The Kevin Sorbo interview begins at the 40:32 mark

by Philip Recchia, BlogTalkRadio

The Kevin Sorbo interview begins at the 40:32 mark
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This week’s Radio Happy Hour turned into an impromptu Full House reunion special.

Candace Cameron Bure, who played D.J. Tanner on the beloved ABC sitcom for eight seasons, was on the Radio Happy Hour to discuss her new project, “Make It Or Break It.”   Bure stars as the soon-to-be step-mom to one of the top female gymnasts in the new ABC Family program that debuted on Monday with the second largest audience for a premier in the network’s history.

During the interview, Steven Stevenson, a wildly gay television critic from California called in to give his (interesting) thoughts on Bure’s new show.

“Hi, this is Steven Stevenson. I’m a television critic. I’m impressed,” he said.

“Oh – with the show?” asked Candace.

“Yes, I saw the premiere on ABC Family, and I have to tell you, you look gorgeous as ever,” the listener continued. “I just responded to the flips and the jumps and the gymnastics that the girls do. The show is cut together marvelously. I’m telling you, a lot of times you see those stunts and you say, Oh, that’s a stunt person. Let’s cut back to the actress. But in this, it is just seamless. Unbelievable!”

“Yea, I thought so too. I thought they did a really nice job editing the show. I saw an earlier version of the pilot, and since then they really tightened it up,” said Candace.

“Speaking of tightened up, I thought the boys on the show were terrific. There’s something for everybody on this series,” the listener added.

“Well, I’m glad you liked it,” said a by-then nervous Candace.

That was when the listener landed his final blow.

“I was bursting at my buttons watching the show,” he said.

Suddenly, Candace got wise and realized that the flamboyant critic was actually her former Full House co-star-Dave Coulier!

Coulier (Joey Gladstone), who introduced Candance to her husband of 13 years, former NHL star Valeri Bure, went on to reminisce about times spent on the set of Full House and recount a recent party they attended with singer John Mayer and fellow Full House alum (and now 90210 star) Lori Loughlin.

by Philip Recchia, BlogTalkRadio

While on the et of The Royal Family in 1991, actress Naya Rivera witnessed star Redd Foxx suffer a fatal heart attack at the age of 68.  Eleven years later, she won a recurring role on The Bernie Mac Show – whose star, Bernie Mac, would die tragically of complications from pneumonia in 2008, at age 50.

Also during her Bernie Mac run, in 2004, Naya landed a guest spot on 8 Simple Rules, just months after star John Ritter fell ill on the set – on September 11 – and died later that day of a congenital heart defect.

Less than a year after Naya’s appearance on John’s final TV project, the sitcom tumbled to 94th place in the Nielsen ratings, and was unceremoniously canceled.

Now, with Naya’s latest sitcom, Glee, set to launch May 19 on Fox – immediately following powerhouse hit American Idol – she fears her co-stars will be put off by “The Curse of the Sitcom Kid.”

“Everyone on Glee is gonna be like, ‘Oh, something bad’s gonna happen because Naya’s on,’” she says this week on Dr. Blogstein’s Radio Happy Hour.

Earlier in the show, Naya, now 22, recounts her experience watching Redd’s demise.

“It was really weird because I was, like, five and a half, and I got rushed upstairs and I didn’t know what was going on. And now, looking back on it, I’m like, that’s freaky,” she tells host Dr. Blogstein.

“I watched a legend die.”

“Everyone thought he was joking. And then they were like, Oh, snap! He’s for real. It was kind of like the universe answering what he’d been putting out forever,” Naya adds, referring to the “I’m coming, Elizabeth!” fake-cardiac-arrest routine Redd immortalized on Sanford and Son during the ‘70s.

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Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday July 22nd at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)

Francia Raisa comes in at the 8:55 mark

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The stunning Francia Raisa will make her return to the Radio Happy Hour.

Francia, who we met back in the spring, is now starring in Dr. Blogstein’s latest obsession, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

We’ll find out how her life has changed since the premiere of this record breaking ABC Family Channel series, get the inside scoop about her cast mates, including former Blogstein guest Daren Kagasoff and find out what fans can expect from the rest of the first season for Francia’s character Adrian.

All that, plus, Vinny Bond in the Radio Happy Hour Lounge to chat live with the listeners, Justin the Weatherman walks the fine line between funny and offensive and we’ll take your calls at 646-652-4804.

Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET. The Radio Happy Hour Lounge-a live chat room during show time-is a whole new reason to make sure you listen live! It’s the show within the show!

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