1049 Park Avenue: An Odd Couple Podcast
1049 Park Avenue: An Odd Couple Podcast
Ted Linhart & Garrett Eisler
Lowell Ganz Interview P2
2 hour 4 minutes Posted Jan 25, 2025 at 2:19 am.
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This week we welcome Lowell Ganz back for part two of our interview.  In these two hours we cover:
The trouble with The Odyssey Couple
The furniture in Take My Furniture Please
The stories behind the appearances of Hugh Hefner, Bobby Riggs and Rob Reiner
Why there was a series finale when most 5-season shows don’t get that chance
What the plans were if there was a S6
Lowell’s move to Happy Days
How he and Mark Rothman accidentally created Laverne and Shirley
Some of his shorter-lived such as Busting Loose, Making It, and Joanie Loves Chachi
Casting of two of his earliest movies – Night Shift and Splash
How three of his movies were turned into TV shows: Gung Ho, A League Of Their Own and Parenthood. The latter two were turned into TV series – twice!
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