SPECIAL RE-POST: It has come to our attention that some--if not MOST--of the episode we Just posted may be too annoying for fragile ears. So with that, we present an ALTERNATE, SOFTER Version of the show in question--now with 78% Less Baby & Burping sounds. But don't worry, we're keeping the Original version up just in case there are those who don't mind the noise...

Sorry about this.

A few words about The Last of the Great Emcees...

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Howie Mandel (Pre-OCD, but certainly at his most Wacked out) as the Manager of a Funeral Home...For reasons you'll hear, this was a show that ALMOST Stumped us.

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OUR 5OTH EPISODE...and for the occasion, we go full circle to cover Yet Another "Fawlty Towers" ripoff that we Should've covered in our 2nd and 3rd episode many years ago.

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SEASON 4 PREMIERE: We kick things off by getting called into the Court of Infernal Affairs, where The Diva of "Musical Hell" and I take down one of the Worst TV Musical series of all time that's NOT called "Cop Rock" or "Glee"

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Our Premium Content shows on our Patreon will Launch THIS FRIDAY (10/1). But before we start that, This Brief Tutorial will remind you what that is and what to expect...

...Also, if you listen ALL THE WAY To the End, You'll find out what our First show of Season 4 Next Week (as well as who our SPECIAL GUEST for that show) will be.

SEASON 4 TRAILER: Back with a Fresh coat of paint (and very little else...except for one BIG thing), here's a taste of what to expect on Season 4 of Telehell starting October 3rd (Thanks to Rob Maurer for being our Pitchman).

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SPECIAL NOTE: As of 8/8/21, We've changed one of the tiers but we can't undo the Audio to reflect the change. Now at Level 4; if you stay subscribed, we will deliver items to you MONTHLY instead of Quarterly.

It's time once again to pay a visit to The Boss; only this time around--in addition to looking back on the past season--they have a bit of an agenda in mind that will help keep us in Business for what's left of eternity.

Thanks--Immensely--to Suzanne Ventra for being This Year's Boss, and to Joan Bishop for manning the Front desk, as always. 

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SEASON 3 FINALE: The TV Event that SHOULD'VE Ended Geraldo Rivera's career...until the Dark forces of the Underworld threw a curveball.

Thanks for listening to Season 3, Our Next Episode: July 11th (the annual "Recap" show)

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Why do people think Jay Leno is funny? If NBC had their way, they would Never have given him the tonight show after this 1986 TV Special that I would generously call "An Experiment"

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Before she dabbled in the world of Witchcraft & Religious movies, the girl who "Explains it all" tried to dabble in Adulthood in this 1995 Pilot that Crashed...and Just like Adulthood, it's full of painful awkwardness.

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For the first time ever, we take a look at an Entire Season of Television; but not just any one...Perhaps one of the biggest non-sequitur of Plot Lines anybody ever witnessed and whether or not it was worth it in the long run.

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By Special Request; some of you have wanted to hear the bit we did where a Shakesperian actor (played by Mike Davison) read the lyrics to the Hammerman Theme song...I've heard of worse ways to promote our upcoming RIFF OF TWO EPISODES This Saturday, April 5th 2025 @ 8PM EASTERN on our Youtube Channel...So, here 'ya go.

A TV Biopic of a Comedy Legend so cringeworthy that I had to drag down Andrew Dick & Tim Cicali from That Week in SNL to help restore some of Gilda Radner's legacy & dignity.

By Listening to this episode anytime from 5/9/21 to 5/20/21, we are going to donate $1 per Download to Gilda's Club NYC

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How soon is Too Soon for something to be considered "Nostalgic"? It may be easy to reflect on the 80s in this Day & Age, but at the turn of the century, this may as well be a can of "New Coke"

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Oh, Allen Carr, I thought we were done with You...But Nope, you decided to further make your mark on the 1989 Oscars by sacrificing 4 legends, 19 (then) young performers, and All of their dignity.

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We regret to inform you that I must Bore you this week with the tale of a time when the phrase "Think of the children" MAY have gone a little too far. To make up for that, we're also going to respond to some Fan Mail after the show.

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Before I was ever damned to all of eternity, I wanted to be on TV to play games and win fabulous cash & prizes. In this episode, I step Out of character to tell you about the many times that notion was born, tried & died.

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Before we take our Month-long break; we burst the Bubble of (what has been said to be) the Greatest TV Movie of All time and the Springboard to John Travolta's Career...But even Greatness has its flaws.

COMING IN MARCH: A Series of Bonus shows & Personal stories.

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How does one go From co-starring on the greatest sitcom of all time, to totally flopping on their own? Jason Alexander managed to find a way.

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This week, we get to Spend Valentine's Day with These Days are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast, as the three of us take a closer look at the Red-headed stepchild of the Happy Days Franchise and see if it's REALLY as bad as people say it is.

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On the Night before the Biggest football game of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest misfires in Football related advertising.

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He's Chevy Chase, and we're not...interested....but just in case you are, Hear the tale of how this Late Night Disasterpiece lasted Five Fabulous Weeks.

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STOP! Hammertime...Or should that be "Stop Hammertime from ever happening again!" Welcome to "The Bonfire of Vanity Projects"; our next 3 shows will be dealing with self-titled shows gone wrong, and this one features things that have to be seen to believed...if only there was a way to show you how bad the animation is...oh, wait...There is...

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There really is no other explanation for this show; Other than "This sitcom sucked, BUH-UUUUUUU-DY!"

Thanks to REW: The Off-air memories channel for suggesting this episode.

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Dear Mr. (soon to be Ex) President,

Think of it this way; now that you're going to be a Private Citizen again, you can go back to doing what you used to do best before Public Office...make embarrassingly bad TV cameos where you can't act out of a paper bag.

(CAUTION: It doesn't matter which side you're on, the next 50+ Minutes is a Trigger Warning)

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HO! HO! HO...LY...(CENSORED)! Today, we take a look at a seemingly innocent TV Special for the kids, and wonder just how/why it gained a reputation as one of the Worst Christmas Specials of All time.

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Why would a seemingly innocent sitcom about the End of the World Ever make it onto TV Guide's "Worst TV Shows of All time" List? Maybe a Jolly man in a Red Suit might have something to do with it.

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For this Special Thanksgiving episode, we've got a Turkey that we wouldn't even feed to our Dog...even if that Dog turned out to be a Reincarnated Peter Boyle.

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It's TV Movie Time once again; this time around, a 70s Horror Cult Classic Schlock-fest that has as many fans as it does foes...and would probably make Alfred Hitchcock's eyes roll in disgust.

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Oh, Baby, this sucks! All the Desitin in the World couldn't prevent this diaper rash from becoming an unfortunate by-product of the Dot-Com boom.

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An episode on Halloween is a Treat...too bad the show we're covering today was the biggest Trick played on fans of a TV Classic.

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Telehell reminds you once again, if you live in the United States and are able to do so, VOTE DAMMIT! because if you don't, chances are we're gonna wind up with an election like Bush V. Gore all over again...of course, that wouldn't have happened if the TV News didn't blow it in the first place...

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McLean Stevenson: One of the Textbook definitions of the term "What were You thinking?" As proof of that, here's a look at his 4th Sitcom flop since leaving M*A*S*H; one that relies a little too heavily on ethnic Stereotypes.

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For our next Patreon episode request, Chris Michaud wanted us to take a trip into a dystopian world full of Super Powered Trucks, plotlines taken from other movies AND and Australian Battery salesmen...In other words, a Sink Hole along TV's vast highway.

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Nothing is sacred in Telehell, not even Kids cartoons. The first one we're gonna cover is a slap in the face to the Mean Green Mutha from Outer Space.

SPECIAL THANKS to Joe Blevins of These Days are Ours: A Happy days Podcast, and to Rob Maurer for lending a hand in this one.

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SEASON 3 PREMIERE: We're kicking off Season 3 in a BIG way; as Telehell welcomes its first Guests--Peter Melnick & Eddie Wilson of "The Marvelists"--as they help us sift through the wreckage of a TV Movie Pilot that Almost killed off Wonder Woman before the TV series we know & love ever premiered.

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3...is a magic number...yes, it is...it's a Magic number...if that Magic happens to be one practiced in the Dark Arts. Here's a look at what's happening Starting October 4th.

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Special thanks to Mike Porter for being not only our Trailer voice, but he'll also be the New voice of our Introductions this season.

It's that time again! That time where the boss chews me out over what we did in the past Season; plus, get a sneak preview of some of what we'll be covering in Season 3 this October.

NEXT EPISODE: "Ask Telehell 2" on August 16th

Thanks, as always, to Joan Bishop for lending a hand.

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SEASON FINALE: As punishment for skipping two subjects this season, I am now being forced to review Two Additional Episodes of "The Brady Bunch Hour"...Will I be able to maintain my sanity?

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SPECIAL THANKS to Joan Bishop & Rob Maurer for lending their time & talent to this episode. And even BIGGER THANKS to everybody who listened this season.

NEXT SHOW: July 12th, 2020

Part 1 of our SEASON FINALE triggers our descent into madness, as we take a look at a cheap cash-in on a TV Classic...

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This week, we look at the program that did more Damage than Godzilla, as it killed off the Variety Show format, damaged Sid & Marty Krofft's careers, and lit the fuse for Fred Silverman's removal from NBC.

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This week, we Celebrate Mother's Day by telling the tale of what TV  Guide once thought was the 2ND WORST TV SHOW OF ALL TIME...and it sure beats a brunch.

PLUS: Stay Tuned to the End for Details on how to enter our Latest Twitter contest (@TelehellPodcast) for a Collection of DVDs from the Showtime Network.

It's Spring! Which means Spring Cleaning! Which also means we get to mop the floor with a show that tried--and failed--to duplicate the success of other well established hits

This week, we take a look at the History Of & The Top 7 Worst (or at least, most awkward) uses of a TV Device that conditions people to laugh...whether the material we see is funny or not.

CAUTION: Some moments may be a little TOO Cringey.

New shows Whenever I feel like it (Doctor's Orders), But I will try to do one once every 2-4 weeks.

We'll see 'ya next week for "The Highwayman"

There are reasons why a TV show never makes it to series after the "Pilot" phase...being a teenager who's able to conjure up a comedian for no reason ranks up there.

We return from our Spring Break in an uncertain world just so we can enter another kind of uncertain world...the Afterlife. As we present the case of the Only time (not counting his year on "Suddenly Susan") Eric Idle headlined a sitcom.

NOTE: This is the first episode we recorded in a makeshift home studio, we apologize for any sound distortion, we promise to improve next week.

Our Mid-Season Finale has it all: The Beast from that Disney movie, A Ghostbuster, The lady who danced on the car in that Whitesnake song, The guy who dropped an F-Bomb on SNL in Season 6 AND More "Beach Boys" music than allowed by law..........That means the movie is good, right?

After that, We're off for the rest of March, but We will Return with more Episodes on APRIL 5th, 2020.

FIRST: Details about a giveaway we're doing on Twitter Only

NEXT: Our feature presentation about televised feature presentations.

PLUS: We read some fan mail.