The Love Boat Podcast

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas joins Fred, Ted, and Jill to trace the road from a Harlem newspaper ad to Huggy Bear. He shares how a European theater tour at 17 changed his life, how one gritty street film caught Aaron Spelling's eye, and the remarkable parallel lives he and Ted shared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Robert Pine

Robert Pine joins Fred, Ted, and Jill to talk about his iconic run as Sergeant Getraer on CHiPS, his multiple appearances on The Love Boat, and what it was really like to be a contract player at Universal in the swinging summer of 1964. He shares how a roommate's offhand suggestion sent him from ten medical school rejections straight to Hollywood, the improv class he and Fred took together under the legendary Howard Storm, and why taking horseback riding lessons was the best career decision he ever made.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Christopher Knight

Christopher Knight joins Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, and Jill Whelan to share how a station wagon full of Tijuana terracotta pots nearly cost him the role of Peter Brady, and what it was really like growing up as a working child actor making the long drives to Paramount while keeping his family afloat. He reflects on Robert Reed's complicated relationship with Sherwood Schwartz, why The Brady Bunch became something closer to a national touchstone than a TV show, and how a physicist friend from high school eventually led him from tech pioneer to furniture mogul… and why Harry and Meghan's chairs set his phone ringing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman joins Fred, Ted, and Jill for a conversation that spans Broadway, Hollywood, and the open range. Glynn shares how he stumbled into his first role at age 12, his landmark 1978 production of Hamlet, and the inside story of how George Lucas had him in mind for Han Solo.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Q&A, pt. 2

Ever wonder what it was like to tap dance with Ginger Rogers or why Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan never made it onto the Love Boat? Tune in as Fred, Ted, and Jill answer fan questions, swap stories about stars who almost made the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]