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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 600 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. * The 506 Game--Mike Klauss and Greg Diener look at the announcer pairings on 506-sports.com for the upcoming weekend. Coming in the

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33:48

Episode 650--Aliens in the Family

The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network ·

2026/10/10

ABC's TGIF block wasn't all rousing successes like Full House, Family Matters, and later Boy Meets World and Step by Step. You had absolute failures like this entry from The Jim Henson Company, a sitcom which had Dinosaurs roots but lacked Dinosaurs' charm. Bobut was no Baby Sinclair.

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88:55

The 506 Game: Episode 8 - What Stadium Giveaways are...

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2026/10/10

In Episode 8 of The 506 Game, Greg and Mike talk MLB playoffs, Goalie Goals and the CFB/NFL announcer slate for this week. Be warned that CBS' map for this week is out there with the gerrymandering. As a bonus for you card fans, at 57:25 Mike busts a box of Topps Allen & Ginter 2026. Can Mike pull an Anne Hathaway card in the box?

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66:59

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 70 - NWA-TNA...

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2026/10/06

In Episode 2 of the SCTM, Greg and Dane looked at the first NWA-TNA Weekly PPV from 2002. A year and a half later, they look at the follow-up PPV from the following week. We have an amazing four-way match to crown the first-ever X-Division Champ and a whole lot of crap underneath. But we do get the one and only TNA appearance of the man, the myth, the legend, CHEEX!

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69:41

The 506 Game: Episode 7 - Was Jumping Up and Down...

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2026/10/03

In Episode 7 of The 506 Game, Mike and Greg look at the announcers from this week's MLB Wild Card series on NBC along with the CFB Announcers in Week 5, and the weirdest gerrymandered map for the NFL from FOX in the Week 4 slate. We also have Mike discuss this past week's sporting events in Cleveland, with the surprising early success for the Browns and the Guardians starting their playoff run in the ALDS this weekend.

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53:51

Episode 649--Bring 'Em Back Alive

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2026/10/02

How many times have we talked about television networks trying to capitalize off of the proverbial flavor of the month? It happened in 1982, when networks scrambled to find their Indiana Jones. ABC went with Tales of the Gold Monkey. CBS went with this entry, about Frank Buck, an actual animal collector who, supposedly, brought every single one of 'em back alive.

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60:12

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 69 - WWE...

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2026/09/28

In the nicest episode of the SCTM, Greg and Dane return to 2005 WWE for Unforgiven '05 from Oklahoma City. The Invisible Man defends the WWE Title against Kurt Angle, Matt Hardy and Edge battle in a Steel Cage and can Ric Flair handle four lovely ladies in a limo in one night?

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52:36

The 506 Game: Episode 6 - Why Didn't NC State Run to...

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2026/09/26

Greg and Mike in Episode 6 of The 506 Game look at this week's CFB and NFL broadcasting pairs while talking about the ending of last week's NC State/Vanderbilt game, the upcoming MLB postseason, and some new songs Greg created on Suno for two of our recurring segments!

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44:57

Episode 648--Hometown Commercials, Volume 7

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2026/09/25

One of our favorite series of shows over the years has been our Hometown Commercial episodes. In our final edition of this series during the regular run of the podcast we conclude with a bang by welcoming back some of our old favorites include Frankie Flight, Rhett & Link and that one YouTube account from Alaska which has some great cheap commercial gold! Lazerland of Long Island - https://youtu.be/md0NGK5yKTE?is=UEg7EE9mHkXrjxLn China 1 Buffet -

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80:02

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 68 -...

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2026/09/22

Greg and Dane take a trip down to Oklahoma on the newest SCTM as they look at the November 9th, 1984 episode of Mid-South Wrestling on the WWE Vault channel.We take a look as the Rock 'n' Roll Express introduce a new concept match to end their feud with the Midnight Express and Jim Cornette in the territory. We also see a very young HBK as a jobber, the meeting of the Two Hacksaws, and a big sale by Skandor Akbar!

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81:00

The 506 Game: Episode 5 - Is David Stearns' Soul as...

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2026/09/19

In the first hour-long episode of The 506 Game, Greg vents to Mike about the last week in Queens with Pete Alonso's return with Baltimore and how much he hates the ground David Stearns walks on.Following that, they discuss today's CFB announcer slate, highlighted by LSU at Ole Miss, along with the Week 2 games in the NFL on Sunday. Good luck trying to figure out CBS' map this week.

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70:31

Episode 647--The Roller Disco Episode of CHiPs

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2026/09/18

In the past, we talked about how huge disco was in the late 70s. CHiPs combined disco with roller skating, mixed in over four dozen celebrities, and threw in three subplots to create a 2-part season three premiere episode. It was yet another costly venture for NBC in 1979, but did it pay off in ratings points?

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107:09

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 67 - WCW...

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2026/09/14

Greg and Dane watch this episode of Monday Nitro from the WCW YouTube Channel, and boy, does this have Russo-riffic written all over it. It's the night after Fall Brawl 2000, and we have chaos involving the #1 contender for the WCW title, Canadian Heel Hacksaw Jim Duggan, David Flair in depression because he's not the father of Stacy Keibler's baby, Disco Inferno interfering on behalf of The Filthy Animals, and Kevin Nash being so damn hilarious in backstage segments!

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50:04

The 506 Game: Episode 4 - Why is Greg's Internet...

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2026/09/12

It's the first full week of football both college and pro here on The 506 Game as Mike and Greg (battling Internet connection issues) look at some fun match-up's on CFB Saturday and have their first fun with the gerrymandered affiliate maps for the NFL. They also discuss the controversial ending to Michigan/Western Michigan last week, Miami's beatdown of Florida A&M and most importantly what areas of the country are marked safe from Tom Brady's commentary this week.

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79:40

Episode 646--Square Pegs

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2026/09/11

After a slight delay, we get to the earlier education part of our Back to School 2026 shows with a show loved by the critics but not seen by enough viewers. (Sound familiar, Cheers from the same season?) A clique of high schoolers strive for popularity and approval from peers in an era where you were one of the cool kids or you were nobody. Do these square pegs ever fit in with the round holes? 44 years later, we may never know...

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66:51

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 66 - The...

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2026/09/07

Recently uploaded to the WWE Vault YouTube Channel last week, Greg and Dane look at this Coliseum Video VHS tape from 1986 in "The Best of the WWF" series.We see a Hart Foundation/Killer Bees Match from MSG, Danny Spivey, Ted Arcidi and Haku (King Tonga) wanting to take part in the Big John Studd bodyslam challenge! You can watch the tape through the WWE Vault channel at this link. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFUKRP0Vy80

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28:28

The 506 Game: Episode 3 - Why Fireworks Rutgers?

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2026/09/05

Greg and Mike go over the announcer slate for the first full week of College Football while asking themselves, why the hell did Rutgers shoot off fireworks after they lost to UMass on Thursday? They also look at some good games in the late windows while also talking about if Brian Kelly will use his fake Cajun accent on CBSSN?

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38:33

Episode 645--Parenthood (1990)

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2026/09/04

1990 was the year of the failed movie-to-TV transition, between Ferris Bueller, Baby Talk, and this week's entry. People saw the Monday night preview episode, but failed to follow it to its regular time slot, the death slot on Saturday night, a full hour before two of NBC's stalwart shows for that night. At least girls got to see young Leonardo DiCaprio before he went on a ship and died seven years later. (Sorry for the almost 30-year-old spoilers.)

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23:26

The 506 Game: Episode 2 - How Many Career Rushing...

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2026/08/29

In Episode 2 of The 506 Game, Mike and Greg look at the College Football announcer slate for Week 0 while also looking up information on some unknowns to us in this week's slate. Also, who doesn't want to sleep to the tones of Tim Brando calling Memphis/UNLV on FOX right before you go to bed?

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68:29

Episode 644--Appalachian State vs. Michigan from 2007

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2026/08/28

In early 2007, one of the most unexpected upsets in college football history happened. It also helped launch the rise in college league-specific networks. There was only one problem--the fan base for a certain team could not watch the game due to a lack of carriage. They missed an historical affair, likely one they don't want to remember.

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93:47

The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 65 - WWE...

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2026/08/27

Greg and Dane go to D.C. for SummerSlam 2005 as the Hulkster and HBK meet for the first time, brother, the last time, brother, and the only time, brother! And trust us, hilarity is gonna ensue when we hit the Main Event!But we also see Rey and Eddie battle over the custody of Young Dom in a Ladder Match, Batista and JBL in a No Holds Barred match for the Big Gold Belt, and Cena and Jericho fighting for the WWE title!

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