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The One Celebrity Comedy Central Wouldn’t Let ‘South Park’ Kill
The Season 1 episode ‘Starvin’ Marvin’ almost included a famous TV actress’s brutal death
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The Ninja Turtles Weren’t Allowed to Be Called Ninjas in the UK
In parts of Europe, fans knew the popular animated series as ‘Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles’
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A ‘Seinfeld’-‘Friends’ Crossover With a Dark Twist Was Proposed at One Point
NBC pushed for a collaboration early on, but Larry David had no interest in making it happen
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Why David Letterman Banned the Director of ‘Spring Breakers’ From His Show
Harmony Korine was scheduled to appear on the ‘Late Show’ in 1999, but never made it on the air due to his strange behavior backstage
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How a Nude Calendar Broke the Tension Between Bea Arthur and Betty White on the Set of ‘The Golden Girls’
After the pair got into a loud screaming match, the crew helped calm things down by posing for some NSFW photos
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How ‘The Girls Next Door’ Helped Destroy Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson’s Friendship
Spin-off competition, conflicting memoirs and years of Playboy Mansion drama turned the former ‘Girls Next Door’ stars against each other.
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21 Years Ago, Kesha Appeared on ‘The Simple Life’ Before She Was Famous
Years before becoming a pop star, Kesha and her family hosted Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie during a 2005 episode of the reality hit.
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TLC 13 Years Ago, TLC Made a Reality Show About Over-the-Top Funerals
‘Best Funeral Ever’ featured Olympic races, Western shootouts and BBQ-themed send-offs in one of TLC’s strangest reality experiments.
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Seth MacFarlane and Penn Jillette Butted Heads Over the ‘South Park’ Muhammad Controversy
The two took subtle digs at one another during a ‘Larry King Live’ segment years ago
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4 Insane Reality Shows From the 2000s That Would Never Get Made Today
From plastic surgery contests to brutal beauty competitions, these reality shows prove just how unhinged 2000s television could be.
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78 Years Ago, One Strange TV Show Helped Invent Modern Reality TV
‘Candid Camera’ turned unsuspecting strangers into entertainment decades before ‘Big Brother,’ ‘Punk’d’ and today’s reality boom.
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5 Famous Actors You Probably Forgot Started on Reality TV
From Emma Stone to Glen Powell, these five Hollywood names got their humble start in Hollywood on reality tv.