Trivia: Much like how "Weird Al" Yankovic has made a career out of parodying popular songs, this film is a parody of biopics, and is not meant to be seen as an accurate retelling of his life (he never hooked up with Madonna or had a drinking problem, for example).
Phaneron
5th Sep 2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
26th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: When Topanga says "I will only answer to the name," and then proceeds to growl, after the laugh track dissipates, you can hear members of the production crew laughing. Apparently this scene was not filmed in front of an audience due to the amount of chaos being filmed, which is why the laughter of the crew is audible. (00:13:30)
26th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: Stuart Minkus' name was originally Stuart Lempke. They had to change his name on short notice because through the legal process of name clearance, they discovered there was a real person named Stuart Lempke who also happened to be living in Philadelphia, where the show takes place. Rather than getting the man's permission to use his name or risk being sued by him, they opted to change the name.
26th Aug 2022
Ghostwriter (1992)
Trivia: The series was cancelled before the kids were able to learn who Ghostwriter was in his previous life. Producer Kermit Frazier revealed in 2010 that Ghostwriter was a runaway slave during the Civil War who was hunted down and killed while teaching other runaway slaves to read in the woods, and that his soul became trapped in the book that he emerged from Jamal's basement.
26th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Cory's Alternative Friends - S1-E4
Trivia: When Cory has curlers in his hair in an attempt to restore it to its curly state, Eric takes a Polaroid picture of him. Will Friedle revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that he actually kept the pictures used for the filming of this scene and found them in his childhood bedroom ahead of discussing the episode.
26th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
26th Aug 2022
Dexter (2006)
26th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: Rider Strong revealed that his hair had to be straightened for Shawn's signature hairstyle, as his hair is more wavy in real life. He also stated that he got the look when, ahead of auditioning for the Boy Meets World pilot, Marla Sokoloff, Larisa Oleynik and a couple other girls that lived in the same complex as him decided to "take over his hair," which he believes was to make him look similar to Christian Slater.
26th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: According to the Pod Meets World podcast, it was thought that one of the reasons that Minkus was dropped from the show after season 1 was because ABC already had a hugely popular nerd character in their TGIF lineup with Steve Urkel, and they didn't want to have an Urkel 2.0. Minkus actor Lee Norris revealed he was in the room when the decision was made, and it was because they were going to age up the child characters closer to their actual ages, and his short stature was problematic.
26th Aug 2022
Home Improvement (1991)
Trivia: Tim Allen has expressed a desire for the show to have a revival. However, instead of consisting of numerous episodes like other sitcom revivals have done, it would be a one-off one or two-hour special. The idea of a movie has also been floated. The opening would see the characters attending Wilson's funeral, as Earl Hindman, who played Wilson, died in 2003. The final season of Allen's other popular sitcom, Last Man Standing, confirmed Wilson's death.
21st Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: According to the Pod Meets World podcast, the ethnic slur that Linda is called was originally in the episode's script. Ben Savage had never heard the word before and mispronounced it at the table read. The slur was ultimately removed from the script, likely at the request of the studio, though the different ethnic slur directed towards Shawn strangely made into the episode. Cory later mispronounces "antisemitism" later in the episode, and Will Friedle pondered that Ben's mispronounciation of the Asian slur at the table read was the reason for that.
18th Aug 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Trivia: According to Chadwick Boseman's family, Marvel had his blessing to recast the role of T'Challa. However, Marvel decided to retire the character instead to honor his legacy.
17th Aug 2022
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
15th Aug 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Trivia: Jamie Foxx apparently didn't know that Tobey Maguire's and Andrew Garfield's returns were meant to be a secret, and he nearly spoiled it by taking a picture of the two together with Tom Holland and posting it on Instagram before a crewmember stopped him.
11th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Killer Bees - S1-E5
Trivia: Eric ranting about his parents' behavior at the Aerosmith concert was actually Will Friedle's audition scene.
11th Aug 2022
The Human Centipede (2009)
11th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Cory's Alternative Friends - S1-E4
Trivia: Marla Sokoloff, who has brief appearance in this episode, originally auditioned for the role of Topanga.
11th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
Killer Bees - S1-E5
Trivia: The audience reaction to Minkus name-dropping Beavis and Butt-head was so strong that they decided to name-drop them again when filming Cory's Alternative Friends.
11th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
11th Aug 2022
Boy Meets World (1993)
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