Telehell

SEASON 4 FINALE: The Man, The Myth, The Reason why NBC's 1983-84 TV season would become memorable...for All the Wrong Reasons. 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 for a few goodies we've got lying around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 1 of our SEASON FINALE revisits NBC's infamous "Be There" season (AKA: The year Every Brand New Show they debuted that Fall--not counting Mid-season replacements--got Cancelled). Surprisingly, this is probably one of the "Better" ones they offered that year; the tale of a Boy and his (Sexy) Ghost... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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", Nor are they "Guilty Pleasures" to us, and that both "Dumb" & "Bad" are Not synonymous here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

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 ...that's happening RIGHT NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life Moves Pretty Fast...unless you're developing a TV version of a Popular Movie; Especially one that seems to go Out of its way NOT to be Anything like the source material.     SPECIAL NOTE: We are dropping this episode Simultaneously on our  Patreon , because this is our CHARITY EPISODE for 2022. From 5/1/22 to 5/15/22, Every time this show gets downloaded, we will donate $1 (up...

Charles Darwin would have a field day with this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Category is PHRASE; Only Vowels are left, can You solve the Puzzle? H_LY CR_P! TH_S M_VI_ S_CK_D! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They're Baaaaaaack! 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... SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives on Youtube Retrocirq on Youtube Stamps.com  (Use code POD f...

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. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives  on Youtube Retrocirq  on Youtube Stamps.com  (u...

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. Sponsored By: Dave's Archives RetroCirq Stamps.com  (Enter Code POD for a Discount) AND our  Patrons Hosted on Acast. See acas...

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) SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives  on Youtube Retrocirq  on Youtube Stamps.com  (use code POD for a discount) and our  Patr...

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) SPONSORED BY: Dave's archives on Youtube Retrocirq on Youtube Stamps.com  (use code POD for a discount) And our  PATRONS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

When we Originally posed this episode on Halloween 2021, some of our listeners (Including a Surprise complaint by this TV Pilot's creator) pointed out that we had some of the technical/production information about this wrong. After speaking with the show's creator, we agreed on an opening disclaimer instead of Editing the episode because (in his own words) he was not a believer in Censorship. Neve...

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... Sponsored by: PODGO.co RetroCirq  on Youtube Dave's Archives  on Youtube And our  Patrons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Sponsored by: PODGO.co RetroCirq Dave's Archives And our  Patrons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OUR 50TH 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. Sponsored By: PODGO.co RetroCirq Dave's Archives And our  Patrons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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" Sponsored By: PODGO.co RetroCirq  on Youtube Dave's Archives  on Youtube And our  Patrons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) This Episode is Sponsored by Brüush (Click the link [https://bit.ly/3xe5g7S] to save 15% by using code POD15), and by Dave's Archives on Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

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" This Episode is Sponsored by Brüush (Click the link to save 15% by using code POD15), and by Dave's Archives on Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. This Episode is Sponsored by Brüush (Click the link to save 15% by using code POD15), and by Dave's Archives on Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.