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Playing TV Bingo With Columbo

Playing TV Bingo With Columbo

In TV bingo, Brian tries to find out if Columbo ticked off enough TV drama cliches on a bingo card to hit a "bingo"!
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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Brothers and Sisters

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Brothers and Sisters

In the latest Pop Culture Wake-Up Call, the challenge is to figure out which movie these pair of brothers and sisters came from!
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My Vanilla Ice/Queen Tweet Appeared on the Tonight Show

My Vanilla Ice/Queen Tweet Appeared on the Tonight Show

A joke tweet of mine about "Ice Ice Baby" and "Under Pressure" made it on to the Tonight Show's hashtag segment.
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Playing TV Bingo With WKRP in Cincinnati

Playing TV Bingo With WKRP in Cincinnati

See whether the 1970s sitcom, WKRP in Cincinnati, hit enough cliches to make a bingo on a cliche bingo card!
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What Did Freddie Mercury Think About ‘Ice Ice Baby’?

What Did Freddie Mercury Think About ‘Ice Ice Baby’?

Today, in a look at interesting interview anecdotes, Freddie Mercury's longtime assistant revealed how the iconic Queen singer reacted to hearing Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" for the first time
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That Time Chrissy Suggested She Move Out and They Get a Substitute For Her

That Time Chrissy Suggested She Move Out and They Get a Substitute For Her

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...
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Who Do You Think is the Worst Child Actor?

Who Do You Think is the Worst Child Actor?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know who you think is the worst regular child actor you've seen on a television series.
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Over a Decade Before Walker, Texas Ranger, Dukes of Hazzard Almost Spun Off Jude Emery

Over a Decade Before Walker, Texas Ranger, Dukes of Hazzard Almost Spun Off Jude Emery

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how The Dukes of Hazzard almost spun off a Texas Ranger, Jude Emery, over a decade before Walker, Texas Ranger.
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I Bet Marvin Gerard is Behind Liz’s Death on The Blacklist

I Bet Marvin Gerard is Behind Liz’s Death on The Blacklist

In a new feature spotlighting predictions about mysteries on current serialized TV series, Brian explains why he thinks Fisher Stevens' Marvin Gerard is the mystery bad guy in this season of The Blacklist.
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When Did Girls Jump the Shark?

When Did Girls Jump the Shark?

In a feature looking at if or when a TV series since 2006 "jumped the shark," Brian asks you all to determine when (or if) Girls jumped the shark.
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