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What Was the Best Live Action TV Villain Team-Up?

What Was the Best Live Action TV Villain Team-Up?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think is the best villain team-up on a live action TV series.
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Five Times Last Man Standing Referenced Home Improvement

Five Times Last Man Standing Referenced Home Improvement

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five Meta-Messages referencing Home Improvement on Tim Allen's later sitcom, Last Man Standing.
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Was Buffalo Once ‘Swindled’ Out of an NFL Championship?

Was Buffalo Once ‘Swindled’ Out of an NFL Championship?

In a new Football Legends Revealed, learn how Buffalo's first NFL franchise was tricked into giving up its first (and only) NFL championship
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See the Cagney & Lacey Follow-Up Series Lament the Treatment of Cagney & Lacey

See the Cagney & Lacey Follow-Up Series Lament the Treatment of Cagney & Lacey

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at the time that the follow-up series to Cagney & Lacey lamented the treatment of Cagney & Lacey
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Was ‘Jack and Diane’ Originally About an Interracial Couple?

Was ‘Jack and Diane’ Originally About an Interracial Couple?

In a new Music Legends Revealed, find out whether "Jack and Diane" was originally about an interracial couple.
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Deckard Shaw From Hobbs and Shaw Once Went on an ‘Italian Job’

Deckard Shaw From Hobbs and Shaw Once Went on an ‘Italian Job’

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at the time that Deckard Shaw from the Fast & Furious franchise referenced the re-made caper film, The Italian Job
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See The Night Court Harry/Dan Pool Hall Scene That the New Revival Referenced

See The Night Court Harry/Dan Pool Hall Scene That the New Revival Referenced

In the opening episode of the Night Court revival, they reference an important scene from the original series. Here is that original scene.
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Monk Promises He’ll Never Change His Theme Song If He Ever Gets a Show

Monk Promises He’ll Never Change His Theme Song If He Ever Gets a Show

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at the time that Monk agreed that if he ever got his own TV show, he certainly wouldn't change his theme song (unlike, you know, the TV show...
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When Did The A-Team Jump the Shark?

When Did The A-Team 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) The A-Team jumped the shark.
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When Happy Days Noted How Richie Cunningham Looked Like the Kid in The Music Man

When Happy Days Noted How Richie Cunningham Looked Like the Kid in The Music Man

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at how Happy Days noticed how the little kid in The Music Man sure looked a lot like Richie Cunningham.
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