Best Chico Alexander Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 583--It's Your Move Revisited 1:09:04

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In episode 34, we first talked about the Jason Bateman classic sitcom, It's Your Move, with very little video of the show at that time. Fast forward five and a half years where some intrepid individual(s) uploaded all the episodes. We felt it was time to give this show a proper revisiting.By Mike Klauss

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Episode 582--Roll Out! 47:41

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CBS had a slew of hits in the early 70s, including a wartime comedy called M*A*S*H. CBS went to the wartime well again in 1973 with this comedy about a battalion of primarily African-American soldiers in France during World War II. As bad as the ratings were, that may not have been what got the show cancelled so quickly. It's not good when your lea…

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Episode 581--It's Not Easy 31:38

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The title of this series unintentionally goes deeper than the premise of the show. It's not easy to keep the kids together after a divorce. It wasn't necessarily easy to replace two actors who starred in this show's pilot, one of whom passed away to tragic circumstances. It also wasn't easy for this show going up against two relatively new shows on…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 22 - TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 1:52:44

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We had ECW One Night Stand from WWE in 2005, and then WWE did it again in 2006, followed by the blah revival of ECW, so when most of the OG ECW roster jumps from WWE to TNA by 2010, what happens? Dixie Carter decides she'll have her own One Night Stand! WITH BLACKJACK! AND HOOKERS! Greg and Dane look at TNA Hardcore Justice 2010, where they go over…

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Episode 580–Paper Dolls 57:15

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In honor of our annual Star Trek Day, we have that moment when Jadzia Dax was an up-and-coming model working for someone whose assistant was Will Riker. Because it’s the 80s, it’ll be a melodramatic rise to the top. Lucky for her, she’s got the world’s top teenage fashion model in her corner. We go inside the world of two “Paper Dolls” and why they…

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Episode 579--The 2005 Miami/Florida State Game 58:56

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College football officially kicked off last week. Years ago, we looked at what might be the worst Monday Night Football game ever. 20 years ago today (September 5), what might have been the worst college football game between two true collegiate football powerhouses occurred. Get used to the phrase "three and out." It is used with frequency this ep…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 21 - WWF Spectrum House Show (02.19.83) 1:24:37

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In honor of the Eagles' start of the defense of their Super Bowl title, Greg and Dane on the SCTM go back to February of 1983 for a big WWF House Show at the Philadelphia Spectrum on PRISM. We got a big 10-Man Tag Team Match featuring Andre the Giant, Superstar Billy Graham, Pedro Morales, Jimmy Snuka, Don Muraco, and others. We also got Bob Backlu…

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Episode 578--3-South 38:24

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Over the last 30 plus years, MTV has had some decent cartoons, most notably Beavis and Butthead and Daria. 3-South isn't on that list, but it holds a place in the heart of at least one of us. Goofy and stupid but with some notable contemporary voice talents, this show might be best known as one of the gigs Brian Dunkleman took after the first seaso…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 20 - WWF SummerSlam 1994 1:19:51

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Continuing from the last episode of the SCTM, Greg and Dane look at the first-ever event held at Chicago's United Center in WWF SummerSlam 1994. Leslie Nielsen will solve the mystery of the two Undertakers while Bret and Owen Hart battle in an epic Steel Cage match for the WWF title. Also, we got Sweetness himself, Walter Payton, helping Razor Ramo…

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Episode 577--Maury episode titles, Volume 2 48:04

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Over 5 years and 500 episodes ago, we tried a "concept" episode where Greg read actual titles to episodes of Maury. (Episode 60, if you want to visit that show.) We are back with a second compilation from shows which aired after our initial May 2020 episode. How many ways can Maury's staff describe DNA test episodes? The answer is 'many.'…

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Episode 576--The Joe Schmo Show: The Full Bounty 55:28

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In prior episodes, we have talked about the first two iterations of The Joe Schmo Show. While it is an often funny and unpredictable format, one can't go to the well with that format too often, due to the familiarity of the personnel and the wacky (and suspicious) scenarios which unfold. After a hiatus of over a decade, the format returned with the…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 19 - WWF Sunday Night Slam (08.21.94) 1:12:06

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It's eight days before SummerSlam 1994, and on the latest episode of The SCTM, Greg and Dane look at this USA Network special hyping the PPV. They look at Leslie Nielsen's search for The Undertaker, the possibility of Lex Luger selling out to Ted DiBiase, and Bret Hart fat-shaming Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Make sure to eat a Domino's Pizza before y…

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Episode 575–Elvis and the Beauty Queen 30:01

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You’ve heard many stories about Elvis… his music, his moves, his crappy movies, but have you listened to the one where he invites Miss Tennessee to a kung fu movie and then starts a relationship? In 1981, Stephanie Zimbalist was the beauty queen, and Don Johnson was her King in a made-for-TV tragedy about the last few years of his life.…

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Episode 574--The New Perry Mason 52:29

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In this installment, we have yet another revival whose shelf life was incredibly short. Was it because of the competition? Was it because all the major characters were played by new actors? Was the original series too fresh in the minds of viewers? No matter the answer, The Case of the Quickly Cancelled Show got a swift verdict from viewers and CBS…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 18 - WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII 1:32:08

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Greg and Dane begin their first real-time arc here on The Squared Circle Time Machine as they review a storyline from 1994-95 WCW. It's the August 1994 episode of the Clash of the Champions featuring the big rematch from Bash at the Beach between Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair for the WCW title! But this rematch may be ruined by a man in a mask pulling a…

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Episode 573--Quark 35:40

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A long time ago in a galaxy far away, there was a crew of space garbage pickers before previous installment Salvage 1. (See episode 399.) NBC aired the pilot episode with little fanfare and little success. However, something happened within two weeks of the pilot airing which gave NBC a reason to turn this pilot into a full-fledged series, albeit f…

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Episode 572--Baby Talk 59:05

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Here is another case of taking a successful movie and turning the general premise into a lackluster TV show. Though there is no connection between this show and Look Who's Talking, outside of slightly changed names, the similarities are there. Despite being called the worst show on TV in its first season, the show got a second season and remained b…

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The Best of It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 82 - Blind Justice 53:53

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In the newest "Best of", we go back to Episode 82 when the gang covered this ABC drama from Steven Bochco from 2005 that was his big follow-up to "NYPD Blue". It's about a NYC Police Detective who gets shot, he becomes blind, and he solves crimes! That's the show, everybody! But hey, it's the first episode we covered that has future show HoFer Rena…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 17 - WWE SmackDown (07.25.02) 1:19:53

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The newest episode of the SCTM looks at a big episode of Smack-Smack-Smack-Smack-Down! It's Stephanie McMahon's first episode as SmackDown GM, and she's booked a big show that features a Steel Cage-Steel Cage-Steel Cage Match between Edge and Chris Jericho-Jericho-Jericho. Also, we got the WWE Debut of Rey Mysterio-Rey Mysterio-Rey Mysterio! And we…

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Episode 571--The Couch Potato Workout with Larry "Bud" Melman 1:16:43

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104 years ago on July 23, one of our favorites, Calvert Deforest AKA Larry "Bud" Melman, was born. In honor of this milestone, we are watching a VHS release of a workout video for those who think Jazzercise is too strenuous. Sit back, grab your remote, as well as a cold one and your favorite snack for Larry "Bud" Melman's workout for couch potatoes…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 16 - WCW Great American Bash 1991 2:07:18

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In the latest episode of The Squared Circle Time Machine, we look back at one of the worst pay-per-views of all time in the 1991 Great American Bash from WCW. In this episode, we are joined by HypSports legend RickinBaltimore, who was at the Baltimore Arena in July of 1991, and we get his first-hand perspective on the crowd's reaction to Ric Flair …

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The Best of It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 47 - The Kids Guide to the Internet 48:28

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In our latest "Best of" we go back to Episode 47 and look at an instructional VHS tape put out in 1997 called "The Kids Guide to the Internet". Take a look at what all the kids in 1997 were doing when putting a web search on Yahoo! All the kids in 1997 wanted to surf to MTV dot com, get their sports scores, write an e-mail to Bill Clinton and watch…

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Episode 570–The 1981 MLB All-Star Game 1:01:15

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In 1981, Major League Baseball held its All-Star Game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Early August following a players' strike which cancelled two months of the season. There was a lot of mystery surrounding the game and how the fans would react to the players upon returning to action. What we got at the 1981 MLB All-Star Game was a lot of exciti…

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Episode 569--The Magnificent Marble Machine 41:40

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One thing all three of us enjoy is a good game of pinball. With the 50th anniversary of this show happening earlier this week, it was a natural for us to cover this show. What may have looked good on paper was not, for reasons ranging from the machine often broke down to the physics which made traditional pinball fun were non-existent.…

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Episode 568--The Adventures of Superpup (1958 pilot) 33:40

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In honor of the cinematic release of the new version of Superman, we look at a pilot that was sort of the spiritual successor to The Adventures of Superman, after its 6 season run. This is one of those pilots that makes you ask why, between the premise of the pilot, the creepy costumes, and the overall cheapness in quality. This time, we don't have…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 15 - Georgia Championship Wrestling (07.03.82) 1:37:23

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In honor of the 4th of July, we take a look at the go-home show for Georgia Championship Wrestling on SuperStation WTBS, before their big 4th of July show at the Omni in Atlanta. In this episode, we get to see Tommy Rich, Don Muraco. Paul Orndorff, Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen among others. We also get to see Gordon Solie conduct a face-to-face int…

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Episode 567--Goodnight Beantown 1:09:48

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This time, we look at another anomaly that got cancelled despite good ratings like Bridget Loves Bernie. Maybe CBS cooked Goodnight Beantown because the network wanted to go a different route on Sunday nights. Maybe a single mother having relations with her neighbor/co-worker was a bit too much. Maybe it's because the penultimate episode ruined sex…

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It Was a Thing on TV Presents: Before the Show VIII 54:32

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In our newest edition of "Before the Show", we look at the Italian Bowl in Toledo and a hurdler having multiple wardrobe malfunctions in Segment 1. Then, in Segment 2, we are joined by Chico as we discuss the lack of ticket sales of Hulk Hogan's Real American Wrestling at Cleveland State, along with an update on Greg's progress on "Knots Landing", …

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Episode 566--The Popcorn Kid 53:13

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Summer movie season is upon us. This installment, we look at a very short-lived comedy about an old time movie theater and its cast of high school-aged workers, specifically one employee who dreams of making it big in the movies one day. The show died a quick death, in part, because it aired, ironically, on a day when many people go to the movies.…

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Episode 565--Charles in Charge, Season 1 59:18

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First-run syndication in the 1980s was a blessing for numerous sitcoms that might not have gotten a fair shake from the networks--Too Close for Comfort, Mama's Family, Out of This World. Charles in Charge had a similar fate. It didn't find enough eyes on CBS, but give it a year and a half, and it would become a comedy staple of the late 80s and ear…

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Episode 564--Temperatures Rising 1:23:54

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We celebrate the 99th anniversary of Paul Lynde's birth with this effort from the early 70s. (Lynde didn't join the cast until season 2.) Hospital hijinks happen with a wacky staff of nurses and orderlies working under a no-nonsense chief of staff. ABC must have had faith in the show, despite getting beaten in the ratings by multiple top 10 shows i…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 14 - WCW Monday Nitro 10.02.95 55:03

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In honor of the late Steve "Mongo" McMichael and since the official WCW YouTube channel has posted some of the early Nitro's, Greg and Dane look at the fifth episode of WCW Monday Nitro from October of 1995. We go over Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko being so amazing, Kevin Sullivan dressed as a women, Randy Savage's colorful outfits and the Dungeo…

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Episode 563--Shangri-La Plaza 41:00

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Pilot Month 2025 comes to a conclusion with this entry about a shopping plaza whose occupants communicate primarily through song and dance. It sounds like Cop Rock (see Episode 450), but with significantly more singing and music. The open may give off a different sort of vibe. Regardless, this oddity is the perfect way to close up the pilot vault f…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 13 - AAA/IWC When Worlds Collide 1994 1:07:04

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With AAA and WWE's NXT brand presenting "Worlds Collide" this week, we look at the last time AAA presented a PPV/PLE with that title, as in 1994, they partnered with IWC and WCW to present this PPV event. Greg and Dane in this episode of "The Squared Circle Time Machine", talk about Minis, La Parka, Tito Santana still in his El Matador get-up, the …

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Announcement about the future of It Was a Thing on TV 9:15

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Mike has some announcements about the future of the podcast. (No, we're not ending, at least now.) We hope you embrace some of the forthcoming changes to the podcast.By Mike Klauss, Greg Diener, and Chico Alexander

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Episode 562--Good Morning, Miss Bliss (pilot) 25:20

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Before it was a single season wonder on The Disney Channel and way before it became a stalwart on NBC Saturday mornings as Saved by the Bell, Good Morning, Miss Bliss had an aired pilot in summer 1987, with a different focus compared to the later series and an entirely different cast of students, which is a who's who of known actors. A little retoo…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 12 - WWF World Tour 1990 1:10:19

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Greg and Dane travel the world from New York to London to Paris to Tokyo on this old WWF Coliseum Video VHS, which was recently uploaded to the WWE Vault YouTube channel. We'll see Bret Hart face Dino Bravo, Hulk Hogan face Randy Savage in Paris, and see TEMU Jewel Staite in a pink wig? NOTE: We recorded this episode last Tuesday before AEW Double …

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Episode 561--Escapade 26:19

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One of the more successful imports in the 60s and 70s was The Avengers. An American version was bound to happen, and it did from the genius that was Quinn Martin. The leads were played by a name mentioned on this podcast a bit the last few weeks, Granville Van Dusen, and Morgan Fairchild. CBS took a pass, but the Avengers franchise (non-MCU version…

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Episode 560--Every Guest Star on Hotel 1:37:55

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A couple of years ago, we did an episode about all the guest stars who appeared on "The Love Boat". For Greg's "Money in the Bank", we look at all the guest stars who appeared on Aaron Spelling's other show that featured a variety of guest stars in "Hotel". In this episode we encounter some old podcast favorites and discover some potential new ones…

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Live Show 53–Meet the Deedles 1:48:49

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Back when we reviewed "Throb" last year, Greg and Chico were reminded of this movie a pre-Fast and the Furious Paul Walker did back in 1998. Two loser surf brothers from Hawaii are sent by their father to Yellowstone, where they are mistaken for park rangers and have to do battle with a paranoid Dennis Hopper doing weird Dennis Hopper things. We pr…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 11 - The WWF SmackDown Pilot 1:24:40

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In 1999, the World Wrestling Federation and UPN teamed up to give us a network special that would become a regular series later in the fall with WWF SmackDown! Greg and Dane discuss the newly turned face Rock, the Corporate Ministry, X-Pac and Kane, the black wedding with Stephanie, and so so much more. Listen to this episode because later it will …

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Episode 559--Herndon and Me 36:05

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In 1983, as Laverne and Shirley came to an end and as Happy Days was wrapping up its run, Garry Marshall came up with this series about high school friends, one of whom became a computer millionaire and the other becoming his assistant. The show came across as more of a showcase of Michael Richards' brand of physical comedy than anything else. The …

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Minisode 35--The 1985 NBA Draft Lottery 19:47

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This week, 40 years ago, the NBA held the first-ever draft lottery in New York City. The seven non-playoff teams from the 1984-85 NBA season watched to see if their team would end up with the services of Georgetown's Patrick Ewing. However, even 40 years later, controversy continues around this event. Did the NBA happen to rig the draft so that the…

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Episode 558--Star Words 26:01

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The year is 1983. Game shows are rebounding after going through a tough spell from 1980 through 1982. Nipsey Russell, a friend of the genre, is in a period of hosting different shows from different genres. Why not give Nipsey a crack at a game show? CBS and Mark Goodson Productions did just that with at least 3 pilots. Unfortunately for Nipsey but …

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Episode 557--The Saint in Manhattan 36:42

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25 years after The Saint with Roger Moore first appeared on television, an attempt at a revival was made. As you might imagine since this is pilot month, the reboot was unsuccessful. It was the first pilot ever shown on CBS's Summer Playhouse series. Despite not making past the pilot stage, the show received an overwhelmingly positive review from t…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 10 - WWF In Your House I 1:26:20

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In honor of Mother's Day, Greg and Dane go back 30 years to when the WWF on Mother's Day held the first of a series of budget PPV's. Not only that but the WWF as part of the lead-up to the show advertised that they were giving away a house in Florida to one lucky fan! Make sure Dok Hendrix gets a tee time at the golf course because remember It's Li…

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The Best of It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 22 - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time 37:45

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With the new season of Doctor Who happening right now on Disney+ and the BBC, we look back at one of our earliest episodes in 2020 when we looked at when Doctor Who did a special crossover with EastEnders in honor of the 30th Anniversary of Doctor Who. Also, Noel Edmonds is involved for some reason.By Mike Klauss, Greg Diener, and Chico Alexander

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Episode 556--Rex is Not Your Lawyer 26:50

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Pilot month resumes with this entry about a lawyer who has a habit of having panic attacks while litigating cases. The cast was loaded. It had potential. Unfortunately, beyond panic attacks, this show had an identity crisis and did not make NBC's fall schedule in 2010.By Mike Klauss, Greg Diener, and Chico Alexander

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Episode 555--Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour 50:01

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Yesterday, May the Fourth have been with you. Because of the unofficial holiday, this installment will cover a facet of the Star Trek universe. (How many of you checked out after that intentional faux pas?) The Ewoks were the breakout stars of the 3rd released movie of the Star Wars franchise, while droids were a big part of the series from the sta…

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The Squared Circle Time Machine: Episode 9 - Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt 1:12:38

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In the newest edition of "The Squared Circle Time Machine" Greg and Dane return to an old WWF Coliseum Home Video recently uploaded onto the WWE Vault YouTube channel. Paul Bearer in this VHS tape selects some of his favorite matches while giving us a tour of an old theater where he and The Undertaker hang out. Also, we get Stan Lane and Gorilla Mo…