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humor Babylon Bee 2026-04-14

Franchises just tweak themselves to stay relevant, apparently.

Apparently, the secret sauce of pop culture is just enough superficial change to convince you that the sequel was necessary. Riveting stuff.


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/69dea4d9aa6f269dea4d9aa6f3.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>HOLLYWOOD, CA β€” It's a simple formula: take an already wildly popular franchise and then tweak it a bit to attract even more fans.</p>

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