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One of our favorite series of shows over the years has been our Hometown Commercial episodes. In our final edition of this series during the regular run of the podcast we conclude with a bang by welcoming back some of our old favorites include Frankie Flight, Rhett & Link and that one YouTube account from Alaska which has some great cheap commercial gold! 

1. Lazerland of Long Island - https://youtu.be/md0NGK5yKTE?is=UEg7EE9mHkXrjxLn
2. China 1 Buffet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtlnccfqirI
3. Sunrise Ford (1992) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx_9DVyf4Xk
4. Music City Mall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5rDNBC-Ejc
5. Superior Waterbeds - https://youtu.be/m_EAyJCuhmM?is=aBegSmre9h9GQ5J8
6. Spencer Law Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG6PjrdvX8s
7. Dunhams with the Detroit Pistons - https://youtu.be/EADk9kV_QCc?si=3vFUl2CnZNPmFhwI
8. Ken and Dave’s Manufacturers Marketplace - https://youtu.be/vSWy4DfGfGE?is=qDiEuX5BCf3UGhgI
9. Gold Star Liqour - https://youtu.be/lp-Fc8_3JbQ?is=_pK4SRn441CPYSqz
10. Pigskin Poker (Alaska) - https://youtu.be/oK27tIDbEmU?is=gkT5CyaVowwgnsPc
11. Love TV - Same Day Delivery - https://youtu.be/0CAOjdHzCdw?is=9h8tzvkfStBCk08j
12. Windsor Waterworks (& Slides) - Windsor (San Francisco) https://youtu.be/m2NLOuw4dIo?si=p5bHHU9KbPTMnlHB
13. Pudgie’s Famous Chicken (Thanks Chuck!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ePlJqNzcMQ
14. Breakers Waterpark - Tucson https://youtu.be/fwfagNle_eU?si=ud4yTxrMVUPfHa86
15. Golf & Stuff - Tucson https://youtu.be/k1aQ4sZ0k-E?si=NvN1GNuRtnfsXnyQ
16. Tucson Appliance Incredible Hulk https://youtu.be/GXiu762Zhjs?si=n_32MR79wPmiH1A3
17. Martin Fine Furniture (complete with Temu Star Trek music) https://youtu.be/bRY_lchC9DI?is=Rh6bnPye3bKa3gET
18. Area wide Exterminators (with Greg & John Rice) https://youtu.be/jl2R3cdwELY?is=JKAmYPngBJNFVfnx
19. Scott Hoy - Will You Please Stop? https://youtu.be/q3WuHTn2qXs?si=rVjPxbrq4OuRqXbF 
20. J. Michael Gallagher, divorce lawyer, ruins New Year https://youtu.be/8QjnoW4d_Io?si=4lT4Tdcl1iv7-pB- 
21. Big Al’s Pizza (not Big Owl’s Pizza) https://youtu.be/dQZvtVafFqs?si=yIUhJ4oqisK7fzl5 
22. Appleton Foxes (with a VERY young A-Rod) (begins @ 0:17) https://youtu.be/Tra7gnVLIqs
23. Fashion Zone (Frankie Flight: the Saga Begins) https://youtu.be/D3aXOA7dfbg?is=MhTA7-2R2nKYggi4
24. Califano Customs (BONUS Frankie Flight) https://youtu.be/ocukjfT9y_w?is=P_s_gQqHG7onPDy_
25. Donut Prince (Rhett & Link, ft.  George Lopez) https://youtu.be/Su2cp296jeI?is=MrgdeFhHNs8cESus

Greg and Dane take a trip down to Oklahoma on the newest SCTM as they look at the November 9th, 1984 episode of Mid-South Wrestling on the WWE Vault channel.

We take a look as the Rock 'n' Roll Express introduce a new concept match to end their feud with the Midnight Express and Jim Cornette in the territory.

We also see a very young HBK as a jobber, the meeting of the Two Hacksaws, and a big sale by Skandor Akbar!

In the first hour-long episode of The 506 Game, Greg vents to Mike about the last week in Queens with Pete Alonso's return with Baltimore and how much he hates the ground David Stearns walks on.

Following that, they discuss today's CFB announcer slate, highlighted by LSU at Ole Miss, along with the Week 2 games in the NFL on Sunday.

Good luck trying to figure out CBS' map this week.

In the past, we talked about how huge disco was in the late 70s.  CHiPs combined disco with roller skating, mixed in over four dozen celebrities, and threw in three subplots to create a 2-part season three premiere episode.  It was yet another costly venture for NBC in 1979, but did it pay off in ratings points?

Greg and Dane watch this episode of Monday Nitro from the WCW YouTube Channel, and boy, does this have Russo-riffic written all over it. It's the night after Fall Brawl 2000, and we have chaos involving the #1 contender for the WCW title, Canadian Heel Hacksaw Jim Duggan, David Flair in depression because he's not the father of Stacy Keibler's baby, Disco Inferno interfering on behalf of The Filthy Animals, and Kevin Nash being so damn hilarious in backstage segments!

It's the first full week of football both college and pro here on The 506 Game as Mike and Greg (battling Internet connection issues) look at some fun match-up's on CFB Saturday and have their first fun with the gerrymandered affiliate maps for the NFL. They also discuss the controversial ending to Michigan/Western Michigan last week, Miami's beatdown of Florida A&M and most importantly what areas of the country are marked safe from Tom Brady's commentary this week. 

After a slight delay, we get to the earlier education part of our Back to School 2026 shows with a show loved by the critics but not seen by enough viewers.  (Sound familiar, Cheers from the same season?)  A clique of high schoolers strive for popularity and approval from peers in an era where you were one of the cool kids or you were nobody.  Do these square pegs ever fit in with the round holes?  44 years later, we may never know...

Recently uploaded to the WWE Vault YouTube Channel last week, Greg and Dane look at this Coliseum Video VHS tape from 1986 in "The Best of the WWF" series.

We see a Hart Foundation/Killer Bees Match from MSG, Danny Spivey, Ted Arcidi and Haku (King Tonga) wanting to take part in the Big John Studd bodyslam challenge!

You can watch the tape through the WWE Vault channel at this link. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFUKRP0Vy80

Greg and Mike go over the announcer slate for the first full week of College Football while asking themselves, why the hell did Rutgers shoot off fireworks after they lost to UMass on Thursday? They also look at some good games in the late windows while also talking about if Brian Kelly will use his fake Cajun accent on CBSSN?

1990 was the year of the failed movie-to-TV transition, between Ferris Bueller, Baby Talk, and this week's entry.  People saw the Monday night preview episode, but failed to follow it to its regular time slot, the death slot on Saturday night, a full hour before two of NBC's stalwart shows for that night.  At least girls got to see young Leonardo DiCaprio before he went on a ship and died seven years later.  (Sorry for the almost 30-year-old spoilers.)