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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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Minisode 6–KXAS NBC-5's Live Coverage of Nolan Ryan's...

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/05/01

Today marks the 30th Anniversary of Nolan Ryan's 7th and final No-Hitter for the Texas Rangers against the Toronto Blue Jays at Arlington Stadium. On that night for some odd reason the game wasn't carried locally in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, however the local NBC station in Dallas thought it would be a good idea to carry the 9th inning live on-air to start the 10 O'Clock News. Enjoy as we listen in on this strange simulcast and explain the strange story as to why this occurred which wasn't

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01:31:42

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

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2021/04/29

NBC's young stars came out to shine in this NBC TV movie, which also acted as a reunion of sorts for two other much older TV shows. It was had star power, it was funny, it had too many plots, and most importantly, it has a connection to our pilot month. Stay tuned... (Note this is best enjoyed while watching the movie on YouTube, starting at about the 26:55 mark in the episode. We give about an hour of commentary while watching the movie.)

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Episode 157--Mockingbird Lane (2012 pilot)

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2021/04/26

Around Halloween 2012, a pilot to a rebooted version of The Munsters aired. If you were expecting campy humor that worked in the 1960s, you're solely mistaken. Mockingbird Lane was a very dark comedy which was not your Munsters from 50 years ago.

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01:26:12

Episode 4–Jennifer Slept Here (Remastered)

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2021/04/25

Our next episode in the remastered series is the final episode of our initial series of shows covering 1983 NBC with Jennifer Slept Here. Two noteable things as of April of 2021 it's the only episode with a guest in Kris Lane and the only time Greg has not appeared in an episode (although he explains why in the cold open before the start of the remastered episode). Anyways, here's hoping one day you see the most beautiful woman in the world who previously was making a living (get it?).

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56:37

Episode 156--The 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards

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2021/04/22

1977 was a big year in science fiction movies, thanks to two little movies called Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Those films might have been the big winners that night, but The 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards also gave us one of the most memorable performances in history.

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41:38

Episode 155--K-9 and Company (1981 aired pilot)

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2021/04/19

Doctor Who has had its fair share of successful spinoffs. One whose pilot aired but didn't get picked up was K-9 and Company in 1981 at the Beeb. It looked good and they brought back Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith for it, but something happened...

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Episode 3–Manimal and Automan (Remastered)

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2021/04/18

It's the second edition in the remastered series of our early episodes. This time we go back at Episode 3 where Mike and Greg looked at two of Glen Larson's 1983 outings Manimal and Automan. Listen as Greg enjoys the greatness of Simon McCorkindale and his Falcon as Mike shakes his head while they visit a little place called ZIPPERS?!?! BTW, Cursor is still a little pervert.

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Episode 154–S.O.S. Titanic

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2021/04/15

With today being the 109th Anniversary of the sinking of the legendary ship, we take a look at S.O.S. Titanic. A made-for-TV movie that aired on ABC in 1979 which until it's Blu-ray/DVD release last year hadn't been seen by many in it's original broadcast length. It's a star-studded TV movie featuring David Warner, Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, Cloris Leachman, David Janssen and Susan St. James (UH-OH!). S.O.S. Titanic Movie Promo (KSAS FOX-24 Wichita) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOf01rd7BUs

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Episode 153--TKO (1989 pilot)

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2021/04/12

Does this remind you of anything? Does this remind you of many things? Mark Goodson's last original format, TKO was a little bit of a number of shows, from Jeopardy! to Blockbusters to Couch Potatoes.

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46:44

Episode 2–Mr. Smith (Remastered)

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2021/04/11

We at It Was a Thing on TV are happy to announce we are improving the audio quality of some of our early episodes. So if you've started listening to us recently, it's a good chance for you to hear how the show has evolved to what it is now. For the first remastered episode, we go back to the second episode of the podcast when we covered Mr. Smith. This episode is historic as it's the first appearance of Chico on the podcast and the first time Greg ever did the RAWR! Seriously, Paramount+ please put

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Episode 152--The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006 pilot)

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2021/04/08

It's time for some revisionist history on a sci-fi channel with The Amazing Screw-On Head. A star-studded cast couldn't get this out of pilot stage. Maybe it was ahead of its time?

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Episode 151--The Nerd (1989 NBC pilot)

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2021/04/05

Pilot Month 2 continues with a show submitted just based on its ridiculous open. It may have been the most entertaining part of The Nerd, a pilot for NBC done in 1989 which aired on the network. It didn't air in 1989, though.

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01:17:53

Episode 120–The Video Game Show, Part 2: Electric...

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2021/04/04

As an Easter gift to you our fans, we present our third Director's Cut episodes originally released on Place to be Nation POP for you to enjoy. This time we bring to you the Director's Cut of The Video Game Show, Part 2. We've added fifteen minutes of additional material in this episode as we go in-depth on some of the questionable choices for helmets in ABC Monday Night Football on Super NES along with looking at YouTube playthroughs of The Price is Right for DOS and Thunder in Paradise on

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Episode 150--Not Another High School Show

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2021/04/01

A favorite movie of ours from 2001 was Not Another Teen Movie. So what happened when Comedy Central tried bringing it to the small screen six years later? It was an unorganized mess which was nowhere as entertaining as the movie. One plus is it had numerous stars, in 2007 and in the future.

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Episode 149--Legends of the Superheroes

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/03/29

If you took a short nap back in 1979, you likely missed this two episode wonder. It was like Superfriends became a live action show with a horrible laugh track. If you thought the laugh track was bad, wait until you hear about the production values.

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01:25:41

Episode 148–WrestleMania 2

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2021/03/25

It's the second of our two wrestling themed episode this week. In 1986, the World Wrestling Federation held the sequel to the first WrestleMania and tried to top that event's success holding it in three different venues and jamming it with celebrities all over the place. Join us as we talk about the color commentary of Susan St. James (UH-OH!) and the expert boxing judging of G. Gordon Liddy.

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Episode 147--Quantum Leap, Heart of a Champion - July...

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2021/03/22

It's a week of wrestling episodes, starting off with a very special episode of Quantum Leap where Sam leaps into a wrestler's body in the deep south and takes one for the (tag) team.

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Episode 146--Married for Life

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2021/03/20

Married with Children lasted over 10 years and 259 episodes in the United States. When it was exported to the UK as Married for Life, it lasted 7 episodes, utilizing the same scripts as the original version, modified with British references. Talk about another show which got lost in translation.

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Episode 145--Coupling (US)

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2021/03/18

This is our first of two "Lost in Translation" episodes, covering popular shows which failed in other countries. This time, we look at the import from the UK, Coupling, which was to be the next big thing after Friends, but was off the schedule after just 4 episodes.

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Episode 144--The Story of the Crichton (Alabama)...

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2021/03/15

This leprechaun story was one of the first viral YouTube videos, from back in 2006. This story got significant media attention and was soon spoofed on shows including Key and Peele and South Park. Was it really a leprechaun? Find out in this St. Patrick's Day special! Bob and Dan (BAD) Radio Dallas: "Dan Finds The Leprechaun" - https://www.theunticket.com/dan-finds-the-leprechaun/ The REAL Story Behind The Alabama Leprechaun (wavywebsurf) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJcz37ERPKQ

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