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Unlike many sitcoms of its era, 'Taxi' focused on a group of blue-collar workers who—despite having aspirations of bigger and better careers—were never really destined to be anything other than what they were: cab drivers.

Kara Kovalchik
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in 'The X-Files.'

Is the truth really out there? 'The X-Files' began its original nine-season run on September 10, 1993.

Jennifer M Wood
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On September 8, 1966, Gene Roddenberry's galaxy-spanning saga debuted and transformed sci-fi TV into a genre rich with multilayered drama, ethnic diversity, and real-world issues

Bryan Reesman








A scene from The Kids in the Hall.

Twenty-five years after airing its final episode, a revival of 'The Kids in the Hall' will be coming to Amazon as its first original Canadian series.

Scott Beggs


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Alan Alda—who was born Alphonso D’Abruzzo on January 28, 1936—is the only person to win acting, directing, and writing Emmys for the same program.

Scott Beggs






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By most accounts, Steve Martin—your favorite wild and crazy guy—is neither wild nor crazy. (Sorry.)

Stacy Conradt
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Sacha Baron Cohen's fearlessness in making serious people look silly has earned him a global audience, an appropriate amount of outrage, plenty of headlines, and an Oscar nomination.

Scott Beggs








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The sci-fi series' theme song is familiar to pretty much anyone who lived in the free world (and probably elsewhere, too) in the late 20th century. Do you know the words?

Eddie Deezen