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Podcasts within The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network include:* It Was a Thing on TV--the original podcast, well over 500 episodes strong, covering the short-lived and forgotten events in television history.* The Squared Circle Time Machine--Greg Diener and Dane Woychuk take you on a journey about some of the more memorable events in the history of pro wrestling.Coming in the future: What is a Podcast?: An Unofficial Jeopardy! Podcast. Mike Klauss and 4-time Jeopardy! champion Brian Henegar look

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33:53

Episode 530--Team Knight Rider

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2025/01/16

Chico's birthday is coming up and he chose this as his Money in the Bank. In 1982, NBC had an upstart sci-fi drama starring David Hasselhoff and a talking car. Fast forward 15 years and the franchise now had quintuple the vehicles, with quintuple the drivers. Do more talking cars mean more success? (We're covering it. There's your answer.)

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14:44

Minisode 33--The Many Formats of the Chain Reaction...

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2025/01/14

Today, January 14, marks 45 years since the premiere of the original Chain Reaction on NBC. In honor of this anniversary, we look at the many (three) bonus rounds from this series which ran 5 months, where Fred Grandy once declared, "Ten bucks!"

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31:07

Episode 529--The Reel to Reel Picture Show

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2025/01/13

In our previous episode, episode 528, we covered one of the first shows on a new network, The WB. This time, we're covering one of the first shows on PAX in 1998, an adaptation of a Canadian board game about movies. The whole production had one major issue, one which led to the show's demise just over a month after its premiere.

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01:29:34

It Was a Thing on TV Presents (01.12.25)

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2025/01/12

There were a lot of things happening with the wrestling on TV that Greg wanted to do an It Was a Thing on TV Presents to discuss them. But for this edition of presents, Greg brought along a guest as his pal Dane Woychuk comes on to talk about RAW on Netflix, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom, TNA's improved TV coverage in Canada, and AEW being AEW.

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35:00

Episode 528--Muscle

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2025/01/09

When The WB started out, it had two hours on Wednesday night with three funny favorites, but there was a need for a fourth comedy. It needed something the pushed boundaries but also felt familiar. It needed something with gags and a storyline. The WB muscled up to the plate with this 13 episode and done wonder.

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42:04

Episode 527--The Charmings

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2025/01/06

Once upon a time, a television network aired a show about Snow White and Prince Charming living in comtemporary times, complete with a family and a magic mirror. Alas, the enemy in this fairy tale come true was the counter-programming and the absurd premise. After about a year, the show bit the poison apple and was sent to television heaven. The end.

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It Was a Thing on TV Outtakes: The Gang Looks at...

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2025/01/05

Since we'll briefly mention Adam West in our upcoming episode on Thursday, we figured we'd post this outtake from when we covered Lookwell in Episode 55. Needless to say, Greg struggles to try and figure out what the hell FOX was airing in 1991.

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56:08

Episode 526--C.P.O. Sharkey

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2025/01/03

The military has long been a staple of comedic television, see The Phil Silvers Show, McHale's Navy, and M*A*S*H. In late 1976, NBC joined the fray with an insulting, caustic chief petty officer running the ship, portrayed by the most insulting and most caustic comedian playing the role.

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01:03:44

Episode 525--The 2024 Year in Review, Part 2

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2024/12/31

We put a bow on the year 2024 with a look back at the shows which ended this year, as well as those we lost in 2024. Party on and have a great 2025!

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51:27

Episode 525--The 2024 Year in Review, Part 1

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2024/12/30

As we do every year between Christmas and New Year's, the three of us look at the news and happenings of the previous 12 months. This first installment covers The Worst of 2024, the big television happenings over the last 12 months, and our favorite programs which debuted in the past year.

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47:16

It Was a Thing on TV Instant Reaction--The 2024...

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2024/12/29

The 2nd Annual Pop-Tarts Bowl saw Iowa State defeat Miami in the last few moments but the real fun was just beginning. Game MVP Rocco Becht had to choose which three of the Pop-Tarts Bowl mascots would be cooked to be eaten. Mike and Greg came on following the game to give their live reaction to the cooking along with providing play-by-play to the end of the Bengals/Broncos game. Remember "FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!"

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53:23

Episode 524–A Very Merry Mix-Up

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2024/12/25

For the first time on the podcast, we look at a Hallmark Christmas movie. In this 2013 TV movie, Alicia Witt plays an NYC store owner who gets proposed to by the man of her dreams but when she's sent to the airport by herself to meet her family a series of accidents happen and hilarity ensues. Will she find love with the man she believes is her brother or will she stay with the snooty rich fiancee? I think you already know the answer to that question. Merry Christmas everybody!

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46:30

Episode 523--GameBoy commercials

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2024/12/23

We're a few days away from Christmas and we thought it would be appropriate and timely to look at commercials for the must have gift of 1989, an item celebrating its 35th birtheay this year--the Nintendo GameBoy.Here are the commercials in this episode, with links: Original GameBoy with Tetris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ej_8XBwmI Super GameBoy - https://youtu.be/50qlX1kF2Vc Donkey Kong - https://youtu.be/s4dinHwO2nU Super Mario Land - https://youtu.be/yyZ65k3vpSU Tetris/Qix -

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11:35

Minisode 32--The Folgers brother and sister...

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2024/12/22

In what is a first, we present our first instant minisode. Chico was sent a video of a creepy Folgers commercial from 15 years ago. After bringing it to everybody's attention, a decision was made to cover this immediately, instead of waiting until Christmas 2025. Who knew the addition of one word could turn this commercial from heartwarming to creepy?

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32:21

Episode 522--Family Affair (2002)

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2024/12/19

We have seen this time and time again--a network reboots a series which ran for a considerable amount of time, only for it to flop badly. This time, the victim is Family Affair, which The WB felt was worthy of rebooting over 30 years after the original show ended. Against tough competition, this version quietly whimpered away after a half year.

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52:37

Episode 521--My Mother the Car

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2024/12/16

It took over 500 episodes, but we are finally talking about what many consider to be the worst television show of all-time. A man's deceased mother gets reincarnated into a 1928 automobile, communicating with her son through the radio. That's the premise. Jerry Van Dyke passed up being Gilligan for this. If all the above isn't unbelieveable enough, one of the world's biggest entertainers did a cover version of the theme song.

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01:00:03

Episode 520--Flo

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2024/12/12

We gave you three selections in our Viewer's Choice vote, and this is the show that came out on top. We have another spinoff show from a popular parent show. Also, we have another spinoff show that got amazing ratings in its premiere season, which fell off in the second and final season. In early 1980, audiences were flocking to see Flo. By 1981, audiences were telling it to kiss their grits.

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57:17

Episode 519--The Trading Card Show, Volume 2

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2024/12/09

Years ago, we did our first installment on TV-themed trading cards, focusing mainly on cards from the past. With the resurgence in the popularity of trading cards, we decided to do a second volume, focusing on trading cards, specifically those over the last decade. Some of the biggest franchises offer cards, so you can own a piece of those shows or an autograph of one of the stars.

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Episode 518--Harper Valley PTA

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2024/12/05

In 1968, the song Harper Valley PTA was a number one hit for Jeannie C. Riley. In 1978, the song was the inspiration for a movie with the same title, starring Barbara Eden. Three years later, this show came into being with Eden at the helm, about the battles Eden's character had with the PTA of a fictional Ohio town called Harper Valley.

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Episode 517--Doctor Doctor

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2024/12/02

The year is 1989 and the Max Headroom fad, for the most part, has come and gone. Next up for Matt Frewer is a comedy where laughter is sometimes the best medicine. Doctor Doctor ran two abbreviated seasons, followed by a full final season. The show tackled some very sensitive yet timely topics during its run including AIDS and homophobia, but went away quietly after a ratings nosedive.

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