My Name It is Nothin' Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/my-name-it-is-nothin/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:40:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png My Name It is Nothin' Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/my-name-it-is-nothin/ 32 32 Errol Flynn Was the Subject of an Endearing ‘What If…?’ Film https://popculturereferences.com/erroll-flynn-was-the-subject-of-an-endearing-what-if-film/ https://popculturereferences.com/erroll-flynn-was-the-subject-of-an-endearing-what-if-film/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 13:28:12 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=6132 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how My Favorite Year spun a sweet yarn based on the "What If?" of Errol Flynn making a cameo on a 1950s comedy TV show

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/erroll-flynn-was-the-subject-of-an-endearing-what-if-film/feed/ 0 When Howard Hughes Was Central to the Plot of a James Bond Film https://popculturereferences.com/when-howard-hughes-was-central-to-the-plot-of-a-james-bond-film/ https://popculturereferences.com/when-howard-hughes-was-central-to-the-plot-of-a-james-bond-film/#comments Sat, 04 Nov 2023 22:02:54 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5964 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes played a central role in the plot of a James Bond film

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/when-howard-hughes-was-central-to-the-plot-of-a-james-bond-film/feed/ 4 That Time ‘Edward R. Murrow’ Interviewed the Ricardos https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-edward-r-murrow-interviewed-the-ricardos/ https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-edward-r-murrow-interviewed-the-ricardos/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:43:49 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5542 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see when Lucy and Ricky Ricardo were interviewed on I Love Lucy by a stand-in for Edward R. Murrow so spot on that the audience reacts as soon as he speaks

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-edward-r-murrow-interviewed-the-ricardos/feed/ 2 The Downside of Using a Real Life Author as a Character in Your Book https://popculturereferences.com/the-downside-of-using-a-real-life-author-as-a-character-in-your-book/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-downside-of-using-a-real-life-author-as-a-character-in-your-book/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2023 03:11:45 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5398 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how using a real life author in the book, caused a problem when the film adaptation, Field of Dreams, came out.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-downside-of-using-a-real-life-author-as-a-character-in-your-book/feed/ 2 Why in the World Was Ed Koch the Mayor of Gotham City in Batman? https://popculturereferences.com/why-in-the-world-was-ed-koch-the-mayor-of-gotham-city-in-batman/ https://popculturereferences.com/why-in-the-world-was-ed-koch-the-mayor-of-gotham-city-in-batman/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2023 03:29:57 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5123 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Tim Burton's Batman had New York Mayor Ed Koch be the Mayor of Gotham City for...reasons

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/why-in-the-world-was-ed-koch-the-mayor-of-gotham-city-in-batman/feed/ 2 Factory Girl Featured ‘Billy Quinn’ Because Bob Dylan Threatened to Sue The Film https://popculturereferences.com/factory-girl-featured-billy-quinn-because-bob-dylan-threatened-to-sue-the-film/ https://popculturereferences.com/factory-girl-featured-billy-quinn-because-bob-dylan-threatened-to-sue-the-film/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2023 03:55:41 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5115 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Bob Dylan threatening to sue the film, Factory Girl, led to the creation of the character Billy Quinn in the film.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/factory-girl-featured-billy-quinn-because-bob-dylan-threatened-to-sue-the-film/feed/ 1 That Time Hulk Hogan Stretched His Range And Played…Hulk Hogan https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-hulk-hogan-stretched-his-range-and-played-hulk-hogan/ https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-hulk-hogan-stretched-his-range-and-played-hulk-hogan/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:40:45 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5060 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Hulk Hogan helped launch his superstardom by appearing in Rocky III as, well, basically Hulk Hogan.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-usher-had-to-get-raven-back/feed/ 0 When Seinfeld Improbably Made Johnnie Cochran a Recurring Character https://popculturereferences.com/when-seinfeld-improbably-made-johnnie-cochran-a-recurring-character/ https://popculturereferences.com/when-seinfeld-improbably-made-johnnie-cochran-a-recurring-character/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 20:31:03 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4979 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Johnnie Cochran improbably became a recurring character on Seinfeld.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/when-seinfeld-improbably-made-johnnie-cochran-a-recurring-character/feed/ 0 Curt Hansen Missed Out on Being the Leader of Big Time Rush, But At Least He Got to be Zac Efron https://popculturereferences.com/curt-hansen-missed-out-on-being-the-leader-of-big-time-rush-but-at-least-he-got-to-be-zac-efron/ https://popculturereferences.com/curt-hansen-missed-out-on-being-the-leader-of-big-time-rush-but-at-least-he-got-to-be-zac-efron/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 16:49:45 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4968 Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Curt Hansen missed out on starring on Big Time Rush, but at least he got to be Zac Efron on the show

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