19. The Alice Cooper Rumor
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In the 1970s, a popular rumor circulated that Eddie Haskell, as played by Ken Osmond, was really Alice Cooper, the rock star. Fans got this idea when a college newspaper editor asked Cooper what kind of kid he was, to which he answered, “I was obnoxious, disgusting, a real Eddie Haskell.” However, the reporter misquoted him and reported that Cooper was the real Haskell. The rumor spread like wildfire. Oops?