578: This Week In Historical TV: September 4-10, 1991

We are off this week but present you with this EHG Club (extrahotgreat.com/club) unlock of EEHG 324: This Week In Historical TV: September 4-10, 1991 (extrahotgreat.com/eehg-324).

Earlier this year, our Patreon supporters unlocked a new milestone, and with it a new annual BONUS bonus episode: This Week In Historical TV! Since we've gone with September 4-10, 1991 and chosen as our lead topic Cast A Deadly Spell, an HBO TV movie that combines classic hard-boiled detective fiction with the works of H.P. Lovecraft, we had to invite Dan Cassino, a fan of both, to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through some highlights of our week in programming: the series premiere of Herman's Head; an all-timer Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode on Gamera vs. Guiron; Parker Lewis Can't Lose; and the Merlin Olsen-hosted Fantastic Facts. Tara pitches the S09 Cheers episode "Days Of Wine And Neuroses" for induction into The Canon. Then, after plucking a winner and loser out of the September 6, 1991 issue of Entertainment Weekly, it's on to a Game Time that has us asking many MORE than 19 Questions about the characters, places, and things of the 1991-92 TV season. Send your zombie henchman outside and join us!

GUESTS

• Dan Cassino (extrahotgreat.com/guests/dan-cassino)
TOPICS

• Lead Topic → Cast A Deadly Spell

• Will Dave Hate This? → The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

• Around The Dial → Herman's Head

• Around The Dial → Mystery Science Theatre 3000

• Around The Dial → Parker Lewis Can't Lose

• Around The Dial → Fantastic Facts

• The Canon → Cheers S09.E16: Days Of Wine And Neuroses

• Winner & Loser → Jack Wagner

• Winner & Loser → Ramy Zada

• Game Time → 19 Questions: 1991-92 TV Season Edition

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EPISODE NOTES

• Full episode notes (extrahotgreat.com/ehg-578)

• Dan Cassino on Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/dancassino.bsky.social)

• The Herman's Head pilot on YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=rbtGbNn3cvo)

• Mystery Science Theater 3000's episode on Gamera vs. Guiron on YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=OAVsN2iLXrw)

• Parker Lewis Can't Lose S02.E04 on YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9VHmbj3og)

• Dark Justice on Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Justice)

• Dark Justice on the Internet Archive (archive.org/details/dark-justice-1991-1993-PAR…)

• Photo: HBO