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3rd May 2019

The Addams Family (1964)

Trivia: Thing's full name is Thing T. Thing. The T stands for "Thing."

23rd Apr 2019

Risky Business (1983)

Trivia: The sales of Ray-Ban Wayfarer skyrocketed 2,000% after the movie's release.

15th Apr 2019

Columbo (1971)

Trivia: Peter Falk's real-life wife appeared in 6 episodes, each time as a different character.

15th Apr 2019

My Three Sons (1960)

Trivia: The show moved to CBS after ABC refused to finance the higher cost of filming in color.

15th Apr 2019

Columbo (1971)

Trivia: Columbo's wardrobe for the show was Peter Falk's own clothes.

9th Apr 2019

Lassie (1954)

Trivia: All the Lassies were actually male dogs.

26th Mar 2019

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

Trivia: Six cast members played forty characters.

13th Mar 2019

Moby Dick (1956)

Trivia: The fake white whale used kept sinking, breaking, and had to be continuously rebuilt, leading to budget overruns and schedule delays.

13th Mar 2019

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Trivia: The Boy Scouts of America objected to having their name used, therefore they used the fictitious name of the Boy Rangers.

13th Mar 2019

From Russia With Love (1963)

Trivia: Daniela Bianchi was only 21, making her the youngest actress to play a leading Bond girl in the franchise.

13th Mar 2019

From Russia With Love (1963)

Trivia: The knife shoe used by Rosa Kleb is an actual weapon used by the KGB.

13th Mar 2019

From Russia With Love (1963)

Trivia: Sean Connery called this his favorite Bond film.

12th Mar 2019

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Twenty-Two - S2-E17

Trivia: Barbara's fall on the tarmac wasn't in the script, but they kept it in anyway.

12th Mar 2019

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Little Girl Lost - S3-E26

Trivia: The inspiration for The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror VI segment "Homer3."

10th Mar 2019

Star Trek (1966)

This Side of Paradise - S1-E25

Trivia: James Doohan does not appear in this episode.

10th Mar 2019

Moby Dick (1956)

Trivia: Orson Welles wrote his own scenes.

26th Feb 2019

The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Little People - S3-E28

Trivia: The weapons and giants' uniforms were reused from the movie Forbidden Planet.

24th Feb 2019

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Trivia: Future Star Trek cast members William Shatner, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, and George Takei all appear in at least one episode of The Twilight Zone.

23rd Feb 2019

MAS*H (1972)

Trivia: Radar and Franks Burns in real life were just the opposite of the characters they played on the show.

23rd Feb 2019

Star Trek (1966)

Trivia: First episode where photon torpedoes were used.

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