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R.I.P. Felix Silla, Cousin Itt of The Addams Family and Twiki on Buck Rogers
Silla was one of the few surviving cast members of The Addams Family. He was 84.

The Addams Family is coming to MeTV beginning in May
Mysterious and spooky, they're altogether ooky!

7 obscure TV series that share a name with far more famous shows and movies
Friends, The Sixth Sense and The Ghost Busters were all… Seventies shows!

Happy Days recreated the moment Joan Jett decided to become a rockstar
The Runaways rocker was 15 when Suzi Quatro — better known to Fonzie fans as Leather Tuscadero — blew her mind.

Earl Hamner acted very out of character after his daughter saw Born Free and uncaged a pet
Despite his message in the episode "The Last Mustage," the Waltons creator felt one animal did not deserve to roam free.

13 altogether ooky facts about 'The Addams Family'
Learn how Jodie Foster, asbestos and the color pink all relate to the creepy, kooky clan.

Wesley Lau was the unheralded supporting star of Perry Mason
…but he was not a big fan of wearing a hat.

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.

Mike Farrell was not a big fan of TV until M*A*S*H came along
"Someone offered me a pilot role before this and I rejected it," he said in 1975.

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.

Ken Curtis said Festus had more to offer Gunsmoke than Chester Goode
"Chester was always whining along behind Matt," Curtis joked.

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

Ron Howard wasn't stoked when Henry Winkler stole the spotlight on Happy Days
“I was still in every scene, and my parts were the same, but I felt awkward,” Howard said.

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

Is this Ron Howard in Happy Days or something else?
He was all over TV in the 1970s.

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.

Can you find the one show that was NOT on the air in 1969?
Which one of these classic shows didn’t air new episodes that year?

Are these episodes of The Fugitive or Creedance Clearwater Revival songs?
Do you know the difference between "Moon Child" and "Bad Moon Rising"?

Can you guess which Looney Tunes characters are in these cartoons based on the opening shots alone?
See if you can get every question right from the start.

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?