Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:55:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/ 32 32 Why the How I Met Your Mother Series Finale Was So Bad https://popculturereferences.com/why-the-how-i-met-your-mother-series-finale-was-so-bad/ https://popculturereferences.com/why-the-how-i-met-your-mother-series-finale-was-so-bad/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:47:58 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=8031 Brian explains why the series finale of How I Met Your Mother Was So Bad.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/why-the-how-i-met-your-mother-series-finale-was-so-bad/feed/ 5 Did Radar O’Reilly Really Never Show His Left Hand on M*A*S*H? https://popculturereferences.com/did-radar-oreilly-really-never-show-his-left-hand-on-mash/ https://popculturereferences.com/did-radar-oreilly-really-never-show-his-left-hand-on-mash/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 02:07:58 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=8023 Today, learn whether Gary Burghoff really hid his left hand throughout the filming of the TV series, M*A*S*H.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/did-radar-oreilly-really-never-show-his-left-hand-on-mash/feed/ 10 ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and the Baby Battering Ram https://popculturereferences.com/little-house-on-the-prairie-and-the-baby-battering-ram/ https://popculturereferences.com/little-house-on-the-prairie-and-the-baby-battering-ram/#respond Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:05:26 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=8019 In a new TV Legend, learn whether an actor was forced to use a fake baby as a battering ram to break a window in one of the darkest Little House on the Prairie episodes

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/little-house-on-the-prairie-and-the-baby-battering-ram/feed/ 0 Angela Bassett Made an Oddly Prophetic Appearance on thirtysomething https://popculturereferences.com/angela-bassett-made-an-oddly-prophetic-appearance-on-thirtysomething/ https://popculturereferences.com/angela-bassett-made-an-oddly-prophetic-appearance-on-thirtysomething/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:29:01 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=8012 In a hilarious in hindsight spotlight, see how Angela Bassett made an oddly prophetic appearance on thirtysomething

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/angela-bassett-made-an-oddly-prophetic-appearance-on-thirtysomething/feed/ 4 Did the Crew of Three’s Company Hold a ‘Funeral’ for Suzanne Somers? https://popculturereferences.com/did-the-crew-of-threes-company-hold-a-funeral-for-suzanne-somers/ https://popculturereferences.com/did-the-crew-of-threes-company-hold-a-funeral-for-suzanne-somers/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:57:04 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=8005 In a new TV Legend, learn how the crew members of Three's Company expressed their displeasure with Suzanne Somers when she left the hit TV series.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/did-the-crew-of-threes-company-hold-a-funeral-for-suzanne-somers/feed/ 7 Did Peter Gabriel First Plan to Sing “Don’t Give Up” with Dolly Parton? https://popculturereferences.com/did-peter-gabriel-first-plan-to-sing-dont-give-up-with-dolly-parton/ https://popculturereferences.com/did-peter-gabriel-first-plan-to-sing-dont-give-up-with-dolly-parton/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:13:11 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=8001 In the latest Legends Revealed, see how Peter Gabriel originally intended "Don't Give Up" to be a duet between himself and Dolly Parton.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/did-peter-gabriel-first-plan-to-sing-dont-give-up-with-dolly-parton/feed/ 2 Was Dolly Parton a Producer on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’? https://popculturereferences.com/was-dolly-parton-a-producer-on-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/ https://popculturereferences.com/was-dolly-parton-a-producer-on-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:12:37 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7994 In a new Legends Revealed, we look at whether Dolly Parton really produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/was-dolly-parton-a-producer-on-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/feed/ 0 Did Sam Beckett Almost Leap Into Magnum P.I.? https://popculturereferences.com/did-sam-beckett-almost-leap-into-magnum-p-i/ https://popculturereferences.com/did-sam-beckett-almost-leap-into-magnum-p-i/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:48:51 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7987 In a brand-new Legends Revealed, look at how close Quantum Leap and Magnum, p.i. came to crossing over with each other.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/did-sam-beckett-almost-leap-into-magnum-p-i/feed/ 4 Who Was Topanga Quoting in Her Yearbook Quote on Boy Meets World? https://popculturereferences.com/who-was-topanga-quoting-in-her-yearbook-quote-on-boy-meets-world/ https://popculturereferences.com/who-was-topanga-quoting-in-her-yearbook-quote-on-boy-meets-world/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:49:09 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7977 Brian explains who Topanga was quoting in her famous yearbook quote on Boy Meets World

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/who-was-topanga-quoting-in-her-yearbook-quote-on-boy-meets-world/feed/ 1 Let’s Be Careful In Here, a Hill Street Blues Retrospective – “Hill Street Station” https://popculturereferences.com/lets-be-careful-in-here-a-hill-street-blues-retrospective-hill-street-station/ https://popculturereferences.com/lets-be-careful-in-here-a-hill-street-blues-retrospective-hill-street-station/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 10:17:38 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7972 Brian posts the first installment of "Let's Be Careful In Here," a retrospective look at Hill Street Blues

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