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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: A Frank Zappa album was given a Parental Advisory sticker…even though the album was completely instrumental! The […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in Music Legends Revealed | 7 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Harry Nilsson’s coffin was lost during an earthquake Harry Nilsson (he usually went by just Nilsson as […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in Music Legends Revealed | 3 Comments
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: There were no black people in Mayberry. Let’s get it out of the way right off the […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | 34 Comments
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: Empty Nest was a spin-off without actually spinning off the lead characters. Empty Nest, the sitcom starring […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | 1 Comment
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: Cheers was a fire hazard. On November 28, 1942, the trendy Boston nightclub, the Cocoanut Grove, caught […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | 3 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about toys and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of all toy urban legends featured so far! TOY URBAN LEGEND: Mr. Potato Head quite nearly was “doomed” to simply being a cereal giveaway. In 1949, a toy developer […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Toy Legends Revealed | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about toys and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of all toy urban legends featured so far! TOY URBAN LEGEND: John Tyler was playing marbles when he was informed that President Harrison had died and Tyler was now […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Toy Legends Revealed | 1 Comment
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about toys and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of all toy urban legends featured so far! TOY URBAN LEGEND: Play-Doh was created as and originally produced as wallpaper cleaner! It’s often fascinating to look back at every […]
July 24th, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Toy Legends Revealed | No Comments
My new book, Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? (the answer, of course, is so he can repel sharks…and other dangerous sea creatures) is out today! The book contains a series of lists about comic books. Some examples include the three topics depicted on the cover (which was drawn by Kevin Hopgood, the fellow who […]
May 29th, 2012 | Posted in Announcements | 1 Comment
Monday is “Grab Bag” day here at Entertainment Legends Revealed, with each Monday featuring a different area of the world of arts and entertainment (that is not featured on the other four days of the week, that is). They’ll eventually repeat, but for now, we’re still on the initial installments of each of the various […]
August 17th, 2009 | Posted in Old Format | 12 Comments