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Partially an oral history of obscure TV shows, partially an oral version of MST3K, and partially a thorough episode guide, It Was a Thing on TV is an anthology podcast about obscure, forgotten, and odd TV shows, commercials, televised events, and almost anyone and anything else that was on television. For the most part, the subjects we cover are from the United States and Canada. We’re just three guys with a love for television. New episodes are generally every Monday and Thursday, sometimes more often.
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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!
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Episode 97–Saturday Night Live ’80 (Director’s Cut)
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Happy New Year! We're releasing the second of our two Director's Cut versions from Place to be Nation POP to start 2021 with a bang!
The SNL Doumanian Season Episode is presented with extended bits from the season to add proper context to the episode including the legendary Al Franken "Limo for the Lame-o" sketch.
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Episode 122--The Morton Downey Jr. Show
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Over two years, The Morton Downey Jr. Show took the nation by storm. It was all over by Fall 1989, maybe because it was too controversial but also because the new late night show on the block at the time also took the nation by storm, The Arsenio Hall Show.
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Episode 97--Saturday Night Live: The Doumanian Season
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Every bad show has a bad season, it seems. We will cover such bad seasons in future episodes. For now, we are dedicating an entire show to one such season, Saturday Night Live's 6th season. Almost nothing from the show's 5th season carried over, and it showed.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Episode 83--David Letterman Shows Within the Show
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Who doesn't enjoy late night television's comedy bits between the monologue and the first guest? We like them so much, we are devoting episodes to such segments which we affectionately call "shows within the show." Our first look at late night shows within the show is David Letterman, running the gamut from a troubled teen who is clearly not a troubled teen, to a spoof of one of the most popular and controversial shows of the day.