That Was a Show? Podcast
1) Summer Check-In!
It’s been a while since the last TWAS episode came out, so Brynn, Aaron and Barry have a little chat to check-in with fans…announce the sitcom that will be featured in the next regular episode...and d...Show More
2) George & Leo - Starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch
George & Leo WAS a show. Bob Newhart played George—which is his actual first name in real life, thus keeping up the tradition of naming every single show he did after himself. George is the owner of a...Show More
3) The Duck Factory - Jim Carrey’s First Major Role!
The Duck Factory WAS a show. The year was 1984 and NBC was entering their sitcom golden age. A young cartoonist from the midwest moves to LA to take a job at a decaying old animation studio, mainly kn...Show More
4) Partners (1995) - Starring Jon Cryer, Tate Donovan and Maria Pitillo
Partners WAS a show. This short-lived sitcom is about two young architects in San Francisco, Bob (Jon Cryer) and Owen (Tate Donovan.) Off the top, Owen gets engaged to Alicia (Maria Pitillo), and his ...Show More
5) Flying Blind - Starring Téa Leoni and Corey Parker with guest Lisa Kudrow
Flying Blind WAS a show. It ran on Fox from September, 1992 to May, 1993, lasting a total of 22 episodes. It’s the story of a relationship between young, uptight and somewhat nebish Neil (Corey Parker...Show More
Flying Blind - Starring Téa Leoni and Corey Parker with guest Lisa Kudrow
1:13:45 | Mar 2nd, 2024
6) Badaptation: Uncle Buck (1990) Somehow not starring John Candy!
1989 saw the release of one of the most memorable cinematic comedies of all time, the John Hughes classic Uncle Buck starring the incomparable John Candy and Macaulay Culkin. A mere one year later, a ...Show More
7) 2023 Holiday Special feat. Family Matters, Soul Man and The Nanny!
For the 2023 very special holiday episode, the TWAS team watches Christmas episodes from three classic shows: a very successful show (Family Matters), a failed or forgotten show (Soul Man) and a wild ...Show More
8) Hardball - A show about baseball starring Bruce Greenwood
Hardball WAS a show. This baseball themed workplace sitcom aired on Fox in the fall of 1994 and centred around the exploits of the fictional American League team The Pioneers. Sitting on the bench for...Show More
9) Going Places - A show about TV writers starring Alan Ruck and Heather Locklear
Going Places WAS a show. In fact, it was part of ABC’s famous TGIF lineup during the 1990 to 1991 season, and lasted just 19 episodes. It was about two brothers from Chicago who move to LA to take job...Show More
Going Places - A show about TV writers starring Alan Ruck and Heather Locklear
1:16:45 | Nov 20th, 2023
10) Soul Man - Dan Aykroyd is a Blues-Playing Motorcycle-Riding Priest
Soul Man WAS a show. It ran from April 15, 1997 to May 26, 1998 for a total of 25 episodes. Starring official Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd, it’s the story of Mike Weber, a widowed Episcopal priest and si...Show More