Television Crossover Universe

Back in the 60s, a trend occurred in television that would be later revisited in recent years with the Blue Collar Comedy craze.  Back then it was all about hillbillies.  I was a huge fan of these shows as a kid when they were in reruns, and am very glad they are part of the Television Crossover Universe. World War II--GREEN ACRES--"Wings over Hooterville"--During his time in the military, Oliver is told if he should find himself captured, he should seek out a Colonel Hogan (from HOGAN'S HEROES). 1962 to 1971--THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES--Jed Clampett finds oil on his land and becomes rich, and is convinced to move his family to Beverly Hills.  Hilarity ensues in this fish out of water tale of country bumpkins in the big city.  (Actually, just watch the video.  Back then, the theme songs were pretty good at laying out the whole premise for you.) 1962--BEVERLY HILLBILLIES--I know people hate me for this, but I'm placing the remake film here, taking plac...

This post is now updated to incorporate the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia.  At some later point that is not today, I will update further to include Sleepy Hollow as a divergent timeline.  (Sleepy Hollow has also had a recent Frankenstein cross, I believe.) This is my first in a series of blogs that will cover the appearances of real people in the TVCU.  Like most alternate realities, all people that exist in our universe (the Real Universe) seem to have doppelgangers in all other realities.  However, in some cases, the lives end up being slightly divergent, based on interactions with characters who would be considered fictional in the Real Universe. Today I'm going to talk about the father of our country and his missus. 1775--THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM--According to Lucille Ball, the story of how Paul Revere's wife Rachel was more instrumental in American history than our textbooks say.  Of course George Washington appears in the story as well. 1776--VOYAG...