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The First Two Only Murders In The Building Season Two Opening Title Easter Eggs

The First Two Only Murders In The Building Season Two Opening Title Easter Eggs

In the latest Pop Culture Easter Eggs, Brian shares the first two opening title Easter Eggs from the second season of the hit Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building.
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What’s Your Favorite Romantic Comedy Centered on a Lie?

What’s Your Favorite Romantic Comedy Centered on a Lie?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I'm looking to see what is your favorite romantic comedy based on a lie.
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The Abortion Plotline in Dirty Dancing Was Included Specifically for Today

The Abortion Plotline in Dirty Dancing Was Included Specifically for Today

The writer of Dirty Dancing specifically included the abortion plotline because she feared the eventuality of today's Supreme Court ruling.
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What Is a TV ‘Ship’ That You Never Quite Got?

What Is a TV ‘Ship’ That You Never Quite Got?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I'm looking to see what TV "ships" that you never quite got.
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Kate Bush Shows That the U.S. Singles Market Isn’t Totally Normal Just Yet

Kate Bush Shows That the U.S. Singles Market Isn’t Totally Normal Just Yet

We look at how the success of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (Deal With God" is showing the continued oddity of the U.S. singles charts this year.
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Steve McQueen’s Star-Making Role Left the Show It Spun Out of Essentially Forgotten

Steve McQueen’s Star-Making Role Left the Show It Spun Out of Essentially Forgotten

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Steve McQueen's star-making TV role, Wanted...Dead or Alive, spun out of a show that is mostly forgotten today.
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James Avery Gives Reginald VelJohnson A Scare on the Family Matters Set

James Avery Gives Reginald VelJohnson A Scare on the Family Matters Set

The constant confusion people had telling James Avery and Reginald VelJohnson apart led to a hilarious moment on the Family Matters set when the Fresh Prince patriarch showed up to surprise his fellow actor.
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The Origins of The Conjuring’s Annabelle Doll Were Retconned Along the Way

The Origins of The Conjuring’s Annabelle Doll Were Retconned Along the Way

In a spotlight on pop culture retcons that 'overturn' past stories, see how the origins of the Annabelle doll in The Conjuring universe were retconned along the way.
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Which Celebrity Did the Best Job of Doing a Cameo on a TV Series Making Fun of Themselves?

Which Celebrity Did the Best Job of Doing a Cameo on a TV Series Making Fun of Themselves?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what you think was the best instance of a celebrity doing a cameo on a TV series playing exaggerated versions of themselves.
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That Time Richard Pryor Nearly Had a TV Spinoff From…the Partridge Family?!

That Time Richard Pryor Nearly Had a TV Spinoff From…the Partridge Family?!

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Richard Pryor and Lou Gossett Jr. almost spun off into their own TV series from The Partridge Family, of all shows
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