{"id":40016,"date":"2024-08-07T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T06:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=40016"},"modified":"2024-08-02T20:07:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T02:07:10","slug":"edgar-bergen-show-guest-star-liberace-awr0256","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/edgar-bergen-show-guest-star-liberace-awr0256\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Bergen Show: Guest Star: Liberace (AWR0256)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_529\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-40016-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=40016-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"awr0256.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/great-detectives-old-time\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D40016\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_530\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-40016-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast (awr): <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=40016-awr');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"awr0256.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cover-art.jpg&quot;\" alt=\"Batman Villains of Old Time Radio\" width=\"715\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 <em>Batman<\/em> TV series. This week we focus on Liberace, who played music-based villain Chandel and his gangster brother, Harry, in a season two two-parter of Batman.<\/p>\n<p>We begin by featuring an episode of <em>the Edgar Bergen Show<\/em>. Bergen confronts Charlie McCarthy about his run-in with the law and then tries to explain the three wise monkeys to Mortimer Snerd. Then we learn the historic events behind, &#8220;The Discovery of Liberace&#8221; and how he began as a song plugger working for Charlie McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Original Air Date: January 17, 1954<\/p>\n<p>Featuring: Edgar Bergen as Himself, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd, Liberace, Ray Noble, Jack Kirkwood, and Gloria Gordon<\/p>\n<p>After the show, I talk about the season two two-parter &#8220;The Devil&#8217;s Fingers&#8221; and &#8220;The Dead Ringers&#8221; from 1966.<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49Wykmu\">Batman: The Complete Series <\/a>on blu-ray\/DVD (affiliate link)<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ea9naK\">both episodes<\/a> on Streaming (Affiliate Link)<\/p>\n<p>Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net\/\">https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support the show monthly at <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net\/\">https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon Supporter of the Day:Deborah, Patreon Supporter since December of 2019<\/p>\n<p>Support the show on a one-time basis at <a href=\"http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net.\/\">http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSShttp:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0256.mp3Podcast (awr): Play in new window | Download We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. 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