Ed Gross

‘The Odd Couple’: Oscar Madison’s ‘Island of Filth He Called a Bedroom’ Was the Show’s Secret Weapon

UPDATED 9/5/2023 The Jack Klugman and Tony Randall version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, which ran from 1970 to…

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‘All in the Family’: Carroll O’Connor Went from Newspaper Editor and Playwright to Archie Bunker

UPDATED 9/5/2023 Carroll O’Connor. Archie Bunker. As far as the television audience is concerned, they’re one and the same —…

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‘Eight is Enough’: Shortly Before He Picked Up a Lightsaber, Mark Hamill Was Briefly a Bradford

UPDATED 9/5/2023 Eight is Enough, the comedy-drama television series that ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981, became appointment television…

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‘Eight is Enough’: Diana Hyland Only Appeared in 4 Episodes as Joan Bradford Before She Died

UPDATED 8/31/2023 There’s no question that from almost out the gate in March 1977, ABC was going to have a…

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This Is What Happened To ‘Bewitched’ Star Elizabeth Montgomery, Her Magical Life And Untimely Death

UPDATED 8/31/2023 In the world of television sitcoms, the 1960s were a weird time with talking horses, flying nuns, stranded…

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Julie Newmar: 70 Years of Her Purr-fect Life and Career — 1953 to 2023

Although Julie Newmar recently turned 90, even more impressive is the fact that she's an actress who's enjoyed a 70-year…

9 months ago

‘All in the Family’: Bea Arthur’s Maude Was Created As Someone Who Could ‘Destroy’ Archie Bunker

UPDATED 8/15/20234 Television characters are created for all sorts of reasons, but when Norman Lear came up with the concept…

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‘The Little Rascals’: How ‘Our Gang’ Came to Be and Why Those Kids Should Never Be Forgotten

UPDATED 8/15/2023 When it comes to The Little Rascals, Leonard Maltin — along with Richard W. Bann — literally wrote the…

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Ricardo Montalban, Known As Khan and Mr. Roarke, Worked Through Disabilities Until His Death At 89

UPDATED 8/14/2023 Mexican-American actor Ricardo Montalban, who would have been celebrating his 103rd birthday this year, enjoyed a career that…

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Meet the Actor Who Played Superman Over 2,000 Times, But Was Not A Fan

UPDATED 8/14/2023 When you think of Superman, it’s likely you have images of either Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, Henry Cavill…

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EXCLUSIVE: Find Out How Seven Stranded Castaways Went from ‘Gilligan’s Island’ to ‘Gilligan’s Planet’

UPDATED 1/14/2023 One of the greatest underdog stories in Classic TV history is Gilligan’s Island, the show with the iconic…

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The Tragedy Behind Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli’s Movie Comedy ‘Arthur’

A little over 40 years ago — and long before Russell Brand attempted an awful remake — audiences were taken…

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