It Was a Thing on TV: An Anthology on Forgotten Television

We did this for the first time last November.  So much stuff happened in the last week that we decided to do it again.  In this "Before the Show" conversation, among other things, we talk about what might be the greatest episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the start of Threads, "Super" SNES games, and Secret Invasion on Disney+.

This weekend Universal Pictures, Illumination and Nintendo released the long anticipated Super Mario Bros. Movie in theaters. Chico finally got a chance to see it and gives his thoughts about it. Was it faithful to the game series? Let's a go listen!

In honor of the upcoming release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie in theaters next week, we present this episode dedicated to commercials to our favorite 8-bit and 16-bit systems.

NES Commercials

NES “Will You Be the One” with Rob and the Zapper (1985) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-CwI14vaL0

NES “You Are About to Come Face to Face” (1986) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gP1XYki8Ew

NES “Will You Be the One” Commercial with Super Mario (1986) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uSOESHNhHY

NES “What Will the Future Bring?” (1986) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMroWPYQD9A

The Legend of Zelda Rap Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c17DYpe1APU

Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Z6PW9HhFY

Konami NES Commercial (1987) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_dNjJKsBOI

RBI Baseball from Tengen (1988) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXkv2Y_d_yA

NES Power Set with Power Pad (1988) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdXW5i1cjXY

Top Gun from Konami - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNtnyivyK-M

Anticipation Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXTqPKXi2o

Super Mario Bros. 2 Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-oxEaddsUY

Acclaim Remote Controller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cyZZIcdQCQ

Double Player System from Acclaim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWMwfJ5hEO4

Tetris from Nintendo (1989) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUeQttn23Rk

Back to the Future from LJN (1989) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtdLs85J4k

Power Glove from Mattel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po1IfM6nA6s

DuckTales from Capcom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zroYGD7iGV4

WWF WrestleMania from Acclaim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOmloRumKI

WWF WrestleMania Challenge UK Commercial (Nintendo World News) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLEypfdVMT4

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSaHaIAYBgU

Supersonic The Joystick from Camerica - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPoD2V6B7U

Fester’s Quest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOPztGblf4

Little Nemo the Dream Master from Capcom (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNoAujWCIPM

Bases Loaded II Second Season from Jaleco - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqRR7eJSWxA

Super Mario Bros. 3 Commercial (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZex2enPtNs

StarTropics from Nintendo (1991) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CE-pOTbrrA

Star Wars from JVC (1991) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zetkiWhvi8c

Game Genie from Galoob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4wwXyKFeFA

Super NES Commercials

Toys R Us Super NES Commercial with Alan Kalter Voiceover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUpKdkZ6QZo

Super NES Commercial with Paul Rudd (1992) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSBFw93V3Rg

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Commercial (JPN) - https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Commercial (US) - https://youtu.be/7yjfTQ009ms

F-Zero commercial - https://youtu.be/c_i2caefzJ0

Street Fighter 2 Turbo commercials (JPN) - https://youtu.be/zmc1p3e0hc8

The same (Edited for the US market) - https://youtu.be/Eg-VGKEPNMw

Super Mario Kart commercial - https://youtu.be/5Wxklxi1lGs

Super Mario All-Stars commercial - https://youtu.be/XSiciyc20Sc

Super NES/Pepsi commercial with Bo Jackson - https://youtu.be/DBwbQU_3My0

StarFox Commercial - https://youtu.be/8FTZD-lljaU

Super Scope 6 commercial - https://youtu.be/CtvFZhwoGCE

SNES Super Set Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw8g9I3fHD8

Turbo Touch 360 Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOYmnTTwp8g

TMNT Tournament Fighters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMVyN6qQA7Y

Final Fantasy III commercial (or Final Fantasy VI if you want to get super official about it) - https://youtu.be/hk5RLCIhtMo

Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball Commercial with Cito Gaston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnFEBLSwHt8

Super Punch-Out!! Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4lkRbAyhMo

Troy Aikman NFL Football - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_eTdrhTSdM

Super Mario RPG Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOzVQUOgSnk

Yoshi’s Island Commercial -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFHUyqDBmZQ

SNES 1996 “Now $99” Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNPtCVzBNyQ

We have brought you shows on Hulk Hogan commercials, Ric Flair commercials, and three separate installments of Hometown Commercials.  Our early Christmas present to you is a look at ads for something everybody wanted under the tree from 1979 to 1982--the Atari 2600 VCS, and games for the system.

Atari 2600 Commercial (December, 1977) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJNbhekKShI

Atari VCS Commercial with Pete Rose, Pele and Don Knotts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs34_7_kC64

Atari VCS Commercial with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Carol Channing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexverCcFFk

1978 Atari Commercial with Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs and Jack Palance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ary-G-GYO60

Space Invaders (1980) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_I2C_9Kf8

Kaboom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNztWEVxD4

Activision Ice Hockey with Phil Hartman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=celKZ-vwsCc

RealSports Baseball with Billy Martin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SI7zqsVoas

Atari Test Facility commercial with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mario Andretti and Pele - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0cSWi1V_wI

Laser Blast (1981) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SWzv

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Atari Toys R Us Asteroids Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFciGLGHiY4

Sears 1981 Christmas Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqBlPdz0G-M

Atari we don’t need a babysitter commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krGlnXY4HaY

Atari UK Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMLhvlAxsPw

Beany Bopper (1982) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OK5COuF6xg

Spider-Man (1982) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usbQDfTIqE

Pac-Man Commercial with Mr. Hooper!!! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxsUCRSoUrE

Solar Fox with Jane Krakowski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgUTq5pL3gE

Pole Position - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhRIneQFmHA

Ms. Pac-Man with Don Pardo voiceover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKM5-k8uD7Q

Ms. Pac-Man Australian Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp1CKap2v28

Donkey Kong (1982) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzFCXfjuNjI

Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNTpXX43QxY

Dig Dug (1983) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VFjbPlq_nw

Pitfall! with Jack Black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfLgSdAAHMA

Moon Patrol - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1fp8g3yimU

Sega Star Trek with Ernie Anderson voiceover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28r4iGf7M98

Atari Sesame Street Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnQrQE4Y6Ow

Atari Christmas 1983 Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z2nyvfJDwk

1984 Atari 2600 Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ZLov8Xne0

Urban General Atari 2600 Commercial (1984) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLryP7IrM1A

1986 Atari 2600 Commercial (The Fun is Back) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp1CbPpaWKw

In an experimental solo episode that Greg does somewhat live from his car after work, Greg talks about the shows he's been watching so far as the summer starts to heat up.

Greg talks about the new season of Stranger Things along with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. He also talks about how he thinks the finale of Barry Season 3 will go down.

Afterwards, Greg looks ahead talking about future episodes of the podcast along with memories of playing NES including Bases Loaded, Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball and that horrid LJN Back to the Future Game.

We're back with our second (and likely last) edition of the pinball machine show.  We talk about 9 more TV-themed pinball machines, mainly from the last 15 years.

One of our most popular series of shows is back for a third (and final?) installment.  The three of us look at more video game adaptions of TV shows, one going back almost 40 years.  Grab your controller and press start on The Video Game Show, Part 3.

We have had two episodes devoted to TV themed video games (with a third coming in the future) and we have done a trading card show.  Now, we venture into pinball machines, virtual and real.

1988 Monday Night Football pinball open:  https://youtu.be/C8Lpd0R1keM?t=19

Doctor Who Pinball Tutorial (PAPA Pinball): https://youtu.be/iawmrs69jrQ

As an Easter gift to you our fans, we present our third Director's Cut episodes originally released on Place to be Nation POP for you to enjoy. This time we bring to you the Director's Cut of The Video Game Show, Part 2.

We've added fifteen minutes of additional material in this episode as we go in-depth on some of the questionable choices for helmets in ABC Monday Night Football on Super NES along with looking at YouTube playthroughs of The Price is Right for DOS and Thunder in Paradise on CD-i.

Happy Mario Day this Wednesday!  (Get it, MAR10?)  We pay our respects to this non-holiday by looking at the unforgettable Super Mario Bros. Super Show!  One of us never watched this on Fridays for reasons.

Just a note there were some audio issues during the recording of this and the next episode with hot mics, they've mostly been fixed in post, but they'll show up at a few points here and there.