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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 in the future: 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.
Episodes
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
When the worst shows of all-time are mentioned, The Ropers makes that list with frequency. Is it justified? We state our cases that it was an average show and that there are many shows worse, and we have covered a lot of them.
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
On this off-topic episode here on Podbean, Greg and Chico do a recap on the second season of The Mandalorian which recently finished on Disney+.
They discuss their favorite moments from Season 2 along with The Child's ..... let's just say taste in food.
Afterwards the duo then turns to recent developments in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with WandaVision launching later this month.
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Happy New Year! We're releasing the second of our two Director's Cut versions from Place to be Nation POP to start 2021 with a bang!
The SNL Doumanian Season Episode is presented with extended bits from the season to add proper context to the episode including the legendary Al Franken "Limo for the Lame-o" sketch.
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
We ring out what has been an absolute disaster of a year with a look at what was on TV in 2020, changes due to COVID, shows that ended in 2020, and those we lost in 2020, among other things. Here's to a great 2021!
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Over two years, The Morton Downey Jr. Show took the nation by storm. It was all over by Fall 1989, maybe because it was too controversial but also because the new late night show on the block at the time also took the nation by storm, The Arsenio Hall Show.
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Friday Dec 25, 2020
For Christmas/New Year's we're releasing as our present to you the Director's Cut versions of two of our more popular episodes originally released on the Place to be Nation POP version for the first time on our regular feed.
We start with Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation as we look at a time when old Herb tried to insert himself into an angle along with a special eBay Price is Right in the Director's Cut segments.
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.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Earlier this year, we looked at 9 bad video games based on television shows. We found 9 more and felt it appropriate to cover them before the Christmas holiday. With any luck, we'll find 9 more and do a 3rd installment in 2021.
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Davis Rules is one of our favorite short-lived shows. It was funny and it had Jonathan Winters, yet it ran on two networks over 15 months. Also, we question if there is any situation in which Parker Lewis can lose.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Ernie Anderson is among our favorite announcers. We decided to dedicate an episode to his life and career, going back to his radio days after World War II. He might be the only announcer to have an annual fest in honor of one of his TV characters.
The Complete Ghoulardi Clip Collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34c4k23JNTk
WEWS-TV5 News Promo with Ernie Anderson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r2JMa3mHzE
Star Trek TNG Premiere Promo Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiFXVyeBf9w
America's Funniest Home Videos VCR Board Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlfXZrp5y3k
Ernie Anderson on Letterman, March 21, 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0gGWRHIqQ
WrestleMania VI L.A. Coliseum Bid Promo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwYopEoNUvY
Adam and Eve clips from Animaniacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgZMaSEoacQ