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This week on It Was a Thing on TV we got a mostly forgotten show starring one of the Wet Bandits and we revisit a subject all the way back in Episode 31.
 
First, NBC might have made a big comeback in the mid-1980s, but there was one huge weakness for them--Friday nights at 9 PM against shows like Benson and Dallas.  Half Nelson was another Friday at 9 victim, succumbing after a month and a half.  But it had a lot of big names!
 
Then, Our 4th show revisited is a show that was beloved among fans for decades, which unexpectedly turned up on BUZZR in 2021.  Before then, roughly 15 episodes were available.  We felt we needed to revisit this classic since we now know much more about Whew!
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Timestamps
0:30 - Half Nelson
44:22 - Whew! Revisited

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 is all about Cover Songs. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “It’s My Life” by No Doubt from 2003.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvV498pyIM

Our Previews continue with the NBA's Upper Class - the group who are poised to play this year's spoilers. One final little trade, one favorable matchup, no injuries....just a little luck.  This week Andrew and Adam preview Memphis, Denver, Minnesota, and Brooklyn. Enjoy!

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 is all about Cover Songs. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Whiskey In The Jar” by Metallica from 1999.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsrvmNtWU4E

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 is all about Cover Songs. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “You Keep Me Hanging On” by Kim Wilde from 1986.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_3gLp6k7ZE

In the thirty-fifth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Jennifer Smith, Matt Souza & Keith Langston join moderator Steve Riddle to discuss which 2000’s Comedy Films deserve a place on their respective lists. Is Superbad a no-brainer? What about The 40-Year-Old Virgin? Does Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy grab a spot? Does Forgetting Sarah Marshall or The Replacements deserve a place? After that, they discuss which 2000’s Action Movies will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that Kill Bill Vol.1 shouldn’t get a spot? Will The Fast And The Furious be included? Is Taken in the conversation? What about The Bourne Identity & Mission: Impossible 3?

On the nineteenth episode of Blockbuster Rewatch, Andy Atherton welcomes Nate Milton to do a live watch of 2018’s Black Panther continuing his MCU rewatch. Originally broadcasted live on Stream Lounge, the duo discusses mixing of the ancient and technology; the parallels between T’Challa & Kilmonger; the different tribes of Wakanda; the movie “The Warriors”; the incredible cast of the movie;  The Ancestral Plain; wrestling references; the Wakanda Salute; MCU kids; what is the right music for car chases; black superheroes; the DCEU’s mistakes; Kilmonger’s truth; Sterling K. Brown’s emotional range; Dan & Dave; ocular teeth; rhinos! and where the MCU will go from this point.
 
To watch the Stream Lounge Broadcast, click on the link below:
https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/b0743f1d-436a-4ad0-9273-9f9801864a37

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we look at a pair of forgotten game shows along with crazy shenanigans with funny cars and monster trucks.
 
First, usually around this time of the year BUZZR would air their “Lost and Found” marathon except they aren’t doing it seems. Whatever, we’ll have our own version! (with blackjack and hookers!) The week starts with a show from the 1950s, hosted by podcast favorite Tom Poston.  Split Personality didn't last long, though it technically aired in the 50s and 60s.
 
Next, as we've said many times, NBC in 1979 was desperate for anything that would draw eyes.  Mindreaders was helmed by a former primetime personality, trying to capitalize on an ESP craze at the time.  If only the people behind this show had ESP and could see this show not lasting all that long…
 
Finally, Saturday Night Live starts it's 48th season on NBC. In this special minisode we look back at a weird commercial parody making fun of monster truck shows where those boring funny cars turn out in the ad to be sentient beings able to achieve perpetual motion. Sadly those monster trucks are not amused by what these funny cars manage to accomplish.
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Seriously, that spoon truck by Yuri Gellar sucks.
 
Timestamps
0:30 - Split Personality
41:55 - Mindreaders
1:15:01 - SNL Funny Cars at Worcester Centrum

The NBA is a harsh mistress. You have to spend A LOT of money - just to be a 6 seed AT BEST?! Whaaaaat?! In this episode, Andrew and Adam preview Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, and the LA Lakers. Enjoy !

Join Bianca and Mirandia on their 4th episode of Belles with Books as they shake things up a little. They begin with a small discussion for Adaption Minute: things that bother them and worries on when books are turned into a show or movie.  Then, stick around as this month the girls decided to “seize the spooky season”, I mean it is September already, and read the same book. They start off this autumnal gathering with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. How did it fair in their world? Will they continue the series? And, what about that adaptation?
Books discuss in this episode; 
 
The Selection Series by Kierra Cass
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Twilight series and The Host by Stephanie Meyers
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
LOTR by J.R.R. Tolkein
Nostradamus: the complete prophecies of the future by Mario Redding
City of Villains by Estelle Laure
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Series by Jo Ballerini
Lumberjanes: vol 1 (graphic novel)
Outdoor Kids in an Inside World by Steven Rinella 
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Gary Hendrix
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Lightlark by Alex Aster
Maus by Art Spiegelman
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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 “In Too Deep” by Sum 41 from 2001.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGri7i8Y2Y

On a special episode of Pop Goes The Classics, Andy Atherton rides solo to do a live watch of 2003’s Finding Nemo. Originally broadcasted live on Stream Lounge, he gives his thoughts on the “Bamb’s mom”-type moment at the beginning of the film; underwater animation; Barracuda fishing; Nemo’s lucky fin; the great foreshadowing early on; funny clownfish; Marlin’s neurosis; Ellen DeGeneres as Dory; short-term memory loss; Bruce the shark; the nods to Jaws; breaking wind in the ocean; The Tank Gang; fish impressions; Dory’s alternate names for Nemo; the EAC; jellyfish stings; grabbing shell with Crush; fish accents; exit buddies; speaking whale; cleaning fish tanks; the Aqua Scum; fish playing dead & Marlin’s character arc. So remember: fish are friends, not food & just keep swimming,
 
To watch along on Stream Lounge, click this link:
https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/01f81acd-a950-41e2-ab86-f48ed25f5d9c

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 “Silent Night” by Bon Jovi from 1985.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HjC6T2HDI4

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we kiss the baby while reminding everyone that Zack Morris is trash.
 
First, with the start of NFL Season, we mark the occasion with a look at a short-lived reality/discussion show starring the two biggest diva football players of the early 2010s. Also, Mike tries taking their Twitter handle and...hilarity ensues.
 
Next, we revisit school briefly for this episode.  Before Saved by the Bell, some of its characters were in a short-lived Disney Channel show set in a middle school in Indianapolis.  Good Morning, Miss Bliss was a precursor to the popular series from the 80s and 90s.  One thing remained the same:  Zack Morris is trash.
 
Finally, 35 years ago, a series blended gritty stories, wartime allegories, and cutting edge special effects. If it wasn’t the violence that people were against, it was the toy tie-ins. A show that was ahead of its time could not have come at a worse time. Prepare for the Metal Wars as we talk about Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.
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Timestamps
0:30 - The T.Ocho Show
1:29:42 - Classic Commercial Break
1:32:55 - Good Morning, Miss Bliss
2:42:43 - Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future

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, Ben Locke & Calum McDougall are watching “I Want To Break Free” by Queen from 1984.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
 
https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ