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Pound Puppies

Dabney Coleman is the LA Mayor HBO E BOARDWALK MPIRE RS Pound Puppies Dabney Coleman, the man America most loved to hate in the 1980s (aside from J.R. Ewing), has found a cushy gig for his golden years. Не, along with fellow elder thespian Betty White, got gigs on the newest incarnation of Pound Puppies, which is based heavily on the WWII POW sitcom Hogan's Heroes (seriously). CRACKED.COM

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Ratatouille

Ratatouille None of the human characters have toes. To save time, the artists and animators at Pixar didn't make any toes for the human characters, which is odd given Pixar's reputation for fine details in their films. CRACKED.COM

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The White Stripes

Meg and Jack White said they were siblings. Then the news found their marriage certificate. And no, they weren't siblings AND married. Jack later explained he thought when band members are relatives instead of lovers, fans care more about the music, not the relationship. CRACKED.COM

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The Batmobile

The original Batmobile sold for $4.2 million CORN The Batmobile from the original TV series was bought by 56-year-old who owned a logistics company. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Return of the Jedi

Early drafts of movies Return of the Jedi The Jedi did return- from the dead. Obi-Wan! Yoda! They all came back to life to... not help Luke, actually, but watch from the sidelines as he battled Vader alone (while offering running commentary like it was a sports show). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Vin Diesel

Remember that time Vin Diesel decided to make a sequel to a bad movie he did 15 years ago, and we all laughed at him? VIN DIESEL DONNIE YEN x RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Maybe we shouldn't have laughed, because that movie made $346 million worldwide (more than four times its production budget). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis made $8,000 for the first Halloween, and bought her character's clothes from JC Penney. She later made $3 million for reprising the role in Halloween: Resurrection, although the subsequent re-re-sequels were made on fairly low budgets. CRACKED — Source / Shutterstock

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Election

Back to School Movies and Episodes 1999 Election PICK FLICK Satirizing politics and school life, this movie follows a strung-out Matthew Broderick dealing with an overbearing, overachieving student played by Reese Witherspoon. You'll never look at student body elections the same way again. CRACKED.COM

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Scarlett Johansson

CRACKED.COM scarlett Johansson Her casting in Ghost in the shell was... let's go with baffling. Since Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's, there have been many cases of whitewashing that are confusing and completely unneeded. This one leaves them all behind. — Source: Showbiz CheatSheet

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William Hurt

William Hurt was nominated for an Oscar with less than ten minutes of screen time. — Source: /Film

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons predicted the Super Bowl winners over and over again, in the same episode. In the 1993 episode Lisa the Greek, Lisa predicts the Redskins will win the Super Bowl, which they did three days after the episode aired. The next year, the cast got in the studio to re-dub new lines, now calling the Cowboys to win-which they did. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Simpsons, Which Predicted Everything, Had One Episode About Actually Predicting

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Moneyball

Brad Pitt made an elaborate, Wham!-themed prank on the Moneyball set. Jonah Hill had a golf cart, and one day, Pitt turned it into a Wham! fanmobile complete with a I'm Jonah Hill and I Love Wham! sign. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movies & Shows With Ridiculous On-Set Pranks

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Steven Seagal

COMEDY NERD Steven Seagal hosted SNL on April 20, 1991, and just about everybody hated it. SNL alum David Spade later said that maybe his one-inch ponytail was too tight that night, but whatever it was, he came off as wooden and totally devoid of any comic instinct. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

TELL US NOW. MAYOR THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Pic C. wants to see the Mayor of Halloween Town in his own movie, outlining his political journey. CRACKED.COM

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The Expanse

easter eggstra meanings and references THE The Simpsons EXPANSE $6X 00 There are a couple of references to the popular American sitcom, with a notable one in season 5 when Amos passes a vendor that is clearly selling some Khlav Kalash cuisine in the background. CRACKED.COM — Source: Collider

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Kieran Culkin

It was Kieran Culkin's idea to throw keys at Scott's head in scott Pilgrim VS. the World. Which means Michael Cera's reaction in the shot is probably — Source: FilmSchoolRejects

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Ghostbusters

HOSTBUSTERS Our introduction to Peter Venkman is a test that seemingly involves torturing grad students. This is a nod to the Milgram Experiment. A te

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David Bowie

Music memorabilia that sold for top dollar There's a Starman S He said he'd like to But he Thinks he'd bl There's a Starman we He's told us not to Cause he Know its Не told me:- Let the children low Let the children и £200,000 Handwritten David Bowie lyrics The Starman lyrics were auctioned off for way above the estimated price. The lucky bidder plans to display it in the Museum of Old and New Art's expanded library. CRACKED

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The Charlie Bit My Finger Brothers

IC The Charlie Bit My Finger brothers are now in the advertising business, starring in a tomato sauce commercial. RagirAmenica's 11 Parta Sauce & A LONG DAY OF CHILDHOOD CALLS FOR OldWorlds Style AMERICA'S RAGÚ FAVORITE Traditional Since PASTA SAUCE. Based on Nielsen 52 wk sales data ending 6/9/12 CRACKED.COM

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Taxi Driver

CRACKED.COM DO Taxi Driver was written in two weeks. Screenwriter Paul Schrader was going through marriage problems, lost his job, was broke, and suffered a bleeding ulcer. His depression from all this at the same time drove him to write about Travis Bickle, or I was going to start to become him. — Source

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Classic Hollywood

CHILDREN WERE DRUGGED TO PERFORM IN MOVIES. Classic Hollymood SUCKED Teens Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were made to work 18 hours a day, six days a week. They were given amphetamines to keep up with that frantic pace (and then sleeping pills to calm them down at night). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ali

CRACKED ALI BOX OFFICE: $87.7M BUDGET: $118M Director Michael Mann's decision to move the production of a movie to Africa for 5 weeks increased the budget from $106 million to $118 million. — Bomb Report / Boxoffice Mojo

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30 Rock

Rachel Dratch was originally cast as Jenna. Dratch ended up playing various smaller characters on the show. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About '30 Rock'

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Ghost Shark

Sharks Movies & TV Ghost Shark This SyFy movie spawned an unofficial sequel. Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws was released in 2015, even though it's not related to Ghost Shark (and isn't a sequel to anything, really). CRACKED.COM — Source: Movie Monster Wiki

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Alfred Hitchcock

CRACKED.COM Alfred Hitchcock Не drew his own caricature for his TV show. Hitchcock himself drew the iconic doodle from the intro of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. His interest and training as a title-card designer and graphic artist would be a constant during his entire life. Also, the drawing is cool. — Source: Wikipedia

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Zartan

CRACKED.COM Zartan First appearance G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #25 (1984) Most recent appearance G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) A Chameleon ripoff with a thing for ventriloquism — Source: Marvel Database

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John Krasinski

Marvel Stars from t John Krasinski was almost Captain America. Jim from The Office almost ended up as Captain America before Chris Evans took the role. Rumor has it that John Krasinski has recently been cast as The Fantastic Four's Reed Richards instead. — Source: Men’s Health

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Powerpuff Girls

It's in the Powerpuff Girls theme song CRACKED.COM In 1998 The Winstons' Amen Break was sped up and used as the basis for the Power Puff Girls theme song. For some reason, it took not one, not two, but three composers, James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, & Stephen Rucker, to compose the brief theme song. — Source

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Jared Leto

Jared Leto's look in Blade Runner 2049 was partly based on his teacher. A guy named Chris, who is blind, taught him how to act as a blind man, and Jared Leto's eyes in the movie are directly modelled on Chris' real eyes. CRACKED.COM — IndieWire

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Arrow

Arrow Jeanette H. says, The toxic fanbase that hated everything after season 4, complained about one actress the whole time, yet watched every episode through the season 8 ending. If you hate it, why did you keep watching it?! CRACKED.COM

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Batman

In the 1960s Batman series, Batman and Robin buckled their seatbelts before taking off in the Batmobile. This occurred after a complaint by the National Safety Council & the Dynamic Duo set a good example thereafter. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 12 Movie And General 'Now You Know' Facts To Feed Your Brain

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Star Wars

THE CANTINA IS BASICALLY RICK'S CAFE FROM CASABLANCA. Illustrator Ralph McQuarrie came up with the idea to take Rick's Cafe and put it on a faraway planet. Everything from the bar's design to its patrons was inspired by Casablanca. CRACKED.COM — 12 Bizarre Inspirations Behind Star Wars Movie Characters

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Mad Men

fans had lots of finale theories about mad men CRACKED cO FIRST SEASON LAST SEASON But creator Matthew Weiner had the ending of the show figured out by the end of Season 4, including Betty's fate and Don's iconic commercial. Jon Hamm jokingly proposed a spinoff: Better Call Pete. — Hollywood Reporter

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Love & Basketball

LOVE & BASKETBALL USC wasn't the first choice for the production, but it was the one that said Yes. ISC 32 Prince-Bythewood wanted to have Quincy and Monica go to her alma mater, UCLA, but they said no. Stanford said the movie's characters did not exemplify a Stanford student. BEHIND — Huffington Post

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who K-9 1.9 CRACKED.COM Writer Bob Baker co-created the robotic dog-ish companion, and owned partial rights to it. But since the BBC wasn't inv

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‘90s Hair

39 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Thought Were Inviting Us to a Birthday Party But They Were Really Just Making Fun of Our Clothes — Source: Glamour

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Guardians of the Galaxy

Yondu was almost killed off in Guardians of the Galaxy. That scene where Yondu finds a troll inside the Orb that Peter Quill gives him? There was orig

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The Stand

The CRACKEDCON STAND is the tale of survivors in a post- plague apocalypse. Fran Goldsmith is ultra preppy in miniskirt and tights while riding a moto

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