Archive for November, 2013

Did Giorgio Moroder Write “Danger Zone” and “Take My Breath Away” with his Former Mechanic?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Giorgio Moroder wrote “Danger Zone” and “Take My Breath Away” with his former mechanic. Italian-born singer/songwriter Giorgio […]

Did Barry Manilow Seriously Write “Mandy” About His Dog?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Barry Manilow wrote “Mandy” about his dog. A very popular urban legend is that Barry Manilow wrote […]

Did a Short-Lived Matthew Perry Sitcom from the 1980s Correctly Predict the Year that Muammar Gaddafi Would Be Killed?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: A short-lived Matthew Perry sitcom from the 1980s correctly predicted the year that Muammar Gaddafi would be […]

Was Masi Oka on the Cover of Time Magazine as a Child?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Masi Oka appeared on the cover of Time Magazine as a kid! Heroes was a television series […]

Did Bill Cosby Really Try to Buy the Rights to Amos and Andy to Keep it Off the Air?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Bill Cosby tried to purchase the rights to the Amos and Andy TV series to keep it […]

Did Concerns Over Toy Sales Keep Han Solo From Being Killed Off in Return of the Jedi?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Concern over toy sales kept Han Solo from being killed off in Return of the Jedi. One […]

Did the Iron Sheik Really Win a Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympics?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to pro wrestling and pro wrestlers and whether they are true or not. PRO WRESTLING URBAN LEGEND: The Iron Sheik won a Gold Medal for Wrestling at the 1968 Olympics. In March of 2008, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) inducted wrestler The […]

How Did a Hug Help Turn Stone Cold Steve Austin Into a Star?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to pro wrestling and wrestlers and whether they are true or not. PRO WRESTLING URBAN LEGEND: An interesting confluence of events (including an untimely hug) led to Stone Cold Steve Austin becoming a major wrestling star. Obviously, if you track any wrestler […]

What Strange Approach Did Frank Capra Use to Get Claudette Colbert to Show Her Legs in a Film?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Frank Capra had a Machiavellian way to get Claudette Colbert to show her legs in It Happened […]