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Graham Benett
May 21, 2023
incredible show for fans of the sitcom format
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 zany world of sitcoms.
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High Fi
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Apr 29, 2024 |
Mulaney: We'll Allow It, But Watch Yourself!
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Mar 19, 2024 |
Wearing Oneself as One Might Wear a Glove: Hand to Gland Combat in Sitcoms
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Mar 04, 2024 |
Millennial Gray's Anatomy
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Feb 20, 2024 |
Two Dates to Prom
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Yada Yada Yada Feminism: Elaine from Seinfeld
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Feb 05, 2024 |
Gen X and Sitcoms: Daria, Alf, and Cultural Depression
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Jan 29, 2024 |
And Boomer Goes the Dynamite (We're Back!)
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Jan 22, 2024 |
Update! See You in the New Year!
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Nov 27, 2023 |
Zach Forces Jessica to Watch Los Espookys
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Nov 14, 2023 |
Newest Episode will be released Tuesday
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Nov 13, 2023 |
Dr. Huxtable and the Fresh Prince ft. Dr. Brian Garrett of "Grab Your Y"
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Saved by the Heeeeeelll: Zack Morris Morris Must Be Stopped
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Oct 30, 2023 |
That Episode of King of Queens Where Jerry Stiller Has a Heart Attack on Halloween
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Oct 23, 2023 |
That Episode of Boy Meets World Where They Do a Scream Parody
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Oct 16, 2023 |
That Good Old Union Has Come in Here to Dwell: Unions as Represented in Sitcoms
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Oct 02, 2023 |
That Episode of Malcolm in the Middle Where They Go Bowling
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Sep 25, 2023 |
Mamma Said There'd Be Pods Like This: Mom, George Lopez, and Problematic Moms
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Sep 18, 2023 |
Sitcoms Go to Washington: Veep, The Thick of It, and Yes, Minister
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Sep 11, 2023 |
Girl Power, Girl Power, Girl Power: That's So Raven, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Small Wonder
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Sep 04, 2023 |
Chick Like Me: Boy Meets World's Queer Subtext
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Aug 28, 2023 |
I'm Glad I Got My Girls: Living Single in a 90's Kind of World
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Aug 21, 2023 |
How Much Does a Banana Actually Cost, Tho?: Arrested Development and Schitts Creek
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Aug 14, 2023 |
Because it Was On is Moving to Mondays!
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Aug 11, 2023 |
Leave it to Burger: a discussion of Bob’s Burgers and Leave it to Beaver with Landon Reid
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Aug 04, 2023 |
Let's Talk About the Boys: Frasier, Home Improvement, and Masculinity
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Jul 28, 2023 |
The Trial of Mrs. Garrett: The Facts of Life and Sitcom Girlhood
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Jul 21, 2023 |
Sapphic Sitcom Surprises: Sitcom Characters Meet a Lesbian
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Jul 14, 2023 |
"So It's Gonna Be Forever, Or It's Gonna Go Down in Flames": The Sam and Diane Story (Cheers)
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Jul 07, 2023 |
Who Wants to Pay a Millionaire?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
Ugh, It's a Clip Show
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Jun 23, 2023 |
That Episode of Everybody Loves Raymond Where That Lady Swallowed a Fly
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Jun 16, 2023 |
Gays of Our Lives: Will and Grace and The Gay Best Friend in Sitcoms
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Jun 09, 2023 |
My Neighbor the Alien: 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mork and Mindy, My Favorite Martian, and The Neighbors
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Jun 02, 2023 |
The Golden Girls and Designing Women: 80's Ladies
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May 26, 2023 |
The Nanny and Who's The Boss: Domestic Servants and the Wealthy Executives Who Love Them
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May 19, 2023 |
Reba and Single Moms Who Work Too Hard
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May 12, 2023 |
Postmodernism in The Contemporary Sitcom 101: What Community Says About Community
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May 05, 2023 |
You're Gonna Go to There After All: 30 Rock and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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Apr 27, 2023 |
Honey, We Smoked The Pot: Sitcoms and Marijuana
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Apr 21, 2023 |
Boy Genius: The Sitcom's Obsession With Special Little Boys
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Apr 14, 2023 |
A Very Special Episode: The History of Sitcoms and AIDS
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Apr 07, 2023 |
What Happened to Roseanne?
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Mar 31, 2023 |
The Orchids and Gumbo Poker Club: Girlhood in Lizzie McGuire, iCarly, and Square Pegs
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Mar 24, 2023 |
It's Always Sunny in Seinfeldia: Great Sitcoms About Terrible People
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Mar 17, 2023 |
A Gay Man Searches for Family in Ohio: The Forgotten John Goodman Sitcom
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Mar 10, 2023 |
The Education of an Omnipotent Sociopath: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Girl Power
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Mar 03, 2023 |
A Judge can't be with a Witch and other Lessons from Night Court
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Feb 24, 2023 |
"Are You There, God? It's Me, Tim Allen": Sitcoms and Political Correctness
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Feb 17, 2023 |
That's On Periodt: Sitcom's Depiction of 'That Time of the Month'
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Feb 10, 2023 |
Gay Vampires and Sad Ghosts: Immortality in Sitcoms
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Feb 03, 2023 |
Laugh tracks, three cameras, and a theme song: What Makes a Sitcom?
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Jan 27, 2023 |
Ross and Rachel: Will They, Won't They, Should They?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
Jessica and Zach Talk about "The Talk"
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Jan 13, 2023 |
Powerless Powerful Women -- Fantasy Sitcoms of the 60s (Part Two)
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Jan 06, 2023 |
Because It Was On: An Introduction
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Dec 30, 2022 |
My Mother the Podcast - Fantasy Sitcoms of the 1960's (Part One)
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Dec 30, 2022 |