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Leslie Winston and Eric Scott developed a special bond beyond The Waltons
The actors playing Ben and Cindy Walton both happily married but still became inseparable.
May 19, 2022, 4:48PM

Join the party with the Summer of Me 2022!
This summer, look forward to a weekly Sunday Block Party, a Bunny Birthday Bash, and... Mr. T!
May 18, 2022, 10:31AM

Only David Levy could be trusted to bring The Addams Family to TV
Here’s everything you never knew about the only TV producer Charles Addams trusted.
May 17, 2022, 11:40AM

Tim O'Connor found true love at 50, three doors down the road
The TV actor appeared on M*A*S*H shortly after marrying his neighbor Sheila.
May 17, 2022, 11:31AM

R.I.P. Maggie Peterson, beloved singer Charlene Darling on The Andy Griffith Show
She also appeared on the big screen with both Andy and Don Knotts.
May 17, 2022, 10:57AM

Ernest T. Bass actor Howard Morris predicted Ron Howard would be a director
Morris observed little Ronny’s curiosity on the Mayberry set and knew the young star was destined for great things behind the camera.
May 16, 2022, 12:36PM

Dr. Joyce Brothers can thank her husband for becoming famous on TV
Here’s the forgotten story of how the TV doctor won fame on a game show.
May 16, 2022, 11:05AM

New Gilligan's Island apparel now in the MeTV Store
The perfect shirts to wear when you're going on a three-hour tour!
May 13, 2022, 3:58PM

The disappearance of Lisa Gerritsen remains a mystery to TV fans
The child star went from TV Westerns to sharing scenes with Mary Tyler Moore.
May 13, 2022, 10:36AM

Jonathan Frakes' career started when he got killed off a soap opera
The future Star Trek star once recalled his first major TV role on The Waltons.
May 12, 2022, 4:20PM

10 vintage electronics that aren't used much today
Were you ever the person with a boombox on your shoulder or a walkman on your hip?
May 12, 2022, 1:05PM

Comet from Full House is NOT the same dog as Air Bud
But Buddy the Wonder Dog did fill in once on the family sitcom.
May 12, 2022, 9:15AM

Audiences mistakenly believed Vito Scotti's characters were played by different actors
He might be one of the most convincing character actors on classic TV.
May 10, 2022, 12:05PM

The success of Matlock’s TV movie pilot convinced Andy Griffith to return to his first regular TV role in years
It scored high ratings and showed that audiences were ready to see a new side of the beloved actor.
May 9, 2022, 5:48PM

New Flintstones and Jetsons apparel now in the MeTV Store
Take your closet into the future... or back to Bedrock!
May 6, 2022, 3:34PM

Do you remember The Bugs Bunny Mother’s Day Special?
Originally airing in 1979, it featured Bugs, Granny, Daffy, Foghorn Leghorn and a tipsy stork.
May 6, 2022, 2:38PM

Lewis Arquette loved being the head of a talented acting family
The veteran character actor's best-known role came on The Waltons.
May 6, 2022, 11:09AM

This Happy Days jock became Captain America in the Seventies
Reb Brown went from boxing with Ralph Malph to being a superhero.
May 5, 2022, 4:49PM

You might recognize these adult actors playing the Full House kids
The adult Tanner girls were cast in everything from Happy Days to hit movies.
May 5, 2022, 4:01PM

There was a rumor Lee Meriwether was going to marry Joe DiMaggio
They were just friends. She tied the knot instead with this Sixties TV star.
May 5, 2022, 2:55PM

8 bygone frozen treats that will bring you back to the '90s
Nineties ice cream trucks brought us green slime and bugs in our summer treats
May 5, 2022, 9:20AM

The rare rag dolls based on The Addams Family have a sweet origin story
Today the plush toys sometimes sell for thousands of dollars.
May 2, 2022, 3:47PM

This trail-blazing classic TV actor grew up flying planes with her dad
She also successfully defended herself in court against litigious press agents after her own lawyer said she "didn’t have a chance."
May 2, 2022, 11:57AM

Was this Happy Days episode secretly an Elvis tribute?
It aired a few months after we lost the King.
April 29, 2022, 2:04PM

This Mayberry moonshiner started acting after retiring
Charity Grace went from teaching high school kids to acting with Andy Griffith.
April 28, 2022, 3:40PM

William Schallert's one shot at stardom was this shelved animated Sixties sitcom
The early TV attempt at mixing live-action and animation had help from The Pink Panther cartoonists.
April 28, 2022, 2:07PM

This Full House guest star became the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost
Steven Spielberg chose Malachi Pearson out of hundreds of kids to capture "the innocence of Casper."
April 28, 2022, 1:45PM

Did you ever join a mail-order record club like Beaver Cleaver?
You could build up a sizable record collection for just pennies, but as Beaver learned, there was always a catch!
April 28, 2022, 11:30AM

9 things you never noticed in the reunion movie 'Return to Mayberry'
Did you notice Don's daughter and Judy Jetson?
April 26, 2022, 3:52PM

This Mayberry charity drive organizer was composer John Williams' mother-in-law
Lurene Tuttle was "The First Lady of Radio" before her son-in-law composer wrote the Star Wars soundtrack.
April 26, 2022, 11:39AM

MeTV welcomes May with a ''May''berry night!
A marvelous Mayberry collection, a reunion movie, and even Mayberry in ''M*A*S*H''! See it all on Sunday, May 1!
April 25, 2022, 4:37PM

Get an inside look at Ann-Margret recording her lines and songs for The Flintstones
These behind-the-scenes photos from 1963 show the star voicing her modern stone age alter-ego Ann-Margrock.
April 22, 2022, 1:38PM

Henry Winkler said he got one chance to play ''Richie Cunningham''
The Eighties movie Night Shift was only Ron Howard's second movie as a director and featured Winkler’s quietest character work.
April 22, 2022, 11:39AM

Jackie Coogan married his true love a decade before The Addams Family
They kept their marriage a secret, but eventually there was no hiding their love.
April 21, 2022, 3:26PM

8 magicians who dazzled us on TV as children
These amazing illusionists brought magic to the television in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
April 21, 2022, 2:25PM

Little Jeff Connors was paid handsomely in his Rifleman debut
The 7-year-old son of Chuck Connors had two lines of dialogue in a small but sweet role on the classic Western.
April 21, 2022, 2:13PM

Meet the twins who played the first Walton grandchild
One TV critic claimed the twins portrayed "the perfect child" in baby John Curtis.
April 21, 2022, 11:18AM

Full House's theme song composer wanted to be the next Bob Dylan
Jesse Frederick wrote basically all of the Nineties' best theme songs.
April 21, 2022, 10:49AM

11 Totally Rad Shampoos From the 1980s You Definitely Forgot About
Our hair reached new heights in the '80s thanks to these products.
April 19, 2022, 3:23PM

Ted Cassidy's ''grand romance'' was with his college sweetheart
The Lurch actor's real family included Jesse, two kids and a pup named Pepi.
April 19, 2022, 12:17PM
10 strange banana flavored foods of the past
Our taste buds once had a hankering for banana soda, banana marshmallows, banana gum and banana meat loaf.
April 19, 2022, 9:45AM

Tom Bosley's mother was a famous concert pianist
You can bet she tickled the ivories even better than Mrs. C.
April 14, 2022, 3:50PM

This Waltons guest star was dubbed the next Mary Tyler Moore
Deirdre Lenihan was "television’s next potential headliner"... until she wasn’t.
April 14, 2022, 1:27PM

8 forgotten Easter television specials from the Seventies and Eighties
Did you grow up watching these animated specials with Bugs, Snoopy and Burl Ives?
April 13, 2022, 4:27PM

Doug Jones was inspired to start acting by Barney Fife
The awkward deputy was a welcome sight to an awkward kid.
April 13, 2022, 2:51PM

R.I.P. Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor known for his iconic voice
His wit was as sharp as the squawk he gave the parrot Iago in Aladdin and the Aflac duck.
April 12, 2022, 4:15PM

These colorful pages from old Sears catalogs will get you in the mood for spring
Remember when all your clothes were yellow and Vincent Price decorated your house?
April 12, 2022, 1:57PM

Meet the two actors who played Danny Tanner's mom on Full House
Alice Hirson was Granny Tanny from the start, then Doris Roberts took over.
April 12, 2022, 12:13PM

5 early publicity photos that don’t match the shows they’re promoting
These promotional materials are an interesting look at the early stages of five classic series.
April 8, 2022, 3:41PM

10 siblings who shared a family and a love for acting
Talk about a dynamic duo! Many of these siblings shared scenes together in classic shows.
April 8, 2022, 2:10PM