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The Gunsmoke cast discovered that their show was cancelled in the trades
"We didn't do a final, wrap-up show."
July 26, 2024, 4:25PM
Barbara Stanwyck got her big break when she refused to perform a screen test for Frank Capra
As an actor, Stanwyck knew her worth.
July 26, 2024, 4:00PM
Dan Blocker said he would rather have ''brains over biceps''
Blocker would choose brains over beauty any day.
July 26, 2024, 3:48PM
Linda Evans accidentally broke Lee Majors' nose while filming The Big Valley
The Big Valley got a little too realistic on set one day.
July 26, 2024, 1:58PM
A father complained to Sherwood Schwartz that his nine-year-old would only answer to ''Gilligan's Island''
Can Gilligan's Island come outside and ride bikes with us?
July 26, 2024, 1:19PM
Donna Douglas had some odd jobs after stepping away from the spotlight
The Beverly Hillbillies star wasn't long for the Hollywood world.
July 26, 2024, 1:11PM
The creators of Leave It to Beaver creators were worried viewers wouldn't like the series once the Beaver grew up
Would The Beaver be as funny if he wasn't a kid?
July 26, 2024, 10:55AM
Ken Curtis played bad so well that his wife cheered when he got killed in a movie
Festus could play a pretty loathsome villain when needed. Even his wife thought so.
July 25, 2024, 3:40PM
Arnold the Pig was the first pig Eva Gabor had ever met
The character was known for living on a farm, but the actress had never even been to one.
July 25, 2024, 3:33PM
Lorne Greene said being a people person helped him in his Bonanza role
Bonanza was proof that you didn't need to be American to believe in the American dream.
July 25, 2024, 2:17PM
Adam West was worried about taking on the role of Batman
"Batman must be played with utter conviction," said West.
July 25, 2024, 12:54PM
James Arness hated ''Gun-Shy'', the spoof episode from Maverick
Arness wasn't very flattered.
July 25, 2024, 10:59AM
Harvey Korman loved being in the background on The Carol Burnett Show
Korman didn't need to shine bright to be considered a star.
July 24, 2024, 3:30PM
Dragnet and Adam-12 were the only shows on television that were permitted to use real police badges
Webb was committed to telling the truth in his shows.
July 24, 2024, 11:11AM
Richard Boone said that Paladin was the role that made him ''respectable''
Paladin made an honest man out of Richard Boone.
July 24, 2024, 10:00AM
A group of nuns once telephoned CBS to complain when an episode of Perry Mason didn't air
These nuns were DONE!
July 24, 2024, 9:35AM
Tim Conway didn't take a technical approach to comedy
Conway was an off-the-cuff comedian.
July 23, 2024, 3:57PM
Buddy Ebsen said he'd stay on The Beverly Hillbillies as long as Paul Henning was writing for the show
Henning was responsible for the series, and so much more.
July 23, 2024, 2:32PM
Mary Tyler Moore said that working with Dick Van Dyke ''spoiled'' her
The two actors loved working with each other.
July 23, 2024, 10:11AM
Burt Reynolds said his time on Gunsmoke was the best of his life
Gunsmoke was the actor's big break.
July 22, 2024, 3:00PM
Andy Griffith said that television was often misleading
"The man who can't put himself over on TV is just lost," Griffith said.
July 22, 2024, 11:18AM
Andy Griffith only met Jim Nabors because he was the last to leave from one of his parties
Nabors wore out his welcome and won himself a job.
July 22, 2024, 9:57AM
Inside the Collection: Meet Lisa
Lisa is a Barbie girl in her very own Barbie world! Take a look.
July 21, 2024, 8:00PM
Danielle Brisebois said that Stephanie was based off of her childhood self
"She was a sad little kid when she started on the show."
July 19, 2024, 4:29PM
Art Carney hated ''the second banana business''
Gleason and Carney were decidedly not on equal footing.
July 19, 2024, 1:55PM
Jerry Mathers revealed that people thought that he and Tony Dow were really brothers
The on-screen brothers often puzzled people in real life.
July 19, 2024, 12:05PM
At first, Norman Lear was against Sammy Davis Jr. appearing in All in the Family
The popular episode that almost never was.
July 19, 2024, 9:35AM
R.I.P. Bob Newhart, considered one of the greatest comedians in history
MeTV Network celebrates legendary actor Bob Newhart with a special two-part episode of The Carol Burnett Show, in which he was a guest star, airing on Sunday, July 21st at 10:30P | 9:30C and Monday, July 22nd at 11P | 10C.
July 18, 2024, 4:07PM
Revealing William Shatner: Marcy Lafferty’s honest take on their marriage
"He has tremendous energy. I think that was one of the hardest parts for me."
July 18, 2024, 2:33PM
Carroll O'Connor refused to film All in the Family after CBS workers went on strike
"I cannot work with strikebreakers," O'Connor said.
July 18, 2024, 11:24AM
One Bonanza director called Michael Landon a ''brat''
Luckily, Landon grew up
July 18, 2024, 10:17AM
All in the Family attempted to explain where Vincent Gardenia went
Frank and Irene Lorenzo loved each other, so why did Frank leave the show?
July 18, 2024, 9:42AM
Bela Lugosi was only paid $3,500 for his role in Dracula
It was the film that made him a legend.
July 17, 2024, 3:07PM
Andy Griffith addressed rumors that he based Andy Taylor off of his own father
Did Griffith model the character after his own dad?
July 16, 2024, 4:41PM
Sheriff Taylor was not Andy Griffith's favorite character on The Andy Griffith Show
Griffith had a different person in mind.
July 16, 2024, 3:47PM
If Gilligan's Island hadn't been cancelled, the castaways would have turned the island into a resort hotel
It's a story of rags to riches.
July 16, 2024, 2:56PM
Tina Louise once received a love letter from a nine-year-old Gilligan's Island fan
Louise called it "male mail."
July 16, 2024, 1:58PM
Carroll O'Connor pushed back against press reports that he was trying to ''get away'' from Archie Bunker
O'Connor wasn't worried about being Archie Bunker forever.
July 16, 2024, 11:08AM
Oddly enough, Andy Griffith fans weren't interested in writing to Aunt Bee for cooking advice
Aunt Bee and Frances Bavier were both excellent cooks.
July 16, 2024, 9:50AM
Even as Don Knotts was leaving The Andy Griffith Show, he was talking about starring in a new series with Andy Griffith
A door was closing, but Knotts and Griffith were intent on opening up a window.
July 15, 2024, 3:46PM
Don Knotts wasn't an overnight success, and he loved it
Knotts wasn't interested in fleeting fame.
July 15, 2024, 3:10PM
Did you ever notice the doc in Bonanza was a judge in Perry Mason?
You could say Grandon Rhodes was typecast.
July 15, 2024, 2:54PM
The writer of the Perry Mason books began to see Raymond Burr as the ''real'' Perry Mason
"He puts on the character like a cloak."
July 15, 2024, 2:40PM
Martin Milner felt that Adam-12 could bridge the gap between the police and the public
"I think our new show will help bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and the law."
July 15, 2024, 10:36AM
Inside the Collection: Meet Zespy
Zespy is nuts and bolts about robots! Take a look!
July 14, 2024, 8:00PM
Alan Alda had this to say about acting alongside his father in M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H became an Alda family reunion!
July 12, 2024, 4:29PM
Originally, Dick Van Dyke was going to retire from performing in 1972 — but Carl Reiner knew better
Reiner knew Van Dyke better than he knew himself.
July 12, 2024, 3:15PM
Norman Lear revealed how Edith was able to tune Archie out
Edith loved Archie but didn't agree with him.
July 12, 2024, 2:54PM
Carl Reiner said that this aspect of The Dick Van Dyke Show dated the series
Reiner said this aspect of the show was "sort of embarrassing."
July 12, 2024, 1:13PM