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Jack Mercer had to re-audition for the role of Popeye for Hanna-Barbera
"I never thought of doing Popeye any other way. It's just natural to me."
May 16, 2024, 4:01PM
Howard McNear described himself as ''painfully shy''
Believe it or not, Floyd was rather bashful!
May 16, 2024, 2:39PM
Andy Griffith said that Andy Taylor was ''too good'' of a person
Andy Taylor was a wonderful character, but difficult to write for.
May 16, 2024, 10:02AM
One Brady Bunch actress ''felt sorry for'' Joe Namath when he visited the set
Alice was ''crazy about the guy and had a bit of a crush on him too'' until he showed up
May 16, 2024, 9:58AM
Don Knotts: ''I ruined a lot of takes laughing with'' this actor
It might not be who you expect!
May 15, 2024, 2:36PM
Jamie Farr wanted M*A*S*H fans to accept him with or without the dress
Farr didn't need Gary Burghoff or a pretty dress for Klinger to shine.
May 15, 2024, 2:00PM
Bea Benaderet set the record straight about how much actors were making on television reruns
"Everybody thinks actors in TV series are all rich."
May 15, 2024, 11:54AM
Here's how they made the train move in Petticoat Junction
"When it runs, we all get seasick," said Bea Benaderet.
May 15, 2024, 11:48AM
Johnny Crawford at a crossroads: How the teen star navigated the end of The Rifleman
Crawford stayed grounded at 17
May 15, 2024, 11:13AM
Clint Eastwood described this film as ''a James Bond Western''
This movie took Eastwood from peanuts to power.
May 15, 2024, 10:33AM
Before he became Popeye, Jack Mercer's parents didn't want him to go into show business
Mercer's folks had misgivings, but he was confident in himself.
May 15, 2024, 9:32AM
Don Knotts credited All in the Family with opening doors in television
Knotts praised the series.
May 14, 2024, 2:16PM
Paul Henning partially based Petticoat Junction off of his own grandmother
"There is sentiment connected with the whistle of the railroad train."
May 14, 2024, 12:18PM
Linda Henning pushed for a Petticoat Junction reunion
The actress was interested in reuniting the old cast.
May 14, 2024, 9:53AM
Milburn Stone's brother wrote this unusual Gunsmoke episode
Doc Adams was a proud older sibling.
May 14, 2024, 9:32AM
William Crain sought to create a sympathetic character out of Blacula
Crain's take on horror villains.
May 13, 2024, 3:04PM
Obviously, all the ladies loved Frank Cannon
"It is totally confusing to me. But I accept the responsibility."
May 13, 2024, 1:22PM
Barbara Billingsley didn't watch Leave It to Beaver reruns
Billingsley wasn't interested in taking a walk down memory lane.
May 13, 2024, 12:00PM
10 Roger Corman-directed movies to remember the Hollywood legend
Here's a selection of some of his best
May 13, 2024, 11:55AM
R.I.P Roger Corman, the king of cult films, who gave many future stars their start
The self-declared "Orson Welles of the Z movie" produced hundreds of films and gave an early-career hand to legends like William Shatner, Ron Howard, and Martin Scorsese. Corman was 98.
May 13, 2024, 10:38AM
Barbara Billingsley became June Cleaver accidentally
It was the best mistake that ever happened.
May 13, 2024, 9:57AM
Meet Jamie Knoll O'Neill: Inside the Collection
Her collection has what it takes to outwit, outplay and outlast just about any other collection around. Take a look!
May 12, 2024, 8:00PM
When she became famous, Amanda Blake would steal money — from herself
It was the not-crime of the century.
May 10, 2024, 4:39PM
Alan Reed took some time to warm up to Mel Blanc
Reed and Blanc weren't "Barney and Fred" close...at first.
May 10, 2024, 3:39PM
Betty Rubble was missing from Flintstones Vitamins for 20 years
Where's Betty? Here's the answer!
May 10, 2024, 3:13PM
Barbara Hale considered herself ''lucky'' because of her schedule on Perry Mason
Hale was all gratitude and no attitude during her time on the hit series.
May 10, 2024, 2:00PM
Wagon Train's Terry Wilson said that he wouldn't recommend being a stuntman to anyone
Wilson didn't mince words when it came to the harsh realities of a stuntman's work.
May 10, 2024, 11:17AM
Andy Griffith said he was "closer to Don [Knotts]" than anyone else
The funniest duo, on-screen and off.
May 10, 2024, 10:49AM
While she was filming ''The Big Valley,'' Barbara Stanwyck used to ride her bike by the ''Gunsmoke'' set to chat with Amanda Blake
Blake was the biggest Barbara Stanwyck fan.
May 10, 2024, 10:14AM
Don Knotts said that he became a writer ''out of necessity''
Knotts was an amazing writer, but it wasn't his first love like comedy was.
May 9, 2024, 4:47PM
Don Knotts knew that Andy Griffith was going to be a star when they met
Knotts had a good feeling about Griffith.
May 9, 2024, 4:46PM
Andy Griffith on Jim Nabors' nightclub act
Apparently, the act was a real mystery to Griffith.
May 9, 2024, 3:12PM
Alan Alda was arguing about the M*A*S*H pilot six hours before it was set to be filmed
"I didn't want them to let the war off easy," Alda said.
May 9, 2024, 1:34PM
Jim Nabors reveals the one skill that eluded his talent
He could sing, he could act, he could do seemingly anything!
May 9, 2024, 12:58PM
Jean Stapleton said that the cast of ''All in the Family'' were invited to add their own ideas to the script
During the episode read-through, the actors were encouraged to share their thoughts on the script.
May 9, 2024, 12:27PM
Ron Howard wasn't worried about being typecasted as Opie Taylor
Howard wasn't worried about his "Opie" image.
May 9, 2024, 9:42AM
Burt Reynolds on his feelings towards Riverboat co-star Darren McGavin
Spoiler alert: There's no love lost between these two.
May 8, 2024, 2:58PM
Building the Batmobile: The untold story of TV's most iconic vehicle
From concept to cult classic.
May 8, 2024, 1:30PM
Did you ever drink out of a Welch's jelly jar glass?
You could find jelly jars with cartoon favorites, dinosaurs, and even the muppets!
May 8, 2024, 11:24AM
Henry Kissinger's unlikely encounter with The Brady Bunch
Barry Williams called it "sort of an eerie commentary on the power of the tube."
May 8, 2024, 10:40AM
After the death of her mother, Linda Evans' ''Big Valley'' costar, Barbara Stanwyck, offered to be her mom
Stanwyck was there for Evans during a difficult time.
May 8, 2024, 10:23AM
Before M*A*S*H, Alan Alda worked as a very underappreciated dancing clown
Alda spent his days dancing and dodging eggs.
May 7, 2024, 11:40AM
Why Mike Connors moved from film to TV
The star of Mannix on why he left the big screen.
May 7, 2024, 11:23AM
The cast of ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' used to refer to each other by their character's names when they spoke off-set
"Hello, is Granny there?"
May 7, 2024, 10:20AM
Buck Taylor made Gunsmoke better than the radio show, according to producer John Mantley
"...the one element that seemed to be missing from that cross-section."
May 7, 2024, 9:56AM
There were moments in Gunsmoke's run where Amanda Blake considered retiring — here's why she stayed
Blake almost said goodbye to the well-loved character, Kitty Russell.
May 6, 2024, 3:47PM
Don Knotts said the Barney Fife character came to him in a dream
"A number of things were swimming around in me, of course, that led up to the dream," said Knotts.
May 6, 2024, 11:42AM
Frank McGrath of ''Wagon Train'' exposed the harsh reality of television stunt work
"The only one that looks after the stuntman is the stuntman."
May 6, 2024, 10:39AM