The "point" of SHOWDOWN WITH RANCE McGREW was that it was Rod Serling's FU to John Wayne. He said in interviews that, as a World War II vet, it offended him to see a draft-dodger like Wayne play the tough guy in westerns and war pictures. Hence, showing a John Wayne caricature (which, admittedly, is a role Larry…

I can't believe that not one of the A.V. Team mentioned the title scene from Preston Sturges' THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, but then again, it IS a real old black & white movie, so I guess it isn't on anyone's radar here.

I can't believe that not one of the A.V. Team mentioned the title scene from Preston Sturges' THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, but then again, it IS a real old black & white movie, so I guess it isn't on anyone's radar here.

Well, your "impression" is wrong. There have been several references to the non-fictional world ("Earth That Was") on the show and the person they were referring to was Sun Tzu.

Well, your "impression" is wrong. There have been several references to the non-fictional world ("Earth That Was") on the show and the person they were referring to was Sun Tzu.

Uh, guys, there's no such famed Chinese general as Shan Yu. The name of the real-life Chinese general mentioned in the episode is spelled Sun Tzu, and the phonetic pronunciation of the name is "Shen Zu."

Uh, guys, there's no such famed Chinese general as Shan Yu. The name of the real-life Chinese general mentioned in the episode is spelled Sun Tzu, and the phonetic pronunciation of the name is "Shen Zu."

Uh, Todd, Martin Balsam played private detective Arbogast in PSYCHO, not "Dr." Arbogast.

Uh, you do realize that "The Clerk" is not a short, but is rather Lubitsch's segment in the all-star, multi-director anthology film IF I HAD A MILLION , don't you? (It was the inspiration for the 50s TV anthology THE MILLIONAIRE. The most famous segment in IF I HAD A MILLION is the one where W.C. Fields uses his…

Bald Guy with Glasses and Milk Bottles
Uh, Nathan? That's NOT Phil Silvers holding the overflowing milk bottles when Mansfield walks by in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT. It was an actor named Richard Collier. Believe it or not, there were OTHER bald comic actors who wore glasses in Hollywood than Silvers.