Stacks of paper, multi-part forms, computer cards, and continuous forms produce paper splinters that can cause bite-like sores, rashes, or itching. So too can small pieces of wire insulation, carbon, and particle board. This is where paper mite and cable mite infestations got their name.
Betty Garrett played Archie's liberal tomboyish nemesis, Irene Lorenzo. Garrett had been blacklisted by Senator Mccarthy and the House of Unamerican Activities years before that due to alleged affiliations with the communist party and had struggled finding work, so All in the Family was a big break for her.
Irene Ryan almost didn't get the role of Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies. Producer Paul Henning was set to cast Bea Benaderet as Granny when at the last minute he decided she was wrong physically. In fact, it was actually Benaderet who suggested Ryan to Henning when she saw Ryan in a casting line.