The Hogan Family Reunion ❤️ Cast Secrets, Valerie Harper Exit & 35-Year Friendships!

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This as genuine as it gets! Step back in time with The Hogan Family! ❤️ Jeremy Licht, Danny Ponce, Josh Taylor, and Rich Correll, the series director reunite to talk with John Cato for an unforgettable conversation packed with laughter, emotion, and shocking stories you’ve never heard before, this reunion has it all!

✨ In this must-see interview:

🚐 Jeremy, Danny, Josh & Rich reveal what it was really like growing up on The Hogan Family set — the inside jokes, and the magic that made it feel like home.

🎬 Hear about Jason Bateman’s early days directing and how the young cast reacted to having one of their own behind the camera.

💔 The cast gets candid about Valerie Harper’s exit and how they found out she wouldn’t return — plus how Sandy Duncan stepped in and earned their love and respect.

😂 Relive hilarious set pranks, Danny and Jeremy’s “secret door” to Jason Bateman’s dressing room, and the cast’s emotional final meeting after the last episode wrapped.

💪 Josh Taylor recalls juggling Days of Our Lives while filming The Hogan Family, and standing up to CBS executives when the show was dropped.

👬 Discover the real-life friendship between Jeremy Licht & Danny Ponce, who have stayed close for over 35 years, even creating a web series together.

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 Introduction
• 0:00:41 Jeremy, Danny, Josh and Rich talk about how fun the show set was for them
• 0:03:20 Jeremy, Danny, Josh and Rich talk about the last time they saw each other
• 0:06:13 What it was like to have Jason Bateman directing The Hogan Family
• 0:08:26 Rich Correll talks about what he has done since The Hogan Family and his massive horror film collection coming to Las Vegas
• 0:14:28 How terrific the Hogan Family producers Tom Miler and Robert Boyett were
• 0:15:56 Josh Taylor talks about his audition for The Hogan Family
• 0:17:12 Josh talks about working on Hogan Family and Days of Our Lives at the same time
• 0:18:45 Josh on the transition of Valerie Harper to Sandy Duncan
• 0:21:32 Jeremy Licht on working with Sandy Duncan and the fun he had on The Hogan Family
• 0:23:18 Josh on Danny Ponce doing impressions for the cast
• 0:23:55 Jeremy and Danny talk about John Hillerman, the grandpa on The Hogan Family
• 0:25:12 Danny Ponce on how much he loved working on The Hogan Family
• 0:26:38 Rich talks about how it came about that Sandy Duncan replaced Valerie Harper
• 0:32:26 Danny on what it was like for him when Valerie left
• 0:32:57 How Jeremy found out Valerie Harper wasn't coming back to the Hogan Family
• 0:34:25 Josh talks about feeling they could go on without Valerie
• 0:35:53 Danny on what he learned from Valerie
• 0:37:34 Jeremy and Danny on hanging out with Sandy Duncan in her trailer
• 0:39:23 Danny on the first time he met Jeremy at their audition
• 0:43:10 Why Jeremy and Danny are so close even to this day
• 0:47:35 The normal lives of Jeremy Licht and Danny Ponce
• 0:49:26 Jeremy talks about the web series he created with Danny
• 0:51:21 Rich talks about the emotional poignant in the final show that Josh delivered
• 0:54:30 Jeremy and Danny talk about the cast's emotional meeting at Danny's apt. after the last show
• 0:56:26 Josh on telling CBS executives off about dropping the show
• 0:57:38 Danny talks about his house fire and pictures from the final cast party at his apt.
• 0:58:40 Rich talks about the gag reel of The Hogan Family
• 1:04:11 Josh on getting together with Jeremy, Danny and Jason Bateman every year for 35 years
• 1:05:00 Danny on his kids watching Hannah Montana, which Rich Correll created
• 1:06:23 The cast discusses funny moments on The Hogan Family set
• 1:09:15 Josh talks about working out off set and girlfriends
• 1:10:48 Jeremy and Danny talk about creating stuff on their dressing room walls and a special tiny door to Jason Bateman's dressing room
• 1:14:00 Josh tells his crazy story graduating law school in Denver and then becoming an actor
• 1:18:52 How Rich became the director of The Hogan Family because Jeremy got sick
• 1:23:00 Rich talks about starting on Leave it to beaver and his family's entertainment background
• 1:29:25 Josh talks about his buddy, Ray Liotta around the time he did Goodfellas
• 1:31:33 Rich talks about how being a child actor taught him how to work with kids
• 1:34:04 Jeremy, Danny and Josh were all on HOTEL
• 1:35:32 Danny on being Fonzie's adopted son on Happy Days in the last episode
• 1:39:32 Danny, Jeremy, Josh and Rich talk about their favorite Hogan Family episodes especially the Paris episodes
• 1:48:14 Jeremy tells a touching story of how Josh talk with him about staying with the Hogan Family and waiting on college