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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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01:18:30

Episode 143--The Golden Palace

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/03/11

It looked good on paper. Minus Dorothy, it was, for the most part, its predecessor. But hoo boy, Urkel roflstomped The Golden Palace into foreclosure.

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01:15:19

Episode 142--The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/03/08

Happy Mario Day this Wednesday! (Get it, MAR10?) We pay our respects to this non-holiday by looking at the unforgettable Super Mario Bros. Super Show! One of us never watched this on Fridays for reasons. Just a note there were some audio issues during the recording of this and the next episode with hot mics, they've mostly been fixed in post, but they'll show up at a few points here and there.

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45:05

Episode 141--You Don't Know Jack

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/03/04

It was to be Paul Reubens' bounce back role after Pee Wee's Playhouse was cancelled. You Don't Know Jack is but a blip in TV history, a deviation from what TV audiences were used to seeing. Mike used his Money in the Bank on this and by the end of this episode, he regrets selecting this show.

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58:38

Episode 140--Ace Crawford...Private Eye

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/03/01

Tim Conway is a legend but it seems he's only best known for The Carol Burnett Show and Dorf on Golf. One of his post-Burnett flops is Ace Crawford...Private Eye, a detective show in a similar vein to Police Squad!, but with a horrible laugh track.

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55:00

Episode 139--To Tell the Truth, 1980 version

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2021/02/25

To Tell the Truth is seemingly eternal, having been on television every decade since the 1950s. We look at the 80s version, which didn't last long despite some quality central characters and visits from numerous old friends on the panel. We also make a plea for Betty White to get on a game show before she turns 100.

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01:16:34

Episode 138--The Powers of Matthew Star

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2021/02/22

This show tried to be something at first, but then the format changed halfway through its only season. Apparently the only power Matthew Star had was to become a footnote in history. But hey, at least we got Louis Gossett Jr. on this show.

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01:10:40

Episode 137--The Alliance of American Football

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2021/02/19

There have been numerous attempts at football outside of the NFL season. None exist any longer. A recent attempt in 2019 was the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which we remember fondly. Listen as we blame the owner of Chico’s favorite hockey team for the demise of the league. 5 Ridiculous Stories from the last days of the AAF (FlemLo Raps) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZI0Sam7gGI

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12:52

Minisode 5--The Barack Obama Commemorative Gold Plate...

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/02/18

We continue the President's Day theme by looking at a commercial for an inaugural keepsake. There's something about a gold plated commemorative plate of Barack Obama which we find odd.

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55:05

Episode 136--Lil' Bush

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/02/15

We thought Lil' Bush would be a fair topic for a President's Day episode. Boy, were we wrong. For the most part, this aged like bad cheese. What seemed like a good idea in the 2000s ended up having a very short shelf life, running on one-note political gags from 15 years ago. We apologize in advance.

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30:28

Episode 135--Bzzz!

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/02/12

The Valentine's Day week tribute continues with a fun little game that didn't have the run it deserved, the late-90s Annie Wood speed dating game Bzzz!

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48:38

Episode 134--Goddess of Love

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/02/08

Vanna White was everywhere in the late 80s--Wheel of Fortune twice a day, touring the country by train, a best-selling writer, and scantily clad in an adult magazine. NBC tried to capitalize on her success with a made-for-TV movie starring Vanna called Goddess of Love, which was downright bad.

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02:17:28

Episode 133–Super Bowl Shuffle Parodies and Knockoffs

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2021/02/04

In 1985, the Chicago Bears earned a place in pop culture history with their iconic song and music video during their Super Bowl winning season. Over the years, several teams and companies outside of football have tried to replicate the Bears magic with not much success. We cover a variety of these songs in the longest episode of the podcast yet! The Patriots & We - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEOj-IoIgXo L.A. Rams Ram It Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZO8Zeye5K0 Washington Thanks

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38:49

Episode 132--The Super Bowl XXIII halftime show,...

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/02/01

It's the week of The Big Game! You know which one, that Superb Owl. Like last year, we're looking back at something regarding that event. The 1989 edition had a halftime show which wasn't the marching bands or Up With People from years past. It also hadn't reached the era of epic musicians. Instead, it was magic tricks and 50s music, all in glorious 3D.

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29:34

Episode 131--"Mr. Food" Art Ginsburg

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2021/01/28

Famous TV chefs include Julia Child, "The Galloping Gourmet" Graham Kerr, and "The Frugal Gourmet" Jeff Smith. One chef whose legacy is as good as the above people but wasn't as big of a name is Art Ginsburg, who went by the moniker "Mr. Food." We spend this installment looking at the career of this underrated icon, as well as some of the secrets to his 90-second cooking segments.

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01:03:06

Episode 130--It Was a Thing on TV with Trading Cards

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2021/01/25

I'll trade you my Fonzie for your Vinny Barbarino! We offer a primer to TV trading cards, a smattering of shows which made their way to cardboard, and what types of cards are available nowadays.

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28:55

Episode 129–WBNB-TV

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2021/01/21

From 1961 to 1989, CBS affiliate WBNB-TV served TV audiences in the U.S. Virgin Islands with an eclectic mix of programming. Sadly the station went dark permanently due to Hurricane Hugo, but the station's legacy lives on YouTube thanks to an ex-employee who saved various clips from the station. YouTube Channel of Ex-WBNB Employee Matt Locker https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw88tiXi8FAPoHMUagJfqsg

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01:06:24

Episode 128--Saturday Supercade

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2021/01/18

Who didn't love cartoons and video games in the early 80s? Pac Man was successful. But the anthology with cartoons of Pitfall, Space Ace, and Kangaroo? Not as much. We talk about the cartoon cavalcade called Saturday Supercade in this installment.

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10:56

Minisode 4–Don Johnson's Heartbeat Music Video

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2021/01/16

The 1980's was the age of MTV and Miami Vice. So naturally the star of Miami Vice, Don Johnson would try his hand at music with an album called Heartbeat. The song from the album of the same name would be featured on MTV and it's one of the weirdest music videos we've ever seen. Follow along to the video at this link as we do a live watch of it. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CR4lSORZ_Q

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Episode 127--Trivia Trap

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2021/01/14

When is a right answer not a right answer? When it's a trap! That was the original premise of Trivia Trap. Once that format was viewed as flawed, most of the game changed. It didn't help; the show was gone in 6 months.

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01:21:14

Episode 126--Oh Madeline

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2021/01/11

Oh Madeline had plenty of quality guests, the versatile and multi-talented Madeline Kahn, and had its moments. It also had three unique theme songs and was revamped in its sole season. It was Carsey-Werner's first TV series, before they hit it big a year later with The Cosby Show.

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