BrianVanHooker
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- July 26, 2022
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An Oral History of ‘The Critic’
‘Simpsons’ veterans and ‘Critic’ creators Al Jean and Mike Reiss reflect on the beloved mid-1990s animated Jon Lovitz comedy
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The 10 Best Robots on ‘Futurama’ as Determined by ChatGPT
This stupid thing told me Kif was a robot. Don’t worry, I let him have it
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From ‘Dumb and Dumber’ to ‘Goodfellas’ to ‘The Office’: Mike Starr on Being Hollywood’s Ultimate Funny Tough Guy
Dying for Scorsese, playing it straight with Carrey and talking not-so-fine Italian meats with Carell and company
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The Inside Story of ‘Poochinski,’ the Sitcom in Which a Dead Cop Is Resurrected into a Crime-Fighting Bulldog
It’s quite a tale (tail?)
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All Nine of Jon Lovitz’s ‘Simpsons’ Characters, Ranked by Smarminess
From Marge’s prom date Artie Ziff, to Greek power-plant magnate Aristotle Amadopolis, to ebullient art instructor Professor Lombardo
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Did the Mastermind of the James Bond Cinematic Universe Really Kill the Creator of the Three Stooges?
According to Hollywood lore, Ted Healy, the man behind Moe, Larry and Curly, was beaten to death by three men, including 007 producer Albert Broccoli. But is the tale based in fact or fiction?
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An IT Expert Explains What Was Wrong with the Printer from ‘Office Space’
‘PC Load Letter’ was a real error code — with a surprisingly simple fix
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Five Times Malcolm Was as Big of an Idiot as Reese on ‘Malcolm in the Middle’
Even super geniuses can be stupid sometimes
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Three Elvis Impersonators on Austin Butler’s Elvis
Did Butler get them all shook up, or was his performance a hunka hunka burning crap?
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We Converted to ‘Dudeism’: What It’s Like to Follow ‘The Big Lebowski’ Like an Actual Religion
‘The difference between Dudeism and the stuff it’s based on like Taoism is that it’s more palatable to a modern audience. It’s based on a modern mythos rather than an ancient mythos. It’s easier access’
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