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Breaking Bad

When Breaking Bad ended, Walter White got a funeral in Albuquerque. C Around 200 people attended, and the show's set decorator, Michael Flowers, gave a eulogy. The whole thing included a procession led by not just a hearse, but also the RV from the show and a few of the Sheriff's Department deputies. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Poltergeist

A FOOTBALL POSTER IN POLTERGEIST SAYS 1988 SUPER BOWL XXII. 1988 SUPERTOM XXII WHICH IS WEIRD, BECAUSE THE FILM WAS RELEASED IN 1982. In 1988, on the day of super Bowl XXII, Poltergeist actress Heather O'Rourke happened to be living in san Diego, the city where the game was taking place. she suddenly became violently ill and died the following afternoon. CRACKED.COM — Source

38

The X-Files

CRACKED.COM The X-Files David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson couldn't stand each other. The crucible of doing that show made monsters out of both of us, Duchovny said. By the time they reunited for the second movie in 2008, they finally hit it off, patched things up, and became close friends. — Source: Variety

37

Simon Pegg

TREKKER CELEBRITIES SIMON PEGG KNOWN FOR Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Hot Fuzz. TREK CLAIM TO FAME Wrote Star Trek: Beyond with the help of fan wikis. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Verge

36

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War MO VB MONIVEN CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE The final battle between Cap and Iron Man directly mirrors the cover of Civil War #7, the 2006 comic event that the film is pretty faithfully based on. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

35

Mike Myers

COMEDY NERD Mike Myers and Dana Carvey got locked in a feud for years and years. TR F ST BUS Apparently, it all started when Carvey got mad that Dr. Evil came off a lot like Carvey's impression of SNL mastermind Lorne Michaels. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Comedian Feuds We Didn’t Know About

34

Doc Brown

Lorraine and Doc Brown only speak once over all three Back To The Future movies. CRACKED.COM Despite both being integral members of the franchise, the interactions between Lorraine McFly and Doc Brown were limited to a single, paltry greeting in the first film. When Lorraine walks into Doc's garage to ask her future son to the dance, she and Doc exchange a simple hello, and that's that.

33

The Expanse

easter eggstra meanings and references THE The Razorback's EXPANSE new name In season 5 episode 4, the Razorback ship gets renamed The Screaming Firehawk. It's a tribute to the name given to the fans of the show who helped save it from being cancelled. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBR

32

Jeff Gordon

JEFF GORDON drives for Team Kwik-E-Mart 6 -GRACKED.com In one of the quickest Simpsons cameos ever, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon crosses through frame with a casual Hey, Moe. The bartender accurately observes, I bet we never see him again. — EW

31

Ghosts of Mars

Snake Plissken almost went to space. Ghosts of Mars was originally a third Kurt Russell vehicle, called Escape From Mars. When Escape From LA tanked, they pulled a switcheroo, barely changing the name and tagging in Ice Cube.

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Tom Hardy

TOM HARDY LIED TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ABOUT KNOWING HOW TO SKI. INCEPTION Hardy had this to say about lying to Nolan: Who wouldn't? It's Chris Nolan. I — The Hollywood Reporter

29

Rayman

Ubisof icon Rayman was implied to be HUGELY endowed in an advertisement for the Rayman video game. no arms. no legs. huge features.

28

Bill Gates

CRACKED BILL GATES WAS ARRESTED TWICE. The Microsoft co-founder was arrested once in 1975 for driving without a license and speeding. Не was then arrested in 1977 for again driving without a license, and failing to stop at a stop sign.

27

Spaceballs

Meta Movies Spaceballs Nobody liked the costumes. John Candy was frustrated he couldn't move Barf's ears and tail himself, and had to rely on puppeteers. Yogurt' makeup gave Mel Brooks a severe allergic reaction. And Pizza the Hutt's costume included actual melted cheese, which gave the actor serious burns. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

She-Hulk

CRACKED.COM She-Hulk was created for copyright reasons. With The Incredible Hulk being successful on TV, Marvel feared a spin-off would be made featuring a female version of the character. So they tasked Stan Lee with creating her himself, just to make sure they would own the rights. — Source

25

Cavemen

Disastrous Comedy 2007 Cavemen Geico's original so easy a caveman could do it ads were pretty funny, but did not warrant their own show. The ABC sitcom only lasted six episodes, and was dubbed one of the worst ever. CRACKED — Source

24

Gone With the Wind

LUCILLE BALL TRIED OUT FOR SCARLETT IN GONE WITH THE WIND. CRACKED.COM Before her groundbreaking years in I Love Lucy, a relatively unknown Ball auditioned for Scarlett O'Hara. The role went instead to Vivien Leigh, and it netted her an Oscar. Ball later conceded that she was probably not cut out for the part. It's a shame, because a dose of Vitameatavegamin just might have cured some of Scarlett's ills. — Source

23

Steven Universe

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Pitbull

LeBron and Pitbull were the spokesmen for performance-enhancing caffeine strips. As the idols of millions of youngsters, you'd think Lebron James and (possibly) Pitbull might know better than to market Sheets Energy Strips as if they were sweet, delicious candy. Sheets EXCLUSIVE Individually wrapped energy strips CAVS EXTRA-STRENGTH ENERGY Blake EXTRA-STRENGTH NEW ENERGY Sheets locksmith ACE Sheet av M almage - Sheets Sheets im - ELECTRIC NEW 23 - loogs M Demand - 8 SERVINGS gives Shi Soup - - Shilts MINT BOOS PAST-ACTIVE - - - SPOTARY - BERRY BLAST FAST-ACTING ENERGY Especially when the product hasn't passed FDA — Source

21

Yahoo!

CRACKED.COM Y! Yahoo seriously underpaid their yodel guy. Pro yodeler Wylie Gustafson got $590.38 for recording Yahoo's trademark yodel - reasonable for a regional commercial, but not for playing it everywhere, like the company started doing. Gustafson sued them for $5 million, and eventually settled for an undisclosed sum. — Source

20

Giant Spider Invasion

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 GiANT SPiDER INVASION On top of the MST3K comedy, you get the bonus of giant spiders invading a Wisconsin town AND Alan Hale, Jr. from Gilligan's Island! CRACKED.COM — Transcentury Pictures, Gizmoplex
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19

Hans Gruber

Villains Gru would look up to Die Hard HANS GRUBER Hans' delegation and coordination skills are something Gru could learn from. There's also the Sorta-Kinda- German accent the two of them share. CRACKED.COM

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Captain America

CRACKED.COM A Chris Evans Не turned down the role of Captain America. Twice. Evans didn't feel like he should play Сар, due to anxiety and the large scope of the character. Не even had panic attacks over the decision. A reassuring call from Robert Downey Jr. got him to say yes. — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

17

Burger King

Burger King once released the Windows 7 Whopper in Japan to promote the release of Windows 7. 10.22 Windows 7 -- It's your Windows7 regular Whopper, but WHOPPER with seven beef patties. The first 30 burgers cost -- Y777, and the rest of them cost Y1450. **** 130 BURGER 10/220- 10/280 777 ! KING CRACKED COM — Source: 30 Products Companies Want To Forget

16

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

CRACKED.COM spider Man Animated George Takei Takei portrayed Wong, the MCU's current Sorcerer Supreme,in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

15

Frank Sinatra

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT FRANK SINATRA Frank Sinatra supposedly told his aide, I don't want to sing this song. It's a piece of sh*t. CRACKED — Source: Sinatra: The Life

14

Moon Knight

MOON KNIGHT Lights, Camera, Moon After attempting suicide, the different alters entered a dreamstate where they were making MCU's next big film - Moon Knight. CRACKED.COM — Source: Retcon Punch

13

Edward Norton

Marvel Stars from the Multiverse Edward Norton could have stayed as Bruce Banner. The Incredible Hulk was a failure, but if it wasn't, Norton probably would've stayed as Hulk all the way through Endgame, attempting to rewrite the movie he was in the whole time. — Source: Showbiz CheatSheet

12

X-Men

Bryan Singer outright banned comics on the set of the 2000 X-Men movie. Не said that they were trying to create three-dimensional characters, so comic books were out. CRACKED.COM — Source

11

Alien

Alien It just wasn't Kane's day. Kane's very first words in the movie are, I feel dead (to which Parker jokingly replies, Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man? words we're sure he later regretted). — Source: Movie scene on YouTube

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Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi was going to end on a bittersweet and poignant note. Han would get in killed in battle mid-movie, Leia would become queen (and be pretty unsure about it), and Luke would walk away into the sunset. CRACKED.COM — Source: AVClub

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Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem simply wants to set the mood CRACKEDco Apparently not for the first time, Kasem pleaded with his producers not make him mourn a death on-air just after a jaunty pop song: I want a goddamn concerted effort to come out of a record that isn't a f*ing up-tempo — Source: YouTube

8

Toy Story 3

TELL US NOW. TOY STORY 3 CRACKED Andrew B. cries extreme tears of joy when Andy is giving his toys away to Bonnie at the end.

7

My Way

MY WAY At least six people over the course of ten years were killed in the Philippines while singing My Way by Frank Sinatra. Police created a special category of crime called My Way killings. — Source: NY Times

6

Marty McFly

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5

Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel dyed her hair. 7TH HEAVEN MUR IN TH Did Rae really dd CRACKED COM Four seasons of playing good girl Mary Camden drove Biel to... lighten

4

Sam Raimi

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3

Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze taught Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street. Jonze is the guy that explains the world of penny stocks to Dicaprio. It happened bec — Source: Vulture

2

Steven Spielberg

In the '90s, Steven Spielberg opened Dive!, a submarine-themed restaurant. LRDe Every half hour, to make guests feel like they were in a diving sub,

1

Sirius Black

Harry Potter's godfather SIRIUS BLACK is an innocent man who was imprisoned in Azkaban for a murder committed by Peter Pettigrew. A5 TAliuabs the int

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