Crispin Glover played the role of George McFly in the movie Back to the Future. His character was the protagonist’s father, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox. But did you know Glover was younger than his on-screen son? Crispin Glover is actually three years younger than Michael J. Fox. At the time Glover landed […]
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The Golden Girls sitcom was created by Susan Harris and originally aired on NBC. The show ran for seven seasons in a span of seven years. While the show focused on the lives of four older women living in Miami, they also tackled real-life issues. Did you know about the episode on AIDS? Betty White’s
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The Betty White Show was a daytime talk show that also featured entertainment segments that are quite similar to today’s variety shows. It was first aired in KTLA in 1952 and then again on NBC in 1954. But did you know about the controversy behind the show’s end? In 1954, Betty White refused to remove
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Since 1955, the Guinness World Records has annually published remarkable human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Most of the awards in the publication are quite peculiar, but do you know who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest career on TV? As of 2018, the Guinness World Records awarded Betty White
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Most of us are quite familiar with the show courtroom program that stars the family court judge; Judy Sheindlin. In each episode of the show, Judge Judy presides over a real small-claims case within the confines of her televised courtroom. But did you know about the case of the fake dead cat? In 2010, a
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Betty White won five Primetime Emmys, one competitive Daytime Emmy, a lifetime achievement Daytime Emmy, and was even certified as the longest ever female entertainer in the Guinness World Records. But did you know of her other achievements? Aside from being the national treasure of the US, Betty White was the first woman to produce
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The Dr. Oz Show, or simply Oz, is a daytime TV talk show featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz. Each episode has segments on wellness, health, celebrity interviews, and even tackles topics that are considered taboo. Oprah Winfrey created the show in 2009 after a successful run on with a limited series on Discovery Health. But are
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Lt. Nyota Uhura, a fictional character in Star Trek, is a part of the USS Enterprise’s command staff. She initially serves as a Chief Communications Officer but later becomes the leader in Star Trek: The Animated Series. Portrayed by actress & singer Nichelle Nichols, she became one of the first African-American women to be depicted
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Saturday Night Live is a late-night American live TV comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It was originally released in 1975 and is still running today. For a show currently on its 47th season, you’d begin to wonder, who is the most tenured member of the show? Kenan Thompson, who we knew as
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On NBC, David Crane and Marta Kauffman’s hit TV show Friends premiered on September 22, 1994. The show’s premise was simple; it revolved around the lives of six young adults living in New York City. No one knew how big the show would get, but after ten seasons and 236 episodes, we can definitely say
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