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Peter Falk’s ‘Columbo’: The TV Detective’s 1st Name, How It Surfaced in a Lawsuit, and What the Star Had to Say
Find out whether or not Peter Falk's iconic 'Columbo' character had a first name, or not.
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‘Antiques Roadshow’: The Staggering Value of a Familiar ‘All in the Family’ Item Found at This Star’s Estate Sale
Find out about the startling value of an item one 'All in the Family' fan appearing on 'Antiques Roadshow' bought at an estate sale belonging to one of the comedy's stars.
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‘The Andy Griffith Show: Ron Howard’s Dad Played an Important Role in the Wedding of Barney Fife and Thelma Lou
Here's everything you need to know about what happened at the wedding of 'The Andy Griffith Show's longtime couple Barney Fife and Thelma Lou.
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‘All in the Family’: The ‘Repulsive’ Episode That Left Carroll O’Connor in Tears and Nearly Ended the Series
Here's the episode of 'All in the Family' that Carroll O'Connor called 'repulsive' and nearly made him leave the show.
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‘All in the Family’: It Got Ugly Between This Show Star and CBS Over What Became an Emmy-Winning Episode
Find out more about the 'All in the Family' episode that one of the show's stars wouldn't appear in, to the point that CBS threatened to cancel the show entirely.
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‘Matlock’: The 3 Daughters the Andy Griffith Legal Mystery Series Went Through in Its Almost Decade-Long Run
Find out more about the daughters Andy Griffith's 'Matlock' series went through in its nine seasons.
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‘Classic Concentration’: Alex Trebek Was at His Flirty, Playful Hosting Peak on the 1980s Game Show
Take a look at another side of 'Jeopardy!'s Alex Trebek during his1980s run as host of 'Classic Concentration.'
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The ‘Good Times’ Star Who Was ‘Blinded’ by Their Ego, According to a Producer
Find out which 'Good Times' star was described by the show's producer as making the show 'an agony' to work on.
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‘Matlock’: The 2 Hit Spin-Offs That Came Out of Andy Griffith’s Legal Drama
Find out more about the 2 successful spin-off series that came about from Andy Griffith's legal drama 'Matlock.'
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‘Jeopardy!’: James Holzhauer’s Heartfelt Tweet Marks the Anniversary of Alex Trebek’s Diagnosis Announcement
Here's what 'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer had to say as he remembered the day Alex Trebek announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis two years ago.
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‘The Jeffersons’: Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley’s Hilariously Savage Accounts of When They 1st Met Are Worth the Listen
Find out the not-so-kind impressions 'The Jefferson' stars Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford had of one another upon first meeting in their 'All in the Family' days.
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‘Taxi’s Tony Danza Said Co-Star Marilu Henner Was His 1st Girlfriend in Hollywood: ‘She’s My Soul Mate, Really’
Find out about the brief romance and enduring friendship that began on the set of 'Taxi' for co-stars Tony Danza and Marilu Henner.
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‘All in the Family’: Carroll O’Connor Wouldn’t Play Archie Bunker Without This Contract Clause
Find out about the condition that 'All in the Family' star Carroll O'Connor demanded be included in his contract before signing on to play Archie Bunker.
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Why Andy Griffith Quietly Worked Against a Statue Honoring Don Knotts
Find out why Andy Griffith was so against seeing a statue of his 'The Andy Griffith Show' co-star Don Knotts erected in his hometown of Mount Airy.
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Andy Griffith Described This Legendary Show Host as ‘Fairly Stuffy’
Actor Andy Griffith was thoroughly underwhelmed by this television variety host who was considered one of the greatest of his era.
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Andy Griffith Was a New Yorker Early in His Career: ‘I Was Completely Terrified of It’
Find out more about Andy Griffith's 'terrifying' move to New York City early in his career.
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‘All in the Family’: Carroll O’Connor Was ‘Difficult and Often Abusive,’ the Show’s Exec Producer Said
Find out more about the difficult behind-the-scenes dynamics between 'All in the Family' star Carroll O'Connor and the show's crew.
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‘Matlock’s Andy Griffith Cut This Former ‘Griffith Show’ Actor From the Legal Drama for Wanting More Lines: ‘He Wouldn’t Listen’
Find out which 'Andy Griffith Show' co-star had to be barred from returning to Griffith's second hit, 'Matlock,' for asking for more script time.
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‘All in the Family’: Archie Bunker Was Almost Played by This Box-Office Star
Find out which Hollywood giant almost played 'All in the Family' patriarch and blowhard Archie Bunker.
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‘Good Times’: The 1 Episode That Star Esther Rolle Wouldn’t Do – But Was Forced to by the Show’s Producer
Find out which episode of 'Good Times' it was that star Esther Rolle refused to take part because of what she felt was its inappropriate subject matter.
