32 Bits of TV Trivia That Spilled Out of Our Mouths Like Chiclets After an Anvil Was Dropped on Our Heads

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32 Bits of TV Trivia That Spilled Out of Our Mouths Like Chiclets After an Anvil Was Dropped on Our Heads

Weve said it before, and well say it again, the lack of falling anvils in kids shows these days is quite disheartening. We get it, though: Not-so-smart kids back in our day emulated some of that wackiness and ruined it for future generations. 

But those cartoons are still out there. Just give your kids a little PSA before Daffy Duck takes a shotgun blast to the face. His duck bill will spin around comically but their lips wont.

Some of those aforementioned dummies tried the ol anvil on the noggin gag on us this morning, so while we wait for the paramedics, you check out the sweet TV facts that spilled out of our mouths — and ears.

Jeopardy!

When Oliver Stone appeared on Jeopardy's special DC Power Players tournament in 1997 ... ... $ 4 100 $ 300 $ 15000 جدال عيانا الكمر Daul ي ins Some $400.00 11500. 3kr en НЕ WAS ON ECSTASY. Stone says it helped speed up his reaction time, when hitting the buzzer. It worked. Не beat Wolf Blitzer. CRACKED.COM

Star Trek

Uhura STAR TREK CRACKED.COM Uhura's full name is Nyota Uhura, which is Swahili for Star Freedom. You know, for a series that's meant to show the future, the creators really overestimated the beehive haircut's staying power.

Rio Ferdinand

English soccer player Rio Ferdinand injured his feet when watching TV. Не had to miss two of his team's games due to straining a tendon behind his knee after resting his feet on his coffee table for too long. GRACKED.COM

Totally Minnie!

32 Bits of TV Trivia That Spilled Out of Our Mouths Like Chiclets After an Anvil Was Dropped on Our Heads

Jon Stewart

Sport Celebrities Jon Stewart was a collegiate soccer player for William & Mary. CRACKED.COM

Parks and Recreation

ACTOR: Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation THE IDEA: Andy Dwyer should die in a hot car. The writers were brainstorming a finale, and Pratt suggested that Andy should die in a locked car with the windows rolled up, and April should die of a broken heart. CRACKED.COM

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

ACTOR: Anthony Stewart Head in Buffy THE IDEA: Giles should become a ghost hunter. Head wanted his librarian character to have a spinoff show where he busts ghosts. The idea, he says, is based on the fact that his own home is haunted by a little girl and her nanny. CRACKED.COM

Shaquille O’Neal

SHAQUILLE ONEAL is wandering around in a snowstorm CRACKED.COM Homer and Grandpa find a lost Shaq snowshoeing through the woods. When Homer presses him for help, Shaq insists that he doesn't have any money and flees into the night. Like the best Simpsons cameos, it's brief and it's wierd.

The VMAs

Kanye's I'mma let you finish moment at the 2009 VMAs came after he tried to let himself finish a bottle of Hennessey cognac. Не Не later observed, IfI wasn't drunk, I would have been on stage longer. CRACKED.COM

D’oh!

D'oh! Written in the script as annoyed grunt, voice actor Dan Castellaneta pulled from Laurel and Hardy movies where comic foil Jimmy Finlayson would say D'ooooh. Castellaneta shortened the sound for timing purposes. CRACKED.COM

Orange Is the New Black

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM KATIE HOLMES MIGHT HAVE PLAYED PIPER ON ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. Series creator Jenji Kohan met with Holmes, but, Kohan says, She had other things to do. And also in the beginning, no one knew what this was.

Arthur

In one Arthur episode, the main cast calls out things about the show that don't make sense. ARTHUR ANDY AND COMPANY The cast watches Andy and Company, an obvious parody of Arthur, and makes complaints like: I'd like to know how a mouse has a pet dog. Wouldn't the dog eat him? Arthur says, Andy's not a mouse, he's a ... something. I forget. Andy, a stand-in for Arthur, is an aardvark just like him. CRACKED.COM

Glee

the glee CURSE What should have served as incredible break-out roles for the cast appears to be a foreboding cloud. Since 2013, tragedy has struck the Glee stars an absurd amount of times.

Lost

Lloyd Braun, the former chairman of ABC Entertainment, got the idea for the show Lost after he watched the movie Cast Away. LOST CAST AWAY CRACKED.COM

The O.C.

THE О.С. Kaitlin Cooper CRACKED.COM SHAILENE WOODLEY WILLA HOLLAND Woodley played the role as a recurring character for the first 2 seasons. When they wanted to give the character a bigger role, they also decided to make her a bit older-something they thought Woodley couldn't pull off.

The Fosters

THE FOSTERS Jesus CRACKED.COM JAKE T AUSTIN NOAH CENTINEO Austin ducked out after season 2, and Centineo stepped in partway through season 3. The formula remained the same: hairless dude - shirt + eyebrows = Jesus.

Friends

CRACKED Paul Rudd on Friends. As Phoebe's love interest Mike Hannigan, he said it felt strange coming on so late in the show (Seasons 9 & 10). Не had 16 appearances, including the finale, where they were all emotional, and he just kind of sat back and watched.

Adventure Time

Adventure Time Every episode has a small snail in it. Hidden in all the episodes of the show is a snail that is waving to the audience, usually as a running gag but sometimes hidden on an Easter-egg level. CRACKED.COM

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The end credits include a hidden audio message when played backwards RCG Messages include Sorry for wasting your time and money, but thanks for your money. and They got chicken in Philly. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED.COM

The Simpsons

MARTHA STEWART knows the true meaning of Christmas CRACKED.COM When Marge needs holiday help, Stewart knits a jetpack and soars to Springfield. Reminding Marge that magical memories don't make themselves, she duct-tapes Bart and Milhouse into Nutcracker soldiers.

WWE

Awesome Wrestling Masks Rey Mysterio The most successful masked wrestler to ever wrestle in WWE, Rey Mysterio's mask is iconic on its own but also birthed a number of homages to Batman, Wolverine, Daredevil, and several other comic book characters. CRACKED.COM

Rugrats

Rugrats spoofed a highly sexualized psychological thriller. CRACKED COM In Season 3, Episode 25, Cradle Attraction, a new girl stalks Chuckie in the same manner as Alex (Glenn Close) with Dan (Michael Douglas) in Fatal Attraction. They even replicate a shot from the film.

Modern Family

Alex from Modern Family knows her mother better than her mother realizes. Alex Dunphy @ To: Mom Revised New Updated Version Revamp Nietzsche believed that most culture exists purely to distract us from the truth. If he is to be believed, then the context of Aur experience matters little when compared to the content of our experience. For this reason, I believe Yale will provide the best possible opportunities to expand as a scholar, pupil and person. No institution, however dedicated and prestigious, can instill a desire for betterment where none exists and I know you're not reading this, mom.

Gravity Falls

In the Gravity Falls universe, history books are extremely unreliable. play Once the Aztecs used this titual on a very special dog. This special dog The Arteca that had of years. have many poor ritual unpracticed and cer- Most impres- the of AT hundreds was them befriended a lonely boy who was the for of forming ritual among the a live of wild and welf water boy for his local high school chanting circle the ability sacred so words speak which english dog gave and the around ollamalizli team. After the dog ran onto the court and became a fan play

Dexter

TV Reboots and Revivals Then vs. Now 2006-2013 Dexter Dexter was a highly respected character study, until it became a meandering showcase of villains of the week, and had one of the worst endings ever. The revival was celebrated as a return to form, until Dexter was killed by his own son. Seriously, how do you have two awful endings? Dexter: New Blood 2021-2022 CRACKED.COM

Sherlock

32 Bits of TV Trivia That Spilled Out of Our Mouths Like Chiclets After an Anvil Was Dropped on Our Heads

Ferris

CRACKED.COM In 1990, NBC broadcast a TV series based on Femis Bueller's Day Off, with the setting moved to California and Charlie Schlatter (of 18 Again! non-fame) replacing Matthew Broderick John Hughes had no involvement with the TV show. The first episode featured Schlatter taking a chainsaw to a life-sized cutout of Broderick Even with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a lead-in, the show was cancelled after half a season. Yes, that's youngJennifer Anniston as Jeannie Bueller.

Conan

CRACKED Hosting The Tonight Show has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me-and I just want to say to all the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too. CONAN O'BRIEN

Daredevil

DAREDEVIL HARVEL SEASON 3 1. The only lead actor of color being the only main cast member to die is played out. 2. The narrative sympathy for a deranged stalker is bad now, forget about the future. 3. A lawyer who can only win through punching and black- mail is not the symbol we need at this point. CRACKED.COM

That ‘70s Show

On-Screen Couples That Became Real Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher The two were co-stars on That '70s Show, but didn't begin dating until over 15 years later. They got married in 2015. CRACKED.COM

The Office

COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM Jim Carrey in The Office Universe SUITE RUBEN'S WOOD ELEC. CONT. 100 G W.B. JONES CRESS HEATING & AIR 110 T AVAILABLE E G PHYLL 1400 120 DUNDER MIFFLIN INC. 200 VANCE REFRIGERATION 210 THE SCHRUTE BUILDING UNDER NEW The Office MANAGEMENT Michael loves Jim Carrey as is mentioned in several episodes, including Back from Vacation and New Boss. Yet no one recognized him when Jim Carrey shows up in Search Committee.

The X-Files

Scully gets brain cancer in The X-Files. This uncharacteristically grounded plot was foreshadowed earlier. A nutjob who lobotomized women to free howlers from their brains kidnapped Scully. Не points out where her howler is, and it's where the tumor later appears. CRACKED.COM

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