Archive for the 'TV Legends Revealed' Category

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 […]

Was Denise Crosby Fired From Star Trek: The Next Generation Because She Posed Nude in Playboy?

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: Was Denise Crosby fired from Star Trek: The Next Generation because she posed nude in Playboy? While […]

Was Crystal Bernard Part of an Evangelical Christian Singing Act When She Was 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: When she was a little girl, Crystal Bernard was part of an Evangelical Christian singing act with […]

Was Jake and the Fatman Moved Back to Los Angeles Because of Joe Penny’s Health Problems?

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: Joe Penny forced Jake and the Fatman to move filming from Hawaii to Los Angeles because of […]

What Was Michael J. Fox’s “Revenge” Against Brandon Tartikoff For Tartikoff’s Original Hesitance to Cast Fox in Family Ties?

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: Michael J. Fox had a clever “revenge” for Brandon Tartikoff’s early doubts about whether Fox would be […]

What’s the Secret Origin of Scooby Doo?

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: Was Scooby Doo really based on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Pinpointing exactly what inspires a […]

Was An Episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Never Filmed Because it Featured Two Gay Crew Members on the Enterprise?

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: An episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation was never filmed because it featured two gay crew […]

Was ABC’s 1960 Election Day Coverage So Bad That Their Most Famous Newsman Quit the Network?

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: John Charles Daly resigned from ABC News because of ABC’s rather…odd coverage of Election Night in 1960. […]