Dearly Departed Podcast

Episode 13 - Poltergeist

It's a spooky Halloween special as we dig up stories about the Poltergeist franchise and the tragic early deaths of some of its stars, including the murder of Dominique Dunne and death of child actor Heather O'Rourke. We also tell some of our personal ghost stories and share some of host Scott Michaels' ghostly "EVP" recordings.

Episode 12 - Batman

SOCK! POW! ZOK! We take on the Dynamic Duo and the original Batman television series from the 1960s, and the fates of its many cast members, including Adam West, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, and Vincent Price! We also discuss the passing of Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and singer Eddie Money, host Scott Michaels' days of prank-calling celebrities, and more.
 

Co-host Mike Dorsey with Burt Ward (Robin) at a martial arts event at Hollywood Park in 2012


Envelope from Cesar Romero to host Scott Micheals with Oprah invitation included to keep an enclosed photo from bending
 

Thank you note from Vincent Price to Scott

Episode 11 - Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood

We creepy crawl into Quentin Tarantino's epic Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and host Scott Michaels' credited contributions to the film as a historical consultant. Hear fun behind-the-scenes stories about the film from both hosts, and explore the connections to their 2009 documentary The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter. Also discussed: Peter Fonda, Easy Rider, and more!

***SPOILER ALERT!*** We talk openly about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, so if you haven't seen the film yet, DO NOT listen to this episode until you have!
 

Dearly Departed podcast host Scott Michaels with Quentin Tarantino at the former home of Manson victim Jay Sebring

Scott in front of the Nicole Brown Simpson murder crime scene, which spawned hate mail

ARTICLE: The Hollywood Ripper is convicted of murder and attempted murder

ARTICLE: Body of man missing for 10 years found behind grocery store coolers

Episode 10 - The Poseidon Adventure

We "dive" into the iconic disaster film The Poseidon Adventure and the true fate of its cast. We also discuss the new Tarantino film, ALF's Max Wright, and other odd news of the day!

VIDEO: Host Mike Dorsey’s video of the 4^th of July earthquake in Southern California

LISTING: The LaBianca house is for sale

ARTICLE: Former Mouseketeer Dennis Day’s handyman arrested in his death

ARTICLE: Holocaust survivor run over by lady in Valley Village, CA

ARTICLE: Man pulled over with rattlesnake, uranium and open bottle of whiskey

ARTICLE: Woman killed by steel straw

VIDEO: Teaser for the Judy Garland biopic Judy

ARTICLE: Max Wright tabloid scandal

VIDEO: Trailer for The Poseidon Adventure

ARTICLE: Story about Shelley Winters auditioning

VIDEO: Watch Mike's short documentary Happy for FREE on Vimeo

VIDEO: Scott's "Goddess Bunny" video

Roddy McDowall's Powder Room Display
(Photos: Scott Michaels)

Memorial for Shelley Winters at Silver Spoon
(Photos: Scott Michaels)

Episode 9 - The Beverly Hillbillies

Come and listen to our story 'bout a man named Jed... We talk The Beverly Hillbillies and the cast's fate! We also discuss OJ Simpson, the Oklahoma City bombing, LA's famous Formosa Cafe, Gloria Vanderbilt, and more!

ARTICLE: The massive fire at Universal and the scandal brewing from it

TWITTER: OJ Simpson's Twitter account

WATCH: Two audio recordings of the OKC bombing explosion

Host Scott Michaels' photos of the OKC bombing site

ARTICLE: Is LAX’s Theme Building coming back to life as part of an on-airport hotel?

Scott's photo of the Beverly Hillbillies house, also known as Chartwell

Nancy Kulp's "interesting" photo spread

Scott with Louis Nye, who was Sonny Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies and Zombo on The Munsters

Scott with Buddy Ebsen aka Jeb

Scott with Max Baer Jr. aka Jethro

Episode 8 - Phil Spector and Robert Blake

We talk about music producer Phil Spector, actor Robert Blake, and the murders of Lana Clarkson and Bonny Lee Bakley! We also discuss Doris Day and her son Terry Melcher, Tarantino's new film, and more.

WATCH: Host Mike Dorsey's Tupac and Biggie documentary Murder Rap on Amazon Prime (it's also on iTunes and other sites)

Host Scott Michaels with the late Anthony Bourdain

WATCH: The Albert Dekker scene from Scott and Mike's first documentary, Dearly Departed Vol. 1

WATCH: The official trailer for Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

WATCH: The famous Tim Conway Dentist and Elephant Story sketches

ARTICLE: Tarantino, Pitt and DiCaprio in Esquire

WATCH: Mike Dorsey's short documentary Happy (FREE!) about WWII flying ace and Hollywood assistant director Larry "Happy" Powell

LISTEN: Bonny Lee Bakley's Just A Fan "70s Stalker Pop"

Bonny Lee Bakley crime scene (via Getty and TMZ)

WATCH: Lana Clarkson as Little Richard

 
Phil Spector's Pyrenees Castle, scene of Lana Clarkson's murder (credit: Jeremy Spann, courtesy of Ladd Jackson/Hilton & Hyland, via Curbed)

Lana Clarkson murder scene (via Getty Images)

WATCH: The trailer for TNT's James Dean film starring James Franco

READ: Virginia Graham's "Manson, Sinatra and Me"

Episode 7 - Ramones

We're all revved up and ready to go as we talk about the Ramones! Scott and Mike also have updates on Luke Perry and former Disney Mouseketeer Dennis Day, and talk about 80s action sports movies, Wes Anderson, Nipsey Hussle, CBGB, and more!

The poster for David Winters' Thrashin' (1986) starring Josh Brolin. It's "totally insane"!

Listen: Scott's favorite Ramones song, I Just Want To Have Something To Do

Dearly Departed Podcast host Scott Michaels with C.J. Ramone (left) and Tommy Ramone (right)

Scott's Ramones ticket from the roller rink show in Detroit

Scott's Ramones graffiti

The paparazzi photo of Jack Osbourne with Mike partially in the shot :)

Episode 6 - Gilligan's Island

We take a fateful trip to Gilligan's Island and talk about the real life fates of the show's creator and 7 main "castaways." We also talk Scott Walker, Bea Arthur, and more!

Dearly Departed Podcast host Scott Michaels' photo of Sherwood Schwartz's grave marker

Scott Walker (Dezo Hoffman/REX/Shutterstock)

Watch: Tribute to Richard Erdman's "Leonard" character on Community

Article: Deputy Digby Rowe tackles Charles Manson in court

Buy: The Gilligan's Island DVD set (it's also on Amazon Prime)

Watch: The original Gilligan's Island intro from the pilot before the show was changed

Article: Read about Newton Minow's famous "Television and the Public Interest" speech

Watch: The Howells' last TV appearance together for Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn

Watch: Russell Johnson (The Professor) talks about his Gilligan's Island castmates

Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel restaurant, circa 1985 (Flickr)

Scott Michaels with members of the Gilligan's Island cast, including Alan Hale Jr., Bob Denver, and Dawn Wells

Scott Michaels with Sherwood Schwartz

Episode 5 - Rebel Without a Cause

We talk the deaths of Rebel Without a Cause's James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood. And we also discuss Luke Perry, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brody Stevens, Karl Lagerfeld, The Black Dahlia, and more!

Scott's The Monkees drum head denying the Manson rumor

Video: Comedian Brody Stevens on "The Meltdown"

Video: Brody Stevens "The Half Hour" on Comedy Central

Link: Read about the Magic Castle Suicide - "He hung himself, and the great irony is that he was really good at rope magic."

Link: "Family searching for original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer Dennis Day"

Video: Rebel Without a Cause official trailer

Last photo of James Dean before leaving the LA area in his Porsche 550 Spyder on the day he died (Corbis)

Scott Michaels with producer Lloyd Adams and Dearly Departed Podcast co-host Mike Dorsey following James Dean's last drive

Link: Information on the Remembering James Dean Festival in Fairmount, Indiana.

Video: One of the last interviews with Sal Mineo, on the set of P.S. Your Cat is Dead.

Sal Mineo's apartment in West Hollywood

Sal Mineo murder scene

Link: "Cracking the Case of Murdered Actor Sal Mineo" - James Ellroy

Video: Sal Mineo's "Start Movin'"

Video: Lana Wood confronts Robert Wagner about her sister's death

Buy: Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwell

Episode 4 - Walt Disney and Disneyland

We talk about the death of Walt Disney, and also about the Disney theme parks, with a special guest who played characters at Walt Disney World! We also discuss Yvette Vickers, the Black Dahlia, and more!

Video: See Scott explore the home of Yvette Vickers before it was torn down!

Link: Check out the channel for Ask A Mortician.

Video: Watch actor Dick Miller tell Corey Feldman to shut the %#@! up.

Video: The cousin of Manson murder victim Gary Hinman speaks out against his killer, Bobby Beausoleil, getting released from prison.

 

The former Silver Spoon Restaurant, now gone

Guns N' Roses at Canter's Deli (photo credit Reckless Road via Rolling Stone's website)

Buy: Get Marc Canter's book Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction!

Building where Kurt Cobain rented an apartment on Spaulding Ave. in Los Angeles,
a few blocks east of Canter's Deli

Link: Check out Scott's Black Dahlia Mystery Tour!

Buy: Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel

...AND Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder

...AND Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwell!

Watch: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story about Walt Disney's music writing duo.

Article: Read about the guy who played Jack Sparrow at Disneyland (the original article has disappeared).

Watch: Escape from Tomorrow, the indie film shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland without permission.

Watch: Scott takes someone else's tour and calls it out (starts about 3 1/2 minutes in).

Watch: The dragon burns at Walt Disney World!