{"id":281,"date":"2015-05-21T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T09:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=281"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T15:30:00","slug":"episode-10-superheroes-inside-the-box-1980s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"Episode 10: Superheroes Inside the Box: 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Jonathan as he flies solo through the sparse history of superheroes on television during the 1980s. Why did so many TV representations reinterpret the Superman archetype while late &#8217;80s comic books were deconstructing it? What was Jerry O&#8217;Connell doing reading comic books? What does Dean Martin have to do with TV superheroes anyway? 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class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-292\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-292'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Greatest American Hero (1981-1983)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=291'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GAH01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-291\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Greatest American Hero with characters Pam Davidson and Bill Maxwell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=294'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MOS02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-294\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-294'>\n\t\t\t\tcast of The Misfits of Science (1985) including Jennifer Holmes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=284'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MOS03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MOS03-150x150.jpg 150w, 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