John Russell

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The cast of 'The Beverly Hillbillies' in 1966. Credit : CBS via Getty  Come listen to a story 'bout a man named Bud, a Hollywood star whose show was not a dud... Buddy Ebsen, that is, star — along with Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., and co. — of The Beverly Hillbillies.

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Larry Mathews on The Dick Van Dyke Show (left); Larry Mathews in 2016. Photo: Silver Screen Collection/Getty; Tara Ziemba/Getty Dick Van Dyke Show actor Larry Mathews says he and the rest of the iconic sitcom’s cast learned of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination while rehearsing an episode. Mathews played Ritchie Petrie, the son of Rob (Dick Van Dyke) and Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore), in the series.

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The cast of 'The Munsters': Beverley Owen, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne and Butch Patrick in 1964. Photo: CBS via Getty The Munsters may have lasted only two seasons, but it still managed to become a 1960s TV classic. Premiering in on CBS in 1964, the show was a campy mashup of classic Universal Pictures monsters with wholesome family-focused sitcoms. It centered on a family of ghouls and their normie niece living in an average American suburb.

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How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas and star Josh Radnor are experiencing all the feels rewatching Barney Stinson’s early days. On the latest episode of their How We Made Your Mother podcast, the hosts took a look back at the third episode of the beloved sitcom’s very first season in 2005, which found Neil Patrick Harris’ Barney dragging Radnor’s Ted to the airport to try to pick up women.

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Charlotte and Anthony’s enduring friendship on Sex and the City nearly hit a major snag, according to Mario Cantone. On the Thursday, April 10, episode of Kristin Davis’ Are You a Charlotte? podcast, Cantone reminded his And Just Like That... costar of a scene they filmed for his very first episode of Sex and the City that was ultimately cut. Cantone’s Anthony Marentino was introduced in the hit HBO comedy’s third season as Davis’ character’s wedding planner.