Took Me By Surprise Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/took-me-by-surprise/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Sun, 11 Dec 2022 11:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Took Me By Surprise Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/took-me-by-surprise/ 32 32 Why in the World Did Adam Sandler Guest Star on Disney’s Jessie? https://popculturereferences.com/why-in-the-world-did-adam-sandler-guest-star-on-disneys-jessie/ https://popculturereferences.com/why-in-the-world-did-adam-sandler-guest-star-on-disneys-jessie/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2022 04:18:23 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3481 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian looks at why Adam Sandler made a guest appearance on the Disney Channel sitcom, Jessie.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/why-in-the-world-did-adam-sandler-guest-star-on-disneys-jessie/feed/ 1 Why Did Michael Jackson Sing on Eddie Murphy’s ‘Whatzupwitu’? https://popculturereferences.com/why-did-michael-jackson-sing-on-eddie-murphys-whatzupwitu/ https://popculturereferences.com/why-did-michael-jackson-sing-on-eddie-murphys-whatzupwitu/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:48:39 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2806 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian looks at why Michael Jackson co-sang the bizarre Eddie Murphy song, "Whatzupwitu"

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/why-did-michael-jackson-sing-on-eddie-murphys-whatzupwitu/feed/ 3 Milton Berle Received a Surprise Writing Credit on Picket Fences https://popculturereferences.com/milton-berle-received-a-surprise-writing-credit-on-picket-fences/ https://popculturereferences.com/milton-berle-received-a-surprise-writing-credit-on-picket-fences/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:54:38 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2717 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian looks at Milton Berle's surprise (and fairly well hidden) writing credit in an episode of Picket Fences.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/milton-berle-received-a-surprise-writing-credit-on-picket-fences/feed/ 0 James Avery Gives Reginald VelJohnson A Scare on the Family Matters Set https://popculturereferences.com/james-avery-gives-reginald-veljohnson-a-scare-on-the-family-matters-set/ https://popculturereferences.com/james-avery-gives-reginald-veljohnson-a-scare-on-the-family-matters-set/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:39:03 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2495 The constant confusion people had telling James Avery and Reginald VelJohnson apart led to a hilarious moment on the Family Matters set when the Fresh Prince patriarch showed up to surprise his fellow actor.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/james-avery-gives-reginald-veljohnson-a-scare-on-the-family-matters-set/feed/ 4 Denzel Washington Gave Jasmine Guy the Scare of Her Life on A Different World https://popculturereferences.com/denzel-washington-gave-jasmine-guy-the-scare-of-her-life-on-a-different-world/ https://popculturereferences.com/denzel-washington-gave-jasmine-guy-the-scare-of-her-life-on-a-different-world/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 16:12:29 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2392 During a scene where her character drunkenly pines for Denzel Washington, Jasmine Guy was surprised by the real Denzel Washington in a prank that scared the daylights out of her

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/denzel-washington-gave-jasmine-guy-the-scare-of-her-life-on-a-different-world/feed/ 0 Ed O’Neill Adorably Surprises His Former TV Daughter, Christina Applegate https://popculturereferences.com/ed-oneill-adorably-surprises-his-former-tv-daughter-christina-applegate/ https://popculturereferences.com/ed-oneill-adorably-surprises-his-former-tv-daughter-christina-applegate/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:49:22 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1643 When Christina Applegate got her own sitcom, her former TV dad from Married...With Childred, Ed O'Neil, adorably surprised her on the set.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/ed-oneill-adorably-surprises-his-former-tv-daughter-christina-applegate/feed/ 4 How Did Tracey Ullman Get Paul McCartney to Appear in Her ‘They Don’t Know About Us’ Music Video? https://popculturereferences.com/how-did-tracey-ullman-get-paul-mccartney-to-appear-in-her-they-dont-know-about-us-music-video/ https://popculturereferences.com/how-did-tracey-ullman-get-paul-mccartney-to-appear-in-her-they-dont-know-about-us-music-video/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2022 04:54:07 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1596 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian looks at Paul McCartney's guest appearance in Tracey Ullman's "They Don't Know About Us" music video

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/how-did-tracey-ullman-get-paul-mccartney-to-appear-in-her-they-dont-know-about-us-music-video/feed/ 3 David Letterman Is a Surprising Guest on a Warren Zevon Song https://popculturereferences.com/david-letterman-surprising-guest-warren-zevon-song-hit-somebody/ https://popculturereferences.com/david-letterman-surprising-guest-warren-zevon-song-hit-somebody/#respond Fri, 08 Oct 2021 03:46:56 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=549 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian looks at David Letterman's guest appearance on the Warren Zevon song, "Hit Somebody."

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/david-letterman-surprising-guest-warren-zevon-song-hit-somebody/feed/ 0 Burt Reynolds Pays Tribute to His Gunsmoke Days With a Surprise Cameo https://popculturereferences.com/burt-reynolds-gunsmoke-miss-kitty-surprise-cameo/ https://popculturereferences.com/burt-reynolds-gunsmoke-miss-kitty-surprise-cameo/#respond Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:29:17 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=500 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian shows how a surprise cameo during a TV special let Burt Reynolds pay tribute to his Gunsmoke past.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/burt-reynolds-gunsmoke-miss-kitty-surprise-cameo/feed/ 0 How Did Bob Dylan Show Up on Dharma & Greg? https://popculturereferences.com/bob-dylan-dharma-and-greg-cameo-jenna-elfman-eddie-gorodetsky/ https://popculturereferences.com/bob-dylan-dharma-and-greg-cameo-jenna-elfman-eddie-gorodetsky/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:59:43 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=436 In a feature explaining surprising cameos in TV shows, movies and songs, Brian explains why Bob Dylan showed up on Dharma & Greg.

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