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The First All-Black Game in NBA History The Knicks in 1979-80

The First All-Black Game in NBA History

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we take a look at the first game in NBA history to involve only Black players on both teams
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My Three Sons and The Partridge Family Had a Bizarre Thanksgiving Reunion The casts of My Three Sons and The Partridge Family

My Three Sons and The Partridge Family Had a Bizarre Thanksgiving Reunion

In the latest I Can't Cross Over, Brian examines a bizarre 1977 Thanksgiving reunion featuring two very different classic sitcoms, My Three Sons and The Partridge Family
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Who Was Cynthia Erivo Shading In Her Comments About Her Wicked Audition? Cytnthia Erivo as Elpheba

Who Was Cynthia Erivo Shading In Her Comments About Her Wicked Audition?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian answers a question about who Cynthia Erivo was shading recently with some comments she made about auditioning for Wicked
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Was Freda Payne’s ‘Band of Gold’ Written About a Gay Man Being Unable to Consummate a Marriage? Freda Payne from the cover of "Band of Gold"

Was Freda Payne’s ‘Band of Gold’ Written About a Gay Man Being Unable to Consummate a Marriage?

In a new Music Legends Revealed, discover whether "Band of Gold" was really written about a gay man being unable to consummate his marriage with a woman
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When Did Seinfeld Jump the Shark? The cast of Sieinfeld

When Did Seinfeld Jump the Shark?

In a feature looking at if or when a TV series "jumped the shark," Brian asks you all to determine when (or if) Seinfeld jumped the shark.
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Sex Sells, But This Is Just Ridiculous A woman is enjoying herself in this weird Texas Poker Party ad

Sex Sells, But This Is Just Ridiculous

In a feature spotlighting interesting commercials and advertisements, Brian marvels at a Texas Poker Party app mobile ad that uses sex to sell the game in a really weird way.
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Which TV Character Had the Most Egregious Absence From a Show’s Series Finale? The cast of Shameless

Which TV Character Had the Most Egregious Absence From a Show’s Series Finale?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know which TV character you think had the most egregious absence in a TV series finale
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Five 1980s Movies About Going Back to Rescue Vietnam War P.O.W.s Chuck Norris is here to rescue POWs

Five 1980s Movies About Going Back to Rescue Vietnam War P.O.W.s

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five 1980s movies about going back to rescue Vietnam War prisoners of war
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Who Did the Guitar Solo on The Rookie’s “Daddy Cop”? Molly Miller playing guitar

Who Did the Guitar Solo on The Rookie’s “Daddy Cop”?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian answers a question a number of The Rookie fans had - who did the guitar solo on the most recent performance of "Daddy Cop" on the...
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That Time Michelle Tanner Was Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper Michelle visits Mr. Cooper

That Time Michelle Tanner Was Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, see how Michelle Tanner accidentally caused some bad luck for Mr. Cooper on Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
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