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Robert Reed and Florence Henderson Do a Double Take When They Meet on the Love Boat

Brian Cronin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:15:54 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we see how Robert Reed and Florence Henderson reacted when seeing each other on The Love Boat.

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The Latest Quantum Leap Had a Fun Stargate Reference

Brian Cronin — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:16:59 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we see how the latest episode of Quantum Leap made a fun Stargate reference.

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Five Times TV Shows Did a Riff on Buffy’s ‘Must Be Tuesday’ Gag

Brian Cronin — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:57:32 +0000

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five Meta-Messages from TV shows referencing Buffy's iconic 'Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday" line.

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When Arrested Development Had Fun With Its Own Impending Cancellation

Brian Cronin — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:57:40 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at how Arrested Development had fun with its own impending cancellation towards the end of Season 3.

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When The Rookie Had Melissa O’Neil Pay Tribute to Her Idol Roots

Brian Cronin — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 04:58:03 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at how The Rookie paid tribute to Melissa O'Neil's Idol roots.

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When The Simpsons Leaned Into Its ‘Feud’ With Brazil

Brian Cronin — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 04:59:47 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at how The Simpsons doubled down after a controversial episode set in Brazil in Season 13.

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When Maverick Teamed Up With All of Warner Bros’ TV Western Heroes (and More)

Brian Cronin — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:58:22 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at the time that Maverick teamed up with all of Warner Bros' TV Western heroes at the time (and even one NON-Western hero).

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When the Real Ghostbusters Joked About How Cheap Their Cartoon Was

Brian Cronin — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 04:55:05 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at an episode of The Real Ghostbusters that joked about how cheap the cartoon was.

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Community Poked Fun At Fan ‘Shipping’ Videos

Brian Cronin — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 04:57:31 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at at when Community poked fun at the idea of fan-made "shipping" videos.

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When Dr. Geiger Returned to Complain About How Bad Chicago Hope Got After He Left

Brian Cronin — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:59:01 +0000

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at how Dr. Geiger (and David E. Kelley) returned to Chicago Hope to complain about how bad the show got after they left

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