From Marcus Welby to Doogie Howser, these beloved TV doctors of the 1970s and 1980s made viewers feel like they were in the safest hands on television.
Don Most became a TV favorite as wisecracking Ralph Malph on Happy Days, but acting was only the beginning. Discover his surprising journey into directing, jazz, swing music, and life beyond the sitcom.
Someone born in 1946 had a completely different TV childhood than someone born in 1962. These are the shows older Boomers raced home to watch while many younger Boomers barely remember they ever existed.
At 13, Bobby Driscoll had an Oscar. At 15, he became the voice behind Disney’s Peter Pan. He was one of the most recognizable faces in America. Yet, less than 20 years later he would be gone and buried in an unmarked grave.
He was building something real in Hollywood. Role by role, performance by performance, people were starting to realize how good he actually was. But how good could he have been? We’ll never know, because his story ended far too soon… and in a way that feels completely impossible to believe, even by Hollywood standards.
Test your classic TV knowledge by identifying 20 beloved sitcoms from just three character names, featuring I Love Lucy, Cheers, Family Ties, The Golden Girls, and more timeless favorites today.
Discover why Valerie became The Hogan Family after Valerie Harper’s bitter contract dispute, firing, and courtroom victory transformed the beloved 1980s sitcom, bringing Sandy Duncan into its fractured television family.
Sometimes Oscar voters absolutely nailed it. Other times, they chose a great movie while an even better one sat a few rows away trying not to look annoyed. Using each film’s release year, here are the winners—and the films that actually should have won.
Loni Anderson became a television icon on WKRP in Cincinnati, using wit, ambition, and comic talent to prove she was always far sharper than her glamorous bombshell image ever suggested.
Discover why Gary Burghoff left M*A*S*H at the height of its success, how Radar O’Reilly’s farewell unfolded, and how family, burnout, music, art, and inventing shaped his remarkable life afterward.
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