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Al Floss From The Famous Teddy Z Wreaks Chaos on Murphy Brown Al Floss meets Murphy Brown

Al Floss From The Famous Teddy Z Wreaks Chaos on Murphy Brown

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, see how The Famous Teddy Z's Al Floss wreaked havoc on Murphy Brown
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Pop Culture References Dictionary – Sturgeon’s Law Jay Sherman from The Critic

Pop Culture References Dictionary – Sturgeon’s Law

In the newest installment of the Pop Culture References Dictionary, learn the history behind and the definition of Sturgeon's Law
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How a Simple Greeting Changed Hill Street Blues Forever Furillo greets LaRue at AA

How a Simple Greeting Changed Hill Street Blues Forever

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at way that a simple greeting in Hill Street Blues' Season 1 finale changed the series forever
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Star Trek’s Ill-Considered ‘Women Can’t be Starfleet Captains’ Plot Lasted Way Too Long Before Being Retconned Kirk swaps bodies with his ex-girlfriend

Star Trek’s Ill-Considered ‘Women Can’t be Starfleet Captains’ Plot Lasted Way Too Long Before Being Retconned

In a spotlight on pop culture retcons that 'overturn' past stories, see how Star Trek slowly retconned out its bizarre ban on women being Starfleet captains in the era of the original Star Trek...
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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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