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22% bluf’d In the sitcom Frasier, star Kelsey Grammer never rehearsed with the rest of the cast. -
25% bluf’d Some of Radar's physical habits in the TV series M*A*S*H were employed specifically to hide actor Gary Burghoff's slight deformity. -
39% bluf’d Jeannie's harem costume in I Dream of Jeannie never showed Jeannie's navel, because of Barbara Eden's embarrassment over a surgery scar. -
39% bluf’d I Dream of Jeannie's creator and cast all opposed the marriage of Jeannie and Tony, but NBC threatened to cancel the show if they did not wed. -
60% bluf’d After the show’s cancellation, Gilligan’s Island actor Alan Hale Jr. expressed resentment over constantly being identified as the Skipper. -
40% bluf’d The I Love Lucy episode depicting Little Ricky’s birth became the most viewed television program up to that time. -
63% bluf’d All the main cast members of Cheers made guest appearances on Frasier, except for the deceased Nicholas Colasanto ("Coach"). -
27% bluf’d Two future stars of Cheers' spin-off Frasier also made appearances in guest roles on Cheers. -
70% bluf’d In the classic sitcom Bewitched, Endora calls her son-in-law Dagwood, Darwin and Dum-Dum, but not once does she use his proper name: Darrin. -
37% bluf’d "Gilligan’s Island" actor Natalie Schafer only agreed to play Mrs. Thurston Howell in the show’s pilot for a free vacation. -
34% bluf’d One of TV's most famous "doctors" also had a small role as a medical professional in the 60's sitcom classic Bewitched. -
40% bluf’d Friends star Lisa Kudrow was originally cast as Roz in the NBC sitcom Frasier. -
31% bluf’d Actress Tina Louise believed her character Ginger should be the focus of the TV show Gilligan’s Island, in spite of its title. -
35% bluf’d Farrah Fawcett was forced by a court order to make guest appearances on Charlie’s Angels. -
63% bluf’d Despite its phenomenal success in syndication, The Brady Bunch only made the top 10 once during its five-year prime time run. -
55% bluf’d "I Love Lucy" was the first TV series to show a man and woman sleeping in the same bed. -
61% bluf’d The series' finale of M*A*S*H still holds the record as the most watched broadcast in U.S. television history. -
35% bluf’d NBC tried to capitalize on the success of The Facts of Life with seven spin-off series, none of which ever made the air. -
33% bluf’d Two of the many Emmy Awards awarded to the sitcom Bewitched were given posthumously. -
37% bluf’d Some episodes of M*A*S*H featured partial nudity, which was nearly unheard of for prime time network programming. -
37% bluf’d Barbara Eden wasn't originally considered to star in I Dream of Jeannie, since the series creator had ruled that Jeannie couldn't be blonde. -
24% bluf’d Despite his huge success in the 1980's, Will Smith was nearly bankrupt when he was signed to star in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. -
45% bluf’d Although it was still fairly popular, The Beverly Hillbillies was dropped from the CBS lineup due to pressure from advertisers. -
32% bluf’d All in the Family claims the rare distinction, the "grandfather" of a popular series: a spin-off from one of its own spin-offs. -
50% bluf’d In Finland, the DVD release of Little House on the Prairie is rated adults only. The DVDs carry stickers banning sales to those under 18. -
39% bluf’d On the advice of child psychologists, the test episodes of Sesame Street never showed the human and Muppet characters interacting. -
25% bluf’d By the show's tenth anniversary, four out of five American children had watched Sesame Street within a six-week period. -
27% bluf’d Despite its commercial and critical success, Sesame Street has historically had a hard time retaining its writers. -
39% bluf’d Kelsey Grammer holds the distinction of earning Emmy nominations as Dr. Frasier Crane on three different programs. -
33% bluf’d Producer Sherwood Schwartz was forbidden from mentioning Carol Brady’s former marital status in the classic sitcom The Brady Bunch. .... played this -
68% bluf’d Don Knotts auditioned to play Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show with no preparation time and virtually no knowledge of the series. -
66% bluf’d Nearly one-third of the profits from the children's T.V. show Sesame Street have come from royalties for its Grammy-winning songs.
