The Golden Thread: Lessons from Classic TV
Step back into the glow of television’s golden age, where stories still speak to the heart. Hosted by Bob Barnett and presented by The Classic TV Preservation Society, this weekly podcast revisits iconic episodes from classic shows — not just for the nostalgia, but for the lessons in love, compassion, and human connection still waiting to be discovered. In every rerun, a golden thread. In every story, a truth that still matters. bobs618464.substack.com
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Welcome to The Golden Thread: Lessons from Classic TV — where each week, we pull on a memory, revisit a classic episode of television, and search for the thread of love and compassion that still runs through it. I’m your host, Bob Barnett, and I’m so glad you’re here.
This podcast is brought to you by the Classic TV Preservation Society — reminding us that the stories of yesterday are still guiding lights today.
Today we’re pulling o...
“The Friend Who Stood Up: Sara’s Monroe Doctrine” — Too Close for Comfort (Season 1, Episode 4)Written by Mort Scharfman & Harry Weitzman • Directed by Will MackenzieBrought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society — Founded by Herbie J Pilato
Welcome back to The Golden Thread: Lessons from Classic TV. I’m Bob Barnett, and today we’re turning back to 1980 and a sitcom that made millions laugh—Too Close for Comfort. But as light...
Welcome back to The Golden Thread: Lessons from Classic TV—where we step into the glow of the old screen, then carry its light back into the lives we’re living now.
I’m Bob Barnett. Today we’re visiting one of The Twilight Zone’s quiet miracles—an episode that doesn’t scare so much as it heals.
The story is “The Changing of the Guard,” from Season 3, Episode 37, first broadcast June 1, 1962. It was written by Rod Serling and directe...
Welcome to The Golden Thread: Lessons from Classic TV — where every week, we pull on a memory, revisit a classic episode of television, and look for the thread of love and compassion that still runs through it. I’m your host, Bob Barnett, and I’m so glad you’re here.
This podcast is brought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society, reminding us that the stories of yesterday are still guiding lights today. These weren’t just sho...
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