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| | show_name = Tuesday Night Titans | |||
| | image = Tuesday Night Titans Logo.jpg | |||
| | caption = The logo used by ] | |||
| | creator = ] | |||
| | starring = ] (1984-86) <br> ]<br> ] (1986) | |||
| | opentheme = "1980" by ] | |||
| | country = United States | |||
| | num_seasons = | |||
| | num_episodes = 99 | |||
| | language = English | |||
| | runtime = 60 minutes | |||
| | network = ] | |||
| | first_aired = {{start date|1984|05|29}} | |||
| | last_aired = {{end date|1986|09|24}} | |||
| }} | |||
| '''''Tuesday Night Titans''''' (abbreviated '''''TNT''''')<ref></ref> is a ] ] produced by the ] (WWE). It aired on the ] from May 29, 1984 to September 24, 1986. The two-hour show aired on Tuesday nights beginning on May 29, 1984 until the January 4, 1985 episode, which saw the show cut to one-hour and moved to Friday nights on USA Network, where it remained there until its final episode on September 24, 1986. ] replaced TNT in its Tuesday time slot on January 1, 1985. | |||
| ==Overview== | |||
| This format is best remembered for being a loose parody of a standard late-night ], with host ] and "sidekick" ] conducting ] interviews with WWE wrestlers and participating in skits. In episode 87, ] replaced McMahon as host and remained host for the last 13 episodes. | |||
| The program was named after the WWE's then-parent company, Titan Sports. It was taped at the Video One facilities in ], a suburb of ]. | |||
| Episodes of ''TNT'' were re-aired on ] from November 2004 to February 2009. Today, all 99 episodes (except episode 31) are available for streaming on the ]. | |||
| ===Notable moments=== | |||
| * The first televised wrestling wedding with ], the reception afterward involving a large food fight in which both Vince McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes were hit in the face with pies. | |||
| * Then-WWE champion ] introduced his protein drink, which everyone on the set liked with the exception of Lord Alfred Hayes, who vomited immediately after he drank it. | |||
| * ] playing ] in a takeoff of Dickens' '']''. | |||
| * ] and ] did a parody of '']'' called ''Fuji Vice''. This was part of a series of ersatz "pilots" that Fuji and Muraco were supposedly shopping to television producers; others included ''Fuji General'' (a ] in the vein of '']'') and ''The Fuji Bandito'' (a Western). The duo also performed a live comedy skit that notably and humorously featured Fuji messing up lines (including "how about some tropical stuff" instead of "''topical'' stuff"). | |||
| * ] undergoes electroshock therapy in order to cure his speech problem, but only manages to say "]?". | |||
| * ] accidentally firing a loaded gun while showing his collection to Vince McMahon and Alfred Hayes. | |||
| * ] bringing a live chicken onto the set and boasting that ] would eat it live on the air.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ellison, Lillian|title=The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle|year=2003|isbn=978-0-06-001258-8|publisher=ReaganBooks|page=169}}</ref> A cutaway shot was immediately shown—after Vince McMahon tried in vain to stop it—of feathers flying out of Kamala's mouth (to illustrate Kamala's ] chicken dinner). | |||
| * During a segment with Piper as a guest, a replay is shown of ] where Piper struck ] in the head with a coconut, after which Piper defends his actions and eventually slaps Hayes before storming off the set. | |||
| * ] wearing a suit of armor and reciting his first poem, the latter which gained him popularity as a babyface. | |||
| * In a segment promoting ]'s upcoming "$15,000 Bodyslam Challenge" match vs. ] at ], a replay is shown of the "Haircut Match" (where Studd and ] beat André into unconsciousness before helping ] cut his hair). McMahon attempted to talk about a stipulation wherein André would retire if he failed to slam Studd. A visibly annoyed André tried to decline the stipulation but when McMahon pressed on, André grabbed McMahon by the throat and told him to back off on the "retirement" stipulation and vowed he would slam Studd at Wrestlemania. A noticeably upset Andre walked off the set afterwards. | |||
| * Piper and ]—along with McMahon—visit the doctor about Orton's arm injury and prolonged wearing of an ] (a gimmick which had grown out of Orton's legitimate arm injury). When the doctor revealed that the injury had healed and Orton could remove the cast, Piper—who throughout the segment disputed the doctor's findings—began ]. | |||
| * André the Giant sings the Fish song which was actually him pantomiming a fish. | |||
| * Paul Orndorff fires Bobby Heenan shortly after Wrestlemania. | |||
| * Roddy Piper guests hosts with Cowboy Bob Orton replacing Lord Alfred Hayes. | |||
| * During a segment with ] and ] as guests, a delivery man arrives on the set to deliver a package to Elizabeth. Inside: roses, packed with turnbuckle stuffing (indicating the sender, George "the Animal" Steele). | |||
| * Vince McMahon hosts a show-long "This Is Your Life" segment for Nikolai Volkoff. | |||
| * Two parodies of the ABC game show '']'' titled ''The Mating Game'', featuring ], ], ], and ] as contestants. | |||
| * George Steele and Lou Albano make Christmas cookies. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * {{IMDb title|id=0283811|name=Tuesday Night Titans}} | |||
| {{Former WWE programs}} | |||
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