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The Stunning Stagecraft of All in the Family’s Classic ‘Archie is Branded’ Archie debates politics with a vigilante

The Stunning Stagecraft of All in the Family’s Classic ‘Archie is Branded’

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at the excellent staging of the classic All in the Family episode, "Archie is Branded."
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What’s a Famous Movie Scene That You First Encountered in a Cartoon Parody of the Scene? Launchpad bids farewell to Feathers

What’s a Famous Movie Scene That You First Encountered in a Cartoon Parody of the Scene?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know about a time that you first experienced a classic movie scene through a cartoon spoof of the scene when you were a kid
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The Dick Van Dyke Show’s ‘Never Bathe on Saturday’ Brought Restraint to Farce Laura's toe is stuck in the tub

The Dick Van Dyke Show’s ‘Never Bathe on Saturday’ Brought Restraint to Farce

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at the impressively grounded farce episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, "Never Bathe on Saturday."
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Gunsmoke’s ‘The Cabin’ Was Shockingly Bleak for Its Time Matt is held at gunpoint in a cabin

Gunsmoke’s ‘The Cabin’ Was Shockingly Bleak for Its Time

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at Gunsmoke's surprisingly bleak episode, "The Cabin."
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Classic 1970s TV Christmas Countdown Master List A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

Classic 1970s TV Christmas Countdown Master List

A master list of Brian's choices for the greatest 1970s TV Christmas episodes.
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 24 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 24

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1970s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1970s. Here's Day 24, the final day!
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Laverne and Shirley Limped Off the Air With No Shirley and a Halfhearted Carmine Spinoff Attempt Carmine says goodbye to Laverne

Laverne and Shirley Limped Off the Air With No Shirley and a Halfhearted Carmine Spinoff Attempt

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how the series finale of Laverne and Shirley followed a depressing Shirley-less season by halfheartedly trying to spin Carmine off into his...
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 23 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 23

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1970s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1970s. Here's Day 23!
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How Jackie Gleason Turned an Apology for a Failed TV Show Into…a New TV Show?! Jackie Gleason apologizes for his TV game show, You're in the Picture

How Jackie Gleason Turned an Apology for a Failed TV Show Into…a New TV Show?!

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how the series finale of You're in the Picture, which was an apology for...You're in the Picture, and yet it somehow started a...
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 22 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 22

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1970s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1970s. Here's Day 22!
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