Canned Air #494 A Conversation with Brian Levant (Happy Days, The Flintstones, Jingle All The Way)

He was a writer on Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, The Jeffersons, and Still The Beaver. He directed movies like Beethoven, Snow Dogs, The Spy Next Door, Are We There Yet?, and many more. But he's probably best known for directing The Flintstones movies and Jingle All The Way. And not only did he direct Jingle All The Way, he oversaw the creation of Turbo Man! Writer, director, and author Brian Levant joins us this week to talk about his early interest in the entertainment business, how he came to write for some of the most iconic television shows ever made, working on The Flintstones, designing Turbo Man, and his book, My Life And Toys. My Life And Toys is an original book of photographs and text by the noted director/writer/producer Brian Levant, presenting his extraordinary collection of animated feature and comic toys, including hundreds of iconic characters represented in figures, banks, games, lunchboxes, puppets, comics, windups, vehicles and items at the bottom of cereal boxes. This comprehensive and one-of-a-kind collection and book/work, itself, is presented in varied chapters. There are chapters here that include the author's Flintstones collection; others created while he produced features with Steven Spielberg; or those acquired while producing classic TV shows, like Mork & Mindy. And this is just a small sampling of what is in this exhaustive book, where the sum total has been acquired over the past 50 years. This is a book distinctive in its content; in both words and the hundreds of original photographs created exclusively for it. Brian's acclaim and success as a producer of popular culture film and television features allows presentation here of a distinctly individual and personal yet universally interesting book for collectors and the general public alike. Get your copy at the link below! My Life And Toys: A Book by Brian Levant: https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Toys-Brian-Levant/dp/0996293051 @BrianLevant CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you'd like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices