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578: This Week In Historical TV: September 4-10, 1991


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We are off this week but present you with this EHG Club unlock of EEHG 324: This Week In Historical TV: September 4-10, 1991.

Earlier this year, our Patreon supporters unlocked a new milestone, and with it a new annual BONUS bonus episode: This Week In Historical TV! Since we've gone with September 4-10, 1991 and chosen as our lead topic Cast A Deadly Spell, an HBO TV movie that combines classic hard-boiled detective fiction with the works of H.P. Lovecraft, we had to invite Dan Cassino, a fan of both, to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through some highlights of our week in programming: the series premiere of Herman's Head; an all-timer Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode on Gamera vs. Guiron; Parker Lewis Can't Lose; and the Merlin Olsen-hosted Fantastic Facts. Tara pitches the S09 Cheers episode "Days Of Wine And Neuroses" for induction into The Canon. Then, after plucking a winner and loser out of the September 6, 1991 issue of Entertainment Weekly, it's on to a Game Time that has us asking many MORE than 19 Questions about the characters, places, and things of the 1991-92 TV season. Send your zombie henchman outside and join us!

GUESTS

  • Dan Cassino
TOPICS

  • Lead Topic → Cast A Deadly Spell
  • Will Dave Hate This? → The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
  • Around The Dial → Herman's Head
  • Around The Dial → Mystery Science Theatre 3000
  • Around The Dial → Parker Lewis Can't Lose
  • Around The Dial → Fantastic Facts
  • The Canon → Cheers S09.E16: Days Of Wine And Neuroses
  • Winner & Loser → Jack Wagner
  • Winner & Loser → Ramy Zada
  • Game Time → 19 Questions: 1991-92 TV Season Edition
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    • EPISODE NOTES

      • Full episode notes
      • Dan Cassino on Bluesky
      • The Herman's Head pilot on YouTube
      • Mystery Science Theater 3000's episode on Gamera vs. Guiron on YouTube
      • Parker Lewis Can't Lose S02.E04 on YouTube
      • Dark Justice on Wikipedia
      • Dark Justice on the Internet Archive
      • Photo: HBO
      • ...more
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