The late Bob Einstein's alter ego, faux-stuntman “Super Dave” Osborne, was famous for his cartoonish sketches—but a tank nearly crushed him for real.

THE '80S
Smart home technology isn’t perfect (as anyone who owns an Amazon Echo that’s been activated by an episode of South Park knows), but it’s come a long way since the 1980s.
The quintessential annoying neighbor went from pitching milk and pizza in regional commercials to starring in 10 feature films. Let's see the Pillsbury Doughboy do that.
'Blade Runner 2049' star Ryan Gosling was just a few months shy of his second birthday when Ridley Scott's iconic sci-fi film hit theaters.
It's time to go through the attic, the garage, and the boxes at your parents' house. If you saved your old Happy Meal toys, you could be sitting on a goldmine.
The 1980s NFL alternative became so cash-strapped that athletes had to ride school buses to practice.
The Nazi invasion allegory was one of the highest-rated miniseries in television history, and the first to feature a leading character eating a guinea pig.
Erik Estrada once broke eight ribs, his wrist, his collarbone, and his sterum shooting an episode. The man was dedicated.
When art school dropout Ralph Shaffer was hired by American Greetings to illustrate greeting cards in 1964, the 23-year-old was tasked with depicting delicate flower petals and hopping bunny rabbits.
As we now know, 'Pac-Man' was a massive hit, and its grip on pop culture is still strong today. But 'Pac-Man's success was far from certain; its designer initially had no interest in games, and the public reaction to it was initially mixed.
When U.S. Army Corps bombardier Max Spencer Adler was shot down over Europe and imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II, it’s not likely he dreamed of one day becoming the czar of penis-shaped lollipops and lava lamps.
It's time to start hitting up garage sales because some of these popular items are worth a fortune.
For 12 seasons and 264 episodes, the small coastal town of Cabot Cove, Maine, was the scene of a murder.
Nobody puts these facts about ‘Dirty Dancing’ in a corner—especially on the classic movie's 30th anniversary.
A magazine writer coined the phrase, which had roots in the 1960s, and Judd Nelson wanted to punch him for it.
We asked a physics professor to explain how the loaded duck can swim in a pile of gold. After he was done laughing, he enlightened us.
For nearly 10 years, TV viewers got to experience a journey aboard a cruise ship nearly every Saturday night as The Love Boat brought the misadventures and romantic escapades of the luxury liner life right into their living rooms.
You'd better start practicing those crane kicks again! More than 30 years after Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence faced off in one of cinema's most iconic showdowns, The Karate Kid has officially made a comeback.
The studio was so optimistic about their adaptation of the Mattel toy line that they started pre-production on a sequel. Then the movie came out ...
Actor and pop culture icon David Hasselhoff is beloved in Germany—and everywhere else in the world.
Before Nirvana hit it big, the band gave a rousing performance at their local Radio Shack. In 1988, the band played a set at the electronics store's Aberdeen, Washington outpost, shredding in front of the audio/video section.
The hit ‘80s show blended classic TV staples and sci-fi future tech to create an unforgettable package.