The 1980s gave us some TV shows that ran forever, some that became classics, and some that disappeared so fast you almost needed a VCR set to the right night just to prove they existed. But not every one-season show deserved the hook. Some were strange, funny, ambitious, or just too different for network TV at the time. But they all deserved more seasons than they got.
Wham!’s historic 1985 China tour made pop culture history, but strict policing, tense crowds, a terrifying flight, and documentary turmoil nearly turned their groundbreaking triumph into a major publicity disaster.
Think you know classic rock? Test your music memory with 25 tricky opening-lyric clues featuring legendary songs from Queen, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Journey, and more.
Most people remember Jan Smithers as the sweet, shy Bailey Quarters on WKRP in Cincinnati. But her road to television began 12 years earlier, when she was a 16-year-old high school student who made one tiny decision...that would change her life forever.
Before viewers saw a badge or heard a suspect speak, four blunt musical notes announced that Dragnet had begun. The sound was severe, instantly recognizable, and perfectly suited to Jack Webb’s vision of police work. From its opening seconds, the series promised something more disciplined than an ordinary cops-and-robbers adventure.
Discover how Rudolph Valentino married actress Jean Acker after a whirlwind romance, only to be locked out on their wedding night, ending one of Hollywood’s strangest marriages before dawn arrived.
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