The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
163
John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons, used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes". When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.
1
Raj from the Big Bang Theory is married to Miss India.
11
The filming of the movie 'Titanic' cost more than the Titanic itself!
647
Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
5
The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
42
Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
3
Warner Brother's hated the name 'Beetlejuice', and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie 'Scared Sheetless', and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
12