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Almost Famous Explains the Only True Currency in This World Lester Bangs in Almost Famous

Almost Famous Explains the Only True Currency in This World

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian shows the Almost Famous scene that explains the only true currency in this world
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What Were Suzanne Somers’ Two Failed CBS Pilots After She Left Three’s Company? Suzanne Somers singing on a naval carrier

What Were Suzanne Somers’ Two Failed CBS Pilots After She Left Three’s Company?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian explains what Suzanne Somers' two pilots for CBS were after Somers left Three's Company
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Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Finishing the Hat’ Celebrates the Power and the Misery of Creation Mandy Patinkin in "Finishing the Hat"

Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Finishing the Hat’ Celebrates the Power and the Misery of Creation

In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian explains how Stephen Sondheim's "Finishing the Hat" brilliantly celebrates the power and the misery of creation
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When Did CSI Jump the Shark? The cast of CSI

When Did CSI 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) CSI jumped the shark.
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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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