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episode 152: Robbie Rist talks cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch and voicing the live action Michaelangelo from TMNT
How does an actor handle the fact that millions of people blame him for the demise of a beloved show? Robbie Rist and I dive deep into Cousin Oliver Syndrome and the myth that he brought down The Brady Bunch.
My guest, Robbie Rist and I discuss:
- Robbie's domination of "quirky" roles
- Robbie's love of horror movies that led to his parents bringing him to audition cattle calls that kept landing him jobs
- Robbie's time as Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch
- Cousin Oliver Syndrome
- Did Robbie destroy The Brady Bunch?
- The rise of The Brady Bunch in syndication
- Embracing his Brady past with fans
- Big John Little John
- Voicing Michaelangelo in the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies
- What happened to Tiger (the dog)
- Sad songs from the '70s and the demise of TV theme songs
- Sharknado and not dying by shark
- Quint - his band with Anthony C. Ferrante
- The Spoon: Robbie's podcast
- Galactica 1980
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