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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

Monday Dec 12, 2022
Live Show 32–The Star Wars Holiday Special Live!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Discussed back in Episode 16, Greg and Chico give The Star Wars Holiday Special it's due by revisiting it in a special live show.
We cover everything from Itchy's holographic boner to Art Carney to Jefferson Starship to the Boba Fett cartoon. We even cover that Flying High commercial where Pam had that great layover with Bobby Sherman!
May the Force be with you and Happy Life Day!
Video to follow along (sync to 0:48 and pause before Greg gives the five second countdown) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MrPe6i5YU

Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Live Show 29–Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
We reach the conclusion of the Trek Trilogy as Greg and Chico make the voyage to 1986 San Francisco with the Enterprise crew as they look for some humpback whales and get into all sorts of crazy shenanigans in the past.

Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Episode 318--Eerie, Indiana
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Our final Halloween episode for this year is about a show which could be considered Twin Peaks for kids. Originally, it lasted a season but found life after its demise on several networks, including a follow-up series and a series of young adult books. Prepare yourself for the bizarre world of Eerie, Indiana.

Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Episode 316--She-Wolf of London/Love and Curses
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
We start Halloween off looking at an obscurity from the early 90s which apparently has a small cult following. Originally, this was called She-Wolf of London but due to budget cuts and production moving from London to Los Angeles, the show underwent a format change and went by Love and Curses.

Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Episode 314--Beyond Westworld
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
After Westworld, the movie but before Westworld, the HBO series, there was a very brief TV series titled Beyond Westworld. In 1980, CBS attempted to continue the story of robots gone amok, the agents hired to stop them, and their creator from taking over the world.

Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Live Show 25–Mac and Me
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
For the 25th Live Show, Greg and Mike look at the 1988 ET ripoff "Mac and Me". A little alien is stranded on Earth away from his family where he befriends a little boy (does this look like anything?). Also, he and his family need Coke to live for some reason.
But yes, folks nothing about this movie would be complete without talking about Paul Rudd's favorite scene. Grab a Big Mac and listen to Greg and Mike watch the cinematic masterpiece that is "Mac and Me".

Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Episode 306--Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
35 years ago, a series blended gritty stories, wartime allegories, and cutting edge special effects. If it wasn’t the violence that people were against, it was the toy tie-ins. A show that was ahead of its time could not have come at a worse time. Prepare for the Metal Wars as we talk about Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.

Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Live Show 23–Obi-Wan Kenobi - Episodes 5 & 6
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Greg and Chico finish the final two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ as they look to see if Obi-Wan can protect Luke and Leia before the Empire does and the answer is ................ well, obviously yes, because you know what happens later on.
But hey prepare yourself for the most why the hell were you in that place the whole time? cameo at the end of Episode 6.
Timecodes in case you are following the episodes along with us on Disney+.
Episode 5 - 4:08 (Start the stream at 0:03 in the timecode on the episode)
Episode 6 - 44:44

Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Live Show 22–Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season 2, Episode 4
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Mike, Greg and Chico are back for their second livewatch of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.
We watch another episode from Season 2 as Jonathan Frakes shows us stories about a retiring pro wrestler, a haunting VHS tape, a woman haunted by the ghost of her dead mother at a clothing store, an insurance scam and an escaping prisoner.
Play along with Mike and Chico as they determine what is truth and what is downright bullfunky.
"Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season 2, Episode 4" (Full Episode) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYdVJarunuI

Monday Sep 05, 2022
Episode 303--Star Trek: The Animated Series
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Later this week is Star Trek Day, and we're talking about what is considered a continuation of the original series, done four years after the original's cancellation. Is this true Star Trek canon? Judge for yourself as we dive into Star Trek: The Animated Series.