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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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01:05:35

Episode 281--Lady Blue

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/20

It's another police procedural from the 80s, but this one's different; it has a female lead. And a very big gun. And she wasn't afraid to use it. Lady Blue was one of the most violent shows on TV at that time. Alas, it ran for 14 episodes amongst tough competition.

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01:06:26

Episode 280--Women in Prison

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/16

FOX was the newcomer on the block in 1987, specifically when it came to primetime programming. They threw a lot of stuff against the wall, to see if much stuck. Women in Prison was one such program that just didn't click. But that theme song!

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01:11:51

Episode 279--Street Hawk

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/13

It's 1985. NBC has a little show called Knight Rider and CBS has Airwolf, while ABC has neither. Give an LAPD cop a high-powered motorcycle during his time off-the-clock and he's ABC's response--Street Hawk, another show that was more popular overseas than domestically.

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01:58:31

Episode 278--Poison Ivy (1985 TV movie)

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/09

It's viewer request time again! You wanted us to watch this sort-of spiritual successor to High School U.S.A. (Episode 158) and we did! Why did this movie about a summer camp originally air in the not-so summer month of February 1985? We know why it reran in July 1985, besides it was summer.

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It Was a Thing on TV Presents (06.08.22)

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/08

In an experimental solo episode that Greg does somewhat live from his car after work, Greg talks about the shows he's been watching so far as the summer starts to heat up. Greg talks about the new season of Stranger Things along with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. He also talks about how he thinks the finale of Barry Season 3 will go down. Afterwards, Greg looks ahead talking about future episodes of the podcast along with memories of playing NES including Bases Loaded, Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball

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01:09:00

Episode 277--What a Country!

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/06

It's the mid-80s, the Cold War rages on, and a comedian from Soviet Russia makes it big with appearances on Carson and on the stand-up circuit, and as a semi-regular on Night Court. In 1986, he got his own vehicle, What a Country! Listen to who was cast as the macho ex-Marine turned principal.

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01:32:49

Episode 276--The WTF Prizes of Press Your Luck

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/06/02

"The Whammy" is your guide to one more episode related to Press Your Luck. This time, Greg and Mike talk about some of the oddball prizes from all versions of Press Your Luck, including the current version, Whammy!, and the one-off Game Show Marathon episode.

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42:06

Episode 275--Second Chance (1977)

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2022/05/30

One of our favorite revivals in recent years is returning for a 4th season. This week, both shows are related to Press Your Luck. To start, we look at the OG version, 6 years before the popular 80s version. Second Chance had no whammies, had a boring board, had a weird question structure, and lasted a little over 4 months in 1977 on ABC.

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Episode 274--The Noid

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/28

In the mid-80s, the pizza wars fueled up between primarily Pizza Hut and Domino's. Pizza Hut had a successful campaign aimed at students, with the Book It! project. Domino's promoted fast and hot delivery, and incorporated a Claymation spokesfiend named The Noid.

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59:54

Live Show 16--Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season...

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/27

In the most recent taping session, we brought up Jonathan Frakes and the cult classic Late 90's/Early 2000's FOX show "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction". In this special live show, Greg presents an episode featuring three potential show Hall of Famers in the five stories in this Season 2 episode. At the end of the episode, Mike and Chico will determine if these five stories pass the smell test. Since this is a live show there were some problems with Mike's speaker system where the show audio was

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01:14:19

Episode 273--Here’s Boomer

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/26

NBC is on a slow rebound in 1980, after all the catastrophes we have talked about during 1979. The powers that be decided imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, creating their own show similar to the Benji franchise from that era. Here's Boomer was an anthology about a dog crossing the country, helping people in need. While very family-friendly, the show didn't get enough eyes to see this show.

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01:42:32

Episode 272--The Famous Teddy Z

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/23

It's almost Greg's birthday and this is his Money in the Bank show. A very young Jon Cryer plays the titular character in this show, as someone who goes from working in a mail room to being a big-time agent.

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Episode 271--Turnabout

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2022/05/21

Schuckapalooza ends with one of the most forgettable shows we have ever covered. Despite very little video available, Turnabout is one of the most painful series we have recapped, from the awkward premise to story lines which are ridiculous and even somewhat sexist. John Schuck and Sharon Gless deserved so much better.

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01:31:01

Episode 270--The Munsters Today

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2022/05/19

Schuckapalooza forges on with this reboot of a 1960s classic with our hero this week playing Herman Munster, a role made famous by Fred Gwynne. In this sequel series, the Munster family wakes up from a 22-year sleep and has to mostly deal with Grandpa's crappy inventions.

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Episode 269--Holmes and Yoyo

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/16

This week, we're having our own Schuckapalooza, covering three series starring underrated character actor John Schuck. We start with Schuck playing a robotic police officer in the 13-week wonder Holmes and Yoyo.

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Episode 268--I’m a Big Girl Now

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/12

Soap was riding high in 1980. Its producers gave who would likely be the 6th most popular cast member on that show her own vehicle, with a cast that includes a comedy icon and a future comedy icon. I'm a Big Girl Now was one (season) and done.

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01:09:50

Episode 267--Jason of Star Command

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/09

Outer space science fiction was everywhere in the late 70s--in your movie theater, on public television, in primetime, even on Saturday mornings. The crew at Filmation gave us their take on space adventures with Jason of Star Command, which featured a veteran from an outer space classic.

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Episode 266--I Married Dora

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/07

McCormick from Hardcastle and McCormick and Audrey Griswold #3 star in a sitcom about marrying someone to ensure they aren't deported from the country. Of course, hilarity ensues. The best moment of the show came at the very end of the final episode, when everybody knew the writing was on the wall.

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01:34:32

Episode 265--Saturday Night Live Season 11 (1985-86)

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2022/05/05

Marvel Month concludes with possibly the second-worst season of SNL ever. We talked about probably the worst season of SNL on episode 97, about the 1980-81 era. Now, we look at the 1985-86 season, a transition season of sorts, when most of the cast lasted just this one season if not less, and the writers lasted just as long, ushering in one of the best eras in the show's lengthy history.

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Episode 264--Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!

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2022/05/02

Marvel Month nears its end with one of the more recent shows this podcast has covered. Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier and others showed a lot of promise when this debuted, but the plug was quickly pulled at Netflix. Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! was just a bland comedy which relied on many tropes.

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