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Trivia: Instead of accepting a salary for the film, Carrie Fisher requested that they purchase her a set of antique beaver furniture that she had her eye on for 6 months.

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Trivia: The studio did not want Jason Mewes to play Jay, even though the character is based on him, reasoning that Mewes wasn't a legitimate actor. Seth Green and Breckin Meyer were brought in to audition for the part. Green told Kevin Smith that he didn't want the part because he felt it belonged to Mewes. The studio agreed to let Mewes film some scenes and ended up approving his casting after Smith sent some dailies to them.

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Trivia: Andre the Giant was provided with an ATV to make it easier for him to get around the filming locations. Cary Elwes said Andre would occasionally ruin takes by riding his ATV in front of the camera, and crewmembers would try to chase him down.

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Trivia: Emilio Rivera was made an honorary member of Bikers Against Child Abuse for his role in this series.

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Trivia: Will Friedle said he was approached by Michael Jacobs towards the end of season one and told that he was gaining too much weight, following the filming of a scene where he hops over a fence. He attributed this to having a case of Coke placed in his trailer every morning that would be gone by the end of the day. He proceeded to slim down ahead of filming for season two.

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Trivia: Will Friedle once received a phone call from a Disney executive inquiring about a pair of black dress socks worn by Eric, to which he told them he didn't have them.

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Class Pre-Union - S1-E9

Trivia: Guest star Jim Abbot reportedly didn't know he was going to be appearing in this episode. He thought he was just there to visit the set and meet the cast and crew. He became extremely nervous when he arrived, and they just handed him a script. Rider Strong speculated it was a miscommunication, as the producers probably asked him to make an appearance, which Abbot misinterpreted as visiting.

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Trivia: This film marks the live-action debut for Namor, more than 83 years after his comics debut. He was originally supposed to be a member of the Illuminati in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, according to writer Michael Waldron, but that appearance was scrapped since Marvel had different plans for him.

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Trivia: Betsy Randle revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that her recurring role on Home Improvement is what secured her getting the role of Amy Matthews for this show.

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Trivia: Betsy Randle was considered for the role of Jill. They liked her enough to later cast her as Jill's friend Karen.

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Trivia: Danielle Fishel and Matthew Lawrence dated around the filming of season six. Fishel said they both kept the relationship quiet, as they didn't want it to be a big deal on the set.

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Trivia: Danielle Fishel revealed in 2022 to an incredulous Rider Strong that she had a crush on him through the show's first two seasons.

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Trivia: The friendship handshake between Cory and Shawn was created by Ben Savage and Rider Strong themselves. Strong said they created it as a handshake for their real-life friendship and didn't intend for it to end up on the show as well.

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Trivia: Rider Strong kept the leather jacket worn by Shawn after the show ended. He says someone stole it out of his car a couple years later. A fan found a replica of the jacket, and it was presented to him at a fan event in Philadelphia. He ended up leaving it on the shuttle bus on his way to the airport after the event. He sarcastically feels owning such a jacket is a curse. He also claims to have stolen the painting that was in the college student union set.

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Trivia: One of the drawers in the Matthews' kitchen was filled with candy for the cast to eat, as the parents of the child cast members reportedly asked for craft services to not have excessive junk food provided to them.

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Trivia: The first fan mail that Danielle Fishel received for this show ended up being from a stalker pretending to be a younger girl.

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Trivia: The other side of the staircase in the Matthews' kitchen set became a place for cast and crew to discard their chewing gum.

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Trivia: Rider Strong met and dated Rachael Leigh Cook after she attended a taping of the show.

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Train of Fools - S3-E10

Trivia: During a run-through, Danielle Fishel sliced open her shin on a piece of metal sticking out of one of the subway train seats. Despite having blood pouring down her leg, she didn't tell anyone and continued with the scene.

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Danger Boy - S2-E16

Trivia: Ben Savage injured his crotch rehearsing the roller coaster scene and had to be taken to the hospital.

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