Random Access Television

Happy holidays everybody, while we're on our hiatus we figured we'd give each other (and you) a Holiday treat of an episode where Zach & Nas give each other the gift of some of our favorite TV episodes in our Holiday Special Extravaganza! This has all the things that made your favorite Christmas Special great, mobsters, hillbillies, beatniks, Civil War ghosts & sociology students!

From the parking lot of the Oakland A’s Coliseum to the top of the Billboard charts, MC Hammer emerged a 90s branding powerhouse. Out of his many endeavors, the Hammerman cartoon became a short-lived Saturday morning staple. Zach and Nas reminisce about early 90s mega-fads, awful animation, and possibly the most complicated theme song of all time. Graffiti: good or bad? MC Hammer can’t quite decide, but it makes for an entertaining episode! Join us to discuss the rise and inevitable downfall of Hammer, who influenced a lot of kids to wear puffy pants. You can see the episodes we watched at our Youtube playlist linked below.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_rgmo7DIqebwt8WwCwzCin6KCdPlLOA3

As one of the longest running shows in history, if you haven’t heard of Saturday Night Live, where have you been? On our spooktacular Halloween special we watch the October 30th, 1993 edition of SNL - guest starring Christian Slater and the Smashing Pumpkins! Nas is in 90s heaven as she gets to talk about one of her favorite bands and hero, Billy Corgan. Zach is also in heaven, because he loves SNL lore and trivia. Come for Chris Farley’s golden era, stay for those Sassy Boys! But feel free to skip the Weekend Update, because it was dated and bad.

NOT the sitcom.Are you ready for the world’s most sleepy show? Zach and Nas try not to fall into a deep slumber while recalling the precision, straight-from-the-manual schematics of World War 2 fighter planes! If you love planes, planes, and more planes, then Wings (the documentary-style show, not the sitcom) is for you. Content warning: we’ll be talking about Nazis a bit in this episode, so if historically-minded dialogue about such bothers you, please feel free to skip to the next episode. You can see the episodes we watched at our Youtube playlist linked below.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_rgmo7DIqebwt8WwCwzCin6KCdPlLOA3

Zach and Nas take a look at this heartwarming adventure between a hearing impaired woman and her hearing-ear dog Levi. What ever happened to inspirational TV? The uplifting, feel-good stories of white women being girlbosses? With Sue Thomas, FB Eye, you can relive the early 00s in all its beige glory. We do have to praise Deanne Bray though, we stan an inclusive hero! It’s awesome to see a disabled actor get a chance to play her character. In this episode, we discuss the now defunct PAX network, mean FBI agents, and Canadian acting.Sponsored by: Meatloaf, Ding Dongs, Expensive sushi, bad gasoline and the evil men who sell it.

Random Access Television is pleased to introduce our first guest: the talented Jamie! Join Zach, Nas, and our special guest as we converse about one of TVs longest running soap operas: One Life to Live. Soap operas were always outrageous, but they’ve gone through some changes over the years. Amnesia? Anagrams that reveal secrets? Crazy dreams? A gun wielding psycho wife who we all adore? SNOOP DOG? This show has it all! A rollercoaster from beginning to end. If you’d like to follow Jamie and check out her visually impressive, data-driven TV graphs, please follow her at @TVShowGraphs on both Twitter and Instagram. You can see the episodes we watched at our Youtube playlist linked below. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_rgmo7DIqebwt8WwCwzCin6KCdPlLOA3

The Mary Tyler Moore Show is widely considered one of the greatest shows to ever exist. As a sitcom spanning over seven seasons, Moore delighted audiences with hilarious skits and progressive plotlines. So where does one go after such a smashing success? Join Zach and Nas as they discuss Moore’s follow-up endevor: The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Come for the dancing, stay for the riveting song about Canada. Yes, that is indeed Lucille Ball, David Letterman, and Michael Keaton! The gang's all here.Sponsored by the Chiquita Banana lady, Irish coffee, and amazing 1970s outfits.You can see the episodes we watched at our Youtube playlist linked below. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_rgmo7DIqebwt8WwCwzCin6KCdPlLOA3

Spinoffs, spinoffs, spinoffs! Would this 80s era Cheers offshoot be as successful as its sister show, Frasier? Zach and Nas discuss the pitfalls and minor successes of this strange sitcom starring Nick Tortelli, estranged husband of Carla from Cheers. Travel with us to a Las Vegas suburb to join everyone’s least favorite TV repairman and his sad adventures in obtaining a Frank Sinatra autograph. Oh hey, look! Cliff and Norm show up too! What makes a television show great? The Tortellis probably isn’t going to help us answer that question. But we had a good time anyway. Well, Zach didn’t, because he is tired of terrible pilot episodes.You can see the episodes we watched at our Youtube playlist linked below. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_rgmo7DIqebwt8WwCwzCin6KCdPlLOA3

Is Pete Rose going to break the 44 consecutive hit streak world record? Find out during this New York versus Philadelphia classic! You might notice that “Charlie Hustle” didn’t play for the Mets or Phillies in 1978, and you’d be right! Nas and Zach grab some popcorn and a hot dog, settle on for the seventh inning stretch, and discuss baseball’s TV history.Sponsored by the Italian Stallion Lee Mazzilli, Howard Cosell’s yellow jacket, and our fabulous Hawaiian vacation!

Zach as Nas travel to the Wild West to discuss one of the longest running television shows to ever air! James Arness stars as the stoic Marshall Dillon, who works hard to keep Dodge City free of corporate capitalists. Come for the frontier shootouts, but stick around for Miss Kitty’s excellent hairdos and calming demeanor. Sponsored by dust, desert sand, and other sweaty western things.