Fun For All Ages with Frank Santopadre!

Hey Funsters - considering this week's subject - what's YOUR favorite piece of amusement park memorabilia?! funforallagespodcast... @franksantopadre.bsky.social

#FFAA salutes the late comedienne and actress Lucille Ball, #BOTD in 1911! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

Team #FFAA wishes a very happy birthday to actor, director and podcast guest PETER BONERZ! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

Modern Living: Fantasia in a Gulch

So what did TIME have to say about The World of Sid and Marty Krofft when they opened their doors in 1976?! Check it out after listening to this week's #FFAA! @franksantopadre.bsky.social content.time.com/time/subscri...

Were YOU lucky enough to experience Atlanta's The World of Sid & Marty Krofft firsthand?! Revisit the ill-fated yet long-lamented indoor park with guests DAVE COBB and ROBERT COKER this week at funforallagespodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

#FFAA wishes a very happy birthday to our friend and voice actor extraordinaire LARRY KENNEY! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

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Get your Summer Groove and #TuesdayVibes on this week's #FFAA in-depth look at the fascinating histories of failed and forgotten amusement parks with guests DAVE COBB and ROBERT COKER! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mnX...

All aboard the Banana Train! And the secret origin of Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride"?

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Also in this episode: Soupy Sales hosts a beauty pageant, Grizzly Adams buys a carousel, Dave makes his pitch to Steven Spielberg and Robert reveals his top 3 roller coasters. PLUS: The Escalator to Nowhere! The genius of Paul Frees! "Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park"!
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amusement parks, including Freedomland USA, The Land of Oz, Pacific Ocean Park, Hanna-Barbera Land and The World of Sid & Marty Krofft.
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#FFAA #4: Frank welcomes theme park experience designer DAVE COBB ("Men in Black: Alien Attack") & attraction show writer & author ROBERT COKER ("Roller Coasters: A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines") for an in-depth look at the fascinating histories of failed and forgotten
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In connection with Frank's “Fun for All Ages” tribute to Joe Flaherty, #GGACP revisits this 2018 interview with another "SCTV" icon, actress and comedian ANDREA MARTIN! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @funforallages.bsky.social @franksantopadre.bsky.social

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We would be doing the #FFAA fanbase (and obviously, the #GGACP die-hards as well) if we didn't mention our guest PAUL FLAHERTY'S performance alongside brother JOE on "Monster Chiller Horror Theater"! Now...what was that character's name again...?
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What does this man have to do with this device?! Get the full story - AND MORE - on this week's #FFAA with writer-producer DICK BLASUCCI and writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

#FFAA #MondayMood #JoeFlahertyTribute #SCTV @franksantopadre.bsky.social

On this week's #FFAA tribute to the late, great Joe Flaherty with writer-producer DICK BLASUCCI and writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY, revisit the SCTV glory days and Count Floyd! More at funforallagespodcast...! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

Do YOU recall Brother Theodore performing a classic A&C bit?! Revisit that moment - AND MORE - on this week's #FFAA with writer-producer DICK BLASUCCI and writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

Why was writing with the late, great Joe Flaherty sometimes...challenging? Emmy-winning writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY and Emmy-winning writer-producer DICK BLASUCCI fill us in on this week's #FFAA at funforallagespodcast...! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

How might this legendary film have inspired an equally legendary SCTV character?! Get the story on this week's #FFAA's tribute to Joe Flaherty with writer-producer DICK BLASUCCI Blasucci and Emmy-winning writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY at funforallagespodcast...!

On this week's #FFAA - a remembrance of Joe Flaherty - FRANK, Emmy-winning writer-producer DICK BLASUCCI and Emmy-winning writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY return to the heyday of SCTV and the legendary "Battle of the PBS Stars"! Hear it all at funforallagespodcast...!

So which film was the most inspirational to YOU?! On this week's #FFAA, Emmy-winning writer-director PAUL FLAHERTY revisits a 1962 classic and its impact on his family! More great tales on our tribute to Joe Flaherty at funforallagespodcast...!

On this week's ALL-NEW #FFAA tribute to Joe Flaherty, Frank, Dick Blasucci and Paul Flaherty discuss Joe's early years and a most unusual audition! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

On this week's ALL-NEW #FFAA, our special guests DICK BLASUCCI and PAUL FLAHERTY relate the tale of the late, great Joe Flaherty's unorthodox rise through the ranks at the venerated Second City! @franksantopadre.bsky.social

Rob Reiner's introduction to the first episode of the short-lived 1991 CBS sitcom MORTON & HAYES, starring Kevin Pollak and Bob Amaral. Learn more: https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/morton_hayes/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Television Obscurities is dedicat Morton & Hayes 1st Episode Introduction (Rob Reiner)

Remember the short-lived comedy "Morton & Hayes"?! On this week's #FFAA tribute to the great Joe Flaherty, show writer DICK BLASUCCI revisits the ahead-of-its-time sitcom and working with Joe!
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And Joe pays his respects to the legendary Roberto Clemente!

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Also, Dick remembers Rip Torn, Paul tangles with Burt Reynolds, John Candy dines with Larry Fine's cousin and George Burns tries (unsuccessfully) to butter a bagel. PLUS: "Maudlin's Eleven"! "Morton & Hayes"! Paul jams with Ray Charles! Brother Theodore performs "Who's on First?"!

In this episode, Dick and Paul discuss Joe's passion for classic cinema, his rise from Second City stage manager to performer, his repertoire of celebrity impressions and the (rumored) origins of Count Floyd, Vic Hedges and Guy Caballero.