TIL the "Minnow" from Gilligan's Island was named after the then chairman of the FCC famous for his criticism of (among other things) formulaic TV comedies en.wikipedia.org Submitted by karl2025 t3_10q780v on January 31, 2023 at 6:56 PM in todayilearned 11 comments 103
GiantIrish_Elk t1_j6ormu3 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:55 PM Newton Minnow is still alive and just had his 98th birthday. Permalink 7 OakParkCemetary t1_j6osyje wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:03 PM Poor guy had to suffer through Big Bang Theory like the rest of us Permalink Parent 6 BasslineThrowaway t1_j6ownwe wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:26 PM Laughter Applause Permalink Parent 3
OakParkCemetary t1_j6osyje wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:03 PM Poor guy had to suffer through Big Bang Theory like the rest of us Permalink Parent 6 BasslineThrowaway t1_j6ownwe wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:26 PM Laughter Applause Permalink Parent 3
BasslineThrowaway t1_j6ownwe wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:26 PM Laughter Applause Permalink Parent 3
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