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I will review random episodes of random tv shows from I Love Lucy to Breaking Bad. Come join me and reminisce about when TV was great!

Alissa P


    • May 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 87- The Wonder Years- Denial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 33:51


    After getting dumped by Winnie, Kevin begins to doubt whether it is really over between them. In hopes of getting her back, he convinces Paul to throw a party and invite Winnie. But things don't go as planned   Original airdate- January 30, 1991   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 86- The Wonder Years- Heartbreak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 32:55


    Both Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper's schools are having a joint field trip to the local museum. Kevin figures this will be a great chance to spend some time together with Winnie, but things don't turn out as he planned.   Original airdate- January 23, 1991   Follow me on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167      

    Episode 85- Seinfeld- The Chicken Roaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 64:16


    Jerry and Kramer are affected when a celebrity opens a new restaurant in the neighborhood and the eatery's sign shines its neon light directly into Kramer's apartment   Original airdate- November 14, 1996   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 84- Full House- Aftershocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 56:36


    Stephanie suddenly becomes very possessive of her dad; D.J. gets her first blemish   Original airdate- December 8, 1989   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 83- The Simpsons- Homer's Barbershop Quartet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 61:58


    At the Springfield Swap Meet, Bart and Lisa notice Homer on the cover of an LP album. Homer tells the story of how he, Principal Skinner, Barney, and Apu recorded a barbershop quartet album in 1985, which catapulted them to national fame.    Original airdate- September 30, 1993   Follow me on Facebook @(When TV Was Great Podcast | Facebook

    Episode 82- The Wonder Years- Pottery Will Get You Nowhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 54:18


    When Kevin's mother, Norma (Alley Mills) decides to take a pottery class, but Jack is less than excited for his wife which deeply disappoints her.   Original airdate- February 1, 1989   (Exactly 36 years ago!!!)    Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 81- The Golden Girls- Grab That Dough

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 53:20


    A trip to Hollywood to compete on their favorite game show turns sour for the roommates   Original airdate- January 23, 1988   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 80- The Simpsons- Bart of Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 69:28


    Bart and Lisa use not-so-idle threats to convince Homer to buy a swimming pool, and Bart suspects Flanders has killed his wife when he spies on him through the rear window Episode talk starts at 14 min   Original airdate- September 4, 1994   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167    

    Special tribute to Shannen Doherty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 30:26


    RIP Shannen Doherty   April 12, 1971- July 13, 2024

    Episode 79- The Simpsons- Homer's Phobia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 74:24


    When Bart befriends a gay antiques dealer, homophobic Homer decides to bring out his son's masculine side by taking him hunting, but all does not go to plan I know, I know. Stefan and I tend to ramble a little, so I am going to start putting time stamps on the episodes  This episode starts at 16:09 : )    Original airdate- February 16, 1997   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 78- Married With Children- He Thought He Could

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 48:06


    Al Bundy discovers a library book that was due in 1957 and discovers he owes a fine of over $2,000. He must return it to the library and face up to his worst childhood fear, namely the librarian   Original airdate- November 6, 1988   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167/    

    Episode 77- South Park- Casa Bonita

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 53:10


    With special guests Stefan and Matt   Kyle chooses Stan, Kenny and Butters to celebrate his birthday at Casa Bonita. When Cartman finds out he's not invited, he arranges for Butters to conveniently go "missing."   Original airdate- November 12, 2003   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167    

    Episode 76- The Golden Girls- A Midwinter's Nights Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 56:47


    As the leap year's full moon rises over Miami, the ladies are caught in a series of strange happenings; Blanche throws a Moonlight Madness Party.   Original airdate- Feb 29, 1992   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 75- The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 52:14


    Stefan and I once again review some of our favorite segments from the Treehouse of Horror series     Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167    

    Episode 74- The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 49:19


    Stefan and I review our favorite segments from the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes. It was hard to choose just 3 which is why we're coming back with part 2!    Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 73- The Simpsons- Marge Vs. The Monorail

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 60:11


    When Springfield decides to install a monorail system, Homer gets the job as conductor, but has no idea what he's doing, although he does get to wear a cape. When the monorail opens, all hell breaks loose and it's down to Homer and Bart to save the passengers   Original airdate- January 14, 1993   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 72- Married With Children- Poppy's By the Tree, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 54:12


    With special guests Stefan and Stephen After a hair-raising encounter with the maniac, Al decides to get the family out of town. But they realize that they are trapped at the motel by a storm and the locals are unwilling to help them. Then things take a turn when Peggy is taken hostage by the ax murderer in a room and Al must rescue her Original airdate- September 27, 1987   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 71- Married With Children- Poppy's By the Tree, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 50:46


    With two very special guests Stefan and Stephen. Ya, that's not confusing at all! lol The Bundys take a vacation to near-beautiful Dumpwater, Florida and stay in a cut-rate motel where an ax murderer that hates tourists, shows up every five years since 1967, and redneck locals begin to make bets on who the psycho will strike next.   Original airdate- Sept 27, 1987   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 70- The Nanny- The Party's Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 41:31


    In this very silly episode, Fran is arrested for owning an unlicensed singles party business, and Uncle Manny comes to the rescue.   Original airdate- November 6, 1995   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 69- Beverly Hills 90210- Misery Loves Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 75:22


    Brenda and Dylan conspire to keep their romance alive and Brandon returns to his summer job at the Beverly Hills Beach Club   Original airdate- July 15, 1992   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 68- Family Guy- Fifteen Minutes of Shame

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 56:39


    After Meg exposes the family on a talk show, network executives turn the Griffins' exciting and confusing life into a reality series   Original airdate- April 25, 2000   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 67- The Simpsons- Homer Badman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 59:36


      With special guest Stefan!  After retrieving a piece of candy stuck to a college co-ed's pants, Homer becomes public enemy number one when the co-ed accuses Homer of touching her butt and the media makes Homer out to be a pervert   Original airdate- November 27, 1994   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167        

    Episode 66- The Simpsons- Simpsonscalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 61:19


    Marge is stressed from motherhood and hires a British nanny to help out around the house, who struggles to teach Bart and Lisa how to behave   Original airdate- February 7, 1997   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 66- South Park- Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 35:20


    Merry Christmas everybody!   Stan sneaks out of the house to join the Cartman family's holiday celebration, and Uncle Howard escapes from prison   With special guest Stefan Heikel!   Original airdate- December 9, 1998   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 64- Three's Company- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 29:09


    When Furley discovers Ray Martin, the nice, handsome man Janet and Jack fixed Terri up with in the flower shop, is a convicted murderer, all havoc breaks loose   Original airdate- January 4, 1983   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 63- Family Guy- And Then There Were Fewer, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 48:52


    The Griffins and other residents of Quahog are invited to visit the mansion of James Woods. The evening turns into a real murder mystery when guests end up dead and everyone scrambles to figure out whodunnit.   Original airdate- September 26, 2010   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 62- Family Guy- And Then There Were Fewer, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 44:43


    With special guest Stefan Heikel! The Griffins and other residents of Quahog are invited to visit the mansion of James Woods. The evening turns into a real murder mystery when guests end up dead and everyone scrambles to figure out whodunnit   Original airdate- Sept 26, 2010   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 61- The Simpsons- Homer at the Bat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 52:44


    Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.   Original airdate- February 20, 1992   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167    

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    Episode 60- Who Shot Mr. Burns, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 67:04


    With special guest Stefan Heikel! Mr. Burns' mystery attacker is finally revealed. There's a shock confession, and Homer has a clear motive, but could the truth be even more bizarre?   Original airdate- September 17, 1995   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 59- The Simpsons- Who Shot Mr. Burns Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 75:15


    With special guest Stefan Heikel! Mr Burns is found shot and everyone in Springfield has a motive. He stole the school's oil, he injured Santa's Little Helper, he prevented the school from hiring Tito Puentes and he forced Moe's to close down.   Original airdate- May 21, 1995   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 58- Married With Children- Her Cups Runneth Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 51:51


    Peggy is depressed on her birthday when she discovers that her favorite bra is discontinued, so Al must go to a far-off lingerie outlet store to buy the discontinued bra for Peggy   Original airdate- January 15, 1989   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 57- The Simpsons- The Summer of 4ft2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 81:01


    After realizing how unpopular she is, a disillusioned Lisa sees the vacation to Ned Flanders' beach house as an opportunity to reinvent herself   Original airdate- May 19, 1996   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 56- The Golden Girls- The Case of the Libertine Belle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 56:11


    Blanche becomes the prime suspect when the roommates go on a murder-mystery weekend With special guest Stefan Heikel!   Original airdate- September 28, 1991

    Episode 55- The Simpsons- Cape Feare

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 43:00


    Krusty's ex-sidekick, Sideshow Bob, returns to Springfield for revenge against Bart for exposing his murder plot   Original airdate- October 7, 1993   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 54- Punky Brewster- Accidents Happen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 49:19


    Mike tries to help his class understand the Challenger space shuttle tragedy -- especially Punky, whose dream is to become an astronaut   Original airdate- March 9. 1986   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 53- The Nanny- I Don't Remember Mama

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 54:23


    With special guest Stefan Heikel! When Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter beauty contest, Grace reveals that she can't remember her real mother   Original airdate- May 16, 1994   Check out Stefan's podcast @ https://fightingfilmspod.libsyn.com/   Follow me on FB @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 52- Beverly Hills 90210- P.S. I Love You, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 73:56


    With special guest Amber!!!  Kelly gets a chilly reception from Brandon; Donna is injured in a fight with Ray; Dylan learns that Tom knows something about his father's death   Original airdate- May 24, 1995   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 51- Beverly Hills 90210- P.S. I Love You-Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 108:13


    With special guest Amber!!!  Jim and Cindy (James Eckhouse, Carol Potter) are forced to put their house up for sale; Brandon (Jason Priestley) decides to participate in the KEG/ALPHA national convention in Palm Springs; Kelly (Jennie Garth) spends the day with Alison (Sara Melson)   Original airdate- May 24, 1995   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 50- Teen Mom OG- Back and Better Than Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 53:14


    Cate and Tyler learn they are pregnant, spurring Cate to seek marriage; Maci struggles to co-parent with Ryan; Amber falls for Gary's flirting, but is sad to learn he went on a family vacation with his new girlfriend Original airdate- March 23, 2005   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 49- Seinfeld- The Outing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 53:29


    A prank by Elaine leads a newspaper journalist to think that Jerry and George are gay   Original airdate- February 11, 1993   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 48- Married With Children- You Better Shop Around pts 1 and 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 66:44


    Al battles Marcy when he is chosen as a supermarket's one millionth customer. The Bundys and D'Arcys shop 'til they drop to see who will win $1,000 in groceries   Original airdates- April 14, April 21- 1991   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167    

    Episode 47- I Love Lucy- Lucy Tells the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 38:25


    Fed up with Lucy's constant fibbing, Ricky and the Mertzes bet her a hundred dollars that she can't go twenty-four hours without telling a lie.   Original airdate-  November 9, 1953

    Episode 46- Full House- Secret Admirer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 39:00


    RIP Bob Saget : (  The Tanners invite Cindy and Rusty over again for a backyard barbecue. Rusty writes a phony love letter which causes confusion as each member of the household reads it in turn, all believing it to be from a different person   Original airdate- December 7, 1990 Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167    

    Episode 45- The Wonder Years- Birthday Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 38:43


    Paul Pfeiffer and Kevin Arnold's birthdays are just days apart, and the two friends have usually always celebrated together. But this year, upon turning 13 Paul(as per Jewish Tradition), will become a man. The only problem is that Paul's Bar Mitzvah happens to take place on the same day as Kevin's Birthday!   Original airdate- April 11, 1989

    Episode 44- The Sopranos- Pine Barrens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 76:27


    While Silvio has the flu, Chris and Paulie run his collections for him, which results in the pair getting lost in the woods and nearly freezing to death while Tony's affair with Gloria goes sour as does Meadow's relationship with Jackie Jr.   Original airdate- May 6, 2001

    Episode 43- Full House- Our Very First Christmas Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 59:46


    The family gets snowed in at an airport on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile, Stephanie worries that Santa won't be able to find her Original airdate- December 16, 1988 Merry Christmas to all my listeners!    Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 42- TheOffice- Christmas Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 63:23


    In this episode, the office throws a Christmas party and plays Secret Santa. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), having put much effort into finding a gift for Pam (Jenna Fischer), becomes frustrated when Michael Scott (Steve Carell) makes everyone play "Yankee Swap", and an iPod that Michael bought for Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) becomes the hot object of the game   Original airdate- December 6, 2005   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167

    Episode 41- Dexter- Hungry Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 60:42


    Happy Thanksgiving to you all out there in TV land!    Dexter spends Thanksgiving with his rival, Arthur, but instead of family fun the holiday takes a twisted turn at the Miller residence. Back at the Morgans', Rita and Elliot get their hands dirty with more than just turkey grease.   Original airdate- November 22, 2009   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 40- Full House- The Miracle of Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 36:16


    When his first Thanksgiving without his wife Pam arrives, Danny is determined to make the day extra special for his daughters. The men try to make restaurant reservations, but D.J. and Stephanie encourage them to have the festivities at home   Original airdate- November 20, 1987   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 39- South Park- Starvin‘ Marvin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 40:02


    The boys are watching a Terrance and Philip special in Cartman's house. When they see a commercial offering a free sports watch with a five dollar donation to famine relief, they're overjoyed, but instead of receiving a watch, the boys receive an Ethiopian boy.   Original airdate- November 19, 1997   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

    Episode 38- The Wonder Years- Ninth Grade Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 41:34


    On the first day back to school, Kevin (Fred Savage) discovers that ninth grade is no piece of cake   Original airdate- September 26, 1990   Follow me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215347086723167  

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