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The 1960s were an especially creative time for sitcoms, and shows like “Bewitched” and “The Addams Family” remain part of pop culture conversation 50-plus years later. Even so, this anything-goes era of TV created some shows that were, perhaps, a little too offbeat. For instance, Jerry Van Dyke turned down the title role on “Gilligan’s…

From the moment Cousin Oliver suddenly joined “The Brady Bunch” in 1974, television viewers have remained skeptical anytime a new cast member joins a show. Sometimes, a new character invigorates a series, like when Danny DeVito’s Frank Reynolds joined Season 2 of “Always Sunny,” but more often than not, the new character starts to feel…

Nothing pulls the rug out from a great show like killing off a fan favorite character. Done right, that kind of death can become one of a show’s defining moments — a tragic but memorable twist that fans talk about for decades. But done wrong, a single bad character exit on TV can undo years…