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The life-and-death moment that nearly ended James Arness' Gunsmoke legacy
How a wild bull and a lucky escape almost changed the fate of Gunsmoke forever.

Chuck Jones reveals how Bugs Bunny evolved and credits another animator for Bugs' spark!
"The Bugs that evolved stood upright—he's a guy who's not going to go anyplace. He was sure of himself."

Robert Conrad had barely made it back to the dressing room after his Wild Wild West audition before he was informed that he had been cast as James West
The actor admitted that he was surprised by the decision.

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.

Here's the real reason Andy Griffith never had a wife on The Andy Griffith Show
Who had time for a relationship when Barney was in the picture?

This is the moment that convinced Adam West to star in Batman
The scene that persuaded West to don the cowl.

At long last: This is the reason why the Smurfs are blue!
"Making them all different colors would have given them nothing more than superficial identities."

Here's how to make the bayou state recipes you saw on Toon In With Me!
Learn how to cook your own gumbo, hush puppies, and red beans and rice!

Henry Winkler: ''I still need much too much public approval''
An important life lesson, courtesy of The Fonz.

Here’s why Carol Burnett thought rain brought good luck
It’s raining, it’s pouring—Carol Burnett’s career was soaring.

How Laverne & Shirley made the ultimate underdog series
"Two girls who work in a brewery, coping with life."

Rod Serling found plot ideas for The Twilight Zone all around him
Serling looked to his own world for inspiration to fuel his world of imagination.

Buddy Ebsen was the star of Beverly Hillbillies, but Max Baer Jr. had more fan mail
Buddy Ebsen may have won the popular vote, but Max Baer Jr. still had the most fan mail.
Jerry Mathers was thrown around by an Oakland Raider after Leave It to Beaver
Super Bowl winner John Vella barrelled over the Beav.

Ken Curtis had a ''tough love'' approach to actors who complained about being typecast
"Any actor who leaves a show that has a part that's made for him is foolish," said the actor.

Take a trip with Summer of Me's Sunday Summer Vacation on Sunday, July 13
Get away from it all with a sunny Sunday of vacation themed episodes, starting at 10A | 9C on MeTV!

Chuck Connors was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame shortly before he passed away
The actor and athlete was well-respected and remembered in the hallowed halls of the cowboy establishment!

Carol Burnett didn't believe being beautiful would have helped a comedy career
"When somebody is picture perfect, you stare but don't touch," said Burnett.

The very real police officer from Steve McQueen's past that he drew on while playing Josh Randall in Wanted Dead or Alive
"I think of him and pretty soon I'm Josh Randall."

'70s Soul Music Quiz
Whether it's high-definition or low-definition, we just hope you know the answer.

WE WANT YOU! to vote for Svengoolie in the 2025 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
The polls are open, and it's up to you to vote for our favorite top-hatted cadaver with the goatee and the rubber chickens!

Time to put on your astronaut suit and finish the lyrics to these songs about space!
Strap in and blast off!

All-New Daily Andy Griffith Quiz: ''Andy the Marriage Counselor''
Brand new questions! Same ol' Andy!

Marlin Perkins kept wild animals as pets as a child
"I'm a zoo man, an animal man," said Perkins.

Steve McQueen said that he wanted to leave Wanted Dead or Alive to pursue a film career, but CBS refused
"I've felt for some time that Westerns are on the way out," said the actor.

Music Quiz: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt or Emmylou Harris?
Which one sang "9 to 5"?

Johnny Crawford was scared to work with Chuck Connors because he idolized him
Bonding over baseball helped Crawford and Connors spark their iconic friendship.

Richard Boone was willing to go to great lengths to avoid being typecast as a leading Western man
"People who allow themselves to be typed are in trouble," said the Have Gun – Will Travel star.

Dan Haggerty on working with animals on the set of The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
"If a writer wants a hippopotamus in a Jeep, you try to do it," said Haggerty.

Were these actors in Invaders from Mars 1953 or 1986?
Original? Or remake?!