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It's no wonder that "Seinfeld" is one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. It debuted in 1989, when a lot of American audiences were beginning to tire of the old-fashioned sitcom tropes that had dominated the medium since the 1950s. Too many shows were about the suburban domestic experience, the urban single-life experience, or the blue-collar workspace, and the jokes began to become stale across all three. In the late 1980s, though, a trio of hit shows began to actively tear down the old ways, presenting shows about cynical, bitter characters who rarely learned a "moral of the story." The first was 1987's "Married... with Children," a domestic sitcom about losers who hated each other. There was also "The Simpsons," a deeply sarcastic series about the raw ugliness of the domestic struggle. And then there was Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David's "Seinfeld," a "show about nothing," wherein the...

Cindyana Santangelo, an actress once known as the “Latin Marilyn Monroe,” has passed away at the age of 58. While the official cause of death is still pending, reports indicate that Santangelo had recently received cosmetic injections at her home.

RadarOnline.com reported that emergency responders were called to Santangelo’s residence in Malibu on Monday afternoon due to a medical emergency. She was transported to a nearby hospital but was tragically pronounced dead.

Cindyana Santangelo, “Latin Marilyn Monroe,” Dies at 58

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, investigators have learned that Santangelo had undergone a cosmetic procedure involving injections at her home. However, authorities have emphasized that there is currently no evidence to suggest a direct link between this procedure and her death. At this time, there is also no indication of foul play.

Santangelo garnered the moniker “Latin Marilyn Monroe” from Perry Farrell, the frontman of Jane’s Addiction.

Milla Jovovich recalls how "demoralizing" it was to be a child actor in Hollywood and how this defined her Dazed and Confused role. Jovovich's acting career dates back to the late '80s and early '90s, with roles in projects like Paradise, Married...with Children, Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), and Chaplin (1992). Released in 1993, Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused features a cast stacked with an impressive array of actors, many of whom would go on to become major stars. Jovovich appears in the film as Michelle Burroughs, who plays a guitar at a fire in one memorable sequence.

During a recent interview with GQ in which she looks back at the most iconic roles from her career, Jovovich reveals that her role as Michelle in Dazed and Confused was informed by her "soul-sucking" experience as a child actor. She doesn't get into any specifics in terms of what projects...

The longest-running scripted American television series of all time is "The Simpsons," an adult animated show created by Matt Groening. Premiering in 1989, "The Simpsons" changed things as a cartoon that isn't exclusively geared toward younger audiences and also reinvented the sitcom format. The series showcased a modern middle-class family, loving yet utterly dysfunctional, while getting in plenty of mischief along the way. The show both tonally echoed contemporary sitcoms at the time of its debut and went on to inspire countless animated series that followed it.

With "The Simpsons" such an enduring and influential fixture in American television, there are a multitude of shows like it. Whether animated or in live-action, there are plenty of sitcoms that share DNA with Groening's masterpiece. At the core of most of these shows is a family, either biological or surrogate, defined by their differences and offbeat love for one another, marked with plenty of laughs.

Married…With Children, the Fox sitcom became an iconic comedy gem during its 11-season run. The show, which followed the stories of the Bundy Family, was known for its edgy humor and satire of the characters’ lives. The series gifted us Modern Family star Ed O’Neill and Christina Applegate who became a breakout star of the series, earning widespread recognition.

Married…with Children cast | Credit: Fox

The show aired for 11 seasons from 1987 to 1997. However nearly three decades after the show’s abrupt cancellation, Applegate revealed some shocking details about the show. The star shared how she and her co-stars found out that the show was coming to an end.

Christina Applegate revealed that she found out Married…With Children got cancelled from a random source Christina Applegate and Ed O’Neill in Married… With Children | Credit: Fox

In a candid conversation on her MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie-Lynn Sigler podcast,...

Before securing the role of Data on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," actor Brent Spiner was perhaps most widely recognized for his recurring role as Bob Wheeler on the sitcom "Night Court." He also had one-shot appearances on various other hit TV shows like "Tales from the Darkside," "The Paper Chase," and "Ryan's Hope." He also had a bit part in the excellent cult musical "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" and was one of the background students in "Grease 2." Spiner had been acting in Broadway productions throughout the 1970s.

Data was a boon to his career, making him a household name, and giving him a role that he would continue to revisit for decades. Spiner has always felt ambivalent about Data, however, loving the fame, but resenting how he had been typecast. He has since referred to Data as a double-edged sword. That said, his post-"Star Trek...

For many of us, it's hard to imagine a time before "The Simpsons." As the longest-running scripted television series of all time, "The Simpsons" has been on the air since 1989, and while the show has certainly evolved over 36 seasons, some things have been there since the beginning. Maggie has always been a little too smart for a baby, Homer has always been a bit of a jerk sometimes, and people are rather inexplicably bright yellow, and that goes back to before the animated family even had their own television series. 

Before creator Matt Groening had a show of his own, the Simpson family and their neighbors in Springfield were the stars of a series of shorts on the Emmy-winning Fox sketch comedy series "The Tracey Ullman Show." Though how exactly "The Simpsons" were conceived is contentious, we know for sure that the very first "Simpsons" short aired on the first...

On Monday February 3 2025, BBC America broadcasts an episode of the series Law & Order!

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The upcoming episode of “Law & Order,” titled “Married With Children,” promises to deliver a gripping storyline that keeps fans on the edge of their seats. Set to air on BBC America, this episode revolves around a shocking event that unfolds in a hotel setting. A well-known motivational speaker finds herself in a life-threatening situation when she is pushed off a balcony. The circumstances surrounding her fall raise many questions, leading the detectives to dig deep into her life and the people around her.

As the investigation unfolds, the situation takes a darker turn when the speaker’s daughter goes missing. This abduction adds urgency to the case, as law enforcement races against time to find the young girl. The detectives must navigate through layers of family dynamics and personal conflicts to uncover the truth.

From April 4 to May 23, 2001, Comedy Central ran eight episodes of a 30-minute sitcom called "That's My Bush!," a sendup of the then-active George W. Bush administration. The premise of the show was as broad as possible. George W. Bush (Timothy Bottoms) was in the White House, but his life was more akin to that of an old-fashioned, 1980s-era workplace sitcom than that of a sitting president. There was a noisy, obnoxious laugh track paired with bright, even TV lighting, making the show look deliberately old-fashioned and artificial. Kurt Fuller played the buttoned-down killjoy Karl Rove, while Carrie Quinn Dolin played Laura Bush.

More than being a spoof of the Bush administration, however (and there was plenty to spoof), "That's My Bush!" was a satire of all-American sitcoms. Show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker (of "South Park" fame) merely used the White House as a backdrop to mock dated sitcom...

In the upcoming episode of “Law & Order,” titled “Married With Children,” viewers can expect a gripping storyline that delves into the darker side of ambition and family ties. This episode, airing on February 3, 2025, at 9:00 Pm on BBC America, centers around a motivational speaker whose life takes a tragic turn when she is pushed off a hotel balcony. This shocking incident sets off a chain of events that unravels a web of secrets and betrayals.

As the investigation unfolds, the focus shifts to the speaker’s daughter, who suddenly goes missing. The stakes rise as the detectives work tirelessly to find her and uncover the truth behind the speaker’s death. The episode promises to explore themes of trust, manipulation, and the lengths to which people will go for success and protection.

With its signature blend of suspense and drama, “Married With Children” is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

Since its end in 1997, "Married... with Children" has maintained a legacy as one of the strangest and longest-running television shows of its kind. The Fox sitcom was, on its face, a standard multi-camera sitcom about a dysfunctional family and the colorfully zany characters that breezed in and out of their suburban enclosure. At the same time, it bucked contemporary genre conventions, daring to push the boundaries of acceptable behavior for sitcom protagonists while leaning into the surrealist subgenre -- which, relative to the tamer landscape of TV back in the late '80s and '90s, surely must've surprised some audiences.

And yet, as odd and abrasive as the show could be, the series was reliably anchored by a powerhouse cast of comedic actors at the top of their game. This included Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, and Christina Applegate, all three of whom have been receptive to revive the series...

What is the deal with the "Seinfeld" opening theme music? What? They couldn't afford to record an actual theme sequence? Remember "The Brady Bunch"? And how that theme song explained everything you needed to know about the show? "The Brady Bunch" even had a handy 3x3 grid of all the characters, so you could keep everyone straight. "Seinfeld" just had some bass grooves and some guy beatboxing, just kind of freestylin' it. You'd think they could at least write some lyrics. "Here's Jerry. He's neurotic and selfish. Here's George. He's neurotic and selfish." Kinda writes itself!

Jerry Seinfeld impersonations aside, the "Seinfeld" theme music was always unique. It was constructed out of beatboxing, some electronic harmonica-like noises, and a lot of electric bass, and it was never the same from episode to episode. The music was performed by musician Jonathan Wolff, who also composed music for sitcoms like "Who's the Boss?,...

Prior to about 1987, American sitcoms were — generally speaking — very different. No matter the premise or intended demographic, most sitcoms focused on a reliable comedic structure of set-ups and payoffs. From "I Love Lucy" all the way to "Diff'rent Strokes," sitcom writers were careful to explore a recognizable domestic/workplace/common setting environment through sharply recognized, very funny characters. The same writers were typically also careful to lay out gags and jokes very clearly. Every setup usually led to some kind of punchline or payoff.

In the late 1980s, however, sitcoms underwent a reckoning. It seems that audiences and many longtime writers became tired of the decades of well-worm tropes and structures, and they began to deconstruct. 1987 saw the debut of "Married... With Children," a sitcom that followed an aggressively dysfunctional family who all kind of hated each other. Their causticness was the joke. Then, in 1989, "The Simpsons" debuted, handily satirizing...

When Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" debuted during the Christmas season of 1989, it was an immediate sensation. Some fans might have known the Simpsons characters from their appearances on "The Tracey Ullman Show," and readers of local indie newspapers likely knew of Groening's "Life in Hell" comic strip, but for most audiences, "The Simpsons" was a bolt from the blue. It was an anti-sitcom, a surreal show with weirdly designed characters (yellow skin?) that satirized and deconstructed the middle-class wholesomeness of mainstream 1980s television. It was an antidote to the ultra-conservative "family values" crowd that was so noisy during the Reagan administration. And audiences were ready for it.

"The Simpsons" started big and only got bigger. The year 1990 was big for pop culture, as "The Simpsons" -- along with shows like "Seinfeld" and "Married... with Children" -- undid old tropes and invented new ones. One might even be so bold...

You couldn't make "Seinfeld" today. Because it's already 2:30, and you said you'd run to the grocery store to get some more butter and milk. Also, you need to bring your dad his back medicine, and he lives way over on the other side of town, and traffic is usually back that time of day, so by the time you got home, it'd be dinner time. There's just not enough time to produce 180 episodes of a hit sitcom before bed.

Ha ha. That was fun.

In actuality, one couldn't make "Seinfeld" in 2024 because, like all shows, it was a product of its time. "Seinfeld" debuted in 1989, when Americans were growing increasingly tired of wholesome and predictable sitcom tropes that had been repeated, ad nauseam, for decades. Some of the most popular sitcoms of the late '80s served as deconstructionist works, taking the bland wholesomeness of classic American TV and setting it on its ear.

Grab your favorite cocktail and cigarette and book a ticket to Austin, TX for May 29-June 1, 2025 because Don Draper will be in the building for the 14th season of the Atx Television Festival.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “Mad Men” series finale, “Person to Person,” actor/producer Jon Hamm will be on hand to discuss his most iconic role and the staying power of the show over this last decade. Hamm played Draper in Matthew Weiner’s 1960s-set workplace drama for seven seasons, garnering an Emmy and two Golden Globes, and creating a television character that exists within the pantheon of great antiheroes such as Tony Soprano and Walter White.

In addition to Hamm’s “Mad Men” Retrospective, Atx TV Festival will also host “Suits” stars Patrick J. Adams and Sarah Rafferty for a live recording of their Sirius Xm podcast “Sidebar: A ‘Suits’ Watch Podcast.” The audio series...

Pluto TV is bringing the Christmas cheer early with a sleigh full of holiday streaming.

If you’re looking to stream some holiday goodness, Pluto TV might be your answer. The ad-supported service is 100% free (so you can save your money on Christmas presents) and offers a slew of holiday favorites with the Pluto TV Christmas channel, plenty of Hallmark holiday rom-coms, and a sack full of other holiday favorites for the entire family. There’s no shortage of things to watch at Pluto, and you won’t even have to take out your wallet to start streaming.

In addition to the Christmas movies and specials, there is also a full slate of holiday episodes from your favorite TV shows streaming all month long, with classics from “Cheers,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Married with Children,” “MacGyver,” and many others airing throughout December.

Pluto TV’s content doesn’t end with the holidays either.

What do you mean TV insults are not the reason for the season? Family gatherings throughout the holidays are not always bastions of constructive thought and civilized conversation!

Well, maybe they are for some. But where is the fun in that? If you’re anything like me, you have a relatively dysfunctional family that hurls as many insults as compliments.

In that situation, it pays to be on your toes and keep your wits about you.

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While this list is all about defending oneself from familial onslaughts, it’s not about making enemies of your own blood. Well, maybe the in-laws, but that’s just the way the cookie crumbles all too often.

Try to avoid creating a massive rift in the family by slinging an ill-timed Family Guy joke in front of grandma.

Of course, some of the best insults come from the raunchiest shows and characters.

And...

Michael Clarke Duncan had a physique that made him perfect for the strongman and powerful characters he played over the course of his career. Getting shredded for a part is commonplace for Marvel actors these days, but there have been plenty of stars who maintained a superhero-level physique throughout their careers, providing them with a niche in the movie and television industry. Michael Clarke Duncan used his size difference to separate himself from the pack when going into auditions, leading to a successful, if all too brief, career.

Duncan had an exceptional career in both film and television, starting in 1995 when he had an uncredited appearance in Friday and appeared in episodes of four notable TV shows, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married... with Children. His breakout came in the 1999 adaptation of Stephen King's The Green Mile as John Coffey, which earned him Academy Awards, Golden Globes,...

This last year, Marvel completely proved me wrong by bringing back an initiative I didnt think would ever properly return in the form of the Ultimate Universe. Mainstream comics publishers try a lot of different things, and sometimes you just go "thats not going to work," but Im more than happy to have been proven wrong.

I really didnt think that Marvels new Ultimate Universe would be a success - right up until it was. The original Ultimate Universe, beginning with 2000s Ultimate Spider-Man #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Art Thibert, Steve Buccellato, and Richard Starkings, re-imagined Marvels mythos as though they began in the then-present moment. For Spidey, this meant that Peter Parker was a recognizably nerdy teen dealing with the teen issies of the early 2000s. For other books, it meant interacting directly with real politics.

The challenge for Marvel in reviving the line for the mid-...

Paramount’s free streaming service Pluto TV has revealed its November highlights. The Pluto TV November 2024 lineup serves up a delicious selection of TV shows, movies, and new channels, including the return of their Season’s Greetings category and a cornucopia of fresh options.

For those inspired to trace their roots, check out PBS Genealogy to explore the fascinating and emotional histories of the famous and not-so-famous. And if the dinner conversation turns competitive (as it often does), settle it with the new Family Feud channel, hosted by Steve Harvey.

As a special holiday gift to you, Pluto TV is bringing back Pluto TV 007! Dive into 20 official James Bond films, including Daniel Craig in No Time to Die, now streaming for free. Whether you’re a longtime James Bond fan or just discovering the legend, enjoy the 007 experience on Pluto TV.

Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service,...

It shouldn't be a surprise to learn co-stars don't always get along when the cameras aren't rolling, but the on-screen professionalism of some TV duos does a great job at concealing real-life feuds. Like Will Smith and Janet Hubert, many of the real-life disputes have been buried. However, there are some feuds, such as the one between George Takei and William Shatner, that have lasted for years.

At the end of the day, regardless if they're portraying TV siblings, best friends, or colleagues, the actors in these shows are co-workers. Long filming hours and stressful days on set can cultivate years-long resentment among co-stars.

Ed O'Neill & Amanda Bearse Married... with Children (1987-1997)

Married... with Children is one of the longest-running sitcoms whose depiction of the dysfunctional Bundy family was refreshing to some and unpalatable to others. Working for 11 seasons, tensions are bound to rise among the cast, with the most...

Charlene Tilton may not be as rich as her famous Dallas character, but the actress still has a high net worth. Tilton has been acting since the 1970s, with her first onscreen appearance in a 1976 Happy Days episode. That same year, she also appeared as Bambi in the original Freaky Friday, starring Jodie Foster. However, Tilton is by far most famous for her role as Lucy Ewing, daughter of Gary and Valene and niece of the villainous J.R. Lucy started the series as a troublemaking teen, and her many of her storylines revolved around her tumultuous romantic life.

Not much is known about Tilton's early life, other than that she was born to single mother Katherine Thacker, a secretary, in San Diego, California, and that she was living on her own at age 15. Tilton has been married twice. Her first marriage was to country singer Johnny Lee from 1982-...

The story of therapist Jimmy Laird will finally continue after over a year of fan anticipation, with Shrinking returning to Apple TV+ later this month. Last season, viewers saw Laird - played by Jason Segel - take on an unorthodox approach with his clients and tell them how he truly feels. This backfired at the end of Shrinking season 1, when one of his patients shoves her abusive husband off of a cliff.

Shrinking features a star-studded cast of actors alongside Segel, including long-time comedic actor Ted McGinley. Since his career first began in the 1980s, McGinley has become known for his roles in things like Happy Days, Married with Children, and Revenge of the Nerds, and has now taken up the role of Derek, Jimmys neighbor whos married to his friend Liz (Christa Miller). McGinley will take on a bigger role this season, officially becoming a series regular.

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The best Eric Dane movies and TV shows have mostly come on the small screen, with some major roles in significant television shows. While Dane was a high school athlete, he moved into acting after working in a school production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and started taking on smaller roles in television shows. He finally got his first major role after appearing in The Wonder Years, Saved by the Bell, Roseanne, and Married... with Children.

This was in a medical drama called Gideon's Crossing. While that show didn't last over one season, it was a big reason he got cast as Dr. Sloan in Grey's Anatomy, which made him a star. That show brought him a lot of attention from critics and award ceremonies, and it helped him move on to other starring roles on television and a handful of movies along the way.

Retirement clearly isnt in the cards for Harrison Ford. As it turns out, the 82-year-old, Oscar-nominated thespian (Best Actor | Witness) continues to get essential human contact out of each and every acting job he takes. At this stage of his career, Ford also admits he is still having "fun" starring as Dr. Paul Rhoades in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking with Jason Segel, and Season 2 of the highly anticipated dramedy drops later this week. In a recent interview, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones phenom was asked what he gets out of acting all of these years later, and Ford answered by telling Vanity Fair:

Oh man, I get out of it essential human contact. I get to imagine with people that have great skill and experience. Its fun to work with these people.

Ford is entering his second season as a performer on Shrinking, and the Apple TV+ series...

Michael Scott from The Office stands among the pantheon of legendary sitcom characters, alongside Rachel and Ross (Friends), George Costanza (Seinfeld), Al Bundy (Married with Children), and Ron Swanson (Parks & Rec). But he wasn't always the World's Best Boss, as director Paul Feig revealed that early ratings for the show suggested a seething hatred for the character from audiences. That is until Steve Carell flipped the entire dynamic with a single, inspired acting choice.

Appearing on the Dinner's On Me podcast, Paul Feig recalled working on the earlier seasons of The Office and the mixed audience reaction to Michael Scott's early persona. "So Steve was this huge star all of a sudden, and they had this huge star in the show that they thought wasn't working, and it wasn't working in the ratings," he began. Feig directed several episodes of the adored sitcom, including a pivotal moment which saved...

Prior to "Gilligan's Island" in 1964, Tina Louise was already a long-working actress. Indeed, Louise worked her first modeling gig at the age of two, appearing in an ad campaign for her father's candy store. In high school, she started studying acting, and landed her first professional gig in 1956, appearing in an episode of the TV series "Studio One." She made her feature film debut in Anthony Mann's celebrated drama "God's Little Acre," in which Louise played Griselda, the wife of a character played by Jack Lord. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance. 

Louise went on to star in other high-profile film projects, including Michael Curtiz's "The Hangman," and the 1960 Italian historical epic "The Siege of Syracuse," in which she played three different roles. Louise also played the poet Sappho in a film called "The Warrior Empress." In 1964, she appeared in a film called "For Those Who Think Young,...

Despite the fact that the characters on sitcoms are usually close friends or even family, there are frequently feuds behind-the-scenes that can make filming pretty difficult. Sometimes things get bad enough that people get fired, like when Dan Harmon was kicked off of "Community" because of a spat with star Chevy Chase, but usually everyone can work things out at least somewhat professionally.

Unfortunately, the classic 1992 sitcom "Martin" suffered from some serious offscreen drama that ultimately contributed to the show ending with season 5. The series starred Martin Lawrence as DJ and talk show host Martin Payne and was a hit for Fox, which was positioning itself as a channel with edgier programming than audiences could find on the mainstream networks. "Martin" was a bit more family-friendly than other Fox shows, like sketch series "In Living Color" or even "Married... With Children," and a big part of the draw was the...

One of Hollywood's most notable sitcom names becomes the latest actor to join Ryan Murphy's upcoming Hulu series, All's Fair. The upcoming legal drama casts Modern Family star Ed O'Neill to join its star-studded ranks.

According to Variety, O'Neill has joined All's Fair in an undisclosed role. The TV veteran joins a cast including fellow Hollywood veterans Glenn Close, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sarah Paulson and Naomi Watts. Kim Kardashian reportedly features in the leading role and Teyana Taylor will also feature on the Hulu show.

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Showrunner Michelle Nader and Kat Dennings will team up for another sitcom.

The plot details and character details for All's Fair are being kept quiet. However, the series will reportedly chronicle a divorce lawyer (Kardashian) at an all-female, Los Angeles-based law firm. Murphy is the writer and executive producer of the show, with Kardashian,...

Premiering in 1982, Cheers was a staple in many households for the better part of the decade, introducing audiences to a colorful group of characters that spent their days and nights drowning their sorrows in suds at the titular Boston locale. Though the show was nearly canceled after its first season due to low ratings, some NBC execs saw its potential and were willing to give the series a chance. Their instincts proved correct, as Cheers went on to become one of the greatest sitcoms in TV history, and placed in the Top 10 ratings list for eight of its 11 seasons. Now, UK execs are hoping that lightning will strike twice, as the influential classic is getting the remake treatment for a British audience.

According to a new report from Deadline, Big Talk Studios is in the early stages of developing a remake of Cheers, with Simon Nye at the helm. The...

Married...with Children was an epic television series that transformed sitcoms into a new being. With raunchy jokes, Married...with Children satirized and popularized the dysfunctional family trope. Its success was met with controversy and boycotting, which only further drew in a following. The show lined up with The Simpsons, both literally in the time slot and the style of the satirizing material. Married...with Children ran for eleven seasons, creating 263 episodes. Without Married...with Children, sitcoms like The Simpsons, Righteous Gemstones, or Shameless would never exist. The legacy of Married...with Children is solidified in its decade-long runtime.

There were little to no changes to the cast throughout the run of Married...with Children except when the character Steve Rhoades left the show. Steve was the husband of Marcy, and they were a newlywed couple in the first episode. Peg, Al's wife, played by Katey Segal, invites them over and tells Al that they're recently married,...

Married...with Children is a quintessential sitcom from the 1980s and 1990s that everyone knows. It played a big role in changing exactly what a sitcom could be. At times, it was controversial, in your face, and raunchier than anything else on broadcast television. Al Buddy, played by Ed O'Neil, was a grumpy, wise-cracking, working-class dad, whose misanthropic ways got him into trouble often. He was relatable through the plights that life gave him. In every episode, he uttered sarcasm and hilarity as he bickered with his ungrateful family. The show has humble beginnings and fought the battle of cancelation for several years after the pilot was picked up.

When Fox threw its hat into the ring of broadcast television, the pressure mounted on them to compete with the rest of television. Launching in 1986, Fox looked for anything to give them an edge to compete with the dominating networks of CBS,...

Premiering in 1987, Married with Children broke television barriers by focusing on the dysfunctional Bundy household during an era when similar sitcoms took a more wholesome approach to the nuclear family. Lasting for 11 seasons on Fox, the series is still the longest-running live-action sitcom in the history of the network, which is somewhat surprising given the fact that it was never a huge success in the ratings (the highest it ever got was #37 overall during the 1991-1992 TV season). All good things must come to an end, though, and Married with Children was unceremoniously canceled in 1997, and two of its most popular stars, Ed ONeill and Christina Applegate, are opening up about how they found out the show wasnt returning for a 12th season.

Starring as Al Bundy in Married with Children, ONeill appeared on Applegates MeSsy podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) to catch up with his former co-star, who portrayed his daughter,...

Married... with Children was a big success during its run on television, ultimately spanning eleven seasons before wrapping up in 1997. There was no Season 12 as the show was canceled, but the stars of the sitcom were not among the first to know.

Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy) was recently interviewed on former co-star Christina Applegate's (Kelly Bundy) MeSsy podcast, per EW. Applegate noted how the news of Married... with Children getting canceled took some time to get to her, as nobody from Fox called her directly. She was surprised to hear about the show ending from her assistant, and that was after the update had already been passed on by other people up to that point.

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"I found out from a guy who knew...

Married with Children stars Christina Applegate and Ed O'Neill speak about the famous sitcoms abrupt cancelation. Initially premiering on Fox in 1987, Married with Children focused on the interesting dynamics of the Bundy family. Applegate starred in the long-running sitcom as Kelly, the daughter and eldest child, while O'Neill played the family patriarch Al Bundy. Both stars featured in all 11 seasons until Fox suddenly pulled the plug on Married with Children in 1997.

The other two members of the Bundy family were played by Katey Sagal and David Faustino.

Now, several years after Married with Childrens cancelation, Applegate and O'Neill opened up to People about its abrupt end. ONeill recalled being told about the shows cancelation by a random couple that had just gotten married, while Applegate remembers hearing the news from a man who worked for her assistant at the time. Read their full comments below:

ONeill: A car pulled in...

The body of work that Oasis amassed between 1994 and 1996—including Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and at least another album’s worth of essential b-sides—has sustained their reputation through the 15 years that have elapsed since Liam and Noel Gallagher parted ways professionally. The band’s first two studio albums are remarkable not only for the quality of the material contained within, but also for the differences between them in terms of content and presentation. While the songs on Morning Glory resulted in copious airplay, Definitely Maybe has enabled Oasis to retain some alt-rock credibility.

This sense of indie authenticity is, in part, the result of the conditions under which Definitely Maybe was made. The story, of a group of twentysomething outsiders drawn to making music in the hope of escaping a life of limited means, is familiar. According to a recent interview with Noel, all...

It's been15 years since Modern Family premiered, so a good time to focus on how old the cast of this hit ABC comedy was then and now!

Some may have forgotten that the first episode of Modern Family had a twist at the end. It appeared to be a documentary focusing on three different families in various levels of marriage. The final scene revealed they were one large extended family of the Pritchetts.

For 11 seasons and 250 episodes, viewers loved to see the family grow amid various escapades and misadventures, but the family bond was always there. It was a big ratings hit and won five Emmys for Outstanding Comedy series to boot.

The show signed off in 2020, but the cast has reassembled for some commercials, so here's a look at how old they are now!

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Netflix is about two months into filming the second season of One Piece, according to Deadline. The first season of One Piece, based on the world-famous manga by Eiichiro Oda, was a big hit when it landed in 2023; bucking the trend of so many anime-to-live-action adaptations, it preserved the loopy elasticity of the animated original while still taking viewers on a rip-roaring journey that worked well in live-action. Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero) and Sanji (Taz Skylar) will all return as the crew travels into the dangerous Grand Line to fulfill Luffy's quest of finding the One Piece treasure and becoming king of the pirates.

The first issue of One Piece was released back in 1997 and it's still going, so there's a lot of story to cover. The second season is set to cover the Arabasta saga, taking our heroes to places like Loguetown,...

Netflix’s One Piece has locked in two more actors for key Season 2 roles. In one of the series’ highest profile castings to date, Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy) has been tapped to play Dr. Kureha. Mark Harelik (Presumed Innocent) is set to play Dr. Hiriluk in an almost perfect actor-character last name homonym.

The introduction of Dr. Kureha has been among the most anticipated elements about Season 2 of the live-action series based on Oda’s beloved manga. Jamie Lee Curtis had been approached for the role and wanted to do it, but as One Piece EPs Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements told Deadline last month, her schedule did not allow it.

Adelstein and Clements teased at the time that “we have found an amazing person” to play Dr. Kureha. That...

Christina Applegate has outed herself as a Below Deck super fan. Recently, she revealed to her followers on social media that she was offered a spot on the Bravo show. Could she be the next Below Deck cast member? Well, Christina has some demands that need to be met first.

Reality TV Helped Dead To Me Actress During A Lowpoint

Best known for her roles in Married With Children and Netflix’s Dead To Me, Christina Applegate hasn’t ever dabbled in the world of reality television. Admittedly, she rarely watched any reality TV shows until she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (Ms).

The actress was first diagnosed with Ms in 2021. Ms is a chronic illness that heavily impacts the central nervous system. It often causes difficulty with mobility, fatigue, and muscle weakness, among other symptoms.

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Christina Applegate has been vocal about how she’s managing the illness.

Christina Applegate doesn’t shy away from getting real about living with multiple sclerosis.

In fact, the A-list star even started a podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who has suffered from Ms since her Soprano days.

This week, Christina opened up about how Below Deck and other reality TV shows have helped her deal with her disease.

It’s no secret that Christina is a huge Below Deck fan.

She not only got a video from Captain Lee Rosbach during an interview one time but has become close friends with Below Deck Sailing Yacht fan favorite Daisy Kelliher.

During an appearance on James Corden’s SiriusXM show This Life of Mine the other day, Christina got even more in-depth about her love of Below Deck and reality TV.

Christina Applegate reveals Below Deck helps her cope with Ms

On the show, James asked Christina if music helped her during the difficult moments since her Ms diagnosis.

Jennifer Aniston’s $40k-per-episode salary on Friends didn’t make her fall head over heels for every part of Rachel Green. Despite the big bucks and the show’s iconic status, the actress admitted there was one thing about Rachel that made her cringe more than cozy up. As Friends drifts into nostalgia, Aniston’s honest take on Rachel’s quirks adds a fresh spin to the show’s legacy.

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Buckle up as we uncover why Aniston had beef with a specific part of her role, even though Rachel’s style and drama were TV gold.

Jennifer Aniston’s Surprising Take on the Iconic ‘The Rachel’ Haircut Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green in Friends | Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Remember Rachel Green’s classic 90s hairstyle that almost all women seemed to have worn at some point? You may be surprised that Jennifer Aniston,...

Friends, revered as one of the finest sitcoms ever made, gave us some iconic characters in pop culture. From the guest actors to the side characters, and the leads, it had a cast that rarely failed to make us feel good. Each member of the leading friend group in the show featured a distinct comic trait that made it so unique and non-repetitive.

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Recently, the internet saw an interesting debate where the Friends fans were asked to choose between Chandler Bing’s dialogues or Ross Geller’s physical comedy. While we all still love the late Matthew Perry and his hilarious take on the Chandler, most fans have agreed that David Schwimmer’s physical comedy in the show deserves more appreciation.

What makes David Schwimmer so special in Friends?

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The entire...

American sitcoms have given the world a slew of characters whose plights have delivered gut-busting laughter to those who enjoyed the shows. Be it F.R.I.E.N.D.S, The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother or Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the shows have been able to achieve a certain amount of popularity the world over, but that also comes with some criticisms levied towards the characters once the laughter stops.

Ross Geller from F.R.I.E.N.D.S || WB

When the characters from these sitcoms are looked out of their context, more than a few people have come to the realization of what horrible people this character would actually be in real life. Be it the emotionally immature Ross, whose love-life forms the core conflict of F.R.I.E.N.D.S, or the similarly lacking Ted from How I Met Your Mother, fans have quickly realized that these are not people who would get along with polite company, and that one...

Matt LeBlanc, with his iconic portrayal of Joey Tribbiani on Friends, became a household name. But before the iconic sitcom, he had a role in a Married With Children spin-off called Top of the Heap that many might not be aware of. He played Vinnie Verducci, a character who always found himself in comedic situations.

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But that’s not all in one episode; he nearly made out with Christina Applegate, who played Kelly Bundy on the show. However, the duo’s connection was not limited to this series, and they reunited years later in the hit sitcom Friends when she played Rachel’s sister Amy.

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There were three spin-offs produced based on the original Married With Children and...

Younger readers might be shocked to hear this, but back in the mid-90s "The Simpsons" was nothing short of a phenomenon. While it has now become a sort of incongruous TV specter, simultaneously forgotten but somehow still haunting the airwaves with new episodes, "The Simpsons" was once about as popular as TV shows get. After "Married with Children" helped put Fox on the map by proving dysfunctional TV families could work just as well as the more wholesome fare being offered elsewhere, things were perfectly primed for "The Simpsons" to dominate — and dominate it did.

"Simpsons" mania was a real and inexorable force during the height of the show's popularity, and not just in the US. As a BBC Two documentary for the show's ten-year anniversary explained, the series created a "bonanza," whereby its biggest breakout star, Bart Simpson, became fodder for global bootleggers — surely the clearest sign that...

The episode of "The Simpsons" called "Homer's Enemy" is one of the most memorable — and darkest — episodes of the series. It features a new character named Frank Grimes (Hank Azaria), recently hired at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Grimes is stern, serious, intelligent, and worked his way into a well-paying nuclear power gig after struggling out of childhood poverty. He has an unshakeable work ethic, and a deep concern for safety. Naturally, when he meets a feckless, incompetent boob like Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta), Grimes instantly becomes incensed. How can this fool, Grimes felt, have a successful job and a loving family, even when he is obviously incompetent to a life-threatening degree?

Homer's incompetence even gets Grimes in trouble. When Homer almost drinks a glass of sulfuric acid, Grimes slaps it out of his hand, accidentally dissolving part of a nearby wall. Grimes receives a pay cut for destroying the wall.

Chris Rock headlines the voice cast of animated sequel Everybody Still Hates Chris, and here are the details.

Chris Rock attained superstardom following his second HBO stand-up special Bring The Pain in 1996. Hollywood beckoned, and he took supporting roles in the likes of Lethal Weapon 4 and Nurse Betty, as well as writing and directing feature films Down To Earth and Head Of State. After the much publicized incident at the Oscars two years ago, Rock released Netflix special Selective Outrage and co-starred in civil rights drama Rustin.

In 2005, autobiographical sitcom Everybody Hates Chris premiered on television. Broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK, the show portrays a semi-fictionalized version of Rock’s childhood. Tyler James Williams portrayed a teenage Rock, alongside Terry Crews as father Julius, Tichina Arnold as mother Rochelle, Tequan Richmond as younger brother Drew, Imani Hakim as younger sister Tonya and Vincent Martella as Rock’s school friend Greg.

British TV remakes of American shows are less common due to the gap in humor styles, but successful iterations can draw attention internationally. Original ideas highlighting new performers and writers tend to be better received than carbon copies of successful series. British TV shows like "The Office" and "Shameless" evolved into their own entities in the U.S., maintaining the essence of the original while adding a unique touch.

British TV shows that are remakes of American ones are fewer and farther between as the difference between British and American humor can be a significant gap to bridge. When an American TV series becomes so big internationally that it's impossible to deny its appeal, this draws attention. A TV show's popularity signals that a remake might take off. Remakes can be tricky, as creating a carbon copy of a successful series doesn't always work. Viewers tend to respond better to...