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Martin Milner had no fear that he'd be typecast after his tenure in Adam-12
"I know who I am," said the actor.

Adam-12 actor Martin Milner was an inspiration to LAPD officers everywhere
Milner was so much more than an actor.

Beware! It's a werewolf film poll!
Which of these films had you howling with delight?
Gary Burghoff's identity struggle in the wake of M*A*S*H
Following the hit show, Burghoff had a hard time re-establishing himself.

George Lindsey was given some surprising acting advice by Andy Griffith during production of The Andy Griffith Show
Lindsey was gifted some powerful advice from Sheriff Taylor himself.

Mike Farrell said his shyness almost ruined his chances of becoming a TV star
He was a bit of a shy guy before becoming the charming doctor with the best mustache in the 4077th.

Martin Milner valued his family far more than his acting career
"This show is about as hard as I want to work," said Milner.

A bit of foul language once earned George Lindsey a hit from Francis Bavier's umbrella
Beware Aunt Bee's umbrella!

Can you guess which film we're thinking of based on the werewolf that stars in them?
Get ready for a barking good time!

Marlin Perkins argued he wasn't a ''Hollywood type guy''
Perkins preferred animals to celebrities.

George Lindsey on Don Knotts: ''He's simply as good as they get.''
"He takes acting one step further than anybody else."

Lorne Greene said he was ''the Elvis Presley of the Stone Age''
Not only was Greene the face of the Western lifestyle, but he was the voice, too.

William Shatner said Captain Kirk was a ''hero with faults''
Even Captain Kirk had his flaws.

Henry Hull refused to take the role of a ''pretty man''
In order to be successful, things can get a little ugly.

Did you know that The Beverly Hillbillies became a big hit in Britain?
The Beverly Hillbillies wasn't just for the country folk, it was for the Brits too!

Are these fun facts about Emergency! true or false?
You don’t need paramedic training to figure out which facts are true and which are false!

Were these blockbuster films released in the summer?
Take a break from the hot weather with this cool quiz!

One of Harvey Korman’s biggest worries was time
Time was Korman’s toughest critic!

George Lindsey almost won the role of Andy Griffith's understudy during No Time for Sergeants
Griffith was almost introduced to Lindsey years before the two appeared in The Andy Griffith Show together.

R.I.P. Loni Anderson of WKRP in Cincinnati
Her sharp-witted receptionist defied the "dumb blonde" stereotype and became a show favorite. The actress was 79 years old.

What would your Andy Griffith Show episode be about?
We're writing an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, and you're starring in it!

Before Jerry Paris taught Ron Howard how to direct while on the set of Happy Days, Carl Reiner was teaching Jerry Paris on the set of The Dick Van Dyke Show
We guess you could call Paris a "helper."

Don Knotts on returning to a television series after The Andy Griffith Show: ''I feel if I never did another one, it wouldn't worry me.''
"It's a pretty tough life," said the actor.

Andy Griffith on the Southern similarities between himself and Ben Matlock
Griffith never forgot where he came from.

After The Twilight Zone was cancelled, Rod Serling jumped out of a plane
He lived for adventure both in The Twilight Zone and in real life.

Co-creator of Emergency! Robert Cinader loved a good challenge
Cinader wouldn't back down from a fight, even if that fight was with Archie Bunker.

What separated Ben Matlock from Perry Mason, according to Matlock series creator Dean Hargrove
"Matlock is entirely different, to our way of thinking," said Hargrove.

Don Knotts considered it a compliment to be remembered as Barney Fife
Knotts welcomed Barney with open arms.

Andy Griffith on the end of The Andy Griffith Show: ''I wasn't doing the series justice''
"My concentration just wasn't there."

Anson Williams wasn't the only singer on the Happy Days cast
Think of all the musical acts we could have had!

It took Leonard Nimoy great self-control to play the role of Spock
Nimoy had to find some zen to play the role of Spock, both in front of the camera and in the real world.

Andy Griffith knew that Matlock was special before the first episode had even aired
It began with one man and a simple dream.