This week on It Was a Thing on TV

First, NBC tried spinning off one of its most successful shows from the 80s, the drama Hill Street Blues, into a comedy/drama Beverly Hills Buntz. The first episode brought great ratings, but that was thanks to a cushy time slot. Naturally, the audience didn't carry over after moving to a not-so-cushy time slot and the show ended with 4 episodes still in the can.

Then, daytime games in the 80s were a strength of NBC. CBS had a stable roster of shows, though the block was only two hours compared to three at NBC. For some reason, CBS canceled the venerable $25,000 Pyramid for this show. This show did not live up to expectations, so much so that its replacement was the same show it replaced.

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Timestamps

0:31 - Beverly Hills Buntz (Episode 505)

36:15 - Blackout (Episode 506)

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “It’s Been Awhile” by Staind from 2001.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=araU0fZj6oQ

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Goodies” by Ciara feat. Petey Pablo from 2004.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtC92pzp5vw

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Something About You” by Level 42 from 1985.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbydKAFfJAc

It's hard to believe that our 11th season previews are slowly coming to an end, and what a better way to wrap it up with teams who appear who have thrown in the towel already...i'm sorry, "focusing on development." If this were european soccer, these teams would be up for relegation down to the G League, but here, nope, they are just relegated to League Pass. Teams covered this episode are BKN 3:00, CHA 9:50, DET 15:10, POR 20:55, TOR 26:00, WAS 31:55, UTA 37:50. Enjoy!

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Hey God” by Bon Jovi from 1996.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hlcUMNeBc0

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana from 1993.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8

First, numerous successful scripted television shows made their way to Saturday mornings in the mid-70s, like I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan's Island, and Star Trek. The Partridge Family got the same treatment in 1974, but with a catch--it's set over 200 years in the future. Also, some key components in the Partridge Family universe were missing. If you see the show image, it looks awfully similar to a venerable Hanna-Barbera series, and for good reason.

Then, it's time for another Revisited episode. This time, we're looking at a show that, in recent months, has appeared on-demand and airs with regularity on a FAST channel. We're checking in again with The Ropers and questioning whether it truly is one of the 50 worst shows in TV history. You be the judge, but we think it does not deserve that moniker.

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Timestamps

0:31 - Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (Episode 503)

41:41 - The Ropers Revisited (Episode 504)