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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

Monday Mar 29, 2021
Episode 149--Legends of the Superheroes
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
If you took a short nap back in 1979, you likely missed this two episode wonder. It was like Superfriends became a live action show with a horrible laugh track. If you thought the laugh track was bad, wait until you hear about the production values.

Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Episode 148–WrestleMania 2
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
It's the second of our two wrestling themed episode this week. In 1986, the World Wrestling Federation held the sequel to the first WrestleMania and tried to top that event's success holding it in three different venues and jamming it with celebrities all over the place. Join us as we talk about the color commentary of Susan St. James (UH-OH!) and the expert boxing judging of G. Gordon Liddy.

Monday Mar 22, 2021
Episode 147--Quantum Leap, Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
It's a week of wrestling episodes, starting off with a very special episode of Quantum Leap where Sam leaps into a wrestler's body in the deep south and takes one for the (tag) team.

Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Episode 146--Married for Life
Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Married with Children lasted over 10 years and 259 episodes in the United States. When it was exported to the UK as Married for Life, it lasted 7 episodes, utilizing the same scripts as the original version, modified with British references. Talk about another show which got lost in translation.

Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Episode 145--Coupling (US)
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
This is our first of two "Lost in Translation" episodes, covering popular shows which failed in other countries. This time, we look at the import from the UK, Coupling, which was to be the next big thing after Friends, but was off the schedule after just 4 episodes.

Monday Mar 15, 2021
Episode 144--The Story of the Crichton (Alabama) Leprechaun
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
This leprechaun story was one of the first viral YouTube videos, from back in 2006. This story got significant media attention and was soon spoofed on shows including Key and Peele and South Park. Was it really a leprechaun? Find out in this St. Patrick's Day special!
Bob and Dan (BAD) Radio Dallas: "Dan Finds The Leprechaun" - https://www.theunticket.com/dan-finds-the-leprechaun/
The REAL Story Behind The Alabama Leprechaun (wavywebsurf) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJcz37ERPKQ

Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Episode 143--The Golden Palace
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
It looked good on paper. Minus Dorothy, it was, for the most part, its predecessor. But hoo boy, Urkel roflstomped The Golden Palace into foreclosure.

Monday Mar 08, 2021
Episode 142--The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Happy Mario Day this Wednesday! (Get it, MAR10?) We pay our respects to this non-holiday by looking at the unforgettable Super Mario Bros. Super Show! One of us never watched this on Fridays for reasons.
Just a note there were some audio issues during the recording of this and the next episode with hot mics, they've mostly been fixed in post, but they'll show up at a few points here and there.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Episode 141--You Don't Know Jack
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
It was to be Paul Reubens' bounce back role after Pee Wee's Playhouse was cancelled. You Don't Know Jack is but a blip in TV history, a deviation from what TV audiences were used to seeing. Mike used his Money in the Bank on this and by the end of this episode, he regrets selecting this show.

Monday Mar 01, 2021
Episode 140--Ace Crawford...Private Eye
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Tim Conway is a legend but it seems he's only best known for The Carol Burnett Show and Dorf on Golf. One of his post-Burnett flops is Ace Crawford...Private Eye, a detective show in a similar vein to Police Squad!, but with a horrible laugh track.