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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.
Episodes

Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Episode 17.5--Mystery Diners Part 2
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
In 2019, we introduced you to Charles Stiles and his show Mystery Diners. As an early Christmas gift to you, we're revisiting the world of Mystery Diners by looking at 15 more installments of one of our favorite series. Sorry, no more drones. We have a roller cam this time!

Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
We previously talked about the 1990 MLB All-Star Game, with its long rain delay. Now, we're talking about what happened during that delay. CBS fired up an episode of its freshman hit Rescue 911. It was a bit of an odd selection, maybe more so because this episode had a gruesome event, during a jovial event (The All-Star Game.)

Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Episode 244--The Joe Schmo Show, Season 2
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Back 219 episodes ago (episode 25, if you can't do the math), we talked about the original reality show with one contestant and everything was created with him in mind. Now on episode 244, we're talking about the sequel with new actors, twice the Schmoes, and a falcon.
Due to some mature subject matter, listener discretion is advised.

Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Live Show 9--The Legends of the Hidden Temple (2021) premiere
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
This is one show we have been anticipating for some time. Greg (for 20 or so minutes), Chico, and Mike watch the debut episode of the Legends of the Hidden Temple reboot. Since it is a live show and we like keeping as much of the show intact as possible, you'll hear the same technical difficulties we experienced.

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Episode 17–Mystery Diners (Remastered)
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
It's time to release the drone in the newest edition of the It Was a Thing on TV remastered series as we go back to our Christmas 2019 episode covering the Food Network series (Charles Stiles) Mystery Diners.
We cover some of our favorite moments of (Charles Stiles) Mystery Diners including drag queen trivia shows, a grilled cheese eating contest and memorabilia mishaps in a diner.

Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Episode 183--Man vs. Bear
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Our games continue with men battling bears in bear-themed competition. That's it. We talk about other things like Bil Dwyer and Matt Vasgersian because...it's just men battling bears. Did you know Honey Bump is a bear? IMDb says so!

Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Episode 181--What Would Ryan Lochte Do?
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Our Olympic extravaganza continues with a look into the life and loves of Ryan Lochte, the semi-quotable and infamous star of the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympic games. The first half of the show is about What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, while the second half is mostly about Lochte's wit and wis-dumb including interviews and quotes said by the man himself. Jeah!
Ryan Lochte is Good at Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dlyCTswYH0

Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Episode 121–Tiger King
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
On this Christmas Eve we look back at what was the binge watching hit at the start of the COVID lockdown this year in Tiger King on Netflix. We look at the insane cast of characters including Joe Exotic, Jeff Lowe and yes that b***h Carole Baskin!
Due to some strong subject matter in the show, listener discretion is advised.

Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Episode 96--Utopia
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
It's another social experiment gone wrong, in multiple ways. Utopia didn't last two months and it cost FOX $50 million in just acquiring its rights. Surely some heads rolled. And what's the deal with the cartoonist as host?

Monday Sep 21, 2020
Episode 95--Kid Nation
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
A world run by kids--no curfews, unlimited candy, and no homework...right? Here's a social experiment from 2007 which sought out to see how 40 children would run their own society, CBS' entry Kid Nation.