It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 421 & 422 - Second Chance (2016)/The ESPN Halloween Derby

This week on It Was a Thing on TV  

 

First, we talked about the Second Chance from 1977 and the Second Chance from 1987.  This Halloween season, we're covering a third entry with that name, from 2016.  This version was loosely based on Frankenstein but it was "depressingly awful" and couldn't hold viewers after a decent lead-in show, albeit against tough competition.

 

Then, on Halloween Eve 2006, ESPN got several fans involved in a unique event where the fans were dressed as Monday Night Football personalities.  This happened once and never again.  Were fans creeped out by a big-headed Chris Berman racing down a football field?  Could it be because several of the big heads almost fell off?  Join Greg and Mike as they look at this one-time experiment.

 

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Timestamps

0:11 - Matthew Perry Dedication Cold Open

4:47 - Second Chance (2016)

39:28 - The ESPN Halloween Derby