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R.I.P. Lee Aaker, child star who played Rusty in 'The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'
He later became a carpenter. He was 77.

Mike Farrell said B.J. was more likable than Trapper John
Looks like we’ve got a popularity contest in the 4077th!

Just once Denver Pyle wanted to play the guy who gets the girl
Aunt Bee was just another in a long line of ladies who rejected the veteran character actor onscreen.

Ann-Margret's TV debut came on The Flintstones
She came a long way to become a superstar: from living in a funeral home to singing "Bye, Bye Birdie" to babysitting Pebbles.

8 great Looney Tunes shorts that don’t star any main characters
Even without Daffy or Bugs, these cartoons are classics.

Harry Morgan had trouble finding the right personality for Col. Potter when he joined M*A*S*H
He wanted to make Potter ''more wacky'' and keep an iconic piece of Henry Blake's costume.

Peter Falk admitted that one form of acting gave him an ''anxiety attack''
The year 1972 had its ups and down for the Columbo star.

The creator of Maverick wrote tongue-in-cheek instructions for making the show
"Writers and directors of Maverick are requested to live dangerously."

The Three Stooges said children would attack them in public
A nine-year-old thwacked them with a cane on the boardwalk.

R.I.P. James Hampton, F Troop bugler and Michael J. Fox's dad in Teen Wolf
The Oklahoma native also played a ranch hand on The Doris Day Show.

Elizabeth MacRae had to ''relearn'' her Southern accent to play Lou-Ann Poovie
The well-educated performer utilized method acting to play Gomer's girlfriend.

Bernard Fox wanted Malcolm Merriweather to replace Barney Fife
The actor who played Andy's English valet once shared his dream of what happened after Malcolm left Mayberry.

The network wanted to make Gunsmoke 90 minutes long, but James Arness shot that idea down
He also proudly described the Western as "drab and dirty."

Can you guess how old these TV elders were when their shows premiered?
Many were young at heart… and some were just young!

Are these the names of Foghorn Leghorn cartoons or real chicken restaurants?
Do you know “Party Fowl” from “All Fowled Up”?

Is this Steve McQueen in Wanted Dead or Alive or something else?
He played many other Western characters besides bounty hunter Josh Randall.

Andy Griffith got his start earning $35 and performing at banks
The actor returned to North Carolina for a hero's welcome in 1958.

Ward Bond transformed stuntmen into TV stars on Wagon Train
Both Frank McGrath and Terry Wilson thanked Ward Bond for yanking them out of grueling stunts into the spotlight.

Gary Burghoff turned down millions when M*A*S*H begged him to come back
Do you think Radar should've been paid as much as Hawkeye?

Can you match these Western characters to their correct jobs?
Do you know who was a cook, a scout and a lawyer?

Can you guess what Bugs Bunny is holding?
Try to guess what we’ve covered up in these Bugs Bunny cartoons!

Chuck Jones and Bugs Bunny had deep ties to the world of competitive square dancing
The cartoon legend emceed dancing events and drew covers for square dancing magazines.

Find out who won the 2021 Me Madness Toonyment!
One iconic cartoon character beat out all the rest.

Are these characters from Green Acres or The Carol Burnett Show?
Can you match these quirky characters to the right show from their names alone?

John Ritter's dad rejected his acting until he took this ''respectable'' role on The Waltons
Country singer Tex Ritter just didn't see acting as something any man should do with his life.

R.I.P. Gloria Henry, the mom on Dennis the Menace
The actress behind Mrs. Mitchell died one day following her 98th birthday.

Don Grady was a trouble-making teen rebel until My Three Sons changed his attitude
He got in with the wrong crowd in high school. By 19, his mom became his closest friend.

R.I.P. Amy Johnston, Vinnie Barbarino's love on Welcome Back, Kotter
She also played Buddy Holly's girlfriend in The Buddy Holly Story.

Chuck Connors wrote his own Rifleman story to get Lucas McCain a kiss
You might recognize this love interest from a famous Twilight Zone.

See how well you remember 8-Track tapes
Let's rewind to the era of 8-Tracks! Wait… can you rewind?

Was this a M*A*S*H character or a real-life pirate?
''Hawkeye'' would have made a great name for a pirate, you know?

Leonard Nimoy said this is what everyone got wrong about Spock
The actor revealed his biggest pet peeve while playing the human/Vulcan hybrid.

Rance Howard won baby Ron Howard his debut movie role by jumping off a balcony
Here's a father who would do anything to see his son succeed. It took a tomahawk to get baby Ron to cry on cue.

Mike Minor asked Linda Kaye Henning on a date his first day on Petticoat Junction
Their instant chemistry made for a genuine, wholesome romance that producers spun into hit TV.

Here's who's playing Fred and Ethel in the upcoming I Love Lucy movie
'Being the Ricardos' is now filming.

8 forgotten Easter television specials from the Seventies and Eighties
Did you grow up watching these animated specials with Bugs, Snoopy and Burl Ives?