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…
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 469 & 470 – The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin/The Virtual Ed Sullivan Show (Pilot Month 2024)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we begin our annual Pilot Month! First, one of the amazing technological marvels of the mid-1980s was the story telling teddy…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 459 & 460 – Easy Street/Days Like This
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in Episode 459, Hugh Wilson and Loni Anderson worked together on a popular series in the late 70s and early…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 457 & 458 – Charlie & Company/The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re going mental! First, in Episode 457, Black History Month 2024 concludes with a comedy starring a comedic legend, trying to…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 455 & 456 – Melba/Baby…I’m Back!
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we continue our celebration of Black History Month First in Episode 455, Broadway legend Melba Moore was given a starring vehicle…
It Was a Thing on TV: Minisode 31, Episode 453 & Episode 454 – The Fanduel Kick of Destiny/Frank’s Place/Cleghorne!
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we conclude our Super Bowl series of shows and start our Black History Month series. First in Minisode 31, last year…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 451, Minisode 30, & Episode 452 – Where’s Huddles?/Catching Kelce/The Commercials of Super Bowl XXXIV
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we get ready for Super Sunday. First in Episode 451, in a similar spirit to The Flintstones and The Jetsons, Hanna/Barbera…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 449 & 450 – The Cheap Show/Cop Rock
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we reach a milestone with our 450th episode! First for Episode 449, in an era where game shows were goofy, outrageous,…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 447 & 448 – Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000/Hail to the Chief
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, by the time you hear this, Chico will have celebrated his birthday. As is tradition around here, Chico gets to…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 445 & 446 – The Overmyer/United Network and The Las Vegas Show/Acceptable.tv
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in television history, there have been several attempts at becoming a viable competitor to ABC, NBC, and CBS. Some have…
