Episode 86: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Part One - The Rise

Before Leonardo DiCaprio, before Rock Hudson, before Clark Gable, before even Charlie Chaplin, the biggest star in American television was none other than Roscoe Arbuckle. A larger than life character from the age of silent film, Arbuckle was a talented performer, dancer, and singer who made hundreds of popular (and profitable) movies. He was better known, however, for his immense size, which earned him the name "Fatty" Arbuckle. All that came crashing down thanks to a lurid scandal which has obscured his legacy to this day.