It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 449 & 450 - The Cheap Show/Cop Rock

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we reach a milestone with our 450th episode!

 

First for Episode 449, in an era where game shows were goofy, outrageous, and random, this game show was the goofiest, most outrageous, and the most random.  The Cheap Show was ridiculous, messy, and...well...cheap.  Sorry for the short episode.  There isn't much multimedia out there, nor is there much information about it.

 

Then for Episode 450, Steven Bochco, the genius behind hit shows including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and Doogie Howser, created Cop Rock, which was labeled as being revolutionary and potentially changing the landscape of television.  Despite tons of promotion, the show ran 3 months and has been deemed one of the biggest failures in television history.  Not only do we cover the series as always, but we will feature one song from each episode.

 

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Timestamps

1:13 - The Cheap Show

17:15 - This Week in Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour History (1/30/84-2/3/84)

21:53 - Classic Commercial Break (October 1990)

24:31 - Cop Rock

2:03:00 - The Russell Westbrook Update