The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Walt Disney was a high school dropout and he was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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