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Maris Kreizman writes about the way police are mythologized in popular culture in this excerpt from her book 'I Want to Burn This Place Down' ...
Discover how children's media like 'The PJs,' 'Despicable Me,' and 'Lilo & Stitch' address sensitive topics like foster care ...
In Diff'rent Strokes, she played the daughter of Bain's character, whose lives were enlivened when two brothers from Harlem, played by Coleman and Bridges, came to live with them. She stumbled ...
After taking our breath away in 1986, let's check in with what the actors are up to, nearly four decades later.
From insensitive sitcoms like Seinfeld to the shock and awe of animations like South Park, these comedy episodes weren't shy ...
3 The Facts of Life Charlotte Rae was the thread that tied the boarding-school sitcomFacts of Life to its ...
Different strokes for different folks, indeed! “We did it. We were the first ones,” the singer recalls. “The record company didn’t want to do it.” ...
A controversial death is being reexamined in a new A&E series. Gary Coleman (Diff'rent Strokes) died in May 2010 at the age of 42 after falling down the stairs at his home.
Forever No. 1: Sly & the Family Stone’s ‘Everyday People.' Here's a detailed analysis of the band's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Mrs. Garrett is arguably one of the most beloved housekeepers to have graced the TV sitcom. She began as a character on the hit sitcom Diff’rent Strokes before she ended up anchoring a spinoff ...
Opening with a drum roll and the shouted titular command, Sly & the Family Stone made sure their first masterpiece LP immediately snapped listeners to attention. But “Stand!” is too melodic ...