TV Guidance Counselor Episode 101: Ben Weasel & Joe Queer

In this episode recorded before their recent tour stop in Boston, Ken welcomes Ben Weasel and Joe Queer to the show.

First up Ken speaks with Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and Weasel Radio about the nature of green rooms, the two hour power block of Fantasy Island and Love Boat, sleepovers, 70s lack of child supervision, the Doberman phenomenon, having never seen Suburbia, Class of 1984, Teenage Head, Alice Cooper's "punk period", Van Patton's as the future, Michael J. Fox, dating on Eight is Enough, confusion around the Partridge Family, Family, Kristy McNichol, getting really into 7th Heaven, how sincerity goes a long way, the NEW Fantasy Island, the 70s vs. the 90s, the strange relationship with Tattoo, hookers on TV, knowing what a "swinger" is while not knowing exactly what a swinger is, being careful what you wish for, Genie wish loopholes, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H, WKRP, Rock N Roll on TV, being a rock fan as social stand, Steve Dahl Chicago disc jockey, Disco Sucks, Freaks & Geeks, Newsradio, work place sitcoms, putting your own spin on classic formats, Tim Reid, The Jeffersons, Good Times in Cabrini-Green, the dream of the 70s death in the 80s, building a city on Rock N Roll, the punk rock reaction, the value of mainstream media attention to the underground, The Big Bang Theory, 3-Camera Sitcom format, the horror of specific choices in the 21st Century, TV Actors vs Film Actors, Salem's Lot, Made-for-TV Movies, James at 15 becoming James at 16, The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Welcome to My Nightmare, LP marketing, the dirty secret of radio station interview LPs, New Wave on TV, 21st Century rebellion, Vietnam in popular culture, Maude's abortion episode, The Baby Boomers being wrong about everything, Go Set a Watchman, the education system, growing up in a world of consequences, Social Conscious of the 70s, Free to be You and Me, the predictive nature of science fiction, moralizing vs. morality, Black Flag's "Damaged", SLC Punk, The Wonder Years, Fawlty Towers, The Dick Van Dyke Show, loving General Hospital, loving the Soap Opera format, and realizing that format is not quality.

Ken then speak with Joe Queer (aka Joe "Citizen" King) of the Queers. Ken and Joe discuss Chico and the Man, the lonesome death of Freddy Prinz, Welcome Back Kotter, growing up in New Hampshire, Boston stations vs. NH Stations, UHF education, TV38, WLVI TV56, Late Nite Creature Features, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Elvira, WBCN, seeing The Police at the Rat, why Sting won't smoke pot with you, Newbury Comics, The Ramones, Arena Rock, Jethro Tull's baby carriage one foot hopping, V66, Surf Culture, 60s music, Frampton coming alive in Boston, being a big reader vs a TV watcher, loving fine English literature, O. Henry, Felix the Cat, Rock N' Roll High School, The Meatmen, Black Flag, being physically large enough to actually be in a punk band, Rollins, Fear on SNL, Joan Jett, seeing Madness at a clothing store, Rodney on the ROQ, Just Want to Live Like Yogi Bear, Sid Griffin, favorite TV Theme songs, Beverly Hillbillies, Flintstones, Betwitched, Brady Bunch, and the shared experience of seeing certain movies and TV shows being a vehicle for friendships.