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Dick Van Dyke is so humble that his friends had to remind him that he was a star Van Dyke was so talented that Carl Reiner called him "sickening."
Art Carney on the realism of The Honeymooners "People accepted us that way," said the actor.
Here's how The Beverly Hillbillies saved The Dick Van Dyke Show The Clampett family saved Rob Petrie!
Despite playing larger than life characters on screen, Art Carney was naturally very shy in person "I’m much more comfortable when I’m playing someone else," said the actor.
Burt Ward's career post-Batman: ''Hollywood closed its doors to me.'' The television industry had forgotten about Ward, but audiences still adored him.
Batman creator William Dozier said that Burt Ward was everything that Robin should be Ward was the perfect Boy Wonder.
Magic and Rod Serling tied The Twilight Zone together Rod Serling had the magic touch when it came to writing The Twilight Zone!
The stars of ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' pick their favorite episodes Plus, series creator Phil Rosenthal chimes in!
Sherwood Schwartz fought the president of CBS to get Gilligan's Island on the air “I want millions of people to watch what I do," said the creator.
Here's why Milburn Stone didn't want to get rid of all the violence in Gunsmoke Stone felt his Western values were worth fighting for.
Here's what Betty Lynn was paid for all her 26 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Thelma Lou was rich... in spirit!
Marion Ross on balancing family and career: ''I'm about 50/50'' It was all happy days for the Happy Days star.
About that time James Arness was named ''Man of the Year'' in 1973 The most consistent thing about Arness, his fellow cast members said, was that he was consistent.
Originally, Lyle Waggoner was hired for The Carol Burnett Show because of his good looks Waggoner's pretty face was played for laughs when he acted opposite Burnett.
Doris Roberts beat out over 100 actors to win the part of Marie Barone "My name was on that one,” said Roberts of the role.
As a stand-up comedian, Ray Romano struggled with the transition to a television series “Little by little, I realized we are doing a show, and yes, I’m sort of playing myself,” said the actor.
Ray Romano: ''I need to be a loser.'' Romano demonstrated that sometimes, losing can feel like a big win.
As a child, Phil Rosenthal wanted to be Ed Norton from The Honeymooners "I wanted to be Ed Norton. That’s who I loved."
The cast of Gunsmoke used this surprising ingredient to create a realistic effect The sweet secret behind the blood on Gunsmoke.
Natalie Schafer didn't think Gilligan's Island would live past its pilot episode "I didn’t think the darn show would even be bought,” said the actor.
Ray Harryhausen worked around the limitations of animated special effects It takes a high-caliber talent like Harryhausen to know his weaknesses
Ray Harryhausen: ''People who went to see [The Valley of Gwangi] enjoyed it immensely.” "You try to allow for snags, but sometimes things aren’t perfect.”
Jim Backus became an actor to escape Ohio "I didn't know how to do anything," said the Gilligan's Island actor.
Here's why Everybody Loves Raymond ended ''a year too early'' Could we have gotten more Ray?
Can you name these Donna Summer songs? Toot toot, hey! Beep beep!
Jim Backus felt stifled by television during his time on Gilligan's Island Backus paid a price for fame.
''The Valley of Gwangi'' — here's why Harryhausen wanted a real elephant! Luckily, he figured out a way to make it work!
All-New Daily Andy Griffith Quiz ''The Darlings Are Coming'' Brand new questions! Same ol' Andy!
Director Charles Barton said that he and Lou Costello ''got along better than brothers.'' The Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein director called the actor "a little terror."
A quiz for music experts: Are these Neil Diamond songs, or nah? There's silver. There's gold. And then, there's Diamond!