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Wake up, Little Cory - S2-E7

Trivia: After the introduction of Harley Keiner, and his role in this episode in particular, Will Friedle's father was afraid that the character was being positioned to be an updated version of the Fonz who would have frequent interactions with Cory, and as a result, Eric would either be scaled back or dropped from the show entirely. He even said that his father, who is a lawyer, was so livid over the idea that he contacted his agent to make sure it wouldn't happen.

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Trivia: Aside from a handful of episodes from season 1, Rider Strong never watched this show until 2022, largely due to his own insecurities about watching his performances.

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Trivia: Prior to being cast as Mr. Turner in season 2, Anthony Tyler Quinn was asked to read for the part of Alan when the cast of the show was first being filled out. Quinn previously worked with producer Michael Jacobs on a show called Black Sheep.

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Trivia: Waymond's line to Evelyn "Your clothes never wear as well the next day. Your hair never falls in quite the same way" are lyrics from the song "Absolutely (Story of a Girl) " by Nine Days. A cover version of the song can faintly be heard on the radio around 42 minutes into the film.

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Trivia: The much anticipated return of Henry Cavill as Superman ended up being all for naught, as Cavill was dropped from the role several weeks later as part of Warner Bros.' plan to scrap the DCEU in its current form and start over.

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Trivia: Of the 15 characters adapted from the game, only 5 are portrayed by actors of the same ethnicity or nationality: Chun Li, Ken, Balrog, Dhalsim, and T. Hawk.

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An Older Woman - S7-E13

Trivia: In this episode, it's mentioned that Tim is 3 years older than Jill. In real life, Patricia Richardson is 2 years older than Tim Allen.

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Trivia: Despite playing mother and the middle child of five daughters, Polly Holliday is only 13 years older than Patricia Richardson.

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Trivia: This film inspired former child actor Ke Huy Quan to return to acting, citing "fear of missing out."

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Trivia: The crate behind Madonna when she is tied up at Pablo Escobar's compound has the number 27 on it. The use of the number 27 is a recurring gag in "Weird Al" Yankovic's music.

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Losing My Religion - S7-E8

Trivia: Dan Aykroyd appears in this episode as Reverend Mike Webber, his character from the short-lived sitcom Soul Man.

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Trivia: In 2022, this film was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. It is only the third superhero film to be inducted, following Superman and The Dark Knight.

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Trivia: Citizen Dick's song "Touch Me I'm Dick" is a parody of the Mudhoney song "Touch Me I'm Sick."

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The Tool Man Delivers - S6-E9

Trivia: The shot of a flame-engulfed Tim being thrown from an exploding building in the epilogue is footage from the film Darkman.

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Arrivederci, Binford - S3-E5

Trivia: It's mentioned that John Binford died of a heart attack. Noble Willingham, who played Binford, also died of a heart attack.

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Trivia: The infamous scene where Patrick Bateman kills Paul Allen while discussing Huey Lewis and the News was recreated by Huey Lewis himself in the role of Bateman, with "Weird Al" Yankovic being his victim as revenge for parodying his song "I Want a New Drug."

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Model Family - S1-E15

Trivia: When Eric is dumped into the tub of butter, Will Friedle actually tried to continually force himself further into the liquid, because the lobster suit he was wearing was buoyant. (00:19:44)

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Trivia: Patton Oswalt was originally supposed to play Dr. Demento, but he broke his foot the day before filming began.

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Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19

Trivia: Will Friedle has said that for the dream sequence with Nancy Kerrigan, they dyed his hair to match the ice-skating double's hair, instead of the other way around, likely because it is easier to darken someone's hair than it is to lighten it. Friedle wondered why they didn't just have him and the double wear beanies to cover their hair instead of sending him to a salon in Lake Placid to get his hair dyed.

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Trivia: After landing the role of Eric, Will Friedle and his dad walked around Universal CityWalk Hollywood, where they ran into Jason Marsden, who was also up for the role of Eric. Marsden turned to his two friends and said "This is the prick who stole my job," which Friedle's dad finds to be hilarious.

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