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What Selena Gomez Song Did Justin Bieber Sing ‘Off-Key in the Chorus’?

What Selena Gomez Song Did Justin Bieber Sing ‘Off-Key in the Chorus’?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian tries to figure out which Selena Gomez song saw Justin Bieber sing "off-key in the chorus"
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How Bob Hope Was Like a Relative Johnny Carson Had to Just Put Up With at Thanksgiving

How Bob Hope Was Like a Relative Johnny Carson Had to Just Put Up With at Thanksgiving

Bob Hope was on the Tonight Show frequently, even as Johnny Carson basically humored him like an elderly relative on Thanksgiving.
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How the 1990s Have Broken Oldies Radio Stations

How the 1990s Have Broken Oldies Radio Stations

Oldies stations famously play music from about 20-40 years ago but they're not really playing any 1990s songs despite that decade seemingly being next in line. What gives with that?
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Why Do Friends Episode Titles All Start With ‘The One’?

Why Do Friends Episode Titles All Start With ‘The One’?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian reveals why Friends episodes all open with some variation of "The One," like "The One With" or "The One Where"
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Christina Applegate’s Sitcom, Jesse, Was Totally Revamped to Try to Save It

Christina Applegate’s Sitcom, Jesse, Was Totally Revamped to Try to Save It

In a new feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how Christina Applegate's star vehicle, Jesse, was totally revamped in its second season in a failed attempt to save the series
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The New York Times Made a Thanksgiving Change to Wordle

The New York Times Made a Thanksgiving Change to Wordle

See how the New York Times changed the Wordle answer in celebration of Thanksgiving.
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Five Friends of Kids on Family Sitcoms Who Became Cast Members (And Five Who Were Eventually Dropped)

Five Friends of Kids on Family Sitcoms Who Became Cast Members (And Five Who Were Eventually Dropped)

In a feature looking at recurring themes in pop culture, Brian spotlights five TV times that friends of the kids on family sitcoms got promoted to cast members and five times the friends of...
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The Hogan Family Had the Cheapest Credits Change in TV History

The Hogan Family Had the Cheapest Credits Change in TV History

The Hogan Family couldn't even spring for a new credits sequence for Season 5 even though the credits still had someone who left after Season 4
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Was This Petco Ad Just an Accident or Not?

Was This Petco Ad Just an Accident or Not?

A new ad for dog food on Petco's Facebook account has caused a bit of a stir online for the seemingly odd moment it used as a thumbnail
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Which TV Replacement Character Was the Biggest Upgrade?

Which TV Replacement Character Was the Biggest Upgrade?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I'm looking for which TV replacement character that you think was the biggest upgrade over the character they were replacing.
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