As the Olympic Games are ready to start in Paris, the podcast will devote the next two episodes to happenings in previous years. We start where each Olympics start–the opening…
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 483 – Viva Laughlin
We put closure on this installment of Marvel month celebrating the release of “Deadpool & Wolverine” with a show that has been described not only as one of the worst…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 482 – Don’t
As we continue our Deadpool and Wolverine month, we cover a recent show which rewarded participants for not doing stuff, though they really were doing stuff in a backwards way. Despite a…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 481 – We The People 200: The Constitution Parade
Every year when we celebrate the United States’ birthday, we offer up a patriotic show. This Independence Day is no different, except the event covered in this episode happened in…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 480 – Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place, the two seasons with the titular pizza place
Under normal circumstances, a popular show which lasted 4 seasons would not be fodder for this podcast. For our Marvel shows leading up to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, we’re…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 477 & 478 – The Girl With Something Extra/That Puppet Game Show
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in the past, we have talked about the ESP fad in the 60s through the early 80s. A 1973 comedy…
It Was a Thing on TV Hall of Fame Class of 2024
It’s our third Hall of Fame show here at “It Was a Thing on TV” and we are inducting 17 new members into the Hall. They include some TV legends,…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 475 & 476 – How I Met Your Dad/Twisters (1982 Pilot) (Pilot Month 2024 Finale)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we conclude Pilot Month 2024 by meeting your Dad in a Twist of a situation. First, hot off the heels of…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 473 & 474 – Red Dward USA, pilot 2/Just Our Luck
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we celebrate Greg’s birthday! First, we continue Pilot Month 2024 with a continuation of something we covered last year. We covered…
It Was A Thing on TV: Episodes 471 & 472 – Let’s Get Personal (1982)/Fast Friends (1984) (Pilot Month 2024)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we continue with Pilot Month 2024. First, 1982 was a time of flux at NBC in the daytime. Game shows were…
