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When Did Elementary Jump the Shark? The stars of Elementary

When Did Elementary 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) Elementary jumped the shark.
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That Time Arnold From Diff’rent Strokes Went on the Lam With Ricky on Silver Spoons Arnold and Ricky on Silver Spoons

That Time Arnold From Diff’rent Strokes Went on the Lam With Ricky on Silver Spoons

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, see how Arnold from Diff'rent Strokes had to go on the run from the FBI with Ricky on Silver Spoons.
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Who Is Delilah of ‘Hey There Delilah’ Fame?

Who Is Delilah of ‘Hey There Delilah’ Fame?

In a feature explaining who songs were written about, Brian explains who the Delilah was in the Plain White T's' hit song, "Hey There Delilah"
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That Time Frasier Ruined Helen’s Life on Wings Frasier and Lilith fly with Joe Hackett

That Time Frasier Ruined Helen’s Life on Wings

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, see when Helen claimed that a visiting Frasier Crane ruined her life
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When Did Married…With Children Jump the Shark? The cast of Married with Children

When Did Married…With Children 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) Married...with Children jumped the shark.
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What Was Munch’s First Non-Crossover Guest Appearance on Another TV Show? Munch on The X-Files

What Was Munch’s First Non-Crossover Guest Appearance on Another TV Show?

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, see when Detective Munch first guest-starred on another TV show (not as part of a crossover)
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What’s the All-Time Best Movie Insult? Rick and Ugarte in Casablanca

What’s the All-Time Best Movie Insult?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think is the all-time best movie insult
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That Time George and Weezy Jefferson Fought Will and His Fiancée With Bats on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air George and Will joking together

That Time George and Weezy Jefferson Fought Will and His Fiancée With Bats on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, Brian looks at the time that George and Weezy Jefferson got into a bat fight with Will and his fiancée on The Fresh Prince of...
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Errol Flynn Was the Subject of an Endearing ‘What If…?’ Film The stars of the film, My Favorite Year

Errol Flynn Was the Subject of an Endearing ‘What If…?’ Film

Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how My Favorite Year spun a sweet yarn based on the "What If?" of Errol Flynn making a cameo on a...
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That Time Hope and Gloria Tried to Get Phoebe’s Autograph at Central Perk Hope and Gloria meet Phoebe

That Time Hope and Gloria Tried to Get Phoebe’s Autograph at Central Perk

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, Brian looks at the time that Hope and Gloria tried to get an autograph from Phoebe Buffay at Central Perk
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