fenneman! Remembering Hal Holbrook! And the boys pick their favorite Marx Brothers scene of all time!

Michael Feinstein on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/michael-feinstein

Grammy and Emmy-nominated musician and historian Michael Feinstein serenades Gilbert and Frank with classic tunes from the "Great American Songbook" and talks about performing at Hollywood parties, dining with Frank Sinatra, "accompanying" Judy Garland, befriending Rosemary Clooney and Ira Gershwin and recording his latest album "Gershwin Country." Also, Paul Lynde gets plastered, Liberace morphs into Carol Channing, Irving Berlin begs Groucho not to perform his songs and Vincent Price carries on the memory of Dolores del Rio. PLUS: Bert Lahr! The music of Hugh Martin! The genius of Yip Harburg! Peter Lorre meets...Peter Lorre! Uncle Hymie inspires Inigo Montoya! And Michael favors the boys with "I Love a Piano" and "Lydia the Tattooed Lady"! 
(Special thanks to Susan Madore, Mario Cantone and Land Romo)

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

 

ABC 1974-75. Penny Marshall, Paul Sand, Steve Landesberg, Jack Gilford. 15 episodes. I have twice come across individual episodes on Youtube. One they were skiing for the weekend. Good show. They were an orchestra which fits in nicely with the string quartets the other day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_and_Lovers_(TV_series)

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/paul-sand/

Jack Jones on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/jack-jones

Grammy-winning singer and recording artist Jack Jones joins Gilbert and Frank for a captivating conversation about headlining in the heyday of Vegas, touring Vietnam with Bob Hope, recording the theme from "The Love Boat" and working alongside his dad, matinee idol (and Marx Brothers co-star) Allan Jones. Also: Frank Sinatra plays Charades, Cesar Romero plays matchmaker, Gilbert shares his admiration for Fritz Feld and Jack shares the screen with Judy Garland, George Jessel, Jack Benny and Phil Silvers. PLUS: "Wives and Lovers"! "Playboy After Dark"! The comedy of Joe E. Lewis! The "charisma" of Ed Sullivan! And Jack reflects on his friendships with Tony Bennett, Steve Lawrence and Don Rickles!

"Salute to Saturday Morning TV" with Jerry Beck and Bill Leff

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/salute-to-saturday-morning-tv

Gilbert and Frank are joined by animation historian/author Jerry Beck ("The 50 Greatest Cartoons," "The Hanna-Barbera Treasury") and TV host/presenter Bill Leff (Me-TV's "Toon In with Me") for a nostalgic look back at the kiddie show hosts of their youth and the glory days of Saturday morning television ("Looney Tunes," "The Flintstones," "Jonny Quest," "The Jetsons," "Underdog," "Wacky Races," etc.) Also, Daffy Duck meets Jack Benny, Gomer Pyle "inspires" Milton the Monster, Jackie Gleason (almost) sues Hanna-Barbera and "Batmania" inspires a wave of super-knockoffs. PLUS: The genius of Jay Ward! The art of Dave and Max Fleischer! The Three Stooges go robonic! Ronald Colman joins the Beatles? Jerry hangs with Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng! And the boys praise the talents of Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Paul Frees and Paul Winchell!

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Cartoons

Cartoons tag at The Golden Horn is currently at 80. Breakfast replaced cartoons this past year for a break. 

In Memoriam 2021 Part 1 (and 2) Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/in-memoriam-2021-part-1

Gilbert and Frank are joined by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Michael H. Weber in paying loving tribute to some of the irreplaceable artists and performers who left us over the last year, including Ned Beatty, Charles Grodin, Jackie Mason, Christopher Plummer and George Segal as well as GGACP guests Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Donner, Ron Leibman, Art Metrano and Jessica Walter. Also in this episode: Mel Brooks spoofs The Last Supper, Yaphet Kotto tangles with 007, Dean Stockwell inspires a classic rock album and Hal Holbrook plays Mark Twain for an astonishing six decades. PLUS: "Murder by Decree"! "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"! The brilliance of Cicely Tyson! The many talents of Polly Platt! And Alfred Hitchcock saves Norman Lloyd from the blacklist!

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/in-memoriam-2021-part-2 

In part 2 of their annual In Memoriam episode, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Michael H. Weber joins Gilbert and Frank for a fond look back at the lives and careers of Norm MacDonald, Sidney Poitier, Stephen Sondheim, Lina Wertmuller and Betty White as well as GGACP guests Ed Asner, Sonny Fox, Gavin MacLeod, Michael Nesmith and Bob Saget. Also in this episode: Cloris Leachman crushes on John Stamos, Joan Micklin Silver directs a "thinking man's" rom-com, Anne Beatts becomes the first female editor of National Lampoon and Allan Burns creates Cap'n Crunch and "My Mother the Car." PLUS: Cousin Itt! Hermey the Elf! The screenplays of Walter Bernstein! The musical stylings of Leslie Bricusse! Paul Mooney writes a classic SNL sketch! And the boys remember character actors Michael Constantine, Arlene Golonka, Gregory Sierra and Clarence Williams III!

Amazing Colossal 400 Episodes Celebration

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/amazing-colossal-400-episodes

Gilbert and Frank are joined by "surprise" guest callers Craig Bierko, Drew Friedman, Gino Salomone, Dave Thomas, Steven Weber and Billy West for a special celebration of 400 episodes (!) and 90+ minutes of conversation about substandard Stooges, fragrant movie stars, awkward celebrity encounters, Richard Kind-themed collectibles, the legend of Sammy Petrillo and the 50th anniversary of "The Heartbreak Kid." Also, Steven checks out Angie Dickinson, Drew parties with Peter Bogdanovich, Craig gets a phone call from Tony Randall and Gino shares a heartwarming tale about the late, great Sidney Poitier. PLUS: The Singing Nun! The return of Nipsey Russell! Bob Hope plays the BIG room! Dave pitches an "Oh God!" sequel! Grandpa Munster remembers the Andrews Sisters! And Frank looks back on (nearly) 400 podcast guests!

Matthew Modine on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/matthew-modine

Gilbert and Frank are joined by actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine ("Full Metal Jacket," "Birdy," "Married to the Mob") for a wildly entertaining and frequently hilarious conversation about the viciousness of film critics, the awkwardness of sex scenes, the unpredictability of chimps, the cruel fate of "Cutthroat Island" and his working relationships with Robert Altman, John Schlesinger and Stanley Kubrick. Also, Bruce Dern bumps off The Duke, Wallace Shawn stars in "12 Angry Men," Oliver Reed shows off a very special tattoo and Matthew and Gilbert co-star in the unforgettable "Funky Monkey." PLUS: Jiminy Glick! Ray Walston! "Jesus Was a Commie"! The cinema of Alan Pakula! The poetry of R. Lee Ermey!

Sally Struthers Part 1 (and 2) on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

 

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/sally-struthers-part-1

In the first part of a two-part episode, Emmy-winning actress Sally Struthers joins Gilbert and Frank for a fascinating and laugh-filled conversation about the aloofness of Rudy Vallee, the eccentricities of Sam Peckinpah, the versatility of Bill Dana, the unexplainable existence of "The Phynx" and the recent 50th anniversary of "All in the Family." Also, Jack Nicholson shops at Tiffany's, Steve McQueen romances Ali MacGraw, Rod Steiger gives Sally the heebie-jeebies and Bob Hope visits the “Planet of the Shapes." PLUS: Jack Benny! Ned Glass! "Five Easy Pieces"! "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour"! The many faces of Sammy Davis Jr! And Sally remembers friends and co-stars Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton!

https://www.gilbertpodcast.com/sally-struthers-part-two/ 

In this conclusion of a memorable two-part episode, veteran screen and stage actress Sally Struthers regales Gilbert and Frank with entertaining backstage tales from “All in the Family,” “The Gilmore Girls” and the all-female production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple,” while sharing personal recollections of Joan Crawford, David Frost, Betty Garrett, Liz Torres and her idol and hero Ruth Gordon. Also, Burgess Meredith philosophizes, Katharine Hepburn paints a birthday card, Sally “gooses” Dennis the Menace and Mel Blanc shows off his vanity license plate. PLUS: Burt Mustin! “Harold and Maude”! “The Great Houdini”! The genius of Rupert Holmes! Colonel Potter goes to Russia! And Sally dates the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and…wait for it…Pat McCormick!