Telehell

Horton Road Productions

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This is "Telehell", Where We cover the worst, the dumbest, the most sin-worthy of TV moments from the past 7 decades. Then, we rate them on a scale based on Dante's 9 circles of Hell. Add dry wit and cheesy jokes to the mix, and you've got something that will last throughout eternity--we hope.

We drop a new episode every Sunday Night (EST) Until then, thanks for coming and remember our Motto:

"If It's Not in Telehell...It's Not worth a Damn!"

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145 episodes

The 100th Telehell - God, The Devil & Bob (2000)

DAMMIT, WE MADE IT! 100 EPISODES...AND FOR THE OCCASION, WE'RE GOING TO DO THINGS A LITTLE "DIFFERENTLY" WHILE TAKING A LOOK AT A SHOW THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BLASPHEMOUS TO SOME VIEWERS... SPONSORED BY Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And Our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast AND A TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS LISTENED TO THE PAST 100 SHOWS...EVEN IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME...

1h 8m
Mar 31
EPISODE 99 - Devil Dog (1978 TV Movie)

Our look at TV things that have the Underworld as a theme continues, as I get roped into pet sitting for the Boss' Hellhound...This 1970s TV Movie Schlockfest tells you what NOT to do when taking care of your domesticated demon. Thank, still once again, Darren Marlar of Weird Darkness for being the Boss... SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

55m
Mar 27
EPISODE 98 - Poor Devil (1973 TV Movie Pilot)

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR (ALMOST) 100 EPISODES; AND YET, WE HAVE TO COVER TV SHOWS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE A HELL-ISH UNDERTONE...THAT ALL CHANGES WITH THIS "HELL WEEK" OF SHOWS, STARTING WITH SAMMY DAVIS JR.'S LOVE LETTER TO THE UNDERWORLD... THANKS--AS ALWAYS--TO DARREN MARLAR OF WEIRD DARKNESS, AND TO OUR OWN JOAN BISHOP. SPONSORED BY Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 7m
Mar 24
EPISODE 97 - The Top 8 (Other) Dumbest Oscar Moments

Why let Snow White and a bunch of Underachiving actors hog the spotlight of "Dumbest Oscar Moments" when there's nearly 100 years of ceremonies to sift through? These are some of the other "Dumb" moments that deserve the award for "Best reason to shake your head in shame" SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

56m
Feb 25
EPISODE 96 - Big Game Hall of Shame III: Halftime Shows

SCOTT MASON (PLAY LIKE A JET PODCAST) JOINS US AT THE 50-YARD LINE AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE THREE (THEATRICAL) HALFTIME SHOWS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE POWERS THAT BE IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD TO CHANGE THEIR GAMEPLANS... Also, after you listen to this show, catch me trying to pretend to talk about football as I make a Guest Appearance on "Play like a Jet" SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 0m
Feb 10
EPISODE 95 - The New Monkees (1987)

Here they come...walking down the street...gettin' funniest looks from everyone they meet...Partially because these Monkees don't look a thing like the ones they're supposed to be based on. Did "The New Monkees" deserve better, or were they really just a ripoff act? SPONSORED BY Daves Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And Our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

59m
Jan 30
EPISODE 94 - New Kids on the Block (1990 Animated series)

OUR LOOK AT SHOWS WITH "NEW" IN THE TITLE CONTINUES WITH A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING FLASHES IN THE PAN, AND PEOPLE TRY TO KEEP THE PAN FLASHING FOR AS LONG AS THE CAN. AS WE SEE IF NKOTB HAD "THE RIGHT STUFF" TO BE CARTOON CHARACTERS... SPONORED BY: Dave's archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sQTz0JOUlhoZok0f58pPw And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

44m
Jan 29
EPISODE 93 - The New Show (1984)

We begin the New Year by taking a look at some shows that take Serious advantage of the word "New"...None more advantageous than an allegedly "New" sketch comedy show that looked a little TOO familiar to the few viewers who watched it... OUR THANKS TO ANDREW DICK (THAT WEEK IN SNL), DARIN PATTERSON (SNL NERDS) AND IAN FERMAGLITCH (IAN TALKS COMEDY) FOR A QUICK YET COMPLEX CAMEO. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

53m
Jan 28
STATE OF THE SHOW 2024

"FROM HERE ON IN, I SHOOT WITHOUT A SCRIPT"...HERE'S AT LEAST A SEMBLANCE OF WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU IN 2024...

13m
Jan 01
EPISODE 92 - The Christmas Shoes (2002 TV Movie)

Once again, we spend our Christmas looking at a song turned Holiday TV Special; except This year, we're looking at one of  most Polarizing pieces of media that ever existed, and the TV Movie it inspired...Hold on to your shoes, Ladies & Gentledemons...We're going . Thanks again to Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness" for playing our Boss.  SPONSORED BY: DAVE'S ARCHIVES http://davesarchives.com RETROCIRQ https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq AND OUR PATRONS http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 9m
Dec 17, 2023
SPECIAL COMMENT: Remembering Norman Lear

TO CALL NORMAN LEAR A "LEGEND" WOULD BE AN INSULT TO LEGENDS...THIS COMMENTARY IS NOT ABOUT THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK HE PUT IN TO HIS 101 YEARS OF LIFE; BUT RATHER, WHAT IT WAS HE WAS ADVOCATING FOR WHEN MAKING HIS SHOWS.

6m
Dec 06, 2023
EPISODE 91 - Acting Sheriff (1991 Pilot)

It's time once again to dig up a corpse from the Summer TV Pilot Graveyard; this one--from 1991--takes a look at the story of Robert Goulet as a former famous person who managed to get into an elected office (Pfft, like THAT could happen today). SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And Our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

42m
Dec 03, 2023
EPISODE 90 - The Top 8 Dumbest (Retired) TPIR Pricing Games

Author Justin Bergner ("Solving the Price is Right") gets to COME ON DOWN; as he & I take a look at some of the most ill-concieved pricing games ever to grace the Bob Barker Studio. SPONSORED BY: DAVE'S ARCHIVES http://davesarchives.com RETROCIRQ https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq AND OUR PATRONS http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 0m
Nov 23, 2023
EPISODE 89 - Turn On (1969)

SEASON 6 PREMIERE: At Long last, Welcome to Season 6! You we gotta kick things off with a Big one; and for our premiere, we tell the tale of a show So legendary that one ABC Affiliate Pulled it Off The Air within its first 10 minutes...What TV show could Possibly cause that much chaos? Thanks to Joan Bishop, Chad B. White, our announcer Mike Porter and INTRODUCING Darren Marlar of "Weird Darkness" as our Boss for This Season. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 7m
Nov 12, 2023
SEASON 6 TRAILER

You're gonna get more than you (and I) barganed for this season... SPECIAL THANKS TO DARREN MARLAR OF "WEIRD DARKNESS", AND APOLOGIES TO THE LATE LARRY LUJACK & BILL PRICE.

2m
Oct 29, 2023
SPECIAL BULLETIN (10-16-2023)

THE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AFFECTS OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ONLY; EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE ELSEWHERE (I HOPE)...OUR REVIEW OF "TIME EXPRESS" IS OFFICIALLY A "LOST EPISODE" ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE (JUST OUR YOUTUBE PAGE, YOU CAN HEAR IT EVERYWHERE ELSE), I ALWAYS THOUGHT REVIEW SHOWS FELL UNDER "FAIR USE", BUT NOT IF IT'S DOCTOR WHO RIPOFFS W/VINCENT PRICE...GO FIGURE.

4m
Oct 17, 2023
A Phone-O-Rama SPECIAL

SPECIAL: No, we're not back...yet...but we know we don't wanna leave you hangin'. So until our return on November 12th, we present to you Two of our "Phone-O-Rama" shows from behind the paywall. These two shows pay tribute to two long-time, beloved infomercial pitchmen. AFTER THE SHOW: We'll tell you our first 4 shows for Season 6 ALSO: Listen to the "Post Modern Art Podcast", partly b/c I did an interview with them, and I think you'll like it. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

44m
Oct 15, 2023
Listener Survey: The Results Show

YOU SPOKE, I SPEAK ABOUT WHAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT. WE'RE GONNA GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'D LIKE US TO CHANGE ABOUT THE SHOW, AND EVEN GIVE YOU JUST A TASTE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN SEASON 6 THIS NOVEMBER.

41m
Sep 24, 2023
SPECIAL: The Pepsi Saga

SPECIAL: SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER; SO WHAT BETTER WAY TO MARK ITS ENDING THAN BY KNOCKING BACK A COUPLE OF PEPSI'S...I DON'T MEAN DRINK ANY; BUT RATHER, BRING FOUR OF OUR MINISODES FROM BEHIND THE PAYWALL THAT INVOLVE THE SODA MAKER'S FAILED ATTEMPTS TO PANDER TO THE PEPSI GENERATION. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And our Patrons  http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 0m
Sep 03, 2023
SPECIAL COMMENT: Remembering Bob Barker

The seemingly impossible has happened...bear with us as we take a few minutes to Remember Bob Barker, who passed away earlier today at the Well-lived age of 99. "Help control the Pet Population...have your pets spayed or Neutered"

8m
Aug 26, 2023
The Telehell Listener Survey

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY https://forms.gle/jUQ122sRhnRz7AF38 (And if the link doesn't work, Let me know) Ladies & Gentledemons, this is  chance to change our show (and maybe win some swag, too). Listen to ALL the Questions before taking it, Survey ends 8/27/2023. Good Luck & Have Fun! SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And Our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

18m
Aug 06, 2023
4th ANNIVERSARY - Bill Oakley: Uncut, Un-Steamed, Un-Hammed

HOW OFTEN DOES ONE GET THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKED AT "THE SIMPSONS" DURING THE PEAK OF ITS POPULARITY. FOR OUR 4TH ANNIVERSARY, WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE FULL CONVERSATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND FORMER WRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL OAKLEY. CHARITY EPISODE: BY CLICKING/LISTENING TO THIS SHOW FROM 7/9 TO 7/23/2023, WE WILL DONATE $1 PER DL (MAX $500) TO THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND http://wwf.org. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE FALL (I HOPE). SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 37m
Jul 09, 2023
EPISODE 88 - The Seinfeld Finale (1998)

SEASON 5 FINALE: 25 years after it aired, was the Final episode of Seinfeld really one of the worst final episodes of all time, or was all the hate it wound up receiving much ado about a show about nothing? Thanks for tuning in this year and all the other years, don't forget our Anniversary/Charity show on July 9th...after that, who knows...but it was still fun. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And Our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 8m
Jun 11, 2023
EPISODE 87 - The Simpsons: The Principal and the Pauper (1997)

Former Writer & Co-Executive Producer of "The Simpsons" BILL OAKLEY will be my Very Special Guest today, as he and I discuss the truth about an episode of the series that has been seen by many as a Turning Point...for the worse...but Was it as Bad as people said it was? This Special edition of the show is Sponsored by the "Steamed Hams Society", and our Patrons AND EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO IAN FERMIGLITCH FOR CONNECTING US WITH BILL.

1h 1m
May 28, 2023
EPISODE 86 - Yo Yogi & Prostars (1991)

By request of our Patron "Funny Music Man" we get to take a look at a pair of Animated rejects that may (or may not) have been responsible for the beginning of the end of NBC's Saturday Morning Schedule in the 90s. ALSO SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com And Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/c/retrocirq (PS, #SaveTheCirq) 

1h 0m
May 14, 2023
EPISODE 85 - The Worst of Saturday Night Live (Volume 1)

(Almost) Live From New York, we get to cause chaos around the Big Apple and look at just some of the Worst SNL Sketches of All Time. This episode would've been Impossible to put together without the help of the Following SNL/comedy related Podcasters: ANDREW DICK OF THAT WEEK IN SNL BRAD ROBINSON OF THE NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME PODCAST https://www.notready4ptpod.com/ DARIN PATTERSON OF SNL NERDS and Ian Fermaglitch of Ian Talks Comedy Listen to Their shows whenever you can. ALSO, BECAUSE OF HOW DENSELY LAYERED THIS EPISODE IS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE OFFER YOU TIME CODES IF YOU JUST WANT TO SKIP THE STORYLINE AND JUMP TO THE CRITICISM: 09:13 - Honorable Mention #1 11:42 - Our ACTUAL First Pick 15:00 - Pick #2 (Part 1) 18:00 - Honorable Mention #2 18:39 - Pick #2 (Part 2) 21:10 - Pick #3 27:23 - Pick #4 35:28 - Pick #5 41:06 - Pick #6 47:27 - Pick #7 56:13 - Honorable Mention #3 58:20 - Pick #8 SPONSORED BY: DAVE'S ARCHIVES http://davesarchives.com RETROCIRQ https://www.youtube.com/c/retrocirq AND OUR PATRONS http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

1h 10m
Apr 30, 2023
EPISODE 84 - The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987)

The Internet's favorite TV Guidance Counselor (Ken Reid) and I track down another one of FOX's earliest efforts and kick it right in the Beans. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq And our Patrons http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast

59m
Apr 16, 2023
SPRING UPDATE

IN THIS UPDATE: *A Tribute to Ron Popeil *A CHANGE IN THE LINEUP *WE REVEAL THIS YEAR'S CHARITY FOR THIS YEAR'S CHARITY EPISODE BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH TIME FILLER.

28m
Apr 02, 2023
EPISODE 83 - You Don't Know Jack (2001 Game Show)

Unfortunately, this is NOT the Al Pacino biopic about Jack Kevorkian; THIS "You Don't Know Jack" is based on one of my all time favorite video games. But trying to take an established brand to another form of media is not as easy as it seems...For our 2nd Patreon http://patreon.com/TelehellPodcast request this month--thanks to patron Chris Michaud--It's time for the (Real Life) show where High Culture and Pop Culture Collide... ...AND SPEAKING OF HIGH/POP CULTURE COLLIDING, WHEN YOU'RE DONE LISTENING TO THIS, LISTEN TO THE POST MODERN ART PODCAST (WHEREVER FINE PODCASTS CAN BE STREAMED) ALSO SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com and Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq

46m
Mar 26, 2023
EPISODE 82 - Women in Prison (1987)

The first of our Two Patreon this month; and for this one, we'll be joined by an Actual Patron as a Special Guest Co-Host. As Neil Weinstein joins us for a look at one of FOX's earliest sitcoms, one that takes a look at the Lighter Side of Solitary Confinement (and if YOU ever want us to review a show by Request or become a guest co-host, you can Only do it through our Patreon, Space is Limited). ALSO SPONSORED BY Dave's Archives http://davesarchives.com And Retrocirq https://www.youtube.com/@RetroCirq

55m
Mar 11, 2023