The Most Iconic (and Cringeworthy) Moments in Talk Show History

Jerry Seinfeld arranged for Richards to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman and offer a public apology, but the audience kept laughing at him, even though Seinfeld begged them to stop. In the end, Richards never recovered, and the segment remains a cringeworthy moment in late-night television.

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The More You Know

  • As a child, Jim Carrey wore tap shoes to bed just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.
  • Family Matters: The infamous theme song "As Days Go By" wasn't always the theme song. "What A Wonderful World" was used in the pilot (though it has been replaced with "As Days Go By" in syndicated versions of the show).
  • Married... With Children (and Modern Family): Ed O'Neill's characters on both shows can be seen reading the same newspaper.
  • The original pilot for Game of Thrones was judged to be so bad by the studio that the series was nearly cancelled.
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