Ellen DeGeneres Reveals the Weird Rules That Can Get You Kicked Off the Show

First Thing’s First

Before anyone can step foot in the studio, each attendee must pass through a standardized security measure that is so insanely in-depth, it rivals TSA. Seriously, people who have sat in on episodes of Ellen liken going through security there to getting into the White house. In addition to the absurd security measures, there are some strange things that you absolutely cannot bring in with you, no matter what…

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The More You Know

  • Mad Men: It was the first basic-cable show to be nominated for Best Drama, alongside Damages.
  • The Jeffersons: For two years, Marla Gibbs, who played Florence, kept her job at United Airlines in customer service while simultaneously filming for the show. Sometimes people would recognize her voice over the phone.
  • The Simpsons: Homer's catchphrase "D'oh" is written as "annoyed grunt" in the scripts.
  • The TV Parental Guidelines were established in 1996
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