126K
Downloads
765
Episodes
Podcasts within The It Was a Thing on TV Podcast Network include: * It Was a Thing on TV--the original podcast, well over 500 episodes strong, covering the short-lived and forgotten events in television history. * The Squared Circle Time Machine--Greg Diener and Dane Woychuk take you on a journey about some of the more memorable events in the history of pro wrestling. Coming September 2025: What is a Podcast?: An Unofficial Jeopardy! Podcast. Mike Klauss and 4-time Jeopardy! champion Brian Henegar look back at the week that was on Jeopardy!, in an analytical manner. More podcasts may come in the future.
Episodes
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Without question, Lucille Ball is a legend. Unfortunately, even legends make missteps. Life with Lucy in 1986 was Lucy's misstep. Thirteen episodes were shot and only eight aired. In this episode, we look at the reasons why this misfired, was it because ABC was that desperate for a hit? was it because audiences were weary of Lucy's physical comedy at her age? was it because the executives were afraid to say no to Lucy?
On a lighter note, enjoy our discussion of a Pre-Life Goes On Kelle Martin on Card Sharks in 1986.
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
It's Presidents' Day 2022 weekend and to honor it here on It Was a Thing on TV, we are finally releasing on our Podbean feed the Director's Cut of one of our longest and most researched episodes "The Bicentennial Minute".
We have included over 20 minutes of new material that was either missed or left on the cutting room floor in the original version of the episode. In this Director's Cut, you'll learn from one of the producers of the segment about how the ideas from some of the segments came about.
Also, enjoy Greg performing a Bicentennial Minute if Tony Curtis recorded it in the style of "Hollywood Babylon".
April 1975: Janet Leigh (Partial) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tWIoa1lhuk
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
One of this podcast's favorite people is Chris Elliott. Post-Letterman, Elliott starred in the FOX sitcom Get a Life. While hilarious and brilliant, it might have been a little too out there, even for the hip and relatively new network. This episode has been Handsome Boy approved.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
With only The Office and Parks & Recreation leading off its comedy portfolio, NBC would put their fortunes in a sitcom manned by producers for both (and one from How I Met Your Mother) would come together to form a Voltron of the next great sitcom. So... how come nobody watched "Abby's"? Belly up to the bar as we try and answer this question.
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
It's Super Bowl Sunday! You could sit and listen to bunch of so-called "experts" tell you who's gonna win between the Rams and the Bengals or you could listen to Greg and Mike talk about who they think will be the key players in Super Bowl LVI. And also they talk about if the Bengals can win this game for the sweet prince Harambe!
They also discuss in the second half of the show the David Letterman YouTube channel, the NFL Draft and the Puppy Bowl!
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
In honor of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Greg and Chico do a special live show on Stream Lounge as they watch the 1993 Disney classic "Cool Runnings".
Enjoy as we learn the fine art of bobsledding from John Candy while Sanka tries to keep that lucky egg in check. We can only hope to one day live in Buckingham Palace like Yul Brenner which is the dream for all of us.
Be sure to start your stream of Cool Runnings on Disney+ by hitting play right after Greg gives the five second countdown.
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
In Hometown Commercials Volume 1 back in Episode 98, we featured some ads from Kentucky attorney Darryl Isaacs. We thought so much of them that we are dedicating an entire episode to "The Kentucky Hammer." This time we showcase the best of his Super Bowl commercials from years past including a special celebrity cameo from a football icon.
2007 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AF6772n6Xc
2008 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZl_7XwT8H4
2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Tns7fBnac
Mission Impossible Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI4AZ7GOnUU
2016 with Special Guest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgMhajkf5-s
2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hQxbDZJHBU
2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5QdNBO-_o
Tug of War Commercial (2019) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3eKxCVW2mg
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
"The Big Game" is coming up in less than a week. Therefore, it's time for our annual look at different happenings related to the game. First up is a halftime show so bad and disjointed, Pete Rozelle said he never wanted to see Up With People again. He got his wish and Up With People never did another halftime show after 1986.
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
In the last month and a half, the game Wordle has taken the internet by storm. Many people don't realize that the game Wordle is similar to the Game Show Network show Lingo. Even fewer people realize that Lingo got its start as a Canadian production in 1987. Also, Greg makes a big declaration at the end of the minisode!
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
It's 2006 and How I Met Your Mother was CBS' sophomore hit featuring 20- and 30-somethings. Why not follow that with a series with people around the same age who all went to school together decades earlier? It can't miss! It did. But at least most of the cast of this show went on to bigger and better things.