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Podcasts within The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network include: * It Was a Thing on TV--the original podcast, well over 500 episodes strong, covering the short-lived and forgotten events in television history. * The Squared Circle Time Machine--Greg Diener and Dane Woychuk take you on a journey about some of the more memorable events in the history of pro wrestling. Coming September 2025: What is a Podcast?: An Unofficial Jeopardy! Podcast. Mike Klauss and 4-time Jeopardy! champion Brian Henegar look back at the week that was on Jeopardy!, in an analytical manner. More podcasts may come in the future.
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Imagine you were on a show with your ex, playing anchors on a sports program. It happened here with Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. They were truly Good Sports about this short-lived entry from 1991.
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Free Spirit got its first exposure on the premiere of the TGIF block. It was then placed on another night, where it was replaced by a show which has been on for over 30 years. Was this show with a witch cursed? Possibly. But it gave us one of our favorites, Alyson Hannigan.
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
A comedy starring Dom DeLuise and created, in part, by Carl Reiner? Sounds like a winner to us! But it's going up against a strong police procedural and a stalwart from the early days of television? All we say is Lotsa Luck!
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Last year we covered the 49ers and Cowboys in the Nickelodeon Wild Card game with an ending that had us all like WTF?
This year we came back to watch the rematch as both teams faced off with a trip to the NFC Championship Game on the line.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
One of the most beloved games of the late 70s through the mid-80s was Tic Tac Dough. The show had lives before and after that halcyon period. Unfortunately, it was rigged, hosted by an imbecile, then hosted by a bigger imbecile, and recently went to pilot, but did not get picked up.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
After the highs of Star Trek IV, Harve Bennett turned to another member of the Star Trek cast to try his hand at the directing chair. Surely with Captain Kirk at the helm, Star Trek V would reach even higher profits at the box office right?
Yeah, about that .......... Greg and Chico try to take a look at went wrong and try to answer what does God need with a starship?
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Greg saw this commercial one day and felt it was deserving of a minisode. Did you ever feel the Metaverse deserved it's own law firm? We didn't either.
You can view the commercial at this link. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmDaT1hnDlw
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Chico's birthday is coming up and he's playing his Money in the Bank on this gem from the 1980s with twins. One is good and the other is troublesome...at least in the first season. Also, Greg comes up with an idea for a prequel for Jake and the Fatman.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Recorded on Monday on Stream Lounge, Greg records this special live episode of It Was a Thing on TV Presents discussing big things in his life over the last week while watching an old WWF Boston Garden House Show from 1986 on Peacock.
Link to the episode of WWE Old School on Peacock to follow along with Greg. - https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000381023_01/78d1563a-8edf-34ca-87ae-0fb0182a6c32
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Later this month, a long awaited reboot of Night Court will debut. In honor of the event, we are going back to a show which could be considered the inspiration for the original Night Court. Sirota's Court has a similar feel, but it only lasted several months in 1976 and 1977. There were reasons, including a controversial plot line and going up against the biggest miniseries ever.