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The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network

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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Episode 207--Casino Royale (1954 episode of Climax!)

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2021/10/18

Recently, the 25th James Bond cinematic release hit theaters. But would you believe there was a James Bond, er, Jimmy Bond to grace the small screen before Sean Connery? In 1954, the CBS anthology series Climax! had an episode based on the Ian Fleming work Casino Royale.

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Episode 206--Too Many Cooks

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2021/10/14

Simultaneously one of the most brilliant things on TV the last decade and one of the most bizarre, Too Many Cooks aired in the dead of night on Adult Swim. Within days, it was viral and repeated often. We offer a live commentary while watching the show and get into details about some of the production, and what happened to some of the actors and actresses.

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Episode 20–WWTBAM? wannabes from 2000 (Remastered)

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2021/10/13

It's the final edition of the It Was a Thing on TV remastered series and we're closing it with a look back at Episode 20 and the attempts to capitalize on the success of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? back in 2000. We look at It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, Winning Lines and the 2000 version of Twenty-One. The gang talks about the greatness of the Wonderwall on Winning Lines and Mike talks about the time he auditioned for Twenty-One back in late 1999.

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Episode 205--Musical Chairs

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2021/10/11

It only lasted 19 weeks but 1975's Musical Chairs was a landmark television program, as it was the first game show with an African-American emcee, in Adam Wade. It also had a fun theme song, a great cast of guests, and the cushy time slot after Match Game 75. It was also recorded at The Ed Sullivan Theater!

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01:10:50

Live Show 9--The Legends of the Hidden Temple (2021)...

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2021/10/11

This is one show we have been anticipating for some time. Greg (for 20 or so minutes), Chico, and Mike watch the debut episode of the Legends of the Hidden Temple reboot. Since it is a live show and we like keeping as much of the show intact as possible, you'll hear the same technical difficulties we experienced.

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Minisode 13--Turn-On

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2021/10/09

Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was TV's most popular show in 1969. The people behind it tried capitalizing on its popularity with a related show called Turn-On. There were instant regrets, as ABC turned it off before the first episode aired in full.

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01:14:35

Episode 204--The MLB vs. celebrities softball game...

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2021/10/07

We're going to the ballpark for this installment, as some of 1967's brightest Major League Baseball players went against celebrities back in the day on the softball diamond, with some very special celebrities handling the duties behind the mic and two legends acting as managers.

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Episode 19–Super Jeopardy! and Monopoly (Remastered)

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2021/10/06

The next-to-last edition of the It Was a Thing on TV remastered series looks at one of ABC's first experiments with summer game shows back in 1990 with Super Jeopardy! and Monopoly. This episode has it all four player Jeopardy! games, stories of when Mike and Chico faced off against form Jeopardy! champions, Monopoly's way too complicated ruleset and the lady who played Lumpy in the Star Wars Holiday Special!

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01:29:43

Episode 203--American Gladiators ripoffs

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2021/10/04

Recently, word came out that American Gladiators is being rebooted...again. By coincidence, we had this show slotted for this week in our schedule. We talk about 4 shows which tried riding the coattails of the Gladiators--Knights and Warriors, Blade Warriors, Battledome, and Wild West Showdown. There are other shows of varying success we mention at the end. Put on your Spandex and get ready to take down some larger than life figures in this installment. 2:43 Knights and Warriors 32:50 Blade

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Episode 202--Hometown Commercials, Volume 2

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2021/09/30

We've scoured the Internet and found more of the crazy, cheap, and just bad local commercials, enough for this second helping. From Dirt Cheap Liquor to our personal favorite Crazy Gideon, these ads have gone viral for a reason. NOTE: There may be some flaky audio briefly in a few parts of this episode. Frankie and Johnny Furniture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7jC57GuZM Dirt Cheap Liquor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1jbS6VJYEU Horrible Insurance Commercial -

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01:02:52

Episode 18–First Night 2013 (Remastered)

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2021/09/29

In the latest edition of the remastered series we look back to our New Year's Eve 2019 episode. We look at one of the biggest television disasters of all-time in First Night 2013 presented by Jamie Kennedy. Enjoy as we talk about a lot of very 2012-ish things in this episode like Psy, Angry Birds, the Mitt Romney 47% tape and that Pepsi commercial with Drew Brees and One Direction.

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01:09:24

Episode 201--The Video Game Show, Part 3: The Final...

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2021/09/27

One of our most popular series of shows is back for a third (and final?) installment. The three of us look at more video game adaptions of TV shows, one going back almost 40 years. Grab your controller and press start on The Video Game Show, Part 3.

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01:06:40

Episode 200--The Weird Al Show

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2021/09/23

This is it! The big 2-0-0! We look back at a great, short-lived show from the late 90s with a great cast of characters and array of guests, which got mishandled by the network during a time when there was a push towards educational and informational television on Saturday mornings.

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Episode 17–Mystery Diners (Remastered)

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2021/09/22

It's time to release the drone in the newest edition of the It Was a Thing on TV remastered series as we go back to our Christmas 2019 episode covering the Food Network series (Charles Stiles) Mystery Diners. We cover some of our favorite moments of (Charles Stiles) Mystery Diners including drag queen trivia shows, a grilled cheese eating contest and memorabilia mishaps in a diner.

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Episode 199--Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

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2021/09/20

It's listener request time! We received a request to cover Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa months ago, and we finally found a spot for it on our schedule. When a comet lands in the Old West, the end result is anthropomorphic cows. Enjoy their adventures in this ABC cartoon from the early 90s.

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01:47:46

Episode 198--Fall TV Campaigns

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2021/09/16

The new Fall TV season is here! We're looking back at some classic Fall TV campaigns from the different networks, from reaching to the stars to insisting that we should all be there.

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Episode 16–The Star Wars Holiday Special (Remastered)

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2021/09/15

It's time to fight the frizzies in the newest edition of the It Was a Thing on TV Remastered series. This time we go back to Episode 16 and the Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978 on CBS. Relive Harvey Korman pouring a drink over a hole in his head, an alien chef with multiple arms, the debut of Boba Fett and whatever the hell Itchy was viewing in his helmet.

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Episode 197--Jeopardy! ties

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2021/09/13

The 38th season of Jeopardy! begins tonight and we felt it appropriate to talk about show rarities over the years. We discuss various oddball tied games over the years, specifically games where contestants tied at zero or games in which a tiebreaker was used.

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Episode 196--Saved by the Bell: The College Years

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2021/09/11

Screech, Slater, and Zack have all graduated from Bayside. What's up next for the recent grads? College, of course. They're up to their usual mischief with the occasional familiar face and some new faces. And most importantly, Bob Golic.

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01:05:24

Episode 195--Major Charles Ingram

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2021/09/09

20 years ago this week, a game show scandal broke in the UK, as Major Charles Ingram, his wife, and another contestant collaborated and coughed their way to £1,000,000. The trio later went to trial over the matter. Listen to this episode and judge for yourself whether the money was hard earned or hardly earned.

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