GGACP Rewind: Episode #27: Steve Cox

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Writer, journalist and pop culture expert Steve Cox has authored more than twenty books on film and television, including books about Johnny Carson, The Three Stooges, "The Addams Family," "I Dream of Jeannie," "The Munsters," "It’s a Wonderful Life" and "The Wizard of Oz." This week, Steve joins Gibert and Frank for a lively (and then some) conversation about Larry Fine’s lady-killing, the unappreciated comic timing of Fred Gwynne and “Grandpa” Al Lewis, and Abbott and Costello’s influence on Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. PLUS: A Munchkin suicide hoax! Mayor McCheese cleans up! Buddy Hackett enjoys a malted! And Frank attends a Stooge funeral! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Godfrey's amazing
0:07.0	This is Gilbert Godfrey.
0:22.6	This is Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal podcast.
0:26.7	And today, my co-host, Frank Santo Padre, and I speak to pop culture author and expert, Steve Cox.
0:36.8	He's written books about Johnny Carson,
0:40.7	Abbott and Costello, the Three Stooges,
0:44.4	the Beverly Hillbillies, Gilligan's Island,
0:47.7	and The Wizard of Oz, and many, many more.
0:53.4	Steve shares fascinating and obscure stories about Hollywood legends.
1:00.0	Some that may be true and some that I pray aren't true.
1:08.0	Listen and decide for yourself if you dare. Steve Cox.
1:18.3	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried with my co-host Frank Santo Padre on Gilbert Gottfried's amazing
1:26.9	colossal podcast.
1:29.2	Now, this next guy you might not know by name, but he's written here on Gilligan's Island,
1:37.6	the munchkins of Oz, cooking with Oz, dreaming of genies, TVs, prime time, and a bottle.
1:45.3	It's a wonderful life.
1:47.6	One fine stooge about Larry Fine.
1:50.9	The Munsters had dripped down Mockingbird Lane, short and sweet,
1:56.6	the life of the lollipop munchkin with Jerry Marin and the incredible Mr. Donnots.
2:06.7	So please welcome Steve Cox.
2:10.1	Hey, guys, it's good to be with you.
2:12.1	Thanks for doing it, Steve.
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