32 Bits of TV Trivia We Have to Carve Out of This Cookie for Some Reason, We Weren’t Really Paying Attention

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32 Bits of TV Trivia We Have to Carve Out of This Cookie for Some Reason, We Weren’t Really Paying Attention

Are you really gonna sit there and ask how we got these awesome TV facts? Like, what do you care? If a sports car showed up at your door with a big red bow on it, would you ask about the machinery in the assembly line? No. 

They’re here aren’t they? They’re true, aren’t they? So get over it and learn a little something about some sweet TV shows now, would ya?

Star Trek

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION CRACKED.COM Despite its success, the 7 season series ended on May 23, 1994 to shift focus to the upcoming films. Season 7 received an Emmy nom for Outstanding Drama, the series finale, All Good Things, is hailed as one of the show's best episodes, and was watched by 31 million viewers.

Byker Grove

A British drama series had maybe the most surreal TV show finale of all time. the Byker Grove was a serious, grounded teen drama - and it ended with the characters realizing they're in a TV show, then being attacked by a T-Rex. CRACKED.COM

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Nip/Tuck

CRACKEDco niptuck tuck won Best Television Series Drama at the 2005 Golden Globes. The series, about two horny male plastic surgeons, only existed to

The X-Files

CRACKED.COM The X-Files kept dumping on Gillian Anderson. Fox apparently saw Scully as Mulder's sidekick rather than his partner. For the first few seasons, Anderson was paid less money than David Duchovny, and also made to always walk behind him, never side by side. They tried to underpay her even for the show's revival in 2016.

Hafpor Bjornsson

CRACKED HAFPÓR BJÖRNSSON WAS ASKED TO PLAY THE MOUNTAIN VIA FACEBOOK. GAME OF THRONES In 2014, producers sent him an unsolicited Facebook message. Не said, They asked me if I was strong enough to pick one of the guys up. I gave it a try, and they were surprised at how easily I lifted him overhead. Не was crowned The World's Strongest Man in 2018.

Frasier

CRACKED.COM For restaurant names, Frasier used absurd French nonsense. - OVO - For example, there's Le Cigare Volant, or The Flying Cigar... ...Couer ... du Singe, or Heart of the Monkey... ... and Quelque Chose, or Something.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

When TV saves lives (or destroys them) Curb Your Enthusiasm Juan Catalan was accused of murder, but was saved by Larry David's show. The episode The Carpool Lane showed Catalan and his daughter walking to their seats at Dodger Stadium, giving him an alibi. CRACKED

Binge-Watching

BINGE-WATCHING IS SCIENTIFICALLY A BAD IDEA. Binge-watching may be the way we consume entertainment now, but that doesn't make it a good way. According to a University of Melbourne study, bingeing decreases your enjoyment and reduces your ability to remember what you just watched. The practice has also been linked to poor diet, obesity, and sleep deprivation. CRACKED.COM

The Sopranos

THE SOPRANOS WAS RIDDLED WITH REAL CRIMINALS. Some actors who played gangsters in The Sopranos turned out to be the real stuff. Anthony Borgese, who played Larry Barese, pleaded guilty to extortion charges. Richard Maldone (Albert Barese) was involved in a drug ring. And Lillo Brancato Jr. (Matthew Bevilacqua) served time for robbery while barely avoiding a charge for second-degree murder. CRACKED.COM

Reno 911

CRACKED SHER THE CITY OF RENO IS RENO 911'S BIGGEST FAN. They even petitioned that the show be brought back after it was canceled by Comedy Central.

Deadwood

CRACKED.COM Al swearengen was written for Ed O'Neill. Deadwood creator David Milch intended loser Al Bundy to play scary pimp Swearengen. But HBO said no because, well, he was loser Al Bundy. Then lan McShane made Swearengen his own and no one looked back.

Pamela Anderson

PAMELA ANDERSON COULD HAVE BEEN AGENT SCULLY. CRACKED.COM FBI Gillian Anderson revealed in an interview that Pamela Anderson (no relation) was the producers' initial choice for the skeptical Dana Scully. Apparently the producers were banking on Pamela's experience and Baywatch popularity. Can aliens run in slow motion? We'll never know.

Stark and Lannister

Stark and Lannister GAME OF THRONES CRACKED.COM Stark and Lannister are a nod to York and Lancaster, the two British houses involved in the War of the Roses. GoT isn't historically accurate, of course. It has way more dragons, and surprisingly, way LESS incest.

Teen Wolf

Danny Mahealani TEEN WOLF CRACKED.COM This Teen Wolf character's last name, Mahealani, is Hawaiian for full moon. Another Hawaiian television character whose name has a secret meaning: Johnny Tsunami's last name is actually a reference to his love for waves.

The Big Bang Theory

Sheldon & Leonard THE BIG BANG THEORY CRACKED.COM AEH Sheldon and Leonard from The Big Bang Theory are named in tribute to Sheldon Leonard, the producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Lorre then honored hall of fame quarterback Steve Young with his next show, Young Sheldon. I think.

Game of Thrones

Bran GAME OF THRONES CRACKED.COM Where does Westeros' most famous peeping tom get his name? Bran is an Irish name that means Raven, much like the title he later receives. It's also a bit ironic, since the first thing we learn about him is that he can't fly.

Doctor Who

Donna Temple-Noble DOCTOR WHO CRACKED.COM Donna Noble married Shaun Temple, becoming Donna Temple-Noble. Donna = Lady, Temple = Tempus = Time, and Noble = Lord, for... Lady Time Lord. Not only that, but the Doctor's true name is... Clocky McTravel.

Bender

Bender FUTURAMA CRACKED.COM In Futurama, Bender is named Bender because he was built to bend things. But he's actually named for John Bender from The Breakfast Club. Bender the character probably doesn't even know how much he loves fingerless gloves.

Liv Moore

Liv Moore IZOMBIE CRACKED.COM Olivia Liv Moore from iZombie is your classic protagonist: a zombie who eats victim's brains to solve crimes. Yes, she's a zombie named... Live More. Though a pun name is kind of perfect, since zombies are known for loud groaning.

Joey from Dawson’s Creek

Joey DAWSON'S CREEK CRACKED.COM Joey (short for Josephine) from Dawson's Creek is named for Jo from the Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women. Dawson, of course, is named for his creek.

Liza and David

Liza and David 5.75 3.00 A VH1 suit cancelled this 2002 reality show when Liza Minnelli insisted on singing with Ray 350 Charles instead of Michelle Branch at her own dinner party. It was a simpler time. CRACKED.COM

Good Grief

Good Grief Lifetime 575 A 2014 reality show about 3,001 a family-owned funeral home that was scrapped when 8 rotting bodies were discovered by the landlord, and the owners were sent to jail. CRACKED.COM

The Mayor

The Mayor 575 People in 2003, adorably, thought political corruption was a source of comedy. This Happy Madison show was about an 18-year-old goofball becoming mayor and saving the the town from the deep state. CRACKED.COM

Three’s Company

CRACKED.COM Three's Company is a show that could only be made in the '70s - but to make up for that, it was made twice. The American series is a remake of the British Man About the House. Even the spin-offs of both shows are similar.

The Good Doctor

CRACKED.COM The Good Doctor was originally a Korean drama. Producer Daniel Dae Kim optioned it thinking it could resonate with American audiences (and the series almost had an Asian lead).

Scrubs

CRACKED.COM MOND HAIR i more SCRUBS DOCTORS ON DUTY J.D. and Turk are named after real doctors who advised on the show-Jon Doris and Jon Turk. Doris is married to the real Elliot.

Chappelle’s Show

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Wayne Brady was offended by CHAPPELLE'S SHOW CRACKED.COM Brady hated it when show character Negrodamus said white people love Wayne Brady, because Wayne Brady makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X. Brady and Chappelle had drinks to hash it out, then created a sketch where Brady could show off his edgier side.

Friends

Matt LeBlanc dislocated his shoulder filming an episode of 'Friends' to an audience of contest winners. The set was shut down meaning War- ner Brothers had to fly the Pepsi contest win- ners home and then back out for another episode. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Stranger Things

As many as 20 networks rejected the Duffer Brothers' Stranger Things series. CRACKED.COM One executive said they need to make it a kids show or have an adult character (Jim Hopper) be the main protagonist instead.

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch was based on two real-life NYC cops. CRACKED.COM Lou Telano and John Sepe went undercov- er as Hasidic Jews, gay lovers, and fe- male nurses in the 1960s and 1970s.

Alf

The Alf cast had to avoid trap doors on the set every day. The set (which was the size of a living room) had 14 trap doors, for puppeteers who worked the Alf puppet. Which meant that, every day, actors had to carefully avoid falling and breaking their necks, while appearing to walk across the room naturally. CRACKED.COM

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