May 31 to June 6, 1986 Today Ken welcomes actor comedian Jay Larson to the show. Ken and Jay discuss Jay's hometown, Reids, WKRP, having every comedian from Stoneham, Mario Cantone, Nancy Kerrigan, MacGuyver, suburban ingenuity, woods porn, being a Navy man, growing up with cable, growing up with a single mom, being shocked that CNN existed as long as it has, This Old House, Hugh Howser's California Gold, Best Bars in America, loving Portland, Mr. Sunshine, swingers, actors never being blamed for bad comedy, thinking George Clooney is Schneider, doing audience warm up, The Dating Game, "in the butt", Love Boat, loving TV houses, Golden Girls, horny old ladies, 227, Magnum PI, a fascination with guest houses, beach culture, Fight Back! with David Horowitz, Full House, the Olsen Twins, Joel McHale, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, You Again with John Stamos, Valerie's Family, Jay's role in Twin Peaks: The Return, auditioning for David Lynch, owls, Jim Belushi, Barney Miller, Newhart, Who's the Boss, child actors, Growing Pains, wanting to live about a garage, kitchen greenhouses, loving a home office, Moonlighting, BMW 635 CSI, always wanting a leather jacket, the Amish, St. Elsewhere, Mark Harmon, Cosby, disappointing series endings, Family Ties, Michael J Fox being the best guy, the Keaton's griddle, The Celtics, the Bruins, Webster, The Papadopolis' Class Doored fridge, Mr. Belvedere sitting on his own balls and how 70s television may have been more enlightened than today's television.

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