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6th Oct 2025

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Trivia: When the movie is shown on broadcast TV, the last four digits of Max Dennison's phone number written on his note to Alison are blotted out and unreadable. On streaming and cable TV, the numbers are intact and are "9142."

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Trivia: Legendary actor Charles Grodin has an uncredited bit part as the drummer boy of the ship that gets attacked by the Nautilus.

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Trivia: When Larry escapes into the elevator after being chased by the exhibits when they came to life, check out the poster on the wall of the elevator to Larry's left: a poster of sea life invertebrates with the title, "Spineless," which reflects Larry's fright, lack of bravery, and fear of what just happened to him.

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Firefall - S1-E6

Trivia: Tom Berenger has a non-speaking role as one of the couple going up for a swim in the pool and discovering the charred body of one of the victims of the Doppelgänger.

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Trivia: Each episode has Kolchak coming into conflict with a different captain of the Chicago Police Department.

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Chopper - S1-E15

Trivia: The name "Backus" is written on a tarp in the Cook County Warehouse that Kolchak is investigating. Jim Backus guest-starred in this episode as a motorcycle dealer.

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Trivia: Look at the spaceship at the top of the junk pile behind the leader of the Intergalactic Society of Superior Beings. It is the same spaceship that scoops up Brian from "Monty Python's Life of Brian."

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Trivia: When the hobo puts on the Santa cap, he is imitating the mechanical Santa the kids saw in the window of Herpolsheimer's department store.

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23rd Oct 2021

Guns of Navarone (1961)

Trivia: Peter Grant, future manager of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin, had an uncredited bit part in this movie playing a British commando.

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Trivia: In the film, the German commander, played by Robert Shaw, is ecstatic about using the new Tiger tanks in the attack. However, Jochen Peiper, the real commander Shaw is based on, did not want to use Tigers as they were too slow and used up huge amounts of fuel. Peiper preferred to use Panthers and MK IV tanks, but was pressured to use the Tigers for political, propaganda and morale purposes.

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1st May 2020

The Invaders (1967)

7th Feb 2020

The Shadow (1994)

Trivia: Director Russell Mulcahy manages to insert his name in this movie: Lamont Cranston's butler is addressed as "Russell" by Margo Lane at Cranston's residence, and there is a delivery truck with the name "Mulcahy" emblazoned on the side of the vehicle.

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30th Jul 2019

Time Tunnel (1966)

30th Jul 2019

Time Tunnel (1966)

13th Jul 2019

Time Tunnel (1966)

19th Jun 2019

Gilligan's Island (1964)

Up at Bat - S3-E1

Trivia: During Gilligan's vampire dream, the characters are gathered at Belfrey Hall, a play on the phrase, "Bats in the belfry", an insult for describing someone who is crazy.

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3rd Jun 2019

Time Tunnel (1966)