First, numerous successful scripted television shows made their way to Saturday mornings in the mid-70s, like I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan’s Island, and Star Trek. The Partridge Family got the…
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 500, 501, & 502 – Supertrain Revisited/Today’s FBI/Hometown Commercials, Volume 5
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we hit 500 episodes! First, almost five years ago, we started this podcast. Now, we are celebrating our 500th episode by…
Whatever It Takes #4
In this episode of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Pod, James and Jon deep dive into episodes 7 & 8 of Season 1: “Basketball Diaries” and “Secrets And Lies”. In…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 498 & 499 – Alien Nation/The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch
This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in 1988, the film Alien Nation was a theatrical release. That spawned this televised adaptation of that film. While only…
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 497 – Sara
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…
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…
