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Why ABC Canceled Mork & Mindy After Just Four Seasons
Despite making Robin Williams a household name and its long-standing legacy, Mork & Mindy had a surprisingly short run. Here's why ABC canceled the sitcom.
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Why Sitcom Legend Valerie Harper's Character Was Killed Off On Her Self-Titled Show
Valerie Harper is best known for playing Rhoda in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, but that couldn't stop her from getting killed from her own show.
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This Community Episode Made The Cast Say: 'I Didn't Think You Could Do This On A Network Comedy'
Community 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.
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Robin Williams' Final TV Role Was In A Short-Lived Sitcom With Sarah Michelle Gellar
Robin Williams' final TV role was alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar. Although the show debuted to massive ratings, it only lasted a single season.
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Why Carol Burnett Fired One Of The Biggest Stars From Her Own Show
The cast of The Carol Burnett Show were close in real life, but when push came to shove, Burnett wasn't afraid to fire one of the series' stars. Here's why.
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15 Best Animated Sitcoms Ever Made, Ranked
Animated sitcoms have had their place in television since the '60s, and only gotten more popular since. We've ranked the best of the best!
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Community Scripts Would Regularly Tell One Actor To Improvise Their Lines
Community creator Dan Harmon said this actor was a superstar who could come up with his own funny lines when the writers didn't have time.
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The TVLine Scorecard: Which Shows Are Returning — And When? And Which Are Canceled?
The TVLine Scorecard tracks the renew/cancel status of more than 250 scripted broadcast, cable, and streaming series — and offers the latest return date intel.
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Why Kaley Cuoco Called Her Big Bang Theory Haircut 'The Worst Decision': 'What Was I Thinking?'
Kaley Cuoco's Penny debuted a drastically shorter haircut in Season 8 of The Big Bang Theory — and Cuoco had one big regret about that.
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John Ritter Said This Sitcom Legend Was 'Too Beautiful' To Be Cast On Three's Company
Is there such a thing as too pretty for television? As it turns out, yes — which is exactly why one star missed out on a role in Three's Company.
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Friends' Bosses Didn't Plan To Have Monica And Chandler Become A Serious Couple
Monica and Chandler's relationship almost stopped before it really began.
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How Larry David Completely Blew His Audition For A Beloved '80s Sitcom
Larry 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.
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Johnny Carson Wasn't Happy With The Simpsons' Original Pitch For His Cameo
The King of Late Night Television, Johnny Carson actually refused to cameo on The Simpsons until the writers made a major change to the Season 4 finale.
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Between Seinfeld And Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Starred In A Hit Sitcom Nobody Talks About Anymore
Seinfeld 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.
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Why Seinfeld Decided To Kill Off George Costanza's Fiancée Susan
Susan 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.
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Every Big Bang Theory Actor Who Appears In Stuart Fails To Save The Universe
TVLine is keeping a running list of every actor from The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy who appears in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.
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Why M*A*S*H Co-Creator Larry Gelbart Quit The Beloved Sitcom After Just Four Seasons
M*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.
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How I Met Your Mother Used The Internet To Enhance One Of Its Best Episodes
How 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.
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Why Barney Miller Star Gregory Sierra Quit The Hit Sitcom After Just Two Seasons
Gregory Sierra played Chano Amengual on Barney Miller for two seasons before he abruptly quit the biggest role he ever played. Here's why the star left.
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The Bernie Mac Show Was Inspired By This Unexpected British Series
The Bernie Mac Show was not only based on Bernie Mac's stand-up, the Fox sitcom took a key part of its framing device and style from an obscure British series.
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Arrested Development's Blue Man Group Joke Began As An Idea For Another Character
David 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.
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Ke Huy Quan's Forgotten '80s Sitcom Was Based On An Abandoned Brady Bunch Spin-Off Pitch
At the peak of his career as a child star in the '80s, Ke Huy Quan starred in a short-lived CBS sitcom that was meant to be a spin-off to The Brady Bunch.
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Why New Girl's Season 6 Finale Felt Like It Could Have Been The Sitcom's Last Episode
One behind-the-scenes uncertainty shaped the Season 6 finale of New Girl.
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Why Robert Reed Doesn't Appear In The Brady Bunch's Final Episode
Robert Reed clashed with The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz during the sitcom's entire run, culminating in Reed being written out of the series' finale.
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Bernie Mac Didn't Want A Self-Named Sitcom - Until They Gave His Character The 'Worst' Name
The Bernie Mac Show creator Larry Wilmore explained how he cleverly manipulated comedian Bernie Mac into allowing the sitcom to be named after him.
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Scott Bakula Starred In This Forgotten '80s Sitcom Based On A Michael Keaton Movie
Before Quantum Leap, Scott Bakula inherited one of Michael Keaton's roles for an '80s sitcom that disappeared almost immediately.
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Why George Wendt Regretted His One St. Elsewhere Appearance
The actor whose indelible performance as Norm the barfly was essential to Cheers would've preferred to do St. Elsewhere under different circumstances.
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