Telehell

EPISODE 111 - For Love Or Money (1984 TV Movie)

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 110 - The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002 TV Movie)

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT

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

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EPISODE 109 - Who Wants to be Governor of California (2003 Game Show/Special)

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Dear 2003 TV Viewer,

We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice an hour of Prime time. But we think you’re crazy for making us put on a Game Show about how crazy these gubernatorial candidates were. You see them as you want to see them… In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of them is an ex-sitcom star, and an old guy, and an artist, an Adult film Star, an inexperienced adult, an ex-MTV VJ, and a son of a basketball player…Does that answer your question?

Sincerely yours,

the Game Show Network.

Support the California Wildfire Efforts, visit RedCross.org

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EPISODE 108 - Heil Honey, I'm Home (1990)

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT

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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SEASON 7: An Introduction

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:30:26 GMT

THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER (We Promise)!!! But BEFORE We kick off Season 7 Next week with 3 shows in a row, we have some unfinished business to take care of...Whatever became of "The Genre-Mat"? Who is this Efficency Guy? and Why don't I appear until the Very End of this? Answers to most of these questions will be revealed...and then casually dismissed, I'm sure!

ALSO STARRING:

Joan Bishop

Andrew Dick

Darren Marlar

...and INTRODUCING Joeseph Kent as "Agent Swatt"

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EPISODE 107 - The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:02:23 GMT

SEASON 6 FINALE: Having been captured by The Boss and placed inside his new invention, "The Genre-Mat"; He is now forcing me to not only sit through one of the Worst TV Shows of All time, but do so in a way that requires funding from a grant by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

VERY SPECIAL THANKS to the Following people for lending their talents to the episode:

Joan Bishop

Sean Carney

Kiersten Davis

Andrew Dick

James Hernandez

Christine Long

Michael Luce

Darren Marlar

Rob Maurer

Yarnel Mois

Darin Patterson

and Nathan Ragland

A Post-Season wrap up in August; after that, who knows? See 'ya on the Other side!

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EPISODE 106 - Fantasy Island (1998 Reboot)

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:30:59 GMT

The Wrecks of '98 continues with Malcolm McDowell trying to fill some big, rich Corinthian leather shoes; as he learns the Hard way that not everything needs to be re-made.

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EPISODE 105 - The Virtual Ed Sullivan Show (1998 Special)

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 20:30:14 GMT

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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EPISODE 104 - Father of the Pride (2004)

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 20:30:38 GMT

Nate Ragland (Post Modern Art Podcast) and I use the power of Magic to make approximately $62 Million in Production & Animation costs disappear; as we look at a show that NBC foolishly went All In on in 2004...

4TH ANNUAL CHARITY EPISODE: From 6/9/24 to 6/23/24, We will donate $1 per click on ALL PLATFORMS between TWO Charites this year (MAXIMUM OF $666 split between the two); Donors Choose & Prizeo

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EPISODE 103 - Oliver Beene (2003)

Sat, 25 May 2024 21:00:34 GMT

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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EPISODE 102 - Dance Til Dawn (1988 TV Movie)

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 21:00:33 GMT

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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EPISODE 101 - The Worst of SNL Vol. 2 (Season 20: 1994-95)

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:00:41 GMT

As Saturday Night Live approaches its 50th year on the air, Yours Truly is approaching 30 years as a viewer/fan...Unfortunately; I Became a fan of the show during one of their Darkest times...Brace yourself, we're discussing SNL Season 20...

CONTENT WARNING (40:30 - 47:00): A sketch involving certain kinds of Scum who belong in the Actual Hell.

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The 100th Telehell

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 21:00:03 GMT

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...

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

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EPISODE 99 - Devil Dog (1978 TV Movie)

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:00 GMT

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.

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

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EPISODE 98 - Poor Devil (1973 TV Movie/Pilot)

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 20:35:43 GMT

It's hard to imagine that we've been doing this for (Almost) 100 episodes; and YET, we have Yet to cover TV shows that actually have a Hell-ish undertone...That all changes with this "Hell Week" of shows, starting with Sammy Davis Jr.'s Love Letter to the Underworld...

Thanks--as always--to Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness, and to our own Joan Bishop.

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EPISODE 97 - The Top 8 (other) Dumbest Oscar Moments

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:00:51 GMT

Why let Snow White and a bunch of Underachiving actors hog the spotlight of "Dumbest Oscar Moments" when there's nearly 100 years of ceremonies to sift through? These are some of the other "Dumb" moments that deserve the award for "Best reason to shake your head in shame"

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EPISODE 96 - Big Game Hall of Shame III: Halftime Shows

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Scott Mason (Play like a Jet podcast) Joins us at the 50-yard line as we take a look at the Three (theatrical) Halftime shows that may have caused the powers that be in the Football world to change their game plans...

Also, after you listen to this show, catch me trying to pretend to talk about football as I make a Guest Appearance on "Play like a Jet"

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EPISODE 95 - The New Monkees (1987)

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:06 GMT

Here they come...walking down the street...gettin' funniest looks from everyone they meet...Partially because these Monkees don't look a thing like the ones they're supposed to be based on. Did "The New Monkees" deserve better, or were they really a ripoff act?

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EPISODE 94 - New Kids on the Block (1990 Animated Series)

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 23:00:27 GMT

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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EPISODE 93 - The New Show (1984)

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 22:00:19 GMT

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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EPISODE 92 - The Christmas Shoes (2002 TV Movie)

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:00:19 GMT

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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EPISODE 91 - Acting Sheriff (1991 Pilot)

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 22:00:00 GMT

It's time once again to dig up a corpse from the Summer TV Pilot Graveyard; this one--from 1991--takes a look at the story of Robert Goulet as a former famous person who managed to get into an elected office (Pfft, like THAT could happen today).

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EPISODE 90 - The Top 8 Dumbest (Retired) TPIR Pricing Games

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:00:01 GMT

Author Justin Bergner ("Solving the Price is Right") gets to COME ON DOWN; as he & I take a look at some of the most ill-conceived pricing games ever to grace the Bob Barker Studio.

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EPISODE 89 - Turn On (1969)

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 22:00:29 GMT

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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SEASON 6 TRAILER

Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:00:35 GMT

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

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

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SPECIAL BULLETIN (10/16/2023)

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:21:56 GMT

The Following Breaking News affects our YOUTUBE CHANNEL ONLY; everything else is fine elsewhere (I hope)...Our review of "Time Express" is Officially a "Lost Episode" on our Youtube page (JUST our Youtube Page, you can hear it everywhere else), I always thought Review shows fell under "Fair Use", but Not if it's Doctor Who Ripoffs w/Vincent Price...go figure.

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Bill Oakley: Uncut, Un-steamed, Un-hammed

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 88 - The Seinfeld Finale (1998)

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 21:00:02 GMT

SEASON 5 FINALE: 25 years after it aired, was the Finale episode of Seinfeld really one of the worst final episodes of all time, or was all the hate it wound up recieving was 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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EPISODE 87 - The Simpsons: The Principal and the Pauper (1997)

Sat, 27 May 2023 21:02:55 GMT

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

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EPISODE 86 - Yo Yogi & Prostars (1991)

Sat, 13 May 2023 21:00:06 GMT

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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EPISODE 85 - The Worst of SNL (Volume 1)

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:00:00 GMT

(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:

08:15 - Honorable Mention #1

10:34 - Our ACTUAL First Pick

14:02 - Pick #2 (Part 1)

17:00 - Honorable Mention #2

17:38 - Pick #2 (Part 2)

20:12 - Pick #3

26:25 - Pick #4

34:29 - Pick #5

40:08 - Pick #6

46:28 - Pick #7

55:15 - Honorable Mention #3

57:20 - Pick #8

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EPISODE 84 - The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987)

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:17:22 GMT

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 (and yes, I know, I'm late over here...I've been a little busy...stay tuned).

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EPISODE 83 - You Don't Know Jack (2001 Game Show)

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:00:33 GMT

Unfortunately, this is NOT the Al Pacino biopic about Jack Kevorkian; THIS "You Don't Know Jack" is based on one of my all time favorite video games. But trying to take an established brand to another form of media is not as easy as it seems...For our 2nd Patreon request this month--thanks to patron Chris Michaud--It's time for the (Real Life) show where High Culture and Pop Culture Collide...

...And speaking of High/Pop culture colliding, When you're done listening to This, listen to the Post Modern Art Podcast (wherever Fine podcasts can be streamed)

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EPISODE 82 - Women In Prison (1987)

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMT

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.

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EPISODE 81 - The Grubbs (2002 Unaired Series)

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 22:00:19 GMT

In the past, we've covered failed pilots of TV shows. But what if the show in question actually got picked up by the network, produced Several episodes AND was ready to broadcast...only for the plug to be pulled at the last possible second? 2002's "The Grubbs" was one of those shows, and we're going to try to figure out why the axe fell prematurely.

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EPISODE 80 - Rachel Gunn R.N. (1992)

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 22:00:38 GMT

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 at TelehellPodcast@gmail.com (Space is limited)

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FOX Failure February - An Introduction

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 17:18:12 GMT

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)

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EPISODE 79 - The WB's Superstar USA

Sat, 07 Jan 2023 22:00:05 GMT

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 (Trust me on this).

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

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Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2000 TV Special)

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:59:43 GMT

T'was the show before Christmas, and all through the Underworld comes the tale of an inexplicable holiday novelty song, the TV special it inspired, and the creative liberties the show took to stretch a 3 minute song to an hour-long special.

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EPISODE 77 - Hype (2000)

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:00:11 GMT

The WB began its first half of its existence with some of the hottest shows for young people; so naturally, the network felt it could live up to its own Hype...Unfortunately, the network couldn't live with a show of the same name.

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WBcember - An Introduction

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 22:00:52 GMT

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!"

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EPISODE 76 - The Mullets (2003)

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:11:54 GMT

UPNovember wraps up with some good 'ol fashioned "Dumb" fun...a kind of "Dumb that was written by two of the smatest 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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EPISODE 75 - Shasta McNasty (1999)

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:00:04 GMT

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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EPISODE 74 - Homeboys in Outer Space (1996)

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 21:00:31 GMT

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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UPNovember - An Introduction

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 23:16:38 GMT

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...

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EPISODE 73 - Turnabout (1979)

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:00:02 GMT

The Wrecks of '79 concludes with another case of "That Same Old Story"...no, seriously, stories about people swapping bodies has been done hundreds of times in just as many years. The fact that the story was once a mediocre sitcom is as much predictable as it is unfortunate.

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EPISODE 72 - Time Express (1979)

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:00:25 GMT

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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EPISODE 71 - The Animal House Ripoff shows (1979)

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:02:15 GMT

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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The Wrecks of '79 - An Introduction

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:43:01 GMT

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. Our first show is This Weekend, we hope you join us.

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Press Conference of the Damned

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 21:00:00 GMT

It's time to Face the Press, as we Meet the Nation full of the worst people in all of humanity--all of whom get to pelt me with questions regarding our past season, a look at what's ahead for Season 5, And a MAJOR Update to our Patreon.

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EPISODE 70 - Manimal (1983)

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 21:00:39 GMT

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

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 for a few goodies we've got lying around.

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EPISODE 69 - Jennifer Slept Here (1983)

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:20:49 GMT

Part 1 of our SEASON FINALE revisits NBC's infamous "Be There" season (AKA: The year Every Brand New Show they debuted that Fall--not counting Mid-season replacements--got Cancelled). Surprisingly, this is probably one of the "Better" ones they offered that year; the tale of a Boy and his (Sexy) Ghost...

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EPISODE 68 - The Top 6 Dumbest Animated Adaptations

Sat, 28 May 2022 21:00:14 GMT

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", Nor are they "Guilty Pleasures" to us, and that both "Dumb" & "Bad" are Not synonymous here.

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EPISODE 67 - Uncle Buck (1990 Sitcom)

Mon, 16 May 2022 17:58:00 GMT

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...that's happening RIGHT NOW!

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EPISODE 66 - Ferris Bueller (1990 Sitcom)

Tue, 03 May 2022 14:20:53 GMT

Life Moves Pretty Fast...unless you're developing a TV version of a Popular Movie; Especially one that seems to go Out of its way NOT to be Anything like the source material.

SPECIAL NOTE: We are dropping this episode Simultaneously on our Patreon, because this is our CHARITY EPISODE for 2022. From 5/1/22 to 5/15/22, Every time this show gets downloaded, we will donate $1 (up to $300) to the NYC & Westchester branches of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

We're also running a subsequent CHARITY EBAY AUCTION to raise money for the same causes, be sure to check it out This Week Only (thru 5/8/22), and Thanks in advance for your support.

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EPISODE 65 - Me and the Chimp (1972)

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:06:13 GMT

Charles Darwin would have a field day with this one.

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EPISODE 64 - The Top 7 Bad Career Moves of TV Stars

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:42:09 GMT

Nobody's perfect; the fact that some of the people we're going to mention actually managed to recover their careers after the mistakes they made is proof of that...But it Still doesn't mean they should've thought things through first.

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EPISODE 63 - The Curious Case of Scrappy Doo

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:28:15 GMT

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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EPISODE 62 - Holmes & Yoyo (1976)

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:58:33 GMT

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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EPISODE 61 - Cavemen (2007)

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 23:00:36 GMT

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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EPISODE 60 - The Big Game Hall of Shame Vol. 2

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 22:25:33 GMT

It's time once again to take a look at some commercials that made an otherwise "Super" game less so...But this year, I'm gonna need a hand. Fortunately, I know a guy who knows a thing or two about Retro Commercials. Our Special guest today; Dave of Dave's Archives (Who we also thank weekly for being a sponsor)

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EPISODE 59 - Goddess of Love (1988 TV Movie)

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 23:01:01 GMT

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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A Very Brady Christmas (1988 TV Movie)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:57:26 GMT

They're Baaaaaaack! Having been chained up by my Boss for refusing to work (perfect Christmas image, I'm sure), I'm now being forced against my will to review a 2nd piece of Brady-related media on the day before Christmas...one that is probably going to be Harder to review because of how "Happy" it is...

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Dallas: Conundrum (1991)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:01:34 GMT

This year marks the 75th anniversary of "It's a Wonderful Life"--and while there have been many adaptations, homages and parodies of it since then; there was one time when the story was used to close the door on (what was once) appointment TV viewing...Too bad we can't wish that this story was never born.

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Sammy (2000)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:44:39 GMT

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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Get Smart (1995 Reboot)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:23:55 GMT

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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Rescue From Gilligan's Island (1978 TV Movie)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:14:48 GMT

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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Sun, 06 Jun 2021 21:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 47 - The Jay Leno Show (1986 Special)

Sun, 30 May 2021 21:55:00 GMT

Why do people think Jay Leno is funny? If NBC had their way, they would Never have given him the tonight show after this 1986 TV Special that I would generously call "An Experiment"

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EPISODE 46 - Clarissa Now (1995 Pilot)

Sun, 23 May 2021 21:55:00 GMT

Before she dabbled in the world of Witchcraft & Religious movies, the girl who "Explains it all" tried to dabble in Adulthood in this 1995 Pilot that Crashed...and Just like Adulthood, it's full of painful awkwardness.

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EPISODE 45 - The Dallas Dream Season (1985-86)

Sun, 16 May 2021 21:55:00 GMT

For the first time ever, we take a look at an Entire Season of Television; but not just any one...Perhaps one of the biggest non-sequitur of Plot Lines anybody ever witnessed and whether or not it was worth it in the long run.

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EPISODE 44 - Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002 TV Movie)

Sun, 09 May 2021 21:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 43 - That 80s Show (2002)

Sun, 02 May 2021 21:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 42 - The Oscars' Stars of Tomorrow (1989)

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:55:00 GMT

Oh, Allen Carr, I thought we were done with You...But Nope, you decided to further make your mark on the 1989 Oscars by sacrificing 4 legends, 19 (then) young performers, and All of their dignity.

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EPISODE 41 - The Family Viewing Hour (1975)

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 40 - My MANY Game Show Auditions (and failures)

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:55:00 GMT

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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SPECIAL - Joanie Loves Chachi Outtakes

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:55:00 GMT

SPECIAL: Back in February, "These Days are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast" Joined us in Hell to take apart one of Garry Marshall's failed spin-offs...turns out, they had a LOT More to say, and we're gonna show you what they said in this edition of Telehell's "Sifted Ashes" (Our thanks again to Joe Blevins & Peter Freville for lending their time)

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EPISODE 39 - The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:55:00 GMT

Before we take our Month-long break; we burst the Bubble of (what has been said to be) the Greatest TV Movie of All time and the Springboard to John Travolta's Career...But even Greatness has its flaws.

COMING IN MARCH: A Series of Bonus shows & Personal stories.

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EPISODE 38 - Bob Patterson (2001)

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 22:55:00 GMT

How does one go From co-starring on the greatest sitcom of all time, to totally flopping on their own? Jason Alexander managed to find a way.

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EPISODE 37 - Joanie Loves Chachi (1982)

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 22:55:00 GMT

This week, we get to Spend Valentine's Day with These Days are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast, as the three of us take a closer look at the Red-headed stepchild of the Happy Days Franchise and see if it's REALLY as bad as people say it is.

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EPISODE 36 - The Big Game Hall of Shame

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 35 - The Chevy Chase Show (1993)

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 34 - Pauly (1997)

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 22:20:45 GMT

There really is no other explanation for this show; Other than "This sitcom sucked, BUH-UUUUUUU-DY!" Thanks to REW: The Off-air memories channel for suggesting this episode.

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EPISODE 33 - You Know Who's Worst TV Acting

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 22:34:59 GMT

Dear Mr. (soon to be Ex) President, Think of it this way; now that you're going to be a Private Citizen again, you can go back to doing what you used to do best before Public Office...make embarrassingly bad TV cameos where you can't act out of a paper bag.

(CAUTION: It doesn't matter which side you're on, the next 50+ Minutes is a Trigger Warning)

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SPECIAL: Wonder Woman '74 Outtakes w/The Marvelists

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:55:00 GMT

SPECIAL: Before the new Wonder Woman movie lassos its way to a Streamer (or Theater) near you, we present some never before heard Outtakes between myself and The Marvelists when we recorded our Crossover episode earlier in the Fall.

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EPISODE #32 - Christmas Comes to Pac-Land (1982)

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 22:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 31 - Woops! (1992)

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 30 - Poochinski (1990 Pilot)

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 22:00:00 GMT

For this Special Thanksgiving episode, we've got a Turkey that we wouldn't even feed to our Dog...even if that Dog turned out to be a Reincarnated Peter Boyle.

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EPISODE 29 - Bad Ronald (1974 TV Movie)

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 28 - Baby Bob (2002)

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 27 - Mockingbird Lane (2012)

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 21:00:00 GMT

An episode on Halloween is a Treat...too bad the show we're covering today was the biggest Trick played on fans of a TV Classic.

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EPISODE 26 - The 2000 Election

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:55:00 GMT

Telehell reminds you once again, if you live in the United States and are able to do so, VOTE DAMMIT! because if you don't, chances are we're gonna wind up with an election like Bush V. Gore all over again...of course, that wouldn't have happened if the TV News didn't blow it in the first place...

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EPISODE 25 - Condo (1983)

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:55:00 GMT

McLean Stevenson: One of the Textbook definitions of the term "What were You thinking?" As proof of that, here's a look at his 4th Sitcom flop since leaving M*A*S*H; one that relies a little too heavily on ethnic Stereotypes.

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EPISODE 24 - Little shop (1991)

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:55:00 GMT

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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EPISODE 23 - Wonder Woman (1974 TV Movie Pilot)

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 21:55:00 GMT

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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SEASON 3 TRAILER

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:30:00 GMT

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.

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ASK TELEHELL 2

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:00:00 GMT

As we get ready for our 3rd season this Fall, we take a minute (or 30) to answer the questions that You, the Listeners, had for us...and we'll try our best.

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Progress Report of the Damned (Season 2)

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:00:00 GMT

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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A Very Brady Season Finale

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:23:04 GMT

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?

This episode is sponsored by PODGO.co, The Easiest Way for you to Monitize your podcast.

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

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EPISODE 21 - The Brady Bunch Hour (1976)

Sun, 24 May 2020 22:30:00 GMT

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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EPISODE #20 - Pink Lady & Jeff (1980)

Sun, 17 May 2020 22:00:00 GMT

This week, we look at the program that did more Damage than Godzilla, as it killed off the Variety Show format, damaged Sid & Marty Krofft's careers, and lit the fuse for Fred Silverman's removal from NBC.

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EPISODE 19 - My Mother the Car (1965)

Sun, 10 May 2020 22:00:00 GMT

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.

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EPISODE 18 - We Got It Made (1983)

Sun, 03 May 2020 22:30:00 GMT

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

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APRIL UPDATE

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:00:00 GMT

In This update, we will: *Explain why there isn't going to be a show this Sunday *Tell you what's going on for May *Reveal the results of our "Doctors Without Borders" fundraiser *Plug another podcast using some fan mail *Realize how much smoother this will sound with a script next time.

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EPISODE 17 - The Laugh Track

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:30:00 GMT

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.

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EPISODE 16 - Where's Rodney (1990)

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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EPISODE 15 - Nearly Departed (1989)

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:30:00 GMT

We return from our Spring Break in an uncertain world just so we can enter another kind of uncertain world...the Afterlife. As we present the case of the Only time (not counting his year on "Suddenly Susan") Eric Idle headlined a sitcom.

NOTE: This is the first episode we recorded in a makeshift home studio, we apologize for any sound distortion, we promise to improve next week.

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PROMO - That Week in SNL Crossover

Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:00:00 GMT

No New Episode This week (or for the Rest of March for that matter), but join us for a SNEAK PREVIEW of a Special Crossover that we did with another Podcast that I happen to enjoy very much. Special Thanks to Andy & Tim of "That Week in SNL" for having me on.

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EPISODE 14 - California Girls (1985)

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:30:00 GMT

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.

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HISTORY LESSON: The Movie Of the Week

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:30:00 GMT

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.

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EPISODE 13 - The Top 8 Worst Dating/Relationship shows (That we've seen)

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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

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EPISODE 12 - #OscarsSnowWhite

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 17:36:41 GMT

"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.

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EPISODE 11 - The Wardrobe Malfunction

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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.

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SPECIAL COMMENT: Remembering Fred Silverman

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:49:44 GMT

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

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Episode 10 - The Heidi Game

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

On this week before the Super Bowl, we talk about the reason why Football games push everything in Prime Time up about an hour or so; simply put, we have a little German girl to blame for it.

NOTE: We recorded this episode while getting over a week-long fever, I'm gonna sound pretty F'd up.

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Episode 9 - Quark (1978)

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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.

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Episode 8 - The Clerks Sitcom Pilot (1995)

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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.

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Episode 7 - 20/20's Pilot Episode

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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?

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TELEHELL - SEASON 2 TRAILER

Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:14:16 GMT

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

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ASK TELEHELL

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:00:00 GMT

THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: You Q'd, We A! We take part of your Turkey Day to answer questions you gave us via Social Media about our show...Let's keep the Politics to a Minimum.

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Telehell Season 1 Recap

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:00:00 GMT

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: We look back at Season 1; and if you listen carefully, get a sneak preview of Season 2--all while our Boss breathes down our neck about it.

VERY SPECIAL THANKS to Adam Carrizales & Joan Bishop for lending their voices to this episode.

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Episode 6 - The Moment Of Truth

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 01:24:49 GMT

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

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MINISODE #5 - The 1974 Super Emmy

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 22:00:00 GMT

There have been a fair share of Stupid Emmy Moments over the years; but none of them compare to probably THE most unnecessary gimmick the awards show has ever greenlit.

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Episode 5 - Coy & Vance Duke

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT

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?

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MINISODE #4 - Dorothy Gray Cold Cream

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT

Ah, the 1950s...where Steak could be considered "Breakfast", Smoking was considered "Satisfying", and people smeared radioactive dirt on people's faces just to sell makeup remover...The good ol' days, right?

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Episode 4 - SUPERTRAIN

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT

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

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BONUS #2 - A Conversation with Jimmie Walker (c2008)

Sun, 25 Aug 2019 23:00:00 GMT

For those expecting us to talk about "Supertrain", don't worry, that's coming next week. But between flying to see relatives, catching a sinus infection on the flight over and catching up on work in general, the delay was unavoidable.

To make it up to you, I would like to present something from my personal archives; a Rando conversation I had with Jimmie "JJ" Walker from "Good Times" c2008--To date, the ONLY famous person I have ever interivewed. There's about 3 minutes worth of backstory, followed by about 18 minutes worth of awkwardness. Enjoy/endure!

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BONUS EPISODE: The Top 6 Things we WON'T Review

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:00:00 GMT

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

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MINISODE #3: The Reebok Pump Bungee Jump Commercial

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 14:54:13 GMT

The Story of a shoe that was so popular, that it tried to convince people that if you wore the competitor's shoe, you would die a horrible death...Key word being "Tried"

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Episode #3 - PAYNE

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:00:00 GMT

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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MINISODE #2 - Bad Andy

Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT

We're glad that Domino's Pizza has turned a corner in recent years...but even THEY had to ask "What were we Smoking" when they came up with their mascot from the year 2000. Gather 'round, children for the tale of Bad Andy.

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Episode #2 - Amanda's (By the Sea)

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT

This week, we take a look at one of the two most blatant ripoffs in TV history; as after "Maude", but before "Golden Girls", Bea Arthur tries to show off an impression of Basil Fawlty.

NOTE: This is a 2 Part episode, our "Nine Circles" will return in the next part.

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MINISODE #1 - Burger King & Herb

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT

It's a good thing that Burger King is tying in with the new season of Stranger Things; because their OTHER promotion from 1985 fared as well as victims in the Upside Down. Our first Minisode takes a look at the infamous "Herb" campaign.

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EPISODE #1 - You're In the Picture

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT

To quote David Letterman; "THIS IS NOT A PROMO, THIS IS THE ACTUAL SHOW!" 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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TELEHELL: OFFICIAL TRAILER

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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