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It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 133: Super Bowl Shuffle Parodies and Knockoffs

The game may be over but It Was a Thing on TV presents a very special musical inspired football themed episode of the podcast.
 
In 1985, the Chicago Bears earned a place in pop culture history with their iconic song and music video during their Super Bowl winning season. Over the years, several teams and companies outside of football have tried to replicate the Bears magic with not much success. We cover a variety of these songs in the longest episode of the podcast yet!
 
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Nick Bockwinkle f'n rapping folks!

Pop Goes To The Couch - WandaVision S1 E5 "On This Very Special Episode"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett, Andy Atherton & Tim Capel review and break down Episode 5 of Season 1. “On This Very Special Episode”. In this spoiler-filled discussion, they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Making Mt. Rushmore #11 - 80's/90's Romantic Comedies & 00's/10's Romantic Comedies

In the eleventh episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Shawn Kidd, Ben Locke, Scott Shifflett & Logan Crosland join moderator Andy Atherton to discuss which 80’s/90’s Romantic Comedies deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is Pretty Woman a no-brainer? What about The Wedding Singer? Will Ten Things I Hate About You grab a spot? Does Jerry Maguire or When Harry Met Sally deserve a place? After that, they discuss which 00’s/10’s Romantic Comedies will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that The Proposal shouldn’t get a spot? Will Just Friends be included? Is Bridget Jones’ Diary in the conversation? What about Hitch & Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

PTBN Trivia Night - Disney (#3)

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our third episode, Jason Sherman, Logan Crosland & Neil Trama face off to see which one of them has the fast pass to a win when it comes to Disney trivia.
Settle in and play along to see if you have what it takes to be a contestant on a future episode of PTBN Trivia Night!

Pop Goes The Classics - Lady And The Tramp

On the eleventh installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Mirandia Berthold, Andy Atherton & Steve Riddle look at 1955’s Lady And The Tramp. They discuss the many aspects of the films including: the telling the story through the eyes of the dogs and their world; the beautiful romance between the title characters; the fun group of dogs with various personalities we meet throughout the neighborhood; the trouble Si & Am cause & the doggie date at Tony’s with Bella Notte.  

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episodes 130, 131 & 132: TV Trading Cards/"Mr. Food" Art Ginsburg/Super Bowl XXIII Halftime Show

This week we have a "super" episode of It Was a Thing on TV here on PTBN POP.
 
First, I'll trade you my Fonzie for your Vinny Barbarino!  We offer a primer to TV trading cards, a smattering of shows which made their way to cardboard, and what types of cards are available nowadays.
 
Next, famous TV chefs include Julia Child, "The Galloping Gourmet" Graham Kerr, and "The Frugal Gourmet" Jeff Smith.  One chef whose legacy is as good as the above people but wasn't as big of a name is Art Ginsburg, who went by the moniker "Mr. Food."  We spend this installment looking at the career of this underrated icon, as well as some of the secrets to his 90-second cooking segments.
 
Finally, it's the week of The Big Game!  You know which one, that Superb Owl.  Like last year, we're looking back at something regarding that event.  The 1989 edition had a halftime show which wasn't the marching bands or Up With People from years past.  It also hadn't reached the era of epic musicians.  Instead, it was magic tricks and 50s music, all in glorious 3D.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch – WandaVision S1 E4 “We Interrupt This Program”

Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Scott Shifflett, Andy Atherton, Tim Capel & Shawn Kidd review and break down Episode 4 of Season 1. “We Interrupt This Program”. In this spoiler-filled discussion, they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Pop Goes To The Couch – Cobra Kai S3 Part 4 – Ep.8 “The Good, The Bad and The Badass”, Ep.9 “Feel The Night” & Ep.10 “December 19”

On the final installment of a four part series of Pop Goes To The Couch, Andy Atherton is joined by Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel to discuss the season 3 Cobra Kai. The guys deep dive and break down Ep.8 “The Good, The Bad and The Badass”, Ep.9 “Feel The Night” & Ep.10 “December 19”. So after you binge the latest series, give a listen and don’t forget one to post one of those hash browns when you do.

It Was a Thing on TV Twin Pack: Episodes 128 & 129 - Saturday Supercade & WBNB-TV

This week on It Was a Thing on TV it's on like Donkey Kong.
 
First, who didn't love cartoons and video games in the early 80s?  Pac Man was successful.  But the anthology with cartoons of Pitfall, Space Ace, and Kangaroo?  Not as much.  We talk about the cartoon cavalcade called Saturday Supercade in this installment.
 
Then, from 1961 to 1989, CBS affiliate WBNB-TV served TV audiences in the U.S. Virgin Islands with an eclectic mix of programming. Sadly the station went dark permanently due to Hurricane Hugo, but the station's legacy lives on YouTube thanks to an ex-employee who saved various clips from the station.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch – WandaVision S1 E3 "Now In Color"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues it's latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett, Andy Atherton & Tim Capel review and break down Episode 3 of Season 1. "Now In Color". In this spoiler-filled discussion, they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Making Mt. Rushmore #10 - Stand-Up Comedians & SNL Characters

In the tenth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Scott Criscuolo & J Arsenio D’Amato join fellow panelist/moderator Andy Atherton, to discuss which Stand-Up Comedians deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is George Carlin a no-brainer? What about Richard Pryor? Will Rodney Dangerfield grab a spot? Does Eddie Murphy or Andrew “Dice” Clay deserve a place? After that, they discuss which SNL Characters will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that The Church Lady shouldn’t get a spot? Will Matt Foley be included? Is Father Guido Sarducci in the conversation? What about Mr. Robinson & The Blues Brothers?

PTBN Trivia Night - Harry Potter (#2)

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our second episode, Jennifer Smith, Scott Shifflett & James Gruenberg face off to see which one of them has mastered their spells when it comes to Harry Potter trivia.
Settle in and play along to see if you have what it takes to be a contestant on a future episode of PTBN Trivia Night!

Blockbuster Rewind - The Shrek Franchise (#8)

On the eighth episode of Blockbuster Rewind, co-hosts Scott Shifflett, Eric Eels & Andy Atherton are joined by guest Logan Crosland to discuss the Shrek franchise. They go through each of the films and talk about the great voice cast; the fun pop song soundtracks; compare the villains and their nefarious plots; the creative twists on classic fairy tales throughout and whether the franchise should make a return with a new installment. So, prepare to take a trip far, far away.

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episodes 126 & 127 + Minisode 4: Oh Madeline/Trivia Trap/Don Johnson’s Heartbeat Music Video

This Week on It Was a Thing on TV we have plenty of traps for you.
 
First, Oh Madeline had plenty of quality guests, the versatile and multi-talented Madeline Kahn, and had its moments.  It also had three unique theme songs and was revamped in its sole season.  It was Carsey-Werner's first TV series, before they hit it big a year later with The Cosby Show.
 
Then, when is a right answer not a right answer?  When it's a trap!  That was the original premise of Trivia Trap.  Once that format was viewed as flawed, most of the game changed.  It didn't help; the show was gone in 6 months.
 
Finally, the 1980's was the age of MTV and Miami Vice. So naturally the star of Miami Vice, Don Johnson would try his hand at music with an album called Heartbeat. The song from the album of the same name would be featured on MTV and it's one of the weirdest music videos we've ever seen. Follow along to the video at this link as we do a live watch of it. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CR4lSORZ_Q
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - WandaVision S1 E1 & S1 E2

Pop Goes To The Couch starts up a new pod series covering the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, WandaVision. In this first installment, Tim Capel, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Andy Atherton review and break down Episodes 1 & 2 of Season 1. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.