This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re passing the Hot Potato while stopping at the Emergency Room.
First, Hot Potato was a Family Feud ripoff, but with better technology and the dean of hosts. Unfortunately, this potato’s shelf life was very short, becoming a celebrity show in 13 weeks, with outright cancellation a few months later.
Then, not to be confused with its slashless namesake, E/R had two people in common with the more popular show, including a young George Clooney. The cast was diverse and talented, but this wonder lasted just a season after much early promise. You can’t blame George for this one.
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Timestamps
0:30 – Hot Potato
50:44 – E/R (1984 CBS comedy)
https://ptbnpop.podbean.com/e/it-was-a-thing-on-tv-episodes-327-328-hot-potatoer-1984-cbs-comedy/
