Bill Daily Played America’s Favorite Sidekick Twice, in Two Different Decades
TLDR: Bill Daily built an entire career playing the same lovable type of character twice, first as Major Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and … Read more
Careers
Bob Newhart Actually Had Two Different Sitcoms, and People Mix Them Up Constantly
TLDR: Bob Newhart actually starred in two entirely different sitcoms a decade apart, and most casual fans mix up which show which character actually belongs … Read more
Stan Zuray Left Boston for Alaska, and His Real Path There Was Wild
TLDR: Stan Zuray became one of the most beloved cast members on Yukon Men, but the show only captured a fraction of who he actually … Read more
Allan Lane, the Voice Behind Mister Ed Nobody Was Allowed to Credit
TLDR: Allan “Rocky” Lane was a top-ten box office Western star before he became the uncredited voice of Mister Ed for all 143 episodes. The … Read more
Ricko DeWilde, the Life Below Zero Hunter Carrying His Family’s Traditions and Its Losses
TLDR: Ricko DeWilde joined Life Below Zero in November 2018, hunting alone near Huslia, Alaska in the Koyukon Athabascan tradition he learned from his own … Read more
Doug McClure, the Real Trampas Behind The Virginian
TLDR: Doug McClure played the warm, mischievous ranch hand Trampas on The Virginian for all nine seasons, and off screen he was every bit as … Read more
James Drury, the Actor Who Was The Virginian for Nine Straight Years
TLDR: James Drury played the title role in The Virginian for all nine seasons and 249 episodes, the only actor to stay with the show … Read more
The Virginian: The Real Story Behind TV’s First 90-Minute Western
TLDR: The Virginian was the first weekly 90-minute Western on American television, and its hero never got a name across all 249 episodes. Behind the … Read more
Whatever Happened to the Great American Talk Show Hosts of the 60s and 70s
TLDR: Before Johnny Carson owned late night television, a handful of daytime and syndicated talk show hosts were just as big a deal. Merv Griffin … Read more
Alex Trebek Wasn’t Always the Beloved Host Everyone Remembers
TLDR: Alex Trebek spent 37 years as the calm, authoritative voice of Jeopardy!, but the “beloved” label everyone gives him glosses over real contestant controversies … Read more
The Tiny Golfer on The Mike Douglas Show Was Tiger Woods
TLDR: On October 6, 1978, a two-year-old named Tiger Woods putted against Bob Hope on The Mike Douglas Show, and the clip has been rewatched … Read more
Merv Griffin, the Talk Show Host Who Became a Billion Dollar Mogul
TLDR: Merv Griffin turned a talk show career into a $250 million empire built on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, then quietly held onto the … Read more
Danny Bonaduce on The Partridge Family, His Full Story
TLDR: Dante Daniel Bonaduce was born August 13, 1959, in Broomall, Pennsylvania, grew up in a physically abusive household, played Danny Partridge on The Partridge … Read more
Lisa Loring, The Original Wednesday Addams’ Heartbreaking Life
TLDR: Lisa Loring played the original Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family from 1964 to 1966, starting the role at just five and a half … Read more
The Tragic Real Story Behind “The Addams Family’s” Lurch
TLDR: Ted Cassidy, who played Lurch on The Addams Family from 1964 to 1966, died on January 16, 1979 at just 46 years old from … Read more
Grandpa Jones on Hee Haw, the Man Who Was Never Actually Old
TLDR: Grandpa Jones was born Louis Marshall Jones in Henderson County, Kentucky in 1913, acquired his nickname at age 22 by performing in old-man costume … Read more