The podcast about failed or forgotten sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. Many sitcoms have stood the test of time and have millions of adoring fans—but those shows were diamonds in the rough. This podcast is not about those diamonds, it's about the rough. Some sitcoms were briefly popular in their time, some were cancelled almost immediately. You probably won't recognize most of these, and you'll say 'that was a show?' Hosted by Brynn Byrne, Aaron Yeger, and Andrew "Barry" Helmer. A Radio Gizmo Production. Artwork by Brian Walker. thatwasashow.com
Badaptation: Uncle Buck (1990) Somehow not starring John Candy!
Uncle Buck (1989) · Feb 15, 2024
Going Places - A show about TV writers starring Alan Ruck and Heather Locklear
Going Places (1974) · Nov 20, 2023
Soul Man - Dan Aykroyd is a Blues-Playing Motorcycle-Riding Priest
Soul Man (1986) · Nov 1, 2023
Liz Night Part 1 - Fran Drescher Loses Elizabeth Taylor’s Pearls
The Nanny (2023) · Sep 1, 2023
Bob - The other sitcom starring Bob Newhart, featuring Betty White
Bob (2002) · May 15, 2023
The Naked Truth - Starring Téa Leoni & Holland Taylor and Featuring Anna Nicole Smith
Cretan Kalypso - The Naked Truth (1995) · Apr 15, 2023
Badaptation: Party Girl (1996) starring Christine Taylor and John Cameron Mitchell
Party Girl (1995) · Mar 1, 2023
Gloria - A spinoff that’s only *somewhat* In The Family
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) · Aug 5, 2022
BadAptation Series: Baby Talk - starring Tony Danza and George Clooney, based on Look Who’s Talking
Baby Talk (1997) · Jun 23, 2022
BadAptation Series: A League of Their Own - The Sitcom (1993)
A League of Their Own (1992) · Jan 20, 2022
Good Advice - Starring Shelly Long and featuring Estelle “Costanza” Harris
Good Advice (2001) · Dec 9, 2021
Top of the Heap - Starring Matt LeBlanc and Mr. Fluffy the Cat
Top of the Heap (1972) · Jul 2, 2021
It’s Your Move - Starring Teenaged Jason Bateman
It's Your Move (1982) · Jan 14, 2021
Hi Honey, I’m Home! - The Sitcom That Could Have Inspired Pleasantville
Hi, Honey (1977) · Oct 29, 2020
Townies - Starring Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, Lauren Graham, Ron Livingston and Bill Burr
Townies (1999) · Jun 30, 2020
Pilot: Aliens in the Family
Aliens in the Family (1987) · Jun 22, 2020