ShivamGranny’s Cookbook
One of the best tricks for making money as well as publicize the show was of coming up with cookbooks which helped people to prepare dishes which were actually shown in the show. The cookbook ended up being very successful among the fans.
Mother Or Sister?
One amusing fact about the show is that the age difference between the actors who took the character of “Sonny” Drysdale and Sonny’s mother was only 8 years, with Louis Nye the man who played Sonny being the younger one to Harriet E. MacGibbon the woman who portrayed the mother.
The Duke
One of the indications that the show was gaining popularity was the appearance of John Wayne in a cameo for the episode “The Indians Are Coming”. He was content with a fifth of bourbon as a payment for playing the role.
Last Survivor
Currently, Max Baer Jr., the man who played the character of Jethro in the show is alive, after Donna Douglas passed away in the year 2015. He has a dream of building lots of casinos and hotels on the theme of the show.
Crazy Rumors
There was even a false rumor that Irene Ryan was smaller in age than Donna Douglas and it was all because of makeup that Irene looked elder. Well, in reality, Irene was 31 years older than Donna Douglas.
The Perfect Granny
Well, if you think that from the starting the producers had Irene in mind to play the role of Granny then you are wrong. As the legendary actress, Bea Benaderet was first considered for the role but later they dropped the idea considering her too large and “busty”.