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Partially an oral history of obscure TV shows, partially an oral version of MST3K, and partially a thorough episode guide, It Was a Thing on TV is an anthology podcast about obscure, forgotten, and odd TV shows, commercials, televised events, and almost anyone and anything else that was on television. For the most part, the subjects we cover are from the United States and Canada. We’re just three guys with a love for television. New episodes are generally every Monday and Thursday, sometimes more often.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Episode 54--Mr. Ed (2004 pilot)
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
This is exhibit A on why classic shows should not be rebooted. Mr. Ed was piloted in 2004 for FOX but like almost anything on FOX, this show had an edgy FOX twist. Also, the computer graphics in this show were horrible, even for 2004. You can see this pilot at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5IBEMoUR0.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Episode 53--Where's Rodney?
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
We continue our look at pilots with the NBC entry from 1990, Where's Rodney?, where Rodney Dangerfield plays a confused teenager's confidant. You can see this pilot with commercials at https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kk335.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Episode 52--Infiltrator
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Next up in our cavalcade of unsold pilots is a sci-fi show not unlike previous installment Automan. A pre-Quantum Leap Scott Bakula is merged with a probe to become Infiltrator.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Episode 51--The High Court with Doug Benson
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
In honor of 420, we present you with submission #420. The High Court with Doug Benson was like any other court show with a marijuana twist. Blink and you missed it because it went up in smoke fast.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Episode 50--Tag Team
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Combine wrestling with a cop show and what do you get? You get a show which almost made ABC's lineup in the early 90s, Tag Team. You can watch the episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Gf3gXvZ-k and follow along with this installment. We even included commentary about the commercials.
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Episode 49--Greg the Bunny
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
In an episode which is sort of timely with Easter just happening, we look at a world where puppets and humans coexist on Greg the Bunny.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Episode 48--Malcolm
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
What happens when you mix Alex Trebek and a crudely animated sidekick? You get the unaired pilot Malcolm, a show done for NBC in 1983. This is a short show because there's not much meat on this bone.
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Episode 47--The Kids Guide to the Internet
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Remember 1997, when the Internet was exciting, new, and informational? We do, as do the Jamison family. The Jamison kids share all the cool things you can do on the VHS cassette Kids Guide to the Internet.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Episode 46--Retired Price is Right Pricing Games
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Pricing games on The Price is Right can be hit or miss. You can have winners like Plinko, Rat Race, and Master Key. You can also have misses like the dozen games we will cover in this installment.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Episode 45--Rip Taylor in Time
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
(Please note, this was an April Fools Day joke. 98% of what you hear in this episode is fake.)
While searching for material on a previous episode, we stumbled upon information about a very brief BBC comedy from 1980 capitalizing off of the popularity of Doctor Who and The $1.98 Beauty Show. Combine the two and you get a series in which nothing outside of blurbs of the episodes exists, Rip Taylor in Time.