Retrogram #8001: Welcome To The 1980s

August 29, 2019

The week of December 30th, 1979: For a podcast that covers genre TV from 1970-1990, this is the exact midpoint: the first week of 1980. A week of classic space heroes, mistaken identities, and people in tights wearing bull heads…and maybe a tip-of-the-iceberg sighting of Hollywood’s propensity for recycling. (71:16)

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No Comments 1980, 4th Doctor: Tom Baker, Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, Doctor Who, Flash Gordon, Incredible Hulk, The, Series, Years 1980 Winter Olympics, Action figures, Alex Raymond, Arcade games, Batman: The Animated Series, Bette Davis Eyes, Bram Stoker, Bruce Lansbury, Buck Rogers, Captain Video, Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie, Christopher Stone, Clash Of The Titans, David Wise, Devo, Dino de Laurentiis, Double role, Douglas Adams, Dr. Huer, Dracula, E.L. Fudge, EPCOT Center, Filmation, Flash Gordon, Gary Coleman, Glen A. Larson, Godzilla, Graham Crowden, Graham Williams, Greek mythology, Houseplant, Immigration, Intrada, Jill Sherman Donner, John McPherson, Karen Harris, Kathleen Barnes, Ken Larson, Lalla Ward, Larry Stewart, Lee Majors, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Midway, Mighty Orbots, Moonlighting, Nicholas Hormann, Patty Maloney, Puttin' On The Ritz, Red Red Wine, Robert Prince, Roto-Rooter, Shada, Star Trek (animated), Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Tainted Love, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Prisoner Of Zenda, The Ransom Of Red Chief, The Wild Wild West, Tom Baker, Twiki, Universal Hartland, Van Helsing, Vorvon, Wilma Deering, Working In A Coal Mine

Retrogram #8311: Nothin’ But Time Travel

June 7, 2019

The week of March 13th, 1983: A quiet week of a busy year…so why all the time travelers? The Doctor drops in on King John, the Voyagers(!) drop in on “Wild Frank” Roosevelt, and Prince Erik Greystone drops into a whole haunted castle of trouble in the wrong month. Who’s the best time traveler? And who wound up in the best medieval castle? Do lutes really work well with analog synthesizers? And what’s the unlikely Simpsons connection in one of these shows? (71:20)

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2 Comments 1983, 5th Doctor: Peter Davison, Doctor Who, Series, Years Al Jolson, Alf Clausen, Anthony Ainley, BBC, Bill Bixby, Bill Richmond, Blossom, CBS, Charlie's Angels, Clive Revill, Democracy, Don Reo, Duncan Regehr, Ellen Geer, Excalibur, Franklin Roosevelt, Glowsticks, Halloween episode, Haunted house, Irving Thalberg, James D. Parriott, Jeff Conaway, Jill Sherman Donner, John Boorman, John Nathan-Turner, Jon Erik Hexum, Jonathan Gibbs, Julia Duffy, Kamelion, King John, Lee Holdridge, M*A*S*H, Magna Carta, Matte paintings, Meeno Peluce, MGM, Moonlighting, Motown 25th Anniversary, Mr. Merlin, NBC, Nicholas Pryor, Nintendo Entertainment System, Paul Stanley, Peter Davison, Peter Howell, Reston Publishing, Ronald Reagan, RPGs, Strategic Defense Initiative, Terence Dudley, The Jazz Singer, The Master, The Simpsons, Time travel, Tony Virgo, W*A*L*T*E*R, Walter Olkewicz, Warner Bros.

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