November 2022 Challenge Thread: The TV Guide Challenge

[Wicked Dreamer]

Saturday November 12, 1990
10:00 PM ❼ ABC Twin Peaks

…I probably should’ve put more thought into this than I did (make it more of an actual challenge), but I haven’t played the score in a while so…

Twin Peaks: Original Score by Angelo Badalamenti

 

[tvham]

10:00 PM ❼ ABC Twin Peaks
Play something Lynchian

Sharon Van Etten - Are We There



I'm not going to lie, I'm not a big David Lynch fan. But I was very excited when I heard he had Sharon perform on Twin Peaks: The Return.

 

[LeeVing]

Tuesday November 8, 1994
4:30 PM ❿ ABC Wheel Of Fortune
Play a record or song that could be the answer is a category to one of WOF’s puzzles.

Various – Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Terror Vision – T.V.039, 2022

Terror Vision Unhappy Campers Club variant
Numbered/Limited to 400, #024

Pressed at GZ

Can be seen in it's full glory on Tubi...

Things (1990)

A horror superfan ventures off to a remote cabin where he discovers a stockpile of disturbing, frightening, and otherworldly items.

tubitv.com

Or watch The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs version on Shudder (or the non-Joe Bob version, too)

Watch Things on Shudder

Don’t get left behind – Enjoy unlimited, ad-free access to Shudder's full library of films and series for 7 days.

www.shudder.com

8:00 PM ㉞ CNN Election Coverage
Play an album that inspires you to complete your civic duty

Released on Election Day 2004, this was an anti-war/anti-George W Bush album

A Perfect Circle – Emotive
Virgin – 7243 8 66687 1 4, 2004/2005

Cut by Ron McMaster
Pressed at Rainbo

 

[LeeVing]

Wednesday November 9, 1989
7:00 PM ❼ ABC The Wonder Years
Play an album that Kevin Arnold coulda spun on the show without causing an anachronism (from 1968 to 1973)

Various – Underground
Tower – ST-5168, 1969

Misprinted labels - this has A Saucerful Of Secrets and Love Is Alive And Well swapped on the labels.

Pressed at Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton

8:00 PM ⑰ NBC Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 1, Episode 14 - Updated Full Episode
Play an album that features unsolved crimes, missing persons, conspiracy theories, or unexplained paranormal phenomena (alien abductions, ghosts, UFOs, and "secret history" theories)

"For every mystery, there is somewhere, somewhere, who knows the truth. Perhaps that someone is watching. Perhaps… it’s you”.




Gary Malkin With Dan Alvarez, Jeff Beal, Michael Boyd And Pete Scaturro – Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts / Hauntings / The Unexplained
Terror Vision – T.V. 014, 2018/2021

3xLP reissue - I also have the 1LP variant - it is easier to play, but it's missing some great cues.

Pressed at GZ

The end credits music in the video above is not on this release, but is on the 2nd volume of tracks Terror Vision released.

 

[LeeVing]

Does anyone else just have the Unsolved Mysteries channel on Pluto playing 24/7?

No?


It's actually either Unsolved Mysteries or the Forensic Files channel

Unsolved Mysteries on Pluto TV

What you are about to see is NOT a news broadcast. Watch classic episodes of Unsolved Mysteries with the great Robert Stack 24/7 on this eerie channel. Who knows? Perhaps YOU can help solve a mystery...

pluto.tv

 

[imtheocean]

10:00 PM ❼ ABC Twin Peaks
Play something Lynchian

The Eyeball Kid would have felt right at home in Twin Peaks. And Tom Waits personifying a dog in a dog food commercial is decidedly Lynchian as well.

Tom Waits ~ Mule Variations

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Does anyone else just have the Unsolved Mysteries channel on Pluto playing 24/7?

No?


It's actually either Unsolved Mysteries or the Forensic Files channel

Unsolved Mysteries on Pluto TV

What you are about to see is NOT a news broadcast. Watch classic episodes of Unsolved Mysteries with the great Robert Stack 24/7 on this eerie channel. Who knows? Perhaps YOU can help solve a mystery...

pluto.tv

Yeah, In 2020 we rewatched the entire Robert Stack hosted series (it’s available on Peacock) and absolutely loved it.

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Saturday November 12, 1990
7:30 PM ❺ NBC Golden Girls



Blackwater Holylight - S /T

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Saturday November 12, 1990
10:00 PM ❼ ABC Twin Peaks

Bonus Golden Girls tie in.

Lynchian...




Various Artists - Virus 100

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Sunday November 13, 2001
9:00 PM ㊿ HBO The Sopranos

They didn't come any more gangster than Gregory Dean Smalley...




Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Sunday November 13, 2001
10:00 PM ㊿ HBO Band Of Brothers

The Reid brothers blew my mind in 1985 and have been blowing it ever since. They've never let me down.




The Jesus And Mary Chain - Honey's Dead

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

November 14 - November 20

Monday November 14
We’ll by right back after a quick word from our sponsors…

Spoiler: Commercial Break

Choose an album inspired by one of these fine products.

Tuesday November 15
10:00 AM ❸ CBS The Price Is Right

Spoiler: Channel 3

The Price is Right _ Season 18_1990_ 14May Episode_ Lisa Anderson.mp4
Play an album you got a good deal on

11:00 AM ❷ FOX Small Wonder (S)

Spoiler: Channel 2

Small Wonder - V.I.C.I. Clip Reel
Play an album with an Electric/Robotic element

Wednesday November 16
4:35 PM ⓯ TBS The Brady Bunch (R)

Spoiler: Channel 15

TBS Brady Bunch Promos
Play some groovy far out tunes that would make Johnny Bravo proud

5:05 PM ⓯ TBS Happy Days (R)

Spoiler: Channel 15

1992 - Promo for 'Happy Days' & Open to 'Tom & Jerry's Funhouse'
Play a song that woulda played for The Fonz when he hit the Al’s Diner juke box.

Thursday November 17
8:00 PM ❺ NBC Cheers

Spoiler: Channel 5

Cheers first scene HD
At Cheers everybody knows your name, even if it’s a stage name/pseudonym. Play an album by an artist that records under an assumed name. (Bonus points if they’re from Boston)

8:30 PM ❺ NBC Night Court

Spoiler: Channel 5

Night Court Opening theme Season 4
Play a debauched album that might soundtrack a night that would lead to ya getting put in front of the Honorable Harry Anderson

Friday November 18
8:00 PM ❸ CBS Dallas

Spoiler: Channel 3

Dallas Opening and Closing Theme 1978 - 1991 (HD Surround)
Play an album with cowboy hat style

9:00 PM ⑰ NBC Knight Rider

Spoiler: Channel 17

Knight Rider - Original Show Intro | NBC Classics
Play an album that feature art, names, or songs about cool elfin’ cars…or David Hasslehoff

Saturday November 19
10:35 PM ❺ NBC Saturday Night Live

Spoiler: Channel 5

Steve Martin Cold Opening - Saturday Night Live
IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT!
Play an artist featured/hostedarodied on the venerable late night institution.

11:00 PM ㊿ HBO Tales From The Crypt

Spoiler: Channel 50

Tales From The Crypt Season 6 Episodes 13-14-15 (TRIPLE FULL EPISODE)
The Cryptkeeper was spooky fun, play a record that features skulls or skeleton

Sunday November 20
9:00 PM ㊺ AMC Mad Men

Spoiler: Channel 45

Mad Men - Tomorrow Never Knows
Mad Men Creator and Showrunner, Matthew Weiner had AMC fork over $250K to have “Tomorrow Never Knows” featured in the above scene. Play an album that cost you a pretty penny

10:00 PM ㊺ AMC Breaking Bad

Spoiler: Channel 45

Breaking Bad Crystal Blue Persuasion Scene
Play a “Tweaking” album, bonus points if its on blue wax

Don’t be sad @Matt M , the challenge for the next week are now available!

 

[groceryboy]

Saturday November 12, 1990
7:30 PM ❺ NBC Golden Girls

Play an album that features a group of women



10:00 PM ❼ ABC Twin Peaks

Play something Lynchian

"Three to Get Ready" appears on the Inland Empire soundtrack.

 

[4080]

9:00 PM ㊿ HBO The Sopranos - Woke up this morning and spun myself some tunes...
AND
10:00 PM ㊿ HBO Band Of Brothers - Brother, brother, brother...



The Lyman Woodard Organization "Saturday Night Special" - look I'm not sure how gangster Lyman Woodard is or was but every time I see that cover I feel like something went down, is about to go down or is just how he rolls everyday all day...also he takes care of it on a Saturday night so he can be home on Sunday to watch The Sopranos....
AND
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah "Some Loud Thunder" - a band with a set of brothers that I believe lasted through both the first and second record before leaving...I always thought this band, like The National, were made up of 2 sets of brothers but according to Wikipedia it was only 1 set and really this is a one man band so I'm sure if he has a brother he knew to stay far away from this mess!

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Saturday November 12, 1990
10:00 PM ❼ ABC Twin Peaks
Play something Lynchian

Roy Orbison - The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison



Can’t hear “In Dreams” without thinking of Dennis Hopper losing his mind

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Sunday November 13, 2001
9:00 PM ㊿ HBO The Sopranos
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Tony growing up in the 1970s in New Jersey I am sure The Boss was inescapable plus Little The E Street Band’s Guitarist Steven Van Zandt was a gem as Silvio Dante.


10:00 PM ㊿ HBO Band Of Brothers
The Beach Boys - Friends

The Beach Boys were more than friends brothers Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson along with cousin Mike Love and childhood friend Al Jardine (later joined by Bruce Johnston).

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Sunday November 13, 2001
9:00 PM ㊿ HBO The Sopranos
Play a mafia theme album or some Classic Rock that Tony and Carmela woulda listened to back in the day.

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers



Don’t kill me, I never finished The Sopranos, but I do remember one of the first episodes had a Mazzy Star song which doesn’t actually fit the instructions for today. The Stones seem to be a favorite for a lot of mob movie soundtracks. Side note, I got this record as a promo deal several years ago: if you bought the CD, you got the vinyl for free. They were different times then

 

[gafacaode]

Thursday November 10, 1994
7:00 PM ⑤ NBC Must See TV - Friends

I remember when one of my best friends played this one on CD for the first time. Blown away

Television - Marquee Moon




8:00 PM ⑤ NBC Must See TV - Seinfeld

I wonder if Babu Bhatt listened to this album

Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn - Mustt Mustt

 

[imtheocean]

Sunday November 13, 2001
9:00 PM ㊿ HBO The Sopranos
Play a mafia theme album or some Classic Rock that Tony and Carmela woulda listened to back in the day.

The Boys from Alabama were pretty gangster when they were up against Buford Pusser. You also might have heard Lookout Mountain and Mike Cooley's dulcet voice over off a commercial for STP too.

We got friends in jail who can see you through
Boy, don't forget, no matter what you do
Don't piss off the boys from Alabama
You know we won't let it slide
They might find your body in the Tennessee River
Or they might not find it at all

Drive~By Truckers ~ The Dirty South

 

[Turbo]

Sunday November 13, 2001
9:00 PM ㊿ HBO The Sopranos
Play a mafia theme album or some Classic Rock that Tony and Carmela woulda listened to back in the day.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers" (1976 Shelter Records; 2014 reissue)