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29 Facts About Iconic TV and Movie Props That Are Like Catching Up With an Old Friend

August 04, 2024

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THE MATT DAMON PUPPET FROM TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE Something happened in the oven when the puppet makers were baking Damon's head -- it came out looking ... less than intelligent. With no time to make a new one, Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided to give Damon an idiot personality instead. MATT DAMON! GRACKED.COM — Source

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STU'S MISSING TOOTH FROM THE HANGOVER How did they make Ed Helm's mouth-hole seem so realistic? Turns out he really is missing a tooth. It never grew in as a teen and he's been wearing a dental implant ever since, waiting for the chance to turn tooth tragedy into comedy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED COM GENE'S MYSTERY TOILET FROM BOB'S BURGERS Gene befriends a seemingly sentient toilet, complete with a variety of handy features. Like a porcelain ET, Gene is able to help his new pal find its way home. The talking toilet is the role Jon Hamm was born to play. — Source

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A DUNDIE FROM THE OFFICE The most coveted prize in Scranton was inspired by creator Greg Daniels' stint on King of the Hill. Daniels gave out annual staff awards known as the Swampies, named for costumer designer Jeff Swampy Marsh. Those little plastic salesman trophies are not too hard to find. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM PILLOWS AND BLANKETS FROM COMMUNITY Abed and Troy build massive bedroom forts in multiple episodes, although they are ultimately destroyed. Reddit conspiracy theorists believe the forts are metaphors for the show itself. So is Dan Harmon a Pillow or a Blanket? — Source

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CRACKED.COM THE DRUG TRIP DOLLS FROM BOOKSMART Amy and Molly's hallucination took a team of 30 animators nearly five months to complete. Being trapped inside a Barbie doll's body is every feminist girl's worst nightmare, said an animator. Your legs are too long, your boobs are too heavy. — Source

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GRAGKED.COM В D THE BANANA AND GRAPEFRUIT FROM GIRLS TRIP What the peach scene was to Call Me By Your Name, the grapefruit scene is to Girls Trip. That's one way to get your Vitamin C. — Source

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THE WEDDING DRESS FROM BRIDESMAIDS The food poisoning scene ruined many dresses but none as pristinely white as Maya Rudolph's wedding gown. I was told I'd have a stunt person which really made me laugh, says Maya. Like, how intense is this going to be? — Source

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LESLIE KNOPE'S WAFFLES FROM PARKS AND RECREATION We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THE PINK CAST FROM LADY BIRD The physical manifestation of Lady Bird's rebellion is so iconic that you can buy a jigsaw puzzle version from the A24 store. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM TATER TOTS FROM NAPOLEON DYNAMITE The movie's tots were so memorable that Burger King hired Jon (Napoleon) Heder and Efren (Pedro) Ramirez twelve years later to promote their new cheesy tots. No word on if they were served in cargo pant pockets. — Source

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CRACKED.COM . AND NAT - ON EVER THE BUNK BEDS FROM STEP BROTHERS At first it was Reilly, Ferrell, and | just laughing, says director Adam McKay. We sat around for three or four days and just wrote scene ideas, images, attitudes, locations (like) 'I would love to see a movie where bunk beds collapse. — Source

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CRACKED.COM THE HOT TUB FROM HOT TUB TIME MACHINE Co-writer Josh Heald was in a producer's office who suggested a remake of Hot Dog ... The Movie. Heald misheard the suggestion as hot tub, which is why John Cusack doesn't travel back in time with the help of a giant weiner. — Source

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MCLOVIN'S FAKE ID FROM SUPERBAD Christopher Mintz-Plasse also would have needed a fake ID to buy booze for the party -- the actor was only 17 years old when he filmed Superbad. That meant he had to have his mom on set at all times, including during his love scene. Eww! HAWAII DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER 01-47-87441 UNA 06/03/1981 w 06/03/2008 EYES SEX CTV - MO N-M ISSUE DATE CLASS weath ENDORSE adult McL OVIN 892 MOMONA ST CRACKED.COM HONOLULU. HI 96820 — Source

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STEVE CARELL'S CHEST HAIR FROM THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN It took four cameras to capture the very real pain experienced by Carell as body hair was ripped from his chest. Actress Miki Mia lied about her waxing experience - she had no idea what she was doing (like failing to add protective Vaseline to Carell's poor nipples). CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED COM THE SHARK FROM JAWS BECAME A JUNKYARD SIGN. After the animatronic shark used in the movie started to deteriorate in the 90s, Universal sold it to a junkyard owner. The shark then served as the world's greatest yard sign for 25 years before being transferred to a museum. — Source

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CRACKED COM JOHN STAMOS KEPT THE COUCH FROM FULL HOUSE. johnstamos Baby safety gate or one of the most iconic couches in pop TV history? You, make the call - These days, he mainly uses it as a baby safety gate. — Source

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CRACKED.COM A SPHINX HEAD FROM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WAS FOUND IN AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG. In 2017, 95 years after the movie came out, the head was uncovered on the former location of the set in California. Archaeological digs of the set have been happening since the 90s - apparently, excavations for fake Egyptian relics are a real thing. — Source

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CRACKED.COM A SONAR SCAN DISCOVERED A LOCH NESS MONSTER PROP ...IN LOCH NESS. 1970's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes featured Sherlock investigating the famous monster. One of the film's Nessie models sank during production and was discovered by an underwater drone's sonar nearly 46 years later. — Source

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CRACKED.COM VINCENT VEGA'S CAR FROM PULP FICTION WAS MISSING FOR 19 YEARS. COOOPYEAR adidas 2K0J538 The 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu was stolen during the film's production, and it belonged to Quentin Tarantino himself. Не finally got the car back 19 years later, after a cop accidentally found it as it was being stripped for parts by two vandals in the street. — Source

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CRACKED.COM DOROTHY'S SLIPPERS WERE RESCUED IN AN FBI STING. The iconic shoes from The Wizard of Oz were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids. The FBI managed to recover the slippers 12 years later, after a year-long investigation that involved agents going undercover. — Source

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CRACKED.COM MARY POPPINS' BAG SPENT YEARS AS REGULAR LUGGAGE. Files TOW 10/9c Sufu Reality TV show Hollywood Treasure found the bag with a family who had no idea it was from Mary Poppins. The family's grandfather got the bag when the movie came out, but the newer generations mainly used it as vacation luggage and a toy for the kids to play dress-up with. — Source

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CRACKED.COM THE NOSTROMO SPENT TWO DECADES IN A GUY'S DRIVEWAY. After Alien came out, prop collector Bob Burns asked 20th Century Fox for permission to host an Alien-themed Halloween party. To his surprise, not only did they give permission, but they also sent him the actual Nostromo model. Since he didn't have room for it indoors, he displayed the spaceship in his driveway - where it stayed for about 20 years. — Source

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CRACKED.COM AARON PAUL SCARES HOUSE GUESTS WITH A DISFIGURED HEAD OF GUS FRING. Paul admitted to stealing Gus' head from the set of Breaking Bad, and that he now keeps it in his media room - where it regularly freaks out his friends. — Source

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CRACKED COM THE WOOD CHIPPER FROM FARGO IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION. WONTER YEAR THERE THAN THIS - - ALL FARG - Meritier by - . - M VISITOR CENT EX DE - E TREN H ZV From the official Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center website If you ever visit Fargo, North Dakota, make sure to check out the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center. It houses the actual wood chipper from Fargo, and you can recreate the gruesome murder from the movie in photo ops. — Source

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CRACKED.COM DAMON LINDELOF FOUND A PRACTICAL USE FOR THE HATCH FROM LOST. LOST The brilliant mind behind Lost planking on the hatch The show's co-creator transformed the miniature of the hatch into a coffee table for his office. We're not sure if it still leads into a DHARMA research station. — Source

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CRACKED.COM GLENN HOWERTON WAS REPLACED BY HIS SEX DOLL AT AN ALWAYS SUNNY EVENT. IT'S ALWAYS FXP SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA SEP 25 : IT'S VC IN PI When Howerton couldn't attend the season 14 premiere of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, his castmembers decided to bring his sex doll replica from the show as a replacement. — Source

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CRACKED COM LEONARDO FROM TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III DIDN'T AGE VERY WELL. 16 years after the movie came out, a Leonardo costume was discovered on an auction site. The costume has rotted away throughout the years, and surprisingly, nobody was willing to pay $6000 for the nightmare fuel that one of the turtles became. — Source

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