{"podcast":{"title":"80s TV Ladies","slug":"80s-tv-ladies-5566694","podcast_index_feed_id":5566694,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5585115/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/80s-tv-ladies","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/67b8bd2b5d23221d0e997e5c8a0bc7ca.jpg","author":"Susan Lambert","episode_count":121,"summary":"4-time Podcast Awards Winner! Webby nominated for Best Indie Podcast. 80s TV Ladies is dedicated to the beloved female-driven shows of the 1980s! Do you love 80s pop culture, television and fabulous women? On our show, you’ll hear a breakdown of how these shows got made, how they were influenced by the times and, in turn, how they influenced pop-culture trends to follow. We love discussing the “two-steps forward, one-step-back” lens of media-driven feminism. Join hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they talk about the fabulous ladies of television: Cagney & Lacey, Designing Women, A Different World, The Golden Girls and more. With special guests, TV creators and stars! Do these shows we hold so dear hold up? Let's find out. Season 1: We examine three “detective duo shows” this season, with multiple episodes and awesome guests for each TV show we cover. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Remington Steele Cagney & Lacey Season 2: Multiple episodes per TV show exploring representation and behind-the-scenes insight in science fiction, drama and sitcoms! Queer representation in 70s and 80s 9 to 5 television show It's a Living Designing Women Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas Star T…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T16:17:17.925648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694"},"episode":{"title":"Morgan Fairchild: Too Sexy for TV, Pee-Wee Herman, and Hollywood's Golden Era","slug":"morgan-fairchild-too-sexy-for-tv-pee-wee-herman-and-hollywood-s-golden-era","published_at":"2026-03-18T06:00:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694/morgan-fairchild-too-sexy-for-tv-pee-wee-herman-and-hollywood-s-golden-era","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/morgan-fairchild-too-sexy-for-tv-pee-wee-herman-and-hollywood-s-golden-era--70697224","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70697224/414_finished_v1.mp3","summary":"\"I said, John, you know, it's a visual art. You don't give me something to do, at least I'm gonna be something to look at.\" - Morgan Fairchild To celebrate the 100th episode of our podcast 80s TV Ladies, hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson welcome actress, activist, and podcaster Morgan Fairchild to discuss her decades-spanning career and how television and auditioning have changed from in-person meetings to self-tapes and fragmented audiences. Fairchild recounts moving from Texas to New York after a young divorce, breaking in through open calls, landing Search for Tomorrow, then relocating to Los Angeles and getting an early role on Rafferty with Patrick McGoohan. She explains shaping layered “bad guy” roles with comedy, including Initiation of Sarah, Flamingo Road (and being labeled “too sexy for TV” by the Moral Majority), and Falcon Crest, where she pushed for a promised incest-repercussions storyline and used fashion as a visual hook. She shares behind-the-scenes stories from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure with Paul Reubens, friendships with classic Hollywood stars, her AIDS activism and COVID education, and her new podcast with sister Catherine Hart, Two Bitches from Texas. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 02:48 How TV Has Changed 04:46 Texas to New York Breakthrough 07:21 First Hollywood Job Story 11:43 Making Characters Pop 13:21 Becoming the Power Bitch 16:25 Too Sexy for TV 18:03 Falcon Crest Storyline Fight 21:38 Pee Wee Movie Chaos 26:27 Old Hollywood Friendships 31:53 Doubts and Survival 33:25 Career Doubts Persist 34:06 Divas Christmas Set 36:20 Sequel Push Lifetime 36:55 AIDS Activism Costs 39:17 Staying Engaged Today 44:29 Podcast With Sister 48:08 Guests And Format 49:33 Naming The Show 53:14 Bonnie And Clyde Double 55:28 Finding The Set and Meeting War…","meta_description":"\"I said, John, you know, it's a visual art. 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