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A Brief History of Closed Captioning

Whether you've encountered its unmistakable white text on black background at the gym, in a bar, or on the couch, you're familiar with closed captioning. Which made its network debut 35 years ago.

15 Fun Facts About Rocko's Modern Life

Rocko’s Modern Life hasn’t been on the air since 1996, but that doesn’t mean fans aren’t still nostalgic for the residents of O-Town. Here are some facts you might not have known about the classic Nicktoon.

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A Visit to The Island Where People Forget to Die

15 Backdoor Pilots That Never Became TV Shows

18 Things You Might Not Know About SCTV

The famous Second City improv troupe had a great TV show of their own.

10 Future Stars Who Appeared on The Office

21 Justified Facts for the Final Season

15 Schoolhouse Rock Facts

Let's look back on the original run of catchy tunes that are still worth watching.

5 Must-See Episodes ofThis is Your Life

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Portlandia

Fully immerse yourself in the strange and wonderful world of Portlandia, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s sketch comedy show, with these 15 little-known facts.

15 Gift Ideas for West Wing Superfans

Bartlet for America. And for the holidays.

15 of Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People You May Have Forgotten

Some of the people that were once known for being fascinating have been forgotten.

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27 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Clarissa Explains It All

"The idea that you do something 20 years ago, and everybody still remembers it—not just remembers it fondly, but passionately, and cares about it—I just love it," says Clarissa creator Mitchell Kriegman.

The Regular Jobs of 10 Legendary Game Show Champions

Before winning it big, game show winners were poor to adequately paid mortals just like us.

11 Defunct Breakfast Cereals Based on TV Shows

Sometimes a TV show becomes so popular that it spins off into other products like breakfast cereals.

15 Sherlock Easter Eggs Straight From Arthur Conan Doyle

Here are 15 references to the original stories that you might have missed.

"This Way to Sesame Street," 45 Years Ago Today

45 years ago today, Americans got their first taste of Sesame Street.

Cory Michael Smith in Olive Kitteridge. Photo courtesy of Jojo Whilden/HBO.

13 Questions for Cory Michael Smith, Star of Gotham

We sat down with the actor a few days before Halloween to chat about acting with Frances McDormand, playing the future Riddler, and horrible Halloween costumes.

These 22 People Voiced Over 200 Cartoon Characters

35 People You Might Not Realize Appeared on The West Wing

Politics makes strange bedfellows, and dozens of great cameos.

Rainbow Brite and 9 Other '80s Cartoon Reboots

554 Couch Gags from The Simpsons

5 Baffling Foreign Language Versions of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme

Most of the time, when an American TV show is sold to other language markets, the opening theme song stays as is. But sometimes, especially if the theme song contains crucial background details, the song will be translated and re-recorded.

What's the Deal With "What's the Deal With..."?

The phrase, "What's the deal with..." is so synonymous with a specific brand of '90s observational comedy, I bet you just read those words in Jerry Seinfeld's voice. It's funny because he always said it! Or did he?

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