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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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When Bob Dylan Decided to Tackle the Dangers of…Space Travel?! Bob Dylan singing "License to Kill"

When Bob Dylan Decided to Tackle the Dangers of…Space Travel?!

In a look at pop culture moments that we wish we could forget, Brian examines the time that Bob Dylan wrote a song to complain about space travel
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That Time Prison Break’s T-Bag Also Broke Out of Prison on Breakout Kings T-Bag returns in Breakout Kings

That Time Prison Break’s T-Bag Also Broke Out of Prison on Breakout Kings

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, Brian looks at the time that Prison Break's T-Bag broke out of prison one more time on Breakout Kings
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If You’re Making a Musical, How About Not Hiding the Fact That You’re Making a Musical? Regina George in the Mean Girls trailer

If You’re Making a Musical, How About Not Hiding the Fact That You’re Making a Musical?

Brian explains the seemingly simple, but apparently difficult to achieve, concept of allowing your movie musical to be promoted with music from the movie musical.
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That Time That Lucy Loved That Bob on Here’s Lucy Bob Cummings visits Lucy on Here's Lucy

That Time That Lucy Loved That Bob on Here’s Lucy

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, Brian looks at the time that Bob Cummings seemingly brought back his iconic Bob Collins character for a 1972 episode of Here's Lucy
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When Did Knots Landing Jump the Shark? The cast of Knots Landing

When Did Knots Landing 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) Knots Landing jumped the shark.
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That Time Urkel Stopped by Full House to Help Stephanie Deal With Wearing Glasses Urkel helps Stephanie deal with wearing glasses

That Time Urkel Stopped by Full House to Help Stephanie Deal With Wearing Glasses

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, Brian looks at the time that Steve Urkel stopped by Full House to help Stephanie Tanner deal with having to now wear glasses
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