NBC was still trying to get their bearings aligned in early 1985. One midseason replacement which had decent enough ratings against formidable competition was Sara, Chico’s submission for the listener vote…
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 495 & 496 – Laugh-In/Clerks: The Animated Series
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, not to be confused with Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, this version was a series of specials throughout the 1977-78 television…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 493 & 494 – 1970s and 1980s 15-minute education shows on PBS/Bob
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we close out Back to School 2024 week and then we honor a recently departed TV legend. First, it’s time for…
Whatever It Takes #3
In episode three of Whatever It Takes, James and Jon deep dive into Degrassi: The Next Generation episode five “Parents’ Day” and episode six “The Mating Game”. In Parents’ Day,…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 491 & 492 – Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher/Roomies
This week on It Was a Thing on TV, we go back to school. First, it’s time to go back to school for the next three installments! We start with…
Cartoons Of Our Youth #8 – Batman: The Animated Series
On the eighth episode of Cartoons Of Our Youth, Andy Atherton welcomes back Tim Capel to talk about one of his favorite cartoons, Batman: The Animated Series. The guys talk…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 489 & 490 – Platypus Man/The Video Game Show Volume 4
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, it’s the mid-90s and two startup networks are looking for programming. A flavor of the month at the time was…
Talk’n Docs: Stevie Van Zandt
New Talk’N Docs is live! In this installment Jenny, Logan and Cowboy take a look at the new Max documentary “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple”. You may know Stevie as a…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 487 & 488 – George/The First Episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (US)
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we celebrate the birthday of Susan St. James while also celebrating the 25th anniversary of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?…
It Was a Thing on TV – Episode 486 – The Magic Hour
In the television landscape of 1998, there was a need for late night programming on FOX and other channels not part of The Big Three networks, something to fill the…
