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Dragnet and Adam-12 were the only shows on television that were permitted to use real police badges
Webb was committed to telling the truth in his shows.
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Richard Boone said that Paladin was the role that made him ''respectable''
Paladin made an honest man out of Richard Boone.
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Tim Conway didn't take a technical approach to comedy
Conway was an off-the-cuff comedian.
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Buddy Ebsen said he'd stay on The Beverly Hillbillies as long as Paul Henning was writing for the show
Henning was responsible for the series, and so much more.
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Can you match the Gunsmoke actor to their film role?
You might know the characters, but how well do you know the actors?
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Mary Tyler Moore said that working with Dick Van Dyke ''spoiled'' her
The two actors loved working with each other.
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Burt Reynolds said his time on Gunsmoke was the best of his life
Gunsmoke was the actor's big break.
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Andy Griffith said that television was often misleading
"The man who can't put himself over on TV is just lost," Griffith said.
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Danielle Brisebois said that Stephanie was based off of her childhood self
"She was a sad little kid when she started on the show."
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Art Carney hated ''the second banana business''
Gleason and Carney were decidedly not on equal footing.
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Gollllllly, it's a quiz about Gomer Pyle!
How well do you know Mayberry's favorite filling station attendant?
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Jerry Mathers revealed that people thought that he and Tony Dow were really brothers
The on-screen brothers often puzzled people in real life.
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Choose your favorite sunshine pop band!
Get ready for some easy listening!
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R.I.P. Bob Newhart, considered one of the greatest comedians in history
MeTV Network celebrates legendary actor Bob Newhart with a special two-part episode of The Carol Burnett Show, in which he was a guest star, airing on Sunday, July 21st at 10:30P | 9:30C and Monday, July 22nd at 11P | 10C.
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Revealing William Shatner: Marcy Lafferty’s honest take on their marriage
"He has tremendous energy. I think that was one of the hardest parts for me."
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Carroll O'Connor refused to film All in the Family after CBS workers went on strike
"I cannot work with strikebreakers," O'Connor said.
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One Bonanza director called Michael Landon a ''brat''
Luckily, Landon grew up
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All in the Family attempted to explain where Vincent Gardenia went
Frank and Irene Lorenzo loved each other, so why did Frank leave the show?
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Bela Lugosi was only paid $3,500 for his role in Dracula
It was the film that made him a legend.
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Does this celebrity have their own Barbie doll?
You know her and you love her!
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Andy Griffith addressed rumors that he based Andy Taylor off of his own father
Did Griffith model the character after his own dad?
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Sheriff Taylor was not Andy Griffith's favorite character on The Andy Griffith Show
Griffith had a different person in mind.
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We've hidden one character on these iconic movie posters behind an emoji — can you guess who's missing?
Who's hiding behind those emojis?
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If Gilligan's Island hadn't been cancelled, the castaways would have turned the island into a resort hotel
It's a story of rags to riches.
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Tina Louise once received a love letter from a nine-year-old Gilligan's Island fan
Louise called it "male mail."
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Carroll O'Connor pushed back against press reports that he was trying to ''get away'' from Archie Bunker
O'Connor wasn't worried about being Archie Bunker forever.
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Oddly enough, Andy Griffith fans weren't interested in writing to Aunt Bee for cooking advice
Aunt Bee and Frances Bavier were both excellent cooks.
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Is this opening narration from The Waltons or The Twilight Zone?
Rod Serling and Earl Hamner Jr. were both master storytellers.
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Even as Don Knotts was leaving The Andy Griffith Show, he was talking about starring in a new series with Andy Griffith
A door was closing, but Knotts and Griffith were intent on opening up a window.
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Can you answer real Jeopardy! questions about Looney Tunes cartoons?
Do you have a "Doc"-torate in classic cartoons?
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Don Knotts wasn't an overnight success, and he loved it
Knotts wasn't interested in fleeting fame.
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Did you ever notice the doc in Bonanza was a judge in Perry Mason?
You could say Grandon Rhodes was typecast.
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The writer of the Perry Mason books began to see Raymond Burr as the ''real'' Perry Mason
"He puts on the character like a cloak."
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Martin Milner felt that Adam-12 could bridge the gap between the police and the public
"I think our new show will help bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and the law."
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Blur quiz: Robots of classic TV
Beep boop beep (that means "take this quiz".)
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The Experts-Only Dick Van Dyke Show Quiz
This one might be a little tough!
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Alan Alda had this to say about acting alongside his father in M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H became an Alda family reunion!
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Daily Andy Griffith Quiz: ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C''
In which Gomer ships off and shapes up!
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Originally, Dick Van Dyke was going to retire from performing in 1972 — but Carl Reiner knew better
Reiner knew Van Dyke better than he knew himself.
Norman Lear revealed how Edith was able to tune Archie out
Edith loved Archie but didn't agree with him.