20 TV Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out to Be TRUE

A lot goes on behind the scenes! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re examining the most amazing conspiracy theories in the TV industry that actually had an element of truth. Our countdown includes theories concerning "Cheers", "Cash Cab", “Sex and the City” and more! Do you have any more theories about famous TV shows? Let us hear them in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Do you have any more theories about famous TV shows? Let us hear them in the comments below!

[Cassandra-..-]

John Amos was right. The show had real substance when it focused on the parents and the whole family and their experiences. When it became all about JJ’s silliness, Good Times lost its impact.

[rocafella]

I didn't click on this expecting Legends of the Hidden Temple to be in this list... pow right in the childhood 😢😢😢

[DMO-ommd]

What’s crazy is when something like Cosby or Diddy comes out and everyone is shocked but when you go back people were telling you all along but everyone thought it was a joke…

[Snow-Journal]

You missed one of the craziest ones ever put on television. In Canada there was a show called da Vinci's inquest and on the show they had a re occurring show theme about missing women that ended up mirroring the Robert Pickton Serial killer case about 10 years later. This was because the writers went out and spoke to people who lived on the streets at the time and the police didn't and completely missed a real life serial killer when the TV show basically solved it well before the police knew it existed.

[WorldOfEnchantment]

I can confirm the Pawn Stars conspiracy! My dad’s best friend was on as an expert frequently. They would hire an actor to bring in a rare historical item and my dad’s friend would get called in to give it a value. It’s was my dad’s friends item the whole time. That’s why he was the expert and always knew the value of everything they called him in for lol

[HunterPhenomMakoy]

I love that conspiracy about Ramsey is that he’s actually a nice guy. 😂

[khanyisodev]

I'm surprised Pimp My Ride is not part of this 😅

[melaniemanning]

Small detail but Susan had been licking those envelopes for hours, so she had essentially been ingesting poison and not just killing over randomly after a minute.

[susanscott]

I don't know why anyone would assume anything on TV is real. 🙄

[murrethmedia]

Yeah, that Cash Cab one is stupid. You really think the host is going to carry around thousands of dollars in cash all alone? That's a perfect way to get robbed.

[buttahp]

Patrick Dempsey was an 80s star that got a resurgence because of Grey's.

[deaddudemetal]

My friend's brother saw an ad online for a job interview. He went to the interview & it turned out to be some fake segment for Pawn stars. Long story short. They paid him a few bucks. He signed a waiver & was on TV for like 2 seconds

[Stablemable]

Back when Ellen was doing stand up, I just assume she was gay and anybody can tell just because of her androgynous look.
Cosby on the other hand, never heard any rumors. Cosby is such a disappointment because he was the wholesome positive force in entertainment for long time.

[birdyboy]

John Amos started McDowell's after Good Times. That's where he met Prince Akeem Joffer.

[yeahyeah]

Jeremy McKinnon, the lead singer of metalcore band A Day to Remember, was in the shop when he was approached by the producers of Pawn Stars and asked to sell a guitar because he "looked like a band guy." Apparently, they weren't aware that he was famous for, indeed, being a "band guy."

[loganarnoldkicks]

To be fair to Survivor, Jeff often will say "We'll give you a minute to strategize and we'll get started" so we do know that the contestants just don't go into challenges blindly, we just rarely see the strategizing and never have seen Jeff go into more detail on each section

[Tom-]

#18 No Seinfeld fans were not felling weird that day - Everybody hated her character and we were all glad she was gone.
Also, there is no secret to this. They have all discussed this together and stated they found it difficult to work with her timing, but later on, they actually regretted killing her off.

[JamesAda]

The masked singer. I’m quite certain the celebrity doesn’t get into costume until the final unmasking of their character. Every other time it’s actors in costumes.

[noleenanthony-bruce]

I don't understand how bachelor contestants are kept or eliminated based on audience response when the show is finished filming before it goes to air.