John Putch (1970's One Day at a Time, director Route 30 trilogy, The Father and the The Bear)

<p>I was a big fan of John Putch for many years...unfortunately this taping was ruined by a bad connection. &nbsp;I was able to save over a half hour of the interview, in which John and I discussed being on the Cold Turkey movie set; directing Dick Van Dyke thirty plus years later; appearing with his mom, Jean Stapleton on talk shows; first acting appearance on <em>All in the Family</em>; playing Bob Morton on <em>One Day at a Time</em>; the made for TV movie "Angel Dusted"; writing and directing the "Route 30" trilogy; "The Father and the Bear"; keeping a small batch of movie regulars; <em>All in the Family</em> trivia; his mom appearing on SNL; TV movies "You Had me at Aloha" and "A Holiday Spectacular"; directing Ann Margret; past and future guests Nat Bernstein, Charles Robinson, Jamie Rose, Jeff Kramer, and Stacey Nelkin</p>