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Best Pop-Culture Car

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America loves cars in general. But American pop culture has actually made STARS out of some of its most iconic wheels. Over the decades, a slew of cars, trucks, vans and more have made a profound impact on film and television viewers, achieving literal legend status despite being, you know, cars. Now the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine the Best Pop Culture Car of all time. The Mystery Machine! The Ecto-1! The Pussy Wagon! Greased Lightning! Herbie the Love Bug! KITT! The Electric Mayhem Bus! The Batmobile! The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile! The General Lee! The Magic School Bus! And more!

Join host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Bob Erlenback, Derek Mekita, Jim Czadzeck, and Karissa Kloss as they consider the most iconic cars from film, television and more as they name the best pop-culture car!

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Round 2 Match-Ups:

Match-Up 1: The Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo) (1) vs. The Electric Mayhem Bus (The Muppets) (4)

Match-Up 2: Wagon Queen Family Truckster (National Lampoon's Vacation) (6) vs. Greased Lightning (Grease) (2)

Match-Up 3: KITT (Knight Rider) (1) vs. Herbie the Love Bug (Herbie Series) (5)

Match-Up 4: The Batmobile (Burton Batman Films) (6) vs. Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (2)

Match-Up 5: Doc Brown's DeLorean (Back to the Future) (1) vs. 1967 Cadillac DeVille (To Wong Foo...) (5)

Match-Up 6: The General Lee (Dukes of Hazzard) (3) vs. Magic School Bus (Magic School Bus) (2)

Match-Up 7: Ecto-1 (Ghostbusters) (1) vs. Cameron's Dad's Ferrari (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) (4)

Match-Up 8: The Pussy Wagon (Kill Bill Vol. 1) (3) vs. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) (2)

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EPISODE CREDITS

Host: Eric Rezsnyak

Panel: Bob Erlenback, Derek Mekita, Jim Czadzeck, Karissa Kloss

Editor: Jeffery Perry