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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 5 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 5

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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What Was the Best Instance of ‘Maybe Santa Claus DOES Exist’ on a TV Show? A wino pretending to be Santa Claus

What Was the Best Instance of ‘Maybe Santa Claus DOES Exist’ on a TV Show?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, as part of a string of Christmas-related themes, I want to know what you think was the best example of a TV show doing the whole "Maybe...
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Brenda Lee Finally Stops Mariah Carey’s Christmas Dominance Brenda Lee's Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee Finally Stops Mariah Carey’s Christmas Dominance

A year after we discussed how close Brenda Lee was to taking the top spot, the artist finally hit the top of the charts with her Christmas classic, "Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree,"...
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Webster Tried to Go ‘Almost Home’ in This Failed Spinoff Mac Davis and Emmanuel Lewis on Webster

Webster Tried to Go ‘Almost Home’ in This Failed Spinoff

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Webster tried to spinoff a show about a country star who lost his young son who decided to open up a...
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 4 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 4

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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Who Wrote Saturday Night Live’s ‘Fully Naked in New York’ Sketch? Bowen Yang and Emma Stone in "Fully Naked in New York"

Who Wrote Saturday Night Live’s ‘Fully Naked in New York’ Sketch?

This week's Saturday Night Live had a viral music video sketch called "Fully Naked in New York." Who wrote the sketch?
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The Bionic Man Failed to Launch The Ultimate Imposter, So They Tried It a Second Time!

The Bionic Man Failed to Launch The Ultimate Imposter, So They Tried It a Second Time!

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how The Six Million Dollar Man failed to launch The Ultimate Imposter, so they tried again a couple of years later
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 3 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 3

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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Florence Briefly Checked Out on The Jeffersons (Before Checking Right Back In) Marla Gibbs' Jeffersons spinoff, Checking In

Florence Briefly Checked Out on The Jeffersons (Before Checking Right Back In)

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how The Jefferson wrote off Florence before she came right back to the show almost immediately
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2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 2 A 1970s TV Christmas Advent Calendar

2023 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 2

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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