Forgotten TV

About Forgotten TV

The podcast that brings you TV memories of the 70s and 80s! Including short lived shows, pilots and TV movies you might have forgotten about!

Publisher

Chris Cooling

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2017

Latest episode

30 May 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 92 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   40 Years Ago: The 1986 Network TV Campaigns

   Host [Host Name] explores 1986 network TV campaigns, revealing how NBC, ABC, and CBS sold family and connection through iconic shows and slogans.

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   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Misfits of Science Declassified (1985-86)

   Forgotten TV is reader/listener supported. These podcast notes may contain affiliate links to Amazon or other retailers. As an affiliate, Forgotten TV earns royalties from these purchases, at no extra cost to you. The signal has been intercepted. In this episode of Forgotten TV, we begin a deep dive into the 1985 NBC sci-fi comedy Misfits of Science, starting with the pilot telefilm “Deep Freeze.” From a Cold Open “intercept” to a totally official Humanidyne corporate promo reel, this episode sets the stage for one of television’s strangest and most overlooked experiments. Explore the origins of the Human Investigation Team (HIT), meet the Misfits, and revisit a world of cryogenics, neutron beams, and 1980s science gone wonderfully sideways as we declassify each episode. This is Part One of a two-part event. Full episode dossiers, expanded research, and additional materials are available on Patreon. They didn’t get it.You will. 🔐 Watch "Deep Freeze" color corrected an upscaled! Misfits of Science: An Oral History by Will Harris Read the Science of Misfits blog! Researching and producing podcasts and articles is extremely time consuming. Please consider financially supporting Forgotten TV in any of the following ways: SUPPORT FORGOTTEN TV ON PATREONSupport Forgotten TV with PaypalBuy Me a Coffee Shop the Forgotten TV Merch Store Original audio clips included are for the purposes of historical context, review, commentary, and criticism only and are not intended to infringe. Some music used under license from Epidemic Sound. If you need music for your podcast or YouTube channel, please visit Epidemic Sound. Be sure to check out promotional partner Q106.5, the home of 80s and 90s hits at Q1065.com Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. All TV series, films, and characters are copyright and property of their respective rights holders. Copyright 2026 Forgotten TV Media

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   30 Dec 2025

   A Very Brady Podcast

   In this special episode of Forgotten TV, dive into the origins, post-series afterlife, and cultural impact of The Brady Bunch. Beginning with 1969’s “The Voice of Christmas,” the show’s only holiday episode and a pivotal moment that may have saved the series from early cancellation, examine why its themes of belief, family, and unity still resonate more than fifty years later. From there, trace the Bunch's uneven journey into adulthood, exploring the short-lived revival The Brady Brides, the enormously successful reunion movie A Very Brady Christmas—watched by nearly 40% of American TV households—and the ambitious but ill-fated 1990 dramedy The Bradys. Finally, a look at more the recent pop culture resurgence, abandoned modern revival attempt, and the enduring legacy of the show. Forgotten TV is reader/listener supported. These podcast notes may contain affiliate links to Amazon or other retailers. As an affiliate, Forgotten TV earns royalties from these purchases, at no extra cost to you. The 50th Anniversary DVD set, featuring EVERYTHING Brady! The unfilmed The Bradys script available for paid supporters The Real Brady Bros podcast Susan Olsen's interview regarding 2022 revival attempt Bradypedia: The Complete Reference Guide to Television's The Brady Bunch by Erika Woehlk Researching and producing podcasts and articles is extremely time consuming. Please consider financially supporting Forgotten TV in any of the following ways: SUPPORT FORGOTTEN TV ON PATREONSupport Forgotten TV with PaypalBuy Me a Coffee Shop the Forgotten TV Merch Store Original audio clips included are for the purposes of historical context, review, commentary, and criticism only and are not intended to infringe. Some music used under license from Epidemic Sound. If you need music for your podcast or YouTube channel, please visit Epidemic Sound. Be sure to check out new partner Q106.5, the home of 80s and 90s hits at Q1065.com Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. All TV series, films, and characters are copyright and property of their respective rights holders. Copyright 2025 Forgotten TV Media

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40 Years Ago: The 1986 Network TV Campaigns

Published 30 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] What had come to feel like routine space flight suddenly turned catastrophic on live television, witnessed by millions, including some of us watching at school. because teacher Krista McAuliffe was aboard the mission. The tragedy produced an unusually unified national response of collective grief, reflection, patriotism, and renewed emphasis on a shared purpose. Certainly, this had to have shaped the TV network image campaigns as they were being crafted. Ironically, CBS had already tied itself to America's space-age optimism five years earlier, with its 1981 Reach for the Stars campaign, celebrating the launch of Columbia. […]

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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

90 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

15

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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