Those Were The Days

Yeehaw! We went back in time to one of the most popular variety shows of the 70's and 80's. Hee Haw ran up to the early 90's and was consistently a high rated show, even outside of the heartland of America. There's just something about puns, dad jokes, goofy skits, and manic energy that makes a show work. We had a good time chatting about this one. Maybe we even had more fun talking about it than...

We didn't have to go very far back in time to find our first episode of the Variety Show month here on Those Were The Days. Travis took us to the heyday of Comedy Central, and brought us the European variety show spoof, Viva Variety! Run by the comedy geniuses in The State comedy troupe, this show encapsulates the 90s in a way we haven't experienced yet on this show. We hope you enjoy our chat, an...

Well, hello there! Welcome to Julie Child's kitchen. That's right, we went all the way back to the OG cooking show. Amy has brought us a gem of history that was once the only real cooking show available. Julia Child is an institution in the world of cooking TV. So many times she's been imitated and parodied, yet several of us had never actually seen her do her thing on her own show. This was a won...

Well, how ya'll are? We went down to the cajun coastline of Louisiana to sit down with Justin Wilson for a spell and have him teach us how to cook. Or maybe we just wanted to listen to his stories? It's hard to tell, but I know we had a good time chatting about. Next week, Amy has decided your assignment is to watch Julia Child - How to Roast a Chicken! Available for free on the Roku Channel Send...

This culinary journey over the last month has been an absolute joy and it doesn't end here! Yan Can Cook took us places and truly encouraged us all to cook things and try things we might not even know we were capable of. We hope you enjoyed it to! We missed Amy this week, but fear not! She'll back with us next time! For next week, you're going to want to settle down into your deepest Louisiana dra...

Alles Podcast! This week we kicked off our Cooking Show theme with Iron Chef! A sweat inducing, pulse pounding battle between culinary competitors. It may just be cooking, but they make it feel like lives are on the line in Kitchen Stadium. What a wild ride this was. Strap in for this one. You're going to have a good time. Next week, Audie is taking us to a more traditional cooking show with Yan C...

You're entering... The Twilight Zone, with your friends from Those Were The Days! We took on an episode of Twilight Zone that certainly sticks with the vibe of the show, but may just surprise you in how it all plays out. We hope you dig this episode as much as we did! Next week, we're starting back on our listener chosen themes like we did before the holidays. This next theme is: COOKING SHOWS! Ca...

It's time to meet up with everyone's favorite straight man, Bob Newhart! In this episode, we chat about the time Bob went to the hospital on Christmas eve and shenanigans ensue. Surprisingly, this show never won an emmy despite how popular it was. We hope you see why it was so much fun while we chat about it. What a way to spend a Christmas. Next Week, Amy is taking us into ... The Twilight Zone!&...

What better way to spend a Christmas Eve than in your apartment with your Greek cousin and reminiscing about the good days. Well, according to Larry Appleton, he'd rather be in Madison doing his God given job as the Christmas boy! This was such a fun episode of this 80's classic. We had a blast hanging with the modern day(?) odd couple in Larry and Balki. We hope you enjoy it too! Next week, Steph...

We're in the Holiday season now and that means it's time for some classic holiday TV! Kicking us off on this adventure is Travis who brought us A Charlie Brown Christmas. This is a staple of December programming on broadcast TV and it's truly hard to beat it when it comes to animated TV bound Christmas classics. We hope you enjoy the conversation.   Next week, we're heading to a syndicated cl...

Where were you when the turkeys dropped? I know where we were! Talking about that time the turkeys dropped. Travis took us back in time to the late 70's to enjoy this sitcom classic. WKRP in Cincinnati ran from 1978 to 1982 and in that run it had what might be the only worthwhile Thanksgiving episode of any TV series ever. I'm not going to tell you a lot about this one. Just listen to it! Next wee...

This week, we tackle yet another magical TV show in Bewitched! Amy walks us through season 3 episode 7 of this classic TV staple following a non-magic husband and his witch wife... and her mother. We had a blast with this old show and we think you will to! Now that we've rounded out our "spooky season" episodes, we're rolling right into the Holidays. Thanksgiving is up first with a trip to Cincinn...

Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor was a household name when it comes to mid-90's sitcoms. Home Improvement was an incredibly popular show and stayed that way through most of its run. There was something about Tim's bafoonery, Jill's tolerance, and the real life (but elevated) situations that they found themselves in. It was a show that did what all good shows do in that it put people in everyday situation...

This time we're watching Gargoyles in their very own spooky Halloween episode. This was an animated series that came out in the mid-90s and has become quite a cult classic. We go through a bunch of facts of the show and break down what makes it special. We had a lot of fun with this one and are excited for you to come along on the journey with us. Next time, Stephen is bringing us to Michigan with...

It's the spooky season here on Those Were The Days! We're kicking off our spooky episode theme with a show that isn't exactly known for how spooky it can be, but is known for a sick looking car and David Hasselhoff. Knight Rider! This was one of those episodes that you definitely do NOT want to miss. So tell all your friends and give this a listen. We had an absolute blast chatting about this magi...

Have you ever wished that you could find a genie in a bottle that would grant your every wish? If you're Major Tony Nelson, maybe that wish shouldn't have come true? Or should it? Even the writers of the show couldn't decide! In our final episode of our Jumping the Shark series, we watch what happens when Major Nelson and Jeannie finally decide to tie the knot! This was some weird TV folks, and we...

Schlameel! Schlamazel! This episode is all about one of the most famous comedy couples in classic TV, Laverne and Shirley. When it jumped the shark is hard to pin down. Was it the last episode that Shirley appeared in, or the one after? Well, we went with the last episode and it was a doozy. There's some wild sitcom shenanigans going on in this one and I'm real glad we picked it. Nothing like a go...

Space! The final frontier. We went there this week ya'll. We had a great conversation about Star Trek: The Original Series. It went full B-movie on this episode with Spock having his brain stolen by an attractive race of alien beings. Did we like it? Find out! Next time on the show, we'll be covering Laverne & Shirley Season 8 Episode 2. They move away from Milwaukee and into Manhattan. Locati...

It's the Flintstones! They're a modern stone-age family! And we're a modern show that reviews stone-age television, so this was kind of an inevitable match up. Travis takes us all the way back to Bedrock to take a look at the first animated prime time sitcom. In this "Jumping the Shark" episode, Travis has gone with the old TV trope of introducing a new character when the writers weren't entirely...

Hey friends! Stephen came down with Covid over the weekend and we aren't having a show this week. However, we don't want to leave you with nothing to listen to! So we're throwing you back to episode 10. Wecovered the Muppet Show! It was a good one and we think you'll enjoy it. Next week, we'll kick off our "Jumping the Shark" theme. First up, Travis is going to take us on a journey all about The F...

What better way to end a spin-off episode than a spin-off of one of our greatest reviewed shows so far! On this episode we reviewed Empty Nest! What did we think of this, and would we watch more? You'll find out on this episode of Those Were The Days! Next week, we're kicking off "Jumping the Shark" month! We'll take a look at episodes of classic TV that were just so left field, that people wonder...

Is Green Acres the place to be? What does happen at an old rural post office? You're about to find out! We had a great time re-watching this classic show that has one of the most memorable theme songs in the history of television. There's more to it than just a theme song though. This show was full of a wonderful collection of characters, most of which show up in this episode! We hope you enjoy it...

When we started this show, we wanted to explore our whether classic TV still translates to our own modern sensibilities. We knew eventually we would hit a show that just misses the mark for, well, almost every modern standard we have for decency. This was a trip, ya'll. Sit back and enjoy! Next week, we're watching Green Acres - S4E8 - Old Mail Day ! You can find this one on YouTube . See you then...

Let's Get Dangerous! This week, we go back in time to the Disney afternoon/ABC Saturday Mornings of the 90's to bring you Darkwing Duck! The adventures of Drake Mallard and Launchpad kept us all busy for at least a half an hour when we were kids and we were all excited to go back and see what its all about. Did it hold up? Listen and find out!  Next week, Audie is showing us Just The Ten of U...

The Golden Girls is nothing short of legendary. The writing, the characters, the situations. It's all written and performed with the best of comedic timing and precision. Amy couldn't have picked a better episode to close out our Drugs theme.  Not only did we chat about Golden Girls, but we announced our next topic. You voted, and we heard you. The next four episodes will be focused on Spin O...