PART TWO: Jeff Bergman, The Voice of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, and Mr. Potato Head; Dean Martin's Birthday; National VCR Day

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-31-2026 Joe celebrates Dean Martin's birthday talking about singing with Dean's daughter Deana Martin at 18 years old and revisits a clip from his Friars Club Podcast interview with John Stamos recalling the one-word career advice he received from Dean Martin…

PART ONE: Jeff Bergman, The Voice of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, and Mr. Potato Head; "Estate Planning Gone Wrong: Joe's Parents Edition"

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-31-2026 Guest: Jeff Bergman, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Daffy Duck, Barney Rubble, and many other cartoon favorites Topic: Inheriting the role of Mr. Potato Head from Don Rickles for "Toy Story 5"; Meeting Mel Blanc as a student at …

The Revival of Hanna-Barbera with Fred Seibert

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-24-2026 Monologue: How Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera joined forces to create Tom & Jerry and their own cartoon studio Guest: Fred Seibert, Former President of Hanna-Barbera, Founder of Frederator and FredFilms, and Creator of "What a Cartoon!" and "Oh Yeah! Car…

Remembering Ted Turner with Bill Burke; The Case of the Missing Pee-wee Herman Doll

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-17-2026 Monologue: Joe Sibilia talks about his family's estate sale and the vintage items Joe couldn't sell. Guest: Bill Burke, Former General Manager of Turner Classic Movies, Former President of TBS, co-author of Ted Turner's autobiography, "Call Me Ted"…

From Jane Jetson to Joan Crawford — A Mother’s Day Celebration

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-10-2026 Monologue:  Remembering Ted Turner and his legacy with Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies Guest: Steve Randisi, Entertainment historian and the author of "Penny Singleton: A Biography" Topic: Penny Singleton's role as the voice of Jane Jets…

Ralph Helfer: Trainer of the MGM Lion, Gentle Ben, and Other Animal Actors

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-3-2026 Guest:  Ralph Helfer, animal behaviorist and trainer of numerous animal actors Topic: His career in Hollywood training the MGM lion, Gentle Ben, and numerous other animals; Working with Walt Disney and Jerry Lewis; Meeting Elvis Presley and Marilyn M…

Comedian Turner Sparks Introduced Mister Softee to China!

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 4-26-2026 Guest: Turner Sparks, Comedian with an all-new special, "Buttoned Up & and Unhinged" Topic: His new special; How he brough Mister Softee to China; Going from ice cream magnate to comedian; Appearing on "Comics Unleashed" and performing at the Laugh…

Remembering Lennie Weinrib, the voice of H.R. Pufnstuf (Featuring Carol Burnett); Inside the Sibilia Vault- Joe's 2017 Interview with Hayley Mills; "Estate Planning Gone Wrong" with Mike Connors

Monologue: The death of "H.R. Pufnstuf" creator Sid Krofft, and how the Krofft Brothers sued McDonald's Voices of the Past: Lennie Weinrib, the voice of H.R. Pufnstuf Joe Sibilia looks back on the life and career of Lennie Weinrib, the voice of H.R. Pufnstuf, Grimace, Scrappy-Doo, and many other…

David Letterman at 79: A Lookback on a Late-Night Life with Biographer Jason Zinoman

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 4-13-26 Monologue: Uncle Tommy's 75th Birthday Guest: Jason Zinoman, author of "Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night" and critic-at-large for the Culture section of The New York Times Topic: The life and career of David Letterman; Letterman post-"Late Sh…

The First Anniversary Show! With special guest Ted McGinley ("Married...with Children, "The Love Boat")

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 4-5-2026 Joe Sibilia celebrates the one-year anniversary of "Nostalgia Tonight," looking back on highlights from the past year, including: "Here Comes Peter Cottontail"- "Back to the Future" but with the Easter Bunny "Frosty the Snowman" voice actor Jackie Vern…