32 Random Bits of TV Trivia That Combine Into One Giant Crime-Fighting Factoid

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32 Random Bits of TV Trivia That Combine Into One Giant Crime-Fighting Factoid
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Like a lineup of Saturday morning cartoons or the family sitcoms of TGIF, we don’t think of these as individual TV facts. We think of them as cogs in the wheel of this overall list of TV glory. We’ve meticulously ordered them for maximum enjoyment and the deletion of one could ruin the entire list. 

What would Voltron be without the Yellow Lion? Legless and footless. They’d have to find some other Lion to be his cane or something! 

You get the picture. Enjoy this utterly perfect list of TV facts as they were meant to be enjoyed.

Dating on SNL

JAN HOOKS + KEVIN NEALON CRACKED.COM Jan Hooks and Kevin Nealon were dating when they were cast on SNL in 1986, but their romance only lasted a season. It was too difficult working together, says Nealon. I had never been so attracted to someone because of their talent. She was beyond brilliant.

Pee-wee’s Playhouse

LAURENCE FISHBURNE: PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE 1986 Ent ment CRACKED.COM As some kind of bizarro Morpheus, with a spangly cowboy get-up and long curls, Fishburne's Cowboy Curtis is a role unlike anything else in his résumé.

Everybody Loves Raymond

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND CRACKED.COM In its 5th season, it began topping Friends and Frasier in ratings, with 20.4 million viewers per episode. Proving that everyone indeed loved Raymond, the series finale, which aired on May 16, 2005, pulled in 32.9 million viewers.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS МАКО DIED AS HIS CHARACTER WENT SILENT. AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER. Iroh's silence at the beginning of Season 3 had long been planned - and it happened to coincide with his voice actor passing away. By the time Iroh started talking again, a replacement had been found. CRACKED.COM

Osbournes Reloaded

CANCE ED RIGHT AWAY OSBOURNES RELOADED On March 31, 2009, one episode of the Osbournes' variety show got such bad reviews that it was canceled right away. Local Fox stations aired it in early morning time slots, when it was actually a pretty raunchy show. CRACKED

Do the Bartman

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America’s Got Talent

CRACKED.COM Reality shows with dark sides America's Got Talent turns on their contestants The audience is told to boo contestants, with studio plants leading the way. In one specific case, a circus act was pursued for seven goddamn years -just to have the audience boo them. Classy!

The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd 5,75 3,00 We almost had a US version featuring Joel McHale. But it was postponed, and McHale cust jumped ship for Community before they got their act together. CRACKED.COM

The California Raisins

CRACKED THE CALIFORNIA RAISIN SHOW AND OTHER FAILED ATTEMPTS. The claymation Motown group had a string of successful '80s ads, so in 1988, CBS aired the TV special Meet the Raisins! They released a Saturday morning series in 1989, and a sequel to the special in 1990. Wow, they really kept trying to make it work!

The Batman Animated Series

The show's look is inspired by FILM NOIR CRACKED.COM DARK DECO WAS THE NAME PRODUCERS USED TO DESCRIBE THE SHOW'S VISUALS, WITH A NOD TO THE CRIME FILMS AND NOVELS OF THE 1940S. ANOTHER VISUAL INSPIRATION WAS MAX FLEISCHER'S SUPERMAN CARTOONS-AGAIN, A CLASSIC FROM THE 1940S.

Max Greenfield

Max Greenfield had a Saturday Night Live-themed bar mitzvah The New Girl star even had a Blues Brothers cake. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Ashley Judd

32 Random Bits of TV Trivia That Combine Into One Giant Crime-Fighting Factoid

Twin Peaks

CRACKED.COM DE Twin Peaks David Lynch cast the Log Lady 13 years before the first episode aired. Catherine Coulson got her start as an actor in Lynch's Eraserhead. During the shoot, Lynch told to her, Someday, I'll do a series and you'll play a girl with a log.

Danica Patrick

DANICA PATRICK was obligated to turn up in fans' fantasies CRACKED.COM At least that's what her contract says. Homer imagines a catfight between Danica and Marge before his fantasy turns and the two women beat him to a pulp. What they don't suspect, thinks Homer, is that I'm Into this.

Eminem

Vinnie was asking to get his ass kicked by EMINEM ENTOURAGE CRACKED.COM Vinnie is drunk at Eminem's private hotel party, itching for a fight. When the rapper's security goes to throw him out, Vinnie shouts, What, are you too mainstream now to fight your own fights, Marshall? Let the ass whupping commence!

Doctor Who

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John McEnroe

CELEBRITIES who had their own talk shows Let the racket do the talking. In 2004, tennis star John McEnroe got his own talk show on CNBC, but it only lasted a few months since it dropped below 40,000 viewers and received a 0.0 Nielsen rating. CRACKED

The Sopranos

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CRACKED.COM DAVID CHASE WANTED STEVEN VAN ZANDT TO PLAY TONY. PTONS HAMP NATIONAL INTER FESTIVAL FILM HAMP HAMPTON ONS INTER INTER ATIONAL FILM F M ESTIVAL 181 Söpranos Chase says he originally wanted the musician to play the lead, however, HBO didn't want to give the role to an inexperienced actor. In order to include Zandt on the show, Chase wrote the part of Silvio Dante specifically for him.

Dangerous Waters

CRACKED.COM DANGEROUS WATERS WAS A REALITY SHOW ABOUT AN ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE ON JET SKIS. DURING THE BERING STRAIT LEG OF - THEIR TRIP, THE CREW WANDERED INTO A MILITARY ZONE, AND WERE DETAINED FOR 4 DAYS BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES.

Game of Thrones

THE LANNISTER CHILDREN ACTUALLY GET ALONG FINE while cameras aren't rolling. CRACKED.COM

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons received a lifetime ban from Fox News for his erratic behavior. NO SIMMONS ALLOWED KISS When The Demon appeared on Fox and Friends to promote his book (On Power), things got off on a weird foot when he leapt out of his seat to ham it up on the weather report. Then, once off the air, things devolved rapidly. Не barged into a staff meeting and yelled, Hey chicks, sue me! while pulling open his shirt and exposing his torso. Не then bopped random employees on the head with his book as he left. CRACKED.COM

Girls

what's the deal with GIRLS? Girls paved the way for AMAZING TV CRACKED.COM The success of Girls spawned other shows with flawed, entertaining women, such as Fleabag, Love, Drifters, and Broad City.

Ice-T

CRACKED.COM ODAFIN TUTUOLA wasn't meant to be a big character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Ice-T says he was originally only supposed to do four episodes of Law & Order: SVU. At first, the producers weren't sure if they wanted more of him, but eventually asked him to join the cast. He's been on the show for 20+ years.

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert Rick and Morty The prolific talk show host and The Daily Show alum appeared in the episode The Ricks Must Be Crazy as the most intelligent member of the species whose sole purpose is to power Rick's spaceship. Fellow Daily Show alum and talk show host John Oliver makes an appearance in the episode Anatomy Park. CRACKED.COM

Fights on Live TV

32 Random Bits of TV Trivia That Combine Into One Giant Crime-Fighting Factoid

Adam Sandler

ADAM SANDLER GRACKED.COM The writing sucks this season. If the show comes back next year, it better be a lot funnier, or you'll see the entire cast go to Hollywood.

Tina Fey

Comedy-Writing Advice Be expressive. Tina Fey, writer/performer on SNL, creator of 30 Rock Sometimes you can sell a joke and make it punch harder with a facial expression or movement. It doesn't always need to be big or bombastic. Even a small twitch or smirk can have a huge impact. CRACKED.COM

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito joined the D A cast of It's Always Sunny in its second season. And that only happened because FX mandated that the creators add a big name or be cancelled. DOWNLOAD: DANNY DEVITO CRACKED.COM

Monty Python

Spam got its name from a Monty Python sketch. Sure, it ultimately comes from canned pork. But mass unsolicited email got named spam after the Monty Python joke where the items on a cafeteria menu just keep getting replaced by spam, and eventually the full dialogue becomes just spam spam spam spam spam. CRACKED.COM

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston played two Power Rangers villains in 1993. Не voiced Snizard and Twinman, with dialogue like Tonsil snakes, attack them! Apparently, he left a bigger mark on the franchise, too --they gave the Blue Ranger the last name Cranston because of him. CRACKED.COM

The Dundies

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

Patrick Dempsey

PATRICK DEMPSEY is a racecar driver. Driving isn't exactly brain surgery, like his character a SA HOKES MILK RA used to perform in Grey's Anatomy. Still, not every driver competes at A 58 Parachu OF Le Mans and Daytona, as Dempsey has. CRACKED.COM

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