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On the thirty-second installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Andy Atherton, Mirandia Berthold & Steve Riddle look at 1998’s Mulan. They discuss the many aspects of the film including: the setting in feudal China and their laws, customs and traditions; Mulan’s ingenuity and determination shown throughout the story; whether or not Cri-Kee is truly lucky; Eddie Murphy brining Mushu to life; Miguel Ferrer’s performance as the sinister, yet underrated villain Shan Yu; the great training montage of “I’ll Make A Man Out Of You”; inspiration from Stripes, The Karate Kid, Police Academy & Captain America: The First Avenger; baby doll CSI; the lack of Pandas in the movie; Mongolian Barbecue; death by fireworks and where it ranks in Disney catalog.

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Reflection” by Christina Aguilera from 1998.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rREg8tsJGfI

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we look to find lost loves but not before we got slapped by Mr. Spock.
 
First, with Valentine’s Day having just passed we're talking about a real-life finder of lost loves, who became the main character in this drama from 1984-5.  The series is loaded with guest stars, which is unsurprising since this was an Aaron Spelling production.
 
Next, we've reached another milestone, with the release of episode 350!  The Slap isn't known for much more than the titular slap, delivered by Spock?! What the hell Zachary Quinto?
 
Finally, in honor of Presidents' Day we at It Was a Thing on TV present another example of someone trying to make fetch happen.
When the US Treasury Department launched the new golden dollar coin in the year 2000, they commissioned the father of our country to help promote the new coin along with getting Batman himself Michael Keaton to voice him.
 
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Timestamps
3:34 - Finder of Lost Loves
1:29:01 - The Slap (US)
2:16:06 - The Golden Dollar Commercials from 2000

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Keith Langston is watching “In Bloom” by Nirvana from 1992.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “In The End” by Linkin Park from 2001.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTXPUF4Oz4

In the fortieth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, host/moderator Steve Riddle welcomes Keith Langston, Jon Keselica & James Gruenberg to discuss which TV Couples deserve a place on their respective lists. Are Marge & Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) a no-brainer? What about Carol & Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch)? Does Brandon & Kelly (Beverly Hills, 90210) grab a spot? Does Cory & Topanga (Boy Meets World) or Archie & Edith Bunker (All In The Family) deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Movie Couples will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that Clark & Ellen Griswold (Vacation) shouldn’t get a spot? Will Rocky & Adrian (Rocky) be included? Are Princess Leia & Han Solo (Star Wars) in the conversation? What about Vincent Gambini & Mona Lisa Vito (My Cousin Vinny) & Robbie Hart & Julia Sullivan (The Wedding Singer)?

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Spiderwebs” by No Doubt from 1995.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZktNItwexo

On a special pod blast episode of Pop Goes The Classics, Andy Atherton rides solo to do a live watch of the Pixar Short, “Mater The Greater” from 2008.
 
To watch along on Stream Lounge, click this link:
https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/00d732b4-7ec6-4c73-8a02-2c89f2148cdd

In honor of “love month,” join Mirandia and Bianca as they discuss The Perfect Marriage, a thriller with a side of ICK (and a few technical inconsistencies). The girls also discuss a much anticipated song release for Daisy Jones and The Six, and they name some recent acquisitions for their TBRs. 
 
Books Mentioned
 
Vampire Knitting Club
Magical Baking Coven
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
The Club by Ellery Lloyd
The Emperor of Any Place by Tim Wynne-Jones
Bridge to Heaven by Francine Rivers
You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
The No Show by Beth O’Leary
Heartbones by Colleen Hoover
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Cruel Illusion by Margie Fuston

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. Since we’re around Valentine’s Day, this week we are all about power ballads. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Sister Christian” by Night Ranger from 1983.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z92bmlcmyq0

On the twenty-sixth episode of Blockbuster Rewatch, Andy Atherton is joined by Keith Langston to do a live watch of 2021’s Eternals continuing his MCU rewatch. Originally broadcasted live on Stream Lounge, the guys talks about the world building the film has to do off the bat; the large team of heroes; the lack of real star power in the main cast; whether or not the story would’ve been better served as a Disney+ show; keeping your powers hidden; LEGO sets; what animal would you be?; Mork & Mindy; technical evolutions; sex scenes in superhero movies; actors wanting to have their characters killed off; lookalike celebrities; the true purpose of the Eternals; Peter Pan; Hamish the dedicated cameraman; Twinkies; “The Exposition Scene”; McGuffins; Disney villains; plot holes; heel turns of superheros and where the MCU will go from this point.
 
To watch the Stream Lounge Broadcast, click on the link below:
https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/1453e327-41ad-498b-8b6c-13ca25d2ed85

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. Since we’re around Valentine’s Day, this week we are all about power ballads. On today’s episode, Keith Langston is watching “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship from 1987.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxyN3z9PL4

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we try to guide you through a blackout to help you find the post office.
 
First, Super Bowl LVII featured two brothers playing against each other. Ten years earlier, we had a set of brothers coaching against each other for a title.  What was a great battle that came down to the end was overshadowed by a lengthy power outage
 
Then, we know all the single ladies out there want to know the secrets of finding that dream date.  This VHS tape from 1984, How to Pick Up Men, has all the answers to getting the man of your dreams.  It involves a dog named Boaz, not knowing where the post office is, and asking supermarket cashiers when the most single men shop.  Plus flirt, flirt, flirt!
 
Full video on YouTube courtesy of the Oddity Archive. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWIO8d31E4M
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Timestamps
0:50 - The HarBowl/Blackout Bowl
1:08:53 - How to Pick Up Men aka The Art of Meeting Men

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. Since we’re around Valentine’s Day, this week we are all about power ballads. On today’s episode, Keith Langston is watching “Broken Wings” by Mr. Mister from 1985.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhN1t_7PEY

Just when you think you have all the answers… Kevin Durant gets traded. After a quiet stretch leading up to the trade deadline, the Nets blowing up their superstar squad created a one-week NBA cataclysm, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to do some damage control and cover every single trade that took place this past week!!!
If the Phoenix Suns don’t win the NBA Championship THIS SEASON, is it fair to call the Durant deal a failure? Will the Lakers’ season now be known for more than just “the one where LeBron became the league’s all-time leading scorer”? Are the Warriors toast now that the West teams just got better? Are the KD-Kyrie-less Nets STILL going to make the playoffs?! All this and a ton more! So suit up and take it out in episode 265 with the NBA-Team!