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The classic NBC medical drama was all the product of young Tommy Westphall's imagination and took place inside a snow globe, apparently.
Read MoreSeinfeld was never afraid to push (or lick) the envelope when the series was on the air, but only one episode was problematic enough for NBC to ban it.
Read MoreLost was plagued by spoilers and leaks by the end of its run, so to protect the show's ending, the production team faked an entire scene for the series finale.
Read MoreNoah Wyle starred as one of ER's main cast members through 11 seasons, longer than any other original cast member. Here's why he kept going.
Read MoreCommunity fans are no stranger to concept episodes that played around with the series' format, but one was so special, even the show's cast knew it.
Read MoreIn the medical drama House, lupus is mentioned so many times that fans have tallied up the number. Here's why the showrunners say they used it so much.
Read MoreDr. Greg Pratt met his demise in the Season 15 premiere of ER, but Mekhi Phifer knew his end was coming. Here's why he chose to leave the series.
Read MoreLarry David struck gold with Seinfeld, but in typical Curb Your Enthusiasm fashion, he ruined his own audition for one of ABC's most iconic sitcoms in the '80s.
Read MoreFor the animated spy comedy starring H. Jon Benjamin, FX decided to take a minimalistic, unconventional approach to the marketing and rollout.
Read MoreSeinfeld made Julia Louis-Dreyfus a star, but the Emmy-award winning actress never lost her shine before Veep -- and this forgotten CBS sitcom is proof.
Read MoreSusan Ross' time on Seinfeld wasn't meant to be, much to George's restrained jubilation. Here's why the series killed his fiancée off with one fatal lick.
Read MoreM*A*S*H ran for 11 seasons, but co-creator Larry Gelbart walked away after just four seasons. The reason why is more personal than you might expect.
Read MoreHow I Met Your Mother was uniquely situated in a time when using real-life promo tools like the Internet added greatly to the show's suspense and build-up.
Read MoreMost people remember Police Woman as the trailblazing series for female cops, but that show was actually beaten to the punch — by nearly two full decades.
Read MoreDavid Cross' Tobias Fünke famously wanted to join the Blue Man Group in Arrested Development Season 2, but the gag began in Season 1 with a different character.
Read MoreBefore Quantum Leap, Scott Bakula inherited one of Michael Keaton's roles for an '80s sitcom that disappeared almost immediately.
Read MoreThe actor whose indelible performance as Norm the barfly was essential to Cheers would've preferred to do St. Elsewhere under different circumstances.
Read MoreDuring its waning years, the syndicated beach-based program that made Pamela Anderson wildly famous shopped around for a new shooting location.
Read MoreComedy Central's Everybody Still Hates Chris never quite got the chance to live up to its predecessor, which aired for four seasons in the 2000s.
Read MoreSome characters got to leave AMC's The Walking Dead on a high, albeit bloody, note. Others fared better in the comics' version of their story.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, if a scrapped Season 2 episode had made it to air, Kramer could have been canonically named something other than Cosmo.
Read MoreThe acclaimed Netflix dramedy switched from focusing on Aziz Ansari's struggling actor everyman to scenes from Lena Waithe's on-screen marriage.
Read MoreWhen it came to defining the details for Abbott Elementary, star and showrunner Quinta Brunson was inspired by her own personal experiences.
Read MoreThis underdiscussed classic from the 2000s might've been funnier, but maybe not as poignant, if it had landed on a more prestigious network.
Read MoreIt's well-known at this point that House was inspired by Sherlock Holmes, but the show also took notes from a NYT column that's still being published today.
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