32 Zombifying Bits of TV Trivia to Help That Drool Drip Out of Your Wide Open Trap

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32 Zombifying Bits of TV Trivia to Help That Drool Drip Out of Your Wide Open Trap

Judging by the slack-jawed look on your face, we have a sneaking suspicion that you’re really into TV. That’s awesome. It’s so nice to meet like-minded people. Like-minded people that you don’t even have to talk to that much. 

We’re both so into TV that hours could go by with nothing more than a few suggestive looks to each other as if to say, “Yep, she’s the killer for sure.” It’s socializing without all that pesky socializing. And to keep that party going, these TV facts are here with the same silent offering…

Blue’s Clues

John Cena auditioned for Blue's Clues. When the show was revived in 2019, one of the persons who auditioned to host was John Cena. Yes, that John Cena. They actually entertained the idea of hiring someone mostly known for elbow-dropping people to talk to a cartoon dog. CRACKED.COM

Kanye

KANYE WEST AMERICA EAGAIN SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 CRACKED.COM Decked out in a MAGA hat, Kanye ended the season premiere with a pro-Trump rant that never made it to air. The ramble received boos from the studio audience and a hushed my god from Chris Rock on Instagram.

Community

Masterfully Subverted Tropes Community The body swap Community gave its spin on the old body switching trope with 2013's Basic Human Anatomy, in which Troy and Abed only pretend to swap bodies to avoid the awkwardness of Troy and Britta's anniversary. CRACKED.COM

David Letterman

Harmony Korine LETTERMAN CRACKED.COM Director of Lisa Frank ketamine dream Spring Breakers and famous weirdo Harmony Korine was banned from Late Night with David Letterman after stealing from Meryl Streep's purse backstage. I assume Meryl Streep's purse is filled with Oscars.

SNL

CRACKED EDDIE MURPHY KEPT HIS JOB BY EATING DOG FOOD Curmudgeon/ Head Writer Michael O'Donoghue fired the entire cast from SNL except for Eddie Murphy due to his commitment to one bit live on air. Murphy was doing a bit on Weekend Update playing off the fact that old people were eating dog food in the news, and so Murphy ate the dog food live on air. O'Donoghue respected Murphy's commitment to the bit so he let him stay, but Murphy didn't tell O'Donoghue that it was really just hash in a can, not dog food, until after he had

Malcolm in the Middle

A Little House on the Prairie Actor Created Malcom in the Middle. MALC IN THe LM MIDDLe Linwood Boomer, who played Mary Ingalls' husband, based the character of Malcom on himself as a kid. CRACKED.COM

Saved by the Bell

saved by the Bell Lisa Turtle was written as a Jewish-American princess. After Lark Voorhies was in for a guest role, she was asked to read for the part. They said, 'She's not black.' And I said, 'She is now. - Peter Engel, executive producer. CRACKED.COM

Mad Men

Don Draper comes up with the It's toasted slogan in 1960. UCKYSTRIKE T'S TOASTED MAD MEN By that time, Lucky Strike had been using it for over 40 years. CRACKED COM

The Rifleman

THE RIFLEMAN The Rifleman uses a rifle from the future. The Rifleman Не uses a Winchester 1892, but the show takes place in the 1870s and 80s. CRACKED.COM

Freaks and Geeks

LINDSAY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP AS A HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER CRACKED.COM But not before she was a performance artist in the Village, says show creator Paul Feig.

True Detective

TRUE DETECTIVE was almost The Murder Ballads. Producer Cary Fukunaga thought True Detective was too pulpy and wanted to call the show The Murder Ballads. Не dropped the idea after recognizing that a more all-inclusive title was needed for an anthology series. CRACKED.COM

Fox News

CRACKED.COM N7 Fox News spread mass misinformation about Mass Effect. A Fox News show claimed in 2008 that the game featured full digital nudity and graphic sex. The claims were sure to enrage viewers- particularly those who grabbed the game to, ahem, do their own research.

The X-Factor

CRACKED JESY NELSON THE X FACTOR Fans were relentless about her appearance and weight. One said, You are the ugliest thing I have ever seen. You don't deserve to be in this band, you deserve to die. After the show she had depression, an eating disorder, and had attempted suicide.

Game of Thrones

Dubrovnik, Croatia GAME OF THRONES CRACKED.COM Residents of the real-world King's Landing say that hordes of tourists have made it feel like living in Disney Land. Shame.

Bates Motel

Bates Motel (2013-2017) CRACKED.COM This Psycho-inspired TV series offered a modern-day prequel to the Hitchcock classic. Setting Bates Motel in a contemporary period and a different town allowed Norman and his mother to explore newer, creepier terrain.

Laugh Tracks

The first laugh track 1950 CRACKED.COM The Hank McCune Show, a TV show about a guy running a variety show, was kind of like an early 30 Rock, except it was cancelled after 3 weeks.

What the Blank!

What The Blank! MICHA ENNIS LAND EAVER 5.75 3.00 This remake of Match Game from the '70s, hosted by Fred Willard, was inexplicably dropped by 3 different networks! CRACKED.COM

Sex and the City

Everyone thought pregnant Charlotte was a red herring. SEX AND THE CITY (2008) CRACKED COM Charlotte was famously unable to get pregnant in the series. So when a pregnant Charlotte was seen filming scenes in NYC, media outlets thought producers were trying to throw fans off the trail.

The Good Place

32 Zombifying Bits of TV Trivia to Help That Drool Drip Out of Your Wide Open Trap

Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter

STARGATE SG.1 Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter: The Stargate program just doesn't get the support it used to from the people in charge. Jacek: Why not? Eureka was the show slated to replace Dr. Bill Lee: Eureka! Stargate SG-1 in SyFy's lineup. CRACKED.COM

The Queen’s Gambit

The pretty big homage to a French artist in THe Queen's GAMBIT When Harmon is adopted and walks into her new home for the first time, Alma (her adopted mother) shows her some Rosa Bonheur prints on the walls. A lot of the French artist's life and struggles show up in the series. Bonheur's mother, for instance, had to raise her alone thanks to an absent dad. Her mother gave piano lessons to make money, and died when Bonheur was still young. CRACKED.COM

Frasier

CRACKED.COM Kelsey Grammer was jealous of the dog on Frasier. A reporter asked Grammer how he felt about the unexpected popularity of Moose, the dog that played Eddie in the show. Grammer went right away on a rant about how the pooch was completely overrated, and wasn't even a real actor. It wasn't the last time he voiced such opinions towards Moose.

Golden Girls

A 25-year old Quentin Tarantino appeared as an Elvis Presley impersonator in one episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS GRAGKED.COM

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- - - UNITED SCOT SCOTT LAND ANDON TI HUNGRY NI NIGHTS PEC - - adidas From Accieio SCOTT SCOTT LA You NDON In season 3, the library is filled with books written by Scott Landon, a fictional character in Stephen King's Lisey's Story. CRACKED.COM

Invader Zim

Movie and TV Aliens Invader Zim Zim was fully conceived in an hour (during a sleepless night). Johnen Vasquez couldn't fall sleep, so he thought up Invader Zim's characters and story beats within an hour's time. CRACKED.COM

Grey’s Anatomy

Dr. Erica Hahn was a breakout character on Grey's Anatomy. But in season 6, she walked out to her car and was never seen again. DE W She was an open lesbian who was involved in a romance with Dr. Torres, who previously had been noncommittal about her sexual orientation. She was dumped from the show without explanation. CRACKED.COM

Danielle Harmon

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS DANIELLE community HARMON ALL 5 Dances At the dance during the season 1 finale, the Dean announces the nominees for the Transfer Dance Queen. One of the names is Danielle Harmon, a shout-out to the show's creator, Dan Harmon. CRACKED COM

The Office

COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM Mike Shur Hated Mose The Office Mike Shur, creator of The Good Place and writer for the office, hated playing Mose. Shur says The joke became with the writers because they knew how much I hated it. Greg Daniels even told Shur he had to grow the Mose beard himself because a prosthetic beard would look fake.

SNL Finland

SNL around the world SNL Finland attempted to entertain Scandinavians with material lifted from the American show. It was canceled after a single season. CRACKED.COM

Stargate

Stargate SG-1 FIRST EPISODE LAST EPISODE CRACKED.COM A reasonably Norse gods kill tech-savvy sci-fi themselves; serial, humans invent somewhat time travel to beholden to the get out of a laws of physics. jam.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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.

Donald Duck

Cell phone use in Sweden drops 28% when an annual Donald Duck Christmas special is aired. CRACKED.COM The 1958 special 'Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas' plays every year at 3 pm on Christmas Eve on Swe- den's main channel, and the whole country seems to tune in to watch.

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