It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 365 & 366 + Minisode 26 - Homeboys in Outer Space/Pushing Daisies/The SF Giants Crazy Crab Commercial

2023-04-12

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re pushing daisies and crabs in outer space. First, Star Trek: Voyager was a success for UPN. So was Moesha. The powers that be thought, "Why not combine the two? It'll be a hit!" Spoiler: It wasn't. It did give us The Space Hoopty, for what it's worth. Then, for our Easter 2023 episode, we're not talking about cutesy-wootsy bunnies this year?! We're talking about someone who can revive the dead. Pushing Daisies was a critical darling but it couldn't come back from a fa...

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re pushing daisies and crabs in outer space.

First, Star Trek: Voyager was a success for UPN. So was Moesha. The powers that be thought, "Why not combine the two? It'll be a hit!" Spoiler: It wasn't. It did give us The Space Hoopty, for what it's worth.

Then, for our Easter 2023 episode, we're not talking about cutesy-wootsy bunnies this year?! We're talking about someone who can revive the dead. Pushing Daisies was a critical darling but it couldn't come back from a fate worse than the death of a scripted show in 2008.

Finally, in 1984, the San Francisco Giants needed something to get fans' attention away from their poor play on the field. Enter the first ever anti-mascot a crustacean mascot which drew heat from not only the fans, but the Giants and the opposing teams as well. It's all immortalized in one of the best baseball commercials ever.

Timestamps

1:13 - Homeboys in Outer Space

58:43 - Pushing Daisies

2:11:40 - The San Francisco Giants Crazy Crab Commercial

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