28 Pieces of TV Trivia We’ve Been Studying With All the Intensity of Goku in That Hyperbolic Time Chamber

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28 Pieces of TV Trivia We’ve Been Studying With All the Intensity of Goku in That Hyperbolic Time Chamber

You know that feeling when you actually feel confident strolling into a final exam? Well, that’s exactly how we feel today. We studied this list of random TV facts all night long, and we honestly feel like we know everything there is to know about TV. 

Check them out now, and you too will know the power that comes with being a TV know-it-all.

The Supernatural

The Supernatural writers put themselves into the show, then mocked themselves for it. In Supernatural, an in-universe author (whose pen name is a combination of two of the show's writers' names) writes about his visions, and they all really happen to the main characters - without his knowledge. At one point, he says, Writing yourself into the story is one thing, but as a prophet? That's, like, M. Night-level douchiness. CRACKED.COM

Archer

COMEDIES that shouldn't have been saved ARCHER undertakes a divisive rebranding. After a Season 4 dip, Season 5 was rebranded as Archer: Vice. Fans thought the new style made it a whole different show. Critics said it wasn't quite on par, but Season 6 got back to business as usual. CRACKED

The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian literally couldn't have been made without fans. The crew ran out of Stormtrooper costumes for a Season 1 scene, so they got in touch with the local of the 501st legion, a group of fans who wear and make super-accurate Stormtrooper costumes. The legionnaires showed up, in their own suits, and played the remaining Stormtroopers. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

30 Rock

30 ROCK VACA JD LIZ LEMON COMPLETELY SKIPS AGE 36 Vis CRACKED.COM

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Jocks playing dorks ALFONSO RIBEIRO considers himself an athlete, playing basketball and golf, and has also raced cars professionally. Не is a scratch golfer, shooting low 70s and high 60s. CRACKED

The Expanse

easter eggstra meanings and references THE Shoutout EXPANSE to Dorie Miller ARRIVALS PUER STELLA DOCKED LANDING TERMINAL A THUTHOSE'S LOTUS ON TIME 6 SHAKA ZULU ON TIME UNN INTREPIO ONLINE UND DORIE MILLER ONTIME In season 5 episode 10, an arrivals log shows the UNN Dorie Miller ship soon to dock. It's a reference to WWII hero Doris Dorie Miller, the Black mess attendant who helped save the lives of many during the Pearl Harbour attack. In 2020 he became the first Black American to have an aircraft carrier named after him. CRACKED.COM

The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Eleneanor's torture - - Her apartment might look pretty chic in season one, but on second glance you can see every piece of furniture was designed to be uncomfortable, and add to her actually being tortured. The Good Place CRACKED.COM

The Sopranos

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CRACKED.COM LIVIA SOPRANO WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE IN THE FIRST SEASON. Söpranos David Chase originally wanted to end season one with Tony killing his mother. Не changed his mind after Nancy Marchand asked him to keep her working while she was battling cancer.

Loki

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE SHOW IS ABOUT IDENTITY AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE. LOK Director Kate Herron says that at its core, the show is about Loki's self-acceptance as a gray-area person. What makes someone truly good or what makes someone truly bad, and are we either of those things? CRACKED.COM

Jim Henson

Jim Henson gave Frank Oz a bizarre Christmas present. One day on the Sesame Street set, Henson asked Oz if he could take a picture of him naked - and Oz said yes. That Christmas, Henson gave Oz an elaborately detailed sculpture of Bert - - but with hollow pupils that contained naked photos of Oz. CRACKED.COM

Freaks and Geeks

BUSY PHILIPPS AND JAMES FRANCO DIDN'T GET ALONG CRACKED.COM Philipps says that Franco was a bully and physically assaulted her on-set.

Two and a Half Men

Worst TV Finales Two and a Half Men Charlie Sheen was absent for the last seasons after a public meltdown. Then, in the last episode, a Sheen stand-in returns home and is crushed by a piano, only for the real Chuck Lorre to say Sheen's Winning! catchphrase (and be crushed by a piano as well). Chuck Lorre CRACKED.COM

Madonna

MADONNA Madonna assured a Tonight Show audience that her awkward set was indeed funny. She's in a constant struggle to wrangle the audience's perception... LRD getting distracted by the confused response to her jokes about being an extremely wealthy person who dates men in their twenties. CRACKED.COM

The Witcher

THE WITCHER Readers of the books would know that Triss declined to take a swim with her fellow sorceresses because she has a lot of scars on her chest that she keeps covered at all times. CRACKED.COM

Star Trek: Prodigy

STAR TREK: PRODIGY Every line spoken by the holodeck crew in episode six was taken from existing Star Trek movies and episodes. CRACKED.COM

Hawkeye

HAWKEYE In episode 5 during the mac-and-cheese scene, Yelena is wearing a black widow spider enamel pin. CRACKED.COM

Peacemaker

PEACEMAKER His house number is 1138, the famous number that represents George Lucas's directorial debut THX 1138. The number also appears in his other films including Star Wars and American Graffiti. CRACKED.COM

Dexter

DEXTER: NEW BLOOD The director paid homage to The Shining during episode 8 by mirroring the hedge maze scene where Danny outwits his dad by making a trail in the snow and then backtracking on his own footprints. Dexter does the same when he's running from Kane in the snow. CRACKED.COM

Psych

Easter Eggs Psych There's a pineapple in every episode. Have fun reenacting Easter with a tropical twist! CRACKED.COM

The Walking Dead

THE WALKING aMC V Frank Darabont wrote insane emails to The Walking Dead producers and writers. Darabont -- the series' first showrunner -- would go nuts when things didn't go the way he wanted, and write emails saying things like There is no writers room, which you know as well as I do. I am the writers room. and I just kept Denise on the phone for 20 minutes making her listen to me scream. CRACKED.COM

Avatar: The Last Airbender

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BENDING ALLOWED FOR CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTION. AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER. The magical manipulation of elements made it possible to have action scenes that were energetic without being violent, as the battles weren't about punching each other. CRACKED.COM

The Simpsons

The Simpsons Movie Russ Cargill was originally supposed to be Hank Scorpio. Producers claim that idea was only taken seriously for about a week, but still hired Hank Scorpio's voice actor, Albert Brooks, to voice Cargill. CRACKED.COM

Top Gear

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson published his bank details in an effort to prove that the idea of identity theft was hyperbolic nonsense. Within days, and without his authorization, Clarkson's was debited £500, payable to the British Diabetic Association. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon was a term used for early movie theaters. I An odeon was any building used for live entertainment in an- cient Greece and Rome. A nickelode- on was a theater that cost a nickel to enter. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The Powerpuff Girls

The 'Powerpuff Girls' were the creator's sophomore project at CalArts, and were originally 'Whoo Stew! Craig McCracken was al- ready making shorts of But- tercup, Bubbles, and Blos- som in school, but at that time they were known as the 'Whoo' Girls who were made with a can of Whoo- instead of Chemical-X. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

King of the Hill

The theme song was some band's sound check. CRACKED.COM The Refreshments, out of Arizona, were asked to submit a demo to Mike Judge. They recorded a live set, and encouraged the crowd to really hoot and holler during their sound check jam, which they named Yahoos and Triangles.

Futurama

BENDER STAYS ALIVE AND IN HIS PRIME. STUDIO 123' Rebirth Bender dances in a place called Studio 122133-the prime factorization of Studio 54. 122133 = 1 x 2 x 27 = 54 CRACKED.COM

Bob’s Burgers

A fan artist scored a staff job. HAD SOMETHING FOR THIS BURGER y CRACKED COM Artist Simon Chong tweeted a 4-minute Bob's Burgers / Archer mashup that he illustrated by hand. The cast and producers loved it so much, they gave him a job as a retake editor and storyboard artist.

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