Because It Was On is the ultimate podcast for sitcom lovers. BIWO is like that fancy film podcast, but for people who like to talk about that episode of 'Saved by the Bell' where Jessie gets addicted to caffeine pills. Join hosts Jessica and Zach as they explore the most memorable episodes of beloved television classics. With insightful analysis, Jessica and Zach unravel the social politics tucked into 22 minute TV shows. Tune in for engaging discussions and a nostalgic journey through the z ...
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Kevin Can, By Popular Demand, F Himself
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Send us a text We're back, baby! This week Jessica and Zach talk about AMC's Kevin Can F Himself after dozens of listener requests. Thank you all for your patience during our unannounced break. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook Instagram…
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American Horror Story: Coven is Not a Sitcom
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Send us a text Jessica plays her birthday card and we sit down and talked about Season 3 of American Horror Story Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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It's Lemon Chicken All the Way Down
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach are back on their bullshit with another Everybody Loves Raymond Episode. This time it's all about canisters. Season 2, Episode 15: Marie's Meatballs Season 5, Episode 19: The Canister Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!)…
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Send us a text Episodes Watched This Week: Scrubs -S6E6 - "My Musical" Scrubs -S5E4 - "My Jiggly Balls" Scrubs - S1E8 - "My 15 Minutes" Scrubs - S7E8 - "My Manhood" Boy Meets World- S4E11 - "An Affair To Forget" Boy Meets World- S5.E3 "It's Not You It's Me|} BMW- S6.E16 My Baby Valentine BMW- S3.E3 What I Meant to Say Support the show Please consid…
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach convene proceedings to answer the incredibly important question: Is Lois from Malcolm in the Middle a good mother? Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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Disney Tweens and Exceptional Girls feat. Dr. Christina Hodel
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach talk with very special guest Dr. Christina Hodel about Disney Channel's decade of the tween. Check out Christina Hodel's website here! Disney Channel’s Extraordinary Girls book American Foulbrood Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are m…
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach take a journey into the hellish psychological thriller that is The Perils of Punky (S2:E6&7) of Punky Brewster. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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Send us a text Our second annual 4/20 episode where Jessica and Zach review a series of sitcom episodes with strong Just Say No messages: Archie Bunker's Place- Season 4, Episode 21 The Facts of Life- Season 1, Episode 13 Punky Brewster- Season 2, Episode 8 Home Improvement- Season 7, Episode 16 Support the show Please consider supporting the show …
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Mulaney: We'll Allow It, But Watch Yourself!
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Send us a text This week Jessica and Zach talk about John Mulaney's short-lived sitcom from 2012! Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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Wearing Oneself as One Might Wear a Glove: Hand to Gland Combat in Sitcoms
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Send us a text Folks, we're talking about private intimate time this week. Can't really say more without the algorithm being mean to us. Shows Discussed: That 70s Show, "Happy Jack Dinosaurs, Dirty Dancing Seinfeld, "The Contest" Friends, "The One with the Sharks" Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social …
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Send us a text Bring your ironic mustache's and cigarette jeans cuz it's millennial week! Jessica and Zach talk about the Millennial generation's impact on sitcoms and sitcoms impact on the Millennial generation. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Fa…
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Send us a text Happy Valentines Day! This week Jessica and Zach discuss one of the basic bedrocks of the sitcom genres: agreeing to two dates at the same time! Episodes Watched: The Brady Bunch, S4E18: "The Subject was Noses" The Brady Bunch, S5E18: "Two Petes in a Pod" The Partridge Family, S4E6: "Double Trouble" Saved by the Bell, S2E6, "Blind Da…
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Yada Yada Yada Feminism: Elaine from Seinfeld
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Send us a text This week on Because It Was On Jessica and Zach talk about one of their favorite sitcom characters of all time: Elaine Benes from Seinfeld. Is her character sponge worthy for feminism? Find out! Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Faceb…
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Gen X and Sitcoms: Daria, Alf, and Cultural Depression
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Send us a text Join hosts Zachary and Jessica on a nostalgic journey through the history of Generation X as they delve into the iconic sitcoms that defined an era. In this episode of "Because It Was On," we explore the cultural impact of beloved shows like Daria, Alf, Friends, and 30 Rock, examining how they not only entertained but also shaped the…
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And Boomer Goes the Dynamite (We're Back!)
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Send us a text We're back, baby! This week we take a look at the history of Boomers as seen through the lens of sitcoms. All in the Family, Family Ties, Bewitched, M*A*S*H, Roseanne, Maude, and so much more! Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Faceboo…
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Send us a text Jessica and I got left at the altar so we joined a convent. Will we take our vows and marry Christ or will we return to the podcast life? Find out, next season on Because It Was On. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook Instagram…
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Zach Forces Jessica to Watch Los Espookys
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Send us a text Zach pulls his birthday card and chooses to do a Los Espookys episode. Los Espooky's is a bilingual comedy about a group of friends in Mexico City who run a business that pulls off Scooby Doo-style haunting hoaxes for members of the community. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media:…
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Send us a text BIWO Nation? BIWOnauts? BIWOpsies. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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Dr. Huxtable and the Fresh Prince ft. Dr. Brian Garrett of "Grab Your Y"
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Send us a text Check Out Brian's Linktree including his new podcast! Episodes Watched this Week: Fresh Prince S1 E6 "Mistaken Identity" S1 E17 "The Ethnic Tip" S2 E7 "The Big Four Oh" S2 E8 "She Ain't Heavy" S2 E17 "Community Action" S2 E20 "Those Were The Days" S3 E3 "That's No Lady...That's My Cousin" The Cosby Show S5.E13 Mrs. Huxtable Goes to K…
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Saved by the Heeeeeelll: Zack Morris Morris Must Be Stopped
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach discuss Saved By the Bell: Season 3, Episode 26, "Mystery Weekend. Check Out Our Patreon! Jake F: Jake found themself mistakenly elected as the mayor of a small town known for its bizarre local traditions, including the annual "Potato Sack Race to the Moon." Alex L: Alex became a professional life coach, but their fi…
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That Episode of King of Queens Where Jerry Stiller Has a Heart Attack on Halloween
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Send us a text LEMON ICES!!! Thank you to our supporters on Patreon! Our Supporters: This week, Coates found themself trapped inside a massive balloon. James D's new job as a super pogo stick tester had its ups and downs. In a strange twist of events, Samson woke up to find themself's house transformed into a circus. J Jay tried to break the record…
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That Episode of Boy Meets World Where They Do a Scream Parody
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Send us a text It's Spoooooktober! Join Zach and Jessica as they discuss Season 5, Episode 17 of Boy Meets World and all the Freudian hijinks within. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook Instagram…
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That Good Old Union Has Come in Here to Dwell: Unions as Represented in Sitcoms
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Send us a text Episodes Watched This Week: King of Queens S3E5 Strike One S3E6 Strike Too S3E7 Stike Out Seinfeld S9E10 The Strike Hey Arnold S1E24b Teachers Strike Spongebob Squarepants S40a Squid on Strike Sister Sister S3E17 Paper or Plastic Superstore S4E21 Sandra's Fight S4E22 Employee Appreciation Day S5E10 Negotiations The Nanny S2E13 The St…
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That Episode of Malcolm in the Middle Where They Go Bowling
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Send us a text Inexplicably we talk about Howard Dean for quite a bit. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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Mamma Said There'd Be Pods Like This: Mom, George Lopez, and Problematic Moms
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Send us a text Episodes Watched This Week: George Lopez S2E1 Who's Your Daddy S2E12 This Old Casa S2E19 Secrets and Lies S2E24 Long Time No See S4E14 George Gets Assistance S5E2 You Dropped a Mom on Me Mom S1E1 Pilot S1E15 Fireballs and Bullet Holes S2E1 Hepatitis and Lemon Zest S2E12 Kitty Litter and Class A Felonies S2E19 Mashed Potatoes and a Li…
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Sitcoms Go to Washington: Veep, The Thick of It, and Yes, Minister
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Send us a text Or London, I guess. Episodes Watched This Week Yes, Minister S1,E1, Open Government S1,E7, Jobs for the Boys S2,E1, The Compassionate Society S3, E6, The Whiskey Priest S3, E1 Equal Opportunity The Thick of It S3, E1 S2, E3 S4, E3 Veep S2, E5 Helsinki S3, E9 Crate S4, E9 Testimony S4, E1 Joint Session S7, E6 Oslo Lindsey Ellis's Hill…
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Girl Power, Girl Power, Girl Power: That's So Raven, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Small Wonder
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Send us a text Episodes Watched This Week Small Wonder S3E2 Everyone in the Pool S3E5 It's Okay to Say No S3E12 The Bank Job S1E13 Brainwashed S3E13 Oooga Mooga Wizards of Waverly Place S2E26 Wizards vs. Vampires on Waverly Place S2E27 Wizards vs. Vampires: Tasty Bites S2E28 Wizards vs. Vampires: Dream Date S2E22 My Tutor, Tutor S3E8 Alex Charms a …
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Chick Like Me: Boy Meets World's Queer Subtext
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Send us a text CW: Body Dysmorphia, Transphobia, Sexual Assault The Dustin Hoffman Video Studs Terkel Interview with John Howard Griffin Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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I'm Glad I Got My Girls: Living Single in a 90's Kind of World
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Send us a text Episodes We Watched This Week: "Pilot" (S1E1) "Great Expectations" (S1E6) "Love Thy Neighbor" (S1E18) "Mystery Date" (S1E19) "Five Card Stud" (S1E23) "A Hair Raising Experience" (S2E13) "Singing The Blues" (S2E15) "Shrink to Fit" (S3E19) "A Raze in Harlem" (S3E21) "A Doctor in the House" (S4E12) "Back In The Day" (S4E15) Check out Me…
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How Much Does a Banana Actually Cost, Tho?: Arrested Development and Schitts Creek
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Send us a text Check out George on Tiktok @g.m.time2 Episodes We Watched This Week: Schitts Creek S1E1 Pilot S2E2 Family Dinner (This one can be a bonus but it great) S2E13 Happy Anniversary S3E7 General Store S5E4 The Dress S6E12 The Pitch S6E13 Start Spreading the News Arrested Development S1E1 Pilot S1E2 Top Banana S1E3 Bringing Up Buster S1E22 …
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Send us a text Come See us on Mondays! Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy Because ItWasOn
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Leave it to Burger: a discussion of Bob’s Burgers and Leave it to Beaver with Landon Reid
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Send us a text Check out Landon's Linktree! Episodes Watched for Today: Leave It to Beaver: S1:E2 Captain Jack S4:E32 In the Soup S1:E18 Child Care S1:E37 Beaver Runs Away S3:E13 June's Birthday S3:E37 Wally's Play Bob's Burgers S3:E15 "OT: The Outside Toilet" S6:E19 - 'Glued, Where's My Bob?' S8E04 - 'Sit Me Baby One More Time S13:E6 Louise Runs A…
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Let's Talk About the Boys: Frasier, Home Improvement, and Masculinity
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Send us a text Episodes Watched this Week Frasier S1E22 Author, Author S2E22 agents in America iii S5E14 The Ski Lodge S5E15 Room service S8E15 Hooping Cranes S11E15 Caught in the Act Home Improvement S1E1 Pilot S4E2 Don’t tell momma S4E13 The Route if All Evil S5E16 The Vasectomy S6E3 Workshop til you Die S8E17 Young at Heart Thank you to James D'…
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The Trial of Mrs. Garrett: The Facts of Life and Sitcom Girlhood
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Send us a text Episodes watched for today's show: Facts of Life S1E1: Rough Housing S2E10: Breaking Point S2E12: The Secret S3E18: Runaway S3E14: The Amricanization of Miko S5E13: The Chain Letter S4E13: A Royal Pain S5E17: A Death in the Family S6E18: With a Little Help From My Friends S9E16: The First Times Check Out Eric G on: Tiktok Spotify App…
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Sapphic Sitcom Surprises: Sitcom Characters Meet a Lesbian
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Send us a text Episodes Watched for this Episode: Golden Girls S2E5 “Isn’t it romantic” Married…with children S11E21 “Lez be friends” (Cut for time) Roseanne S6E18 “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” Designing Women S4E24 “Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend” All in the Family S8E3“Cousin Liz” The Nanny S3E7 “oh vey you’re gay” (Cut for time) Kate & Allie S2E2 “…
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"So It's Gonna Be Forever, Or It's Gonna Go Down in Flames": The Sam and Diane Story (Cheers)
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Send us a text Jessica pulls her birthday card and insists we do a Cheers episode. Join us this week as Jessica and Zach talk about the Sam and Diane Will They/Won't They! They also give sound career advise to Shelly Long. Episodes discussed: S1E1 Give Me a Ring Sometime S1E22: Showdown pt 2 S2E7: Old Flames S2E21: I’ll be seeing you pt 1 S2E22: I’…
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach are still taking it light this week, but they put together a quiz show about Cameo.com! We'll be back to our normal format next week. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook Instagram…
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Send us a text It's Pride Month and we ain't doing any work. Here's a clip show. See you in July! Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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That Episode of Everybody Loves Raymond Where That Lady Swallowed a Fly
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Send us a text That's it. That's the episode. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook InstagramBy BIWO
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Gays of Our Lives: Will and Grace and The Gay Best Friend in Sitcoms
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Send us a text Folks, this week friendship has been yaasified as Jessica and Zach talk about The Gay Best Friend trope in Will and Grace. They also use this opportunity to talk about their relationship and do some straight up couple's counseling with each other, not talking about Will and Grace in any detail until about the 40 minute mark. Support …
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My Neighbor the Alien: 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mork and Mindy, My Favorite Martian, and The Neighbors
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Send us a text Greetings, Earthlings! This week Jessica and Zach talk about the sitcom genres depiction of Aliens and what it says about evolving attitudes towards "the other" and how we view ourselves. Featured on this episode: 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mork and Mindy, My Favorite Martian, and The Neighbors Support the show Please consider supporting…
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The Golden Girls and Designing Women: 80's Ladies
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Send us a text It's time to burn your bras and burn your dinners because there ain't much these 80's Ladies haven't tried. This week on Because It Was On Jessica and Zach discuss the two iconic television shows Designing Women and The Golden Girls. The discussion focused on the shows' depiction of female friendships, attitudes towards sex, and stat…
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The Nanny and Who's The Boss: Domestic Servants and the Wealthy Executives Who Love Them
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Send us a text This week on Because It Was On, Jessica and Zach ponder a question that has confounded philosophers and kings for millennia: Who's the Boss? Join us as we discuss The Nanny and Who's The Boss as it relates to class, gender, and Dr. Pepper in a wine glass. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on s…
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Reba and Single Moms Who Work Too Hard
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Send us a text This week on Because It Was On Jessica and Zach talk about single moms who work too hard, who love their kids and never stop. They, of course, talk about the iconic, the incomparable, the legendary Reba, as well as One Day at a Time and Kate and Allie. If you have gentle hands and the heart of a fighter, join us as we talk about the …
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Postmodernism in The Contemporary Sitcom 101: What Community Says About Community
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Send us a text It's Jessica and Zach in the Mooooorning! This week Jessica and Zach discuss Community, Dan Harmon's writing style, the themes of community, and surprisingly a lot about Penn and Teller. Dan Harmon's Writing Circle Penn Jillette's Wired Interview Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social med…
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You're Gonna Go to There After All: 30 Rock and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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Send us a text Folks, I hope you're in the mood for some gaslighting and gatekeeping because it's all about girl bosses this week. Jessica and Zach discuss 30 Rock and The Mary Tyler Moore show to explore the sitcom's depiction of women in the workplace and the historic significance of both of these shows. Support the show Please consider supportin…
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Honey, We Smoked The Pot: Sitcoms and Marijuana
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Send us a text This week on Because It Was On: You know why they call it "dope", don't ya? Jessica and Zach talk about episodes of classic sitcoms that include discussions of marijuana. And they even do a little first hand research. For science! Shows discussed on this episode: That 70's Show Roseanne Frasier Modern Family Dinosaurs Support the sho…
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Boy Genius: The Sitcom's Obsession With Special Little Boys
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Send us a text Need to get an A on your science project? How about reprogram your toaster? Do you need someone with a photographic memory to perform party tricks at your next mixer? Did you forget a calculator and need to multiply large sums stat? Do you need someone to perform surgery, land a plane, fix your car, and win Jeopardy for Kids? Have no…
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A Very Special Episode: The History of Sitcoms and AIDS
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Send us a text Jessica and Zach try something a little different and walk listeners through the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 80's and early 90's through the lens of sitcoms. Each episode they discuss this week is an important time capsule for the public's understanding of HIV/AIDS from the early days with Mr. Belvedere to A Different Wor…
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Send us a text Roseanne Barr has been in the public eye for over almost forty years and for the vast majority of that time she has marketed herself as a loud and abrasive proponent of center-left politics. Her show that bears her namesake is universally understood as a progressive working class text, tackling such issues as abortion, gay marriage, …
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