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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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01:19:51

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 20 - WWF...

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2025/08/28

Continuing from the last episode of the SCTM, Greg and Dane look at the first-ever event held at Chicago's United Center in WWF SummerSlam 1994.Leslie Nielsen will solve the mystery of the two Undertakers while Bret and Owen Hart battle in an epic Steel Cage match for the WWF title. Also, we got Sweetness himself, Walter Payton, helping Razor Ramon regain the Intercontinental title against the now two-belt Big Daddy Cool Diesel! Make sure Anvil isn't sitting behind you during this episode.

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48:04

Episode 577--Maury episode titles, Volume 2

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2025/08/26

Over 5 years and 500 episodes ago, we tried a "concept" episode where Greg read actual titles to episodes of Maury. (Episode 60, if you want to visit that show.) We are back with a second compilation from shows which aired after our initial May 2020 episode. How many ways can Maury's staff describe DNA test episodes? The answer is 'many.'

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55:28

Episode 576--The Joe Schmo Show: The Full Bounty

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2025/08/22

In prior episodes, we have talked about the first two iterations of The Joe Schmo Show. While it is an often funny and unpredictable format, one can't go to the well with that format too often, due to the familiarity of the personnel and the wacky (and suspicious) scenarios which unfold. After a hiatus of over a decade, the format returned with the same host, the same crazy situations, actors trying to sell their characters, and Lorenzo Lamas? Wearing next to nothing?!

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01:12:06

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 19 - WWF...

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2025/08/18

It's eight days before SummerSlam 1994, and on the latest episode of The SCTM, Greg and Dane look at this USA Network special hyping the PPV.They look at Leslie Nielsen's search for The Undertaker, the possibility of Lex Luger selling out to Ted DiBiase, and Bret Hart fat-shaming Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Make sure to eat a Domino's Pizza before you listen to this episode.

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30:01

Episode 575–Elvis and the Beauty Queen

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2025/08/15

You’ve heard many stories about Elvis… his music, his moves, his crappy movies, but have you listened to the one where he invites Miss Tennessee to a kung fu movie and then starts a relationship? In 1981, Stephanie Zimbalist was the beauty queen, and Don Johnson was her King in a made-for-TV tragedy about the last few years of his life.

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52:29

Episode 574--The New Perry Mason

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2025/08/12

In this installment, we have yet another revival whose shelf life was incredibly short. Was it because of the competition? Was it because all the major characters were played by new actors? Was the original series too fresh in the minds of viewers? No matter the answer, The Case of the Quickly Cancelled Show got a swift verdict from viewers and CBS executives.

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01:32:08

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 18 - WCW...

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2025/08/10

Greg and Dane begin their first real-time arc here on The Squared Circle Time Machine as they review a storyline from 1994-95 WCW. It's the August 1994 episode of the Clash of the Champions featuring the big rematch from Bash at the Beach between Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair for the WCW title!But this rematch may be ruined by a man in a mask pulling a Nancy Kerrigan on the Hulkster brother! Can Hogan walk five blocks from the hospital to his match with the Nature Boy in time? We also got Dusty and

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35:40

Episode 573--Quark

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2025/08/08

A long time ago in a galaxy far away, there was a crew of space garbage pickers before previous installment Salvage 1. (See episode 399.) NBC aired the pilot episode with little fanfare and little success. However, something happened within two weeks of the pilot airing which gave NBC a reason to turn this pilot into a full-fledged series, albeit for just a smattering of episodes.

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59:05

Episode 572--Baby Talk

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2025/08/05

Here is another case of taking a successful movie and turning the general premise into a lackluster TV show. Though there is no connection between this show and Look Who's Talking, outside of slightly changed names, the similarities are there. Despite being called the worst show on TV in its first season, the show got a second season and remained bad.

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53:53

The Best of It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 82 - Blind...

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2025/07/31

In the newest "Best of", we go back to Episode 82 when the gang covered this ABC drama from Steven Bochco from 2005 that was his big follow-up to "NYPD Blue". It's about a NYC Police Detective who gets shot, he becomes blind, and he solves crimes! That's the show, everybody! But hey, it's the first episode we covered that has future show HoFer Rena Sofer in it! That counts for something, right? RIGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTT?

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01:19:53

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 17 - WWE...

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2025/07/28

The newest episode of the SCTM looks at a big episode of Smack-Smack-Smack-Smack-Down! It's Stephanie McMahon's first episode as SmackDown GM, and she's booked a big show that features a Steel Cage-Steel Cage-Steel Cage Match between Edge and Chris Jericho-Jericho-Jericho.Also, we got the WWE Debut of Rey Mysterio-Rey Mysterio-Rey Mysterio! And we got the SmackDown debut of The Next Big Thing-The Next Big Thing-The Next Big Thing, Brock Lesnar-Lesnar-Lesnar! But can Stephanie face the specter of

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01:16:43

Episode 571--The Couch Potato Workout with Larry...

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2025/07/24

104 years ago on July 23, one of our favorites, Calvert Deforest AKA Larry "Bud" Melman, was born. In honor of this milestone, we are watching a VHS release of a workout video for those who think Jazzercise is too strenuous. Sit back, grab your remote, as well as a cold one and your favorite snack for Larry "Bud" Melman's workout for couch potatoes.

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02:07:18

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 16 - WCW...

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2025/07/19

In the latest episode of The Squared Circle Time Machine, we look back at one of the worst pay-per-views of all time in the 1991 Great American Bash from WCW.In this episode, we are joined by HypSports legend RickinBaltimore, who was at the Baltimore Arena in July of 1991, and we get his first-hand perspective on the crowd's reaction to Ric Flair leaving WCW and how they took their anger out during the entire show. We also get some funny stuff, including the debut of Eric Bischoff in WCW, Kevin

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48:28

The Best of It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 47 - The...

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2025/07/17

In our latest "Best of" we go back to Episode 47 and look at an instructional VHS tape put out in 1997 called "The Kids Guide to the Internet". Take a look at what all the kids in 1997 were doing when putting a web search on Yahoo! All the kids in 1997 wanted to surf to MTV dot com, get their sports scores, write an e-mail to Bill Clinton and watch Mister Ed in a pixelated small QuickTime video surfing!YOU'RE GOING SURFING ON THE INTERNET!

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01:01:15

Episode 570–The 1981 MLB All-Star Game

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2025/07/15

In 1981, Major League Baseball held its All-Star Game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Early August following a players' strike which cancelled two months of the season. There was a lot of mystery surrounding the game and how the fans would react to the players upon returning to action. What we got at the 1981 MLB All-Star Game was a lot of exciting action, plus a cameo for Morgana: The Kissing Bandit!It was also the first All-Star Game for several Hall of Famers, including Ozzie Smith and Andre

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41:40

Episode 569--The Magnificent Marble Machine

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2025/07/12

One thing all three of us enjoy is a good game of pinball. With the 50th anniversary of this show happening earlier this week, it was a natural for us to cover this show. What may have looked good on paper was not, for reasons ranging from the machine often broke down to the physics which made traditional pinball fun were non-existent.

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Episode 568--The Adventures of Superpup (1958 pilot)

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2025/07/10

In honor of the cinematic release of the new version of Superman, we look at a pilot that was sort of the spiritual successor to The Adventures of Superman, after its 6 season run. This is one of those pilots that makes you ask why, between the premise of the pilot, the creepy costumes, and the overall cheapness in quality. This time, we don't have a dog of a show for you. We have a superdog!

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01:37:23

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 15 - Georgia...

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2025/07/04

In honor of the 4th of July, we take a look at the go-home show for Georgia Championship Wrestling on SuperStation WTBS, before their big 4th of July show at the Omni in Atlanta. In this episode, we get to see Tommy Rich, Don Muraco. Paul Orndorff, Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen among others.We also get to see Gordon Solie conduct a face-to-face interview with NWA Champion Ric Flair and WWWF Champion Bob Backlund before their big Champion vs. Champion match at the Omni show. As if that wasn't enough,

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01:09:48

Episode 567--Goodnight Beantown

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2025/07/03

This time, we look at another anomaly that got cancelled despite good ratings like Bridget Loves Bernie. Maybe CBS cooked Goodnight Beantown because the network wanted to go a different route on Sunday nights. Maybe a single mother having relations with her neighbor/co-worker was a bit too much. Maybe it's because the penultimate episode ruined sexual tension between the two main characters. There is no definitive answer in our research.

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54:32

It Was a Thing on TV Presents: Before the Show VIII

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2025/06/30

In our newest edition of "Before the Show", we look at the Italian Bowl in Toledo and a hurdler having multiple wardrobe malfunctions in Segment 1.Then, in Segment 2, we are joined by Chico as we discuss the lack of ticket sales of Hulk Hogan's Real American Wrestling at Cleveland State, along with an update on Greg's progress on "Knots Landing", before talking about the selection of movies on Bounce.

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