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TV Cynics

The Hotshot Whiz Kidswww.hotshotwhizkids.com
The Hotshot Whiz Kids, Mike Cline Jr. and Mark Davila take a nostalgic trip back to their youth and revisit the classic TV shows of the past few decades. They analyze everything that was wrong or right with the shows, plots and characters.
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Episodes

TV Cynics – I Dream Of Bewitched

This time on the podcast the guys take a look back at two similar shows from the 1960s, I dream of Jeanie and Bewitched. Shows that featured wives with magical powers and abusive husbands who didn’t want them to use them. The post TV Cynics – I Dream Of Bewitched first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Nov 04, 202129 min

TV Cynics: Wrestling

This time the guys look back to the heyday of professional wrestling in the 80s and 90s. The guys eventually stopped watching, but they remember every match and character form their childhood. The post TV Cynics: Wrestling first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Sep 02, 202142 min

TV Cynics: All in the Family

For the Season two premier of the TV Cynics show, we take a look back at the 70s sitcom All In The Family, with everyone’s favorite bigot, Archie Bunker. We discuss the show in today’s political climate, the many spin-offs and dead TV wives. The post TV Cynics: All in the Family first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Jul 15, 202136 min

Christmas Specials- TV Cynics

On this Holiday edition of the Cynics podcast, the guys take a look back at all of the Christmas specials we watched year in and year out. The post Christmas Specials- TV Cynics first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Dec 23, 202042 min

TV Cynics- Highway To Heaven

This time on the podcast the guys take a look back at the Michael Landon 80s hit show, Highway To Heaven. Where he plays an angel named Jonathan Smith, who was sent on earthly missions by his boss, a very generic god. The post TV Cynics- Highway To Heaven first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Dec 04, 202033 min

TV Cynics: Step By Step

This week the guys take a look back ant another TGIF show, Step By Step. The post TV Cynics: Step By Step first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Nov 20, 202031 min

TV Cynics : The Wonder Years

What would you do, if we sang out of tune? Today and the podcast we find an answer to that question and more as the the guys take a look back at the classic TV show, The Wonder Years. The post TV Cynics : The Wonder Years first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Oct 23, 202039 min

TV Cynics: Perfect Strangers

This time the guys take a nostalgic, yet cynical look back at the TGIF classic, Perfect Strangers. The post TV Cynics: Perfect Strangers first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Sep 24, 202036 min

TV Cynics: Head Of The Class

This week the guys head back to school and join a class of gifted students whose teacher is Johnny Fever. Head of the Class! The post TV Cynics: Head Of The Class first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Aug 27, 202034 min

TV Cynics: Little House On The Prairie

This time on TV Cynics the guys take a nostalgic trip back to Walnut Grove where they visit with PA, MA, Half Pint and that Nellie. The post TV Cynics: Little House On The Prairie first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Jul 23, 202033 min

TV Cynics- Old People Shows

This time on the podcast the guys take a look back at all of the favorite shows of senior citizens everywhere in the 1980s and early 90s. Shows that all featured mysteries being solved by lawyers, doctors, priests and mystery writers. Matlock, Diagnosis Murder, Murder She Wrote and Father Dowling Mysteries. The post TV Cynics- Old People Shows first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network ....

May 28, 202046 min

TV Cynics- The Cosby Show

This week the guys take a look back at one of the biggest sitcomes ever, The Cosby show, or as Cline’s Grandma called it, The Crosby Show. They talk about the show’s run, spinoffs and the legacy after Bill’s fall from grace the last few years. The post TV Cynics- The Cosby Show first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

May 21, 202045 min

TV Cynics- What We Watched During the Pandemic And Sliders

In a special edition of the show, the guys reconnect and discuss what they have been watching during the stay-at-home orders. Cline talks about the casting choices of Normal People and the guys wonder if brain uploads are coming soon. later they take a look back at the 1990s Sci-fi show. Sliders. The post TV Cynics- What We Watched During the Pandemic And Sliders first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network ....

May 13, 202046 min

TV Cynics- Home Improvement

This time on the show the guys discuss the 1990s hit sitcom Home Improvement. A mostly not good show that everyone watched for almost a decade. The post TV Cynics- Home Improvement first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

May 09, 202034 min

TV Cynics- Three’s Company

Come and knock on our door. Today the guy’s talk about Three’s company. The post TV Cynics- Three’s Company first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Apr 14, 202034 min

TV Cynics- Knight Rider

This week the guys take a look back at a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law. The post TV Cynics- Knight Rider first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Mar 31, 202034 min

TV Cynics-Cheers

Making your way through the world today, takes everything you got. That is why we are reviewing the legendary sitcom, Cheers. A mainstay of NBC programming throughout the 80s, we take a look back at Sam, Woody, Carla, Cliff and the gang! The post TV Cynics-Cheers first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Mar 24, 202033 min

TV Cynics- Saved By The Bell

This week we are heading back to the Max and bayside High for a nostalgic, yet cynical look back at Saved By The Bell! The post TV Cynics- Saved By The Bell first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Mar 16, 202035 min

TV Cynics- Charles In Charge

Have you ever asked yourself, who you would want in charge of your days AND your nights? Well for most people who lived through the eighties, the answer would be Charles, of course! The post TV Cynics- Charles In Charge first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Mar 10, 202030 min

TV Cynics: Who’s The Boss?

This week the Whiz Kids take a look back at the classic 80s sitcom, Who’s The Boss. The guys talk about every young boys dream girl, Sam, how hot Mona was and the many Tony’s of Tony Danza! The post TV Cynics: Who’s The Boss? first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Mar 03, 202029 min

TV Cynics: Family Matters

Did I do that? This week the guys take a look back at the TGIF hit, Family Matters. The guys analyze the Winslow family, talk about the show’s Perfect strangers Roots and of course Urkel! The post TV Cynics: Family Matters first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Feb 25, 202035 min

TV Cynics: The A-Team

In 2010, a crack Podcast was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a show that needs to be reviewed, … Continue reading TV Cynics: The A-Team → The post TV Cynics: The A-Team first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network ....

Feb 17, 202028 min

TV Cynics: Family Ties

I bet we been together for a million years and I bet we’ll be together for a million more. This time on TV Cynics the guys review Family ties. The quintessential 80s sitcom. The post TV Cynics: Family Ties first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Feb 11, 202032 min

TV Cynics: The Brady Bunch

Here’s a story of a bad sitcom, that we all were forced to watch on syndication. The Brady bunch. One of the best worst shows ever made. The guys take a cold hard look at all that is the Brady Bunch on this week’s edition of TV Cynics! The post TV Cynics: The Brady Bunch first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Feb 04, 202030 min

TV Cynics: Growing Pains

As long as we have each other we can take a cynical look back at Growing Pains. The guys talk about the popular 1980s sitcom. The premise, the characters and what happened to all the actors after the show ended. The post TV Cynics: Growing Pains first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Jan 28, 202031 min

TV Cynics: Full House

Whatever happened to predictability? This time the guys take a look back at Full House. They talk about and question the premise, the cast and everything else about this classic late 80s-early 90s sitcom! The post TV Cynics: Full House first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Jan 20, 202033 min

TV Cynics: Golden Girls

This week the guys talk about a favorite show of 1980s Grandmas everywhere. In fact a favorite of people in general. The guys discuss the premise, the plot, the characters and having sex with Blanche Devereaux! The post TV Cynics: Golden Girls first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Jan 13, 202033 min

TV Cynics-Classic TV Reviews: ALF

On the premier episode of TV Cynics, we take a look back at the classic sitcom ALF. We take a look back at the plot, the actors and discuss what was wrong about the show and what was right and what the show’s legacy now is, over 30 years later. The post TV Cynics-Classic TV Reviews: ALF first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network .

Jan 06, 202033 min

TV Cynics: Classic Television Show Reviews Coming January 6th!

The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast has a new spinoff show where we take a look back at all of our favorite and not so favorite shows from the past few decades. We review the character, plot lines, theme songs and finales of all the show we watched as kids and beyond. All new weekly episodes … Continue reading TV Cynics: Classic Television Show Reviews Coming January 6th! → The post TV Cynics: Classic Television Show Reviews Coming January 6th! first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network ....

Dec 30, 20193 min
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