In 1988, the U.S. Men’s basketball team finished with a disappointing bronze medal, after having won the gold in almost every other previous Olympiad. For that reason or because some…
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 484 – Oddities at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
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…
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…
