Jeff Swanson

The Big Heist - S4-E5

Trivia: Arnold is in court and the judge asks the family how they know him. Right after Mr. Drummond says "I'm his father", Willis says "I'm his brother" and puts emphasis on "brother." The reason for this was revealed on a blooper program; in an earlier take, just after actor Conraid Bain said "I'm his father", actor Todd Bridges blurted out "I'm his son."

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The Picture Frame - S2-E2

Trivia: Davy is asked for a "recent picture" and produces a baby picture, presumably of himself. The same picture was used in season 3, episode 5 of Leave It To Beaver, titled "Baby Picture"; only this time it's Beaver's baby picture.

Jeff Swanson

The Kiss And The Kiss-Off - S6-E25

Trivia: During "Tool Time", Tim shows a crayon picture and says it was sent in by a young viewer named Kady Allen. Kady Allen is Tim Allen's real-life daughter.

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Trivia: Trina McGee (then known as Trina McGee-Davis) played Angela, Shawn's teenaged girlfriend. In real life, Trina was then in her 30s, married, and had three children.

Jeff Swanson

The Truth About Honesty - S6-E20

Trivia: Eric is telling lies to impress a girl he's just met. The last one he told, "I'm Batman", in real life wasn't a lie after all. Will Friedle, who played Eric, was doing the voice of Batman in the cartoon series Batman Beyond around the time this episode was taped.

Jeff Swanson

Me and Mr. Joad - S2-E4

Trivia: William Daniels, who played Mr. Feeny, is sitting at the window and says "Ahhh, St. Eligius..." St. Eligius was the name of the hospital in the TV series St. Elsewhere, in which Daniels played Dr. Craig.

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Uncle Billy's Visit - S6-E26

Trivia: William Woodson, who plays the movie theater manager, is a retired voice artist. His voice can be heard narrating during the opening credits of the Odd Couple TV series; he's also done voices for Superfriends and WKRP in Cincinnati.

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Trivia: The series was filmed out of sequence; Fred MacMurray's scenes were filmed first, while scenes without him were filmed later on. This became evident when Dawn Lyn joined the cast as Dodie. Her permanent teeth were still coming in; as a result, her upper front teeth are barely visible in scenes with MacMurray and more prominent in scenes without him - often in the same episode.

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Trivia: An alternate ending to the series finale, "Foreverwood", was filmed in the event that the series was picked up for a fifth season. The alternate ending hints at a reconciliation between Ephram and Madison. This ending was never used as the series was cancelled, but can be seen in the season 4 DVD set.

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Trivia: Michael Gross, who played the father in the show, painted the portrait of the family shown in the opening credits.

Jeff Swanson

My Brother's Girl - S1-E28

Trivia: The sign painted on the model train set reads "J.C. & B.M. R.R.", a reference to producers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher. (00:13:30)

Jeff Swanson

Wally's Girl Trouble - S1-E10

Trivia: Toward the end of the episode, Penny calls Wally and they start to fight over the phone. We hear speeded-up "chipmunk" dialogue to simulate Penny's side of the conversation. The dialogue is actually bits and pieces of Penny's lines from earlier in the episode - complete with the laugh track.

Jeff Swanson

New Neighbors - S1-E6

Trivia: Phyllis Coates, who plays the new neighbor Mrs. Donaldson, played Lois Lane in the first season of the Superman TV series in the 1950s.

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Captain Jack - S1-E3

Trivia: The episode "Captain Jack" was the first time a toilet was shown on TV; the boys buy a baby alligator and Wally is shown putting it in the toilet tank. The network censors were so spooked by the thought of showing a toilet on television that they delayed the episode. And when the censors finally relented, the compromise allowed only the toilet tank to be shown, not the bowl.

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Trivia: None of the kids were allowed to see the chocolate factory set beforehand, so that their looks of surprise upon seeing it were genuine. But Julie Dawn Cole, who played Veruca, recently admitted that when she was on the set a few weeks earlier to record her song, a stagehand let her take a look at it.

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Miniature - S4-E8

Trivia: This was the only hour-long TZ episode never put into syndication. At the time the series was originally syndicated, "Miniature" was involved in a lawsuit due to an earlier script being submitted that dealt with inanimate figures coming to life. The suit claimed that "Miniature" had stolen the idea. The case was dismissed by the initial judge and on appeal, but the damage was done. The episode was aired only twice, on February 21, 1963 and again in 1984 as part of the "Twilight Zone Silver Anniversary Special"; however, the episode is available on DVD and on streaming platforms.

Jeff Swanson

IStart a Fan War - S4-E6

Trivia: There is an establishing shot of downtown Seattle about 10 minutes into the movie. It's an old shot; the Kingdome - which was imploded nearly 11 years ago - is visible in the background.

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Big Days - S6-E1

Trivia: As pointed out by an earlier contributor, the title of the book the girl at the bar is reading changes when Barney and Ted call dibs on her. But the picture shows the title as being "Brideshead Revisted"; "visited" is misspelled.

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Trivia: After Nora bites into the "Food Pocket" and burns her mouth, she walks upstairs saying "Jim Gaffigan was right!" Jim Gaffigan is a comedian known for making fun of Hot Pockets in his stand-up routines.

Jeff Swanson

ICook - S3-E2

Trivia: Sam mentions her Gary Coleman Grill. The (fictional) grill was the focus of a 2004 episode of Drake and Josh, which was also produced by Dan Schneider and featured iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove.

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