How Jackie Gleason Fought to Elevate Art Carney on The Honeymooners md23
Nobody is successful without the right context. Victory cannot exist in a vacuum, and so a person with goals in mind must soon assemble a […]
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‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Aunt Bee Actor Frances Bavier Had a Tell When She Was ‘Angry or Disturbed’ md23
It’s well-documented by now that The Andy Griffith Show‘s Aunt Bee actor Frances Bavier was, by one account, “touchy and moody.” Her relationship with Griffith himself was prickly, […]
Andy Griffith Rejected a ‘Griffith Show’ Script From ‘Happy Days’ Creator Garry Marshall: ‘It Didn’t Work at All’ md23
It seems writing scripts for The Andy Griffith Show wasn’t as easy as whistling on over to the local fishing hole. Not for legendary director, producer, […]
The Untold Story of Hal Smith’s Otis on ‘Andy Griffith’: ‘People Would Treat Him Like He Really Was a Drunk’ md23
When it comes to The Andy Griffith Show , numerous characters have become permanently woven into American pop culture, and not just Sheriff Andy Taylor ( Andy Griffith ) […]
Frances Bavier’s Aunt Bee: A Beloved Presence on Andy Griffith, Mayberry R.F.D., and Gomer Pyle md23
The Andy Griffith Show, which originally aired from 1960 to 1968 on CBS, not only featured a batch of unique characters, but the beloved sitcom […]
The Truth About What Art Carney Really Thought of Jackie Gleason md23
Almost everyone knows Jackie Gleason from his role as Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners. When you think of Jackie Gleason, you think: loud, funny and larger-than-life. But what […]
The Surprising Advice Audrey Meadows Often Heard From Honeymooners Fans md23
Audrey Meadows had the incredibly difficult job of being both an actress and Jackie Gleason’s fictional wife in the 1955 series The Honeymooners. While Gleason’s character, […]
The Honeymooners’ Lasting Legacy: How a One-Season Sitcom Shaped Television Comedy md23
When The Honeymooners premiered in 1955, few could have predicted that its single season of 39 episodes — now famously called the “Classic 39” — […]
Buddy Ebsen’s Relentless Passion: Why The Beverly Hillbillies Star Refused to Retire md23
Retirement, for many people, represents a long-awaited destination — a place of rest after years of labor. It’s the point where savings, planning, and sacrifice […]
The Secret Gay Life of Nancy Kulp (‘The Beverly Hillbillies’): 33 Years After Her Tragic Death md23
It’s been 33 years since actress Nancy Kulp died of cancer in 1991 at 69. Best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on TV’s classic country comedy, The Beverly […]
