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It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 491 & 492 - Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher/Roomies

This week on It Was a Thing on TV, we go back to school.
 
First, it's time to go back to school for the next three installments!  We start with someone who is teaching until he gets his big break in acting, hooking up with seemingly every single lady along the way.  Nick Freno: Licensed Teacherbrought some realities teenagers went through (and still go through) at the time, in addition to being a light-hearted comedy.
 
Then, before Brian Griffin created a series about two oddball roommates on an episode of Family Guy, that premise was used in a short-lived NBC series which paired up a 14-year-old with an ex-Marine in his 40s in a college dorm.  Ratings were amazing for the premiere episode, but the show still lasted only 8 shows.  Find out why in this installment.
 
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Timestamps
0:10 - Sid Tribute Cold Open
2:35 - Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1:29:19 - Roomies (It’s no Classholes.)
1:58:50 - The Return of The Joey Gallo Update

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #595 - "I Got A Man" By Positive K

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we are going back to the 1990’s once again to feature one-hit wonders for the second time. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “I Got A Man” by Positive K from 1992.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvYIpa1Ulvw

Cartoons Of Our Youth #8 - Batman: The Animated Series

On the eighth episode of Cartoons Of Our Youth, Andy Atherton welcomes back Tim Capel to talk about one of his favorite cartoons, Batman: The Animated Series. The guys talk about the gothic art deco design of Gotham City; compare different Batmobile designs; other Batman animated series; Kevin Conroy’s voice work; the nods to classic horror movies; Batman’s Rogues Gallery; Man-Bat’s comic origins; Mr. Freeze’s motivation; the Arkham video game series and Batman’s moniker of being “The World’s Greatest Detective” before moving on to live watch the two episodes that Tim selected for them. The ones picked are S1 E3 “On Leather Wings” & S1 E4 “Heart Of Ice”.
So grab a bowl of your favorite cereal, park yourself in front of the TV and join us for some great cartoons!

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #594 - "Life Is A Highway" By Tom Cochrane

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we are going back to the 1990’s once again to feature one-hit wonders for the second time. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Life Is A Highway” by Tom Cochrane from 1991.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3sMjm9Eloo

Video Jukebox Song of The Day #593 - "Crush" By Jennifer Paige

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we are going back to the 1990’s once again to feature one-hit wonders for the second time. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Crush” by Jennifer Paige from 1998.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhSnaqou0I

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #592 - "Achy Breaky Heart" By Billy Ray Cyrus

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we are going back to the 1990’s once again to feature one-hit wonders for the second time. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus from 1992.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byQIPdHMpjc

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #591 - "Plowed" By Sponge

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we are going back to the 1990’s once again to feature one-hit wonders for the second time. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Plowed” by Sponge from 1994.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L65NNh6vJ_Q

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 489 & 490 - Platypus Man/The Video Game Show Volume 4

This week on It Was a Thing on TV
 
First, it's the mid-90s and two startup networks are looking for programming.  A flavor of the month at the time was giving stand-up comics their own shows, see Seinfeld, Life with Louie, and Roseanne, and later The Drew Carey Show and Everybody Loves Raymond.  The new network was UPN and the comic was Richard Jeni, who took a concept from his stand-up show and loosely molded it into a Seinfeld-like TV show.
 
Then, after the last video game show (episode 201), we said it would be our last look at video games based on TV shows.  We lied!  We found nine more games worthy of covering for what we believe will truly be the final video game show we cover.  This time, we found some truly bad games from a variety of genres, from dramedy to animation to action shows.
 
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Timestamps
0:10 - Episode 489 Cold Open (Peter Marshall Tribute)
1:26 - Platypus Man
34:22 - Episode 490 Cold Open (Phil Donahue Tribute)
34:53 - The Video Game Show Volume 4

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #590 - "Bust A Move" By Young MC

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Bust A Move” by Young MC from 1989.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #589 - "These Days" By Bon Jovi

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “These Days” by Bon Jovi from 1996.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCUzwEst3pE

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #588 - "Centerfold" By The J. Geils Band

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Centerfold” by The J. Geils Band from 1981.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjMZKf-wg

NBA-Team - 2024 Expansion Draft: Part 2

In Part 2, Andrew and Adam round out the roster of their expansion team.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #587 - "Psycho In My Head" By Skillet

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Psycho In My Head” by Skillet from 2022.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SZBBjmwALQ

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #586 - "Baby, I Love Your Way" By Big Mountain

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Baby, I Love Your Way” by Big Mountain from 1994.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWIxA7M_-ZA

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 487 & 488 - George/The First Episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (US)

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we celebrate the birthday of Susan St. James while also celebrating the 25th anniversary of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
 
First, the 1990s was a renaissance for George Foreman, between regaining the WBA heavyweight championship, and the creation and rise in popularity of what became the George Foreman Grill.  Before those events, Foreman helmed a self-titled short-lived sitcom.  Happy 78th birthday, Susan St. James!
 
Then, today (August 16th) marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? on ABC. The gang shares their memories and expectations leading up to the first episode while looking at some of the questions from the premiere.
 
Some of the questions in the premiere seemed easy in 1999 while some questions that looked hard in 1999 would be considered easy in 2024.
 
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Timestamps
0:10 - Episode 487 Cold Open (Correction from last week)
3:32 - George
47:21 - Intermission (NHL ‘94 Sega CD Music)
48:35 - Episode 488 Cold Open
49:15 - The First Episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (US)