When Fonzie Jumped the Shark on Happy Days
Fonzie accepting a dare from a beach bum launched the fifth season of 'Happy Days' in 1977. Years later, it launched a phrase that swept the country.
Fonzie accepting a dare from a beach bum launched the fifth season of 'Happy Days' in 1977. Years later, it launched a phrase that swept the country.
You know that Tom Hanks is an Oscar-winning actor, and that he recently played Fred Rogers on the big screen. But did you know that he's actually related to Mr. Rogers? (And to Abraham Lincoln, too.)
Why have one TV show when you can have two? And why just have a plain old TV crossover when you can have a really weird TV crossover?
All it needs is a massive 'Rosebud Motel' sign and someone shrill to shout 'David!' a few times a day.
From its humble beginnings on Logo TV to its current status as an awards show darling (19 Emmys and counting), 'RuPaul's Drag Race' has been on our TV screens for over a decade now.
Brendan Fraser shouting "Bedazzled!" over SNL’s closing instrumental music confused everyone, including host Rob Lowe.
Though NBC called it quits on 'Law & Order' in 2010, after 20 seasons and more than 450 episodes, the series lives on in reruns and spinoffs. In fact, it's probably playing somewhere on TV right now.
Season 2 of ‘The Mandalorian’ introduced a massive Krayt dragon and a whole host of other jaw-dropping special effects. See how ILM did it.
Audiences and critics have been captivated by the deeply dysfunctional—and bleakly hilarious—antics of the Roy family on HBO's hit series 'Succession.'
Ted Lasso would be thrilled for you to borrow his shortbread cookie recipe for your own "Biscuits With the Boss."
MTV's 'The Real World,' which premiered in 1992, set the template for several successful reality TV franchises that followed, from 'Survivor' to 'The Bachelor.'
One committed number-cruncher spent the last year monitoring Netflix’s top 10 list every day to see which shows reigned supreme.
If you’ve been sneakily using your ex-girlfriend’s stepmother’s Netflix account, the jig could soon be up.
'Bridgerton' fans can create their own scandalous gossip column with these customizable Lady Whistledown's Society Papers on Etsy.
From He-Man to My Little Pony, many classic cartoon franchises started as marketing tools for toy brands.
Actor Rami Malek has earned acclaim for his roles in 'Mr. Robot' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' But his first credited work was something he had to pay a fee to get.
'Outlander' stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are celebrating all things Scotland in their new travel series, 'Men in Kilts.'
Famed 1990s talk show host Arsenio Hall courted controversy with Vanilla Ice and once released a rap album of his own.
Joey and Chandler would most definitely approve of sitting in front of the TV in comfy chairs for days at a time.
TV show nudity and sex scenes are par for the course in the streaming era—but ‘Bridgerton’ might not be the best choice for a family binge-watch.
"Modern Love," The New York Times's long-running column detailing real-life love stories, is also a podcast and a critically acclaimed, star-filled TV series that is awaiting its second season.
The kitschy variety show 'Circus of the Stars' ran between 1977 and 1994 and featured celebrities like Emmanuel Lewis and Mario Lopez doing high-wire acts and taming tigers. Only one actor was bit.
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books are her biggest claim to fame—her relation to Franklin D. Roosevelt isn’t quite as well-known.
If you're celebrating a 50th birthday or anniversary this year, you're in excellent company. From the first e-mail to McDonald's Quarter Pounder, 1971 was a year full of change.