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Sorry, Barbie! Actors Guild Releases Guidelines for Striking Members’ Halloween Costumes

The SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike has rules about how to celebrate Halloween this year.

Jon Gnagy, Who Taught TV Viewers About the Joys of Art Before Bob Ross

Long before Bob Ross and his happy little trees, Jon Gnagy was teaching art to the masses.

Big Bird and Cookie Monster once ventured into the big house.

Jail Bird: When ‘Sesame Street’ Developed a Prison Daycare Program

In the 1970s, Big Bird went to the big house (literally) when "Sesame Street" launched a prison daycare program.

Jerry Seinfeld Hints That “Something“ Is Happening When Asked About a ‘Seinfeld’ Reunion

The comic teased that we may not have seen the last of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer.

10 Wonderfully Weird Muppet Duets

The Muppets have squared off against everyone from Johnny Cash to Celine Dion.

‘Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror’ is downright spooky.

Death & Horror: How BBC’s Controversial Sound Effects Album Became a Surprise Hit

The campaign to ban “Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror” didn’t stop it from becoming the first sound effects album to break the UK Top 100 charts in the 1970s.

Bob Ross - A Walk in the Woods (Season 1 Episode 1)

Bob Ross’s First Made-For-TV Painting Has Surfaced—and It’ll Cost You $10 Million

How much are some happy little trees worth to you? One art dealer believes it's a small fortune.

Who knew drinking soda could be so lucrative?

When Pepsi Tried Giving Away $1 Billion With the Help of a Chimp

The soft drink company teased consumers with a giant contest offer. But could they really pay it out?

10 Damn Fine Facts About David Lynch

The iconoclastic director behind ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more cult classics once drew a comic strip about a furious dog and dislikes large furniture.

Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle in 'Suits.'

15 Surprising Facts About ’Suits’

'Suits,' the Meghan Markle-starring legal dramedy that aired from 2011 to 2019 is suddenly all anyone can talk about.

Elaine's Unfortunate Dancing on 'Seinfeld' Was Inspired By a Television Legend

Could anyone dance that horribly in real life? Yes.

Get Paid $600 to Eat Cake and Watch ‘The Great British Baking Show’

What better way to celebrate a new season of 'The Great British Bake Off' than by sampling 12 classic British baked goods for cash?

Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Bea Arthur from "The Golden Girls."

Grab a Slice of Cheesecake and Watch These Hilarious ‘Golden Girls’ Bloopers

The cast of 'The Golden Girls' had plenty of fun between takes.

A vintage family enjoys the hit show of the day, 'Scary Clown Time.'

Poor Reception: 10 Wildly Inaccurate Predictions About Television

“[Television] won’t be able to hold onto any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.”

Tim Daly stars in 'In the Line of Duty: Ambush In Waco'

‘In the Line of Duty’: The Waco Movie Made Before The Siege Ended

In 1993, just 34 days after the Waco siege ended, NBC premiered 'In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco'—a TV movie greenlit, scripted, and largely shot while the tragedy was still unfolding.

Laverne Cox in 'Orange Is the New Black.'

17 Epic Moments in LGBTQ+ TV History

These TV shows reflected changing social mores and broke new ground in American entertainment, a trend that continues today.

David Boreanaz and Sarah Michelle Gellar in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'

10 Supernatural TV Shows to Stream Right Now

Here's where to stream your favorite spooky shows, including 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' The Walking Dead,' and 'What We Do in the Shadows.'

TV has slowly eased restrictions on strong language.

Bleep This: A Brief History of Profanity on Television

Whether scripted or spontaneous, expletives have been making their way on to the air for decades.

Tom Hanks' 'That Thing You Do!' produced one of cinema's greatest earworms.

11 Fictional Bands Who Scored Very Real Hit Songs

The Monkees may not have been a "real" band, but their chart-topping legacy speaks for itself.

30 Years Ago: When Alicia Silverstone and Aerosmith Ruled MTV

In 1993, a teenaged Alicia Silverstone changed the rules for video vixens everywhere with Aerosmith's "Cryin'"—and cemented her place in pop culture history.

Bar Fight: When ‘Cheers’ Robots Took Over for the Actors

Animatronic versions of bar patrons Norm and Cliff made two actors named George and John very unhappy.

Melanie Chartoff as Principal Grace Musso With Corin Nemec as "Parker Lewis Can't Lose"

The Brat Pack: When ‘Parker Lewis Can’t Lose’ Took on ‘Ferris Bueller’

In the fall of 1990, two shows about meta high-schoolers premiered. Only one would last through the holidays.

Paul Reubens in character as Pee-wee Herman.

10 Memorable PSAs That Attempted to Save Generation X

Whether it was a mustached dad, an egg in a frying pan, or Pee-wee Herman holding a crack vial, public service announcements pulled out all the stops to save Gen Xers' lives.

25 Big Facts About Pee-wee Herman

In the summer of 1985, Paul Reubens introduced America’s youth—and millions of young-at-heart adults—to a new kind of comedy.

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