Telehell
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
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!"
Episodes
- EDITORIAL: "By Any Other Name" (Should FOX Animated Shows be considered Sitcoms?)
This Telehell episode explores the question of whether animated shows broadcast on the FOX Network can be classified as sitcoms. The hosts invite listener feedback via social media or email.
- EDITORIAL: "Ted Talk" (Remembering Ted Turner)
This episode of Telehell reflects on Ted Turner, whom the author describes as a media titan they liked and admired.
- The Vanishing American TV Theme (ft. The University of Wisc. Varsity Marching Band)
A special episode of Telehell features a rare off-air VHS recording of the University of Wisconsin Varsity Marching Band playing a medley of classic TV theme songs.
- EDITORIAL: "Participation Trophy" (The Emmy's New "Legacy" Award)
This episode of Telehell examines the Television Academy's
- EDITORIAL: "No Laughing Matter" (CBS's Lack of Comedy)
Did CBS lose its sense of humor in its upcoming fall lineup? What do YOU think? Comment on our Socials @ TelehellPodcast or, if you wish to make an audio reply; send a 2 minute mp3 or m4a sound file to TelehellPodcast@gmail.com
- EPISODE #122 - Get High on Yourself (1981 Drug PSA)
WE'RE BACK, BABY! And we come back with one of the more unusual relics of the 1980s. If you thought the Anti-Drug movement of the decade started with Nancy Reagan & "Just Say No"; a disgraced movie producer & 90+ stars of the day led the w…
- EDITORIAL: "Out To Stud" (Why "The Bachelor" should come to an End)
What do YOU think? Comment on our Socials @TelehellPodcast or, if you wish to make an audio reply; send a 2 minute mp3 or m4a sound file to TelehellPodcast@gmail.com
- The Telehell Editorial - An Introduction
In view of our new MONTHLY Format, we are going to Try to use our off-weeks constructively. To vent frustrations about TV, Pop culture or whatever's out of left field...AND, we Encourage you to join the conversation (no matter how innane i…
- The Ballad of Telehell (SONG)
So, I did a thing...with a little help from Technology (Consider this my "Coming Out" to the use of A.I.) Yes, I used Suno to make this (and have FULL BROADCAST RIGHTS/PERMISSIONS to Post it); but I DID Write the Lyrics & Added my own SFX.…
- EPISODE #19-A: My Mother the Car REMASTERED
Our FINAL Remastered show re-asks the question; Does "My Mother the Car" TRULY Deserve to be the #2 show ranked on TV Guide's "Worst TV Shows of All time" list? Or (not unlike most restoration jobs) did it only need just a minor tune up be…
- NEW SHOWS START NEXT MONTH!!
A quick Update/Reminder of what we're doing AFTER we drop our Final "Remastered" show next week...Enjoy the #Oscars.
- EPISODE #18-A: We Got It Made REMASTERED
Our REMASTERED series continues to continue by sweeping up any remaining dust & debris left behind by a truly brainless sitcom...One that not only has our Patron Saint's fingerprints all over them, but would also light the fuse for shows w…
- EPISODE #17-A: The Laugh Track & OTHER Inappropriate Laughs
Our REMASTERED series continues with a re-evaluation not just on the Laugh Track, but when exactly is it OK to Laugh at something questionable...with that, we HAD to expand our standards, resulting in an ALL-NEW "Honorable Mentions" segmen…
- EPISODE #16-A: Where's Rodney? REMASTERED
Our REMASTERED series continues by simply starting from scratch (Long Story). As We revisit the wrath of a TV Pilot with no rhyme or reason behind its main premise...Seriously, all these years later and I still don't get it; Why even summo…
- EPISODE #15-A: Nearly Departed REMASTERED
Our first REMASTERED Episode was the first one we put together with a Low Quality Microphone as the Pandemic Began back in April of 2020. Now with Cleaner audio and 17% More Material that we left out the first time, it's our look at Eric I…
- Telehell REMASTERED: A Demo
Some people have asked us; "Restore & rerun old episodes? Why??" We say "Restore and Rerun old episodes, WHY NOT???" After you hear a little bit about the How & the Why behind our madness, Join us thru March as we present "surgically enhan…
- Plans for 2026
Merry/Happy Holiday of your choice, let's get down to business... 0:00 - Opening remarks/Personal News 1:40 - The Fate of Telehell 4:16 - Telehell REMASTERED: An Introduction 11:29 - Telehell REMASTERED: The Lineup 14:10 - Bye, bye, "Seaso…
- EPISODE #121 - Baby Talk (Part 2)
(UNOFFICIAL) SEASON 7 FINALE: I continue to look after the future spawns of evil as we also continue to look at a TV show Nobody Wanted to Continue...and yet it did...And don't worry, we keep the screaming babies to a Bare minimum here. We…
- EPISODE #120 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980 TV Movie)
TELEHELL-O-WEEN concludes with--what I may truly feel--is one of the Worst Literary Adaptations ever made for Television...surprsingly enough, it's NOT because young Jeff Goldblum is Ichabod Crane; thats the LEAST of this movie's problems.…
- EPISODE #119 - The New Addams Family (1998)
TELEHELL-O-WEEN Continues; as we take a look at the Distant Canadian cousin of a creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky family...one that should've been disowned & put up for adoption from the family. CORRECTION: One of our listeners reminde…
- EPISODE #118 - Struck by Lightning (1979)
Welcome to TELEHELL-O-WEEN!! We will be presenting Three shows this week that each involve something Spooky...and we begin this week with an attempt to make Frankenstein funny, minus the aid of Mel Brooks. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Ann…
- OCTOBER 2025 UPDATE
A Few Updates: 0:00 - An Update on my Friend's ALS Fund raiser 2:00 - A Fan Letter 5:18 - A VERY Longwinded answer to our Fan's Question 15:15 - A Preview of TELEHELL-O-WEEN We'll see you Next Week!
- Baby Talk Pt. 1 - THE SOFTER VERSION
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…
- EPISODE #117 - Baby Talk (1991) PART 1
PART 1: It's bad enough that we have to deal with another TV series where a baby can "Talk" despite its age and lack of motor skills; it's even worse when I have to review it while tending to the needs of future evil souls. ALSO STARRING:…
- Telehell's Hastily Assembled EMMYS Hot Take Show
SPECIAL: I sacrifice a Good Night's Sleep to recap, rejoice and recoil over the events of the 77th Annual Emmy Awards....................Please don't wake me up for 2 weeks. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Annex3 Kier's Nostalgia Corner Kev…
- EPISODE #116 - In The Beginning (1978)
We're Back from our Summer pause with something we've not yet done...talk about a show that actually Highlights our Opposition--And when that happens, we're gonna need some mandatory help from upstairs; as we take a look at another one of…
- What the HERE are we doing?!?! (Summer Status Update)
You've been asking, we will tell you... 0:00 - Introduction 3:03 - So, Why are we pausing? 6:10 - When will we be back? 6:58 - Changes to our Patreon ( Click Here) 10:46 - A NEW Mini-show is coming... 14:13 - More Swag 19:02 - Our NEXT 8 S…
- Remembering Lalo Schifrin
One of the all time greatest TV music composers passed away on June 26th at age 93...Last season, we did an episode about the Life & the Work of Lalo Schifrin on our Patreon--as a tribute, we would like to present that show for you...
- SPECIAL: My Radio Days
SPECIAL: Long before there was ever a Telehell, I was (and still am) a Radio guy...and since my radio career is now officially old enough to drink, this would be a good time to do a little reflecting on the past in this series of vignettes…
- EPISODE #115 - The Jerry Lewis Show (1984 Talk Show)
MIDSEASON FINALE: "The Bonfire of Vanity Projects" concludes with a simple warning; that just because you CAN do everything in the world of showbiz, doesn't mean that you SHOULD...and that includes hosting talk shows--maybe if this one air…
- EPISODE 114 - The Michael Richards Show (2000)
"The Bonfire of Vanity projects" continues with the single Worst thing Michael Richards has ever done in his career...........I will be taking NO Questions at this time. SPONSORED BY Dave's Archives RETROCirq: The Video Store Kier's Nostal…
- SPECIAL COMMENT: Remembering Wink Martindale
A few words about The Last of the Great Emcees... Keep his legacy alive by visiting his Youtube Page at Wink Martindale Games
- A Dramatic Reading of the Hammerman Theme Song
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…
- EPISODE 113 - Hammerman (1991)
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…
- EPISODE 112 - The Highwayman (1988)
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'…
- CHANGES
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"
- EPISODE 111 - For Love or Money (1984 TV Movie)
What price would you pay for Love? Well, we don't know much about that, but we do know that one of our Patrons ( Chris Michaud ) paid a pretty hefty price just to play a Game show host in this one, and you better believe he'll get his mone…
- EPISODE 110 - The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002 TV Movie)
They're Back.........Again..........and this time, they have Political Powers......Woe to the Union... SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives RETROCirq Kier's Nostalgia Corner Kev the Ripper And (of course) our Patrons
- EPISODE 109 - Who wants to Be Governor of California? (2003 Special)
Dear 2003 TV Viewer, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice an hour of Prime time. But we think you're crazy for making us put on a Game Show about how crazy these gubernatorial candidates were. You see them as you want to see them… I…
- EPISODE 108 - Heil Honey, I'm Home (1990)
SEASON 7 PREMIERE: It's taken us 6 years; but it's time (FINALLY) to not only take down a British TV show, but also a Legend among "Worst TV Shows of all Time"...Was this show innocent, misunderstood satire? Or was there something more Nef…
- SEASON 7: An Introduction
THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER (We Promise)!!! But BEFORE We kick off Season 7 Next week with 3 shows in a row, we have some unfinished business to take care of...Whatever became of "The Genre-Mat"? Who is this Efficency Guy? and Why don't I appe…
- QUICK UPDATE
(INSERT WHATEVER METAPHOR FOR "BITING OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW/FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN" HERE) Nothing to worry about, just a MINOR Schedule change + an Update to the increasing amount of subscribers on our Youtube Channel and what we…
- Merry Christmas! (I've got Nothing)
SPECIAL: I legitimately have no idea what I'm doing; but here's what I can tell you for certain WILL happen in what will BARELY pass as a Christmas Special: 01:34 - Intro 06:31 - Pho-HO-HOne-O-Rama 22:00 - THAT Folgers commercial (You know…
- SPECIAL: The Telehell Feast of Gluttony
SPECIAL: With the Boss out for Thanksgiving, and me not having eaten Surface food in a long time, I'm raiding his fridge to pull out 6 leftovers from our Patreon that are guaranteed to give Advertisers (and myself) some indigestion… Filmed…
- ASK TELEHELL 4
It's our Quasi-annual Quest into the world of Questions, Queries & Queasts (There's "Mr. Show" fans here, right?). If we use your question, we send you one of our Swag packs, it's That Simple! NEXT SHOW: THANKSGIVING ("The Telehell Feast o…
- SPECIAL: Telehell's Wearying World of Sports
SPECIAL: Guest host Scott Mason ( Play Like a Jet Podcast ) is here to guide you through the world of Sports...Particularly, Sports Gimmicks that were designed to bring in more viewers, but instead caused those same viewers to change the c…
- EPISODE 107 - The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
SEASON 6 FINALE: Having been captured by The Boss and placed inside his new invention, "The Genre-Mat"; He is now forcing me to not only sit through one of the Worst TV Shows of All time, but do so in a way that requires funding from a gra…
- EPISODE 106 - Fantasy Island (1998 Reboot)
The Wrecks of '98 continues with Malcolm McDowell trying to fill some big, rich corinthian leather shoes; as he learns the Hard way that not everything needs to be re-made. SPONSORED BY: Dave's Archives Retrocirq Kier's Nostalgia Corner An…
- EPISODE 105 - The Virtual Ed Sullivan Show (1998 Special)
And Down the stretch we come for Season 6...Presenting the first of Three shows from one of the most formative years of my life. "The Wrecks of '98" begins with a simple question...did the world REALLY Need a poorly computerized Ed Sulliva…
- EPISODE 104 - Father of the Pride (2004)
Nate Ragland ( Post Modern Art Podcast ) and I use the power of Magic to make aproximately $62 Million in Production & Animation costs disappear; as we look at a show that NBC foolishly went All In on in 2004... 4TH ANNUAL CHARITY EPISODE:…