Top 10 TV Examples of the Mandela Effect

There are plenty of TV shows that have had us all experience the Mandela Effect. For this list, we’ll be going over some of the notable examples of collective false memories related to TV shows. To be clear, we won’t be including cartoons, as those have a list of their own. Our countdown includes Fonzie's jacket from "Happy Days" (1974-84), Judy's gavel from "Judge Judy" (1996-2021), "Beam Me Up, Scotty" from "Star Trek" (1966-69), and more! If there’s something about a TV show you could’ve sworn was different, share your conspiracies in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

If there’s something about a TV show you could’ve sworn was different, share your conspiracies in the comments.

[KyleWigginsArt]

Judge Judy’s gavel and Robin’s catchphrase don’t count as instances of the Mandela effect if they actually occurred.

[nickvar]

As for the Fonz, black and white televisions were a thing for longer than you'd think. My family used one until the early 1990s. Most dark colors look black on the thing, especially if you have to increase the contrast in the picture.

[joesshows]

I dunno…are some of these just not Mandela effect worthy? Some of these we remember cause it actually happened in the show. Just because it only happened a handful of times doesn’t really count as remembering something incorrectly.

[ttoehz]

I never thought B.A. from The A-Team said that on the show. I've always remembered it from Rocky 3

[maurerd]

Happy Days the jacket did appear black on most TV's back then (1974-1984) cause the colors were pretty horrible on those old tv's. The orange booths also looked red on older tv's.

[alanrickles]

Do you even know what the mandala effect is? You literally just said judge Judy using a gavel is a mandala effect but you showed us a video of judge Judy using the gavel. It was literally a commercial where she slammed the gavel at the end and that's why everybody remembers. That's not a Mandela effect that's called a fact

[jeffrconner]

Okay, I'm only halfway through, but some of these strike me as disingenuous. For instance, the Robin commentary and the Judge Judy gavel. They did do those things. Just not consistently throughout the show, but recalling them from the show is not "Mandela effect". It's associating something memorable from a few episodes as opposed to the entirety of the series.

Now, "Mr. T" and "Sex and The City" - totally legit.

[LowKeyTroll]

Alternate Title: 10 Things that Happened But Not In Every Episode

[adamwilson]

“Bitch” is NOT a derogatory word for a female canine. It’s the technical term for a female canine. It’s a derogatory word for a female person

[jayballauer]

Eddie Murphy did the "Lucy, you got some 'splainin to do" in his standup routine back in the late 80s. That's probably where it comes from.

[GwensAunt]

Holy gaslighting, Batman!

You are seriously going to tell us we didn’t experience something (Judge Judy using the gavel, Robin saying Batman at the end of his catchphrase) while actually showing us clips of those things happening?! That’s a bold move and says a whole lot about your view of your audience’s intelligence!

[ThatGuyLondon]

It's not the Mandela effect if it actually happeened..did Judge Judy use a gevel? Yes..just because she didn't use it all the time doesn't make it a mendela effect..same with the Robin phrase.. did he use it everytime? No...did he use it..yes...so it's not Mandela as it happened.

[Merylstreep]

The weird part about Fonzie is he wore a brown windbreaker or red in the first episodes and Henry Winkler was in the 50s nostalgia movie on the 70s Lords of Flatbush where he played basically the Fonz and DID wear a black leather jacket

[MaxTaperaGaming]

Why are some of these “Yeah, they happened but not often”? Thats not the Mandela effect 😂

[ruthomas]

Regarding the Fonz's jacket - a lot of us watched the shows on black and white TV 🤓

[thecunninlynguist]

The fonz jacket cause of TVs not being as good...I remember watching a lot of shows/movies and getting color details wrong cause picture quality was bad. Like Freddy's sweater being black/red, and not it's actual red/green

[sirraf]

If it ever happened even once then its not Mandela effect. Does WatchMojo always have to reach so far to make a video?

[Floymin]

"Judy never used her gavel"
Shows her using her gavel to CLOSE a session!
Perhaps he SHOULD have said: "Never gaveled anyone on her show".

[SarahHalina]

The "I Love Lucy" one got me. I grew up watching I Love Lucy. Literally since I was an infant. My grandpa and my mom were/are obsessed with the show so I was basically raised on it. I named my dog Lucy because of it. The "Lucy, you've got some 'splainin' to do" line has been quoted by every member in my family for as long as I can remember. I even use it on my dog when she gets into mischief. My brain cannot register that it was never a thing