Allison Lips

Greetings From the Idiot Box

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Join Allison Lips and her guests as they discuss the good, the bad, and the wacky in the world of television!

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Allison Lips

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The One Where We Make the Millionth Podcast On Friends 07.04.2025 1:15:23

Join TV Historian Allison Lips and Stacy Anastacia as they discuss the TV series Friends!

Greetings From the Idiot Box: The Tonight Show From Steve to Johnny 31.03.2025 57:04

Join TV Historian Allison Lips and Rob Kates as they discuss the history of The Tonight Show from Steve Allen to Jack Paar to Johnny Carson!

Greetings From the Idiot Box: The Sopranos 24.03.2025 1:10:40

Join TV Historian Allison Lips and Garrett Smith as they discuss The Sopranos!

Greetings From the Idiot Box: Just Shoot Me 17.03.2025 1:18:25

Join TV Historian Allison Lips and Stacy Anastaciaas they discuss Just Shoot Me and all the reasons why it should've received more love from NBC!

Greetings From the Idiot Box: Airwolf 11.03.2025 1:00:54

Join TV Historian Allison Lips as she discusses Airwolf with Darin and Mike from Irritable Dad Syndrome!

Greetings From the Idiot Box: SNL 50 Live Show 03.03.2025 1:34:21

Join TV Historian Allison Lips and Mike Chisholm for their take on the Saturday Night Live 50 live show! Mike Chisholm is the host of The Letterman Podcast and heCast.

Greetings From the Idiot Box: SNL50 Part 2 23.02.2025 1:00:06

Comedian Joe Coughlin joins TV Historian Allison Lips for Part 2 of a two-part episode on Saturday Night Live's 50 Anniversary. In this episode, they discuss the SNL50: Homecoming Concert and SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. If you would like to get in touch, GFIB can be reached at greetingsfromtheidiotbox@google.com.

Greetings From the Idiot Box: SNL50 Part 1 17.02.2025 1:12:56

Comedian Joe Coughlin joins TV Historian Allison Lips for Part 1 of a two-part episode on Saturday Night Live's 50 Anniversary. In this episode, they discuss the SNL50: Homecoming Concert and SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. If you would like to get in touch, GFIB can be reached at greetingsfromtheidiotbox@google.com.

Greetings From the Idiot Box: MASH 09.02.2025 12:06

In this episode of Greetings from the Idiot Box, TV Historian Allison Lips talks about the most watched television events in the United States. She breaks down why the Super Bowl consistently breaks records, why it is amazing that the finale of M*A*S*H remains on the list of most watched events, and the other non-Super Bowl events that make the list.

Greetings From Allison 02.02.2025 19:10

It's the first Greetings From the Idiot Box solo show! Our host Allison Lips talks about her background, her favorite shows, what she grew up watching, and what she is watching now. If you have any questions or suggestions for GFIB, please reach out to us at greetingsfromtheidiotbox@gmail.com.

Greetings From the Idiot Box: Lookwell 26.01.2025 1:07:47

Rob Kates joins TV Historian Allison Lips for a discussion on Lookwell a failed pilot written by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel. Rob is an admin of several Facebook groups, including David Letterman Fans and The Johnny Carson Fan Club. In this episode, we discuss why Lookwell doesn't work and why Conan is probably better off for it.