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SPECIAL: Guest host Scott Mason (Play Like a Jet Podcast) is here to guide you through the world of Sports...Particularly, Sports Gimmicks that were designed to bring in more viewers, but instead caused those same viewers to change the channel at world record speeds

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SEASON 6 FINALE: Having been captured by The Boss and placed inside his new invention, "The Genre-Mat"; He is now forcing me to not only sit through one of the Worst TV Shows of All time, but do so in a way that requires funding from a grant by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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AND VERY SPECIAL THANKS to the Following people for lending their talents to the episode: Joan Bishop Sean Carney Kiersten Davis Andrew Dick James Hernandez Christine Long Michael Luce Darren Marlar Rob Maurer Yarnel Mois Darin Patterson and Nathan Ragland

A Post-Season wrap up in August; after that, who knows? See 'ya on the Other side!

The Wrecks of '98 continues with Malcolm McDowell trying to fill some big, rich corinthian leather shoes; as he learns the Hard way that not everything needs to be re-made.

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And Down the stretch we come for Season 6...Presenting the first of Three shows from one of the most formative years of my life. "The Wrecks of '98" begins with a simple question...did the world REALLY Need a poorly computerized Ed Sullivan to introduce novelty acts, or was this just a case of Digital Grave Robbing?

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Nate Ragland (Post Modern Art Podcast) and I use the power of Magic to make aproximately $62 Million in Production & Animation costs disappear; as we look at a show that NBC foolishly went All In on in 2004...

4TH ANNUAL CHARITY EPISODE: From 6/9 to 6/23, We will donate $1 per click between TWO Charites this year (MAXIMUM OF $666 split between the two); Donors Choose & Prizeo

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NEXT WEEK is our 4th Annual Charity episode; but before we get to it we want to spend just a couple of minutes talking about the causes we'll--yes, there Will be a "We" in this show--be supporting this year (Donors Choose & Prizeo)

Thanks to Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness for being The Boss

Time to fulfil another Patreon request; this time, Ed Batey Jr. wants us to look at the FOX sitcom that tried to be "The Wonder Years"...Was it fair to consider this show an out-and-out "Ripoff", or did it have its own vision of what the 1960s looked like?

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Why worry about ACTUAL Problems in the world when one can worry about getting ready for the Senior Prom? This 1988 TV Movie with an All-Star cast shows us anything that can (and does) go wrong during that special night...

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As Saturday Night Live approaches its 50th year on the air, Yours Truly is approaching 30 years as a viewer/fan...Unfortunately; I Became a fan of the show during one of their Darkest times...Brace yourself, we're discussing SNL Season 20... CONTENT WARNING (41:36 - 48:00): A sketch involving certain kinds of Scum who belong in the Actual Hell. SPONSORED BY Dave's Archives Retrocirq Kier's Nostalgia Corner (OUR NEWEST SPONSOR) And our Patrons

Dammit, we made it! 100 Episodes...and for the occasion, we're going to do things a little "Differently" while taking a look at a show that may have been a little Blasphemous to some viewers...

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And a SPECIAL THANK YOU To Everybody who has listened to the past 100 shows...even if This is your first time...

Our look at TV things that have the Underworld as a theme continues, as I get roped into pet sitting for the Boss' Hellhound...This 1970s TV Movie Schlockfest tells you what NOT to do when taking care of your domesticated demon. Thank, still once again, Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness for being the Boss...

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It's hard to imagine that we've been doing this for (Almost) 100 episodes; and YET, we have Yet to cover TV shows that actually have a Hell-ish undertone...That all changes with this "Hell Week" of shows, starting with Sammy Davis Jr.'s Love Letter to the Underworld...

Thanks--as always--to Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness, and to our own Joan Bishop.

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Why let Snow White and a bunch of Underachiving actors hog the spotlight of "Dumbest Oscar Moments" when there's nearly 100 years of ceremonies to sift through? These are some of the other "Dumb" moments that deserve the award for "Best reason to shake your head in shame"

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Scott Mason (Play like a Jet podcast) Joins us at the 50-yard line as we take a look at the Three (theatrical) Halftime shows that may have caused the powers that be in the Football world to change their gameplans...

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Here they come...walking down the street...gettin' funniest looks from everyone they meet...Partially because these Monkees don't look a thing like the ones they're supposed to be based on. Did "The New Monkees" deserve better, or were they really just a ripoff act?

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Our look at shows with "New" in the title continues with a look at what happens when something flashes in the pan, and people try to keep the pan flashing for as long as the can. As we see if NKOTB had "The Right Stuff" to be cartoon characters...

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We begin the New Year by taking a look at some shows that take Serious advantage of the word "New"...None more advantageous than an allegedly "New" sketch comedy show that looked a little TOO familiar to the few viewers who watched it...

Our thanks to Andrew Dick (That Week in SNL), Darin Patterson (SNL Nerds) and Ian Fermaglitch (Ian Talks Comedy) for a quick yet complex cameo.

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Once again, we spend our Christmas looking at a song turned Holiday TV Special; except This year, we're looking at one of The most Polarizing pieces of media that ever existed, and the TV Movie it inspired...Hold on to your shoes, Ladies & Gentledemons...We're going THERE. Thanks again to Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness" for playing our Boss.  SPONSORED BY: Dave's archives Retrocirq And our Patrons

To call Norman Lear a "Legend" would be an Insult to Legends...This Commentary is NOT about the extensive amount of work he put in to his 101 years of life; but rather, what it was he was advocating for when making his shows.

It's time once again to dig up a corpse from the Summer TV Pilot Graveyard; this one--from 1991--takes a look at the story of Robert Goulet as a former famous person who managed to get into an elected office (Pfft, like THAT could happen today).

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Author Justin Bergner ("Solving the Price is Right") gets to COME ON DOWN; as he & I take a look at some of the most ill-concieved pricing games ever to grace the Bob Barker Studio. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Retrocirq And our Patrons

SEASON 6 PREMIERE: At Long last, Welcome to Season 6! You Know we gotta kick things off with a Big one; and for our premiere, we tell the tale of a show So legendary that one ABC Affiliate Pulled it Off The Air within its first 10 minutes...What TV show could Possibly cause that much chaos?

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You're gonna get more than you (and I) barganed for this season...

Special Thanks to Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness", and Apologies to the late Larry Lujack & Bill Price.

SPECIAL: No, we're not back...yet...but we know we don't wanna leave you hangin'. So until our return on November 12th, we present to you Two of our "Phone-O-Rama" shows from behind the paywall. These two shows pay tribute to two long-time, beloved infomercial pitchmen. AFTER THE SHOW: We'll tell you our first 4 shows for Season 6 ALSO: Listen to the "Post Modern Art Podcast", partly b/c I did an interview with them, and I think you'll like it.

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SPECIAL: Summer is almost over; so what better way to mark its ending than by knocking back a couple of Pepsi's...I don't mean drink any; but rather, bring Four of our Minisodes from behind the Paywall that involve the soda maker's failed attempts to pander to the Pepsi Generation.

NOTE: Pepsi is NOT a Sponsor of this program, nor are we endorsing them in ANY way...but we still like them (Happy 125th Birthday, Pepsi!).

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The seemingly impossible has happened...bear with us as we take a few minutes to Remember Bob Barker, who passed away earlier today at the Well-lived age of 99. "Help control the Pet Population...have your pets spayed or Neutered"

How often does one get the chance to speak with someone who worked at "The Simpsons" during the peak of its popularity. For our 4th anniversary, we proudly present the FULL conversation between myself and former Writer/Executive Producer Bill Oakley.

CHARITY EPISODE: By clicking/listening to this show from 7/9 to 7/23/2023, we will donate $1 per DL (MAX $500) to the World Wildlife Fund. Thank you for listening, and we'll see you in the fall (I hope).

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SEASON 5 FINALE: 25 years after it aired, was the Final episode of Seinfeld really one of the worst final episodes of all time, or was all the hate it wound up receiving much ado about a show about nothing?

Thanks for tuning in this year and all the other years, don't forget our Anniversary/Charity show on July 9th...after that, who knows...but it was still fun.

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Former Writer & Co-Executive Producer of "The Simpsons" BILL OAKLEY will be my Very Special Guest today, as he and I discuss the truth about an episode of the series that has been seen by many as a Turning Point...for the worse...but Was it as Bad as people said it was? This Special edition of the show is Sponsored by the "Steamed Hams Society", and our Patrons

And EXTRA Special thanks to Ian Fermiglitch for connecting us with Bill.

By request of our Patron "Funny Music Man" we get to take a look at a pair of Animated rejects that may (or may not) have been responsible for the beginning of the end of NBC's Saturday Morning Schedule in the 90s.

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(Almost) Live From New York, we get to cause chaos around the Big Apple and look at just some of the Worst SNL Sketches of All Time. This episode would've been Impossible to put together without the help of the Following SNL/comedy related Podcasters: Andrew Dick of That Week in SNL Brad Robinson of the Not Ready for Prime Time Podcast Darin Patterson of SNL Nerds and Ian Fermaglitch of Ian Talks Comedy Listen to Their shows whenever you can. Also, because of how Densely Layered this episode is, for the first time, we offer you TIME CODES if you just want to skip the storyline and jump to the Criticism:

09:13 - Honorable Mention #1 11:42 - Our ACTUAL First Pick 15:00 - Pick #2 (Part 1) 18:00 - Honorable Mention #2 18:39 - Pick #2 (Part 2) 21:10 - Pick #3 27:23 - Pick #4 35:28 - Pick #5 41:06 - Pick #6 47:27 - Pick #7 56:13 - Honorable Mention #3 58:20 - Pick #8

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The Internet's favorite TV Guidance Counselor (Ken Reid) and I track down another one of FOX's earliest efforts and kick it right in the Beans.

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Unfortunately, this is NOT the Al Pacino biopic about Jack Kevorkian; THIS "You Don't Know Jack" is based on one of my all time favorite video games. But trying to take an established brand to another form of media is not as easy as it seems...For our 2nd Patreon request this month--thanks to patron Chris Michaud--It's time for the (Real Life) show where High Culture and Pop Culture Collide...

...And speaking of High/Pop culture colliding, When you're done listening to This, listen to the Post Modern Art Podcast (wherever Fine podcasts can be streamed)

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The first of our Two Patreon Episode requests this month; and for this one, we'll be joined by an Actual Patron as a Special Guest Co-Host. As Neil Weinstein joins us for a look at one of FOX's earliest sitcoms, one that takes a look at the Lighter Side of Solitary Confinement (and if YOU ever want us to review a show by Request or become a guest co-host, you can Only do it through our Patreon, Space is Limited).

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This month is pretty much going to be dedicated to Due Dilligence, as we have a couple of requests hanging in the pipeline of our Patreon Page, one of which will be co-hosted by one of our most dedicated of Patrons...

In the past, we've covered failed pilots of TV shows. But what if the show in question  actually got picked up by the network, produced Several episodes AND was ready to broadcast...only for the plug to be pulled at the last possible second? 2002's "The Grubbs" was one of those shows, and we're going to try to figure out why the axe fell prematurely. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Retrocirq And Our Patrons

How can a show with a Broadway legend, Nick Offerman's (then) future wife AND Friggin' BATMAN still manage to fail? It probably didn't help that another network produced it, but then pawned it off on a network that was still trying to find itself at the time. After you're done listening to this show, listen to our new friends at Weird Darkness; and if YOU are a Podcast and want to do a Promo swap, give us a buzz on our business/complaint line; TelehellPodcast@gmail.com (Space is Limited) SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Retrocirq And our Patrons

For this month's prologue, We feel that we've been on for a long enough time that we can go through our own archives to present to you a ruidmentary history of what we've mentioned about the FOX Network so far...partly because we won't be doing anything "Historical" in our next two shows, we just want to get it out of the way. Also, listen to Weird Darkness wherever you stream podcasts, and if YOU Have a Podcast and you want to do a Promo Swap, contact us at TelehellPodcast@gmail.com (Space is Limited)

WB-Cember concludes with Three words of Caution...One, this may be one of THE most demoralizing shows I've ever seen in my life or death; Two, Reality TV sucks; and Three, if you happen to own anything made of glass, move them as Far away from the speakers as possible. This is our MIDSEASON FINALE, we will return in February with a month of Failures from the FOX Network. This episode is Also dedicated to the Memory of Victor Lewis-Smith...who I'm All but certain would've had a field day with a show like this.

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T'was the show before Christmas, and all through the Underworld comes the tale of an inexplicable holiday novelty song, the TV special it inspired, and the creative liberties the show took to stretch a 3 minute song to an hour-long special (PS, Disregard that thing at the beginning where it says "our next show will be next week"...it'll actually be on 1/8/23)

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The WB began its first half of its existence with some of the hottest shows for young people; so naturally, the network felt it could live up to its own Hype...Unfortunately, the network couldn't live with a show of the same name.

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The other Broadcast TV network to debut in the 1990s was UPN's worthy rival for most of its existence; the difference between the WB & UPN? Most of the WB's shows were watchable...emphasis on "Most". This December, we're gonna "Kiss the Frog, Baby!"

UPNovember wraps up with some good 'ol fashioned "Dumb" fun...a kind of "Dumb that was written by two of the smartest TV writers ever known...so why would they do something so Dumb? SPECIAL THANKS to Connor Higgins on Youtube for letting us Borrow some of his Massive UPN Retrospective for our opening segment

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UPNovember continues with......one of the most Draining experiences I've sat through in the 3 years we've been doing this show (If the bitterness in my voice throughout is any indication). But as draining as this was, we will STILL try to review this..."Thing" as fairly as possible. Look out, Shasta McNasty's comin' at 'cha! SPONSORED BY: Daves Archives Retrocirq And our Patrons

UPNovember begins with the network finding its footing by 1996; after two years on the air, the network seems to be hitting its stride  with Urban comedy and Sci-fi Action shows...so what's the harm in combining the Two formats? It resulted in (probably) one of the most Maligned sitcoms of all time.

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UPN: The United Paramount Network, one of two Broadcast networks that would debut in the mid 1990s, and would have one Here of a Time trying to reach its own mountaintop...This November, we get to climb that mountain to cover some of the network's most infamous avalanches...

The Wrecks of '79 concludes with another case of "That Same Old Story"...no, seriously, stories about people swapping bodies has been done hundreds of times in just as many years. The fact that the story was once a mediocre sitcom is as much predictable as it is unfortunate. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Retrocirq And our Patrons

Just how Bad was TV in 1979? There were Not one, but TWO TV Shows involving High Tech, Physics defying Trains. The Only reason why Nobody remembers this one, was because the Other show was "Supertrain". The Wrecks of '79 continues with a show Vincent Price should've left off his resume.

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SEASON 5 PREMIERE: Our 5th Season And "The Wrecks of '79" begins by going back to School to cover Not one, but THREE Ripoffs (or really, 1 Ripoff, 1 Sliver of a Ripoff, and 1 Actual Spinoff) of an All-Time Comedy Classic. Can all 3 of them make the grade? SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Retrocirq And Our Patrons (NOW AT NEW LOW PRICES)

As we have mentioned, This season of Telehell will involve Theme months; one new Subject every month from October to May. At the Start of Each theme month, we will present a Prologue to help set up the Subject--For our first Theme, we take a look at (probably) one of the Most chaotic years for Broadcast Television...ever. And if this Piques your interest, be sure to listen to our SEASON PREMIERE At This Time Next Week (10/2/22)

It would be impossible to tell you about Every single show that we plan on covering this year...but Dammit, we're gonna try anyway. All I can tell you about this year is that each month will have a different theme, and that we will Only be doing 3 shows a Month...the rest is up to you to figure out. See you October 2nd!

It's time to Face the Press, as we Meet the Nation full of the worst people in all of humanity--all of whom get to pelt me with questions regarding our past season, a look at what's ahead for Season 5, And a MAJOR Update to our Patreon.

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A few weeks ago, we asked you to try and answer a simple question; How can a man lose all his clothing when he changes into an animal, but wind up with his clothes back on when he changes back...It was meant to be a joke, but some of you took it seriously...so much so, that we're going to give 8 of you some Prizes for helping us make this show.

Our Next Show (Our season 4 Recap) will be on Labor Day Weekend (9/4/22)

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Our 2nd Summer Special takes a look at the time Sega tried to disguise an infomercial for their product line as a "Hip & Trendy" (hesitate to call it a) "Show" for teens. It's one of our many Patreon Premium Shows that we did this season.

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Today marks 3 years since we began this stupid little journey of ours through the worst that TV has ever offered. To mark the occasion, we're going to do a series of Summer Specials this month, starting with the Telehell Premiere of an Episode of "The Marvelists" that I made for them (In other words, it's an episode of THEIR show, I just "Guest Directed"); where the Three of us take a look at David Hasselhoff ham it up for the sake of a comic book TV movie.

Our thanks once again to Peter Melnick & Eddie Wilson for letting us infiltrate their world.

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SEASON 4 FINALE: The Man, The Myth, The Reason why NBC's 1983-84 TV season would become memorable...for All the Wrong Reasons.

PLUS: Listen around 41:30 to find out how you can win a $50 Amazon Gift card or other mystery prizes; all you gotta do is be "Creative" (Contest Ends July 10th, a seperate post for the contest will follow on Our SOCIAL FEEDS)...

This concludes Season 4 of Telehell, but that doesn't mean we'll be going away completely during the summer. Stay tuned During the summer (both Here and our Patreon) for a few goodies we've got lying around. Thank, as always, to our SPONSORS: Dave's Archives Retrocirq And Our Patrons See you in October, everybody!

Part 1 of our Season 4 Finale takes a look at the first of Two flops from NBC's infamous "Be there" season. This one makes you want to "Cross the Streams" (if you know what I mean)

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Just because something works in Prime Time, doesn't mean it's going to work in the Daylight. As these 6 shows prove to be an even bigger waste of Ink than a Rorschach test. CAUTION: We feel the need to point out that these are NOT shows that we "Hate", and that both "Dumb" & "Bad" are Not synonymous here.

SPECIAL THANKS to Joe Blevins & Peter Freville of These Days are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast for lending a hand.

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Believe it or not, There was a 2nd TV adaptation of a John Hughes movie in 1990...This one can go Buck itself.

PLUS: Stay tuned to the end for details on a Special Crossover we'll be doing with The Marvelists this week!

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If Charles Darwin were alive when this aired, he would throw his hands up in the air, give up, and become a creationist.  

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In This update we will: * Play a recent "Premium" show that will help explain our Charity episode in 2 weeks * Tell you what our remaining shows of  Season 4 will be (INCLUDING What that Charity episode will be)

*Make a Plea for said charity; the New York chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (or NAMI for short)

Other than that, see 'ya next week!

Nobody's perfect; the fact that some of the people we're going to mention actually managed to recover their careers after the mistakes they made is proof of that...But it Still doesn't mean they should've thought things through first.

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If ever a TV character was the definition of doing a thankless job, only to be shunned for no reason, Scrappy Doo is the Woodcarved drawing in the dictionary. Today, we find out how he saved, ruined, and became a punchline in a durable TV franchise.

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Once again, we ask ourselves if a show that wound up on TV Guide's list of the "Top 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" TRULY Deserves to be there in the first place, or (not unlike one of our main characters here), the inclusion was the result of a Malfunction of some kind. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives on Youtube Retrocirq on Youtube And our Patrons

The Caveman: Inventor of the Wheel, discoverer of fire, reluctant seller of Car Insurance...Sitcom stars? Considered by some to be one of the most Controversial shows ever aired...but was it? Or did the ABC Network have too much of a knee-jerk reaction from Critics?

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It's time once again to take a look at some commercials that made an otherwise "Super" game less so...But this year, I'm gonna need a hand. Fortunately, I know a guy who knows a thing or two about Retro Commercials. Our Special guest today; Dave of Dave's Archives (Who we also thank weekly for being a sponsor)

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The Category is PHRASE; Only Vowels are left, can You solve the Puzzle?

H_LY CR_P! TH_S M_VI_ S_CK_D!

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They're Ba-aaaaaa-ck! Having been chained up by my Boss for refusing to work (perfect Christmas image, I'm sure), I'm now being forced against my will to review a 2nd piece of Brady-related media on the day before Christmas...one that is probably going to be Harder to review because of how "Happy" it is...

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This year marks the 75th anniversary of "It's a Wonderful Life"--and while there have been many adaptations, homages and parodies of it since then; there was one time when the story was used to close the door on (what was once) appointment TV viewing...Too bad we can't wish that this story was never born.

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Was this Animated Sitcom with David Spade as bad as people say it was, or was it the victim of outside factors?

Our thanks (and a "Low Five") to LSuperSonicQ on Youtube for giving us a hand on this...BOY, this was a hard one to figure out without him.

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FOX tried to get its viewers to fall for The ol' "Revive a TV Classic that was a product of its time by adding pointless innuendo and edginess" trick...and they Missed it by THAT Much. (Thanks to Andrew Dick of "That Week in SNL" for a quick cameo)

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No show this week (after what we went through, we could use a break), but we didn't want to leave you hanging. So, this week, we've got...

1:54 - A "Free" version of our Patreon episode on the Quiznos Spongemonkies.

14:27 - More fallout from the "Ghost Writer" episode

16:00 - A look at our remaining shows of 2021, Plus a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT involving how (and why) we'll be releasing shows differently in the future.

Otherwise, we'll see 'ya next week.

PATREON EPISODE REQUEST: A Three Hour Tour that took 15 years to complete, and another 90 minutes to tell...If it were up to me, I wouldn't be covering this one; but for the First time Ever "You Asked for it" ("You" being Neil Weinstein on our Patreon)

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NOTE: We were contacted by the creator of the program that we're reviewing; Alan Spencer, regarding some information in this episode. While he has told us in our brief conversation NOT to take down or re-edit the episode to reflect any changes, We agreed on an opening disclaimer/apology. We not only apologize to Mr. Spencer, but to any of our listeners who felt anything negative towards the episode, and all we can hope is that we do better in the future.

If you thought "The Moment of Truth" was the Worst FOX Game show of all time...It still is. But This pissing on Ralph Edwards' legacy Almost took the title...

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Howie Mandel (Pre-OCD, but certainly at his most Wacked out) as the Manager of a Funeral Home...For reasons you'll hear, this was a show that ALMOST Stumped us.

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OUR 5OTH EPISODE...and for the occasion, we go full circle to cover Yet Another "Fawlty Towers" ripoff that we Should've covered in our 2nd and 3rd episode many years ago.

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SEASON 4 PREMIERE: We kick things off by getting called into the Court of Infernal Affairs, where The Diva of "Musical Hell" and I take down one of the Worst TV Musical series of all time that's NOT called "Cop Rock" or "Glee"

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Our Premium Content shows on our Patreon will Launch THIS FRIDAY (10/1). But before we start that, This Brief Tutorial will remind you what that is and what to expect...

...Also, if you listen ALL THE WAY To the End, You'll find out what our First show of Season 4 Next Week (as well as who our SPECIAL GUEST for that show) will be.

SEASON 4 TRAILER: Back with a Fresh coat of paint (and very little else...except for one BIG thing), here's a taste of what to expect on Season 4 of Telehell starting October 3rd (Thanks to Rob Maurer for being our Pitchman).

This promo was powered by our Patrons; become one today to listen to our Premium Content when it Premieres along with the rest of the show.

SPECIAL NOTE: As of 8/8/21, We've changed one of the tiers but we can't undo the Audio to reflect the change. Now at Level 4; if you stay subscribed, we will deliver items to you MONTHLY instead of Quarterly. It's time once again to pay a visit to The Boss; only this time around--in addition to looking back on the past season--they have a bit of an agenda in mind that will help keep us in Business for what's left of eternity.

Thanks--Immensely--to Suzanne Ventra for being This Year's Boss, and to Joan Bishop for manning the Front desk, as always. 

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SEASON 3 FINALE: The TV Event that SHOULD'VE Ended Geraldo Rivera's career...until the Dark forces of the Underworld threw a curveball.

Thanks for listening to Season 3, Our Next Episode: July 11th (the annual "Recap" show)

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Why do people think Jay Leno is funny? If NBC had their way, they would Never have given him the tonight show after this 1986 TV Special that I would generously call "An Experiment"

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Before she dabbled in the world of Witchcraft & Religious movies, the girl who "Explains it all" tried to dabble in Adulthood in this 1995 Pilot that Crashed...and Just like Adulthood, it's full of painful awkwardness.

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For the first time ever, we take a look at an Entire Season of Television; but not just any one...Perhaps one of the biggest non-sequitur of Plot Lines anybody ever witnessed and whether or not it was worth it in the long run.

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A TV Biopic of a Comedy Legend so cringeworthy that I had to drag down Andrew Dick & Tim Cicali from That Week in SNL to help restore some of Gilda Radner's legacy & dignity.

By Listening to this episode anytime from 5/9/21 to 5/20/21, we are going to donate $1 per Download to Gilda's Club NYC

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How soon is Too Soon for something to be considered "Nostalgic"? It may be easy to reflect on the 80s in this Day & Age, but at the turn of the century, this may as well be a can of "New Coke"

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Oh, Allen Carr, I thought we were done with You...But Nope, you decided to further make your mark on the 1989 Oscars by sacrificing 4 legends, 19 (then) young performers, and All of their dignity.

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We regret to inform you that I must Bore you this week with the tale of a time when the phrase "Think of the children" MAY have gone a little too far. To make up for that, we're also going to respond to some Fan Mail after the show.

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Before I was ever damned to all of eternity, I wanted to be on TV to play games and win fabulous cash & prizes. In this episode, I step Out of character to tell you about the many times that notion was born, tried & died.

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Before we take our Month-long break; we burst the Bubble of (what has been said to be) the Greatest TV Movie of All time and the Springboard to John Travolta's Career...But even Greatness has its flaws.

COMING IN MARCH: A Series of Bonus shows & Personal stories.

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How does one go From co-starring on the greatest sitcom of all time, to totally flopping on their own? Jason Alexander managed to find a way.

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This week, we get to Spend Valentine's Day with These Days are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast, as the three of us take a closer look at the Red-headed stepchild of the Happy Days Franchise and see if it's REALLY as bad as people say it is.

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On the Night before the Biggest football game of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest misfires in Football related advertising.

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He's Chevy Chase, and we're not...interested....but just in case you are, Hear the tale of how this Late Night Disasterpiece lasted Five Fabulous Weeks.

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There really is no other explanation for this show; Other than "This sitcom sucked, BUH-UUUUUUU-DY!" Thanks to REW: The Off-air memories channel for suggesting this episode.

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Dear Mr. (soon to be Ex) President, Think of it this way; now that you're going to be a Private Citizen again, you can go back to doing what you used to do best before Public Office...make embarrassingly bad TV cameos where you can't act out of a paper bag.

(CAUTION: It doesn't matter which side you're on, the next 50+ Minutes is a Trigger Warning)

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HO! HO! HO...LY...(CENSORED)! Today, we take a look at a seemingly innocent TV Special for the kids, and wonder just how/why it gained a reputation as one of the Worst Christmas Specials of All time.

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