About this episode

Frankie Avalon joins Gilbert and Frank to discuss his rise as a teen idol and his experiences in Hollywood.

Former teen idol Frankie Avalon broke into show business as a child prodigy and was soon receiving 12,000 pieces of fan mail per week and working alongside Hollywood greats Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx and John Wayne. Frankie joined Gilbert and Frank for a look back at his humble beginnings in South Philly, his years as a teen heartthrob and his decades-long friendship with onscreen love interest Annette Funicello. Plus: The Duke makes Laurence Harvey cry! Buster Keaton meets Houdini! “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine”! Dueling Draculas! And Cesar Romero and Arnold Stang hit a strip joint! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Gilbert Gottfried, Frank

Guest: Frankie Avalon

Topics covered

• Frankie Avalon
• Hollywood history
• teen idols
• friendship
• comedy
• show business

Keywords

• Frankie Avalon
• teen idol
• Hollywood
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Annette Funicello
• comedy
• fan mail
• show business
• Jack Benny
• Buster Keaton

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

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