The Past Was Close Behind Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/the-past-was-close-behind/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:03:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png The Past Was Close Behind Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/the-past-was-close-behind/ 32 32 196266870 The Original ‘Charlie Bit Me’….From 1971?! https://popculturereferences.com/the-original-charlie-bit-me-from-1971/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-original-charlie-bit-me-from-1971/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:03:55 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4095 In a feature looking at pop culture moments that have different meanings in hindsight, Brian spotlights how a 'Charlie bit me' scene from a 1971 episode of My Three Sons hits a lot differently now.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-original-charlie-bit-me-from-1971/feed/ 0 4095 Tina Cole Ironically Tries to Keep the Douglases From Going to Hawaii on My Three Sons https://popculturereferences.com/tina-cole-ironically-tries-to-keep-the-douglases-from-going-to-hawaii-on-my-three-sons/ https://popculturereferences.com/tina-cole-ironically-tries-to-keep-the-douglases-from-going-to-hawaii-on-my-three-sons/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:21:48 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3083 In a feature looking at pop culture moments that have different meanings in hindsight, Brian spotlights how Tina Cole starred on Hawaiian Eye a year before trying to keep the cast of My Three Sons from moving to Hawaii!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/tina-cole-ironically-tries-to-keep-the-douglases-from-going-to-hawaii-on-my-three-sons/feed/ 1 3083 Kelly Clarkson’s Performance of ‘Piece by Piece’ on American Idol is Now Sadly Ironic https://popculturereferences.com/kelly-clarksons-performance-of-piece-by-piece-on-american-idol-is-now-sadly-ironic/ https://popculturereferences.com/kelly-clarksons-performance-of-piece-by-piece-on-american-idol-is-now-sadly-ironic/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 22:48:26 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2877 In a feature looking at pop culture moments that have different meanings in hindsight, Brian spotlights how sadly ironic Kelly Clarkson's emotional performance of "Piece by Piece" is today.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/kelly-clarksons-performance-of-piece-by-piece-on-american-idol-is-now-sadly-ironic/feed/ 0 2877 When Jason Momoa Was ‘Meme Famous’ Before Becoming Actually Famous https://popculturereferences.com/when-jason-momoa-was-meme-famous-before-becoming-actually-famous/ https://popculturereferences.com/when-jason-momoa-was-meme-famous-before-becoming-actually-famous/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:00:14 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1969 In a feature looking at hilarious in hindsight pop culture moments, Brian spotlights how Jason Momoa became a popular meme star before he became a popular movie star.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/when-jason-momoa-was-meme-famous-before-becoming-actually-famous/feed/ 0 1969 That Time Chrissy Suggested She Move Out and They Get a Substitute For Her https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-chrissy-suggested-she-move-out-and-they-get-a-substitute-for-her/ https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-chrissy-suggested-she-move-out-and-they-get-a-substitute-for-her/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:50:54 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1931 In a feature looking at hilarious in hindsight pop culture moments, Brian spotlights the time Chrissy Snow suggested that she move out and be replaced by a substitute, a year or so before that was exactly what happened!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-chrissy-suggested-she-move-out-and-they-get-a-substitute-for-her/feed/ 0 1931 Betty White Ironically Predicted the Success of Golden Girls https://popculturereferences.com/betty-white-ironically-predicted-the-success-of-golden-girls/ https://popculturereferences.com/betty-white-ironically-predicted-the-success-of-golden-girls/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:59:27 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1697 In an interview on The Tonight Show, Betty White ironically predicted her great success on The Golden Girls by saying shows where everyone gets along get canceled.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/betty-white-ironically-predicted-the-success-of-golden-girls/feed/ 0 1697 Chrissy Snow Warned Us In Season 2 That She Might Leave At Any Moment https://popculturereferences.com/chrissy-snow-warned-us-in-season-2-that-she-might-leave-at-any-moment/ https://popculturereferences.com/chrissy-snow-warned-us-in-season-2-that-she-might-leave-at-any-moment/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2021 04:42:41 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1550 In a feature looking at hilarious in hindsight pop culture moments, Brian spotlights the time Chrissy Snow inadvertently set up the abrupt departure of her character on Three's Company years later.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/chrissy-snow-warned-us-in-season-2-that-she-might-leave-at-any-moment/feed/ 3 1550 Decades Before ‘Blurred Lines,’ See Robin Thicke Pick Up a Girl on The Wonder Years https://popculturereferences.com/robin-thicke-pick-up-girl-wonder-years-blurred-lines/ https://popculturereferences.com/robin-thicke-pick-up-girl-wonder-years-blurred-lines/#respond Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:11:11 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=590 In a feature looking at hilarious in hindsight pop culture moments, Brian spotlights the time that "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke appeared on The Wonder Years where he, of course, picked up a girl.

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