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SEASON 6 PREMIERE: At Long last, Welcome to Season 6! You Know we gotta kick things off with a Big one; and for our premiere, we tell the tale of a show So legendary that one ABC Affiliate Pulled it Off The Air within its first 10 minutes...What TV show could Possibly cause that much chaos?

Thanks to Joan Bishop, Chad B. White, our announcer Mike Porter and INTRODUCING Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness" as our Boss for This Season.


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3...is a magic number...yes, it is...it's a Magic number...if that Magic happens to be one practiced in the Dark Arts. Here's a look at what's happening Starting October 4th.

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Special thanks to Mike Porter for being not only our Trailer voice, but he'll also be the New voice of our Introductions this season.

It's TV Movie Time once again; this time around, a 70s Horror Cult Classic Schlock-fest that has as many fans as it does foes...and would probably make Alfred Hitchcock's eyes roll in disgust.

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Oh, Baby, this sucks! All the Desitin in the World couldn't prevent this diaper rash from becoming an unfortunate by-product of the Dot-Com boom.

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SEASON 4 FINALE: The Man, The Myth, The Reason why NBC's 1983-84 TV season would become memorable...for All the Wrong Reasons.

PLUS: Listen around 41:30 to find out how you can win a $50 Amazon Gift card or other mystery prizes; all you gotta do is be "Creative" (Contest Ends July 10th, a seperate post for the contest will follow on Our SOCIAL FEEDS)...

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 (both Here and our Patreon) for a few goodies we've got lying around.


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See you in October, everybody!

This week, we take a look at the History Of & The Top 7 Worst (or at least, most awkward) uses of a TV Device that conditions people to laugh...whether the material we see is funny or not.

CAUTION: Some moments may be a little TOO Cringey.

This month is pretty much going to be dedicated to Due Dilligence, as we have a couple of requests hanging in the pipeline of our Patreon Page, one of which will be co-hosted by one of our most dedicated of Patrons...

SEASON 4 TRAILER: Back with a Fresh coat of paint (and very little else...except for one BIG thing), here's a taste of what to expect on Season 4 of Telehell starting October 3rd (Thanks to Rob Maurer for being our Pitchman).

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SEASON 5 FINALE: 25 years after it aired, was the Final episode of Seinfeld really one of the worst final episodes of all time, or was all the hate it wound up receiving much ado about a show about nothing?

Thanks for tuning in this year and all the other years, don't forget our Anniversary/Charity show on July 9th...after that, who knows...but it was still fun.

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How often does one get the chance to speak with someone who worked at "The Simpsons" during the peak of its popularity. For our 4th anniversary, we proudly present the FULL conversation between myself and former Writer/Executive Producer Bill Oakley.

CHARITY EPISODE: By clicking/listening to this show from 7/9 to 7/23/2023, we will donate $1 per DL (MAX $500) to the World Wildlife Fund. Thank you for listening, and we'll see you in the fall (I hope).

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HO! HO! HO...LY...(CENSORED)! Today, we take a look at a seemingly innocent TV Special for the kids, and wonder just how/why it gained a reputation as one of the Worst Christmas Specials of All time.

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Before I was ever damned to all of eternity, I wanted to be on TV to play games and win fabulous cash & prizes. In this episode, I step Out of character to tell you about the many times that notion was born, tried & died.

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Once again, we spend our Christmas looking at a song turned Holiday TV Special; except This year, we're looking at one of The most Polarizing pieces of media that ever existed, and the TV Movie it inspired...Hold on to your shoes, Ladies & Gentledemons...We're going THERE.

Thanks again to Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness" for playing our Boss. 

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He's Chevy Chase, and we're not...interested....but just in case you are, Hear the tale of how this Late Night Disasterpiece lasted Five Fabulous Weeks.

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SPECIAL: Summer is almost over; so what better way to mark its ending than by knocking back a couple of Pepsi's...I don't mean drink any; but rather, bring Four of our Minisodes from behind the Paywall that involve the soda maker's failed attempts to pander to the Pepsi Generation.

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Well folks, the time for Teasing has come to an end. In the next Five minutes; we're going to explain who we are, what we're about, and what subjects we're going to be covering over the next 12 weeks. We look forward to you coming back for more on July 7th.

And Down the stretch we come for Season 6...Presenting the first of Three shows from one of the most formative years of my life. "The Wrecks of '98" begins with a simple question...did the world REALLY Need a poorly computerized Ed Sullivan to introduce novelty acts, or was this just a case of Digital Grave Robbing?

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This week, we Celebrate Mother's Day by telling the tale of what TV  Guide once thought was the 2ND WORST TV SHOW OF ALL TIME...and it sure beats a brunch.

PLUS: Stay Tuned to the End for Details on how to enter our Latest Twitter contest (@TelehellPodcast) for a Collection of DVDs from the Showtime Network.

UPNovember begins with the network finding its footing by 1996; after two years on the air, the network seems to be hitting its stride  with Urban comedy and Sci-fi Action shows...so what's the harm in combining the Two formats? It resulted in (probably) one of the most Maligned sitcoms of all time.

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Time to fulfil another Patreon request; this time, Ed Batey Jr. wants us to look at the FOX sitcom that tried to be "The Wonder Years"...Was it fair to consider this show an out-and-out "Ripoff", or did it have its own vision of what the 1960s looked like?

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You're gonna get more than you (and I) barganed for this season...

Special Thanks to Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness", and Apologies to the late Larry Lujack & Bill Price.

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)

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We begin the New Year by taking a look at some shows that take Serious advantage of the word "New"...None more advantageous than an allegedly "New" sketch comedy show that looked a little TOO familiar to the few viewers who watched it...

Our thanks to Andrew Dick (That Week in SNL), Darin Patterson (SNL Nerds) and Ian Fermaglitch (Ian Talks Comedy) for a quick yet complex cameo.

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Why would a seemingly innocent sitcom about the End of the World Ever make it onto TV Guide's "Worst TV Shows of All time" List? Maybe a Jolly man in a Red Suit might have something to do with it.

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Our look at TV things that have the Underworld as a theme continues, as I get roped into pet sitting for the Boss' Hellhound...This 1970s TV Movie Schlockfest tells you what NOT to do when taking care of your domesticated demon.

Thank, still once again, Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness for being the Boss...

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UPNovember continues with......one of the most Draining experiences I've sat through in the 3 years we've been doing this show (If the bitterness in my voice throughout is any indication). But as draining as this was, we will STILL try to review this..."Thing" as fairly as possible. Look out, Shasta McNasty's comin' at 'cha!


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SPECIAL: No, we're not back...yet...but we know we don't wanna leave you hangin'. So until our return on November 12th, we present to you Two of our "Phone-O-Rama" shows from behind the paywall. These two shows pay tribute to two long-time, beloved infomercial pitchmen.

AFTER THE SHOW: We'll tell you our first 4 shows for Season 6

ALSO: Listen to the "Post Modern Art Podcast", partly b/c I did an interview with them, and I think you'll like it.

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We're crossing a BIG one off the list, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday. The tale of how one of the most infamous fabric rips in TV history came to be.

Say you're a popular TV show and two of its biggest stars leave in a pay dispute; what would you do to keep the show going? You hire clones of the Original, of course, and hope nobody is stupid enough to know the difference! What could Possibly go Wrong?

SPECIAL NOTE: As of 8/8/21, We've changed one of the tiers but we can't undo the Audio to reflect the change. Now at Level 4; if you stay subscribed, we will deliver items to you MONTHLY instead of Quarterly.

It's time once again to pay a visit to The Boss; only this time around--in addition to looking back on the past season--they have a bit of an agenda in mind that will help keep us in Business for what's left of eternity.

Thanks--Immensely--to Suzanne Ventra for being This Year's Boss, and to Joan Bishop for manning the Front desk, as always. 

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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.

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Why worry about ACTUAL Problems in the world when one can worry about getting ready for the Senior Prom? This 1988 TV Movie with an All-Star cast shows us anything that can (and does) go wrong during that special night...

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A few weeks ago, we asked you to try and answer a simple question; How can a man lose all his clothing when he changes into an animal, but wind up with his clothes back on when he changes back...It was meant to be a joke, but some of you took it seriously...so much so, that we're going to give 8 of you some Prizes for helping us make this show.

Our Next Show (Our season 4 Recap) will be on Labor Day Weekend (9/4/22)

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SEASON FINALE: As punishment for skipping two subjects this season, I am now being forced to review Two Additional Episodes of "The Brady Bunch Hour"...Will I be able to maintain my sanity?

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SPECIAL THANKS to Joan Bishop & Rob Maurer for lending their time & talent to this episode. And even BIGGER THANKS to everybody who listened this season.

NEXT SHOW: July 12th, 2020

No show this week (after what we went through, we could use a break), but we didn't want to leave you hanging. So, this week, we've got...

1:54 - A "Free" version of our Patreon episode on the Quiznos Spongemonkies.

14:27 - More fallout from the "Ghost Writer" episode

16:00 - A look at our remaining shows of 2021, Plus a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT involving how (and why) we'll be releasing shows differently in the future.

Otherwise, we'll see 'ya next week.

It's that time again! That time where the boss chews me out over what we did in the past Season; plus, get a sneak preview of some of what we'll be covering in Season 3 this October.

NEXT EPISODE: "Ask Telehell 2" on August 16th

Thanks, as always, to Joan Bishop for lending a hand.

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SPECIAL: Guest host Scott Mason (Play Like a Jet Podcast) is here to guide you through the world of Sports...Particularly, Sports Gimmicks that were designed to bring in more viewers, but instead caused those same viewers to change the channel at world record speeds

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Just how Bad was TV in 1979? There were Not one, but TWO TV Shows involving High Tech, Physics defying Trains. The Only reason why Nobody remembers this one, was because the Other show was "Supertrain". The Wrecks of '79 continues with a show Vincent Price should've left off his resume.

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It's our Quasi-annual Quest into the world of Questions, Queries & Queasts (There's "Mr. Show" fans here, right?). If we use your question, we send you one of our Swag packs, it's That Simple!

NEXT SHOW: THANKSGIVING ("The Telehell Feast of Gluttony"; our look at bad food commercials)

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NEW EPISODE: 16 years after the last ripoff of "Fawlty Towers", John Larroquette tries to avoid the mistakes that Bea Arthur made--even going so far as to get John Cleese's permission to do it--But do we get a well run hotel this time, or is this another place with stains on the mattress?

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Former Writer & Co-Executive Producer of "The Simpsons" BILL OAKLEY will be my Very Special Guest today, as he and I discuss the truth about an episode of the series that has been seen by many as a Turning Point...for the worse...but Was it as Bad as people said it was?

This Special edition of the show is Sponsored by the "Steamed Hams Society", and our Patrons

And EXTRA Special thanks to Ian Fermiglitch for connecting us with Bill.

"When you wish upon a Star......" You wonder how much cocaine was snorted in order to come up with one of the most Baffling Production Numbers ever broadcast on the Oscars.

It would be impossible to tell you about Every single show that we plan on covering this year...but Dammit, we're gonna try anyway. All I can tell you about this year is that each month will have a different theme, and that we will Only be doing 3 shows a Month...the rest is up to you to figure out.

See you October 2nd!

SEASON 7 PREMIERE: It's taken us 6 years; but it's time (FINALLY) to not only take down a British TV show, but also a Legend among "Worst TV Shows of all Time"...Was this show innocent, misunderstood satire? Or was there something more Nefarious in mind?

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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)

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Our maiden voyage into Telehell takes a look at a show that was such a critical and ratings flop in its first episode, that the 2nd episode was a 30 minute apology (Let’s see MTV do that today). Jackie Gleason’s one and only foray in hosting a game show, You're In The Picture is our first subject…

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Our Mid-Season Finale has it all: The Beast from that Disney movie, A Ghostbuster, The lady who danced on the car in that Whitesnake song, The guy who dropped an F-Bomb on SNL in Season 6 AND More "Beach Boys" music than allowed by law..........That means the movie is good, right?

After that, We're off for the rest of March, but We will Return with more Episodes on APRIL 5th, 2020.

We take a few minutes to remember our "Patron Saint", as well as all the Positive achievements he made to television.

SEASON 5 PREMIERE: Our 5th Season And "The Wrecks of '79" begins by going back to School to cover Not one, but THREE Ripoffs (or really, 1 Ripoff, 1 Sliver of a Ripoff, and 1 Actual Spinoff) of an All-Time Comedy Classic. Can all 3 of them make the grade?


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Part 1 of our SEASON FINALE triggers our descent into madness, as we take a look at a cheap cash-in on a TV Classic...

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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"

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New Shows start January 5th, 2020; until then, here's a Small taste of what we have in store this time around...

For this month's prologue, We feel that we've been on for a long enough time that we can go through our own archives to present to you a ruidmentary history of what we've mentioned about the FOX Network so far...partly because we won't be doing anything "Historical" in our next two shows, we just want to get it out of the way.

Also, listen to Weird Darkness wherever you stream podcasts, and if YOU Have a Podcast and you want to do a Promo Swap, contact us at TelehellPodcast@gmail.com (Space is Limited)

(Almost) Live From New York, we get to cause chaos around the Big Apple and look at just some of the Worst SNL Sketches of All Time.

This episode would've been Impossible to put together without the help of the Following SNL/comedy related Podcasters:

Andrew Dick of That Week in SNL
Brad Robinson of the Not Ready for Prime Time Podcast
Darin Patterson of SNL Nerds
and Ian Fermaglitch of Ian Talks Comedy

Listen to Their shows whenever you can.

Also, because of how Densely Layered this episode is, for the first time, we offer you TIME CODES if you just want to skip the storyline and jump to the Criticism:

09:13 - Honorable Mention #1
11:42 - Our ACTUAL First Pick
15:00 - Pick #2 (Part 1)
18:00 - Honorable Mention #2
18:39 - Pick #2 (Part 2)
21:10 - Pick #3
27:23 - Pick #4
35:28 - Pick #5
41:06 - Pick #6
47:27 - Pick #7
56:13 - Honorable Mention #3
58:20 - Pick #8

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SEASON FINALE: This season would not be complete without looking at something that makes me vomit on the inside. How far would You be willing to go just to win a buck? If it means sacrificing your dignity and self respect, then have I got a Show for You!

CAUTION: Language Advisory

There are reasons why a TV show never makes it to series after the "Pilot" phase...being a teenager who's able to conjure up a comedian for no reason ranks up there.

To call Norman Lear a "Legend" would be an Insult to Legends...This Commentary is NOT about the extensive amount of work he put in to his 101 years of life; but rather, what it was he was advocating for when making his shows.

Even Hell--let alone Telehell--has its limits. With that, here is a list of things that we cannot, will not, and will probably NEVER Review (Unless in certain circumstances)...or at least the ones we can think of off the top of our heads

SEASON 3 PREMIERE: We're kicking off Season 3 in a BIG way; as Telehell welcomes its first Guests--Peter Melnick & Eddie Wilson of "The Marvelists"--as they help us sift through the wreckage of a TV Movie Pilot that Almost killed off Wonder Woman before the TV series we know & love ever premiered.

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AND by Dave's Archives; Youtube's Premiere place to check out Vintage TV Commercials and other nostalgia of the 80s & 90s.

UPN: The United Paramount Network, one of two Broadcast networks that would debut in the mid 1990s, and would have one Here of a Time trying to reach its own mountaintop...This November, we get to climb that mountain to cover some of the network's most infamous avalanches...

NEXT WEEK is our 4th Annual Charity episode; but before we get to it we want to spend just a couple of minutes talking about the causes we'll--yes, there Will be a "We" in this show--be supporting this year (Donors Choose & Prizeo)

Thanks to Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness for being The Boss

UPNovember wraps up with some good 'ol fashioned "Dumb" fun...a kind of "Dumb that was written by two of the smartest TV writers ever known...so why would they do something so Dumb?

SPECIAL THANKS to Connor Higgins on Youtube for letting us Borrow some of his Massive UPN Retrospective for our opening segment

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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 this week!

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A TV Biopic of a Comedy Legend so cringeworthy that I had to drag down Andrew Dick & Tim Cicali from That Week in SNL to help restore some of Gilda Radner's legacy & dignity.

By Listening to this episode anytime from 5/9/21 to 5/20/21, we are going to donate $1 per Download to Gilda's Club NYC

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It's Spring! Which means Spring Cleaning! Which also means we get to mop the floor with a show that tried--and failed--to duplicate the success of other well established hits

We regret to inform you that I must Bore you this week with the tale of a time when the phrase "Think of the children" MAY have gone a little too far. To make up for that, we're also going to respond to some Fan Mail after the show.

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The other Broadcast TV network to debut in the 1990s was UPN's worthy rival for most of its existence; the difference between the WB & UPN? Most of the WB's shows were watchable...emphasis on "Most". This December, we're gonna "Kiss the Frog, Baby!"

The first of our Two Patreon Episode requests this month; and for this one, we'll be joined by an Actual Patron as a Special Guest Co-Host. As Neil Weinstein joins us for a look at one of FOX's earliest sitcoms, one that takes a look at the Lighter Side of Solitary Confinement (and if YOU ever want us to review a show by Request or become a guest co-host, you can Only do it through our Patreon, Space is Limited).

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NOTE: We were contacted by the creator of the program that we're reviewing; Alan Spencer, regarding some information in this episode. While he has told us in our brief conversation NOT to take down or re-edit the episode to reflect any changes, We agreed on an opening disclaimer/apology. We not only apologize to Mr. Spencer, but to any of our listeners who felt anything negative towards the episode, and all we can hope is that we do better in the future.

They're Back.........Again..........and this time, they have Political Powers......Woe to the Union...

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SEASON 2 PREMIERE: Hindsight is 20/20; and if it weren't for Hindsight, ABC's News Magazine of the Same Name would Never have survived past its first episode in 1978. Telehell is Back with an All-New Season, and how could we NOT take advantage of Once in a lifetime Wordplay?

FIRST: Details about a giveaway we're doing on Twitter Only

NEXT: Our feature presentation about televised feature presentations.

PLUS: We read some fan mail.

PATREON EPISODE REQUEST: 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)

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How can a show with a Broadway legend, Nick Offerman's (then) future wife AND Friggin' BATMAN still manage to fail? It probably didn't help that another network produced it, but then pawned it off on a network that was still trying to find itself at the time.

After you're done listening to this show, listen to our new friends at Weird Darkness; and if YOU are a Podcast and want to do a Promo swap, give us a buzz on our business/complaint line; TelehellPodcast@gmail.com (Space is Limited)

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How soon is Too Soon for something to be considered "Nostalgic"? It may be easy to reflect on the 80s in this Day & Age, but at the turn of the century, this may as well be a can of "New Coke"

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As the original Star Wars was gaining popularity, it was only a matter of time until all the imitators would try to flatter the audience...This short lived space spoof involving a barely competent crew of astro-trash men, women & clones was one of them. SPECIAL THANKS to Rob Maurer for his help this episode.

NOTE: We originally produced this episode in December, weeks before we heard that Buck Henry (the show's creator) had passed away. We dedicate this episode to him.

New shows Whenever I feel like it (Doctor's Orders), But I will try to do one once every 2-4 weeks.

We'll see 'ya next week for "The Highwayman"

By request of our Patron "Funny Music Man" we get to take a look at a pair of Animated rejects that may (or may not) have been responsible for the beginning of the end of NBC's Saturday Morning Schedule in the 90s.

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What happens when you take one of the most iconic Indie movies of all time, Remove everything about it that made it great, and add a Laugh Track, the future "Felicity" and "Goatboy"? You get a story that's a little over 37 Minutes to tell.

CAUTION: More Explicit Language/content than we normally allow.

Our look at shows with "New" in the title continues with a look at what happens when something flashes in the pan, and people try to keep the pan flashing for as long as the can. As we see if NKOTB had "The Right Stuff" to be cartoon characters...

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The Category is PHRASE; Only Vowels are left, can You solve the Puzzle?

H_LY CR_P!
TH_S M_VI_ S_CK_D!

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Dammit, we made it! 100 Episodes...and for the occasion, we're going to do things a little "Differently" while taking a look at a show that may have been a little Blasphemous to some viewers...

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And a SPECIAL THANK YOU To Everybody who has listened to the past 100 shows...even if This is your first time...

SPECIAL: I legitimately have no idea what I'm doing; but here's what I can tell you for certain WILL happen in what will BARELY pass as a Christmas Special:

01:34 - Intro
06:31 - Pho-HO-HOne-O-Rama
22:00 - THAT Folgers commercial (You know the one)
35:00 - INTERLUDE: "12 Days of Xmas" by Norm MacDonald
38:54 - THE FIRST 8 SHOWS OF SEASON 7 (All topics & airdates subject to change)
57:10 - Our Obligatory vist with Santa

We'll see you on January 18th, 2025...Happy Holidays (and I'm sorry in advance)!

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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.

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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.

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Love Stinks! And the 8 shows that we will be featuring here today is more than enough to consider a lifetime of celibacy.

On the Night before the Biggest football game of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest misfires in Football related advertising.

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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", and that both "Dumb" & "Bad" are Not synonymous here.

SPECIAL THANKS to Joe Blevins & Peter Freville of These Days are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast for lending a hand.

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What discussion of Bad TV would be complete without talking about  the single most Expensive series/failure of all time (at the time). All Aboard for a trainwreck!

CAUTION: Language advisory

What price would you pay for Love? Well, we don't know much about that, but we do know that one of our Patrons (Chris Michaud) paid a pretty hefty price just to play a Game show host in this one, and you better believe he'll get his money's worth in this look at a 1984 TV Movie that asks just how far are you willing to go to make a buck.

ALSO STARRING:
Kiersten Davis
Joseph Kent
Darren Marlar
Scott Mason
Rob Maurer

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Nothing is sacred in Telehell, not even Kids cartoons. The first one we're gonna cover is a slap in the face to the Mean Green Mutha from Outer Space.

SPECIAL THANKS to Joe Blevins of These Days are Ours: A Happy days Podcast, and to Rob Maurer for lending a hand in this one.

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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.


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As we have mentioned, This season of Telehell will involve Theme months; one new Subject every month from October to May. At the Start of Each theme month, we will present a Prologue to help set up the Subject--For our first Theme, we take a look at (probably) one of the Most chaotic years for Broadcast Television...ever.

And if this Piques your interest, be sure to listen to our SEASON PREMIERE At This Time Next Week (10/2/22)

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SPECIAL: With the Boss out for Thanksgiving, and me not having eaten Surface food in a long time, I’m raiding his fridge to pull out 6 leftovers from our Patreon that are guaranteed to give Advertisers (and myself) some indigestion…

Filmed in front of a Live bag of Marshmallows; if you want to skip over the wraparound segments where I'm stuffing my face with them for dramatic effect, here's what's on the menu:

05:27 - Dr. Pepper Ten for Men
22:47 - Ashton Kutcher's Racist Popchips ad
39:05 - "It's OK, I had Subway!"
52:44 - The BK "Texican Whopper"
01:03:17 - BK's "Herb" campaign
01:15:28 - "Bad Andy" for Domino's Pizza


NEXT EPISODE: We’ll do SOMETHING Holiday related on 12/22…just not sure what (yet)....what I DO Know for certain is that we will announce our First Shows of Season 7.

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The seemingly impossible has happened...bear with us as we take a few minutes to Remember Bob Barker, who passed away earlier today at the Well-lived age of 99.

"Help control the Pet Population...have your pets spayed or Neutered"

WB-Cember concludes with Three words of Caution...One, this may be one of THE most demoralizing shows I've ever seen in my life or death; Two, Reality TV sucks; and Three, if you happen to own anything made of glass, move them as Far away from the speakers as possible.

This is our MIDSEASON FINALE, we will return in February with a month of Failures from the FOX Network.

This episode is Also dedicated to the Memory of Victor Lewis-Smith...who I'm All but certain would've had a field day with a show like this.

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The Internet's favorite TV Guidance Counselor (Ken Reid) and I track down another one of FOX's earliest efforts and kick it right in the Beans.

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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?

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