That Was a Show?

That Was a Show?

The podcast about failed or forgotten sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. Many sitcoms have stood the test of time and have millions of adoring fans—but those shows were diamonds in the rough. This podcast is not about those diamonds, it's about the rough. Some sitcoms were briefly popular in their time, some were cancelled almost immediately. You probably won't recognize most of these, and you'll say 'that was a show?' Hosted by Brynn Byrne, Aaron Yeger, and Andrew "Barry" Helmer. A Radio Gizmo Production. Artwork by Brian Walker. thatwasashow.com
Reviews:
Bob - The other sitcom starring Bob Newhart, featuring Betty White
May 15, 2023x
57
01:23:41115.86 MB

Bob - The other sitcom starring Bob Newhart, featuring Betty White

Bob WAS a show. After successful runs on both The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, Bob Newhart brought his famous stammering deadpan stylings to a third sitcom… but uh, this one, it was, it uh, it was just called…well, it uh, it was called Bob. So in this show Bob Newhart plays Bob McKay, an artist who created a comic book called Mad-Dog 20 years ago, but now works for a greeting card company. Suddenly a publisher comes kno...

Love & War - Starring Jay Thomas, Susan Dey and Annie Potts
May 01, 2023x
56
01:14:16102.91 MB

Love & War - Starring Jay Thomas, Susan Dey and Annie Potts

Love & War WAS a show. It’s basically what happens when Diane English, the legendary creator of Murphy Brown, makes a sitcom in the 80s rom-com style of movies like When Harry Met Sally . Love & War is about rough around the edges New York City newspaper columnist Jack Stein (Jay Thomas) and his attempts at romance—first in an on-again off-again relationship with restaurateur Wally Porter (Susan Dey), and then af...

The Naked Truth - Starring Téa Leoni & Holland Taylor and Featuring Anna Nicole Smith
April 15, 2023x
55
01:40:34139.33 MB

The Naked Truth - Starring Téa Leoni & Holland Taylor and Featuring Anna Nicole Smith

If you were to open a time capsule containing all the artifacts of the cynical postmodernism and depraved celebrity trolling of 1995 to 1998, you would also find a VHS tape containing all 3 seasons of The Naked Truth. Téa Leoni plays Nora, a recently divorced former photojournalist who, despite being only 26, was already nominated for a Pulitzer back before her controlling and two-timing wealthy ex-husband destroyed her ...

Doctor Doctor - Starring Matt Frewer as…a doctor!
April 01, 2023x
54
01:18:10108.32 MB

Doctor Doctor - Starring Matt Frewer as…a doctor!

Prolific actor Matt Frewer secured his place in the pop culture zeitgeist with his lead in the cult classic Max Headroom, and went on to countless movie and TV roles—yet none bigger in terms of actual minutes of screen time than Dr. Mike Stratford, general practitioner, novelist, and TV medical expert in Providence, Rhode Island. Despite disappearing into obscurity, this show holds an important place in television histor...

The Single Guy - The Forgotten Friends Crossover Show
March 15, 2023x
53
01:32:04127.62 MB

The Single Guy - The Forgotten Friends Crossover Show

Welcome to the 90s NBC Must See TV Single-in-the-City Sitcom Universe! The Single Guy WAS a show…starring Jonathan Silverman, Joey Slotnick, Ming-Na Wen, Jessica Hecht and Ernest Borgnine! Right smack in the middle of Friends and Seinfeld, NBC had a show that seemed to draw on aspects of both shows to create a bridge between the two. Seinfeld was about single people who want to be single. Friends is about single peop...

Badaptation: Party Girl (1996) starring Christine Taylor and John Cameron Mitchell
March 01, 2023x
52
01:29:38124.18 MB

Badaptation: Party Girl (1996) starring Christine Taylor and John Cameron Mitchell

Based on the 1995 indie Sundance hit of the same name, Christine Taylor plays Mary, struggling to make a living amidst her fast paced lifestyle in the New York City “club kid” culture where she hosts underground parties with her best friend Derrick, played by John Cameron Mitchell. She gets a job in a library—but can she prove herself as mature and responsible? Can she learn the Dewey Decimal System? Brynn, Aaron and Bar...