Archive for the 'TV Legends Revealed' Category

Was There Nearly a Crossover Between X-Files and Picket Fences Before the Networks Nixed the Idea?

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: X-Files and Picket Fences almost had a crossover episode until the network squashed it at the last […]

Did Dan “Grizzly Adams” Haggerty Lose His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Because of a Drug Bust?

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: Dan Haggerty lost his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because of a well-publicized drug bust. […]

Has Every Backstage Sketch on Saturday Night Live Since Seth Meyers Became Head Writer Featured a Llama, a Showgirl and Abraham Lincoln?

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: Does every Saturday Night Live sketch set backstage since Seth Meyers became the head writer of SNL […]

Did Doris Roberts Hide a Back Injury While Auditioning For Remington Steele?

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: Doris Roberts hid a back injury so that she could be cast on Remington Steele. Doris Roberts […]

Was Omar Really Originally Meant to be Killed Off in the First Season of The Wire?

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: Omar was going to be killed off during Season 1 of The Wire. Omar Little, played by […]

Did TV’s Catwoman, Julie Newmar, Receive a Federal Patent on a Special Type of Pantyhose That Accentuated a Woman’s Ass?

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: Julie Newmar, Catwoman on the Batman TV series, received a federal patent on a special type of […]

Are There Really Aliens Hidden in Every Episode of South Park?

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: Are There Really Aliens Hidden In Every Episode of South Park? The very first episode of Trey […]

What Weird Reason Did ABC Have for Baretta Having an Instrumental Theme Song Originally?

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: The theme song for Baretta did not have lyrics at first for a slightly out of the […]

Did Star Trek Once Get John Drew Barrymore Suspended From the Screen Actors Guild?

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: Star Trek once got John Drew Barrymore suspended from the Screen Actors Guild! The story of John […]

Was Peanut Butter Really Used to Make Mister Ed “Talk”?

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: Mister Ed was made to talk through the use of peanut butter on his lips (in the […]