This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast

18: ThighMaster; Or, The Empire of Suzanne Somers (Classic)


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In solidarity with the brave souls who've resolved to make 2024 a year of health and wellness, we're playing our in the fitness sphere and leading by example by doing the strenuous, backbreaking work...of publishing a podcast. But if that's too intense for you, don't worry - Suzanne Somers is here in this Classic episode from Season 1 to help you get more toned and trim than you could have ever imagined. Enjoy!

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Happy New Years, dear listener! Getting healthy is a classic New Years Resolution and what better way to get trim than with Thigh Master! Thigh Master had a major grip on early 90’s fitness, but it wouldn’t get to the top without the help of a wonderfully peppy spokesperson Suzanne Somers. Yes, Chrissy Snow from “Three’s Company”, herself! She “used to do aerobics ‘til she dropped! Then she found Thigh Master!”

This week, Ray teaches Rob the secret to shapely thighs, talks about an important meeting in Palm Springs, Suzanne’s storied career, and how a device designed for physical therapy took over at home exercise.

…and just what IS the right resistance?...

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WEBSITES

Suzanne Somers Website

Buy Thigh Master!

 

ARTICLES

New York Times

Los Angeles Times

Huffington Post

Entertainment Weekly

NBC News

American Express

Orange County Register

Entrepreneur

Shape

AUDIO/VISUAL

Thigh Master Commercial (1991)

Thigh Master Vibrato

Three's Company Opening

She's The Sheriff Opening

Step By Step Opening

Keeping Secrets (1991 TV Movie)

Reunion with Joyce DeWitt

Suzanne on her DWTS Elimination

Suzanne's Live Stream During Break In

Music and Sound Effects

90s TV Show Music by Dar Golan

“Happy Bee” by Kevin McLeod

  • Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
  • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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