For the better half of the last century, TV has become a fixture in the hearts and homes of millions around the world. It has the ability to unite, inform, and of course, inspire.
So to help shed a light on some of the forgotten or unknown tales of television history, here are 10+ random TV facts most fans didn't know.
In order to avoid the kids aging, producers decided to film all of the scenes with the children at once.
Can you imagine knowing how it all ends but having to keep it a secret for the next seven years?!
Apparently, the only overhead cost that Rob Mcelhenney and the gang had to worry about was tape.
They filmed the entire thing on an old camera inside an apartment.
His accent was apparently so good that Hugh fooled them all! If that isn't a feather in your acting cap, I don't know what is.
Hugh certainly does do a very convincing American accent.
Kirk became a 'born again Christian' on the series and began adopting some ultra-conservative and highly controversial opinions.
Kirk even once referred to the production team of Growing Pains as "pornographers."
I'm not sure if Drew just really loves cola or hates coffee, but whatever the case may be, it's an interesting tidbit of trivia.
I would have been a lot more excited to learn that the jug of water was actually filled with vodka, though.
Delicious blue rock-candy as it turns out!
If you want to test out your cooking skills and see how they compare to Heisenberg's, you can actually find and follow the same recipe.
The production team had concerns that their audience might get confused and think that the show was about singing, as opposed to a hard-hitting mob-drama.
Can you imagine Pavarotti with a pistol?
Literally! Those gold chains and pendants are said to weigh-in at just over 6 lbs. Today, that would be worth just shy of $130,000 dollars.
I pity the fool who doesn't realize that gold is getting old.
Sometimes you can actually see the Superman doll, other times the character is merely mentioned in passing.
But a careful eye and ear will reveal that The Last Son of Krypton is Seinfeld's most recurring guest star!
The only exception to this is, of course, Bart. Sadly, there aren't many parents out there cool enough to give their son a name like that.
Bart is actually an anagram for Brat.
Producers felt that Lisa lacked the on-screen chemistry and the proper character dynamic. She was quickly recast with Peri Gilpin.
Luckily for Lisa, it allowed her to find her calling as Phoebe Buffay! How differently might the series have looked without her?
Ryan was originally going to be cast as the socially awkward Xander but declined the role because he had concerns portraying a character who was still in high school.
“I wanted to do the theme song for the ‘Turtles’ the minute I heard about it,” Lorre said during an interview.
You might know Chuck better as the creator of both The Big Bang Theory, as well as Two and a Half Men.
Joey's sleek dark hair was part of his irresistible charm and charisma. Unfortunately, actor Matt LeBlanc was already going grey by the start of the first season!
If you pay attention, the dye becomes much more noticeable as the series goes on.
No, this isn't the beginning to a bad 'Chuck Norris Joke', this actually happened!
Were it not for a scheduling conflict, fans might very well have seen their favorite Texas Ranger in the patriarchal role.
