26+ Hidden Gems: Intriguing Facts About Your All-Time Favorite Classic TV Shows!

Published on 11/13/2023
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In A Way, The Dukes of Hazzard Was Inspired By True Events

Show: Dukes of Hazzard 
Original Network: CBS
Est. Production Budget: $100,000-$500,000 per episode*

The classic Southern-based sitcom, The Dukes of Hazzard, was fiction with a sprinkling of truth. A twelve-year-old boy from North Carolina started moonshine running and eventually managed to buy a 1958 Chrysler 300D that was modified enough to beat the police. An oil dumper was added, which would confuse law enforcement officers who were pursuing fast. This peculiar tale would be one of the sources of inspiration for the show, Dukes of Hazzard, which was a family friend.

In A Way, The Dukes Of Hazzard Was Inspired By True Events

In A Way, The Dukes Of Hazzard Was Inspired By True Events

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There Is A Link Between Marty McFly and The Twilight Zone

Show: The Twilight Zone
Original Network: CBS
Est. Production Budget: $70,000 per episode*

More than almost any other classic show from its era, this late 1950s and early 1960s sci-fi program has been mentioned in popular culture. It also shares a unique bond with the well-known Back to the Future film series from the 1980s. First of all, the courthouse square in Hill Valley from Back to the Future is the exact same one that was shown in the 1959 Twilight Zone episode Where is Everyone? Marty (Michael J. Fox) says in Back to the Future that he “must be in The Twilight Zone,” to which Doc Brown inadvertently paraphrases the show’s catchy opening line.

There Is A Link Between Marty McFly And The Twilight Zone

There Is A Link Between Marty McFly And The Twilight Zone

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