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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 55--Lookwell

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2020/05/04

Considered by some to be the best show which never made it to TV, Lookwell is a brilliant cop show spoof done by Lorne Michaels, Robert Smigel, and a young Conan O'Brien. You can view this pilot at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQ3HbB0c8Y.

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Episode 54--Mr. Ed (2004 pilot)

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2020/04/30

This is exhibit A on why classic shows should not be rebooted. Mr. Ed was piloted in 2004 for FOX but like almost anything on FOX, this show had an edgy FOX twist. Also, the computer graphics in this show were horrible, even for 2004. You can see this pilot at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5IBEMoUR0.

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Episode 53--Where's Rodney?

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2020/04/26

We continue our look at pilots with the NBC entry from 1990, Where's Rodney?, where Rodney Dangerfield plays a confused teenager's confidant. You can see this pilot with commercials at https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kk335.

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Episode 52--Infiltrator

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2020/04/23

Next up in our cavalcade of unsold pilots is a sci-fi show not unlike previous installment Automan. A pre-Quantum Leap Scott Bakula is merged with a probe to become Infiltrator.

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Episode 51--The High Court with Doug Benson

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2020/04/20

In honor of 420, we present you with submission #420. The High Court with Doug Benson was like any other court show with a marijuana twist. Blink and you missed it because it went up in smoke fast.

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52:47

Episode 50--Tag Team

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2020/04/16

Combine wrestling with a cop show and what do you get? You get a show which almost made ABC's lineup in the early 90s, Tag Team. You can watch the episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Gf3gXvZ-k and follow along with this installment. We even included commentary about the commercials.

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Episode 49--Greg the Bunny

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2020/04/13

In an episode which is sort of timely with Easter just happening, we look at a world where puppets and humans coexist on Greg the Bunny.

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Episode 48--Malcolm

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2020/04/09

What happens when you mix Alex Trebek and a crudely animated sidekick? You get the unaired pilot Malcolm, a show done for NBC in 1983. This is a short show because there's not much meat on this bone.

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Episode 47--The Kids Guide to the Internet

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2020/04/06

Remember 1997, when the Internet was exciting, new, and informational? We do, as do the Jamison family. The Jamison kids share all the cool things you can do on the VHS cassette Kids Guide to the Internet.

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Episode 46--Retired Price is Right Pricing Games

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2020/04/01

Pricing games on The Price is Right can be hit or miss. You can have winners like Plinko, Rat Race, and Master Key. You can also have misses like the dozen games we will cover in this installment.

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Episode 45--Rip Taylor in Time

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2020/04/01

(Please note, this was an April Fools Day joke. 98% of what you hear in this episode is fake.) While searching for material on a previous episode, we stumbled upon information about a very brief BBC comedy from 1980 capitalizing off of the popularity of Doctor Who and The $1.98 Beauty Show. Combine the two and you get a series in which nothing outside of blurbs of the episodes exists, Rip Taylor in Time.

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Episode 44--Comedy Central's TV Funhouse

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2020/03/29

Comedy Central's TV Funhouse was from some of the minds associated with an entry from last week, The Dana Carvey Show. It looked like a kid's show, but it was definitely not for the kids.

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Episode 43--Hulk Hogan commercials

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2020/03/25

We look at ads Hulk Hogan has done over the years, from the conventional to the bizarre. For your benefit, here is an ordered list of the ads covered and where to view them. All links will open up in a new tab. Honey Nut Cheerios Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3YTvB11JbY Hulk Hogan Workout Set - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyuKfO5wUHs 800-LoanMart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogx3GaZoYgo Right Guard Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCwzdzA-01Q Pastamania Promo

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Episode 42--The Dana Carvey Show

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2020/03/22

The Dana Carvey Show had future superstars among its supporting cast and a who's who of comedy writers but why did it fail so quickly, besides the absurd show airing immediately after a very special episode of Home Improvement? We look at why this show was truly too funny to fail. Warning: There is some language which is not appropriate for everybody.

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Episode 41--Double Dare (1976 game show)

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2020/03/18

Take a risk! Take a chance! Take a dare! We double dare you to listen to this episode about the short-lived quizzer Double Dare.

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Episode 40--The Cool Kids

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2020/03/15

We look at one of the most recent entries on our list, The Cool Kids. It was co-created by Charlie Day, it had brilliant writing and casting, and it was loaded with TV legends. What could go wrong?

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Episode 39--Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

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2020/03/11

We talk about the ultimate spoof of daytime talk shows, Night Stand with Dick Dietrick. Topics in this show include successes (and a failure) which came for most of the people behind Night Stand, the time there was an accidental wardrobe malfunction, and what happened when Mike wrote an e-mail to the show.

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Episode 38--The Critic

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2020/03/08

We start our look at short-lived shows we loved by looking at one of our favorite series from the 1990s, The Critic. This show bounced around a bit, but had a lengthy life in reruns and even was revived as a brief web series in 2000.

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Episode 37--Video games based on TV shows

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2020/03/04

The three of us have played video games for decades. We decided to dedicate an episode to bad video games based on television programs. If you like this, fret not; a second video game show will be coming later this year.

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Episode 36--Pink Lady (and Jeff)

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2020/03/01

By coincidence, one of the biggest flops in TV history debuted 40 years ago today. It was the epitome of Fred Silverman's tenure at NBC. What do you get when you cross a Japanese pop duo with a comedian and turn it into a variety show? You get Pink Lady.

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