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A scene from 'The Simpsons.' 3 TV Characters Who Were Killed Off in Ridiculous Ways for Behind-the-Scenes Reasons
From ‘Cheers’ to ‘The Simpsons’ to ‘Seinfeld,’ behind the scenes drama has led to some gruesome endings for a few beloved TV stars
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MTV The MTV Cartoon That Captured Late-’90s New York and Then Vanished
‘Downtown’ only lasted 13 episodes, but its portrait of late-’90s New York has found new life with nostalgic viewers.
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40 Years Ago, Ernie Hudson Missed Out on Reprising His ‘Ghostbusters’ Role for a Ridiculous Reason
Hudson’s audition for 1986’s ‘The Real Ghostbusters’ apparently wasn’t convincing enough for the showrunners
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Murray Close/Contributor/Getty Images One of the Beatles Was Asked to Play Ross’s Father-in-Law on ‘Friends’
Scottish actor Tom Conti played the role in question in two episodes from the show’s fourth and fifth seasons
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60 Years Ago, Bob Denver Was Nearly Mauled by a Lion While Filming ‘Gilligan’s Island’
Denver’s feline co-star decided to try his hand at some dangerous improv as they were shooting an episode for the show’s second season
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Cartoon Network A Complete History of Bubbline’s Relationship Ahead of the New ‘Adventure Time’ Spinoff
Oh my Glob! It’s finally happening!
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35 Years Ago, ‘Married… With Children’ Had to Abandon a Major Storyline Due to an Unforeseen Tragedy
After Katey Sagal suffered a stillbirth, the sitcom quickly scrapped its planned pregnancy story arc involving her character
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The One ‘SNL’ Host Whose Appearance Caused a Cast Member to Boycott the Show
Nora Dunn refused to be a part of the 1990 episode and musical guest Sinead O’Connor backed out at the last minute as well
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This Tiny Background Gag From ‘The Simpsons’ Actually Saved Two People’s Lives
The 1992 episode ‘Homer at the Bat’ featured a blink-and-you-miss-it Heimlich maneuver joke that proved to be life-saving on two separate occasions
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6Teen 22 Years Ago, a Beloved Cartoon That Was Basically ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld’ for Teenagers Debuted
The Canadian cartoon borrowed classic sitcom rhythms, mall-era teen drama, and even a few suspiciously familiar plotlines.
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The ‘Horrifying’ ‘Sex and the City’ Scene HBO Wouldn’t Allow on the Air
A cut sequence involving peanut butter and a golden retriever was evidently too much for the premium cable network to handle
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The Lost ‘Married… With Children’ Episode That Went Unseen for Over a Decade
The Season 3 episode ‘I’ll See You in Court’ was shelved after censors objected to its risqué motel sex-tape storyline
