TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brioux,Bill
TI  - Truth and rumors: the reality behind TV's most famous myths 
SN  - 9780275992477 (hbk.) :
AV  - PN1992.3.U5 B75 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Westport, CT
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Television broadcasting
KW  - United States
KW  - Miscellanea
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; How false was it? the show that spawned the most myths: the tonight show starring Johnny Carson -- Can we talk?: other famous talk show rumors -- Ward, I'm worried about the beaver: TV rumors involving child stars -- Lucy, you've got some 'splainin' to do: a couple of persistent I love Lucy myths -- Set phasers for stun: some enterprising Star Trek legends -- The naked truth: they don't call it the boob tube for nothing -- A word fromour sponsor: rumors and myths and commercials -- Would you believe? : strange stories from the 60s -- That 70s show: growing up with the Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family -- Monkee business: are upi a believer? check out these Monkee Myths -- Final jeopardy: game show myths and tumors -- Too much drama: urban legends about animated series -- Strikes, spares and misses: TV's most enduring sports myths -- This just in: urban myths about newscasts -- Miscellaneous myths: items that simply defy categorization -- Smile when you say that, Pardner: TV's greatest Western whoppers -- Super lie: A rumor that spread faster than a speeding bullet -- Stars on ice: Stars who supposedly died on television
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