Robert L. McCullough (Bionic Woman / BJ & the Bear / Falcon Crest)
About this episode
Ian Fermaglich interviews Robert L. McCullough about his experiences in television production and writing.
Robert L. McCullough joined me to discuss watching test patterns and Captain Tom; going to BHHS w/ Burt Ward; going to Stanford to mingle; became a page and a gopher at Universal; becoming a set locator for Bionic Woman and pitching a script; goes to Eight is Enough, then BJ and the Bear; writes "Gasohol", "Beauties and the Beasts" and the creepy "Blonde in a Cell of Gold" guest starring Paul Williams; getting call to "fix" Falcon Crest, makes it more soapy; creates show bible on stories on his wives 10 siblings; Jane Wyman was the hard worker ; getting Lana Turner to guest star; Jackie Collins Hollywood Wives; Arthur Hailey's International Airport; Dark Mansion; odd meeting with Loretta Young; signing Joan Fontaine; O'Hara, with Pat Morita; Zorro, four seasons with Duncan Regehr; Daniel Craig's first TV appearance, High Tide with Rick Springfield; Soldier of Fortune with Dennis Rodman; Tag Team pilot with Jesse Ventura & Randy "Macho Man" Savage; creating script contests that lead to things; going one on one with new writers and creating a how to podcast.
People in this episode
Host: Ian Fermaglich
Guest: Robert L. McCullough
Topics covered
- television history
- screenwriting
- Hollywood anecdotes
- production insights
- guest appearances
- script contests
Keywords
- Bionic Woman
- BJ and the Bear
- Falcon Crest
- screenwriting
- Hollywood
- television
- script contests
- guest stars
- production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Universal
Books & works: Bionic Woman, Eight is Enough, BJ and the Bear, Gasohol, Beauties and the Beasts, Blonde in a Cell of Gold, Falcon Crest, Arthur Hailey's International Airport, Dark Mansion, Zorro
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