Exclusive And Funny Interview With Martha Smith From Scarecrow And Mrs. King!

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Martha Smith shares with John about auditioning for Scarecrow and Mrs. King, the first time she met Bruce Boxleitner on How the West was Won and her bond with Kate Jackson. In addition, Martha talks about her breakout role as Babs in Animal House, reflects on working with John Belushi, her now famous improvisations on the set, and the parties and cast moments at the motel they all stayed at while shooting Animal House. Martha talks about starting out in a small town in Michigan, working in a mental institution, being discovered by PLAYBOY and then being discovered by the Universal Studios Head of Casting. Martha recounts working with legends like Tony Randall, her idol, Jean Stapleton, and Beverly Garland, while also discussing her emotional moments tied to John Belushi and how she was about to visit her friend, Vic Morrow on The Twilight Zone set the day after he was killed. Additionally, she delves into her career shifts, from modeling and acting to real estate and her work on Selling Sunset. Martha thanks for all the laughs, what a life!

Hosted by John Cato, actor, voiceover artist, and moderator for over 20 years for the television and movie industry. John's background brings a unique insight and passion to the podcast.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:00:58 Martha chats about her initial audition for Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• 00:03:37 Martha talks about whether she thought Scarecrow and Mrs. King would be a hit
• 00:04:28 Martha chats about how she first met Bruce Boxleitner on How the West was Won
• 00:06:04 Martha talks about her experience on Charlie's Angels
• 00:07:05 Martha talks about her relationship with Kate Jackson
• 00:09:13 Martha talks about the writers of Scarecrow and Mrs. King being from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
• 00:10:31 Martha talks about her character, Francine as love to hate
• 00:11:55 Martha discusses Kate Jackson's breast cancer and the end of the series
• 00:14:17 Martha talks about the emotional highs and lows of shooting the final episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• 00:15:42 Martha chats about staying in touch with the cast of Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• 00:16:52 Martha talks about how Beverly Garland was a mentor to her
• 00:18:35 Martha talks about the guest stars who stood out for her
• 00:19:07 Martha on lunch and a date with John Saxon
• 00:20:23 Martha glows over Jean Stapleton
• 00:21:15 James Cromwell from BABE
• 00:22:19 Martha talks about starting out working in a mental institution and being discovered by PLAYBOY
• 00:27:26 Martha gets her break as an actress while modeling for an album cover at Universal Studios
• 00:29:47 Martha talks about her first acting job getting murdered on QUINCY
• 00:30:26 Martha talks about how her role of Babs Jansen from Animal House gave people a discount at Universal Studios
• 00:31:32 Martha talks about what it was like to work with John Belushi
• 00:34:37 Martha talks about the motel where the Animal House cast stayed and the parties
• 00:36:25 Martha talks about John Landis as a director
• 00:37:48 Martha talks about the two famous improvisations she made to her character Babs in Animal House
• 00:38:39 Martha talks about her initial audition for Animal House
• 00:40:15 Martha talks about Animal House being in the Library of Congress
• 00:41:57 Martha talks about her lost scene from the Animal House parade scene
• 00:43:16 Martha is still in touch with the cast
• 00:44:12 Martha and Judy Belushi back up Otis Day
• 00:44:50 Martha talks about her emotional moment talking to Jim Belushi about John Belushi while she was guest starring on THE DEFENDERS
• 00:46:24 Martha's past photographic memory
• 00:47:54 Martha talks about the amazing Tony Randall on Love Sidney
• 00:50:51 Martha gets emotional as she talks about Vic Morrow and the tragedy of The Twilight Zone accident
• 00:53:51 Martha talks about working with Mariel Hemingway on Civil Wars
• 00:55:03 Martha talks about being a realtor and Selling Sunset
• 00:57:24 Martha talks about knowing Dick Clark and working on The $25,000 Pyramid
• 01:00:21 Martha talks about how the industry acts like you are impossible to cast again after a hit like Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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