Archive for the 'TV Legends Revealed' Category

Did the BBC Buy the Trademark to Blue Police Boxes From the Metropolitan Police?

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: Did the BBC buy the trademark to blue police boxes from the Metropolitan Police? When the first […]

Did the First Two Best Actor in a Drama Emmys Go to the Star of a SITCOM?

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 first two Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series went to Robert Young […]

Are Joanna Kerns and Sandra Kerns Sisters?

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: Joanna Kerns and Sandra Kerns are sisters (in the alternative, they are related) 1984 was an odd […]

Does Vanna White Seriously Have a Trademark on Revealing Letters on a Gameboard in a Dress?

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: Did Wheel of Fortune‘s Vanna White win a lawsuit over a commercial featuring a robot with a […]

Was Baretta Originally Conceived as a Reboot of Another Series?

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: Baretta was originally intended as a continuation of a previous series. Toma was a detective series that […]

Did Martin Luther King Jr. Keep Nichelle Nichols From Leaving Star Trek After the First Season of the Show?

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: Did Martin Luther King Jr. keep Nichelle Nichols from leaving Star Trek after the first season of […]

Was NBC’s “Must See TV” Really Created For Their Thursday Night Lineup?

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: NBC’s “Must See TV” was created for its Thursday night sitcom lineup. The first time that Thursday […]

Did Edd “Kookie” Byrnes Originally Play a Totally Different (and EVIL) Character on the Pilot of 77 Sunset Strip?

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: Edd Byrnes appeared on the pilot of 77 Sunset Strip as a totally different, and evil, character […]

Was 77 Sunset Strip’s Pilot Released First as a Film Just to Take Away Rights from the Show’s Creator?

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: 77 Sunset Strip was released in theaters specifically to take away rights from the show’s creator. Roy […]

Did Johnny Carson Really Accidentally Cause a Toilet Paper Shortage in 1973?

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: Johnny Carson accidentally caused a toilet paper shortage in 1973. After the destruction of Hurricane Sandy late […]