25 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About TV For Tuesday, December 16

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25 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About TV For Tuesday, December 16
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The funniest thing about pre-show recaps is that they almost always tip you off about what’s coming next. Sure, most of the time, the “Previously on…” montage usually sticks to recent plot points, but every now and then they slip in a random line or a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it interaction from two seasons ago… and suddenly you realize that tiny moment was actually a big deal all along! All of your theory crafting with your coworkers, suddenly down the drain. 

Well, previously on Trivia Nuggets, we dove into some TV facts and this time, we’ve got even more. Fresh, totally different, and one hundred percent true. 

Twin Peaks

BOB became a character on Twin Peaks by accident. Frank silva was working as the set dresser on the pilot episode when his image got caught on camera.

A lot of this show was just David Lynch making up plots and characters on the spot! Happy accidents.

Daphney and Fez

Daphney maybe hooked up with Fez. CRACKED CON Grey DeLisle is probably best known for voicing Daphne on Scooby Doo, and has also voiced Catwoman and The Fairly Odd Parents' Vicky. But she also had a turn as a high school teacher in That 70's Show where it's kind of implied

Zach Braff

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ZACH BRAFF DIRECTED AN EPISODE. TED LASSO Braff happened to be in London while the show was being filmed so executive producer Bill Lawrence (with whom he worked with on Scrubs) invited him to direct an episode. Braff directed Biscuits, the show's second episode. CRACKED.COM

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My Hero Academia

May on hulu May 23 My Hero Academia Season 5 Deku is a pejorative term in Japanese, which translates as puppet. However, Midoriya embraces the name because it is similar to dekiru (to be able to do), remarking on his determination. CRACKED.COM

I wonder how many other puns or references the average English-speaking viewer misses while watching anime. 

Source: Screen Rant

The Queen’s Messenger

The Queen's Messenger 1928 CRACKED.COM The first televised drama was broadcast on September 11, 1928, from Schenectady, New York. It was a radio drama that was adapted for this new-fangled thing called television.

Source: PBS

Stan Lee Wrote ‘50s TV

JOAN LEE SAYS STAN WROTE FOR EARLY 73 TELEVISION CRACKED.COM IN FACT. IN THE LATE 1950S. STAN CLAIMED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES. THOUGH ITS DOCUMENTS AREN'T 100% COMPLETE, THE ACADEMY HAS NO RECORD OF STAN EVER BEING A MEMBER.

Bulba

BILL HICKS was in a sitcom? BULBA BILL HICKS CORPORAL, U.S.A.C CRACKED.COM Yep. Or at least, a sitcom pilot. Bulba was a made-up island near India and Hicks worked in its goofy U.S. embassy. The counterculture comic played Phil, a bumbling marine who didn't wear pants. Maybe it's a good thing that ABC passed.

House of the Dragon

Pop culture inspirations House of the Dragon Director Greg Yaitanes watched HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON to prepare for the dragon fight inthe Season 1 finale. Не took inspiration from the film's cinematography for the scene. CRACKED

And that one dragon fight scene in House of the Dragon is probably one of the only good things about that show. 

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 Mandalorian

CRACKED.COM Behind the scenes The Mandalorian ILM's Stagecraft features LED screens surrounding the cast- with the filmmakers having the ability to digitally alter the background in real-time.

Succession

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE ROLE OF COUSIN GREG IN SUCCESSION MIGHT'VE GONE TO KIERAN CULKIN. They asked me to read for Greg. I knew I was wrong... normally ... I would be like, 'OK, I'm not right for the part, I'm going to close it, I'm going to continue reading on,' but I just kind of liked the script, so I read on ...

Halo Infinite

THE SESAME STREET EASTER EGG IN HALO INFINITE CRACKED.COM men OSCAR'S HOUSE The urban-themed map has an alleyway featuring two dumpsters with one tagged as Oscar's House. It's the only trash can with that tag, and it of course refers to Oscar the Grouch.

That is wholesome and adorable. 

William Shatner and the Star Trek Cast

SHATNER EVERYBODY STAR TREK CRACKED.COM SHATNER WOULD PRETEND NOT TO KNOW GEORGE TAKEI ON THE STAR TREK SET AND HAD LONG-RUNNING FEUDS WITH JAMES SCOTTY DOOHAN AND WALTER CHECKOV KOENIG. LEONARD NIMOY, WHO SHATNER CONSIDERS HIS BEST FRIEND, STOPPED SPEAKING TO HIM FOR THE LAST YEARS OF HIS LIFE.

Everybody Loves Raymond

CRACKED EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND Before landing on the Love, alternative titles were That Raymond Guy, Lucky Raymond, Nice Going, Raymond, and Um, Raymond.

Star Trek

KB46 Ch Lonk sa FUNNY VIDEOS E CRAGKEDCOM In 2010, the IRS commissioned videos parodying Star Trek and Gilligan's Island to air at a training contest. The Trek one, at least, offered zero training information, So the IRS's initial defense of it failed, and they apologized.

Source: AP

Will Smith

Will Smith is now older than James Avery (Uncle Phil) was at the beginning of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Time flies when you're having fun, I guess. 

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