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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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 covering a genre that we haven’t featured that much, reggae. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Could You Be Loved?” by Bob Marley And The Wailers from 1980.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ti2YCFgCoI

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 covering a genre that we haven’t featured that much, reggae. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy feat. RikRok from 2000.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5Hz17C4is

This month's episode deals with the heavy topic of domestic violence. We understand if this episode is not for everyone, and we encourage you to listen when/if you are ready. If you or someone you know needs help or wants to speak with someone about domestic violence, please call the hotline in the United States at 800-799-7233, or text BEGIN to 88788. If in the EU, please call 116 016.  
 
Books mentioned: 
 
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries by Danielle Garrett
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe by Ally Condie
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker
Indelible by Adelia Saunders
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 
The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston

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 covering a genre that we haven’t featured that much, reggae. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Here Comes The Hotstepper” by Ini Kamoze from 1994.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15UffN8eilI