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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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01:12:18

Episode 219--The 1981 Sears Tele-Shop Laserdisc Catalog

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/11/29

Laserdisc technology was new and hot in the early 80s. One time in 1981, Sears put out a catalog on laserdisc. We're not talking about it because of the technological innovations, nor are we here to talk about the general fashions of the day. We're primarily here to talk about one person, a key figure in this disc.

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01:49:29

Episode 218--The 1985 All-American Thanksgiving...

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2021/11/25

NBC wasn't the only network showing a parade on Thanksgiving 1985. CBS brought us parts of 5 different parades in its All-American Thanksgiving Parade, with TV stars in American locales including New York City, Detroit, Philadelphia, Hawaii, and...Toronto?! Each location had its own style, and some parades put more energy and creativity into their work than others.

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01:41:09

Into the Spidey Movieverse: Episode 5 – The Amazing...

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2021/11/24

It’s on again as Greg and Chico return with Into the Spidey Movieverse as they finish the two Amazing Spider-Man movies with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from 2014. Sony tried to set-up things in this movie that they ultimately could not cash in order to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the duo take a deep dive into this movie and what ultimately happened to the franchise. The two go over many things including Ghost Denis Leary, Jamie Foxx’s nerdy get-up, Dane DeHaan doing whatever the

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01:47:17

Episode 217--The 1985 Macy‘s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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2021/11/22

Happy Thanksgiving, pilgrims! We do our annual look at a Thanksgiving Day parade from the past by viewing the 1985 Macy's Parade. As always, we have bands, floats, and celebrities, but there was a little something extra as a postscript to this parade. It'll make you yell "Oh neat!" Just remember, the Paramus Toys'R'Us store is closed on Sundays.

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01:12:55

Episode 216--The Ghost Busters (1975 live action show)

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2021/11/18

One of the more fascinating and entertaining Saturday morning shows in the mid-70s was The Ghost Busters, starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch, who worked together in the 60s on F Troop. Unrelated to the movie franchise of the same name, it got a second life in the 80s thanks to that movie, but that's another episode. It was cancelled for a reason we haven't covered thus far on this show, but you'll have to listen to find out.

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01:27:48

Into the Spidey Movieverse: Episode 4 - The Amazing...

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2021/11/17

Greg and Chico are coming at you with the newest edition of Into the Spidey Movieverse this time covering The Amazing Spider-Man from 2012. A new story, a new Spider-Man, a new love interest and still Uncle Ben can't stop dying. The two go over the movie to see if this entry is as mediocre as most remember it being. Also discussed are Peter's sick basketball moves, the questionable police methods of Captain Stacy, Spider-Man web shooting criminals right in the balls, collectable Spider-Man masks

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Episode 215--Your Number‘s Up

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2021/11/15

Your Number's Up may be a blip on the map of television history, but it holds a place in our hearts. Nipsey Russell hosted it! All the geriatrics in Burbank loved it. Need we say more?

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02:18:48

Episode 214--The Jesse Ventura Story

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2021/11/11

Jesse Ventura did the improbable in 1998, being elected Minnesota's governor. Of course, someone had to jump over that story and create a made-for-TV movie. Unfortunately, little fact checking was done and many creative liberties were taken. And to add a creepy twist, this aired the same night as one of the most tragic events in pro wrestling history.

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01:26:02

Into the Spidey Movieverse: Episode 3 – Spider-Man 3...

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2021/11/10

Get on up and dance because Greg and Chico are here to deliver their thoughts on the conclusion to the Sam Raimi Trilogy by looking at Spider-Man 3 on this edition of Into the Spidey Movieverse. The duo discusses the many plots of this movie which include Harry’s amnesia, Mary Jane dealing with rejection, Eddie Brock being a real jerk, JJJ trying to weasel some little girl’s camera and Peter just wanting to dance under the influence of the symbiote.

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01:02:29

Episode 213--The Master

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2021/11/08

You voted on what show you wanted us to cover this week and we delivered. It's 1984 and NBC is riding high on The A-Team so, of course, they had to capitalize on that trend. Mix The A-Team with martial arts and you get The Master...sort of. It didn't work, getting the heave-ho off the schedule after 13 shows. But it did get immortalized somewhat thanks to Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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Minisode 14--Rob Tussin

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2021/11/06

One of our favorite shows from the mid-2000s was MXC: The Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. When the show debuted, it started with a bang...or is that an almost snap of someone's neck? One contestant called Rob Tussin tried making a glorious entrance but it almost ended in catastrophe. And he jumped right up and continued with the game!

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01:22:43

Episode 212--The Battle for the White House 2020...

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2021/11/04

Advertisers will try to sell you most anything. At the same time, buyers will purchase most anything. At least one of those statements is true when it came to a chess set related to the hotly-contested 2020 Presidential election. Yes, there was a chess set dedicated to a Presidential election and it had its own half-hour infomercial! When we saw this infomercial, we knew we had to talk about it.

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01:07:33

Into the Spidey Movieverse: Episode 2 – Spider-Man 2...

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2021/11/03

Greg and Chico are back to present the second episode of Into the Spidey Movieverse, this time they look at the middle chapter of the Raimi Trilogy in Spider-Man 2. Greg and Chico share their memories of the sequel along with talking about some of the key plot points of the movie which include Peter's troubles with trying to be Spider-Man while trying to MJ he loves her. Also the duo takes time to appreciate the greatness that is Alfred Molina as Doc Ock. Greg and Chico also talk about the

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Episode 211--Dan Rather on Election Night 2000 and 2004

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2021/11/01

Dan Rather is one of the most respected newsmen in media history. However on two election nights, Rather went off the rails with some of his commentaries and metaphors. We look back at some of the highlights from the Election Nights of 2000 and 2004. Election Night Dan Rather Quotes - https://www.liveabout.com/funny-dan-ratherisms-4067687

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01:42:48

Episode 158–High School U.S.A. (1983 TV movie)...

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2021/10/30

It's finally here the Director's Cut of one of our favorite episodes. The 1983 NBC TV Movie "High School U.S.A." featuring Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Anthony Edwards, Crystal Bernard and Todd Bridges leading an all-star cast ...... and Tom Villard. We've got fifteen minutes of new material for this Director's Cut. Just hope Otto's Robot doesn't steal any of your change to use in the soda machine while you listen.

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01:03:18

Episode 210--The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

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2021/10/28

We wrap up our Halloween trifecta of shows with some humor, straight from the minds at Saturday Night Live. In 2016, David S. Pumpkins appeared on a Halloween sketch. He proved to be so popular that he got his own half-hour special the following year. ANY QUESTIONS?!?!

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Into the Spidey Movieverse: Episode 1 – Spider-Man...

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2021/10/27

On the first official episode of Into the Spidey Movieverse as we lead up to “Spider-Man: Far From Home” coming out in December, Greg and Chico look back on the first Spider-Man movie from 2002 directed by Sam Raimi. They discuss some of their favorite scenes and moments from the film along with talking about giant life-size statues of Spider-Man that you could win at Blockbuster. Also on what other podcast will you hear a discussion about Superbit DVD’s? So if you’re something of a scientist

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Episode 209--Dead of Night

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2021/10/25

Our Halloween Trifecta of Terror continues with a one-off three-part anthology from 1977 titled Dead of Night. Overall, it is pretty insignificant, though some big names were involved with it. However, the first story does star one of our favorites, a young Ed Begley Jr.

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01:33:05

Episode 208--Kolchak: The Night Stalker

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2021/10/21

We start our Halloween 2021 extravaganza with what might be considered the ultimate short-lived cult classic. Kolchak: The Night Stalker has been remade several times, became a comic book series, and is a progenitor to similar later shows, but its original series only lasted a season. With a celeb-laden line-up, what happened?

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Into the Spidey Movieverse Pilot

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2021/10/20

For the first time on the It Was a Thing on TV Podbean feed, Greg and Chico bring you their monthly podcast from Place to be Nation POP on the Spider-Man movie franchise to get you ready for Spider-Man: No Way Home in December. Greg and Chico in this series will recap and review each of the nine movies released since 2002 that feature either Spider-Man or Spider-Man related characters that have been featured on the silver screen. In the pilot episode to get you ready for the series, Greg and Chico

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