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18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Pop Quiz - S2-E20

Trivia: This episode marks the first appearance of Mr. Turner's apartment. While recapping the episode on the Pod Meets World podcast, Rider Strong said he had absolutely no recollection of this set, even though Shawn would live there for several seasons.

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18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19

Trivia: Nancy Kerrigan's appearance in this episode came about because she had recently signed a deal with Disney to appear in various productions, and Disney reached out to the producers of this show to suggest coming up with a storyline that she could appear in.

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18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

18th May 2023

Full House (1987)

Trivia: Stephanie's catchphrase "How rude" was just meant to be a throwaway line. Jodie Sweetin's reading of it lead to it becoming a permanent fixture in the show.

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18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

18th May 2023

Dead Ringers (2023)

Show generally

Deliberate mistake: Identical twins Beverly and Elliot have the exact same beauty mark on their faces, roughly on the smile line directly across from the right nostril. Identical twins don't share features like that.

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Drive, Drive, Drive - S9-E3

Trivia: Upon completing the punishment in which Q had to deliver food to his friends while the animatronic puppets in the car sang a 15-second song on a loop for 11.5 hours, he abandoned the car and got a ride home. The other Jokers instructed the driver of that car to play the same song the entire time Q was in the car.

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18th May 2023

Iron Man (1994)

Show generally

Other mistake: Despite being in the same continuity as the 1992 X-Men animated series, this show depicts Bill Clinton as President of the United States, while in X-Men, the President is Robert Kelly.

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18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Trivia: According to producer David Kendall, network executives did not like the name of the show and wanted it to be changed beginning with the second season, with "Cory's World" being one of the suggestions.

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18th May 2023

Game of Thrones (2011)

18th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Trivia: Phineas Mason is considerably younger here than his comics counterpart. In the comics, Mason, who goes by the codename Tinkerer, is an elderly man.

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Trivia: Chukwudi Iwuji's casting as the High Evolutionary was met with backlash by some fans, because the character is white in the comics. Director James Gunn clapped back against these fans and stated he chose who he felt was the best actor for the role.

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13th May 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Trivia: This was originally filmed in 2018 and meant for a 2019 release. However, the film lost its distributor and was delayed until February 2020, one week before the COVID-19 pandemic, which derailed its theatrical run.

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Trivia: Quill's father in the comics is not Ego, but rather a character named J'son of Spartax. Director James Gunn made the change for the film because he isn't a fan of the latter.

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Trivia: Quill's grandfather is named Jason. This is likely a reference to J'son of Spartax, who is Quill's father in the comics.

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