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Did Mr. Rogers Hide Violent and Criminal Past?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 28, 2007
Children's television show host Fred Rogers has been the focus of many rumors.
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Was a 'Conspiracy Theory Rock!' Segment Banned from 'Saturday Night Live'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 23, 2016
Rumor: 'Saturday Night Live' aired a 'Conspiracy Theory Rock!' segment once in 1998, after which ...
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Speed of Sound
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 2015
Rumor: Episodes of some syndicated TV series are sped up to fit more commercials into their time ...
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Did Airline Passengers Mistake a Hijacking for a 'Candid Camera' Stunt?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 27, 2014
Passengers on an airliner diverted to Cuba reportedly thought the hijacking was a 'Candid Camera ...
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Fred Rogers -- 'Look for the Helpers'
Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 15, 2013
Television's children host Mr. Rogers said his mother responded to scary news by telling him, 'L ...
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Did 'Happy Days' Promote a 500% Increase in Library Card Applications?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 6, 2010
Claims that a 1977 episode of 'Happy Days' spurred a huge increase in library card applications ...
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Channel 1
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 27, 2008
Why don't television sets have a Channel 1?
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Suppressed TV: 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2007
An episode of 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' was rejected by a sponsor and went unaired for being ' ...
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Did Johnny Carson Make a Risqué Remark About a Guest's Cat?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2007
A purported quip by 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson regarding Zsa Zsa Gabor and her cat has be ...
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Frosties 'They're Gonna Taste Great' Actor Suicide
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
July 16, 2006
Did the child actor who starred in a Kellogg's Frosties commercial commit suicide?
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Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 4, 2005
Did Jerry Lewis keep a significant portion of the funds raised during the annual MDA Labor Day T ...
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Was Gilligan's First Name 'Willy'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 26, 2004
Fictional though television characters may be, we want to know all the details of their lives.
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Don Knotts — Marine Drill Instructor?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2003
Rumor: Actor Don Knotts was once the Marine Corps' 'most feared drill instructor.'
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John Ritter Flashes Camera?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 4, 2003
Rumor: Actor John Ritter's testicles were briefly visible in an episode of 'Three's Company.'
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The Secret Words
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 15, 2001
Rumor has it that Groucho Marx made a risqué wisecrack about his cigar to a female 'You Bet Your ...
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Was 'Joanie Loves Chachi' the Highest-Rated TV Show Ever in Korea?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 23, 2000
Rumor holds that the 1980s sitcom 'Joanie Loves Chachi' garnered tremendous ratings in Korea due ...
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Steve Burns Death Hoax
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Sept. 11, 1999
Celebrity death hoax held that the host of the children's show 'Blue's Clues' passed away after ...
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'Captain Pugwash' Double Meanings
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 11, 1999
Rumor: The characters in 'Captain Pugwash' had names that were sexual double entendres.
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Was 'Leave It to Beaver' the First US TV Program To Show a Toilet?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 10, 1999
Bathrooms were once commonly nixed from TV shows before they aired.
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Soupy Sales' Smutty Jokes
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 9, 1997
Soupy Sales was legendary for sneaking off-color humor into his children's TV show. But did he ...
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