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Amanda Blake considered herself a friend of cats and dogs
Guess they call her Miss Kitty for a reason! Blake had a passion for rescuing all kinds of critters.
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Jean Stapleton pushed All in the Family writers to develop stories about equal rights
Stapleton thought it was important to focus on issues of the time.
This was Barry Williams' favorite Brady Bunch episode
His top pick captured the '70s perfectly.
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Dawn Wells on Gilligan’s appeal: Why kids embrace Bob Denver as TV's lovable loser
Mary Ann got it from the very beginning.
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Were Andy Griffith's lessons the secret behind Ron Howard’s creative genius?
It all comes back to Mayberry.
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Pernell Robert admitted he was the troublemaker on the Bonanza set
Roberts was never one to shy away from voicing his opinion.
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Andy Griffith on his show's most enduring and endearing quality: ''kindness comes through''
The Golden Rule made for a ratings smash!
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Daily Andy Griffith Quiz: "Barney Fife, Realtor"
In which Barney is out of touch with realty
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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.
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Andy Griffith never did anything he couldn't do well, and Lucy recognized the trait
Griffith's work ethic was pretty intense!
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Loretta Swit reveals surprising opinion on TV's decline: "I don't blame the networks"
The executives aren't at fault, according to "Hot Lips" herself.
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Alan Hale Jr. was instructed NOT to lose weight for his role as The Skipper in Gilligan's Island
"The producer of the new series doesn't want me to lose a pound," said Hale.
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Lorne Greene on the pitfalls of being number one
"It would be wonderful if somehow we weren't number one."
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R.I.P. Peter Marshall, original host of ''The Hollywood Squares''
He almost turned down the job that earned him four Daytime Emmys. The entertainer and host was 98 years old.
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The Rifleman's Joan Taylor said family came first over the series
Both her on-screen and at-home relationships helped her be the best mom she could be.
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Can you match each tagline to its movie?
Can you pick the movie from just a few words?
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James Arness explained what set Gunsmoke apart from other Western shows
As the show's star, Arness knew what made Gunsmoke tick.
''There is no rivalry between 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family,''' says Barry Williams
The inside scoop is different from public perception.
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Richard Boone had an excellent response when he was accused of ''giving up'' another television series to play Paladin in Have Gun - Will Travel
If you're going to start an argument with Richard Boone, at least come prepared.
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Daily Andy Griffith Quiz: "Otis Sues the County"
In which Otis brings a big city suit to Mayberry!
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Buddy Ebsen wasn't interested in joining the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies
Ebsen almost missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime!
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It's a quiz about parody movies!
Do you remember these films and what they're making fun of?
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The Ultimate Barnaby Jones Quiz
It's time for you to do some private investigating of your own!
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Here was Eddie Albert's stance against violence in film and TV
"I might lose a lot of friends in the industry by saying this..." Albert took a firm stance against violence in TV and film.
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9 TV shows that were too ahead of their time in the early 1970s
Even Norman Lear and the M*A*S*H creators came up with some overly ambitious flops.
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Fred Grandy said he ''reached a plateau'' on The Love Boat, so he pivoted to politics
Gopher was a politician, too!
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Daily Andy Griffith Quiz: "Three Wishes for Opie"
In which Andy deals with a misfortune teller!
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How well do you know these classic disaster movies?
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes, oh my!
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One-Hit Wonder Western: This Rawhide actor is the ''The Purple People Eater'' guy
Pete Nolan on Rawhide did a bunch of other stuff, too!
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Daily Andy Griffith Show: ''Andy and Helen Have Their Day''
In which a day in the park is no picnic at all!
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Is this the name of a M*A*S*H character or 1970s rock and roll star?
Were these people acquaintances of Hawkeye or Hawkwind?
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8 things you never noticed in the M*A*S*H episode ''Good-Bye, Radar''
You might have missed these Dodgers references and Arabic insults.
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Going Solo: A quiz about music made outside the band
Can you hack it on your own?
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Which Western has the best theme song?
Tell us which one you like best!