You'll Never Recover from These Seriously Devastating TV Character Deaths

Teri Bauer from 24

Jack Bauer’s (Kiefer Sutherland) high-stakes job made it fairly obvious that his loved ones would be targeted for leverage. Although Teri (Leslie Hope) almost survived Day 1—nearly in better shape than her husband—CTU mole Nina kidnapped her and then unloaded a bullet in her stomach. 11:54 p.m. proved that the good guys don’t always come out on top... at least, not without some serious sacrifices.

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The More You Know

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  • Full House: Dave Coulier stole Joey's iconic "Cut. It. Out." line from his friend Mark Cendrowski, who directs The Big Bang Theory. According to Coulier, to this day, Cendrowski says, "You owe me money for that."
  • One of the most influential TV series of all time, Star Trek broke several boundaries, including showing the first interracial kiss on television—between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura—in the 1968 episode "Plato's Stepchildren."
  • I Love Lucy: When the show first aired, it was sponsored by Philip Morris cigarettes...which is one of the reasons why Lucy, Desi, Ethel, and Fred were always smoking.
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