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The Twilight Zone had a hard time gaining the respect of TV networks The Twilight Zone gets mad respect today, but it didn't start that way.
Here's how they cast All In The Family Archie Bunker was almost Mickey Rooney.
Bob Denver: Life after Gilligan The Denver family took the show on the road in the late '70s!
Michael Landon Jr. struggled to fill his father's shoes in Bonanza: The Return "I really had to become my own person."
What else was in theaters when Abbott and Costello met Frankenstein? See what you could've watched after Bud & Lou's frightening caper!
Can you tell the difference between the first and last episodes of The Flintstones? Guess if these scenes are from the premiere or the finale of this iconic cartoon.
Can you find Barney Fife's police car? Which ride belonged to the Mayberry deputy?
Did you know that there was a Gilligan's Island musical starring Greg Brady? Here's the story of a lovely three-hour tour.
Darren McGavin's agent thought the original ''Kolchak'' script was so bad he nearly didn't pass it along to his client The actor that almost wasn't.
Lorne Greene said the reason Bonanza was good was because of one producer "I told him it was for the birds."
Your guide to the spookiest Western episodes We're scared saddle-less over these episodes!
Don Knotts was a skilled ventriloquist Ol' Barney was no dummy!
Donna Reed's daughter had this response to people who said her mother wasn't a feminist "It makes me angry."
The story of when Jerry Mathers didn't die in 'Nam The Beav was surprised to learn of his own death.
Do you remember Tony Dow's soap opera saga? Tony ''Daytime'' Dow had some soap success after Beaver!
13 of the most memorable Lisa Whelchel moments on Collector's Call Lisa Whelchel was an airline pilot, a Pinball Wizard, a bowling champion and much more during this season of Collector's Call.
Classic television writers loved watching their fellow creators' shows as much as viewers did Picture every show on network television in the 1970s getting together for one big sleepover.
Natalie Schafer only took the role on Gilligan's Island for the vacation She didn't know if the show would last beyond the pilot, but she was happy for the free trip to Hawaii.
Here's what Alice was actually cooking up on The Brady Bunch While Alice Nelson was a great cook, Ann B. Davis certainly wasn't.
''The Yeagers'': Andy Griffith's two-episode TV flop Andy Griffith played a stern patriarch of a mountain family, but audiences were lost in the woods.
Bona fide or Bogus: '80s movies Fact? Or Fabrication?
Here's what Jerry Mathers wanted to be when he grew up The boy who was Beaver was also a normal kid.
Jerry Mathers received over 1,000 fan letters a week Jerry Mathers received more mail than some zip codes do in a year.
Martin Milner was, by his own admission, ''dull'' "I'm just not an exciting guy."
9 Green Acres episodes where the main cast played someone other than their usual characters They played ancestors, doppelgangers and even the Clampetts of Beverly Hills!
6 failed TV pilots starring Chuck Connors After The Rifleman, he typically played the bad guy! And one of these shows almost killed The Rifleman.
Household tips from M*A*S*H's Gary Burghoff Radar himself provided these homestead hints to the Los Angeles Times.
Alan Reed's son said that Fred Flintstone's trademark ''Yabba Dabba Doo'' was his father's idea This "Yabba Dabba Doo" was almost a "Yabba Dabba Don't."
Which witch is which? Switch on your witch light!
Can you finish the classic television insult? We'll be insulted if you don't take this quiz.
Can you match the classic rock artist to the film soundtrack they feature on? It's a movie and music quiz sandwich!
John Astin saved the day as The Riddler What has a mustache, green underwear, and a predilection for question marks?
The MeTV Margaritaville Quiz A song you know by heart.
Max Baer Jr. had to learn to embrace Jethro Bodine The actor worried he was destined to play Jethro Bodine forever.
How well do you know these cinematic wizards? Are you a wiz kid? Or will you be left spellbound?
Frank Gorshin: Pittsburgh Pariah Riddle me this, why wasn't Gorshin booked back home?