April 9-15, 1983 Today Ken welcomes author and actor Diane Franklin (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Better Off Dead, The Last American Virgin) to the show. Ken and Diane discuss Diane's compliments for Ken, bringing your own TV Guides (BYOTVGs), Long Island, modeling, Soap Opera acting, That Girl, being a first generation American of German descent, Lawrence Welk, size vs. time, Valerie Bertonelli, not knowing actors' personal lives, One Day at a Time, commissioning art, Better Off Dead, St. Elsewhere, "it was all a dream", Amnityville Horror, As the World Turns, Made for TV Movies, Deadly Lessons, Donna Reed, Summer Girl, Cable, being before your time, The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s, One Crazy Summer's Better Off Dead connection, How I Got Into College, being a TV actor vs being a movie actor, taking your time, TerrorVision, The Final Interview, Waking Nightmare, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, seeing life through your children's eyes, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, sci-fi, the importance of physical media, curls, and how to best spend your $2.00.

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