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Which TV Show Did the Best Job Explaining Why a Written-Out Character Didn’t Return for a Major Moment? Mark gets married

Which TV Show Did the Best Job Explaining Why a Written-Out Character Didn’t Return for a Major Moment?

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Opening Title Easter Eggs The cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 5

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Opening Title Easter Eggs

Who is the Best TV Character Who You Surprisingly Didn’t Miss After They Left a TV Series? Buffy and Angel

Who is the Best TV Character Who You Surprisingly Didn’t Miss After They Left a TV Series?

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What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Finale, “The House Always Wins”? Charles, Mabel, and Oliver accuse the mayor of murder

What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Finale, “The House Always Wins”?

June Lockhart Was a Good LGBTQ+ Ally on a Talk Show in 1970 June Lockhart sticks up for gay people

June Lockhart Was a Good LGBTQ+ Ally on a Talk Show in 1970

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Who Was the Garage Band Singing ‘Daddy Cop’ in the Latest Episode of The Rookie? 1

Who Was the Garage Band Singing ‘Daddy Cop’ in the Latest Episode of The Rookie?

Does Neal McDonough Really Refuse to Ever Kiss His Female Co-Stars? 2

Does Neal McDonough Really Refuse to Ever Kiss His Female Co-Stars?

Do Christina Applegate and Ed O’Neill Have a Good Relationship? 3

Do Christina Applegate and Ed O’Neill Have a Good Relationship?

How Did The Big Bang Theory Film Howard in Outer Space? 4

How Did The Big Bang Theory Film Howard in Outer Space?

Why Wasn’t Madonna Included In ‘We Are the World’? 5

Why Wasn’t Madonna Included In ‘We Are the World’?

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Opening Title Easter Eggs 6

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Opening Title Easter Eggs

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Friday I’m In Love 7

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Friday I’m In Love

Which TV Show Did the Best Job Explaining Why a Written-Out Character Didn’t Return for a Major Moment? Mark gets married

Which TV Show Did the Best Job Explaining Why a Written-Out Character Didn’t Return for a Major Moment?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know which TV show did the best job explaining why a written-out character didn't return for a major moment that they really should have...
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All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Opening Title Easter Eggs The cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 5

All Ten of the Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Opening Title Easter Eggs

The openings of each episode of Only Murders in the Building all have Easter Eggs. Here are all ten of them for Season 5!
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Who is the Best TV Character Who You Surprisingly Didn’t Miss After They Left a TV Series? Buffy and Angel

Who is the Best TV Character Who You Surprisingly Didn’t Miss After They Left a TV Series?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who was the best TV character you surprisingly didn't miss after they left a TV series.
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What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Finale, “The House Always Wins”? Charles, Mabel, and Oliver accuse the mayor of murder

What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Finale, “The House Always Wins”?

Brian shares the opening title Easter Eggs from the finale of the fifth season of the hit Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, “The House Always Wins.”
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June Lockhart Was a Good LGBTQ+ Ally on a Talk Show in 1970 June Lockhart sticks up for gay people

June Lockhart Was a Good LGBTQ+ Ally on a Talk Show in 1970

Brian shares the time that the late June Lockhart was a strong ally to the LGBTQ+ community on a talk show in 1970.
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What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Episode 9, “LESTR”? The gang gets ready to lose their home

What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Episode 9, “LESTR”?

Brian shares the opening title Easter Eggs from the ninth episode of the fifth season of the hit Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, "LESTR."
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What Was the Best TV Drama ‘Star Vehicle’? Andy Griffith as Matlock

What Was the Best TV Drama ‘Star Vehicle’?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what was the best TV drama that was developed as a star vehicle.
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What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Episode 8, “Cuckoo Chicks”? The girls get together for Ladies Night

What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Episode 8, “Cuckoo Chicks”?

Brian shares the opening title Easter Eggs from the eighth episode of the fifth season of the hit Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, ""Cuckoo Chicks."
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Paul Thomas Anderson Taking it to the Hoop in 1985 Paul Thomas Anderson driving to the hoop

Paul Thomas Anderson Taking it to the Hoop in 1985

Brian looks at how a news story in 1985 on Paul Thomas Anderson's father featured the future acclaimed film maker hooping it up in the backyard.
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What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Episode 7, “Silver Alert”? The gang are creeped out by Algernon

What Was the Opening Title Easter Egg in Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Episode 7, “Silver Alert”?

Brian shares the opening title Easter Eggs from the seventh episode of the fifth season of the hit Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, "Silver Alert."
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