This is the fortieth in a series of examinations of music urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn the amazing story of how the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” came about, find out the truth regarding Ronnie Van Zant’s funeral and marvel at the indie rock band that was formed…for a jeans commercial?!?!
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This is the fortieth in a series of examinations of urban legends about television and the people involved in TV and whether they are true or false. This week, discover Radar O’Reilly’s secret, marvel at the time that Terry O’Quinn stabbed Matthew Fox with a knife and learn about the Bonanza star who was hired and fired all within a single episode!
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This is the second in a series of examinations of urban legends related to toys. Today discover how the oil crisis affected G.I. Joe, learn why Lincoln Logs are called “Lincoln Logs” and learn which future kid’s toy was a major asset to the military during World War II!
Today is a “Grab Bag” day here at Entertainment Urban Legends Revealed, where each time we feature a different area of the world of arts and entertainment (outside of TV, Film, Music and Comics). Each time you will see grab bag legends from one of these following 23 “Grab Bag” categories
Welcome to the three hundred and sixty-first in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, was Jean Grey almost turned back into the Phoenix in the 1990s?! Was a panel in an New Mutants issue based on an “adult” magazine? And was the voice of Meowth from Pokemon a comic book writer, too?
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This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of urban legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we answer the questions: Was Shaft originally intended to star a white actor? Did A Fish Called Wanda really kill one of its viewers? and Did Nightmare on Elm Street originally have a dramatically different ending?
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This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of music urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week is a special all-Kanye West edition! Legends involving West classics such as “Through the Wire,” “Homecoming” and “School Spirit”!
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This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of urban legends about television and the people involved in TV and whether they are true or false. This week, learn about the hidden message at the end of a classic Simpsons episode, discover whether Sally Jessy Raphael really needed her red eyeglasses and marvel at one of the strangest Father Knows Best episodes you’ll ever see!
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Welcome to the three hundred and sixtieth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, discover which Academy Award-winning screenwriter did an X-Men parody comic during the early 1980s! Plus, did legendary Superman writer Jerry Siegel write an issue of Thor? And what Teen Titan went through two new superhero identities…in two issues?!?
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This is the second in a series of examinations of urban legends related to amusement parks. Today we marvel at the man who was mute…until he rode the Cyclone, plus we learn if Walt Disney had a private apartment designed inside Cinderella’s Castle and what’s the deal with the Liberty Bell in Liberty Square?
Today is a “Grab Bag” day here at Entertainment Urban Legends Revealed, where each time we feature a different area of the world of arts and entertainment (outside of TV, Film, Music and Comics). Each time you will see grab bag legends from one of these following 23 “Grab Bag” categories
This is the thirty-eighth in a series of examinations of urban legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we figure out whether Black Sabbath inspired the Stonehenge scene in This is Spinal Tap, we learn about Albert Finney’s turn in drag in Miller’s Crossing and we discover the movie star whose own studio spread false rumors of her death!
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