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Harry Morgan said the ''real'' him could be seen in his M*A*S*H character
Harry Morgan always stayed true to himself, even while playing the role of someone else.
October 4, 2023, 3:07PM
Andy Griffith had trouble living up to the high standards of Andy Taylor
Griffith himself on his shortcomings as a husband.
October 4, 2023, 11:18AM
Jim Nabors' comedy chops made him the envy of his co-stars
Gomer was so funny that Andy and Don were secretly jealous
October 4, 2023, 11:11AM
Larry Gelbart never wrote stage direction for Alan Alda
"He seemed to understand the part almost intuitively."
October 4, 2023, 9:26AM
Revisiting 'The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone,' the ultimate Halloween special of the disco era
It featured the voice of a beloved Addams Family member — months after his death.
October 3, 2023, 5:04PM
Steve McQueen's secret to playing a believable hero
His approach to acting led him to such great heights.
October 3, 2023, 4:55PM
Gunsmoke's Doc Adams was a doc in real life too!
You'll never guess what city his honorary degree came from.
October 3, 2023, 4:54PM
Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers were like real brothers behind the scenes
Mathers often went to Dow for advice.
October 3, 2023, 3:56PM
Earl Hamner Jr. wanted family shows to have a place in television
Hamner Jr. wanted to share his family with the world, and he wanted other writers to share their stories, too.
October 3, 2023, 3:48PM
Do you remember the 1979 TV special ''The Halloween That Almost Wasn't''?
A disco boogie party with Dracula, the Werewolf, and Frankenstein's Monster.
October 3, 2023, 2:50PM
Gunsmoke's Doc Adams wanted to unretire
Golf and fishing only made Milburn Stone yearn to act again.
October 3, 2023, 12:05PM
Martin Milner used his role in Adam-12 to inspire kids across the country
Milner inspired a whole generation of future police officers in the 1970s.
October 3, 2023, 11:51AM
Festus was left out of the 1978 Gunsmoke reunion
Ken Curtis was snubbed when CBS turned 50.
October 3, 2023, 11:16AM
The man who wrote The Twilight Zone's ''To Serve Man'' used to give the story out to family as Christmas gifts
Here's how Damon Knight felt about Serling's adaptation.
October 3, 2023, 10:45AM
Michael Learned used to have Walton-themed nightmares
After she left the show, The Waltons began appearing in Michael Learned's dreams.
October 3, 2023, 9:41AM
Norman Lear based Archie Bunker off of his own father
The writer borrowed from his life.
October 3, 2023, 9:25AM
The same woman played two of Chester's would-be brides on Gunsmoke
Things never seemed to work out between Chester and actress Mary Carver.
October 2, 2023, 4:46PM
Audiences shout ''Goodnight, John-Boy'' at Richard Thomas during his stage performances
The actor still can't escape "Goodnight, John-Boy."
October 2, 2023, 3:19PM
Wagon Train's Robert Horton was a Broadway star as well
The actor, who played Flint McCullough, was a multi-faceted talent.
October 2, 2023, 2:12PM
Harry Morgan was already a huge M*A*SH fan before he was even on the show
Morgan was a fan of the series long before he joined the 4077th.
October 2, 2023, 12:54PM
Do you know Michael Landon's real name?
It wasn't Joe Cartwright or Charles Ingalls.
October 2, 2023, 9:32AM
Your guide to 6 spooky Bugs Bunny toons
You'll need your lucky rabbit's foot to make it out in one piece!
September 29, 2023, 5:04PM
The Twilight Zone had a hard time gaining the respect of TV networks
The Twilight Zone gets mad respect today, but it didn't start that way.
September 29, 2023, 3:47PM
Here's how they cast All In The Family
Archie Bunker was almost Mickey Rooney.
September 29, 2023, 3:16PM
Bob Denver: Life after Gilligan
The Denver family took the show on the road in the late '70s!
September 29, 2023, 2:32PM
Michael Landon Jr. struggled to fill his father's shoes in Bonanza: The Return
"I really had to become my own person."
September 29, 2023, 2:10PM
What else was in theaters when Abbott and Costello met Frankenstein?
See what you could've watched after Bud & Lou's frightening caper!
September 29, 2023, 11:27AM
Did you know there was a Trilogy of Terror II?
Three more tales to terrify!
September 28, 2023, 3:03PM
Do you remember Bonanza's haunting tribute to "The Twilight Zone?"
You've just entered... The Bonanza Zone!
September 28, 2023, 11:49AM
Peter Breck once took a shot at Bonanza
Apparently, this town wasn't big enough for the two of them.
September 28, 2023, 10:43AM
Did you know that there was a Gilligan's Island musical starring Greg Brady?
Here's the story of a lovely three-hour tour.
September 27, 2023, 4:18PM
Darren McGavin's agent thought the original ''Kolchak'' script was so bad he nearly didn't pass it along to his client
The actor that almost wasn't.
September 27, 2023, 3:51PM
Lorne Greene said the reason Bonanza was good was because of one producer
"I told him it was for the birds."
September 27, 2023, 1:24PM
Your guide to the spookiest Western episodes
We're scared saddle-less over these episodes!
September 27, 2023, 11:05AM
Donna Reed's daughter had this response to people who said her mother wasn't a feminist
"It makes me angry."
September 27, 2023, 10:38AM
The story of when Jerry Mathers didn't die in 'Nam
The Beav was surprised to learn of his own death.
September 27, 2023, 10:13AM
Do you remember Tony Dow's soap opera saga?
Tony ''Daytime'' Dow had some soap success after Beaver!
September 27, 2023, 10:11AM
13 of the most memorable Lisa Whelchel moments on Collector's Call
Lisa Whelchel was an airline pilot, a Pinball Wizard, a bowling champion and much more during this season of Collector's Call.
September 26, 2023, 4:20PM
Classic television writers loved watching their fellow creators' shows as much as viewers did
Picture every show on network television in the 1970s getting together for one big sleepover.
September 26, 2023, 2:25PM
Natalie Schafer only took the role on Gilligan's Island for the vacation
She didn't know if the show would last beyond the pilot, but she was happy for the free trip to Hawaii.
September 26, 2023, 1:25PM
Here's what Alice was actually cooking up on The Brady Bunch
While Alice Nelson was a great cook, Ann B. Davis certainly wasn't.
September 26, 2023, 1:23PM
''The Yeagers'': Andy Griffith's two-episode TV flop
Andy Griffith played a stern patriarch of a mountain family, but audiences were lost in the woods.
September 26, 2023, 11:03AM
Here's what Jerry Mathers wanted to be when he grew up
The boy who was Beaver was also a normal kid.
September 26, 2023, 9:31AM
Jerry Mathers received over 1,000 fan letters a week
Jerry Mathers received more mail than some zip codes do in a year.
September 26, 2023, 9:22AM
Martin Milner was, by his own admission, ''dull''
"I'm just not an exciting guy."
September 26, 2023, 9:20AM
9 Green Acres episodes where the main cast played someone other than their usual characters
They played ancestors, doppelgangers and even the Clampetts of Beverly Hills!
September 25, 2023, 5:06PM
6 failed TV pilots starring Chuck Connors
After The Rifleman, he typically played the bad guy! And one of these shows almost killed The Rifleman.
September 25, 2023, 4:35PM
Household tips from M*A*S*H's Gary Burghoff
Radar himself provided these homestead hints to the Los Angeles Times.
September 25, 2023, 4:01PM
Alan Reed's son said that Fred Flintstone's trademark ''Yabba Dabba Doo'' was his father's idea
This "Yabba Dabba Doo" was almost a "Yabba Dabba Don't."
September 25, 2023, 3:27PM