A Sensitive All In The Family Moment Elicited An Explosive Audience Reaction
According to Norman Lear, the ending of 'Edith's 50th Birthday' elicited the strongest audience reaction of any moment in All in the Family's nine-season run.
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Why Cheers' Cast Almost Quit Over Repainting The Show's Set
Tragically, an emotionally powerful piece of TV history was lost forever when the Cheers set got repainted, much to its cast's chagrin.
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Matt Groening May Have Created The Simpsons, But Twelve Unsung Heroes Made It A Hit
It takes a village to build a Springfield and Matt Groening was far from the only artist responsible for The Simpsons' success.
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Why The Skipper Was The Hardest Role To Cast In Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island creator Sherwood Schwartz once explained why casting the Skipper was the toughest role to get right, and it involves walking a very fine line.
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It's Always Sunny's Creators Disagreed With A Sensitive Network Censor In Season 1
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's creatives really had to fight to even include the word 'abortion' in the season 1 episode 'Charlie Wants an Abortion.'
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Jay Leno Lit The Fuse For The Simpsons Feud That Inspired Flaming Moe's
Leave it to Jay Leno to exacerbate a feud between two of the creators of The Simpsons.
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The Only Major Actors Still Alive From The Donna Reed Show
Here are the actors still alive from the TV classic The Donna Reed Show.
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The 25 Most Quotable Lines From Schitt's Creek
"Schitt's Creek" never shied away from the messier aspects of life, family, or love. Here are 25 of the best quotes from the beloved sitcom..
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Why The Original Author Of M*A*S*H Hated Hawkeye (And The Series As A Whole)
M*A*S*H author Richard Hornberger's politically conservative outlook meant he wasn't a fan of the TV series adaptation, especially its version of Hawkeye.
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The Who Created An Explosion On 60s TV That Caused Injury And Panic
The Who got a whole lot more than they expected when they included an explosion during their performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Why Bones' Wendell Was The 'Best Candidate' For A Cancer Storyline
Cancer storylines are very tricky to handle, which is why the Bones writers felt Wendell was uniquely qualified to handle such an emotionally challenging arc.
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Why The Addams Family Characters Went Nameless For Three Decades
When they were first created, The Addams Family characters didn't actually have names.
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The Biggest (And Worst) Change Fox's Disney Buyout Made To Family Guy
Disney now owns Family Guy, which certainly makes parodying their characters a lot harder than when the show was under the Fox banner.
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Hermes' Name In Futurama Came From Two Unexpected, Nostalgic Places
Hermes Conrad is an odd name for a Jamaican bureaucrat in the year 2999, but the Futurama character's name was personal to the creators.
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Frasier's Foray Into Farce Really Began Thanks To Season 2's The Matchmaker
The Frasier season 2 episode The Matchmaker helped introduce farce into the series, and the show changed for the better.
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The Simpsons' Springfield Mystery Wasn't Meant To Be A Mystery At All
Which state is Springfield in? The Simpsons has deliberately avoided resolving this mystery, but the show has had some fun with it.
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A Fan Favorite All In The Family Scene Was Completely Improvised
One of the most talked about, fan favorite scenes in All of the Family's nine seasons was totally improvised.
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Matt Groening Explains Why The World Of Futurama Is Overrun With Owls
The streets of New New York are infested with owls, and while Futurama rarely addresses it, Matt Groening has revealed a canon explanation.
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Cartoon Network Cast Dana Snyder In Aqua Teen Hunger Force Because Of A Drunk Voicemail
Dana Snyder landed his role on the Cartoon Network series Aqua Teen Hunger Force via a late-night drunken voicemail.
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Why The Simpsons' Original Pilot Was Replaced With A Christmas Special
The Simpsons' first Christmas episode, 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire,' proved to be a much better introduction to the series than the original pilot.
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Gilligan's Island's Alan Hale Hid A Set Injury From The Cast And Crew For Weeks
Despite an on set injury, Alan Hale treated Gilligan's Island like the theater. The show must go on!
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How The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Made An Enemy Out Of CBS
In the '60s, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour's progressive politics caused a ruckus with CBS ... and Richard Nixon.
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Is Pete Davidson's Bupkis Getting A Season 2 At Peacock?
Pete Davidson's beloved comedy Bupkis found a home at Peacock, but will it be coming back for a second season?
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A Scrapped Gilligan's Island Idea Would Have Explained Some Of The Show's Nonsense
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a Gilligan's Island scrapped plot that would've answered a ton of questions audiences had about the show.
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The Only Major Actors Still Alive From The Jeffersons
40 years after The Jeffersons ended, some of the actors who sparred with George and sympathized with Weezy are still with us. Let's celebrate them, shall we?
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The Bender Moment In Futurama That Grossed John DiMaggio Out The Most
Few moments on Futurama are quite as wild as Bender (John DiMaggio) becoming a human hedonist in 'Anthology of Interest II.'
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The Original Plan For M*A*S*H Involved A Lot More Marital Infidelity
In one version of the M*A*S*H pilot Hawkeye was a married man cheating on his wife, but the character's infidelity went too far for CBS.
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