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Brian VanHooker

Brian VanHooker is a staff writer at MEL specializing in pop culture, food (especially pizza) and long form oral histories. He is the co-creator of the comic book "Barnum & Elwood" and "The Tramp," a comedy pilot starring John O'Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called "Turtle Tracks" and was once called a "Good Guy" by Mr. T.

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Why Was Johnny Bravo So Catastrophically Horny?

And how the hell was this ever a kids’ show?

Three Urologists Size Up ‘Big Dick Energy’

From Pete Davidson to Anthony Bourdain to Tony the Tiger, ‘Big Dick Energy’ has been linked to a lot of celebrities, but what exactly is it? Only urologists would know for sure (we assume).

An Oral History of Kermit in the Gulag

While ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ wasn’t the most successful Muppet film, it did generate some of the most memorable Kermit the Frog memes

Animal Cyborg Peeping Toms Are the Incredible Future of Nature Documentaries

1995 Was the Year of the Forgotten Jim Carrey Cartoons

Who Really Invented the Blooming Onion? Peeling Open the World’s Greasiest Mystery

We Asked Three Mathematicians to Calculate the Shape of a Pringle

It’s Now a Detroit-Style Pizza World, We’re Just Eating in It

An Oral History of Mountain Dew’s ‘Puppy Monkey Baby’ Super Bowl Commercial

An Oral History of C-3PO’s Penis — The Infamous Star Wars ‘Error Card’

Three Bare-Naked Ladies Strip Down the Barenaked Ladies

Fry’s Dog: An Oral History of Futurama’s Best Episode and Most Heartbreaking Moment