80s TV Ladies

Adrienne Barbeau on Maude, Creating Rizzo in Grease, Cult Horror and Return to Fantasy Island

"Norman kept saying, 'If you don't trust yourself to know that you're good, trust me because I know you're good. This is what you're meant to be doing.'" — Adrienne Barbe

1980s Fall TV Previews: TV Guide, Crazy Network Specials, and Saturday Morning Nostalgia

"As a TV junkie, the Fall TV Preview was the best time of the year. The network specials highlighted their new shows—they were always informative, joyful, and optimistic

REWIND: Neema Barnette | Directing A Different World, Making TV History, and Strategies for Revolution

"A lot of production companies who decide to do stories about people of color are not used to having the people of color they hire coming in with an opinion. Coming in co

REWIND: Susan Fales-Hill | Showrunning A Different World, Resisting Industry Bias, and Making TV History

"We have to look back, not in anger, but in amazement and in hope over how much had changed... We're sending the message that all of our blackness is good." — Susan Fales

REWIND: A Different World | Looking Back at the 80s Hit with Writer Niceole Levy

"It was the first time that the idea of an HBCU was even a thought to me of a thing I could do... it was so eye-opening to me that there was this whole other part of life

Jennifer Jones: Precision, Resilience, and Breaking Barriers on the Line

"When someone came at me or was very mean to me or made it clear that I was not welcome on the line, I still had my love for dance. I leaned into my dream as a child, and

Ch-ch-ch-changes: The 20 Most Revolutionary 80s Music Videos, Part 2

"Music videos were an avenue for women to break into directing, which was really important at the time. A lot of women basically got their start directing music videos be

Ch-ch-ch-changes: The 20 Most Revolutionary 80s Music Videos, Part 1

"The more that things change, the more they stay the same... Nevertheless, we have to keep pushing forward. We have to keep moving that line forward in order to make a be

RERUN: Bruce Boxleitner | The Scarecrow And Mrs. King Years, Part 2

“Katie and I, our relationship could be a little exciting -- I had to watch my step, I had to toe the line. I had to behave myself or I’d get taken to the principal’s off

RERUN: Bruce Boxleitner: The Scarecrow and Ms. King Years, Part 1

“Kate was able to go off script. Then I found I could go with her. Pretty soon we’re doing stuff that is not on the written page. That’s where we found the little ‘in-bet

80s TV Legends: Stefanie Powers on Acting, Activism, and the Hart to Hart Legacy

"It was very dangerous to be a friend of the Harts because... yes, they were always getting killed." -- Stefanie Powers Get ready for a masterclass in sophisticated glam

Writing 80s Icons: Dallas, Fame, and One Day at a Time | Linda Elstad

“We asked her daughter, our friend Karin, to come on and talk with us about her mom, Linda, and what it was like to grow up the daughter of an eighties TV lady.” - Susan

Morgan Fairchild: Too Sexy for TV, Pee-Wee Herman, and Hollywood's Golden Era

"I said, John, you know, it's a visual art. You don't give me something to do, at least I'm gonna be something to look at." - Morgan Fairchild  To celebrate the 100th ep

Writing Fearless Women: Cagney & Lacey, China Beach, and Sisters | Georgia Jeffries

“ Barney and I were interviewed about that episode on Entertainment Tonight because the word “condom” had never been used on television before.” - Georgia Jeffries, Cagne

90s TV Babies Meet The Golden Girls: Uncovering Timeless Comedy | 80s TV Podcast

90s TV Babies Meet The Golden Girls: Uncovering Timeless Comedy | 80s TV Podcast Join co-hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they welcome back the “’90s TV B

Inside Scoop with Patrick Hinds: Golden Girls, True Crime, and TV Magic

"Golden Girls is just so good. It's been with me my entire life, and there were opportunities to do more than just a rewatch podcast. We could bring in historical stuff a

Maude's Dilemma: Pioneering TV, Abortion Conversations and Reproductive Rights | Jennie Wetter

"It's interesting how relevant these conversations remain today." - Jennie Wetter Join 80s TV Ladies hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson with guest Jennie Wette

Special Presentation: The Love Boat Podcast with Loretta Swit

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: The Love Boat Podcast with Loretta Swit 80s TV Ladies is thrilled to introduce you to The Love Boat Podcast with this exclusive Feed Drop from The

The Golden Girls: 10 Not So Great Things About a Great Show

 ”Dorothy's tale of how she and her husband ended up together implies that he slipped her something and had sex with her. Without protection… Yeah…” - Susan Lambert Hatem

Marsha Posner Williams, Part 2 | Golden Girls, Hail to the Chief and Sherman Hemsley's Amen

"Achieving this milestone was a dream come true. It made all the hard work and sacrifices worth it."  - Marsha Posner Williams In this 80s TV Ladies episode, hosts Susan