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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.
Episodes

Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Episode 139--To Tell the Truth, 1980 version
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
To Tell the Truth is seemingly eternal, having been on television every decade since the 1950s. We look at the 80s version, which didn't last long despite some quality central characters and visits from numerous old friends on the panel. We also make a plea for Betty White to get on a game show before she turns 100.

Monday Feb 22, 2021
Episode 138--The Powers of Matthew Star
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
This show tried to be something at first, but then the format changed halfway through its only season. Apparently the only power Matthew Star had was to become a footnote in history. But hey, at least we got Louis Gossett Jr. on this show.

Friday Feb 19, 2021
Episode 137--The Alliance of American Football
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
There have been numerous attempts at football outside of the NFL season. None exist any longer. A recent attempt in 2019 was the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which we remember fondly.
Listen as we blame the owner of Chico’s favorite hockey team for the demise of the league.
5 Ridiculous Stories from the last days of the AAF (FlemLo Raps) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZI0Sam7gGI

Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Minisode 5--The Barack Obama Commemorative Gold Plate Commercial
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
We continue the President's Day theme by looking at a commercial for an inaugural keepsake. There's something about a gold plated commemorative plate of Barack Obama which we find odd.

Monday Feb 15, 2021
Episode 136--Lil' Bush
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
We thought Lil' Bush would be a fair topic for a President's Day episode. Boy, were we wrong. For the most part, this aged like bad cheese. What seemed like a good idea in the 2000s ended up having a very short shelf life, running on one-note political gags from 15 years ago. We apologize in advance.

Friday Feb 12, 2021
Episode 135--Bzzz!
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
The Valentine's Day week tribute continues with a fun little game that didn't have the run it deserved, the late-90s Annie Wood speed dating game Bzzz!

Monday Feb 08, 2021
Episode 134--Goddess of Love
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Vanna White was everywhere in the late 80s--Wheel of Fortune twice a day, touring the country by train, a best-selling writer, and scantily clad in an adult magazine. NBC tried to capitalize on her success with a made-for-TV movie starring Vanna called Goddess of Love, which was downright bad.

Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Episode 133–Super Bowl Shuffle Parodies and Knockoffs
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
In 1985, the Chicago Bears earned a place in pop culture history with their iconic song and music video during their Super Bowl winning season. Over the years, several teams and companies outside of football have tried to replicate the Bears magic with not much success. We cover a variety of these songs in the longest episode of the podcast yet!
The Patriots & We - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEOj-IoIgXo
L.A. Rams Ram It Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZO8Zeye5K0
Washington Thanks To The 12th Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCt2pVq-RCw
Philadelphia Eagles: Buddy’s Watching You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkTmMF3pa0M
L.A. Raiders Silver and Black Attack Music Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-FKpWiHijo
Cleveland Browns Masters of the Gridiron - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHx6-ekmawk
N.Y. Giants Music Video - https://youtu.be/hMLYSyCS1p0
AWA Wrestlerock Rumble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOSFpzPlO4Q
East/West Bowl Rap Showdown (Key & Peele) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsRrEx0Cntg
KSL Studio Shuffle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyTTX-Y6NDA
The Shiva Bowl Shuffle (The League) - https://youtu.be/r6Z40VK0O9M
Sex Offender Shuffle - https://youtu.be/VfCYZ3pks48
Super Broker Shuffle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW-GhCeqkk4
Super Broker Shuffle Parody - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugNZfyRmQA0
Barrington Snow Storm Shuffle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl6Whm1fqgo
The BoostMobile Shuffle - https://vimeo.com/40389988

Monday Feb 01, 2021
Episode 132--The Super Bowl XXIII halftime show, Bebop Bamboozled in 3D
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
It's the week of The Big Game! You know which one, that Superb Owl. Like last year, we're looking back at something regarding that event. The 1989 edition had a halftime show which wasn't the marching bands or Up With People from years past. It also hadn't reached the era of epic musicians. Instead, it was magic tricks and 50s music, all in glorious 3D.