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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – To Surname, With Love

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – To Surname, With Love

In the latest Pop Culture Wake-Up Call, your challenge is to identify the first names of TV characters whose last names were the titles of their TV shows.
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A Whole Team of Former All-Stars Who Won World Series Rings as Bench Players

A Whole Team of Former All-Stars Who Won World Series Rings as Bench Players

Sometimes Major League All-Star players stick around for a long time and finally win World Series rings as bench players. Here's a whole team of them!
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Playing TV Bingo With Empty Nest

Playing TV Bingo With Empty Nest

In TV Bingo, Brian tries to find out if Empty Nest hit enough TV sitcom cliches on a bingo card to make a "bingo"!
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2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 14

2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 14

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1950s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1950s. Here's Day 14!
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Classic 1960s Christmas #12 – The Dick Van Dyke Show “The Alan Brady Show Presents”

Classic 1960s Christmas #12 – The Dick Van Dyke Show “The Alan Brady Show Presents”

We continue our countdown of Brian's favorite 1960s Christmas TV episodes with 1963's "The Alan Brady Show Presents" from The Dick Van Dyke Show.
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Playing TV Bingo With Beverly Hills, 90210 The cast of Beverly Hills, 90210

Playing TV Bingo With Beverly Hills, 90210

In TV bingo, Brian tries to find out if Beverly Hills, 90210, ticked off enough TV drama cliches on a brand-new, revised bingo card to hit a "bingo"!
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Classic 1960s Christmas #13 – Bonanza “Gabrielle”

Classic 1960s Christmas #13 – Bonanza “Gabrielle”

We continue our countdown of Brian's favorite 1960s Christmas TV episodes with 1961's "Gabrielle" from Bonanza.
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2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 13

2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 13

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1950s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1950s. Here's Day 13!
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‘Queerbaiting’ Is Not a Fair Criticism of Real Life People

‘Queerbaiting’ Is Not a Fair Criticism of Real Life People

Queerbaiting is a legitimate criticism, but only of fictional people. You can't realistically accuse actual people of lying about their own sexuality.
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What Were the Worst TV Show Reboots and Sequels of Famous TV Series?

What Were the Worst TV Show Reboots and Sequels of Famous TV Series?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think are the worst TV reboots and the worst TV sequel series out there.
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