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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 600 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.
* The 506 Game--Mike Klauss and Greg Diener look at the announcer pairings on 506-sports.com for the upcoming weekend.
Coming in the future: 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.
Episodes
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
36 min
Brew up some coffee and enjoy this look at Jim Henson ads from the late 50s and early 60s. The commercials were to-the-point and were effective. Sixty years later, they are a blast to watch.
Apr 26, 2020
Apr 26, 2020
37 min
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.
Apr 15, 2020
Apr 15, 2020
52 min
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.
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
43 min
We look at ads Hulk Hogan has done over the years, from the conventional to the bizarre.
For your benefit, here is an ordered list of the ads covered and where to view them. All links will open up in a new tab.
- Honey Nut Cheerios Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3YTvB11JbY
- Hulk Hogan Workout Set - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyuKfO5wUHs
- 800-LoanMart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogx3GaZoYgo
- Right Guard Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCwzdzA-01Q
- Pastamania Promo on WCW Nitro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MqesGatCgg
- MTV Commercial (The Big …. Show) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVjY93xqsYc
- Pummax - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SfF69Tenq4
- 10-10-220 ad with ALF - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTqHAljNtQ
- 10-10-220 ad with Terry Bradshaw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ryT61OfKIM
- 10-10-220 ad with Mike Piazza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR_VU4vfTWI
- Hostamania - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ss_DNXNweQ
- Hitachi Japanese Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdViUfe2IFg
- Harris Teeter paper towel commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRPt7n8bkso