television

Photo credit: via Martha Stewart/YouTube – Robin Williams making Martha Stewart crack up.

Culture, Pop Culture

Robin Williams and Martha Stewart barely keep it together in this classic cooking segment

Tod Perry

4/5/2026
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
Photo credit: CBS Television (Public Domain) – Lucille Ball was a powerhouse both on screen and off.

Culture, Pop Culture

Watch the tense moment Lucille Ball tells a host to take his hands off female audience members

Annie Reneau

3/30/2026
Photo credit: Public Domain – Archie and Edith Bunker and The Skipper were all in their 40s.

Culture, Generations

Gen X is stunned to learn just how old the actors on their favorite shows actually were back then

Annie Reneau

3/5/2026
Photo credit: Apple Tv/ Youtube – Harrison Ford and Michael J Fox in the trailer for Shrinking Season 3

Pop Culture, Television

Michael J. Fox saw Harrison Ford’s Parkinson’s acting on ‘Shrinking,’ and immediately reached out

Heather Wake

2/3/2026
Photo credit: Renan Katayama/Wikimedia Commons & Gotfryd, Bernard/Wikimedia Commons – David Letterman and Cher.

Celebrity, Pop Culture, Popular

In 1986, Cher bravely stood up to David Letterman during an uncomfortable, sexist interview

Evan Porter

1/29/2026
Photo credit: YouTube Screenshot – The 1980s gameshow "Just Like Mom" has become famous for jaw-droppingly inappropriate moments involving children.

Culture, Joy

80s game show host known for uncomfortable interactions with kids gets stopped cold by brave girl

Jacalyn Wetzel

1/27/2026
Photo credit: Canva, Ocskaymark from Getty Images (main image), anlomaja (text box) – These mostly forgotten '90s TV shows comforted kids during sick days.

Pop Culture, Popular, Television

If you were a ’90s kid, these mostly forgotten TV shows defined your sick days

Ryan Reed

1/20/2026
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot via ThinLizzyFanpage (main image) / Canva, anlomaja (text box) – In 1982, a 70-year-old lady played with Thin Lizzy on the BBC.

Music, Pop Culture

In 1982, a sweet, 70-year-old grandma joined the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy for an iconic performance on the BBC

Upworthy

1/20/2026
Photo credit: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ YouTube screenshot via muza / Canva, anlomaja (text box) – These "Wheel of Fortune" contestants struggled to solve this "slang" puzzle.

Pop Culture, Popular, Television

In 1993, stunned ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestants tried, and failed, to solve the show’s hardest puzzle ever

Ryan Reed

1/16/2026
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot via The Original MTV VJs – This MTV tribute site features over 20,000 music videos.

Pop Culture, Television

Guy puts over 20,000 MTV videos on new website as a tribute to the ‘golden era’ of music videos

Ryan Reed

1/7/2026
Photo credit: Canva, Rido (right, cropped) / ‘Seinfeld’ DVD cover via Amazon (Sony Pictures) (left, cropped) – A comedian examines gym etiquette in a spot-on 'Seinfeld' parody.

Internet, Pop Culture

Peek or gawk? Perfect ‘Seinfeld’ parody examines modern gym ‘gawking’ etiquette.

Ryan Reed

1/6/2026
Photo credit: A Charlie Brown Christmas/Youtube, @saddest alex/TikTok – This never doesn't slap.

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

Young people recreate the iconic ‘Peanuts’ dance, bringing wholesome joy to all ages

Heather Wake

12/17/2025
Photo credit: Courtesy of Tawny Platis/Instagram – Teen girls in film and TV have changed a lot over the decades.

Internet, Pop Culture

Voice actor demonstrates how teen girls in TV and film have evolved from the 1950s to the 2020s

Annie Reneau

12/10/2025
Photo credit: Wikipedia, Saturday Night Live/Youtube – You don't go after Chelsea this way.

Celebrity, Pop Culture

Aimee Lou Wood takes a stand against SNL’s ‘mean and unfunny’ joke about her teeth

Heather Wake

11/12/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot (‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’) – Carol Burnett once shut down a rude ice-cream parlor employee with a well-timed quip.

Pop Culture, Television

Carol Burnett shares how she once shut down a woman who chastised her for wearing slacks

Ryan Reed

11/6/2025