Unforgettable TV commercials from the 1980s, from “Where’s the Beef?” and Spuds MacKenzie to Apple’s legendary “1984.”

Unforgettable commercial jingles from the 1990s that no one can forget, from Bagel Bites and Mentos to the songs everyone can still sing.

Merle Oberon became one of the most glamorous actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age—but from the very beginning, she lied about her origins.

Landing one unforgettable role is the dream, until everyone starts forgetting you can play anybody else. Television and movie history is full of performers who became so closely linked to one character that the association followed them through auditions, later projects, and sometimes the rest of their careers. Some fought against it, some escaped it, and others eventually decided that being permanently connected to an iconic character was not such a terrible fate.