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September 18, 2026 Jack Hawkins

Playing Sam Malone on Cheers would be the peak of most actors' careers. For Ted Danson, it was only the beginning.

Ted Danson became a television legend as Sam Malone on Cheers, but his career was far from finished. From Becker to The Good Place, here’s how Danson kept reinventing himself for decades.
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September 18, 2026 Jack Hawkins

Nicholas Colasanto Made Coach The Heart Of Cheers Before Viewers Had To Say Goodbye

Nicholas Colasanto made Coach Ernie Pantusso the warm heart of Cheers, bringing humor, kindness, and unforgettable charm to the sitcom before his death in 1985.
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September 17, 2026 Jesse Singer

Nanette Fabray was a beloved star on One Day at a Time—but few people know she literally came within inches of dying...twice.

For millions of TV viewers, Nanette Fabray will always be Katherine Romano, the funny, outspoken mother of Bonnie Franklin’s Ann Romano on One Day at a Time. But behind that incredible career were two absolutely terrifying moments when everything could have ended very differently. And when we say “inches,” we mean it.

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September 17, 2026 Jesse Singer

Action Movie Stars From The 1980s That No One Remembers—Seriously, Do You Remember Even 5 Of These Actors?

Everyone remembers Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. But they were only standing at the very top of an enormous 1980s action-movie pyramid. Below them was a whole army of ninja masters, muscle-bound warriors, martial artists and cable-TV legends whose faces once seemed impossible to escape. Seriously, how many of these actors do you remember?
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April 2, 2025 Jesse Singer

The Hardest Jeopardy Questions Of All Time—How Many Can You Answer?

Sure, if you're Ken Jennings, these questions probably aren't that hard (in fact, you probably answered some of them during your 74 episode winning streak). But, for the rest of us, these are 50 of the hardest Jeopardy questions ever asked on the show. See how many you know.
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September 17, 2026 Jane O'Shea

Classic Sitcom Bars And Diners Viewers Still Wish Were Real—How Many Would You Visit?

Revisit classic sitcom bars and diners viewers still wish were real, from Cheers and Mel’s Diner to Central Perk, Monk’s Café, and other unforgettable TV hangouts across decades of television.
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September 17, 2026 Penelope Singh

Woody Harrelson Started Out As Cheers’ Punchline, But No One Expected What He’d Become

Woody Harrelson went from Cheers’ lovable punchline to an Emmy winner, Oscar-nominated actor, blockbuster star, and prestige-TV standout through one of Hollywood’s most surprising career reinventions over four remarkable decades.
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September 17, 2026 Jack Hawkins

John Ratzenberger Became Cheers’ Most Familiar Know-It-All, But Your Kids Only Know Him From Pixar

John Ratzenberger became unforgettable as know-it-all mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers, then found an entirely new generation of fans as one of Pixar’s most familiar voices.


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