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G.I. Joe’s “The Viper is Coming” Taught a Whole Generation of Kids About Shaggy Dog Stories The Joes prepare for the Viper

G.I. Joe’s “The Viper is Coming” Taught a Whole Generation of Kids About Shaggy Dog Stories

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian explains how G.I. Joe's "The Viper is Coming" taught a whole generation of kids the concept of shaggy dog stories
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Let’s Not Rewrite the History of Suzanne Somers’ Exit from Three’s Company The cast of Three's Company

Let’s Not Rewrite the History of Suzanne Somers’ Exit from Three’s Company

In a new TV Legends Revealed, let's look at the reality of Suzanne Somers' exit from Three's Company
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The ‘Out of Order’ Speech in Scent of a Woman Holds Up Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman

The ‘Out of Order’ Speech in Scent of a Woman Holds Up

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian examines Al Pacino's forceful "Out of Order" speech in Scent of a Woman
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That Time Gilmore Girls Just Transplanted Dean’s Personality Into Jess Rory, Dean and Jess on The Gilmore Girls

That Time Gilmore Girls Just Transplanted Dean’s Personality Into Jess

In a spotlight on pop culture retcons that 'overturn' past stories, see how Dean on Gilmore Girls was retconned so that Jess could adopt his original personality
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Elvis Costello Skewers the American Dream in ‘Brilliant Mistake’ Elvis Costello's "Brilliant Mistake"

Elvis Costello Skewers the American Dream in ‘Brilliant Mistake’

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian examines Elvis Costello's brilliant skewering of 80s American culture in "Brilliant Mistake"
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When Did Growing Pains Jump the Shark? The cast of Growing Pains

When Did Growing Pains 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) Growing Pains jumped the shark.
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Mad Men Explains What the Money Is For Don Draper on Mad Men

Mad Men Explains What the Money Is For

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at probably the greatest line of dialogue from Mad Men
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What Do You Think Was the Best TV Romance Endgame Pivot? Joey and Pacey on Dawson's Creek

What Do You Think Was the Best TV Romance Endgame Pivot?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think was the best instance of a TV show pivoting away from its initial intended romantic endgame
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Jerry Maguire Having His Wife ‘At Hello’ Was Very Well-Constructed Jerry Maguire's famous "You had me at hello" scene

Jerry Maguire Having His Wife ‘At Hello’ Was Very Well-Constructed

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian looks at how well structured the "you had me at hello" line was in Jerry Maguire.
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The Major Problem With Magnum, p.i.’s Most Iconic Moment Magnum is about to murder a guy

The Major Problem With Magnum, p.i.’s Most Iconic Moment

Brian explains why there was a major problem with the most iconic moment from the original Magnum, p.i. TV series
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