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Just Can’t Jump It Master Archive

Just Can’t Jump It Master Archive

In an archive of a feature looking at if or when a post-2007 TV series "jumped the shark," Brian collects all of the shows featured so far.
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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – When Did These Shows Jump The Shark?

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – When Did These Shows Jump The Shark?

In the latest Pop Culture Wake-Up Call, your challenge is to identify when certain TV shows were determined to have "jumped the shark"!
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Can You Think of Worse Generic Party Music Than This Three’s Company Scene?

Can You Think of Worse Generic Party Music Than This Three’s Company Scene?

This 1978 party scene from a Season 2 episode of Three's Company has awful music. Can you think of generic TV music that is even worse?
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What Seinfeld Episode Introduced Festivus?

What Seinfeld Episode Introduced Festivus?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, learn which episode of Seinfeld introduced the holiday, Festivus.
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Playing TV Bingo With All in the Family

Playing TV Bingo With All in the Family

In TV bingo, Brian tries to find out if All in the Family hit enough TV sitcom cliches on a bingo card to hit a "bingo"!
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Judd Hirsch Commenting on a Studio 60 YouTube Clip is The Wholesome Content We All Need

Judd Hirsch Commenting on a Studio 60 YouTube Clip is The Wholesome Content We All Need

Brian takes a look at an incredibly wholesome YouTube comment left by Judd Hirsch on a Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip video clip.
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Playing TV Bingo With Simon & Simon The cast of Simon & Simon

Playing TV Bingo With Simon & Simon

In TV bingo, Brian tries to find out if Simon & Simon hit enough TV drama cliches on a bingo card to hit a "bingo"!
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Amir Arison’s Butterfingers Investigator Is Sadly More Competent Than His Blacklist FBI Agent

Amir Arison’s Butterfingers Investigator Is Sadly More Competent Than His Blacklist FBI Agent

In a feature spotlighting interesting commercials and advertisements, Brian marvels at how Amir Arison's Butterfinger detective seems better at his job than Arison's FBI agent on The Blacklist.
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Name a Song Where a Lyric You Misheard Changed the Meaning of the Song

Name a Song Where a Lyric You Misheard Changed the Meaning of the Song

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what misheard lyric changed the meaning of a song for you.
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What Was the First Jump Scare in a Horror Movie?

What Was the First Jump Scare in a Horror Movie?

In the latest spotlight on notable pop culture firsts, Brian reveals the first time that a horror movie had a "jump scare" in it.
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