Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 3-1-2026

Guest:

Tim Walsh, founder of The Playmakers, toy & game designer, historian, and the author of "Timeless Toys"

Topic: The story behind Play-Doh, Silly Putty, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Operation, and numerous other toys and games

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 3-1-2026
Guest:
Tim Walsh, founder of The Playmakers, toy &amp; game designer, historian, and the author of "Timeless Toys"
Topic: The story behind Play-Doh, Silly Putty, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Operation, and numerous other toys and games

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia

The Stories Behind Timeless Toys with Toy & Game Historian Tim Walsh

Nostalgai Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 9-6-2026

Joe Sibilia is joined by Rick Saphire, Jerry Lewis' former manager and the author of "The Real Jerry Lewis Story," to discuss the 60th anniversary of the MDA Labor Day Telethon, participating in the earliest telethons hosted by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the 1950s, and much more. Later, Joe is joined by Steve Guttenberg to discuss his new movie "American Summer," working with the likes of Don Ameche and Col. Harland Sanders, and passing on the lead role in "Sharknado."

Nostalgai Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 9-6-2026
Joe Sibilia is joined by Rick Saphire, Jerry Lewis' former manager and the author of "The Real Jerry Lewis Story," to discuss the 60th anniversary of the MDA Labor Day Telethon, participating in the earliest telethons hosted by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the 1950s, and much more. Later, Joe is joined by Steve Guttenberg to discuss his new movie "American Summer," working with the likes of Don Ameche and Col. Harland Sanders, and passing on the lead role in "Sharknado."

60 Years of  the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Remembered with Rick Saphire, Jerry Lewis' Former Manager; Steve Guttenberg, actor best remembered for his roles in "Police Academy," "Cocoon," and "Three Men and a Baby" 

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 8-31-2026

Joe Sibilia opens the show remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, who passed away this week. Later, Joe is joined by Linda Kaplan Thaler, Advertising Hall of Fame inductee, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group, and the author of "My Life in 30 Seconds." Joe and Linda discuss the creation o fthe Aflac Duck, the casting (and later re-casting) of Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the duck, the nationwide search for a new voice, Gilbert Gottfried performing at her kid's 6th grade graduation, writing the Toys "R" Us jingle, working under James Patterson before his celebrity as an author, and much more.

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 8-31-2026
Joe Sibilia opens the show remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, who passed away this week. Later, Joe is joined by Linda Kaplan Thaler, Advertising Hall of Fame inductee, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group, and the author of "My Life in 30 Seconds." Joe and Linda discuss the creation o fthe Aflac Duck, the casting (and later re-casting) of Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the duck, the nationwide search for a new voice, Gilbert Gottfried performing at her kid's 6th grade graduation, writing the Toys "R" Us jingle, working under James Patterson before his celebrity as an author, and much more.

Hatching an Icon: The Birth of the Aflac Duck

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 8-23-2026

Joe Sibilia opens the show talking about his obsession with "bootleg characters"- unlicensed, knock-off costumed characters of cartoon characters and puppets like Barney, Snow White, Elmo, and Mickey Mouse. Joe shares some memories of Regis Philbin in observance of what would be his 95th birthday on August 25th, shared by guests such as Marshall Lichterman, Marc Summers, Mike Schur, Ruta Lee, and Mark Malkoff. Later, Joe comments on an old educational film called "Good Eating Habits" and talks with Mike Connors of Connors & Sullivan for another edition of "Estate Planning Gone Wrong."

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 8-23-2026
Joe Sibilia opens the show talking about his obsession with "bootleg characters"- unlicensed, knock-off costumed characters of cartoon characters and puppets like Barney, Snow White, Elmo, and Mickey Mouse. Joe shares some memories of Regis Philbin in observance of what would be his 95th birthday on August 25th, shared by guests such as Marshall Lichterman, Marc Summers, Mike Schur, Ruta Lee, and Mark Malkoff. Later, Joe comments on an old educational film called "Good Eating Habits" and talks with Mike Connors of Connors &amp; Sullivan for another edition of "Estate Planning Gone Wrong."

The Stories Behind Timeless Toys with Toy & Game Historian Tim Walsh

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