Archive for the 'TV Legends Revealed' Category

Did Season 8 of American Idol Have a Problem With a Phone Sex Company Owning Similar Phone Numbers to Their 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: When Season 8 went to a Final 13 instead of a Final 12, that caused trouble due […]

Did Clay Aiken Learn That He Lost American Idol Before The Results Were Revealed?

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: Clay Aiken learned of the results of American Idol Season 2 before they were revealed. The finale […]

Was an Actor Fired From Playing John Lennon Because His Name Was Mark Chapman?

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 actor was fired from a TV movie where he played John Lennon because it was revealed […]

Did Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Really Divorce Twice?

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: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced twice. Often, it is difficult to figure out exactly where a […]

Was Good Times Not Originally Intended as a Spin-off of Maude?

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: Good Times was not originally a spin-off of Maude. The television sitcom, Good Times, which initially starred […]

Did RTE Turn Down Father Ted Because They Had a Similar Show on 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: RTE turned down Father Ted because of a similar show already airing on RTE. Father Ted was […]

Did the Simpsons Edit a Scene Out of Syndication Because it was Offensive to People with Tourette’s Syndrome?

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 Simpsons edited a scene from re-airings of an episode because the original episode was offensive to […]

Did Warner Brothers Really Sue Over the Rights to the Term “Daisy Dukes”?

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: Warner Bros. sued a company over the rights to the term “Daisy Dukes.” Catharine Bach’s character on […]

Was a Vibrator One of the Gadgets in Penelope Pitstop’s Compact Pussycat?

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: Penelope Pitstop had a vibrator among the various gadgets in her Compact Pussycat Reader Kerry wrote in […]

Was the Janitor on Scrubs Originally Just a Figment of J.D.’s Imagination?

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: Janitor was written in the first season and a half of Scrubs as though he was a […]