33 Pieces of TV Trivia That Are Racing to Get Back to Their Seat Before the Commercial Ends Like It’s 1984

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33 Pieces of TV Trivia That Are Racing to Get Back to Their Seat Before the Commercial Ends Like It’s 1984
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Not only did old school TV’s lack of a pause button cause some pretty inflamed bladders, but it also resulted in more cases of unwashed hands. That was pretty hard for us to admit, but you have no idea how stressful a bathroom break during a commercial break was back then! You couldn’t just hit “rewind” if you missed something important, and you never knew if you’d get the chance to see it again.

We drummed up these random TV tidbits as one big thank you to streaming. Lessening stress — and germs — has improved our lives greatly.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Cringey Cameos The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Bristol Palin Former Teen Mom mom and daughter of walking self-parody Sarah Palin appeared in the ABC show back in 2010, and her wooden acting was a low even for a show made up of wooden acting. CRACKED.COM

Game of Thrones

In Game of Thrones season 7, Cersei, Dany, and Sansa are all wearing dark, monochrome outfits for a reason. The almost colorless styles reflect the brutal warfare each woman is engaged in - for the Iron Throne, and against the White Walkers - as costume designer Michele Clapton explained. And the severe designs, instead of softer and classically feminine fare, reflect the strength they've all gained. CRACKED.COM

Nickelodeon

1991 was a big LA 1994 year for Nickelodeon 993 cartoons. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 993 1994 1995 1996 1997 It was the debut of their first animated series: Doug, 994 1995 Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy. 1993 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM

He-Man

He-Man was a toy before it was a TV show. When trying to sell the toy a Mattel sales rep told distributors a TV show was in the works- which was a lie. However, the lie sold the toy- forcing Mattel to create a TV show around the action figure. CRACKED.COM

Rick and Morty

Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri Tropes subverted by Rick and Morty Clone affair When sci-fi deals with clone affairs, it's usually linked to themes of secrecy and narcissism. When Beth hooks up with her clone (or the other way around, who knows), it's rather presented as a straight-up, open-secret romance, and it even contributes to Beth's own character development. (Or her clone's.) CRACKED.COM

House of Cards

House of Cards is a remake of a British TV series from 1990... в в с THE HOUSE ON OF which was in turn based on a 1989 book by the same name. CRACKED.COM

Joffrey’s Wedding

Preparing Joffrey's wedding feast on GoT took ten weeks. The effort involved making 50 giant display pieces that combined, say, some taxidermy with some cheese and berries. CRACKED.COM

The Good Place

The mid-season finale of The Good Place S3 took months of prep. For the bit where all of the main characters look like Janet, rehearsals started earlier than normal, and they also got filmed for Janet actress D'Arcy Carden to watch - so she could convincingly act like her co-stars. CRACKED.COM

Firefly

FIREFLYFANS weRe SHOCKED TO LeARn THAT INARA WAS DYING. At one pointmloss-Whedom planned to have her gang-raped BUT HeR ILLness WAS SHOWN in THE FIRST ePISODE. In that episode, the Firefly crew runs into Reavers-a gang of space cannibal-rapists. As their ship approaches, Inara goes to her quarters and looks at a box with a syringe in it. According to actress Morena Baccarin, that box contained her medicine. She explains that Inara was pondering skipping it, rather than facing the Reavers. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/YTxGOi9coWQ

Parks and Rec

Jeremy Jamm's wall decor reflects his level of appreciation of Chinese culture. In Parks and Rec, Jeremy Jamm's Chinese poster says North Korea in Japanese. Pretty appropriate for someone who says, I love Chinese crap. Lucy Liu, 'Gangnam Style,' sushi, etcetera etcetera. CRACKED.COM

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless is a huge fan of criminal justice. I And wherever she goes, she likes to attend trials. I spend a lot of time in the courthouse of whatever city I am at, says Lawless. She calls it a way to educate herself on what's happening in the communities her acting takes her to. She also hangs out with with court officials, for fun. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radia/tv-guide/ CRACKED.COM 68775384/Lucy-Lawless-a-gay-icon-in-the-Bible-Belt

Lifetime Censorship

CRACKED.COM Dumbest censorship Lifetime (for Gays) Lifetime has released multiple versions of their movies-gay and straight. The straight versions cut the homosexuality itself, and replace the gay lover with a straight one.

30 Rock

John Lutz (Lutz) and Sue Galloway (Sue) are married in real life. So Lutz's girlfriend didn't live in Canada after all. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM

Schitt’s Creek

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREEK The Drip scene When the Roses move into the motel, a plot point sees Eugene Levy's character having to deal with a leaky roof and water dripping on his head while he's trying to sleep. Levy hated this scene because he hates messing up his hair, and his son Dan Levy knew this...which is why he wrote the bit.

Monty Python

GRAGKED.COM MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS WAS KIND OF AN ACQUIRED TASTE. The show had dismal ratings when it first aired in 1969 - it trailed behind literally every other light entertainment show on the BBC. Management wanted it gone, not just because of the low audience numbers, but because they found it in bad taste. Eventually, however, Monty Python's brand of humor grew on the British public.

NCIS

NCIS CRACKED.COM The source of several spinoffs is, itself, a spinoff of JAG. Four main castmembers from JAG went on to appear in various NCIS...es.

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess CRACKED.COM Xena was supposed to be killed off after a three-episode arc on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, but was so popular she got a six-season starring role instead.

Melrose Place

Melrose Place CRACKED.COM This was actually the 1st of five spinoffs from Beverly Hills, 90210. Its first season kept the episodic format, where everything wrapped up neatly at the end of the day. They rocketed to success when they started experimenting with the ongoing soap opera saga format.

Bebop and Rocksteady

CRACKED ВЕВОР AND ROCKSTEADY WERE CREATED SOLELY FOR TOY SALES. They didn't appear in the live action movies, but were created by Peter Laird as more characters for the cartoon's toy line. They weren't given much personality or backstory, just Shredder's henchmen for the Turtles to beat every time. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Carly Simon

Guest Stars on Bob's Burgers OCEANA OCEA NA SEASON 5 WORK HARD OR DIE TRYING, GIRL CARLY SIMON as herself Carly Simon in the flesh attends the school kids' performance of the fictional Working Girl: The Musical. CRACKED.COM

Hillary Clinton

Hilary's favorite TV show is a Canadian home improvement reality show. asics It's called Love It or List It, and every episode is about a couple who looks at new homes while their current one gets a makeover. CRACKED.COM

Friends

Nixed Reboots Tapes Friends Show creator Marta Kauffman said no to a reboot. Nope, never gonna happen. She added, The fear is, well, it'll never be what it was. CRACKED

David Wise

CRACKED.COM WHO WAS DAVID WISE? НЕ WROTE THE ORIGIN STORY FOR OPTIMUS PRIME AND THE RIDDLER. Wise penned three episodes for Batman: The Animated Series, including the one where Edward Nygma becomes the Riddler. Не also came up with Optimus Prime's origin as an Autobot named Orion Pax.

The Simpsons

It takes 6-8 months to make one episode From pitch to production, one episode of The Simpsons takes a little less time than making a baby. CRACKED.COM

The Good Place (Again)

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE MEDICAL DIRECTORY BOARD IN THE GOOD PLACE S3 IS FULL OF JOKES. GROUND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR Administration Offices BH 101-106 Undergrad Faculty Offic DE EN General Labs BH 107-110 Dr. Nerline Mark Pn .D. Sport Dr Ginger Catapub 8H III 120 Classrooms Dr. Simone Genera PER BH 123 -130 Lecture Halls Neuroscience Les M.R.L Rooms FOURTH FLOOR DC SECOND FLOOR Dosenographic La - DE-40 SH 201 General Labe SO A BH 202 Biology Lab NO Lecture Halt BH 205 -226 Biochemistry Lab Dr Googer Lettic Schenul ma Community BH 227 D: Fras a RE Dup de Bolgs

Leah Remini

After her years of involvement in the S LOGY Church of Scientology, actress Leah Remini left to make a documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, to expose the horrible secrets of Scientology. She also called fellow follower and actor Tom Cruise diabolical. GRACKED.COM

What’s Up With That?

A THEME SONG OBSSESSION LED TO WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? KENAN THOMPSON CRACKED.COM HE JUST CAN'T STOP SINGING IT, THOMPSON SAYS ABOUT HIS IDEA FOR DIONDRE COLE. I FEEL LIKE IF WE MADE THE MOVIE VERSION, IT WOULD HAUNT HIM WHILE НЕ WAS SLEEPING AND SH*T. '''THAT CHARACTER HOOK, PAIRED WITH A PREACHER'S SUIT AND A JHERI CURL, LED TO ONE OF SNL'S LONGEST RUNNING CHARACTERS.

Chevy Chase’s Late-Night Talk Show

Chevy Chase once tried his hand at late-night talk. Не flopped spectacularly. Chase's early work hosting Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live seemed like it would make him a natural choice to host his own late-night TV show. It didn't. Chase was bizarrely nervous and vulgar, and even stumbled his way through the news segment. https://www. yahoo.com/tv/bp/-the-chevy-chase-show-- CRACKED.COM turns-20--anatomy-of-a-late-night-disaster-190909520.html

Family Guy

COMEDY NERD In the Family Guy pilot, Meg was actually voiced by Lacey Chabert. In a later episode where they revisit the pilot, Stewie hears her and says Oh my God, what's with Meg's voice? She sounds like someone who's about to give up a huge opportunity. CRACKED.COM

Friends

Cis Portrayals of Trans Characters CRACKED.COM Friends Kathleen Turner as Helena Handbasket Though played mostly as a joke, Kathleen Turner's role as Chandler's Mom was still full of love and compassion.

Next-Episode Amnesia

CRACKED.COM Awful Sitcom Tropes Next-episode amnesia In a classic Seinfeld episode, George gets a cushy job and ends up dating Michelle Pfeiffer's sister, just by doing the opposite of his every instinct. By the next episode, he's back to being loser ol' George. Sitcoms tend to avoid hard continuity, but it is tiresome to see characters learn life lessons and forget them the following week.

Bob’s Burgers

Guest Stars on Bob's Burgers a STI 'O SEASON 8 ARE YOU THERE BOB? IT'S ME, BIRTHDAY BOBBY MOYNIHAN as Sam Moynihan plays the owner of Wrap-topia, a sandwich wrap themed restaurant. CRACKED.COM

Judge Judy

Judy Sheindlin just set her own salary for Judge Judy. Every three years, she'd discuss her contract over dinner with the president of CBS Television Distribution - which meant she'd write down the number she wanted, put it in an envelope, and give it to him after dinner. The one time he tried to hand her an envelope, she didn't even open it, and told him This isn't a negotiation. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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