For our final drop at Place to be Nation we at It Was a Thing on TV bring you our Christmas 2024 series of shows. First, we thought it would…
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 521 & 522 – My Mother the Car/Family Affairs (2002)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV here’s what we offer in our next-to-last drop at Place to be Nation. First, it took over 500 episodes, but we…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 519 & 520 – The Trading Card Show, Volume 2/Flo
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, years ago, we did our first installment on TV-themed trading cards, focusing mainly on cards from the past. With the…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 517 & 518 – Doctor Doctor/Harper Valley PTA
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, the year is 1989 and the Max Headroom fad, for the most part, has come and gone. Next up for…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 515 & 516 – 1988 & 1981 Macy’s Parade
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we celebrate Thanksgiving with our annual look at past parades! First, we go back to 1988, to see what were the…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 513 & 514 – Max Headroom (The TV Series)/Max Headroom (The Piracy Incident)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re going 20 minutes into the future! First, before this week’s episodes, we discuss the future of the podcast here on…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 512 – Dan August
As listeners may know, we love our Quinn Martin-produced shows. In this episode, we go back to one of his earliest crime drama efforts, with a lead who would be…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 511 – A Man Called Sloane
James Bond was probably at its most popular in the late 1970s. NBC, seeing an opportunity to right the ship after many unsuccessful shows to end the decade, jumped on…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 509 & 510 – Throb/Nearly Departed
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, the late 80s was an era where the syndicated sitcom ruled the airwaves, primarily on FOX and independent affiliates, also…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 507 & 508 – Me and the Chimp/Kojak (2005)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in this installment, we look at another show which was rated as one of the worst shows of all-time. Was…
