11 TV Shows That Changed the Course of History
These shows did way more than just provide entertainment.
These shows did way more than just provide entertainment.
In the pantheon of SNL sketches-turned-feature films, there are good ideas (‘Wayne’s World’), bad ideas (‘It’s Pat’), and batted-about ideas that never made it to the silver screen.
In its very first season, ‘WKRP In Cincinnati’ created the greatest Thanksgiving special about a misguided turkey delivery ever made.
Now’s your chance to become part of your favorite game show.
The humor magazine transitioned to TV in 1995, hoping to unseat NBC's sketch comedy dynasty.
With the Cable Music Channel, Ted Turner tried to take on MTV and failed—but somehow still managed to win.
From ‘Ghostbusters’ to Madonna’s VMA performance, 1984 was a memorable year for pop culture.
You have Tinseltown to thank for phrases like ‘cut to the chase’ and ‘jump the shark.’
Series like R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps introduced '90s kids to horror at a young age.
The ’90s catchphrase was made famous by ‘Seinfeld,’ but Jerry and company didn’t coin it.
In 1956, two highly-regarded party figures stepped in for candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson to tackle election issues.
The shelf-sized mammoth comes with three sets of tusks, including one with battle damage.
The Hallmark Channel’s annual Countdown to Christmas kicks off every October. But the channel's reputation for producing feel-good holiday films began years before the annual event.
Viewers hoping to gain deeper insight into the show’s mysteries could get some clues from Lost’s episode titles.
The upcoming ‘Game of Thrones’ auction features over 2000 items from the series.
The open casting call for HBO’s rendition of the original Harry Potter series has officially begun.
The reclusive billionaire couldn't sleep and didn't have anything to watch. His solution was to buy a TV station.
‘Gilmore Girls’ is often viewed as a fall show. So we counted how many episodes take place during each season—and autumn didn’t come out on top.
Julien’s Auctions and Warner Bros. will be there for you during the Friends Memorabilia auction on September 23.
Before it became a cultural phenomenon, Budweiser’s “Wassup” ad started as a short film.
Before there was ‘Heat,’ there was ‘LA Takedown,’ a TV pilot-turned-TV movie that aired on NBC in 1989.
It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?
In honor of its 30th anniversary, discover even more fun facts about NBC’s hit sitcom, ‘Friends,’ which helped turn its cast—including Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, and Courteney Cox—into household names.
The boogying baby animation from ‘Ally McBeal’ was one of the internet's first viral memes, and was alternately charming and horrifying.