Archive for the 'TV Legends Revealed' Category

Did the Beverly Hillbillies’ Theme Song Have Alternate Lyrics for Each of Their Sponsors?

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 Beverly Hillbillies’ original theme song included two alternate verses (each one about their sponsor)! It was […]

Did Dragnet’s Police Liaison Eventually Take Joe Friday’s Badge as His Own?

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 police liaison to Dragnet ended up taking Lieutenant Joe Friday’s badge number when he made Lieutenant. […]

Was an All My Children Storyline Cut Short by the Oklahoma City Bombing?

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: All My Children cut a storyline short in the middle of it because of the Oklahoma City […]

Did An Impostor Accept Betty Thomas’ Emmy For Her?

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 impostor came up on to the stage to accept Betty Thomas’ Emmy for her in 1985. […]

Was an Episode of Hill Street Blues Re-Shot to Bring Officer Joe Coffey Back to Life?

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 Hill Street Blues episode was actually re-shot after airing to show a character who was killed […]

Were Renko and Hill Originally Meant to Die in the First Episode of Hill Street Blues?

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: Officers Renko and Hill were intended to be killed off at the end of the first episode […]

Did Gracie Allen Ever Actually Say “Goodnight, Gracie”?

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: At the end of the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Burns would say “Say Goodnight, Gracie” […]

Was There Really an Adult Version of Candid Camera Called CANDID Candid Camera?

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: Allen Funt produced an adult version of Candid Camera called Candid Candid Camera. A few year back, […]

Did a Sketch Written for a 1975 Saturday Night Live Episode Go Unused Until 1989?

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 sketch written for a 1975 episode of Saturday Night Live ended up being used fourteen years […]

Did American Idol Just Skip Austin, Texas in Season 5 and Pretend That Other Cities Were Austin?

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: In Season 5, American Idol skipped Austin, Texas and just pretended that auditions in other cities were […]