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Quincy, M.E. Went Out With a Whimper, Trying to Spin Off Quincy’s Wife Quincy with some people

Quincy, M.E. Went Out With a Whimper, Trying to Spin Off Quincy’s Wife

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how Quincy, M.E.'s series finale was devoted to spinning off Quincy's wife on the series
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 21 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 21

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 21!
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Undeclared Flipped the P.O.V. of the Series for Its Finale Eric gets the spotlight on Undeclared

Undeclared Flipped the P.O.V. of the Series for Its Finale

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how Undeclared gave Eric a shot at a spinoff on the way out the door
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What Is Your All-Time Favorite Christmas TV Animated Special? Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

What Is Your All-Time Favorite Christmas TV Animated Special?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, as part of a string of Christmas-related themes, I want to know what is your all-time favorite animated Christmas TV special. You can only pick one!
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 20 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 20

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 20!
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Dennis Franz Punched His Way Out of Hill Street Blues Buntz about to punch Chief Daniels

Dennis Franz Punched His Way Out of Hill Street Blues

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how Dennis Franz's Norman Buntz punched his way off of Hill Street Blues onto... a sitcom?!
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 19 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 19

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 19!
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I Doubt Even Pat Harrington Thought a Schneider Spinoff Was Really a Good Idea Schneider heads to Florida to take care of his niece and nephew

I Doubt Even Pat Harrington Thought a Schneider Spinoff Was Really a Good Idea

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how the One Day at a Time series finale was a half-hearted attempt to spin Schneider off into his own sitcom
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 18 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 18

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 18!
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After Years of Being Mostly ‘The Jack Tripper Show,’ Three’s Company’s Series Finale Went All the Way The gang says goodbye to the apartment

After Years of Being Mostly ‘The Jack Tripper Show,’ Three’s Company’s Series Finale Went All the Way

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how the Three's Company series finale sidelined the rest of the cast to push Jack's new spinoff with his new girlfriend
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