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Swipe, Fuck, Leave - S7-E2

Deliberate mistake: When Dominique is creating a Tinder profile for Fiona (an app Fiona admits she doesn't use), she manages to use Fiona's phone to take a picture of her, create a profile, and quickly get three matches, all within a span of 25 seconds. Downloading the app itself would take longer than 25 seconds, much less agreeing to its terms of service, and verifying the email or phone number associated with the account. (00:45:15 - 00:45:39)

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The Family Business - S1-E9

Trivia: The makeup design worn by the clown that Dexter kills in the flashback is almost exactly the same as Joaquin Phoenix from Joker. Harrison even refers to Dexter being like Batman.

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Trivia: Following the release of the second trailer, Patrick Stewart jokingly denied his involvement in the film, stating that he was at home watching the trailer, so it couldn't have been him, and insisting that someone was impersonating his voice.

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I watched a sitcom in the early 90s, and there was a family attending a school raffle, hoping to win a trip to Disneyland. They placed their ticket in either box 6 or 9 just before the drawing, only to realise they were looking at the number upside down, and they ended up winning therapy sessions, which angered a young girl because, as she put it, "I needed that therapy!" I believe this was part of ABC's TGIF lineup, so it could have been "Going Places" or "Camp Wilder." Anyone know the show?

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Drugs Actually - S5-E11

Question: The Army says Ian could serve 5 years in prison for going AWOL. Given that he fraudulently enlisted at the age of 17, could they actually charge him with going AWOL when he wasn't legally allowed to serve in the military in the first place?

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Deliberate mistake: When Mr. Roboto is offering Austin a mushroom, the subtitles lead Austin to think Mr. Roboto is asking him to eat some shit, until Foxy reveals more of the subtitles to say "Please eat some shitake mushrooms." The correct spelling for this kind of mushroom is "shiitake." They had to cheat on the spelling in order to make the joke work.

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Dick's Ark - S6-E12

Character mistake: Sally tells Dick that he's jealous of her gig as a weather girl because he's never been on TV. However, Dick did appear on TV as a panellist on a talk show highlighting Dr. Strudwick's physics book in the season 4 episode Dick vs. Strudwick. Dick ended up turning the show into a Jerry Springer-like fiasco, and Sally even attended the taping. (00:10:40)

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Trivia: Adrian Hough, who portrays Jean Grey's father, also voiced Nightcrawler in the 90's X-Men animated series.

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Trivia: The role of Raoul was offered to Tool and A Perfect Circle vocalist Maynard James Keenan, the latter whose music video for the song "Judith" David Fincher also directed. Keenan had to decline due to commitments to Tool.

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Trivia: The genesis of the feud between Angier and Borden in the novel is quite different. There, they are not partners, rather Borden exposes Angier as a grifter during a séance, which results in a scuffle that causes a miscarriage for Angier's wife.

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Trivia: During his cameo, Tom Hanks mentions that the U.S. has lost all its credibility and is borrowing some of his. In what can be considered another case of real life mirroring The Simpsons, Joe Biden recruited Tom Hanks in January 2022 to list off his achievements in his first year as President.

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Trivia: Gaspard Ulliel, who portrays Anton Mogart, was involved in a fatal skiing accident the day after the trailer for this series debuted. The third episode is dedicated to his memory.

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Trivia: Joe Gatto left the show in December 2021 due to personal issues, including the dissolution of his marriage.

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Trivia: While filming in a department store, Murr was instructed to hold a bra up to another man for a size measurement. The man did not find it funny and attempted to attack Murr before security intervened. Despite being told it was for a hidden camera show, the man's anger was not assuaged, and he waited for Murr outside the store to confront him again. Murr was able to use an alternate exit.

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Question: Why isn't Chong-Li disqualified for any of the times he puts his hands on the referee?

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Trivia: Ethan Hawke, who portrays Arthur Harrow, was previously considered to play Doctor Strange. Prior to signing on to this show, Hawke for his part said that the superhero genre didn't really appeal to him.

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Trivia: Rider Strong, who had otherwise retired from acting, agreed to reprise his role of Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World under the condition that he be allowed to direct some episodes of this series.

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Trivia: Oscar Isaac is the first actor to be featured in each of the three major film franchises based on Marvel Comics. He portrayed Apocalypse in Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse, voiced Spider-Man 2099 in Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and lastly makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as the title character of this series.

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You Only Move Twice - S8-E2

Trivia: Homer becomes the owner of the Denver Broncos at the end of the episode, much to his chagrin as he preferred to own the Dallas Cowboys and the Broncos are bumbling. In real life, the Broncos won two consecutive Super Bowls not long after this episode aired, while the Cowboys have been mediocre at best since.

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Trivia: David Hasselhoff, who has a brief cameo in this film, previously played Nick Fury in the 1998 made-for-TV movie Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. He had hoped to play the role again in the MCU, even feeling that his portrayal was superior to Samuel L. Jackson's.

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