TV Tangents

We're finally back with our recap of Dallas season 10!  We have so many questions regarding the whole dream season. Like, which couples are still together? Is Katherine really dead? To fill in the gaps we start with a quick recap of season 8. If you're confused about the whole thing, we're here to help.  This episode was recorded over Zoom, so the sound quality isn't what our listeners are used to...

Recently our friends at CF3 Podcast had the pleasure of interviewing actor Larry Hankin, aka Mr. Heckles. The guys were kind enough to ask one question for TV Tangents. This discussion refers to episodes of Star Trek Voyager in which Larry plays a pool hustler named Gaunt Gary in the episodes "The Cloud," "Jetrel," and "Twisted."   You can watch the full interview with Larry Hankin on the CF3 Podc...

This week we bring you the classic bumbling cop show Car 54, Where Are You? This episode is packed full of trivia. And we discuss the most scandalous episode Love Finds Muldoon.  For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and upcoming...

This week we're discussing Generation X's favorite show about Boomers. Join us for the third of three episodes about The Wonder Years starring Fred Savage and Danica McKeller. Mostly we're focusing on the show's end SO THERE ARE A LOT OF SPOILERS!  And we play some 80s and 90s trivia. For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook a...

This week we're discussing Generation X's favorite show about Boomers. Join us for the second of three episodes about The Wonder Years starring Fred Savage and Danica McKeller. We're talking about the cast and all the ways Kevin is a jerk.  We also read some listener mail.  For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our p...

This week we're discussing Generation X's favorite show about Boomers. Join us for the first of three episodes about The Wonder Years starring Fred Savage and Danica McKeller.  For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and upcoming ep...

We're recapping the most bizarro season of Dallas ever. EVER! It's a season without Bobby and Lucy. Miss Ellie is back to her old self. New characters are coming out of the wood paneling.  For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and...

WELCOME TO SEASON 5 Yes! We watched the Friends Reunion! And we're talking about it this week. THERE ARE SPOILERS IN HERE! For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and upcoming episodes. 

Kid90 is a documentary film directed and produced by Soleil Moon Frye of Punky Brewster. We watched it on Hulu and now we want to tell you about it. This was a way different documentary than we were expecting.  WARNING: This episode gets pretty heavy.  Also, we get out our 80s and 90s trivia and play a round.  For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents . ...

This week's episode is another listener request. That's two in a row! So, we're talking about Coach starring Craig T. Nelson but Rebecca doesn't understand half of this sports stuff. It's infuriating to Natalie, but that's okay because we're still having fun.  For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discuss...

This week we're whizzing back to 1962 for this listener-requested episode. When you think of futuristic ideas do you think of the Jetsons? We do For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and upcoming episodes.  Sources: SmithsonianMag...

We promise this is the last time we'll talk about The Mary Tyler Moore Show (for a while). But our appreciation wouldn't be complete without talking about the cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Gavin MacLeod, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Valerie Harper, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, and more! For exclusive content and to download your Mary Tyler Moore Show Bingo visit us at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on...

We're back for our second week of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. This time we drop ourselves into 1977 to experience the final episode with a bottle of scotch.  For exclusive content and to download your Mary Tyler Moore Show Bingo visit us at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and upcoming e...

We're excited to bring you The Mary Tyler Moore Show this week. We loved this show so much we couldn't stop talking about it.  For exclusive content and to download your Mary Tyler Moore Show Bingo visit us at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show and upcoming episodes.   

This week we're discussing possibly the last ever TV series of the 20th century.  Rebecca got Natalie to watch Freaks and Geeks for the first time and she loved it! Now we're both equally mad that it ended.  WARNING: There are some spoilers in this episode. For exclusive content, you can become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion...

In this episode, we first say farewell to Dustin Diamond, Hal Holbrook, and Cloris Leachman. Then we take a look at some retro-themed Airbnb rentals in the Dallas area including the Saved by the Bell-themed Slater. Check out their Instagram @theslaterdallastx, @thetopangaairbnb, @themcflydallastx and more. TV Tangents is in no way affiliated with these rentals or Airbnb.  We also play some 80s and...

This week we travel back to 1986 to talk about our new best friends on Designing Women. Seriously, we can't get enough of this show. And we bring you more 80s and 90s trivia. You can download your 80s Sitcom Bingo board when you become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the...

It's all about shoulder pads and big hair this week as we talk about the iconic feminist sitcom Designing Women. In Part 1 we talk all about the cast including Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, and the rest.  We also do a quick round of 80s and 90s TV trivia so you'll want to stick around for that. You can download your 80s Sitcom Bingo board when you become a pat...

We invite all our listeners to support our show by signing up for our exclusive feed at Patreon.com/tvtangents . Here's a little preview of this week's latest Patrons-only episode in which Rebecca reads her actual middle school diary from the mid-eighties. It gets awkward, y'all. So awkward.  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for update...

This week we tackle the 1980s miniseries North & South parts 1 and 2 starring Patrick Swayze, James Read, Leslie-Anne Down, Kirstie Alley, and just about everybody else in the 80s celebrity realm.  You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Sign up here for our newsletter for updates on the show an...

Remember a long time ago when Natalie told us about the end of A Very Brady Christmas where they sing Mike Brady out of danger? Well, it happened and we're talking about it. All the Brady kids are home for Christmas and they all have secrets. Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Subscribe to our exclusive members-only feed at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  You can support the...

To celebrate the holidays we're discussing the stop motion TV specials that traumatized us as children. Santa Clause Is Coming to Town: A young Santa has to fight Nazis or something. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: A young reindeer is made fun of for being different. The Year Without a Santa Clause: Some guy with no pants sings from Hell. Frosty the Snowman: A snowman lures some children away from...

We're back for a second week to talk about Perfect Strangers starring Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker.  Today on the show we referenced the Myposian Dictionary which you can find at perfectstrangers.tv/dictionary.htm. You can download your 80s Sitcom and Perfect Strangers Bingo boards when you become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private...

We are so so so excited to talk this week about the 80s sitcom Perfect Strangers starring Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker. So excited, in fact, that we had to make it a two-part episode... again. You can download your 80s Sitcom and Perfect Strangers Bingo boards when you become a patron of the show at Patreon.com/tvtangents .  Come find us on Facebook and in our private discussion group .  Yo...

Rebecca fell down a rabbit hole and brought up some online reviews of the Hayley Mills movie The Parent Trap. We drank some wine and will read them for you now. Hold on to your hats. It gets a little giggly and crazy.  You can join our private Facebook discussion group and tell us what you think of these reviews.  Follow TV Tangents on  Facebook. Subscribe to our exclusive members-only feed at Pat...