Things You Didn’t Know

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’
When the network moved to cancel the show, fans stepped in.

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Jeffersons’
The show aired its final episode 40 years ago today.

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘Sanford and Son’
Redd Foxx paid for something on the show out of his own pocket!

4 Things You Never Knew About ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Rick Hurst
He recently passed away at the age of 79.

‘Rollerball’ Turns 50! 7 Things You Didn’t Know About James Caan’s Dystopian Sports Film
The cast and crew played the game for fun when the camera weren’t rolling … and Caan walked away with a few injured ribs.

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’
The film’s legacy is tainted by one of the worst on-set accidents in film history.

5 Things You Never Knew About 1985’s ‘Return to Oz’
The fantasy film was very different from ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

5 Funky Facts about 1980’s ‘Can’t Stop the Music‘
This Village People biopic actually led to the birth of the Razzies.

7 Fun Facts About the 1978 Summer Blockbuster Musical ‘Grease’
Did you know Elvis was offered the role of Teen Angel?

7 Things You Didn’t Know About 1960’s ‘Psycho’
It was the movie that made us all scared to take a shower.

‘The Stuff’ Turns 40: 6 Surprising Facts About the Cult Classic Film
Star Garrett Morris said the film’s popularity made him “question the taste of a lot of these American moviegoers.”

6 Things You Never Knew About Lee Marvin’s ‘The Dirty Dozen’
More than half of the dozen were World War II vets themselves.

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Jeffersons’ Star Sherman Hemsley
Did you know he was a big fan of the band YES?

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Redd Foxx
The actor was only 49 when he took on the role of senior citizen Fred Sanford.

6 Things You Never Knew About Robert Young, Star of ‘Father Knows Best’ & ‘Marcus Welby, M.D.’
Though he was known for playing idealized characters, he did not have a picture-perfect life offscreen.

7 Fun Facts About ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Hugh Beaumont
Before he was Ward Cleaver, he was a wartime medic, ad pitchman and Methodist minister.

Why Did Rick Moranis Leave Hollywood? Actor Returns in ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel
He’s been out of the public eye for years, with one tragic exception.

5 Things You Never Knew About Lorne Greene, Ben Cartwright From ‘Bonanza’
Was the Cartwright patriarch one of the best TV dads of all time?

5 Things You Never Knew About TCM Star of the Month Gary Cooper! Plus: Download June 2025 Schedule
The Hollywood icon paid for things with checks for one very sneaky reason.

7 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Brady Bunch’ Dad Robert Reed
The actor’s passion was for Shakespeare, not tiki tokens.

5 Fun Facts About ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’
‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ landed into theaters on June 11, 1982, cementing its place as a summer blockbuster with a whopping $359 million box office gross.

’Knots Landing’ Reunion: The Younger Stars Who Played Olivia, Diana & Harold Tell All (Mirrors Down Divas!)
Who was the nicest cast member? Who tried to get someone fired? Plus, all about those hidden mirrors, and more!

5 Things You Never Knew About Danny Thomas
He gave back in a big way.

Where Is Kim Novak Now?
The actress, 92, will be honored at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

4 Things You Never Knew About ‘Scarecrow & Mrs. King’
The actor who played Kate Jackson’s ex-husband had also played her husband a decade earlier.

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’
The opening sequence included real Marines.

7 Surprising Facts About Conway Twitty
How many hits did the country icon have with Loretta Lynn?

5 Things You Never Knew About Michelle Phillips, Mamas and the Papas Singer
The musician and actress turns 81 today!

TCM Honors Tony Curtis’ 100th Birthday! Celebrate With 5 Facts About the Star
The channel will air five Curtis films tonight, beginning at 8pm EST.

6 Facts About the Original ‘Matlock,’ May They Please the Court
Why did Andy Griffith’s TV lawyer have such a thing for hot dogs?