It Was a Thing on TV: An Anthology on Forgotten Television

It Was a Thing on TV Presents (04.26.23)

What was supposed to be a live show involving The Incredible Hulk turns into an impromptu live episode of It Was a Thing on TV Presents. Watch as Greg and Chico view WWF Invasion '92 on Peacock as they discuss some things as Virgil fights the Million Dollar Man for all the breadsticks.

They include Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3's upcoming release, Wrexham AFC's promotion to EFL League Two and the Jeopardy! Masters Tournament on ABC.

Link to watch WWF Invasion '92 on Peacock to follow along (start at 00:05 after Greg gives the countdown) - https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000385948_01/218ad2fd-3d68-3911-80c6-9df7a99dd1eb

Episode 372--Whiz Kids

In the early 1980s, one of the most popular pieces of electronics was the home computer.  (Spoiler:  It's still popular to this day!)  In the era of the movies Tron and WarGames came the show Whiz Kids, which may have hit a little too close to home for adults.

Episode 371--Shaq Commercials

In the past, we have paid respects to Hulk Hogan commercials, Ric Flair commercials, and our annual favorite of hometown commercials.  We add another legend to the commercial family with Shaq commercials.  Grab your Reeboks and a Pepsi, and prepare for almost 30 years of ads featuring Shaq Diesel.

 

Shaq Reebok Commercial (1993) - https://youtu.be/taKQHlEAeNE

Shaq Attack Toy Commercial - https://youtu.be/uBMi037Oh60

Shaq All-Sport Commercial “2044” (1994) - https://youtu.be/DEqp3tN7muE

Shaq Fu Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwWXqlhEN8

Pepsi Big Slam - https://youtu.be/tPiMvRrISlc

Reebok Shaq vs. Shaq (1995) - https://youtu.be/-CYOjklUEBU

Taco Bell Double Decker Taco with Hakeem Olajuwon (1995) - https://youtu.be/FVmaYNtgu4g

Reebok Olympic Commercial with Emmitt Smith (1996) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ABstuWWHJE

Taco Bell Taco Neck (1997) - https://youtu.be/CsGwPyrSNVE

Pepsi Commercial (1997) - https://youtu.be/N4M_OcgP2ko

Pepsi Commercial with Michael J. Fox (1997) - https://youtu.be/dTyyGgiMCAU

NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC for Midway (1999)  - https://youtu.be/88SePMME0r4

Burger King Shaq Pack - https://youtu.be/EXweq5wKOd

RadioShack Commercial with Carmelo Anthony (2004) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Xh_-Olq7I

NBA on TNT “Spanish Class” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzJbTuidtZo

Vitamin Water “Horsin’ Around With Shaq” Super Bowl XLII Commercial - https://youtu.be/ti4aCoikJBE

This is SportsCenter “Hero” - https://youtu.be/FZdplRRmCQ0

Icy Hot Dance Moves - https://youtu.be/IOTsV-ydJ_0

The General Commercial (Truck) - https://youtu.be/Fwc1bGbcerI

The General “Best Friends” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUxsqvl3dg

The General Trampoline - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEb3UG-EuII

The General with Michael Buffer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j8L0BQZd2k

Harbin Beer (China) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH2146LMdkE

Nestle Crunch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQEDwrpwJ6M

Alkaline 88 Water - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqnf-2-1PuE

Age of Beard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwr73cCo3KA

Frosted Flakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGmvlaKFyCc

Papa John’s Stuffed Crust - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYOwqAtaNvg

Oreo Acrobat Commercial (2017) - https://youtu.be/u6CKP47CIQ 

Epson EcoTank for Epson Canada - https://youtu.be/rMtEGc7u71g

Gold Bond Compilation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGERvTGQvwc

Episode 370--Top of the Heap

Spin off your network's most popular show?  Makes sense.  Spin off your network's most popular show with characters who have made only a few appearances, and they weren't memorable?  It's a disaster waiting to happen.  Top of the Heap was the bottom of the barrel material.

It Was a Thing on TV Instant Reaction--Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

The 30th-anniversary special for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers titled "Once & Always" just dropped on Netflix. Our resident Power Rangers fan here at the podcast Chico Alexander sat down to watch the special and is dropping this instant reaction regarding his thoughts.

Episode 369--Going Places

There’s an old saying in Hollywood: “Write what you know.” Two Hollywood writers did that & after that didn’t work, they turned it into a family sitcom. That didn’t work either. See what happens when four actors spend 19 weeks… “Going Places”.

Episode 368--A Home Run for Love

This Saturday marks 76 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.  We mark the occasion by watching an afterschool special from 1978 about the bond a young boy makes with an older man over their shared love of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jackie Robinson.

Episode 367--I Had Three Wives

We've talked about this for over 3 years.  Now we're finally talking about the extremely short-lived summer series about a detective and three of his ex-wives solving cases.  I Had Three Wives ran for a month before it and CBS went their separate ways.

Live Show 40–Titanic II

This epic cinematic masterpiece from Dick Van Dyke's grandson comes from the same people who brought you those straight-to-video mockbusters! Titanic II!

Originally released by The Asylum back in 2010, Titanic II is set in the far-off future of 2012! A wealthy billionaire builds his own version of the Titanic (with blackjack and hookers!) but little do they know that history is about to repeat itself!

Can Brooke Burns and Bruce Davison save Greg and Chico from boredom in this movie? Just remember never to let go!

It Was a Thing on TV Instant Reaction--The Super Mario Bros. Movie

This weekend Universal Pictures, Illumination and Nintendo released the long anticipated Super Mario Bros. Movie in theaters. Chico finally got a chance to see it and gives his thoughts about it. Was it faithful to the game series? Let's a go listen!