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May 3, 2024

#81. Maverick (1958), ``Shady Deal at Sunny Acres.''

Welcome to this week’s entry on Raised on Television , where we saddle up and join Bret Maverick in the Maverick classic, "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres." Picture this: Bret Maverick, cooler than a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce...

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April 26, 2024

#82. The Love Boat (1985), ``The 200th Episode.''

This week’s entry is #82 on the TV Guide list that our hosts have expressed immense admiration for … it’s The Love Boat, the 200th episode. There’s a who’s who of guest stars on this episode but, sadly, no real indication as ...

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April 19, 2024

#83. Have Gun, Will Travel (1958), "Hey Boy's Revenge.''

Believe it or not all three of our hosts agree that this episode belongs on the list! This 1958 episode of Have Gun Will Travel is well ahead of its time dealing with issues of racism, human trafficking, and treatment of imm...

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April 12, 2024

#84. Mad About You (1995), "The Alan Brady Show.''

The week's entry is from 1995's Mad About You titled The Alan Brady Show and starts legendary actor Carl Reiner. Though your hosts love Carl Reiner, they are unimpressed this week's entry on the list ... still, though, you H...

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April 5, 2024

#85. Dragnet (1967), "The LSD Story"

This week's entry on the 1997 TV Guide list of the top 100 episodes of television is from Dragnet, so, Just the facts: Joe Friday and trusty sidekick Bill Gannon investigate head-in-the-sand Blueboy who is clearly whacked out...

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March 29, 2024

#86. Batman (1966), ``The Purr-Fect Crime'' and ``Better Luck Next Ti…

It's #86 on TV Guide's top 100 Episodes of TV ... the 1966 version of Batman. The 1960s Batman TV series, known for its campy style and exuberant approach to the superhero genre, became an iconic cultural phenomenon shortly a...

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March 22, 2024

#87. China Beach (1989), "Tet 68.''

Today's episode takes us to #87 takes us to 1989 and China Beach, the ABC Vietnam War military hospital drama. The drama surrounding the 1968 Tet (lunar New Year) offensive and its impact on various members of the hospital s...

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March 15, 2024

#89 & # 88 0 It's a 2-Fer! 89. Speed Racer (1967), ``Who is Racer X?…

and, 88. Happy Days (1975), ``Richie Fights Back.''

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March 8, 2024

#90. Miami Vice (1985), ``Out Where the Buses Don't Run.''

We're off to the 80's in today's episode and there's nothing more 80's than MIAMI VICE! #90 on TV Guide's 1997 list of the top 100 episodes of television brings us to this October 1985 episode of Miami Vice guest staring Bruc...

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March 1, 2024

#91 - LA Law (1991), "Good to the Last Drop"

This week we're off to the west coast to visit the lawyers at McKenzie Brackman in LA Law. All three hosts were viewers during the show's initial run, and all three were apparently quite happy with the premise behind this ep...

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Feb. 23, 2024

#92 - Star Trek (1967), "City on the Edge of Forever"

This week's entry on the list is the original Star Trek from 1967 dealing with a time/space story arc. There is no debate from our hosts about whether this episode belongs on the list at all - it does! This well-written epi...

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Feb. 16, 2024

#93 - Naked City (1961), "Sweet Prince of Delancy Street"

This week we talk about a FANTASTIC episode of television. It is AMAZING. It is INCREDIBLE. It is LIFE CHANGING. No, really. You have to listen to this episode of ROTV to find out why this is on the list! Hosted on Acast. ...

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Feb. 9, 2024

#94 - Mork & Mindy (1979), "Mork's Mixed Emotions"

After a looooooong break, we're back. And we mean it, we are back! We swear ... a lot, really. This week we are on to entry number 94 on TV Guide's top 100 episodes of television. In this episode, Mork, the friendly alien ...

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Nov. 10, 2023

#95 - The Mod Squad (1970), "Mother of Sorrow.''

We mentioned last week that we knew we would eventually run into an episode we wouldn't be able to find anywhere to watch ... guess what? Still, you gotta stick with us on this. The Mod Squad was a pretty groundbreaking show ...

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Nov. 3, 2023

#96 - Picket Fences (1995), "The Heart of Saturday Night"

We liked this one so much we recorded it twice! Okay, so maybe the guy on the soundboard ought to figure out things aren't recording BEFORE the end of the podcast! At least we're here now - this episode from a favorite show,...

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Oct. 6, 2023

#97 - Little House on the Prairie (1978), "I'll Be Waving as You Dri…

Episode THREE is here! Two of us could not care less about this particular episode of television no matter how much we tried! The third of us was originally ambivalent but somehow warmed up to it ... in any case, we're marc...

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Sept. 22, 2023

#98 - The Outer Limits (1963), "The Zanti Misfits"

We liked this episode so much we recorded it twice! This week we talk about number 98 on TV Guide's 1997 list of the 100 best episodes of television: The Outer Limits episode "The Zanti Misfits". Find out what a Zanti is, i...

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June 17, 2023

#99 - The Untouchables (1960), "The Rusty Heller Story'' (Pilot)

This episode takes a look at number 99 on the list, The Untouchables, "The Rusty Heller Story" from 1960. Names big and small star in this early procedural, so hit play and listen on. If you're wondering where #100 on the lis...

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