Kari Lizer Played a Small Role on Matlock, Then Went On to Create a Hit Sitcom
TLDR: Kari Lizer played Cassie Phillips, one of Ben Matlock’s assistants, but her real legacy came decades later behind the camera. She went on to … Read more
Kene Holliday Was Fired From Matlock, Then Spent Decades Getting Sober
TLDR: Kene Holliday played Matlock’s original private investigator, Tyler Hudson, for the show’s first three seasons before being let go over a severe struggle with … Read more
The Real Story Behind Ben Matlock’s Courtroom
TLDR: The classic Matlock ran on NBC and ABC from 1986 to 1995 with Andy Griffith as the folksy defense attorney Ben Matlock. It’s a … Read more
Heath Moore Nearly Died Before He Disappeared From Texas Metal
TLDR: Heath Moore built a real fan following as the original interior and upholstery specialist on Texas Metal, then simply vanished from the show after … Read more
Bill Carlton Built an Empire From a Backyard in East Aldine
TLDR: Bill Carlton built Ekstensive Metal Works from the same East Aldine property his father bought in 1976, long before Texas Metal ever existed. A … Read more
Texas Metal: The Real Cast Behind Ekstensive Metal Works
TLDR: Texas Metal has followed Bill Carlton and his crew at Ekstensive Metal Works since 2017, but two of the show’s original stars quietly disappeared … Read more
Robert Kulp Runs Black Dog Salvage Like a Ship, Not a Junkyard
TLDR: Robert Kulp co-founded Black Dog Salvage in 1999 after a garage project that never even got built. Two decades and 143 episodes of Salvage … Read more
Salvage Dawgs: The Real Story Behind Black Dog Salvage
TLDR: Salvage Dawgs followed the real employees of Black Dog Salvage, a Roanoke, Virginia architectural salvage business, through 143 episodes and 11 seasons. The show … Read more
Why Taylor Sheridan Keeps Using the Same Actors
TLDR: Taylor Sheridan has cast more than 30 of the same actors across his growing television empire, spanning far beyond the connected Yellowstone universe. Actors … Read more
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
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
Suzanne Pleshette Married Three Times, and the Last One Is the Real Story
TLDR: Suzanne Pleshette spent six seasons playing Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show, but her most interesting story happened off screen. She was married … 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
Yukon Men: The Real Cast of Discovery’s Alaska Survival Show
TLDR: Yukon Men followed real families in Tanana, Alaska, a remote village where hunting, trapping, and even running the town’s water plant aren’t hobbies, they’re … Read more
The Real Story Behind Mister Ed, TV’s Talking Horse
TLDR: Mister Ed ran on CBS for six seasons starting in 1961, and almost everything people think they know about the talking horse trick is … 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