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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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01:38:30

Episode 310--Whew! Revisited

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2022/09/29

Our 4th show revisited is a show that was beloved among fans for decades, which unexpectedly turned up on BUZZR in 2021. Before then, roughly 15 episodes were available. We felt we needed to revisit this classic since we now know much more about Whew!

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Episode 309--Half Nelson

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2022/09/26

NBC might have made a big comeback in the mid-1980s, but there was one huge weakness for them--Friday nights at 9 PM against shows like Benson and Dallas. Half Nelson was another Friday at 9 victim, succumbing after a month and a half. But it had a lot of big names!

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01:59:19

Live Show 24–Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

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2022/09/25

Greg and Chico's livewatches of the original Star Trek movies continue as they join Kirk and company in The Search for Spock. In this journey to the Genesis planet we meet Klingon Doc Brown, Captain James B. Sikking and Phil Morris (wait, what?). Enjoy as we see the events that made John Schuck say that those Starfleet regulations were outrageous!

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Minisode 21--SNL Funny Cars at Worcester Centrum

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2022/09/24

Next week, Saturday Night Live starts it's 48th season on NBC. In this special minisode we look back at a weird commercial parody making fun of monster truck shows where those boring funny cars turn out in the ad to be sentient beings able to achieve perpetual motion. Sadly those monster trucks are not amused by what these funny cars manage to accomplish.

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Episode 308--Mindreaders

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2022/09/22

As we've said many times, NBC in 1979 was desperate for anything that would draw eyes. Mindreaders was helmed by a former NBC primetime personality, trying to capitalize on an ESP craze at the time. If only the people behind this show had ESP and could see this show not lasting all that long...

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43:34

Episode 307--Split Personality

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2022/09/19

This week, both episodes are previous entries from BUZZR's annual "Lost and Found" marathon, which usually happens this time of year. (No details about this year's marathon, BUZZR?) The week starts with a show from the 1950s, hosted by podcast favorite Tom Poston. Split Personality didn't last long, though it technically aired in the 50s and 60s.

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Episode 306--Captain Power and the Soldiers of the...

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2022/09/15

35 years ago, a series blended gritty stories, wartime allegories, and cutting edge special effects. If it wasn’t the violence that people were against, it was the toy tie-ins. A show that was ahead of its time could not have come at a worse time. Prepare for the Metal Wars as we talk about Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.

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01:11:36

Episode 305--Good Morning, Miss Bliss

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2022/09/12

We revisit school briefly for this episode. Before Saved by the Bell, some of its characters were in a short-lived Disney Channel show set in a middle school in Indianapolis. Good Morning, Miss Bliss was a precursor to the popular series from the 80s and 90s. One thing remained the same: Zack Morris is trash.

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01:34:40

Live Show 23–Obi-Wan Kenobi - Episodes 5 & 6

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2022/09/11

Greg and Chico finish the final two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ as they look to see if Obi-Wan can protect Luke and Leia before the Empire does and the answer is ................ well, obviously yes, because you know what happens later on. But hey prepare yourself for the most why the hell were you in that place the whole time? cameo at the end of Episode 6. Timecodes in case you are following the episodes along with us on Disney+. Episode 5 - 4:08 (Start the stream at 0:03 in the

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01:07:30

Live Show 22–Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season...

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2022/09/10

Mike, Greg and Chico are back for their second livewatch of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. We watch another episode from Season 2 as Jonathan Frakes shows us stories about a retiring pro wrestler, a haunting VHS tape, a woman haunted by the ghost of her dead mother at a clothing store, an insurance scam and an escaping prisoner. Play along with Mike and Chico as they determine what is truth and what is downright bullfunky. "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season 2, Episode 4" (Full Episode) -

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01:32:47

Episode 304--The T.Ocho Show

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2022/09/08

Tonight (September 8) is the start to the National Football League season and we mark the occasion with a look at a short-lived reality/discussion show starring the two biggest diva football players of the early 2010s. Also, Mike tries taking their Twitter handle and...hilarity ensues.

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01:34:31

Episode 303--Star Trek: The Animated Series

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2022/09/05

Later this week is Star Trek Day, and we're talking about what is considered a continuation of the original series, done four years after the original's cancellation. Is this true Star Trek canon? Judge for yourself as we dive into Star Trek: The Animated Series.

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Live Show 21–Friday Night Lights: Season 1, Episode 1

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2022/09/03

In honor of the start of High School and College Football, Greg and Chico look at the Pilot episode of "Friday Night Lights" from 2006 as they look at and examine the cast of characters that surround the Dillon Panthers football team. Also, we're here for that Mack Brown cameo in the middle of the episode with Coach Taylor.

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01:21:01

Episode 302--Teachers Only

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2022/09/01

We wrap up our annual Back to School week by turning the tables, focusing not on a TV show about the students, but rather the educators themselves. Teachers Only had a short first season, but underwent a major overhaul of the cast (and even a new theme) for a slightly longer second season.

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01:04:36

Episode 301--Ferris Bueller (1990 series)

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2022/08/29

It's back to school week! We start this week talking about why some movies should not make the transition to TV shows. Ferris Bueller had very little in common with the movie, and the title character makes that known in the first 2 minutes of the pilot. But it did have Jennifer Aniston.

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01:49:01

Episode 300--Automan Revisited

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2022/08/25

This is it! We have reached another milestone, this time looking back at the show covered in the second half of episode 3. Unlike the first time, Chico is with us this time and thankfully can make the trip with us to Zippers?!?! Also, Greg has a major announcement which is truly a game changer. What is the major announcement? You have to listen to Episode 300 and find out!

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01:35:34

Episode 299--Manimal Revisited

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2022/08/22

In our second 'revisited' episode, we go back to the first half of episode 3 and take a second look at the short-lived NBC perennial bomb Manimal. We get deeper into the show, the guests, and we have Chico present this time around.

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02:12:23

Live Show 20–Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...

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2022/08/20

Greg and Chico continue their livewatches of the original Star Trek movies as they look at what is regarded as the best Trek movie in The Wrath of KHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Just a note this livewatch will be looking at the Director's Cut of the movie and not the Theatrical Cut. If you have the Director's Cut of the movie on either DVD, Blu-ray or Digital, Greg will give you instructions at the start on how to follow along with the episode.

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01:01:15

Episode 298--Hometown Commercials, Volume 3

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2022/08/18

On episode 98, we gave you Hometown Commercials. On episode 202, we gave you a second helping. They're back for 298, more of the local commercials that are so bad, they're good. In the third edition we are introduced to new favorites including a man who sells gold, another lawyer, a taxidermist and a guy who wants to get serious about selling you windows. Horrible Insurance Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l0ZmTLdy-A Hoot Wireless - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DMt3OMwArU Go

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01:12:17

Episode 297--The CBS Friday Night Block Party (Meego...

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2022/08/15

In 1997, CBS took the bold steps of putting together a 2-hour comedy block on Friday nights versus ABC's TGIF, and even took two of TGIF's stalwarts in the process. The two former TGIF shows were on its last legs. We're here to talk about the two original shows to the Block Party--Meego and The Gregory Hines Show.

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