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Jake and the Fatman Diagnosed a Spinoff Series, Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Mark Sloan makes his debut

Jake and the Fatman Diagnosed a Spinoff Series, Diagnosis: Murder

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Jake and the Fatman, itself a backdoor pilot spinoff of Matlock, then spun off Diagnosis: Murder through a backdoor pilot.
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 9 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 9

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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Mission Accomplished: Lifetime Christmas Movies Finally Have Fucking! Lifetime Christmas movies finally have sex in them

Mission Accomplished: Lifetime Christmas Movies Finally Have Fucking!

We celebrate Lifetime finally doing what we asked a year ago, to actually allow sex in Christmas romance movies
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Grady Briefly Moved Away from Sanford and Son to Live With His Daughter’s Family Grady buys the family a painting

Grady Briefly Moved Away from Sanford and Son to Live With His Daughter’s Family

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian explains how Grady briefly moved away from Sanford and Son to go live with his daughter's family
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 8 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 8

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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When Matlock Spun Off ‘The Fatman’ Without Jake (But Jake Was Somehow There)!

When Matlock Spun Off ‘The Fatman’ Without Jake (But Jake Was Somehow There)!

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Matlock spun off "The Fatman" of Jake and the Fatman, without Jake (but Jake was somehow there...sorta)
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 7 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 7

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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When Mona Was Briefly the Answer to ‘Who’s the Boss?’…of a Manhattan Hotel?! Mona's spinoff from Who's the Boss

When Mona Was Briefly the Answer to ‘Who’s the Boss?’…of a Manhattan Hotel?!

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Mona from Who's the Boss? was given her own spinoff, but she was back by the next season!
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 6 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 6

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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Private Eye, Luther Gillis Nearly Blasted Himself Off of Magnum, p.i. Luther Gillis firing away

Private Eye, Luther Gillis Nearly Blasted Himself Off of Magnum, p.i.

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Magnum, p.i. tried to spin off its hard-boiled detective character, Luther Gillis, but at least Gills kept coming back after it...
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