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00:00:00If you judge a sitcom's quality by its length, then The Honeymooners doesn't have much

00:00:04to show for itself.

00:00:05It only had a single season of 39 episodes.

00:00:09But if you examine a bit deeper, you'll see why it's regarded as one of the best

00:00:13of all time.

00:00:14It made a major impact in its short run, and there are plenty of details even fans don't

00:00:19know.

00:00:20Keep watching to learn about interesting Honeymooners bloopers and secrets.

00:00:242.

00:00:26Pert Kelton first appeared as Alice in a 1967 sketch where, ironically enough, she appeared

00:00:32as Alice's mother.

00:00:33That later earned her the role of Alice in the first seven episodes of The Honeymooners.

00:00:38Her husband, Ralph Bell, appeared in an ad in The Daily Work in 1948.

00:00:43That got him branded a fascist and put on the Red Channel's pamphlet, which was the

00:00:47unofficial list of names on the Hollywood blacklist.

00:00:51She was considered guilty by association.

00:00:54Jackie Gleason fought to keep her on the show, but the network took her off and said she

00:00:58left due to a heart condition.

00:01:01Audrey Meadows took over, but Jackie originally thought she was quote, too young and too pretty.

00:01:06She went home to have a photographer take her picture without hair and makeup.

00:01:11He saw the photos and was convinced, even though Jackie didn't know they were actually

00:01:14of Audrey.

00:01:15When he found out, he thought it was proof that she had a great sense of humor.

00:01:22Audrey Meadows' Contract

00:01:24Audrey Meadows became a core part of The Honeymooners when she signed her contract in 1952.

00:01:30Like Alice, she was no fool and made sure to read the fine print.

00:01:34Her brothers were both attorneys.

00:01:36They joined her and her manager at the table.

00:01:38The group insisted that she get residuals for any rebroadcasted episodes.

00:01:43The network agreed because they didn't have much faith in the show.

00:01:46Forty years later, The Honeymooners remained a late-night staple after it ended.

00:01:51Audrey is the only one who ever earned money from the reruns.

00:01:57Ralph Occasionally Schemed Too Early

00:02:00Many shows are known for predicting things before they happen, whether it's a political

00:02:04event or a new product.

00:02:06The Honeymooners was great at the latter.

00:02:08If Ralph had waited a few years, perhaps he could have gotten rich.

00:02:12Consider the episode TV or Not TV.

00:02:15Alice asks him why he won't get a TV, and he says he's waiting until they can play

00:02:19in 3D.

00:02:20Television stations broadcasted 3D movies as early as the 1980s, and 3D sets went on

00:02:26the market by the early 2010s.

00:02:28Other products referenced on the show came out after its run and went on to be successful.

00:02:33Two of the most successful are Low-Calorie Pizza and Glow-in-the-Dark Wallpaper.

00:02:37Ralph could have made bank with those.

00:02:41The Flintstones The Flintstones were highly influenced by

00:02:44The Honeymooners.

00:02:45Jackie insisted on getting an early look at it and didn't take kindly to the similarities.

00:02:51You could almost swap out Ralph and Alice for Fred and Wilma and Art and Joyce for Barney

00:02:55and Betty without much of a change except for the time period.

00:02:59He considered suing Hanna-Barbera.

00:03:01His publicists advised him against it, asking if he wanted to go down in history as, quote,

00:03:06the man who killed Fred Flintstone.

00:03:09He didn't take action against a 1956 animated short with main characters Ralph Crumden and

00:03:14Ned Morton either.

00:03:16It tickled his funny bone and received his blessing.

00:03:21Lost Episodes The Honeymooners not only had lost episodes

00:03:25but invented the term.

00:03:27Jackie always had copies of a few limited live sketches in storage, but he didn't know

00:03:31what to do with them and kept them put away.

00:03:34Most of these lost episodes, other than the ones known as the Classic 39, followed the

00:03:39same formula.

00:03:40Ralph hears about a money-making scheme.

00:03:42He asks Alice for a bit of money to get it started, but she denies him.

00:03:46He goes to Norton instead.

00:03:48Their scheme fails when Ralph admits that Alice was right.

00:03:51It's a repetitive storyline today, but thanks to a bit of physical and slapstick humor,

00:03:56audiences at the time didn't tire of it.

00:03:59Jackie Gleason the Singer Jackie was a man of many hats and talents.

00:04:04He was never able to read music, but he loved to play.

00:04:07He composed the theme songs for The Honeymooners, You're My Greatest Love, and The Jackie Gleason

00:04:11Show, Melancholy Serenade.

00:04:13All he had to do was sing out his ideas to transcribers.

00:04:17He was also the leader of an easy-listening band that produced successful mood music albums.

00:04:22The first one, Music for Lovers Only, once held the record for the longest stay on the

00:04:26top ten of the Billboard album charts at 153 weeks.

00:04:31Jackie even once held the record for the most albums at number one without any hits on the

00:04:36top forty.

00:04:37The Apartment Audrey Meadows got stacks of mail every week

00:04:42from viewers about the Cramden's apartment.

00:04:44They sent aprons, curtains, and other decor to help Alice spruce it up.

00:04:48The thing was that Jackie had intentionally designed the apartment to be flat and almost

00:04:53depressing.

00:04:54He based it on the one he lived at in Brooklyn, New York.

00:04:57He made the same $62 a week as his neighbor Ed, but he'd never want to use credit to

00:05:01furnish it.

00:05:04Inspirations From Art Art Carney also brought elements of his own

00:05:07life into his character.

00:05:09His tendency to play Ed Norton with exaggerated gestures and speech was an imitation of his

00:05:15obsessive-compulsive father.

00:05:17That signature pork pie hat even came directly from Art's wardrobe.

00:05:21He bought it in 1935 while he was in high school for $5.

00:05:25He said in a 1985 interview with People magazine that he still had it in a corner of his closet

00:05:31in his Westbrook, Connecticut home.

00:05:34No Dress Rehearsals Live sketch shows were the foundation of Jackie

00:05:38Gleason's career.

00:05:39When it came time to film The Honeymooners, he refused to allow dress rehearsals.

00:05:44He felt that having only one script run-through kept the jokes fresh.

00:05:48The lack of preparation meant a faster production schedule.

00:05:52The Honeymooners filmed two episodes a week at the Adelphi Theater instead of a sound

00:05:56stage.

00:05:57The other actors did their own preparation without him.

00:05:59They'd be the most prepared when it came time to film.

00:06:03That meant that Jackie would often forget lines and signal with a pat on his stomach.

00:06:07They'd cover for him, and it was usually Audrey Meadows who saved the day.

00:06:11She also used signals such as glances and jutting elbows to lead him to his marks.

00:06:17Ad-libbing Jackie's hatred for rehearsals and retakes

00:06:20meant that mistakes often had to be worked into the show.

00:06:23His ability to ad-lib and semi-photographic memory made that easier.

00:06:27There's the scene in the episode The Man from Space where a knob falls off of his spaceman

00:06:33costume.

00:06:34Alice picks up the knob and hands it back to him.

00:06:36He says, give me that, that's my denaturalizer.

00:06:39In the episode Better Living Through TV, Ralph and Norton are rehearsing a commercial to

00:06:44sell a kitchen gadget.

00:06:45Part of it falls off, and Ralph says, maybe we ought to say something about spearfishing.

00:06:50Goofs and Bloopers

00:06:52Not even the best ad-libbing and gesturing could hide all of the honeymoon bloopers.

00:06:56Take the background of the windows on the crammed-in apartment, depending on the moment,

00:07:00it may or may not have a fire escape.

00:07:03The doorknob on the apartment may also be on the right or left side of the door, depending

00:07:07on the episode.

00:07:08The fact that their door opens out into the hallway isn't right either.

00:07:12If it's meant to be used to enter their home, it should always come into the building

00:07:16itself.

00:07:17Their address is also confusing.

00:07:19They're said to live in Bensonhurst in Brooklyn at 328 Chauncey Street.

00:07:23That's actually in Bushwick.

00:07:25Behind the Scenes Drama

00:07:27The stars of The Honeymooners had clear chemistry and helped each other on stage.

00:07:31When the cameras stopped rolling, there was hidden animosity.

00:07:34Joyce Randolph admitted that not being able to rehearse made her break down in cold sweats.

00:07:40She also noted that Jackie's drinking gave him an unpredictable personality.

00:07:44Jackie and Art, best friends on screen, also had struggles.

00:07:48There are rumors that Jackie was jealous of Art's career or that Art didn't respect

00:07:52Jackie because he didn't take comedy seriously.

00:07:56They vowed never to work again after The Honeymooners ended, but they broke that vow when they came

00:08:00together in the 1985 film Izzy & Mo.

00:08:04Jackie even claimed that his friend was 90% responsible for the show's success.

00:08:10Cary Grant Almost Guest Starred

00:08:12Cary Grant went to the Paramount lot one afternoon while The Honeymooners was on its summer hiatus.

00:08:17Audrey was the first to see him and was starstruck.

00:08:20She wanted to talk to him, but he walked away.

00:08:23He was only visiting because he was a massive fan and wanted to speak to Jackie about getting

00:08:27a guest role.

00:08:28He suggested being Ed's assistant in The Sewer.

00:08:32Audrey couldn't imagine him playing a sewer worker and suggested against it.

00:08:35He slyly responded, I've seen worse filth and worked with bigger rats.

00:08:40Audrey and Cary eventually did work together in 1962's That Touch of Mink and developed

00:08:45a lifelong friendship.

00:08:47Jackie Quit After One Season

00:08:49The Honeymooners was on a roll for months after it premiered and was second to only

00:08:53I Love Lucy in popularity.

00:08:55He was dubbed the king of Saturday night television, but he soon abdicated his throne.

00:09:00In the fall of 1955, NBC moved The Perry Como Show to the 8 p.m. time slot.

00:09:06That gave The Honeymooners a worthy opponent.

00:09:08By September of 1956, it dropped the number 19 spot in the ratings and CBS considered

00:09:14canceling it.

00:09:15Jackie pulled the plug before they could.

00:09:17He said that 39 episodes were enough and that the writers had already come up with all the

00:09:21possible plots for a half-hour sitcom.

00:09:24The Honeymooners did reappear as a skit on The Jackie Gleason Show from 1966 to 1970.

00:09:30Unforgettable Cast and Guest Stars

00:09:33Polly Pond was the first choice for the part of Miss Kitty Russell.

00:09:37She turned it down, and Amanda Blake eagerly picked up the chance.

00:09:41Marshall Matt Dillon was the most difficult role to cast.

00:09:44William Conrad voiced him on the radio show, but he wasn't considered.

00:09:48Scheduling conflicts prevented the network from achieving its dream of nabbing John Wayne.

00:09:53The icon suggested that they give it to his friend James Arness after they'd auditioned

00:09:5826 other actors.

00:09:59Ken Curtis was able to play several characters.

00:10:02His primary role was Festus Haggin.

00:10:04He also showed up as Buck Taylor, Newly O'Brien, a Texan cowboy murdered after becoming friends

00:10:10with Chester, and other roles.

00:10:12James Arness was the only actor to star in every episode in Gunsmoke.

00:10:16That was despite struggling through the final 10 seasons due to severe arthritis.

00:10:21He'd have to film an episode in a single day to take a week-long break afterward.

00:10:26Milburn Stone almost starred in every episode as well.

00:10:29He missed out on six episodes in 1971 due to a heart attack.

00:10:33The cast was carefully chosen, and so were their names.

00:10:36Chester's last name was good on the radio program, but it was switched to Proudfoot

00:10:40in the television show as a nod to one of J.R.R.

00:10:43Tolkien's hobbits from The Lord of the Rings.

00:10:46Doc Adams had no first name for 16 seasons until his actor got the chance to pick one

00:10:51and thought Galen had a nice ring to it.

00:10:53The town of Dodge also saw visits from several A-list stars, often from the same show.

00:10:59They saw Captain Kirk, Scotty, Spock, and Bones from Star Trek.

00:11:03Peter, Cindy, and Jan Brady came by.

00:11:05Other notable guest stars included John Astin from the Adams family, John Voight, and Ron

00:11:10Howard.

00:11:12The Opening Scene

00:11:14The original opening of Gunsmoke shows Marshal Matt Dillon in a gunfight.

00:11:18He then walks through a graveyard and gets up to Boot Hill while delivering memorable

00:11:22narration.

00:11:23The speech was lifted directly from the radio show.

00:11:26The producers wanted to create a strong connection between the two and make sure listeners who

00:11:31recognized and loved the narration would want to sit down and watch.

00:11:35The opening sequence was changed in the 1970s due to a push to tone down violence in the

00:11:40media.

00:11:41The original gunfight remains iconic and was filmed on the same main street as the western

00:11:45staple 1952's High Noon.

00:11:49Success on the Radio and TV

00:11:51Gunsmoke hit TVs in 1952 with its radio program running at the same time.

00:11:56It was the most-watched show on American television from 1957 to 1961 and had aired over 400 episodes

00:12:03by the time it ended.

00:12:05That record remained untouched until the classic animated show The Simpsons aired its 689th

00:12:12episode on April 29, 2018.

00:12:14Gunsmoke was so popular that it led to the cancellation of other shows.

00:12:18Ratings started to dip in season 6, so they were considering pulling the plug.

00:12:22But instead, they moved it to a different time slot that had been previously occupied

00:12:26by Gilligan's Island.

00:12:28Gunsmoke also spawned a classic catchphrase.

00:12:31Marshal Dillon would tell every villain who entered his town to quote, get the hell out

00:12:35of Dodge.

00:12:36This catchphrase was a popular part of contemporary speech in the 1960s and 1970s.

00:12:41A Few Fun Facts

00:12:43Gunsmoke had a sponsor fit for a cowboy, L&M Cigarettes.

00:12:47They kept this relationship for the first seven seasons until cigarette ads were banned

00:12:51on TV.

00:12:52The Gunsmoke radio program made it clear that Miss Kitty was the madam of the local saloon.

00:12:57The TV show didn't change this fact but was a little more subtle about it because

00:13:01they wanted to make the show more family-friendly.

00:13:04They toned it down even more in the 1970s when the intro was changed.

00:13:08Violence and sex were both being pushed out.

00:13:10Olivia Walton, who played Miss Matt Dillon, only got to have one tiny on-screen kiss in

00:13:15the entirety of the show.

00:13:16It was during the episode Matt's Love Story.

00:13:19Actors on the show also came up with some of their characters' most distinguishing

00:13:23features.

00:13:24Dennis Weaver wanted to differentiate Chester from everyone else in Dodge and decided to

00:13:28fake a limp.

00:13:30It later became a central part of the character.

00:13:32Actors died in the dangerous town of Dodge, but Gary Busey's character was the last

00:13:37one.

00:13:38Harvey Daly was written out by dying of brain cancer in one of the final episodes.

00:13:44Timeline Troubles Gunsmoke is set in the 1870s and 1980s but

00:13:49expresses social, racial, and political ideals that were more common in the 1950s-1970s

00:13:54when it was filmed and aired.

00:13:55The gun-toting characters have a low-hanging, belt-holster rig for quick draws.

00:14:00This was known as the Buscadero style.

00:14:02This wasn't invented until the early 20th century.

00:14:05It wouldn't have shown up in Hollywood or on Real Texas Rangers.

00:14:08It would have worn their holsters directly on their belts, but only a few Gunsmoke characters

00:14:12do.

00:14:13Matt is referred to as a U.S. Marshal.

00:14:16Kansas became a state in 1861, ten years before the series is set.

00:14:21It only had one U.S. District Marshal, one Marshal, and a few Deputy Marshals.

00:14:25Those deputies would be in Hays, the capital of Kansas at the time.

00:14:29They could enforce federal law but wouldn't have jurisdiction in a small town like Dodge.

00:14:34It would only have had a Town Marshal and County Sheriff.

00:14:37Guest characters come into Dodge in stagecoaches.

00:14:40All stagecoach lines serving the town were closed in 1872 when the Santa Fe Railroad

00:14:45arrived.

00:14:46No one would have still been using them by the time the show was set.

00:14:50Continuity Conundrums The doors of the Long Branch Saloon were a

00:14:54point of contention for some time.

00:14:56It had swinging doors when it was open and two solid doors that closed and locked with

00:15:00a key at the end of the day.

00:15:02The issue was that the solid doors couldn't be found during the day and the swinging doors

00:15:06couldn't be found at night.

00:15:08This was changed in later episodes to make the solid doors visible and open flush against

00:15:12the wall.

00:15:13The signs on Ma Smalley's boarding house also couldn't seem to stay in one place.

00:15:17Depending on the episode, it may be on the porch railing, the wall of the house, or on

00:15:22the roof.

00:15:23The roof was never fixed, but it was probably only noticed by devoted eagle-eyed Gunsmoke

00:15:27fans.

00:15:29How It Ended One of the strangest parts of Gunsmoke was

00:15:32how it ended.

00:15:33Essentially, it didn't.

00:15:35The 20th season featured an episode like any other.

00:15:38To everyone's surprise, it was the finale.

00:15:40There was no closure for the fans or the cast.

00:15:42There were at least a few follow-up films.

00:15:45They included Gunsmoke Return to Dodge, The Last Apache, To the Last Man, The Long Ride,

00:15:50and One Man's Justice.

00:15:52James Arness had shown up for every episode of the show and continued his devotion by

00:15:56appearing as the marshal for each movie.

00:15:59The impact of Gunsmoke on popular culture is unmistakable.

00:16:03Along with the life and legend of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke spawned a decades-long western renaissance.

00:16:07By the 1950s, there were over 40 westerns in primetime slots.

00:16:13Where's the Cast Now?

00:16:15James Arness became a worldwide legend as both the Dodge City Marshal and Zeb in the

00:16:19European cult classic How the West Was Won.

00:16:22He died of natural causes on June 3, 2011, at the age of 88.

00:16:26Dennis Weaver went on to other projects after nine years on Gunsmoke.

00:16:30He was the leading man in Kentucky Jones and appeared in the film Duel and the show MacLeod

00:16:35from 1970 to 1977.

00:16:37He died at the age of 81 on February 24, 2006.

00:16:41Amanda Blake's character, Miss Kitty, was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western

00:16:46Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers.

00:16:50She retired early and became the first to raise cheetahs in captivity.

00:16:53She died of liver failure at the age of 60 on August 16, 1989.

00:16:57Milburn Stone came from a family of artists.

00:16:59His cousin Madge Blake appeared in almost 100 episodes of Adam West's Batman, and his

00:17:04brother Joe wrote two episodes of Gunsmoke.

00:17:07Although he never appeared in the Reunion films, he fought to get the show's royalties

00:17:11before retiring in 1975.

00:17:14He died at the age of 70 on June 12, 1980.

00:17:17Ken Curtis' character, Festus Hagen, replaced Chester Good and brought plenty of comic relief.

00:17:22He bonded with James Arness and held the title of Deputy for 11 years.

00:17:27He continued with Westerns after the show, including The Yellow Rose in 1983.

00:17:32He died at the age of 74 on April 28, 1991.

00:17:36There is even a statue of him in Clovis, California.

00:17:39Where Have The Bloopers Gone?

00:17:41If you're a fan of blooper reels, you probably love searching the internet for compilations

00:17:45of them.

00:17:47Sadly, for many early shows like Leave It To Beaver, they don't seem to exist.

00:17:51This isn't because those shows were done perfectly and there weren't bloopers.

00:17:54In fact, if you head to the official website of Jerry Mathers, aka The Beaver, he talks

00:17:59about why they aren't around.

00:18:01He points out that while they did make plenty of hilarious mistakes and that he'd love

00:18:05to be able to see them, they're physically no longer there.

00:18:08That's because they shot the show on 35mm film.

00:18:11It was a costly medium, so they tried to stretch their budget by taking the physical roles

00:18:16of any shots that were unused and stripping the silver coating off of them.

00:18:20That meant that the reel could be used again.

00:18:22But it also meant that the footage on there was gone forever.

00:18:25And obviously, back then, there wasn't really an industry or a tradition of hanging on to

00:18:29bloopers and funny moments.

00:18:30They just needed whatever clips they were going to actually use in the show.

00:18:34So each day, the editor and director would huddle to choose the takes they wanted and

00:18:38physically cut those other ones out.

00:18:40The rest was sent off to the lab to be wiped.

00:18:43That's too bad, because it would be hilarious to see the Cleaver gang burst out laughing

00:18:46when they flubbed a line.

00:18:49June's Calendar

00:18:50June Cleaver was legendary for keeping a pristine home.

00:18:53In fact, over the years, the Cleaver household has been held up as perhaps the prototype

00:18:58of good housekeeping.

00:18:59And yet even the fictional June wasn't immune to a mistake now and then.

00:19:03Of course, since she was a fictional character, the mistake happened more from the art department.

00:19:07They forgot to use an updated calendar on the wall of the Cleaver home.

00:19:11So in a 1963 episode, The Poor Loser, there's an establishing shot of June writing on a

00:19:17hanging calendar.

00:19:18All seems normal, unless you really pay attention to the days, because the ones pictured don't

00:19:23match the days of 1963.

00:19:24The calendar was likely one from 1961, which matches the correct days and dates, and they

00:19:29just hadn't thought to replace it with one set in 1963.

00:19:33Or maybe June was secretly a time traveler.

00:19:35Who knows?

00:19:36Eddie's Favorite Author

00:19:39You'd think that if someone had a favorite author, they'd actually know their correct

00:19:42name.

00:19:43Sadly, this didn't seem to be the case in the episode Summer in Alaska.

00:19:47In it, Eddie is working in Alaska for the summer months on a fishing boat.

00:19:51In an attempt to fit in with his fellow fishermen, he tries to act like he knows a lot about

00:19:55the sea by referencing a book called Two Years Before the Mast.

00:19:59He also refers to the author of the book, Charles Dana.

00:20:02The only problem?

00:20:0350% of that name was incorrect.

00:20:04He got the author's last name right but missed the fact that his full name was Richard Henry

00:20:08Dana Jr.

00:20:09Now, maybe this was an attempt by the writers to show that Eddie was even more in over his

00:20:14head than he realized.

00:20:15The poor kid couldn't even get the name of an author right, let alone be an experienced

00:20:19fisherman.

00:20:20Or perhaps the actor just flubbed his lines.

00:20:22We'll never know.

00:20:24Behavior

00:20:25Back in the day, they had to use practical effects for everything.

00:20:28In other words, there was no CGI to insert things like, say, a bee into a shot.

00:20:33In the episode, The Silent Treatment, there's a moment when Beaver is painting a door.

00:20:37He's standing outside, and a bee suddenly starts buzzing around his head.

00:20:41Of course, they weren't about to use a trained bee, so they had to fake it.

00:20:44And that meant having a fake bee hovering on a string.

00:20:47And if you look closely, you can clearly see the bee's string bouncing around his face.

00:20:52Jerry's Audition

00:20:54When Jerry Mathers auditioned for the part of Beaver, he made quite the impression.

00:20:58And partially, it was because he impressed the show's creators, Joe Connelly and Bob

00:21:02Mosher, with his natural charm, innocence, and ability to deliver lines with authenticity.

00:21:07His genuine portrayal of a curious and relatable young boy captured the essence of the character,

00:21:13and the creators were convinced that they had found their Beaver Cleaver.

00:21:16But what really sealed the deal was the fact that Jerry was not really interested in being

00:21:20there.

00:21:21In fact, he had on a Cub Scout uniform because he was supposed to head to his Cub Scout's

00:21:25meeting after the audition.

00:21:27And the timing was such that Jerry was worried that he'd be late for it.

00:21:30So he tried to get ahead by simply wearing the uniform to the audition, even though that

00:21:34wasn't called for.

00:21:35When the producers asked him about it, he replied that he was worried that he'd miss

00:21:38Cub Scouts and was really more interested in finishing up the audition quickly so that

00:21:42he could run to his meeting.

00:21:43The producers found that so charming and different, they immediately knew that he was the right

00:21:47choice for the part.

00:21:50No Laughing Matter

00:21:52The show's producers had a specific vision in mind regarding the audience's reaction.

00:21:57Unlike some sitcoms that thrive on big, uproarious laughs from the audience, the creators of

00:22:02Leave It to Beaver aimed for a more subtle and gentle approach.

00:22:05They preferred to elicit chuckles rather than roaring laughter.

00:22:09This deliberate choice contributed to the show's unique tone and helped create a warm,

00:22:14family-friendly atmosphere.

00:22:15The goal was to depict an idealized version of family life in the 1950s, focusing on relatable

00:22:20and often humorous situations that would resonate with viewers.

00:22:24Their aim was to capture the everyday experiences and misadventures of the Cleaver family with

00:22:29authenticity and a touch of lightheartedness.

00:22:32They believed that comedy should arise naturally from the characters and their interactions

00:22:36rather than relying on exaggerated jokes or over-the-top humor.

00:22:40Tony Dow put it explicitly, saying that if any line got too much of a laugh, they'd

00:22:44take it out.

00:22:45They didn't want a big laugh.

00:22:46They wanted chuckles.

00:22:48Where's Mayfield?

00:22:50One of the most intriguing debates surrounding the show revolves around the actual location

00:22:55of the fictional town of Mayfield, where the Cleaver family lives.

00:22:58While the show never explicitly mentions a specific state, several clues and references

00:23:02have sparked speculation.

00:23:04One prevailing theory suggests that Mayfield is located in the Midwest.

00:23:08The show's creators, Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, drew inspiration from their Midwestern

00:23:13backgrounds when developing the show's setting.

00:23:15The Cleaver family's suburban neighborhood, with its tree-lined streets and picket fences,

00:23:21embodies the quintessential Midwestern community often associated with small-town America.

00:23:25But some fans argue that Mayfield could be located on the East Coast, citing references

00:23:30to nearby cities such as Pittsfield and Buffalo in the show.

00:23:34Others suggest that Mayfield might be in California, pointing to the show's production being based

00:23:38in Los Angeles and the presence of palm trees visible in certain episodes.

00:23:43Adding to the ambiguity is the fact that Leave It to Beaver intentionally created a timeless

00:23:47quality aiming to represent an idealized version of American life rather than anchoring

00:23:52itself to a specific geographic location.

00:23:56The Infamous Toilet Due to the conservative norms of the era,

00:24:00a lot of real life wasn't allowed to be shown on television.

00:24:03And for some bizarre reason, that included toilets.

00:24:06But there was an element in the pilot script that meant that they needed to show a toilet.

00:24:10It involved the boys ordering a small alligator from a magazine ad and realizing that they

00:24:15had nowhere in the house to put it.

00:24:16The boys knew enough to realize that the creature needed to be in water.

00:24:20So they decided that the easiest place for it to live and be hidden from their parents

00:24:24was in the toilet's water.

00:24:25And obviously, for the audience to see this happen, they'd need to see a toilet.

00:24:29Or at the very least, acknowledge that such a thing existed.

00:24:32CBS execs caught wind of the plan to show a few frames of the boys' toilet in the

00:24:37pilot episode.

00:24:38Apparently, it caused quite a stir.

00:24:40Their standards and practices department had an issue with showing the toilet bowl on television.

00:24:45Even yet, the network was excited about the show, so they wanted to do everything they

00:24:49could to make sure it got on the air.

00:24:51Eventually, they figured out something of a workaround.

00:24:53They agreed to let Leave It to Beaver show the toilet, but not the actual bowl.

00:24:57They could show the back of the toilet tank.

00:25:00That would imply that the boys put the alligator inside the bowl without actually showing it.

00:25:04The episode then ran as the second of the series, and history was made.

00:25:08Leave It to Beaver became the first show to air footage inside a bathroom and the first

00:25:13to actually show a toilet.

00:25:16Most businesses go through some kind of renovation at some point, and that often includes bathrooms.

00:25:21But rarely would it make sense for a bar to simply demolish the insides of the men's

00:25:26and women's bathrooms and rebuild them but switch their locations.

00:25:29And yet, this is seemingly what must have happened in the Cheers bar, because sometimes

00:25:33during the series, the women's room is the one that's closer to the main bar.

00:25:36The men's room is further down the hall closer to the pool room.

00:25:40And yet, there were several instances throughout where they were suddenly reversed.

00:25:44Obviously, there wasn't any actual construction either on the set or in the plot of the show.

00:25:48It was probably that they forgot which bathroom was which and put the signs on the wrong doors

00:25:52a few times.

00:25:53It's Curtains For You Sometimes, there's a random shot where you

00:25:57can catch a glimpse of a crew member or a part of the set that isn't supposed to be

00:26:00visible.

00:26:01But usually, it's not something that happened for the better part of a season.

00:26:04And yet, in a bunch of episodes from the end of the second season, you can clearly see

00:26:09a curtain on the left side of the screen.

00:26:11It happens whenever the camera pans out from the corner where Norm sits at the bar.

00:26:15It's possible that no one ever noticed it while they were filming, or they decided that

00:26:19it was something that the audience at home wouldn't notice.

00:26:22And in fairness, they were probably correct for the most part.

00:26:25Fire Codes Schmeier Codes Sometimes, the magic of television means that

00:26:29you don't have to follow the law to the strictest degree.

00:26:32And what we mean by that is that fictional bars can probably get away with breaking a

00:26:35few regulations in the name of comedy.

00:26:38For example, the main door in the Cheers bar always swings in towards the bar.

00:26:42That's so that the characters could make great entrances and exits and use the door as a

00:26:46prop.

00:26:47It was also a lot easier for them to enter a scene since they didn't need to swing the

00:26:50door out and then walk around it.

00:26:52One problem, though.

00:26:53According to most fire codes, main doorways need to swing outward.

00:26:57And while we're pointing out fire code violations, we should also point out that they never had

00:27:01any exit signs that were illuminated and no emergency lighting either.

00:27:05And the pool room should have had a fire exit, but it didn't seem to.

00:27:08But since it was a set and not an actual bar, none of these issues were too big of a deal.

00:27:14Bar Wars Sequels and Prequels Sometimes, even the naming details can get

00:27:18a bit fouled up.

00:27:19There's a legendary rivalry between the Cheers bar and Gary's Old Town Tavern, and the first

00:27:24time the show explores it is in an episode called Bar Wars.

00:27:27Then, as the seasons progressed, new episodes about the rivalry and competition were giving

00:27:32increasing Roman numerals.

00:27:34But at some point, someone forgot how to count.

00:27:37In season 8, there's an ep called Bar Wars 3, and then in season 10, there's Bar Wars

00:27:415.

00:27:42Weirdly enough, there is no episode containing Bar Wars 4.

00:27:46Somehow that got overlooked or mislabeled.

00:27:48Or maybe the writers and producers were just having a little fun and seeing if anyone would

00:27:52notice.

00:27:53Well, we did, Cheers crew.

00:27:54We did.

00:27:55Martin Is A Zombie When Frasier Crane joined the show, the character

00:27:59was originally meant to be only on for a few episodes.

00:28:02Then, because Kelsey Grammer was so convincing and because audiences were really responding

00:28:07to the character, Frasier became a regular.

00:28:10But even then, no one could have predicted that he would not only get his own spin-off

00:28:14show, but it would go on to perhaps even more success than Cheers.

00:28:17So they probably weren't too concerned with future-proofing Frasier's backstory.

00:28:22As such, they gave Frasier a line where he mentions his father passed away.

00:28:26Of course, if you watched Frasier, you know that the show revolved in a big way around

00:28:30Frasier and his brother Niles' relationship with their father, Martin Crane.

00:28:34The Frasier writers attempted to retcon that particular choice in an episode of the show

00:28:39where Frasier tells Sam Malone that he had made up the story of Martin's passing because

00:28:43he had been in a big fight with him.

00:28:45It was the best they could do to rectify the awkward reality established in the Cheers

00:28:50episode.

00:28:51Now, let's take a look at some fun facts about Cheers that you might not know.

00:28:55Desert Vibes Originally, the bar was potentially going

00:28:58to be located out in the middle of the desert somewhere, or at least in a small town.

00:29:02They didn't envision it in a major city like Boston, and yet as they explored that possibility,

00:29:07they realized how perfect Boston would be as a backdrop.

00:29:10It certainly would have been a drastically different show if it had been in the middle

00:29:14of a desert.

00:29:15Longer Stories Nowadays, it doesn't seem that wild for a

00:29:18sitcom to have longer stories that arc over many episodes, or a whole season, or many

00:29:23seasons.

00:29:24However, this was not something that really happened before Cheers.

00:29:27Usually, the premise of the show was the consistent element, and the changes just came from episode

00:29:32to episode.

00:29:33But everything sort of reset back to normal at the end of each episode.

00:29:37Cheers flipped this on its head by developing long story arcs that lasted the whole season.

00:29:42They also were the first sitcom to end a season with cliffhangers.

00:29:45The creators of the show later acknowledged that this was a risky move because if people

00:29:49didn't manage to catch the first couple episodes of a season, they might have trouble following

00:29:55the story as it progressed.

00:29:56But it was a worthwhile risk since it's one of the things that makes Cheers so iconic

00:30:00and memorable.

00:30:01Dual Pregnancies Two actresses were pregnant at the same time,

00:30:05but the show kept one a secret, or at least they decided not to write it into the show.

00:30:09Rhea Perlman and Shelley Long were both pregnant during filming, and they actually both gave

00:30:14birth in March 1985.

00:30:17This was during the third season.

00:30:18The writers decided that Rhea's pregnancy would be written in, but they went the old-fashioned

00:30:23route with Shelley's ever-growing belly, which was to put it behind the bar as often

00:30:27as possible and have her sitting at desks and the like when she wasn't being blocked

00:30:31by the bar top.

00:30:33Coach Was A Scribbler Nicholas Colasanto's performance as Coach

00:30:36was legendary, and he quickly became a fan favorite.

00:30:39And his untimely passing in the middle of the series meant saying goodbye to one of

00:30:43the most loved characters on the show.

00:30:46But before that, Colasanto made sure to help with remembering his lines by scribbling them

00:30:50all over the place.

00:30:51He'd even write lines onto the set itself.

00:30:54The most notable instance was when he wrote the line,

00:30:56It's as if he's still with us now, on the wall.

00:31:00Right next to the main entry door of the set.

00:31:02This was for the episode Coach Buries a Grudge.

00:31:04At that point, it was just a funny little story involving an actor trying his best to

00:31:09remember lines.

00:31:10But after Colasanto died, the scribbling took on a new meaning.

00:31:14That line reminded everyone who worked on the show of how much they loved Colasanto

00:31:18and his character.

00:31:19So not only did the writing stay on that wall, the actors would touch it every time they

00:31:23entered the set for the first time to film an episode right before the cameras started

00:31:27rolling.

00:31:28Norm's Wife is George's Wife

00:31:30Throughout the series, a running gag was that we always heard Norm's wife, Vera, but never

00:31:34actually saw her face.

00:31:36There was one episode where she was technically shown on screen, but her face was hidden behind

00:31:40a mask.

00:31:41That was in the Season 3 episode, Fairy Tales Can Come True.

00:31:44But what you might not know is that the voice of Vera was done by Bernadette Burkett, George

00:31:49Wendt's actual wife.

00:31:51Cliff is the New Norm?

00:31:52It's hard to think of anyone other than the talented actors we know and love from Cheers

00:31:57not playing their respective characters, but the casting process for a show is always an

00:32:02up-and-down ride.

00:32:03And for John Ratzenberger, that was very much the case.

00:32:06He originally auditioned for the role of Norm, but as we all know, he didn't get it.

00:32:10He was slated to not be on the show in any manner until he pitched the idea of the Cliff

00:32:15producers.

00:32:16John figured that the bar needed a resident know-it-all since he'd seen so many of them

00:32:20in bars he'd been to.

00:32:21The producers agreed, and the rest is history.

00:32:24Boat Blunder The opening credits of Gilligan's Island

00:32:27are classic, with the SS Minnow setting sail for adventures still yet unknown.

00:32:31But eagle-eyed viewers might notice something odd about the boat.

00:32:35As the Minnow appears before the crews and again after beaching on the island, it looks

00:32:39different than the boat shown during the storm.

00:32:42There's no upper deck above the windows where the helm is, and the front of the cabin is

00:32:46straight rather than pointed.

00:32:48Island Magic As the opening credits roll in the first season

00:32:51of Gilligan's Island, the Minnow can be seen tilted on its left side as it lays stranded

00:32:56on the beach.

00:32:57But as the closing credits roll, the same Minnow has mysteriously shifted and appears

00:33:01to be standing upright as if by magic.

00:33:04Splish Splash In one of Gilligan's Island's most memorable

00:33:08moments, as featured in the episode So Sorry My Island Now, our hapless hero Gilligan decides

00:33:14to take matters into his own hand and seek help in a tiny Japanese submarine.

00:33:19Of course, being Gilligan, things don't go exactly as planned as he leaves the top

00:33:23hatch open, leading to some comical mishaps.

00:33:26As Bob Denver filmed the scene, his legs and feet were clearly visible, splashing about

00:33:31even though he was supposed to be inside the sub.

00:33:34Mis-Tanks Were Made Gilligan's Island never failed to keep

00:33:38us on our toes, even in reruns.

00:33:40In the very same episode that featured Gilligan's little submarine kerfuffle, there was another

00:33:45blooper to discover.

00:33:46After Gilligan finally manages to close the hatch of his trusty submarine, he takes it

00:33:51for a spin around the lagoon.

00:33:53But as the periscope darts around, there's something a little off.

00:33:56The scuba tank clearly visible and moving around the periscope.

00:34:00Was it a prop gone rogue?

00:34:01A subtle nod to the show's behind-the-scenes magic?

00:34:04We may never know for sure.

00:34:06But Gilligan's Island was always full of surprises.

00:34:09Mike Troubles In the episode Home Sweet Hut, a small detail

00:34:12has been spotted by keen-eyed viewers that reveals a minor slip-up in production.

00:34:17If you pay close attention to the scene set in the Professor's Hut, you'll notice the

00:34:21shadow of an overhead mic briefly appearing on the wall.

00:34:24The illusion unfolds.

00:34:26From the first episode of Gilligan's Island to On a Raft, there were clues that not everything

00:34:31was as picture-perfect as it seemed.

00:34:33If you looked closely, you might have noticed an accidental reveal when Gilligan and the

00:34:37skipper found themselves in a precarious situation, surrounded by hungry sharks.

00:34:42As the skipper valiantly threw the sail, an eagle-eyed viewer might have glimpsed something

00:34:46unexpected.

00:34:47It was the false backdrop of the sky visible behind the water tank.

00:34:51The fabric of the backdrop was creased, revealing its artificial nature, and there was even

00:34:56a noticeable gap between the water and the bottom of the backdrop.

00:35:00In the Blink of an Eye The castaways of Gilligan's Island are somehow

00:35:04always attracting interesting visitors, but in the episode Man with a Net, they encounter

00:35:09a rather shady Lepidopterist in search of a very specific butterfly.

00:35:14Unfortunately, his exit from the island is a bit more dramatic than anyone planned.

00:35:18As the Lepidopterist bids the island farewell, he knocks out the seven castaways.

00:35:23Although they're meant to be unconscious on the ground, viewers paying attention might

00:35:26notice that Natalie Schafer, who played the ever-glamorous Mrs. Howell, slips up and briefly

00:35:31opens her eyes.

00:35:32Not So Deserted Island Throughout the series, the castaways stumbled

00:35:36upon various individuals, some of whom had apparently been stranded on the island for

00:35:41over a decade, including Wrong Way Feldman, Dubov the Painter, and the Jungle Boy.

00:35:46Each of these characters believed themselves to be the only inhabitant of the island until

00:35:50encountering the Minnow Crew.

00:35:52One can't help but wonder how vast is this island that so many people can live there

00:35:57for years without ever crossing paths.

00:36:00Suspiciously Well Equipped It often is pointed out that the castaways,

00:36:04who were only on a three-hour tour, seem to have an endless supply of provisions.

00:36:09Mary Ann and Ginger appear to have an entire wardrobe of clothes, while the Professor has

00:36:13a vast collection of books, and the Howells seem to have brought along an abundance of

00:36:18luxury items.

00:36:21One of the most mystifying goofs seen in the show's opening credits potentially opens

00:36:25up a whole new realm of storytelling possibilities.

00:36:28As the Minnow leaves port in the sequence and the lyrics declare,

00:36:32Five passengers set sail that day, viewers can count eight people aboard, Ginger and

00:36:36Mary Ann up front, Gilligan and the Skipper on the top deck, and the Howells and Professor

00:36:40aft.

00:36:41But there's also a mysterious man piloting the boat.

00:36:44Whatever happened to him?

00:36:46Mixed Signals Listen closely to the radio announcer in

00:36:49some episodes, and you might hear something odd.

00:36:52Whenever they announce the call sign of the station the castaways are tuning to, it always

00:36:56starts with a W. But here's the thing.

00:36:58Radio stations with call signs beginning with a W are typically located east of the Mississippi

00:37:03River in the United States.

00:37:05But the castaways are stranded somewhere in the vast expanse of the South Pacific, with

00:37:10only an AM radio to keep them company.

00:37:13Even under the most perfect conditions, it's highly unlikely that they could pick up the

00:37:16strongest AM signal from the eastern part of the United States.

00:37:20Gilligan's Wedding Band In the episode, They're Off and Running,

00:37:23as the Skipper and Gilligan engage in a thrilling turtle race, viewers paying attention might

00:37:28notice something unexpected – a wedding ring glinting on Gilligan's hand.

00:37:32It turns out that the real culprit is none other than Bob Denver, who more than likely

00:37:37forgot to remove his own wedding ring before filming the episode.

00:37:41Not Too Far From Home Just when you thought you had the island

00:37:44all figured out, there's another detail to add to the mystery.

00:37:47In the episode, The Friendly Physician, as the crew sets sail for home on a small boat,

00:37:52something catches the eye of the observant viewer – the faint outline of the buildings

00:37:56peeking over the trees that surround the lagoon.

00:37:59Are they part of the studio lot, or they could be a glimpse of the LA skyline in the distance?

00:38:04Either way, they certainly break the illusion that the gang is lost on a remote, uncharted

00:38:08island.

00:38:09Word Shmerds Although the opening lyrics of the show claim

00:38:12the castaways landed on a desert island, the lush jungle surrounding them clearly indicates

00:38:18otherwise.

00:38:19Additionally, Gilligan's lack of sailing prowess is at odds with the characterization

00:38:23of him as a mighty sailing man.

00:38:25But it's worth noting that the term desert island can be interpreted as a remote, uninhabited

00:38:30tropical island according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

00:38:33Running Out of Steam Although commonly referred to as the SS Minnow,

00:38:37the boat on Gilligan's island is actually a motor vessel, not a steamship, which would

00:38:42traditionally be designated with SS.

00:38:44Therefore, the correct nomenclature for the vessel would be MV Minnow, as it's powered

00:38:49by a diesel or gas engine.

00:38:51The Minnow is also shown as a 64-wheeler boat, and it has a maximum cruising speed of 12

00:38:57knots.

00:38:58This implies that during their supposed three-hour tour, the boat could have covered a distance

00:39:02of no more than approximately 40 miles.

00:39:05Not Even a Sniffle In the episode Feed the Kitty, it's established

00:39:09that Mrs. Howell is allergic to cats.

00:39:12But in The Friendly Physician, some fans have pointed out that a cat appears without her

00:39:15showing any signs of allergies.

00:39:18But it should be noted that she doesn't share any scenes with the cat, and her brief

00:39:21contact with it is not enough to trigger her allergy.

00:39:24Lowest Hanging Fruit In the episode Personal Magnetism, pears and

00:39:28grapes appear to float across the dinner table thanks to Gilligan's temporary invisible

00:39:34powers.

00:39:35But observant viewers might notice the distinct glint of wires used to lift the prop fruit,

00:39:41near the roof of the hut.

00:39:42Similarly, in the earlier episode It's Magic, the wires used to levitate the table at the

00:39:47end are visible briefly if you look closely.

00:39:51The Show Gave The Characters Names Cartoonist Charles Adams was content to leave

00:39:56his characters nameless, and except for Cousin It, it was the television show that changed

00:40:01that.

00:40:02He worked with producers and David Levy, former vice president of programming at NBC, to name

00:40:07all of them.

00:40:08There are a few details that you may not know.

00:40:11He named Wednesday after the Fred Penner poem Monday's Child because it describes Wednesday's

00:40:15child as being full of woe.

00:40:18The Day of the Week poem may also explain why her middle name is Friday.

00:40:22Gomez was almost named Repelli.

00:40:24The actor who played him, John Astin, was the one who got to choose.

00:40:28Charles preferred the other option.

00:40:30Pugsley was almost called Pubert, but it was changed to avoid any sexual connotation.

00:40:36It was later used for the third Addams Family child in the 1993 film Addams Family Values.

00:40:44The Theme Song The Addams Family has one of the most recognizable

00:40:48theme songs of all time, with its catchy verses and snaps.

00:40:52It was composed by Vic Mizzi.

00:40:54There's a rumor that the studio didn't want to pay for a trio of singers.

00:40:58Instead, he layered multiple tracks of his voice to play all three vocal parts.

00:41:06John Astin appeared in The Wheeler Dealers, produced by Philways.

00:41:10His contract said that he could choose one of three projects after that – the Americanization

00:41:15of Emily, The Loved One, or The Addams Family.

00:41:18He originally auditioned for Lurch, but struggled to get into the character.

00:41:23The producers still recognized that he'd be right for the part of Gomez instead.

00:41:28He discovered Charles Addams' work at Johns Hopkins University in 1952.

00:41:33He was a fan and decorated his room with the comics, but took a deeper look after joining

00:41:38the series.

00:41:40He told The Baltimore Sun that they weren't about being morbid, but about burying cold,

00:41:45stale habits and cliches.

00:41:47Ted Cassidy played two roles.

00:41:48He's famous for playing Lurch.

00:41:50He was also Thing, the disembodied hand that appeared out of boxes in each room of the

00:41:56mansion and the mailbox outside.

00:41:58Lurch was meant to be almost completely silent.

00:42:01Ted heard the servant bell ring in his audition and added the brilliant bit of improv with

00:42:07You Rang.

00:42:08Carolyn Jones was Charles Addams' first pick for Morticia.

00:42:12The producers wanted Barbara Steele, but she was living in Rome at the time and turned

00:42:16it down.

00:42:17Carolyn's estranged husband, Aaron Spelling, told her about the part.

00:42:21She was an Academy Award-nominated film actress, but wanted to be the lead in a TV series as

00:42:27well.

00:42:28She was already a fan of Addams.

00:42:29And despite a meeting where her dog bit him, they grew to be close friends.

00:42:33Ken Weatherwax played Pugsley.

00:42:35He was born into show business as the nephew of 1930s film star Ruby Keillor.

00:42:40Before being cast, he'd been on TV as the face of gleam toothpaste commercials.

00:42:45The pilot was directed by Emmy-nominated Arthur Hiller.

00:42:49After The Addams Family, he won a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for 1970s Love

00:42:55Story.

00:42:58Goofs and Bloopers

00:43:07That high praise for the effects department from John didn't stop goofs and bloopers

00:43:11from getting through.

00:43:13Ted was a tall man who'd have to bend over and hide when playing Thing.

00:43:17You can spot him from time to time, such as a bit of his clothes or a shoe.

00:43:22You may also spot crew members.

00:43:23There's a moment in episode 2 where Uncle Fester is climbing down a tree, and you can

00:43:28see the shadow of a moving dolly mic.

00:43:31One goof was done on purpose to see if fans would notice.

00:43:34In the pilot, you'll see the mailman approach the family's mailbox.

00:43:38When he opens it, you see he's right-handed.

00:43:41The goofy part is that later in the episode, he appears left-handed.

00:43:44Ted provided the hands here, just like he did for Thing.

00:43:48He wanted to see if viewers would notice the difference and switched throughout the

00:43:51series.

00:43:54Addams Family Firsts

00:43:55The Addams Family was the first show to ever feature a home computer.

00:44:00It was a UNICAV, or Universal Automatic Computer.

00:44:04That first affected TV forever.

00:44:06Bruce Wayne had one in the Batcave a few years later, but it was the same one The Addams

00:44:11Family used.

00:44:14Scooby-Doo and The Addams Family

00:44:16The third episode of the animated new Scooby-Doo movies is called Wednesday is Missing.

00:44:22It aired in 1972.

00:44:24It included several original cast members, including Carolyn, Jackie, and John.

00:44:29A young Jodie Foster voiced Pugsley.

00:44:32The episode launched the animated Addams Family series in 1973.

00:44:37Jodie returned for that as Pugsley.

00:44:41Irritating Costumes

00:44:42That wasn't all.

00:45:11You may think that Gomez's smoking habit was just a bit of character detailing.

00:45:15It was actually an early example of product placement.

00:45:19He'd often pull out a Dutch Masters cigar.

00:45:22John had a unique way of using them.

00:45:24He'd put them out on the breast pocket of his coat.

00:45:26The prop department had to line his suit with toxic asbestos to kill the flames.

00:45:31Ken was allergic to the 100% wool costumes his designer made.

00:45:36His mother had to buy all the clothes he wore on the show to avoid irritation.

00:45:41Carolyn's costume didn't cause health problems, but it was a nuisance.

00:45:45Designer Nolan Miller considered it the most difficult job she ever took on, and she had

00:45:50to make 30 identical ones for off-camera moments.

00:45:54Carolyn said it took her two hours to get her wig, makeup, and costume off.

00:45:59The dress alone took 20 minutes to get out of.

00:46:04Morticia and Gomez's Real Relationship

00:46:06Morticia and Gomez's clear attraction was part of what made The Addams Family so popular.

00:46:12It was different from the lack of sexuality in other shows of the time.

00:46:16John claims that it wasn't an act.

00:46:18They were attracted to each other, but wanted to keep it professional.

00:46:22He remembers getting pushback from networks but still working to create a quote grand

00:46:26romance between them.

00:46:28He even tried to slyly work it into the advertising.

00:46:32As he described it,

00:46:33I think I was in Baltimore, as a matter of fact.

00:46:34I said, uh, hi, I'm Gomez Addams.

00:46:38My wife Morticia and I are the best adjusted couple on television.

00:46:43An Addams-Inspired New Laws

00:46:46Jackie Coogan played Uncle Fester but had plenty of acting experience before he signed

00:46:50on.

00:46:51He worked with Charlie Chaplin in a vaudeville act at the age of four.

00:46:55He played an orphaned boy in the Silent Stars' 1921 film The Kid, and the title role in Oliver

00:47:01Twist the next year.

00:47:03Jackie's image went on everything, including dolls, stationery, peanut butter, and even

00:47:08whistles.

00:47:09The estimated earnings from his career are $2-4 million.

00:47:12That money should have been all his, and it was until tragedy struck.

00:47:17His father managed his funds until he died in May of 1935, before Jackie's 21st birthday.

00:47:24He had been getting a weekly allowance of $6.25 until then.

00:47:29His mother Lillian and stepfather Arthur said that they wouldn't return any of his

00:47:33millions to him.

00:47:34They squandered it, and he sued them over it.

00:47:37All he got back was $35,000.

00:47:40The law hadn't been on Jackie's side, but he helped to change it.

00:47:44California introduced the California Child Actors' Bill, also known as Coogan's Law.

00:47:49The law says that all child star earnings must be deposited into a court-administered

00:47:54trust fund.

00:47:55It went into effect in 1939 and has been modified and upheld ever since.

00:48:03Time Traveling Comic Book As you probably know, Radar has a genuine

00:48:07love for comic books, and his collection boasts issues from the 1960s and 1970s.

00:48:12He is particularly fond of the time-traveling Fantastic Four and has been known to geek

00:48:17out over their adventures with his buddies.

00:48:19In this scene, featured in the season one episode, Tuttle, he was spotted relaxing with

00:48:24a copy of Captain Savage and his Battlefield Rangers No. 10, originally released in 1969.

00:48:34MacArthur's Inaccurate Representation Throughout the iconic series, Douglas MacArthur

00:48:38is consistently depicted as if he still holds command over the US forces in Korea, despite

00:48:44the fact that he was relieved of his duties by President Truman approximately ten months

00:48:49into the war on April 11, 1951.

00:48:55On Your Mark, Get Set, No!

00:48:57In the season six episode titled MASH Olympics, Potter uses a Smith & Wesson Model 19 snub-nosed

00:49:04pistol to begin the crutch race, despite the fact that this model was not produced until

00:49:09the late 1950s.

00:49:13Mickey Mash-Up In one memorable scene in the episode The

00:49:16Colonel's House, which was set in Colonel Potter's office, Potter is heard spelling

00:49:20out BJ's father-in-law's name on the telephone.

00:49:24Nearby, Hawkeye, who was within earshot, responds to Potter's spelling by chanting M-O-U-S-E,

00:49:31which is part of the famed theme song for the Mickey Mouse Club show.

00:49:34But the Mickey Mouse Club didn't make its debut on television until October 3, 1955,

00:49:40more than two years after the war ended in Korea.

00:49:46More Comic Book Shenanigans In a fourth season episode of the series Dare

00:49:50Tog, which was aired in the United States for the first time on January 6, 1976, Radar

00:49:57is shown snuggled up with his beloved teddy bear and a copy of The Avengers.

00:50:01But that comic was not introduced until 1963, and the cover features the Black Panther,

00:50:07who was not created by Jack Kirby until 1966.

00:50:10In the Novocaine Mutiny episode, additional items from Radar's collection are revealed,

00:50:16such as more issues of The Avengers and Spider-Man, both of which were created in the 1960s.

00:50:23Cookie Confusion Later on in that same episode, BJ displays

00:50:27a package of Fig Newtons seen in the clear plastic packaging used in the 1970s.

00:50:33But in 1950, the cookies would have been packaged in the box shown in this image.

00:50:41The Duke To The Future During season 5 episode 22, titled Movie

00:50:45Tonight, the members of the 4077th gather in a tent to watch the classic 1946 Henry

00:50:52Fonda film My Darling Clementine, which is an appropriate choice for the time period.

00:50:57But Radar stands up and entertains the group with his impression of John Wayne, uttering

00:51:02the famous line,

00:51:03I'm not gonna hit ya, I'm not gonna hit ya, like hell I'm not, in his best attempt

00:51:08at the Duke's signature drawl.

00:51:11Unfortunately, Radar's quote is a paraphrase from a scene in McClintock, which wasn't

00:51:15released until 1963.

00:51:17This further fuels speculation that Radar very well just might be a time traveler.

00:51:24Time Traveling On Thin Ice In the seventh season episode, Baby, It's

00:51:28Cold Outside, the group assembles to watch the 1941 film Sun Valley Serenade, which is

00:51:34an ice-capade flick featuring Norwegian figure skater and film star Sonja Henie.

00:51:39Colonel Potter points out a scene where Henie is expected to perform a triple axel and end

00:51:44up in a split.

00:51:45But it should be noted that Midori Ito was the first woman to successfully execute a

00:51:50triple axel in 1988.

00:51:52Furthermore, Carol Heiss was the first woman to perform a double axel in 1953.

00:52:00The Perplexing Pinball Machine During the sixth episode of season 10, Wheelers

00:52:05and Dealers, there is another instance of an item that does not align with the show's

00:52:09timeline.

00:52:10Specifically, the Officers' Club features various forms of entertainment and facilities

00:52:15such as the pinball game Spotacard.

00:52:17However, this machine was not manufactured until August of 1960 by manufacturer Gottlieb,

00:52:24which is after the Korean War ended.

00:52:29A Monster Mistake In the season 3 episode Springtime from 1974,

00:52:35there is further indication that the MASH cast might have had access to Marty McFly's

00:52:39DeLorean.

00:52:40Radar once again slips up when he comments that the movie for the night is The First

00:52:44Born of Godzilla, but it's worth noting that the massive monster didn't make its first

00:52:48appearance until the 1954 film Godzilla, directed by Ishiro Honda.

00:52:56The Blob Blooper Season 2 episode 18, titled Operation Nose-Lift,

00:53:01includes references to additional classic monster movies in the presence of radar.

00:53:06During the episode's opening scene, Henry Blake mentions The Blob, which was released

00:53:11in September 1958.

00:53:16Military Mistakes The season 2 episode for The Good of the Outfit

00:53:19is a classic episode that raises significant questions about the show's writing beyond

00:53:24just the pop culture errors.

00:53:26There are also military anachronisms present, such as a model Bell Huey UH-1 helicopter

00:53:32seen hanging from the ceiling in Henry Blake's office.

00:53:35This helicopter didn't take its first flight until 1956 and is primarily associated with

00:53:41the Vietnam War, making its appearance in a Korean War-era setting anachronistic.

00:53:49Sing Me A Song In the 61st episode of the series, Mad Dogs

00:53:53and Servicemen, which aired in 1974, radar is depicted as being bedridden, potentially

00:53:59with a rare, albeit incredibly dangerous, case of rabies.

00:54:02To cheer him up, Margaret reads him a letter that mentions two popular songs – Diddy

00:54:07Wa Diddy by Bo Diddley and The Wayward Wind by Goji Grant – but both of these catchy

00:54:12songs were released in 1956, several years after the Korean War ended.

00:54:21As the show progressed, it became apparent that most of the main characters weren't

00:54:26adhering to the U.S. Army's haircut regulation for the 1950s.

00:54:29However, the ever-dignified Colonel Potter, played by Harry Morgan, was a notable exception,

00:54:35exuding an air of authority and professionalism while rocking the appropriate haircut befitting

00:54:39of an officer in that era.

00:54:44Ahead of Their Time Put simply, the characters in MASH often expressed

00:54:48attitudes reflective of the time in which the show was made, rather than the early 1950s

00:54:53when it was set.

00:54:54As the show progressed, it became more akin to a contemporary drama rather than a period

00:54:59piece.

00:55:03Nailed It In defiance of Army regulations and common

00:55:06sense, Margaret's nails in the series are a sight to behold.

00:55:10A nurse and by-the-book Army officer, it's highly unlikely that she would be permitted

00:55:15to maintain such long nails.

00:55:17The discrepancy between her appearance and what's expected only adds to her enigmatic

00:55:21character.

00:55:25By Any Other Name

00:55:27The show makes a few historically inaccurate references regarding governmental organizations

00:55:32such as referring to the War Department instead of the Department of the Army, which was its

00:55:37renamed title since 1947.

00:55:39It would be more appropriate for the characters to use the correct terminology when discussing

00:55:44orders from Washington, D.C. such as referring to the Department of Defense.

00:55:51Let's Do The Time Warp Again

00:55:52A time warp seems to have taken hold of the world and Colonel Potter's family in MASH.

00:55:58Initially, Potter's only child was a son whose wife had a daughter.

00:56:02But as the series progressed, Potter suddenly had a grandson named Corey who grew from a

00:56:06newborn to a five-year-old in the blink of an eye.

00:56:09Unstrangely, by the end of the series, Potter's child had become a daughter.

00:56:15Hawkeye's Ever-Changing Backstory

00:56:17Hawkeye's backstory is a bit of a rollercoaster.

00:56:20At first, he hails from Vermont with both parents being alive, a married sister who

00:56:24sends him a giant homemade sweater, and a nephew.

00:56:27But as the show progresses, we see a different side of him.

00:56:30Hawkeye now claims Crabapple Cove, Maine as his hometown, and he's an only child whose

00:56:35mother passed away when he was around 10 years old.

00:56:38Laura's Long Pregnancy

00:56:40One of the funniest bloopers in the show is the obvious, at least in hindsight, inconsistency

00:56:45of Laura's pregnancy.

00:56:47According to Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura, and Lennon Parker, who runs a fan website,

00:56:52Laura was pregnant for an extended period amounting to a little over a year.

00:56:56She first announced her pregnancy in a warm season, but by the following summer, she was

00:57:01still expecting.

00:57:03Colonel Sanders' Cameo

00:57:05Another hilarious oversight is the appearance of Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky

00:57:09Fried Chicken, in a season 8 episode titled Wave of the Future.

00:57:14In this episode, Nellie's restaurant is turned into a franchise called Mrs. Sullivan's, but

00:57:18she soon regrets it and tries to get out of the contract.

00:57:22Charles and Nell's help her by opening a competing restaurant.

00:57:25Colonel Sanders then offers Harriet a deal to open her own chicken franchise.

00:57:30But this is an anachronism because Colonel Sanders wasn't born until 1890, and Kentucky

00:57:35Fried Chicken wasn't founded until 1952.

00:57:39And in case you forgot, the show is supposed to be set in the 1870s and 1880s.

00:57:45The Missing Coats

00:57:46A third blooper that's hard to miss is the lack of coats in the middle of winter.

00:57:51In an episode titled Bless All the Dear Children, Laura's baby is kidnapped around Christmas

00:57:56in Minneapolis.

00:57:57This time of year in Minneapolis is usually very cold, but everyone is walking around

00:58:02without coats.

00:58:03Gilbert explains that this may have been a result of filming the show in Tucson, Arizona

00:58:07during the summer.

00:58:09Peculiar Prop Sighting

00:58:10In an episode titled The Odyssey from season 5, an intense moment unfolds as an unknown

00:58:16assailant attempts to throw Albert off a moving train.

00:58:20But our ever-resilient heroine, Laura, swiftly springs to action and intervenes just in time,

00:58:26shoving the man off the train before he can cause harm to Albert.

00:58:30Yet amidst the gripping scene, an amusing blooper emerges.

00:58:34As the dramatic sequence plays out, keen-eyed viewers can spot a peculiar sight.

00:58:39A dummy, instead of a living person, is hurled from the train, landing gracefully in the

00:58:43grass.

00:58:44Meanwhile, the fearless stuntman gracefully rolls down the hill, surpassing the stationary

00:58:49dummy in a comical contrast.

00:58:52Onset Shenanigans

00:58:54Amidst the earnestness of the Little House on the Prairie set, laughter and hijinks often

00:58:59found their way into the lives of the cast members.

00:59:02One such purveyor of pranks was none other than the talented Michael Landon, as was later

00:59:07revealed by Rachel Greenbush, who portrayed the youngest Ingalls sibling, Carrie.

00:59:12During an interview that she gave several years ago, Greenbush shared with a bit of

00:59:16a twinkle in her eye that Landon was a quote-unquote big practical joker.

00:59:20The mischievous duo of Greenbush and her on-screen sister, Melissa Gilbert, would

00:59:25venture off to the creek during breaks, embarking on frog-catching escapades.

00:59:30With their tiny amphibian friends in tow, they would return to the set to deliver their

00:59:34slimy surprises to Landon.

00:59:37In a gleeful act of deception, Landon would take the unsuspecting amphibians and place

00:59:42them in his mouth, approaching fellow cast and crew members.

00:59:45With a mischievous grin, he would open his mouth, allowing the frog to spring forth and

00:59:51those around him into fits of startled panic.

00:59:54The Restless Tree Branches

00:59:56A subtle but noticeable blooper in the show is the presence of noisy tree branches outside

01:00:01the front upstairs window next to the girls' bed.

01:00:04In at least two episodes, The Monster of Walnut Grove and The Music Box, the branches can

01:00:09be seen and heard moving and rustling, as if there is a strong wind outside.

01:00:14But there is no such tree near the house in any other scene of the show.

01:00:18This is likely a result of using stock footage or a sound effect to create some atmosphere.

01:00:24The Traveling Quilt

01:00:25A curious mistake that some observant fans have noticed is the family quilt that seems

01:00:30to magically change its location.

01:00:32It can be seen on the Olsen's bed, Charles' parents' bed, and even on the bed of other

01:00:36characters throughout the series.

01:00:38The quilt is mostly white, with small blocks forming a design similar to the double wedding

01:00:43ring quilt.

01:00:44Other quilts also appear in different locations, suggesting that the show reused some props

01:00:49and costumes.

01:00:51The Anachronistic Clothing

01:00:53A common blooper that affects many historical shows is the anachronism of clothing and hairstyles.

01:00:59Some characters on Little House on the Prairie wear clothes or have hairstyles that are not

01:01:03appropriate for the 1870s and 1880s.

01:01:06For example, in some episodes, Caroline can be seen wearing a bra, which was not invented

01:01:11until 1912.

01:01:13Additionally, some of the women have perms or curls that are more typical of the 1970s

01:01:18than the 1880s.

01:01:20Melissa Gilbert herself acknowledges that her hair was often too long and too modern

01:01:25for her character.

01:01:27Albert's Fate

01:01:28In the realm of continuity mistakes, one particular case has stood out among fans of Little House

01:01:33on the show's subreddit page.

01:01:35GorgeousaurusRex, a Reddit user, fondly recalls their all-time favorite character, Albert,

01:01:42and highlighted a perplexing inconsistency.

01:01:44In the made-for-TV movie, the story implied that Albert met his demise, but in another

01:01:49episode it was stated that he grew up to become the esteemed Doctor of Walnut Grove.

01:01:54This discrepancy has always bothered fans, including GorgeousaurusRex, who had apparently

01:01:59mentioned it more than a few times to their boyfriend.

01:02:02As a remarkable anniversary surprise, their thoughtful partner arranged for Melissa Gilbert,

01:02:08the actress who played Laura Ingalls, to send a personalized video message addressing

01:02:12the continuity confusion and providing her own explanation.

01:02:16In her response, Gilbert acknowledged the perplexing situation and shared a delightful,

01:02:21tongue-in-cheek explanation for it.

01:02:23At the time, no one seemed concerned about the conflicting stories, and Gilbert humorously

01:02:28suggested her own imaginative twist.

01:02:31She proposed that Albert did meet his fate in the movie, but in a whimsical turn, he

01:02:36returned to the town as a zombie.

01:02:38Yep, an undead doctor who served Walnut Grove.

01:02:42A Timeless Mistake In the grand finale of Little House, aptly

01:02:45titled The Last Farewell, a notable continuity mistake catches the observant eye.

01:02:51The episode is set in 1901, over a decade after the events depicted in the final season.

01:02:57Logically speaking, most of the adults who graced the screens in the earlier seasons

01:03:01would have aged into their 60s and 70s by this time.

01:03:04In fact, the real-life Charles Ingalls sadly passed away just a year later in 1902.

01:03:10Furthermore, the children who appeared in the final seasons, including Carrie, Jenny,

01:03:14Nancy, James, and Cassandra, would have grown into young adults during this time.

01:03:19Yet, curiously, no one on the show seems to have aged significantly.

01:03:23It's as if time stood still, freezing the characters in a perpetual state of youthfulness.

01:03:28The inconsistency is particularly evident when we consider Laura's voiceover in the

01:03:33season 9 premiere when she mentions that it's the spring of 1887, a full 14 years

01:03:39prior to the events in The Last Farewell.

01:03:42But it feels as if only a couple of years have elapsed in the lives of the characters

01:03:46when the finale happens.

01:03:49Cabinet Confusion In season 3's episode, Little Girl Lost,

01:03:53an oversight by the editors resulted in another continuity error.

01:03:57Mary is seen closing a cabinet, but when the camera shifts to Laura, the same cabinet is

01:04:01mysteriously open.

01:04:04In response to such mistakes, Melissa Gilbert, in a light-hearted manner, once joked about

01:04:08the possibility of the house being haunted.

01:04:11The Invisible Microphone A technical blooper that's easy to spot

01:04:15is the occasional appearance of a microphone on screen.

01:04:17In episodes like The Handyman and The Wolves, a microphone can be seen hanging from the

01:04:22ceiling or poking out from behind a curtain.

01:04:25It's a clear indication that the show was filmed on a soundstage and not in a real house.

01:04:31The Wardrobe Malfunction According to Snopes, actor John Ritter's

01:04:35family jewels were briefly visible in a now notorious episode of 3's company called The

01:04:40Charming Stranger, which initially aired on December 20, 1983.

01:04:45The scene happened when Jack Tripper was dressed in bright blue boxers and flopped down on

01:04:51the bed, exposing some things that probably shouldn't be seen on television.

01:04:55The blooper went unnoticed for many years until an eagle-eyed viewer alerted Nickelodeon,

01:05:01which was re-running old episodes in March of 2001.

01:05:05Nickelodeon confirmed the slip-up and said that it would edit it out from future repeats.

01:05:10John Ritter himself laughed off the incident and explained why it was missed for so long

01:05:15during an appearance on Conan O'Brien's late-night show.

01:05:21The Not-So-Hidden Crew In season 8 episode 2, She Loves Me, She Loves

01:05:26Me Not, shortly after Jack chats with Larry about a magazine quiz, Jack asks Janet if

01:05:31something is troubling her.

01:05:33While Terry is seen leaving the kitchen with two cans in her hand, a crew member's hand

01:05:38can clearly be seen behind Terry, placing a very noticeable bag on the countertop.

01:05:46The Changing Apartment Number In the pilot of the show, Jack moves into

01:05:50an apartment 201 with Janet and Chrissy.

01:05:53However, in later episodes, their apartment number changes to 201A.

01:05:58This is because ABC execs thought viewers would confuse 201 with a room number rather

01:06:03than an apartment number.

01:06:08The Case of the Giggles In season 5 episode 17, And Baby Makes Four,

01:06:14when Cindy expresses frustration by saying,

01:06:16Why doesn't anyone give me credit for knowing what I'm doing?, Jack snarkily retorts,

01:06:21Well, you keep bumping into things.

01:06:24As soon as John says this, Joyce can't help but break character and laugh.

01:06:28To cover this up, she shields her face with her hands and bends over, while Cindy tries

01:06:33her best to hold back her own laughter and carry on with the scene.

01:06:39The Teleporting Scarf In season 2 episode 14, Three's Christmas,

01:06:45right after the trio wraps up opening their presents, Jack makes his way to the kitchen

01:06:49to find Chrissy visibly upset with a scarf over her shoulders.

01:06:53From the other room, Janet asks, What's wrong?

01:06:56When the camera cuts back to the kitchen, we're given a close-up of Chrissy with the

01:06:59scarf now sitting on her lap.

01:07:04The Tragic Death John Ritter was not only the star of Three's

01:07:08Company, but also one of its producers and writers.

01:07:11He was beloved by fans and colleagues alike for his comedic talent and warm personality.

01:07:17Sadly, he died unexpectedly on September 11, 2003 from an undiagnosed heart condition while

01:07:23filming his new sitcom, 8 Simple Rules.

01:07:26He was only 54 years old.

01:07:31The Forgotten Car In the season 8 episode, Forget Me Not, Janet

01:07:36tells Jack that the car that Larry is delivering to her is her very first car.

01:07:41But just five episodes earlier, in Itching for Trouble, Janet is asked by Moose if they

01:07:46had a football that needed any air, to which she replies by saying no, but one of the tires

01:07:52on her car was a bit low.

01:07:56The Questionable Terminology In season 4 episode 1, Jack on the Lam, Jack

01:08:02uses the term AWOL, or absent without leave.

01:08:05But since Jack supposedly served in the Navy, he would have probably used the more commonly

01:08:10used term UA instead, which is short for Unauthorized Absence.

01:08:18The Recycled Set In season 7 episode 8, An Affair to Forget,

01:08:23Jack falls for a woman named Randy who later turns out to be married.

01:08:27When Jack visits Randy's apartment, it looks very familiar.

01:08:31That's because it was the same set used for Janet's flower shop in previous episodes.

01:08:39The Flip-Flopping Doorknob The doorbell of the three's apartment was

01:08:43usually shown to be on the left, but sometimes when the plot points called for it, it appeared

01:08:48on the right-hand side of the door.

01:08:50Likewise, the doorbell chime box inside the trio's apartment was initially placed above

01:08:55the kitchen, but in later episodes, it can clearly be seen above the front door.

01:09:03The Spinoff Flops Three's company had two spinoffs, The Ropers

01:09:07and Three's A Crowd.

01:09:08The Ropers followed the adventures of Mr. and Mr. Roper after they moved to a new condominium

01:09:13complex managed by their snooty neighbor, Jeffrey Potts, played by Jeffrey Tambor.

01:09:19Three's A Crowd followed Jack after he moved in with his girlfriend Vicki Bradford, played

01:09:24by Mary Catarat, and had to deal with her meddling father, James Bradford, played by

01:09:28Robert Mandin.

01:09:30Both spinoffs were short-lived and failed to match the popularity of Three's company.

01:09:38The Unauthorized Story In 2003, NBC aired a TV movie called Behind

01:09:44the Camera – The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company.

01:09:47The movie dramatized the behind-the-scenes conflicts and controversies that plagued the

01:09:52show, such as Suzanne Somers' salary dispute, John Ritter's creative differences with

01:09:57the producers, and Joyce DeWitt's feud with Somers.

01:10:00DeWitt served as a co-producer and host of the movie, while Ritter saw the final cut

01:10:05before he died.

01:10:06Somers was also contacted and gave some input.

01:10:12The Wrong Door In season 4, episode 18, Handcuffed, Chrissy's

01:10:17cop cousin informs her and the roommates that there was a complaint lodged by one of the

01:10:22neighbors about her husband being on the roof watching the girls dance in the apartment

01:10:26with a pair of binoculars.

01:10:28However, when the girls were actually dancing, the thick drapes were closed, and the front

01:10:32door was also closed.

01:10:34So how on earth could such a complaint have even been filed in the first place?

01:10:41The Missing Brother Jack has a brother by the name of Lee in

01:10:44later episodes, but a couple of years before he was introduced, Jack's uncle came to

01:10:49visit and referred to Jack as his favorite nephew.

01:10:52Jack responded to this compliment by saying that he was his only nephew.

01:10:55Jack's uncle replied to this factual comment by saying that, quote, that never stopped

01:11:00you from being my favorite.

01:11:04The Duplicating Cans In the second season episode, Strange Bedfellows,

01:11:09Mr. Roper attempts to explain to the girls and his nosy wife what he was up to in Jack's

01:11:14bedroom.

01:11:15If you watch the scene closely, paying special attention to what's going on right above

01:11:19Mr. Roper's left shoulder, you'll notice that the number of yellow cans on the shelf

01:11:24keeps switching from one to two cans.

01:11:26Additionally, you can also notice that the suitcase on the floor has a square silver

01:11:30bag placed in front of it whenever two yellow cans are present.

01:11:37The Equal Pay Fight Suzanne Somers was one of the most popular

01:11:40stars of the show thanks to her portrayal of ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow.

01:11:45However, she was vastly underpaid compared to her male co-stars.

01:11:50Because of this, she asked for a raise from $30,000 per episode to $150,000 to match what

01:11:57John Ritter was getting.

01:11:58Not only were her demands rejected by ABC and the producers, they immediately fired

01:12:04her.

01:12:05She was still contractually obligated to finish out season 5, but she was then replaced by

01:12:09Jenny Lee Harrison as Cindy Snow.

01:12:12The firing caused a rift between her and her co-stars Joyce DeWitt and John Ritter that

01:12:17lasted for decades.

01:12:22The Early Bird In the episode Not-So-Great Impostor, which

01:12:25aired in the fifth season, Mr. Angelino enters the kitchen and mentions that steaks are needed

01:12:30for eight guests.

01:12:31If you look behind him at the window in the kitchen door, you can see Janet watching intently

01:12:36as if she were waiting for her cue to enter the scene.

01:12:40Just as soon as you can spot her, however, she ducks out of sight.

01:12:43A moment later, she can be seen once again when Angelino asks Felipe to give him a hand

01:12:48in the freezer.

01:12:49She runs through the door with Furley as if they had just shown up.

01:12:53Now it's time to hear from you.

01:12:54Do you know of any other notable bloopers from 3's company?

01:12:57Let us know in the comments section below.

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