One hundred years ago, John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first clear TV image: the unsettling grin of Stooky Bill. Discover how he (and his dummy) made TV history.

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People have grafted a ton of dark themes onto SpongeBob, Patrick, and all their equally cheery underwater pals, suggesting their sunny dispositions are masking some serious trauma.
The celebrated children’s host aired segments in 1983 that demonstrated the perils of nuclear war in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
William Shatner’s lip lock with Nichelle Nichols wasn't TV’s first interracial kiss, but it might have been the most controversial.
Two Michaels, Madonna, and a murderer kept themselves in the headlines throughout '85.
Kids in the ’90s swore geeky Paul became shock rocker Marilyn Manson. Did he?
Season 56 of Sesame Street is coming to Netflix with “fresh format changes.”
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Geraldo Rivera promised to dig deep in Al Capone’s hotel hideout on Chicago’s South Side back in 1986—here’s the oral history of how it all really went down.
In honor of The Office’s 20th anniversary, Chili’s is finally opening a Scranton restaurant, complete with a retro menu and decor.
How did daytime dramas like “Guiding Light” and “General Hospital” become known as “soap operas”? It's all thanks to commercials.
The series’ fifth and final season is expected to hit Netflix in 2024. Here’s what you should know.
A stunning collection of original cels and signed memorabilia from popular anime is heading to auction in late March.
Now that Lester Holt is stepping away from the NBC anchor desk, let’s celebrate the journalist known around the newsroom as “Iron Pants.”
The middle-aged Mr. D promoted Rax Roast Beef by complaining about his mid-life crisis and nursing a hangover.
The cartoon-inspired replica was given away in 1997—and was, as the eventual owner put it, “like living in a Crayola box.”