2025 Pop Culture
This "Cowboy" artist took home Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys.
Beyoncé
"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his..." this.
Wings
He cleared 6.30m in Tokyo to be named World Athlete of the Year (again).
Mondo Duplantis
Buddy the Elf’s four main food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and this.
Syrup
Following the massive success of the "Golden" bachelor, 2025 saw the debut of the first "Golden" this.
The Bachelorette
This horror game franchise released its second movie in Dec. 2025, featuring animatronics.
Five Nights at Freddy's
"You'll shoot your eye out, kid!" is a warning given in this film.
A Christmas Story
This Spanish tennis phenom continued his dominance by winning Laureus Sportsman of the Year.
Carlos Alcaraz
Buddy travels through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest and the sea of swirly-twirly this.
Gumdrops
Jeff Probst snuffed out more torches in Season 48 of this long-running island survival show.
Survivor
He performed the Super Bowl LIX Halftime show, notably wearing Celine bootcut jeans.
Kendrick Lamar
"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal" is a line from a gangster movie within this movie.
Home Alone
This F1 driver continued his reign, taking the Laureus World Sportsman award for Motor Racing.
Max Verstappen
The department store where Buddy gets a job (and creates a "snow" display).
Gimbles
Alan Cumming returned to host the 3rd season of this murder-mystery competition set in a Scottish castle.
The Traitors
This fuzzy monster toy from "The Monsters" series became the unexpected viral collectible of 2025.
Labubu
"Bless this house and all who enter" is the toast given by Aunt Bethany in this chaotic comedy.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The city that hosted the 2025 World Athletics Championships, where Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shone.
Tokyo
The name of the unseen character on the phone who Buddy calls an "angry elf."
Miles Finch
"Is love truly blind?" asked the 8th season of this Netflix hit where couples get engaged through a wall.
Love is Blind
The "Coldplay Incident" that went viral involved two people caught on the Jumbotron who were secretly this.
"The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on."
The Polar Express
This team was named the Laureus World Team of the Year for 2025.
Real Madrid (Men's Football)
The specific song Jovie is singing in the shower when Buddy joins in.
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
This famous family returned to Hulu for Season 6, featuring more drama between Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney.
The Kardashians