Ranked #1
Exhibit 27: THE BOB NEWHART SHOW
Exhibit 27: THE BOB NEWHART SHOW
“Hi, Bob.” Lie down on the couch, listeners, because we're taking you to America's favorite fictional, Midwestern psycho... Read more
26 Mar 2018
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37mins
Ranked #2
Exhibit 3: THE WONDER YEARS
Exhibit 3: THE WONDER YEARS
Did you watch this seminal series gathered around the TV with your parents and siblings, slightly uncomfortable about yo... Read more
12 Nov 2015
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34mins
Ranked #3
Exhibit 5: WKRP IN CINCINNATI
Exhibit 5: WKRP IN CINCINNATI
This week we brave the horrors of late 70s fashion to give you a review of a television show about radio: Tune in to le... Read more
10 Dec 2015
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26mins
Ranked #4
Exhibit 14: BATMAN with NPR's Glen Weldon
Exhibit 14: BATMAN with NPR's Glen Weldon
"Holy amazing guest,Batman!" We're joined by NPR critic, author,Pop Culture Happy Hour panelist, and one of our favorite... Read more
20 Apr 2016
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41mins
Ranked #5
Exhibit 19: MORK & MINDY
Exhibit 19: MORK & MINDY
In this exhibit we continue our foray into the world of high-concept sitcoms, specifically of the alien-in-the-livingroo... Read more
7 Jul 2016
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34mins
Ranked #6
Exhibit 22: THE ROCKFORD FILES
Exhibit 22: THE ROCKFORD FILES
Travel back with us to a time when men were men, the beach parking scene was laid back, and the cars were brown....1970s... Read more
5 Apr 2017
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42mins
Ranked #7
Exhibit 40: THE ODD COUPLE
Exhibit 40: THE ODD COUPLE
This week your two incongruous and divergent hosts take on a classic from the late great Neil Simon and titan of 70s sit... Read more
24 Sep 2018
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52mins
Ranked #8
Exhibit 15: A DIFFERENT WORLD
Exhibit 15: A DIFFERENT WORLD
By popular request, we've tackled a classic from the early 90s,a show that brought the world one of the top ten most dis... Read more
4 May 2016
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37mins
Ranked #9
Exhibit 6: ED ASNER INTERVIEW, MARY TYLER MOORE, & LOU GRANT
Exhibit 6: ED ASNER INTERVIEW, MARY TYLER MOORE, & LOU GRANT
This week we combine two great tastes: Mary Tyler Moore, a comedy about a woman who can turn the world on with her smile... Read more
23 Dec 2015
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54mins
Ranked #10
Exhibit 9: FAMILY TIES
Exhibit 9: FAMILY TIES
This week we visit one of the most beloved families of 80s TV, the Keaton clan. Tune in to hear more about the only si... Read more
27 Jan 2016
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36mins
Ranked #11
Exhibit 11: QUANTUM LEAP
Exhibit 11: QUANTUM LEAP
In this installment of the TV Museum we dig into the fondly remembered cult hit Quantum Leap - will it succeed where its... Read more
9 Mar 2016
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45mins
Ranked #12
Exhibit 39: "CHiPs"
Exhibit 39: "CHiPs"
Rev your motor and tighten that helmet, because we're hitting the road with the heroes of the California Highway Patrol.... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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57mins
Ranked #13
Exhibit 13: THE RIFLEMAN
Exhibit 13: THE RIFLEMAN
Grab your six shooters and your ten gallon, 'cause the TV Museum's finally tackling a Western! We take a look at one of ... Read more
6 Apr 2016
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39mins
Ranked #14
Exhibit 4: MACGYVER
Exhibit 4: MACGYVER
This week we looked at a show whose reputation permeates pop culture but which we'd never actually seen. A show in which... Read more
25 Nov 2015
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34mins
Ranked #15
Exhibit 16: ANIMANIACS
Exhibit 16: ANIMANIACS
If old Hollywood, 90s topical humor, and general zaniness are your cup of tea, then you're likely already acquainted wit... Read more
18 May 2016
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40mins
Ranked #16
Exhibit 41: WINGS
Exhibit 41: WINGS
The Museum is taking flight this week, as we soar through the 90s with a staple of NBC's famed Thursday night line-up. (... Read more
8 Oct 2018
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42mins
Ranked #17
Exhibit 25: THE GOLDEN GIRLS
Exhibit 25: THE GOLDEN GIRLS
Grab some cheesecake, pour some OJ, and settle in! Hannah and Jeffrey end their unscheduled hiatus to look back at a gro... Read more
26 Feb 2018
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37mins
Ranked #18
Exhibit 21: CHEERS
Exhibit 21: CHEERS
Sometimes you want go...watch one of the 80s' defining sitcoms! In this Season Two opener of the Museum, we turn back to... Read more
26 Jan 2017
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55mins
Ranked #19
Exhibit 8: DYNASTY
Exhibit 8: DYNASTY
In this episode we look at one of the most successful primetime soaps of the 80s, in which a secretary can marry a billi... Read more
13 Jan 2016
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35mins
Ranked #20
Exhibit 44: REMINGTON STEELE
Exhibit 44: REMINGTON STEELE
Journey back to the golden age of TV private eyes: the 1980s! Will big hair, man jewelry, and will-they-won't-they sexua... Read more
19 Nov 2018
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40mins