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

Of course, fans have taken this for granted. One guest was actually caught trying to take more than one freebie at the end of the taping, and Ellen publically shamed them on live television. She did not use that person’s name, but she did not blur their face out when she aired the security footage the next day. Whether this was an appropriate thing to do not is ethically loaded, but, this just goes to show how serious Ellen is about maintaining order on her show. 

Will Ellen Sign my Souvenir?

No, Ellen will not sign anything you bring to her—Ellen has a strict “No Autographs” policy.

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The More You Know

  • For a long time, TV producers were hesitant to kill off main characters. The drama/comedy show M*A*S*H, set during the Korean War, broke through that barrier in "Abyssinia/Henry," when Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake's plane was shot down.
  • TV technology existed before commercial radio
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  • The extremely popular British sci-fi television series Doctor Who ran from 1963 to 1989 and was re-booted in 2005; the title character, Dr. Who, has so far been played by 13 different actors, including female Jodi Whittaker, during its run.
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