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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 May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Now You See It is another beloved Goodson-Todman classic that doesn't get enough credit, partially due to a year run, then a 15-week return fourteen years later. But OMG, those sets, those hosts, and that music. We also talk about the 1985 pilot hosted by Jack Clark.

Sunday May 30, 2021
Episode 11–Pitfall (Remastered)
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
It's time to take a visit back north of the border for the latest episode of the remastered series. This time we go back to Episode 11 and Pitfall. A Canadian game show that ended up stiffing everybody from Alex Trebek to the contestants.

Saturday May 29, 2021
Live Show 6--The Cube (US) sneak peek
Saturday May 29, 2021
Saturday May 29, 2021
A week and a half before the official series premiere of The Cube, all three of us watched a sneak peek episode after TNT's coverage of the NBA playoffs. Going in, at least one of us had high expectations for this much anticipated series. Were we left fulfilled after the show? Enjoy the first episode of this long-running UK series.

Thursday May 27, 2021
Episode 166--Counterstrike
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
Generally, we do not cover shows that ran as long as this one. (Hello, Charles Stiles Mystery Diners.) We could not avoid this show because of its two leads--the legendary Christopher Plummer and It Was a Thing on TV favorite Simon MacCorkindale.

Wednesday May 26, 2021
Live Show 5–Press Your Luck, 3rd season premiere
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Press Your Luck is back for another season and just like last year we're doing a special live show for the start of Season 3. Enjoy as we finally learn just what the heck a Flokati Rug is, what we'd do with a hot dog cart and figure out why Dan O'Toole did an awkward run-in on our live show thanks to Greg hitting the wrong button on his phone.

Monday May 24, 2021
Episode 165--The Return of the Shaggy Dog
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Greg uses his Money in the Bank pick on this sequel to The Shaggy Dog, which aired on ABC in 1987 as part of The Disney Sunday Movie. In this sequel to the Disney classic we learn some things like can dogs wear pajamas?

Sunday May 23, 2021
Episode 10–The Chimp Channel (Remastered)
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
The newest edition of the remastered series goes back to Episode 10 and a topic Greg wanted to cover at the start of the podcast. The 1999 TBS spoof The Chimp Channel about a network made up of monkeys. Somebody get Chimp Larry Zbyszko a banana.

Saturday May 22, 2021
Minisode 8--Wheel of Fortune, the 1952 edition
Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
Everybody knows about the timeless Wheel of Fortune, but there was a show with that same title in the early 50s which had to do with rewarding good samaritans.

Thursday May 20, 2021
Episode 164--Wink Martindale's Interactive Games on The Family Channel
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
The mid-90s were a big period for game shows on cable, between Game Show Network's start, a possible Game Show Channel, and a foundation for that Game Show Channel--interactive game shows from Wink Martindale et al. We look at the quartet of games which could be played at home on a telephone keypad. Mike also shares his story about how he almost won some big prizes from one of those games.

Wednesday May 19, 2021
Episode 9–The 1983 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Remastered)
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Our next edition of the remastered series goes back to Episode 9 and The 1983 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Relive Mike, Chico and Greg talk about the Superman balloon that won't show his face, Charley Pride showing off his new album to the crowd, the meeting of the two America's Asses and Joey Lawrence (WHOA!).