After you listen to us talking about what we have been watching recently, you might want to see some glimpses of it! Check out our show notes yesterday for info on where to see full programs, but you can click below to see: Ted Danson for WGN! Lee Mack talking about keys! Ann Jillian on a Bob Hope special! And much, much more in our official video playlist:
Friday, July 31, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Catching Up
Between an intended break between seasons and the state of the world in 2020, we've taken a longer hiatus than expected. This week, we catch up on the state of the show, the state of the hosts, and the state of the Season 7 BATTYS. We also talk about some of the TV we've watched during lockdown.
Show Notes: Bonus Episode: Catching up
*Welcome back to all of our listeners, and if you are new to the show, please check out our extensive back catalog! There are more "regular" episodes coming in the near future, but we hope you enjoy this bonus episode. Stick around, check out the site, visit our Facebook page, and if you're interested in 1970s and 1980s television, subscribe to the podcast!
*The Battys is the awards show we give out after each season of the podcast. Note that we are honoring the shows we discuss, not ourselves!
*Here is where you can find the shows we talked about watching during our hiatus:
Rick has been watching:
Cheers (Hulu, CBS All Access, Peacock Premium)
Doctor Who (BritBox for the classic era)
It's a Living (Amazon Prime Video--first 3 seasons, Tubi--first 3 seasons)
Murder, She Wrote (IMDB TV--first 5 seasons only, Peacock--all 12 seasons)
Mike has enjoyed:
Would I Lie to You (Britbox, YouTube, Prime Video--one season)
Cold Feet (BritBox, Tubi)
Cold Feet: The New Years (BritBox)
Stargirl (The CW, DC Universe)
Spider-Man 1981 Animated Series (Disney Plus)
*Check out our Cheers episode right here and our Doctor Who episode right here!
*Lee Mack's Britcom is Not Going Out, which is unfortunately not available on streaming in the United States. It would be a great pickup for BritBox!
*Bob Hope specials are not on Peacock right now. Ann Jillian was on at least 10 of those programs according to our unofficial count.
*You can find Mike's appearances on the Menage a Pop podcast here. Tell 'em BOTNS sent you!
*The Battys is the awards show we give out after each season of the podcast. Note that we are honoring the shows we discuss, not ourselves!
*Here is where you can find the shows we talked about watching during our hiatus:
Rick has been watching:
Cheers (Hulu, CBS All Access, Peacock Premium)
Doctor Who (BritBox for the classic era)
It's a Living (Amazon Prime Video--first 3 seasons, Tubi--first 3 seasons)
Murder, She Wrote (IMDB TV--first 5 seasons only, Peacock--all 12 seasons)
Mike has enjoyed:
Would I Lie to You (Britbox, YouTube, Prime Video--one season)
Cold Feet (BritBox, Tubi)
Cold Feet: The New Years (BritBox)
Stargirl (The CW, DC Universe)
Spider-Man 1981 Animated Series (Disney Plus)
*Check out our Cheers episode right here and our Doctor Who episode right here!
*Lee Mack's Britcom is Not Going Out, which is unfortunately not available on streaming in the United States. It would be a great pickup for BritBox!
*Bob Hope specials are not on Peacock right now. Ann Jillian was on at least 10 of those programs according to our unofficial count.
*You can find Mike's appearances on the Menage a Pop podcast here. Tell 'em BOTNS sent you!
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
This Day in TV History: Mister Jerico!
On this day 50 years ago, ABC ran Mister Jerico at 9:00 EST following a Mod Squad rerun. Jerico, according to Wikipedia, was released theatrically in the United Kingdom despite being made for TV. In fact, ABC had already aired this same movie a mere 5 months ago.
Marty Allen?
This great write-up of the movie says it was a failed pilot. I guess ABC was really getting as much mileage as it could, burning off another screening here in the middle of summer.
Check out the movie's swinging theme song by Lulu!
Marty Allen?
This great write-up of the movie says it was a failed pilot. I guess ABC was really getting as much mileage as it could, burning off another screening here in the middle of summer.
Check out the movie's swinging theme song by Lulu!
Monday, July 27, 2020
Happy birthday, Norman Lear!
Happy birthday to the old Norman Lear! OK, maybe that's disrespectful, but it feels refreshing to write something other than the "great" Norman Lear.
We have discussed the Extended Norman Lear Universe and the possible Crisis on Infinite Norman Lears (if you are new to the podcast, yes, that is the kind of thing we talk about sometimes!), but we have a lot more of the Learverse to explore. Is there a particular Norman Lear show you'd like us to cover in the future?
One Day at a Time?
Maude?
All in the Family?
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman?
Something else?
We have discussed the Extended Norman Lear Universe and the possible Crisis on Infinite Norman Lears (if you are new to the podcast, yes, that is the kind of thing we talk about sometimes!), but we have a lot more of the Learverse to explore. Is there a particular Norman Lear show you'd like us to cover in the future?
One Day at a Time?
Maude?
All in the Family?
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman?
Something else?
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Top Ten #78
1) Good Times: Because the live TV streaming service Philo just added TV One, and it's hard to miss that the channel shows Good Times. I mean, a LOT. I mean, more times per day than Florida said "Damn," a lot.
2) The Baseball Bunch: Hey, MLB is back, and while I'm happy and hope it goes well, a small part of me held out hope that if they couldn't do live games, they would be forced to dig these out of the vaults.
3) James Best: Happy birthday to the late actor. Here's an interesting Me-TV story about best in the pre-Dukes days.
4) Aunt May and Uncle Ben: It's Aunts and Uncles Day, so let's pay tribute to the couple who raised/inspired one of the greatest superheroes of all:
And just because, let's post a clip of Marisa Tomei even though her May Parker is nothing like the one I knew growing up. The 1978 series used different actresses to play the character; maybe it should have gone with Raquel Welch.
5) The 1984 Summer Olympics: The Games would have started this week, but we will have to content ourselves with the greatest Summer Olympiad of all--the one where the USA pretty much kicked butt all over the place.
6) Regis Philbin: R.I.P. to one of the more adept live-TV personalities the medium has known. You have to admire his faux (and his real) braggadocio and his general ability to keep a show moving. Anyone remember his show on Lifetime in the Eighties?
7) Unsolved Mysteries: The Netflix revival continues to bring attention to the Robert Stack-ed original.
8) The Ugily Family: On this night 40 years ago, ABC burned off a failed pilot starring Al Molinaro as Sal Ugily. Imagine that: people didn't want to watch a show called The Ugly Family (pronounced diferently, but still). Read more info about this here at the great TV obscurities site.
9) Paul Lynde: Billy Eichner will play Lynde in a biopic. Hey, Lynde had his flaws, but does he deserve that?
10) Blue Jeans: The other unsold pilot ABC aired on this day in 1980 is this sitcom. According to Ultimate 70sTV, A lady singer and her musician roommate enlist the aid of a wild drummer and a shy classical pianist to perform in their rock band.
Charles Fleischer and Paul Provenza are in the cast. I want to see this! Not much info is available online, but here is a pic from IMDB:
2) The Baseball Bunch: Hey, MLB is back, and while I'm happy and hope it goes well, a small part of me held out hope that if they couldn't do live games, they would be forced to dig these out of the vaults.
3) James Best: Happy birthday to the late actor. Here's an interesting Me-TV story about best in the pre-Dukes days.
4) Aunt May and Uncle Ben: It's Aunts and Uncles Day, so let's pay tribute to the couple who raised/inspired one of the greatest superheroes of all:
And just because, let's post a clip of Marisa Tomei even though her May Parker is nothing like the one I knew growing up. The 1978 series used different actresses to play the character; maybe it should have gone with Raquel Welch.
5) The 1984 Summer Olympics: The Games would have started this week, but we will have to content ourselves with the greatest Summer Olympiad of all--the one where the USA pretty much kicked butt all over the place.
6) Regis Philbin: R.I.P. to one of the more adept live-TV personalities the medium has known. You have to admire his faux (and his real) braggadocio and his general ability to keep a show moving. Anyone remember his show on Lifetime in the Eighties?
7) Unsolved Mysteries: The Netflix revival continues to bring attention to the Robert Stack-ed original.
8) The Ugily Family: On this night 40 years ago, ABC burned off a failed pilot starring Al Molinaro as Sal Ugily. Imagine that: people didn't want to watch a show called The Ugly Family (pronounced diferently, but still). Read more info about this here at the great TV obscurities site.
9) Paul Lynde: Billy Eichner will play Lynde in a biopic. Hey, Lynde had his flaws, but does he deserve that?
10) Blue Jeans: The other unsold pilot ABC aired on this day in 1980 is this sitcom. According to Ultimate 70sTV, A lady singer and her musician roommate enlist the aid of a wild drummer and a shy classical pianist to perform in their rock band.
Charles Fleischer and Paul Provenza are in the cast. I want to see this! Not much info is available online, but here is a pic from IMDB:
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