Pop Culture Content

Nostalgia as a hook.
Retention as a habit.

Josh's content lives where mainstream pop culture, nostalgia, and theatre-kid knowledge meet. He creates fast, personality-driven explainers that turn overlooked movies, television moments, and entertainment history into highly watchable, highly shareable stories.

Fast, funny pop-culture explainers built around nostalgia, storytelling, and retention.

Six-video sample

April–August 2026

Performance figures are taken directly from TikTok post analytics.

Combined performance

These six videos generated 2.01 million views, 292,931 likes, 320,251 engagements, and more than 13,400 hours of watch time.

Views
2.01M
Likes
292,931
Engagements
320,251
Play time
13,436h 52m
Comments
2,387
Shares
7,740
Saves
17,193
Engagement rate
~16.0%

Weighted average watch time across the sample: 23.9 seconds.

The creative advantage

Where nostalgia, movies, and internet memory collide

Overlooked, revisited

Forgotten films, TV moments, and entertainment history get reframed as stories worth caring about again.

Personality-driven pace

Fast, funny delivery keeps viewers watching well past the point most short-form audiences drop off.

Made to be sent

Shared memory drives shared posts—7,740 shares and 17,193 saves across six videos.

Selected performance

Pop culture video reach

TikTok · 1:06

The Teddy Bears Four Seasons Vacation

448.8K views

80K likes, 4,206 saves, and more than 2,700 hours of play time on a 66-second video.

Average watch

21.5s

Avg. retention

32.4%

6.71% watched the full video

Likes
80K
Comments
260
Shares
1,569
Saves
4,206
Play time
2,703h 07m
Engagement rate
~19.2%
New followers
355
Est. rewards
$380.79
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TikTok · 1:30

The Clique

502.2K views

More than half a million views with a 31.3-second average watch time and 13.74% full completion.

Average watch

31.3s

Avg. retention

34.7%

13.74% watched the full video

Likes
54K
Comments
273
Shares
490
Saves
2,912
Play time
4,378h 11m
Engagement rate
~11.5%
New followers
178
Est. rewards
$476.41
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TikTok · 1:17

Do Revenge Is Grossly Underrated

410.8K views

410.8K views, 74K likes, and a 20.6% engagement rate.

Average watch

20.6s

Avg. retention

26.6%

8.35% watched the full video

Likes
74K
Comments
660
Shares
3,503
Saves
6,368
Play time
2,370h 15m
Engagement rate
~20.6%
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TikTok · 1:06

Grease Live Was Lowkey So Important to Me

355.4K views

56K likes and more than 2,000 hours of play time on a 66-second story.

Average watch

20.7s

Avg. retention

31.3%

8.24% watched the full video

Likes
56K
Comments
556
Shares
1,026
Saves
2,028
Play time
2,067h 49m
Engagement rate
~16.8%
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TikTok · 1:11

Nickelodeon's Spectacular!: The Fever Dream We All Forgot About

219.8K views

Deep-cut nostalgia at scale: 1,424 hours watched and 608 comments.

Average watch

23.1s

Avg. retention

32.5%

6.63% watched the full video

Likes
19K
Comments
608
Shares
1,057
Saves
1,449
Play time
1,424h 32m
Engagement rate
~10.1%
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TikTok · 1:10

Anna Kendrick Was Nominated for a Tony in Middle School

70.7K views

Strongest retention in the sample: 35.8% average and 16.21% full completion.

Average watch

25.0s

Avg. retention

35.8%

16.21% watched the full video

Likes
9,931
Comments
30
Shares
95
Saves
230
Play time
492h 58m
Engagement rate
~14.5%
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