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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 14 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 14

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 14!
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What if Facts of Life Spun Jo Off Into Her Own Show…Only Kept Jo on Facts of Life? Jo's tomboy cousin is growing up

What if Facts of Life Spun Jo Off Into Her Own Show…Only Kept Jo on Facts of Life?

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how Facts of Life decided to try to basically spin Jo off into her own show, only keeping Jo on The Facts of...
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 13 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 13

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 13!
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If a Girls School Worked on Facts of Life, Why Not a Boys School? Jo goes to a military dance

If a Girls School Worked on Facts of Life, Why Not a Boys School?

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how The Facts of Life figured that if a girls school was popular, why not a BOYS school?
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 12 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 12

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 12!
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Facts of Life Almost Kept Richard Dean Anderson From MacGyver With a Spinoff About an Interracial Couple Brian and Sylvia chat in Facts of Life

Facts of Life Almost Kept Richard Dean Anderson From MacGyver With a Spinoff About an Interracial Couple

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how MacGyver might not have starred Richard Dean Anderson had his Facts of Life spinoff about an interracial couple been picked up
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 11 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 11

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.
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Classic 1970s Hanukkah: ‘The Messiah On Mott Street’ Yapphet Kotto on Night Gallery

Classic 1970s Hanukkah: ‘The Messiah On Mott Street’

Brian spotlights a classic 1970s TV Hanukkah episode, "The Messiah on Mott Street," from Night Galley, in 1971
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Diff’rent Strokes Spun Off Mrs. Garrett for The Facts of Life Very Quickly Mrs. Garrett gets a new job

Diff’rent Strokes Spun Off Mrs. Garrett for The Facts of Life Very Quickly

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian shows how Diff'rent Strokes spun off its Mrs. Garrett character for The Facts of Life very quickly.
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 10 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 10

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.
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