{"id":1835,"date":"2021-11-04T12:49:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2021-11-04T12:49:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:49:12","slug":"episode-93-john-belushi-documentary-and-forgotten-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1835","title":{"rendered":"Episode 93: John Belushi Documentary and Forgotten History"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4436\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1835-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_93_Belushi_doc.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_93_Belushi_doc.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_93_Belushi_doc.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_93_Belushi_doc.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1835-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_93_Belushi_doc.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_93_Belushi_doc.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week join Jonathan as he asks, &#8220;Why a new documentary on John Belushi in 2020?&#8221; when his story seems to have been told often and long, long, ago. He also uses the documentary to define and apply some historical concepts in order to think through why are such stories seemingly forgotten and then reanimated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1843\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1843\" class=\"wp-image-1843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/belushi-and-brian-doyle.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A young John Belushi with Brian Doyle Murray at The National Lampoon. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL-1024x821.webp\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1837\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1837\" class=\"wp-image-1837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL-1024x821.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL-300x241.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL-768x616.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL-240x192.webp 240w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John_Belushi_SNL.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1838\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1838\" class=\"wp-image-1838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liebowitz-1982-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">John Belushi photographed by Annie Leibovitz in 1982.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1840\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1840\" class=\"wp-image-1840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-993x1536.jpg 993w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-1324x2048.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984-155x240.jpg 155w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1984.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cover to Bob Woodward&#8217;s 1984 book Wired.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1839\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1839\" class=\"wp-image-1839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-1572x2048.jpg 1572w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986-184x240.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Weingrad-1986.jpg 1965w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad&#8217;s 1986 back stage story of SNL during its first five seasons &#8211; Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover-807x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1842\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1842\" class=\"wp-image-1842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover-189x240.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1988-Gilda-Life-cover.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gilda Radner fighting through cancer on the cover of Life Magazine in 1988, about a year prior to her death.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1841\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1841\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wired-1989-still-240x166.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gary Groomes as Dan Aykroyd and Michael Chiklis as John Belushi in the 1989 film version of Bob Woodward&#8217;s book, Wired.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Jonathan as he asks, &#8220;Why a new documentary on John Belushi in 2020?&#8221; when his story seems to have been told often and long, long, ago. 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