25 TV Facts That Stretch on About Three Seasons Too Long

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25 TV Facts That Stretch on About Three Seasons Too Long
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The critics might give the last few facts on this list some grief, but we think they’re great. Even if the main character isn’t even in the list anymore, it still found ways to keep us happy. Side character facts deserve some juicy storylines too, ya know? 

We won’t try to influence you though. TV fact enjoyment is subjective, so take a look for yourself and let us know what you think.

Beavis and Butt-Head

Beavis And Butt-Head CRACKED.COM The boys got their first taste of televised idiocy with a series of shorts on MTV's Liquid Television, a collection of animations from indie producers. Their first short is about them brutally murdering increasingly larger defenseless animals.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot

Buffy the vampire slayer There's been a reboot in the works for years. No one involved in the original film or the television series is interested, though. CRACKED.COM

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Making A Murderer

The Netflix series, Making A Murderer, had many viewers convinced that Manitowoc officials framed Steven Avery for murder as retaliation for a civil l

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg wanted to make an off-set change on Buffy. When they asked her if she has any regrets about the show, she just said she wishes she'd stolen more things from the set. CRACKED.COM

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

SNL

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM MICHAEL CHE PITCHED A RACIALLY SPECIFIC JOKE ABOUTTHE AVENGERS FOR SNL. And, well, it didn't air. As he describes it, it was about the Avengers accidentally killing an unarmed Black teenager, and for obvious reasons, there's no way that's going on .

Boston Legal

JAMES SPADER BOSTON LEGAL CRACKED COM A younger, more trim Spader brought his magnetic energy to roles in Stargate and Secretary, before joining the frenetic, courtroom drama Boston Legal. Spader's unique and commanding voice has been a mainstay in TV for years, with roles in The Office and The Blacklist.

Samurai Jack

A 1960s Japanese animated movie inspired the show Samurai Jack. SAMURAI JACK It's called The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon, and Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky said it had what he wanted for that show: A lot of lighting and mood...very little dialogue, about the action, simple stories, and the character. CRACKED.COM

Stranger Things

For Stranger Things, Dacre Montgomery would pace for hours. There are some pretty intense moments with Billy in Stranger Things, and I can't leave with the character, so I'll come to set eight hours before call, and I'll just pace the soundstage for hours, get in the world, he said. CRACKED.COM

My Name Is Earl

Catalina's Spanish rants actually break the fourth wall. MY NAME IS EARL When she is seemingly telling off Joy, she's actually addressing the audience and saying things like: With this we conclude our first Earl season. We are very grateful for your support and we look forward to seeing you next fall. CRACKED.COM

Kevin Can Wait

CRACKED Kevin Can Wait insensitively killed off Erinn Hayes. Hayes played Kevin's wife Donna for all of Season 1, but was cast aside for Leah Remini. Fans were upset that her death was only mentioned in one line (that was capped with a corny joke), and the show was canceled shortly after. Sevent Form

The Simple Life

That's Hot Paris Hilton reveals that her Simple Life catchphgrase was originally something her sister Nicky used to say a lot. Paris took it and trademarked it. CRACKED.COM

Will & Grace

There are only three sitcoms where each of the main cast has won an Emmy. The Golden Girls, All in the Family, and Will and Grace are the only sitcoms where every performer in the main cast won at least one Emmy. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The Crown

As in The Crown, Princess Diana roller-skated through Kensington Palace. In real life, she probably kept to the palace's less glamorous parts, where it might have been easier to skate-but that wouldn't have made for good TV. CRACKED.COM

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

CRACKED BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER The cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' got back together in 2019 in Portland and fans were over the moon! The show ran from 1996 to 2003 and people still love seeing the Buffy gang together again, just like when they were fighting vampires.

Jim Henson

Jim Henson made his first Kermit puppet using his mother's old coat. CRACKED.COM The original Kermit from Sam and Friends was made from a green coat discarded by Jim Henson's mother and his eyes were each one half of a ping pong ball.

Twin Peaks

CRACKED.COM DE - Twin Peaks David Lynch cast the Log Lady 13 years before the first episode aired. Catherine Coulson got her start as an actor in Lynch's Eraserhead. During the shoot, Lynch told to her, Someday, I'll do a series and you'll play a girl with a log.

Bridgerton

In the Bridgerton books, Simon and Daphne's quarrel about kids is much worse. Simon doesn't want kids, so Daphne rapes him one night when he's drunk and half-asleep, and makes sure he doesn't pull out. CRACKED.COM

21 Jump Street

JOHNNY DEPP 21 JUMP STREET CRACKED.COM It just started to become false. It started to become this action-packed can of soup, you know? Depp got so sick of Jump Street that he trashed his trailer in an attempt to get action-canned.

Johnny Carson

Recurring at Late Night Johnny Carson featured a ton of magicians Originally wanting to be a magician, his first performance was as The Great Carsoni at age 14. Не used the show to feature dozens of magicians, and show off his own talents. CRACKED

Andrew W.K.

CRACKED ANDREW W.K.'S RADIO SHOW ON GLENN BECK'S NETWORK. In 2015, he hosted a free-form radio show called America W.K. on Glenn Beck's conservative-leaning network, The Blaze. Не covered topics like depression, the human spirit, and his experience almost becoming U.S. cultural ambassador to Bahrain.

Mike Tyson

cartoon celebrities Mike Tyson 0 Mike Tyson The boxer solves mysteries with his adopted daughter, a talking pigeon, and the ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, in a parody of '70s Hanna-Barbera show. CRACKED COM

The Simpsons

QUENTIN TARANTINO gave a yes-and-no response CRACKED.COM Yes: Tarantino agreed to his likeness being used for an Itchy and Scratchy Reservoir Dogs takeoff. No: Не wouldn't voice his cartoon likeness because he didn't want to say what have him saying.

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody got excited (and racist) when introducing Sean Paul on SNL. CRACKED.COM The actor decided the best way to introduce the act was by mumbling We got the whole family in the house in a wig and Jamaican accent. Не also introduced Sean John by mistake.

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