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Were the Little House on the Prairie Sets Destroyed So That No One Else Could Use Them? A Little House on the Prairie set is blown up

Were the Little House on the Prairie Sets Destroyed So That No One Else Could Use Them?

Today, we look at a Little House on the Prairie legend so persistent that the cast of the show even continues to tell the legend today.
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In “Beyond the Sea,” The X-Files Showed the Power of Wanting to Believe Scully in front of the killer

In “Beyond the Sea,” The X-Files Showed the Power of Wanting to Believe

Brian looks at how the X-Files episode, "Beyond the Sea," and how it spotlighted the power of wanting to believe.
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Have You Ever Thought Something You Were Watching Was a Knockoff…Until You Saw It Was an Official Adaptation? Scott Speedman as RJ Decker

Have You Ever Thought Something You Were Watching Was a Knockoff…Until You Saw It Was an Official Adaptation?

Brian wants to know if you've ever had the experience of thinking you were watching a knockoff of a writer until you realized it was an official adaptation.
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In “Date Rape,” Cagney and Lacey Struggle With Their Place in the Male-Dominated Police Force Cagney and Lacey argue with a victim

In “Date Rape,” Cagney and Lacey Struggle With Their Place in the Male-Dominated Police Force

Brian looks at how Cagney and Lacey struggled with letting their male-dominated job affect their views and actions in "Date Rape."
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Did Harrison Ford First Meet George Lucas While Building Cabinets For Him? Harrison Ford working as a carpenter

Did Harrison Ford First Meet George Lucas While Building Cabinets For Him?

Brian looks into what kind of role carpentry played in Harrison Ford becoming a movie star
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“Maude’s Night Out” Explored the Cracks in Maude’s Self-Confidence Maude talks to Walter

“Maude’s Night Out” Explored the Cracks in Maude’s Self-Confidence

Brian looks at how the season one finale of Maude helped explore the cracks in Maude's self-confidence.
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What’s the Weirdest Reason You’ve Heard for Someone Dropping a TV Show? Grey and his wife on The Rookie

What’s the Weirdest Reason You’ve Heard for Someone Dropping a TV Show?

Brian wants to know what is the weirdest reason you've heard from someone for them dropping a TV show.
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The Dick Van Dkye Show’s Second Episode Made it Clear Mary Tyler Moore Was a Comedy Icon Laura doesn't finish getting her hair dyed back

The Dick Van Dkye Show’s Second Episode Made it Clear Mary Tyler Moore Was a Comedy Icon

Brian sees how the second episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show showed that Mary Tyler Moore was a comedy icon RIGHT away
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What Was The Oddest Post-Oscar Cash-in Job? Brenda Fricker in Home Alone 2

What Was The Oddest Post-Oscar Cash-in Job?

Brian wants to know what you think was the oddest Post-Oscar win "cash-in" job by an actor?
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Lily Tomlin Did a Historic Walkout When a Talk Show Guest Got Sexist Tomlin walked out of the Dick Cavett Show

Lily Tomlin Did a Historic Walkout When a Talk Show Guest Got Sexist

Brian looks at the time that Lily Tomlin walked out of a talk show appearance after a guest made a sexist remark.
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