Retro Rewind TV: Forgotten TV - Tales of the Gold Monkey While the 80s had a ton of iconic, long-running tv shows, it also had a lot of really cool shows that came and went quickly. Shows that had tons of potential but were, for varying reasons, cancelled after a season (sometimes less) and then relegated to the sands of time. One of those forgotten shows was the pulp adventure series, Tales of the Gold Monkey, created by Donald Bellisario (better known for shows like Magnum PI, JAG, Airwolf, Qu

Retro Rewind TV: The King of the Celebrity Roast - Don Rickles The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast shows in the 60s and 70s were absolutely amazing. They gave a level of humanity and familiarity with stars that was so cool. Plus, it was always great to see a famous person get made fun of. And there was no one better at roasting than Don Rickles. I feel like anyone who has done a celebrity roast owes every single thing they do to Don Rickles. The man was a genius...and he did it all without swearing