The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network

Mike's birthday is this weekend and he played his Money in the Bank on this short-lived cartoon that, while absolutely hilarious, aired at the wrong time slot and/or aired either a few years early or a few years late.  Celebrate Mike's birthday by getting completely mental with Ed Grimley and those in his universe.

Black History Month 2024 concludes with a comedy starring a comedic legend, trying to capitalize on the success of a similar show on another network.  Despite pulling the stops to make it popular including adding a familiar face later in its sole season, Charlie & Company is just a footnote in history.

Demond Wilson's first post-Sanford and Son role was in this series, as a husband who abandoned his wife and family for seven years and was legally declared dead.  Not only was Wilson back on TV after a short time away, but baby, he's back for his family.

Greg is 48 hours removed from attending the 2024 NHL Stadium Series game between crosstown NY rivals the Rangers and Islanders at MetLife Stadium. Greg shares in the first-ever It Was a Thing on TV Delayed Reaction his experience at the game along with some of the exciting action including a fight and a wild late comeback.

Broadway legend Melba Moore was given a starring vehicle for her own CBS sitcom in Early 1986. Sadly, it had the misfortune of premiering the same day as a tragic news story.

However, was the news story the reason the show failed or something else entirely? 

Ellen Cleghorne was a groundbreaking talent when she was on Saturday Night Live.  The WB gave her her own show, which was gone in months.  Was the problem that Cleghorne! was on The WB, or was it something else?

CBS' most hyped show in 1987-88 was Frank's Place, about an academic who inherits a New Orleans restaurant.  There was so much publicity for it that its two main stars hosted CBS' series of unsold pilots in Summer 1987.  Despite the hype and critical acclaim, it was done in a season.  There was one big name who admits to liking it and recording it.

Back in 2020 before Kansas City and San Francisco played on "Super Sunday" we covered The Bud Bowl in one of our early episodes.

Today in honor of both teams returning to "The Big Game" we bring you this extended cut featuring over 15 minutes of new materials including radio spots from Bud Bowl IV, the Bud Light players doing their own version of the "Super Bowl Shuffle" and the Basher's foul mouth.

Last year on "Super Sunday" former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski was involved in an ad campaign for Fanduel where he'd attempt to make a 25-yard field goal in the Arizona desert in a live commercial during the game. We'd soon find out that this attempt was about as accurate as a three-dollar bill. 

"The BIGGEST SCAM in Super Bowl Commercial HISTORY (JaguarGator9) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Fc-KzjouA

The 2000 edition of "Super Sunday" pitted the St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans in the first Super Bowl of the new millennium. TV viewers were treated in-between action with commercials for Budweiser, trucks, and many dot-com companies! Most of which came and went less than a year following the game. We'll go over some of them in this episode.

Microsoft "Flight Annoucement" - https://adland.tv/microsoft-flight-announcement-2000-030-usa

GMC Yukon XL "Agility" - https://adland.tv/gmc-yukon-xl-agility-2000-030-usa

Disney Tony Hawk "Tarzan" VHS commercial - https://adland.tv/disney-tony-hawk-tarzan-2000-030-usa

Disney "Why do we love the mouse?" with Leonard Nimoy and Shaq - https://adland.tv/disney-why-do-we-love-mouse-2000-030-usa

Charles Schwab Retirement - https://adland.tv/charles-schwab-retirement-2000-030-usa

Pizza Hut/CD Now Commercial with Carson Daly - https://adland.tv/pizza-hut-cd-now-carson-daly-2000-030-usa

Budweiser "Fred is Great" - https://adland.tv/budweiser-fred-great-2000-030-usa

Monster.com "The Road Less Traveled" - https://adland.tv/monstercom-road-less-traveled-2000-030-usa

Motorola "Snake" - https://adland.tv/motorola-snake-2000-030-usa

E*Trade - Halftime Show Teaser - "Massage" - https://adland.tv/etrade-halftime-show-teaser-massage-2000-010-usa

Bud Light "Elevator" - https://adland.tv/bud-light-elevator-2000-030-usa

MicroStrategy "Stock Alert" - https://adland.tv/microstrategy-stock-alert-2000-030-usa

Budweiser "Rex's Motivation" - https://adland.tv/budweiser-rexs-motivation-2000-060-usa

Netpliance "Webhead" - https://adland.tv/netpliance-webhead-2000-030-usa

7 Up "Show Us Your Can" with Orlando Jones - https://adland.tv/7up-show-us-your-can-2000-030-usa

Volvo "Gus" - https://adland.tv/volvo-gus-2000-030-usa

Oxygen "I'm a Girl" - https://adland.tv/oxygen-im-girl-2000-030-usa

Our Beginning "Invites" - https://adland.tv/our-beginning-invites-2000-030-usa

FedEx "Wizard of Oz Lollipop Guild" - https://adland.tv/fedex-wizard-oz-lollipop-guild-2000-60-usa

Pets.com "If You Leave Me Now" - https://adland.tv/petscom-if-you-leave-me-now-2000-030-usa

Lifeminders "The Worst Commercial" - https://adland.tv/lifeminders-worst-commercial-2000-030-usa

E*Trade "Wasted $2 Million" - https://adland.tv/etrade-wasted-2-million-2000-030-usa