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29 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Iconic Comedies and Sitcoms

November 15, 2023

Do you know what says an actor is committed to a role? Spending three hours trying to record a bad answering machine jingle. That’s exactly what Jason Alexander did for George Costanza’s answer machine. More on that and 28 other Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes facts about famous comedies and sitcoms below…

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Office Space

Someone was busted trying to pull off an Office Space-esque scheme.. CRACKED.COM 22-year-old Michael Largent, who apparently didn't watch the second half of the movie, wrote an automated script to open up 58,000 accounts with online brokerage firms -- each of which would deposit a few cents in his account for verification. He was... extremely caught. — 7 Completely Unrealistic Movie Plots (That Came True)

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Freaks and Geeks

SHIA LABEOUF AUDITIONED FOR NEIL SCHWEIBER CRACKED.COM Before he was on Even Stevens, LaBeouf auditioned for Freaks and Geeks. — Vulture

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Jon Heder

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Jon Heder was BARELY PAID CRACKED.COM At first, anyway. Since it was the film school classmates' first low-budget film, Heder was paid a cool $1,000 for his iconic performance. After the film grossed more than $40 million, he was given a cut of the earned profits. — Cleveland.com

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29 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Iconic Comedies and Sitcoms — YouTube & YouTube

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS Drivers thought it was funny, but not CAR SPONSORS BigRed net TALLADEGA NIGHTS CRACKED.COM THE BALLAD OF RICKY Bosey Fake sponsors (c) you sloset chew Big Red, then people you! are everywhere, but real car backers were nervous. Jeff Gordon's sponsors didn't feel like it was a great fit for them, says the NASCAR champ. I understood. I was disappointed, but I understood. — ESPN

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD Like most Apatow movies, there's lots of IMPROVISATION CRACKED.COM From Jonah Hill's DTF to Bill Hader's singing Panama to Emma Stone shouting what the f*ck! when she gets a headbutt from Hill to the 'boop' on the nose, many of the film's classic bits were invented in real time. — EW

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS Ferrell and Cohen took home an MTV MOVIE AWARD TALLADEGA NIGHTS CRACKED.com THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOSEY The actors scored the coveted popcorn trophy for Best Kiss 2007. No one was surprised when the two locked lips once again during their acceptance speech, eventually rolling around on the floor in a fit of erotic passion. — MTV

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESE ACTS THE CATALINA WINE MIXER WASN'T SHOT ON CATALINA ISLAND. STEP BROTHERS The event was actually shot at the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. CRACKED.COM — Movie Locations

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Seinfeld

Broadway-trained singer Jason Alexander spent about three hours recording George Costanzas' answering machine jingle, trying to get it to SOUND bad. CRACKED.COM — The Crimson

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The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Eleneanor's torture Her apartment might look pretty chic in season one, but on second glance you can see every piece of furniture was designed to be uncomfortable, and add to her actually being tortured. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESE FACTS Miranda Cosgrove had to learn to SING BADLY CRACKED.COM The iCarly star was a trained singer, but her Summer character couldn't carry a tune. I got to take a 'bad singing' lesson. I tried it like twenty different terrible ways. Richard Linklater got to pick the one he thought was the worst. — YouTube

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Princess Bride never even had a trailer. GRACKED.COM The studio didn't know how to market the movie. It was not a big success when it was first released. — EW

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Step Brothers

BEHIND-THE-SCENESE ACTS ADAM MCKAY'S IDEA FOR THE SEQUEL INVOLVES QANON. STEP BROTHERS McKay revealed that if the long-awaited sequel was ever to be made, it would revolve around Dale and Brennan being deeply involved with the QAnon movement. CRACKED.COM — Insider

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BEHING-THE-SGENESS FACTS The movie was filmed in PRESTON, IDAHO BIG J s GREAT PLACE EAT CRACKED.CO Continuing with the autobiographical theme, Jared Hess shot the film on location in his hometown, population 376. It doesn't have all the big-city amenities, but if you need to borrow a COW at the last minute (Hess did), this is the place. — Movie Locations

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Montana: Best known for Dana Carvey's SNL Church Lady and also the Unabomber. In season 3 when the gang is at the Cowboy Skyscraper Buffet Americana restaurant in Australia, they sit at the Montana table, with these two figures sketched on top to represent the state. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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MARSHALL SARAH Mila Kunis learned HOW TO SURF while FORGETTING FILMING IN HAWAIL. I The actress had a lot of days off in SCENES between filming, SO she could U really hang out and do whatever. Tough gig. BEA CRACKED.COM — Girl

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Rob Reiner

This Is SiginaL Lap Rob Reiner wanted to make himself a band member. CRACKED.COM Harry Shearer had to break it to him that he wouldn't look SO great in Spandex, SO they decided he should play the director of the documentary instead. — This Is Spinal Tap: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts That Walk The Fine Line Between Stupid And Clever

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Christopher Guest was stabbed in the leg during rehearsal CRACKED.COM While filming his sword fight, Guest unconsciously made the chk-chk-chk of the swords hitting with his mouth, requiring them to do another take. — EW

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS TIM MEADOWS IMPROVISED THE YOU NEVER PAID FOR DRUGS BIT. WALK. HARD Meadows was originally only supposed to say, You never paid for drugs. Not once, one time. He decided to ditch his original second and third line and just repeated the line about drugs, just angrier each time he said it. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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This Is SiginaL Tap There were technically only four writers. CRACKED.COM Nearly every line was improvised, SO the actors did the heavy lifting when it came to dialogue. The Writers' Guild would only credit the band and Reiner as writers --despite their lobbying to get the whole cast credited. — This Is Spinal Tap: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts That Walk The Fine Line Between Stupid And Clever

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Camels and Chocolate interview

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JOHN FRANCIS DALEY HAD A CRUSH ON LINDA CARDELLINI CRACKED.COM He said it was awkward considering they were on-screen brother and sister, but who can blame him? — Vanity Fair

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Alec Baldwin offered to take pay cut for the final seasons. He took a 20% pay cut in order for the show to continue for seasons 7 and 8. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — US Magazine

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS HEY, LATVIA! community In season 2's episode, Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design, the study group gives chase to Professor Garrity through the blanket fort, only to be stopped by a group crawling by in a Latvian Independence Parade. The episode aired on November 18, which is the Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia. CRACKED.COM — YouTube, IMDb

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS HUNDREDS OF SONGS WERE WRITTEN FOR THE FILM. WALK HARD Songwriters Dan Bern and Mike Viola wrote over 100 songs for the film. Out of those songs, around 50 ended up being recorded in the span of six months. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer & IndieWire

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Outer-course advice was given by NANCY CARELL HOW TO STOP BULLY CRACKED.COM Steve met his wife Nancy at Chicago's Second City. They auditioned together for SNL in 1995 and Nancy was the one who actually landed the gig. She also showed up on The Office as Carol Stills, Michael Scott's realtor and sometimes girlfriend. — Rare

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Community

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS SAY BEETLEJUICE THREE TIMES community It's many people's favorite Easter egg in the show. In season 3's Halloween episode, Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps, Annie says Beetlejuice while going through Britta's playlist. It's the third time the name has been said throughout the show, and someone dressed as Beetlejuice can be seen strolling by the study room CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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Tina Fey

Tina Fey's first name is Elizabeth, like her character's. Tina comes from her middle name Stamatina. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — Vogue

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It's Always Sunny is the longest-running live-action sitcom. TIDENNY MUFFLER CENT Despite this, it's only received three Emmy award nominations, all for stunt coordination. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED.COM — Emmys

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