I Used To Watch This?
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsTwo guys reliving their childhoods through TV shows from the 70s and 80s.
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Magnum P.I. - Home From The Sea
April 24, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBMagnum gets knocked off of his surf ski in the middle of the ocean and has to tread water until he can be rescued. The problem is, nobody knows for sure he is out on the water. He always spends the 4th of July on his own so nobody will notice he is gone for at least 72 hours. Can he tread water that long? While the memories of his father keep him afloat? Listen to find out!
St. Elsewhere - Pilot
April 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBSt. Eliguis is far from the most prestigious hospital in the Boston area. It's old, dirty, but it definitely has dedicated doctors and nurses. We meet way too many doctors to keep track of, but we focus on Dr. Morrison. He is burnt out but spending his time taking care of a girl who possibly has a parasite. We don't know yet, but he will find out. Also, one doctor is spreading and STD through the hospital and another is trying to build its reputation by going on TV. Listen at the en...
The Incredible Hulk - Metamorphosis
March 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBDavid Banner runs into a singer, actually she almost runs him over, and ends up helping her through a difficult time. She is a KISS-like, punk rocker who paints her face and has some lightning bolt thing and is able to drive her audience into a frenzy somehow. During one of her shows a girl gets trampled and paralyzed. She needs someone to talk to and David is the guy. She does almost kill herself in the show, but David Hulks out when he gets trampled in the audience and saves her. ...
Automan - Murder MTV
March 05, 2024 23:08 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBWalter ends up on a security detail after the band Sweet Kicks (featuring Laura Branigan) is almost blown up. Automan is excited to live the rock and roll lifestyle and ends up kind of dating Jessie (Laura). Then, he dad goes to an old mob friend for some protection, but they end up being taken out. It's up to Walter and Automan to save the day now!
The A-Team - Cowboy George
February 20, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBFace has some scheme worked up where he is pretending to be a music promoter and has access to some top country musician so he can somehow host a concert and take all of the money? It doesn't make much sense. But, instead of getting Cowboy George, he gets Boy George and Culture Club and his plan is in danger of falling apart. He manages to figure out something is amiss in town and it turns out the bar owner is planning a major heist and now they have to stop it. The plot is really w...
Knight Rider - Goliath Returns Part 2
February 13, 2024 06:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBWe are back back with part 2 of Goliath Returns. Michael is currently in the dungeon Garthe sent him to, and he has to get out to save KITT, Devon, April and the doctor who is being sold off. They also have to face Goliath one more time. Who will win! listen to find out. Also, in this episode since it was split we just get right to the second part.
Knight Rider - Return of Goliath Part 1
February 07, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBThe glorious evil twin (is that even the right word?) Garthe (the 'e' is silent) Knight returns. His giant, indestructible truck, Goliath, and breaks him out of the super max prison made of styrofoam and now he is out for vengeance. He wants Micael Knight dead, and also to kidnap some doctor and sell him to some other country(?). The plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but we have multiple doubles, and lots of car vs. truck action. Check it out!
Starsky & Hutch Are Guilty
January 24, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBThis week two losers are posing as our heroes Starsky and Hutch and roughing up people. And sometimes worse. People start thinking they are on the take and the Chief suspends them at one point. Can they clear their names? Listen to find out!
Hotel - 1983
January 09, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBSo much happens in this pilot for Hotel. First, we have Bette Davis as the owner of the St. Gregory hotel that seems to be always completely booked with the rich and/or famous. Then, Connie Sellecca pulls a Kramer and pretends she work at the hospital to get a real job at the hospital. Peter, the man who manages the hotel, helps out a lady who was assaulted at the hotel, and an old man dies while hanging with his young fiancé at the hotel. That is only part of it. Check out our epis...
Matt Houston -- Shark Bait
December 05, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBIn this episode of Matt Houston, Matt has to go undercover as a lifeguard to find out if someone is training sharks to kill people. It's some real Dr. Evil stuff. Check it out!
Eight is Enough
November 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBThe Branford's have eight kids! Eight! David, played by Mark Hamill in this first episode only, is ready to move out because he fights with his dad all the time. The youngest daughter gets busted for drugs. The youngest kid is getting his tonsils out. And, while all the is happening, Mrs. Bradford commissioned some plans to expand the house without having the money for it. Oh, we also find out 4 kids were accidents. Makes you want to have less kids, right? Check it out.
The Dukes of Hazzard - The Ghost of General Lee
October 30, 2023 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBAfter an accident Roscoe and the whole of Hazzard County think the Duke boys are dead. Boss Hogg thinks this a perfect time to pull some insurance fraud and blame the dead Dukes. When the boys show up at home, the devise a plan to clear their names by pretending the car is haunted with their ghosts. Check it out!
Quantum Leap - The Boogieman
October 18, 2023 21:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBSam leaps back to 1964, and almost immediately, things go awry. He falls and hits his head, the handyman falls off a ladder and dies in his backyard, then the town gossip is killed by a poisonous snake in the kitchen. And that is all in the first 15 minutes. Sam has leaped into a horror writer's body and it is certainly a scary one. He thinks he is there to save the writer's future wife, but then it gets really crazy. Just listen!
Sledge Hammer!
October 05, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBInspector Sledge Hammer is a loose cannon, no rules following, cop. You know the type. And that is the point, this show is poking fun at that type of cop from all of your favorite tv shows and movies. In this episode someone kidnaps the mayor's daughter and Hammer is the only one who can find her. Maybe. Also, many people my die in the process.
Jake and the Fatman
September 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBWilliam Conrad stars as district attorney McCabe (Fatman) with Joe Penny (Jake) playing an investigator that works for him. In this first episode a senate candidate's lover is killed and Jake and the Fatman have to get to the bottom of it. McCabe is good friends with the candidate (Robert Reed) so he'd like to help him if he can. But other forces are at play. Check it out!
Cover Up - Nothing to Lose
September 05, 2023 22:42 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBMac and Dani are in Italy just as an older couple gets accused of jewel smuggling. The couple's friend and helper that just happens to follow them from France is in on it, but he is just the little fish. Mac and Dani have to find out who the Big Guy is to stop him and save their model Ashley who they used as bait. Check it out!
Knight Rider - Knight of the Chameleon
August 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBA man of a thousand faces and voices escapes from custody and only Michael and KITT can catch him. He's called The Chameleon and he is out for one more big job, and to kill Michael. Oh, and he has a daughter that is a musician and somehow Michael knows her. It's very strange. This episode was inspired by a TikTok from Devin Clark. You should check it out: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT88TdL2S/
The Rockford Files - The Fourth Man
July 20, 2023 00:12 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBJim helps out a friend, Lori, after someone tries to kill her in an airport parking lot. She thinks she knows who did it, and after he tries to kill her again Jim gets in on the chase. Turns out the guy is a hired killer posing as a coin dealer. But, can he make the police believe him? Check it out!
V (1983) - Part 2
June 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe are back with the end of the V miniseries. When we get back to the show the rebellion agains the visitors is really ramping up. Mike finds out his kid has been taken and he is willing to do anything to get him back. We find out that there are some aliens who are on the side of the Earthlings and they help Mike steal a ship which ends up stopping an attack on the rebel base. A lot of other stuff happens, check it out.
V - Part One
June 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBNothing good ever happens when aliens come down from the sky promising technology for some small favors, right? We went back to look at the original Miniseries "V" from 1983 to see what we thought about it. We learned we missed a lot of stuff back in the day. Take a listen to see what we thought!
Starman
May 22, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBRemember the movie Starman? This is the continuation of the story. Turns out Jenny had a kid after Starman left and he is stuck on his own in an orphanage. Having trouble with the kids he claps on to his special metal space ball his dad left behind and, unknowingly, calls his dad who comes to help. Taking the image of a dead photographer he stumbles upon, the Starman meets his son and is immediately on the run from the Feds. This sets up the one season series where they try to find...
Fifth Anniversary - Bionic Showdown
May 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBIt's our 5th Anniversary! What better way to celebrate by going back to were it all started with The Six Million Dollar Man. But, instead of a regular episode we skip ahead to the second TV movie after the show was over with the Bionic Showdown. In this movie Kate is a new, special bionic girl played by Sandra Bullock! They have to figure out who stole something from the Pentagon during a preview for the Unity Games. Oscar goes rogue during the episode, gets kidnapped, his nephew bl...
T and T: Extortion in Chinatown
March 29, 2023 01:31 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBMr. T plays T.S. Turner who was jailed for a crime he didn't commit and now works for a lawyer who got him out as an investigator. In this episode, they help a Vietnamese family who is being shaken down by some very young Chinese loan sharks or something. T.S. gets to the bottom of it and saves the day, of course. Check it out!
The A-Team vs Starsky & Hutch
March 07, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBIn this Special Episode, we compete to very similar episodes of classic TV shows. Starsky & Hutch's "Shootout" and The A-Team's "Without Reservations." Are they the essentially the same episode? Which one is better executed? How many times can people walk in on an hit planned in an Italian restaurant? Listen to find out!
Project U.F.O.
February 21, 2023 16:12 - 1 hour - 89 MBIn this first episode of Project U.F.O. we follow Capt. Ryan and Staff Sgt. Fitz as they study some UFO sightings in the Washington D.C. area. Including one that cause the death of an Air Force pilot who crashed chasing an object? These stories are taken from the real Project Blue Book and used as a guide to make this show. What is the determination of the to Air Force men? Are aliens visiting? Listen to find out!
Laverne & Shirley
February 07, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBIn this first episode of Laverne & Shirley, the girls are invited to a high society part by the nephew of the Shotz brewery plant. Things go south when they need dresses and they rely on Lenny and Squiggy to get them. Turns out they are stolen and the party becomes a mess. The Fonz helps smooth things over and the girls leave with a little bit of dignity. We also talk about The Last of Us, Inside Man, Poker Face and You People. Laverne & Shirley discussion starts at 15 minutes. ...
The Greatest American Hero - Heaven Is In Your Genes
January 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBWe see Bill possibly die in a large explosion to start the episode. But, when Ralph starts seeing visions of Bill being abducted, it's up to him and Pam to find Bill. They end up on an island in Mexico where a scientist wants to build an army of supermen, by using Bill's DNA!
Quincy - A Star is Dead
January 11, 2023 01:41 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBAn actress is found dead and all signs point to suicide at first. Then, there are some inconsistencies and the actress's mom says she was murdered by her lover who happens to be a congressman. He is also a friend of Quincy. A tabloid reporter is hot on the case and tries to prove it was the congressman because he hates the guy. Can Quincy get to the truth? Listen to find out!
The Brady Bunch/Three's Company Christmas Special
December 24, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBIt's a Christmas miracle! We managed to get our Christmas episode out before Christmas. It's a double-header with The Brady Bunch where Carol loses her voice and can't sing and Three's Company where they pretty much do normal stuff. Check it out and thanks for a great 2022!
Starsky & Hutch - The Vampire
December 06, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBA dancer is found dead and it turns out she has some odd markings on her neck. Of course, since it is close to Halloween, Starsky thinks it is a vampire. So does Huggy Bear since he is selling some vampire slayer kits. Check it out too see what happens.
Hart to Hart - Hartland Express
November 15, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBThe Harts are forced to take a train across the country due to a strike in the airline industry. Possibly the air traffic controller strike, it's hard to say. Anyway, the train happens to be filled with 70s TV stars and, of course, there is a murder. Lots of weird things happen that don't all make sense, but it is an interesting ride for sure. Check it out!
A Man Called Hawk
October 26, 2022 01:09 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBHawk is back in town for after leaving Spenser or something. In the first few days he is shot at, run over, a kid is hit by a car and he has to find and potentially kill and old friend. What a first week back home!
Miami Vice - Phil the Shill
October 12, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBPhil Collins guest stars on this Miami Vice episode as a "shill" who steals money from unsuspecting people. The episode begins with him as a game show host who ends up stealing from Crockett and Tubss' co-worker. Then he gets mixed up with a drug dealer that the guys are following. Crockett and Tubbs end up saving his life, but he gets away with a bunch of cash. Not a great episode, to be honest.
Moonlighting - The Next Murder You Hear
September 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBA popular radio DJ is killed while live on air and David thinks it's a great case for the Blue Moon Detective Agency. Maddie is resistant at first, but then decides to go along with it after she listens to some recordings of the show. But, then the DJ turns out to be alive! Then someone else is killed and it has to be someone associated with the DJ. It's a little confusing, but a lot of fun!
The Rockford Files - The Real Easy Red Dog
September 13, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBRockford is on the case to help find out if a woman really died by suicide. At least that's what he thinks. It turns out the lady who hired him is a P.I. and trying to get the cops off her case. But, then it turns out the other lady was murdered and now the two P.I.s have to work together to clear their names. (special guest star Stefanie Powers. On Rockford, not our podcast.) Note: We talk a bit in the beginning about other shows. Rockford talk starts at approximately 10:20 if you...
The Fall Guy - Devil's Island
August 23, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBColt and Howie go down to get a bounty in Mexico who happens to be an old high school flame of Colt's. They end up crossing paths with a crooked Colonel who runs a the worst jail in all of Mexico and Mary gets thrown in there. Howie also gets thrown in the jail to help rescue her while Colt goes home to get a whole gang of friends to bust them out.
Dynasty
August 10, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBBlake Carrington is a rich dude who gets what he wants. Right now he wants Krystle who is defintely not rich but good looking enough for him. He also has a son who he doesn't care for, and a daughter who doesn't like Krystle. It is an interesting family.
Manimal
July 26, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBJonathan Chase is a man. But, also he can turn into animals. Somehow he uses this to fight crime and this week he is helping Detective McKenzie find some arms dealers who shot her partner. Check it out. Follow us on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
Dallas - Digger's Daughter
June 29, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBThe Ewings are a family of oil tycoons and ranchers. The Barnes's have been cheated out of what was theirs, or at least their share by the Ewings. When Bobby Ewing marries Pamela Barnes all Hell breaks loose. Or, at least the in-fighting gets worse. Check it out. Follow us on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
The A-Team - Deadly Maneuvers
June 14, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBThe A-Team are being hunted by some mercenaries that have been hired by all the bad guys they've stopped over the years. They are getting kidnapped one-by-one, but Hannibal manages to get free and rescue the rest of the team. Now, it is their turn to hunt the mercenaries. Check us out on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
Quantum Leap - Double Identity
May 24, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBSam leaps into the body of a mafia hit man, just as he finished having relations with Teresa who happens to also be doing it with The Don. It only gets more complicated from there, including a blackout along the east coast that might have been cause by a hair dryer. Check it out! Follow us on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
Knight Rider - Lost Knight
May 03, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBAfter chasing some bad guys, KITT gets hit buy some high voltage wires and loses his memory. He leaves Michael to die in the desert and is befriended by a boy who is running away from the same bad guys. Michael, heartbroken, makes it a high priority to find KITT and not worry much about the bad guys who want to blow up a dam. In the end Michael finds, and fixes KITT, and stops the bad guys. It was a touching episode. Find us on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
Mission: Impossible (1966)
April 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBBriggs and his crew have to steal some nuclear warheads from a general in a country called Santa Costa. They go in with some disguises and use the time-lock vault many more times than it seems like they should. But, in the end, they successfully carry out the seemingly impossible mission.
A Man Called Sloane
April 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBSloane is a spy with a partner named Torque who has a metal hand. In this episode he is going undercover to sell plutonium to a man who is building atomic-powered androids. Just a typical day in the 70s. Check it out. Follow us in Twitter: @iused2watchthis
Spenser: For Hire - Brother to Dragons
March 23, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBJust as Spenser is picking up Susan for a special weekend a student is found dead of an overdose. Spenser is hired by the Superintendent to find out who is behind the drugs and ends up finding so much more. We also discuss whether or not Hawk is a wizard. Check it out.
The Trial of The Incredible Hulk
March 08, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBDr. Banner heads into New York and is immediately arrested and somehow tangled up with the biggest crime boss, Wilson Fisk. Luckily, his lawyer is Matt Murdock who is also Daredevil, then person who might be able to understand Banner's problems. Together they try to stop Fisk from taking over the city, and just survive the week. Follow us on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
The Equalizer - Bump and Run
February 22, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBMcCall has an imposter on the streets killing people. Also, a lady is almost robbed by some dudes, but gets away in her car and ends up hurting one of the guys and kills him. Since these guys somehow know where she lives she seeks protection from McCall. He sends in Mickey to watch her but he ends up sleeping with her. What? Anyway, it all works out. Check us out on Twitter: @iused2watchthis
Remington Steele - Steele Spawning
February 08, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBLouie Anderson guests stars as Bingham Parret the son of the Caviar King. Some people are trying to kill him to get his caviar because his caviar contact stole it and now Russia is pissed. Steele and Holt have to help him get his caviar back to avoid an international incident. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's pretty fun!
The Greatest American Hero - Wizards and Warlocks
January 25, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBBill is chosen by a King to find his son who he fears has been kidnapped by a rival royal family. Turns out his is in the middle of a giant game of Wizards and Warlocks and juts hiding as part of the game. But, there are some guys that are really trying to kidnap him and we learn a lot of made up lingo from a made up game while Bill, Ralph and Pam search for the kid. It is quite confusing, but Bill really shines in this episode. Find us on Twitter: @iusedtowatchthis
MacGyver - Every Time She Smiles
January 11, 2022 06:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBMacGyver meets a young woman named Penny Parker at an airport in Bulgaria. He has some microfilm he has to sneak out, which should be easy job, but Penny drops some jewels in his pocket. It turns out Penny took them from a high ranking officer and now MacGyver is up to his ears in an international incident that might expose his own espionage. Find us on Twitter: @iused2watchthis