Was The Don Mattingly Sideburns Plot on The Simpsons NOT a Real Life Reference?
Was the famous Don Mattingly sideburns plot on The Simpsons actually not a reference to Mattingly’s benching over the length of his hair the previous year?
Which Simpsons Episode Helped Save At Least Two Lives?
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 The Simpsons helped two young boys each save someone’s life. It is easy, sometimes, […]
Is Marge Simpson’s Hair So Tall Because It Hides Her Rabbit Ears?
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: Marge Simpson’s hair hides two rabbit ears. Something that we’ve dealt with repeatedly in this column is […]
Which Simpsons Character Nearly Got a LIVE-ACTION Spin-Off 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: There was nearly a live-action spin-off of The Simpsons. In 1997, during the eighth season of the […]
Was TaleSpin Sued Over the Voice of King Louie?
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: TaleSpin was sued over the voice of King Louie. In 1967, Disney released an animated film adaptation […]
Was Treehouse of Horror V Intentionally Extra Violent Over Complaints About the Series’ Use of Violence?
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 fifth Simpsons‘ “Treehouse of Horror” was intentionally extra violent because of complaints over the series’ use […]
Is Darkwing Duck Coming Back to Television in 2018?
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: Darkwing Duck is returning to television in 2018. I don’t usually feature stuff this current, but when […]
Was South Park Originally Going to be a Big Parody of The X-Files?
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: “South Park” was originally going to be an “X-Files”-style show. Trey Parker and Matt Stone came to […]
Was the Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer TV Special Written Without Access to the Original Rudolph Picture Book?
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 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special would have been a lot different if the screenwriter had […]
Was Waylon Smithers Originally Going to be Black and Married with a Wife and Kids?
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: Waylon Smithers was originally going to be black with a wife and kids. After a lot of […]
