GGACP Rewind: Episode #26: Frankie Avalon

Former teen idol Frankie Avalon broke into show business as a child prodigy and was soon receiving 12,000 pieces of fan mail per week and working alongside Hollywood greats Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx and John Wayne. Frankie joined Gilbert and Frank for a look back at his humble beginnings in South Philly, his years as a teen heartthrob and his decades-long friendship with onscreen love interest Annette Funicello. Plus: The Duke makes Laurence Harvey cry! Buster Keaton meets Houdini! “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine”! Dueling Draculas! And Cesar Romero and Arnold Stang hit a strip joint! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GGACP Rewind: Episode #26: Frankie Avalon is an episode from Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast by Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast.

This episode is 77:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2026.

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