Futurama was written by nerds, for nerds, and the nerdy writers didn't hesitate to include hidden clues to an alien language puzzle in the pilot episode.
John Larroquette won four straight Emmy Awards in the 1980s for playing Dan Fielding on Night Court. Here's why that award-winning streak came to an end.
Before Paul King directed Wonka and the Paddington movies, he directed every single episode of the cult favorite British comedy series The Mighty Boosh.
Did you know the acclaimed animated shows Clone High and Jellystone! just premiered new seasons on Max? Because WB Discovery has barely bothered to tell anyone.
Like many famous faces, Richard Lewis played a version of himself in Curb Your Enthusiasm, but the comedian thought his real persona wasn't too much different.
20th Century Fox prevented Loretta Swit from leaving M*A*S*H for another show, although she had a pretty positive outlook because of the way things turned out.
Shane Gillis was famously fired from Saturday Night Live before he got to become a featured player, but he just finished hosting the show. How did it go?
Kirstie Alley was probably baffled when her Cheers co-stars gifted her with a shotgun after joining the show, but they (sort of) had a reason for doing so.
Early on in their careers, South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker nearly starred in a live-action musical history show called Time Warped for Fox.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never won an Emmy, so the show's creatives once decided to poke fun at this (albeit after much debate and discussion).
A controversial Family Guy season 3 episode originally axed by Fox got the network into legal trouble a few years after it finally aired on television.