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Governor Dunston - S7-E2

Trivia: Bryan Cranston, whose biggest role is arguably Walter White from Breaking Bad, makes an appearance in this episode. Matthew Broderick also makes an appearance in this episode, who was the studio's first choice to play Walter White.

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The Beginning of the End - S7-E1

Trivia: Jack mentions that Jonathan was able to come back to 30 Rock because "the grass was not greener on the other side." This was a subtle shot at the show Weeds. The actor playing Jonathan (Maulik Pancholy) was on that show, which was about selling marijuana (grass). When Weeds was canceled, Pancholy came back to resume his role on 30 Rock.

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Stride of Pride - S7-E3

Trivia: Jack's "girlfriend" of sorts introduces Jack (Alec Baldwin) to her other boyfriend, named Ryan. When she is making their introduction to each other, she says "Jack, Ryan." Alec Baldwin played Jack Ryan in The Hunt For Red October.

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Trivia: In one of the courtroom scenes, the judge refers to Sandra Bullock as "Lois Lane." Around the same time this film was being made, Bullock was heavily considered to play the role of Lois Lane in Tim Burton's Superman Lives, but the movie was canceled just weeks before shooting.

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Granite State - S5-E15

Trivia: When Robert Forster (Ed, or "The Disappearer") stops by the cabin to drop off supplies to Walt, he tells Walt that his (Walt's) house has since become somewhat of a tourist attraction, and a fence has been built around it. Funny thing is, in real life that is exactly what has happened to that house since Breaking Bad. Tourists come to that house and take photos, and the owners have had to put up a fence to keep people off their property. Before the fence was put up, some people went so far as to throw a pizza on the roof, like Walt did in a previous episode.

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Trivia: When they are in the board meeting going over the perfume names, Grace Jones whacks Eddie Murphy in the face with a pad of paper. According to the commentary, this was not scripted. Grace Jones ad-libbed the bit, really hitting Eddie, and his reaction is genuine.

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Trivia: When Seth goes into the motel lobby to get a room, we see a shot of Richie waiting in the car. If you look to the far left of the dashboard, you can see a reflection of Red Apple cigarettes, the brand of cigarettes used in all of Quentin Tarantino's movies.

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Trivia: Anthony Daniels once again appears as C-3PO, making him the only actor to be in all Star Wars films. Similarly, C-3PO and R2-D2 are the only characters to appear in all 9 Skywalker saga films. Sadly R2-D2's original actor, Kenny Baker, passed away in 2016.

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Take a Right - S2-E6

Trivia: Minor spoiler: In season 2, Johnny reunites with his old Cobra Kai buddies. One of them, Tommy, has been ill for some time. They go on one last ride together, and by the morning Tommy has died. Robert Garrison, who plays Tommy, went through something very similar. Robert had been ill for some time, and got together with the actors for one last reunion in this episode. He sadly passed away on 9/27/19, just months after the show aired.

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Counterbalance - S1-E5

Trivia: When Daniel goes to talk to Mr. Miyagi at the cemetery, we see that Miyagi was born in June and died in November. Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi, was also born in June, and died in November.

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Trivia: Ted is from Ohio, as is Josh Radnor who plays him. Similarly, Robin is from Vancouver, as is actress Cobie Smulders who plays her.

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Trivia: Salma Hayek plays Kitty Softpaws, the love interest of Puss in Boots, played by Antonio Banderas. Hayek also played the love interest to Banderas in Desperado, and in its sequel (Once Upon A Time In Mexico).

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Trivia: Two of the cast's real-life spouses have recurring roles on the show. Alyson Hannigan is married to Alexis Denisof, who plays Sandy Rivers (the news reporter who works with Robin). Neil Patrick Harris is married to David Burtka, who plays Scooter (the guy who is obsessed with Lily).

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Trivia: After they escape the Cave of Wonders, we come to Aladdin, Genie, Abu and Carpet in the desert. While Aladdin and Genie are talking, Carpet is building a sandcastle. When Carpet is finished, the sand castle is the castle from the Disney opening logo. Carpet even does the arc over the castle, with sand.

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Trivia: Spoiler! At the end of the movie, when the children bury Logan, one of them can be seen holding a Wolverine toy. It is a toy of Wolverine in the yellow suit, which is how he appeared in the comic books.

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Trivia: Apocalypse's followers are referred to as The Four Horsemen in the comic, and there is also a brief mention of it in the movie (when Charles and Alex go to see Moira). The song playing when apocalypse goes to recruit Angel is "The Four Horsemen", by Metallica.

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Trivia: At the end of the movie, when Erik and Charles are saying their goodbyes, Erik asks Charles "Does it ever keep you up at night, the feeling one day they will come for you and your children", to which Charles replies "Yes it does, and I feel a great swell of pity for the poor soul who comes looking for trouble at my school." They have the same conversation, almost word-for-word, at the end of the original X-Men.

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Trivia: Ricky and Bobby go to a place with a sign that says "Luna Restaurant 112" to meet Sean Combs' character. 112 is the name of an R&B group, who got their start by signing with Sean Combs' Bad Boy label.

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Season 1 generally

Trivia: All of Season 1 is shot in Los Angeles, and surrounding areas. When you see skylines of popular cities like Las Vegas and New York, they are digitally added in post-production. Even the shot of Hiro when he first teleports to Times Square was done in Los Angeles using a green screen.

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Collision - S1-E4

Trivia: After Hiro and Ando are in Vegas using Hiro's abilities to "cheat" at gambling, they are riding an escalator dressed in identical suits. This is an homage to Rain Man, when Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman are in Vegas, also using a special ability to gain the upper hand in gambling, and are also in identical suits on the escalator.

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