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Mr. Monk Is Underwater - S7-E5

Trivia: A collision like the one described in this episode has actually happened. On 8 January 2005, the USS San Francisco (SSN-711) collided with a sea mount in the vicinity of the Caroline Islands. Out of a complement of 12 officers and 115 enlisted, 98 men were injured (some more seriously than others) and one was killed. The submarine was almost lost. The sub's captain was reprimanded and relieved of command. Repairs to the sub took over three years and cost $79 million.

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Trivia: Sarah Jane is supposed to be a light-skinned African-American who "passes for white," but, ironically, the actress who plays her is the daughter of a Caucasian father and a Hispanic mother.

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Trivia: Throughout the series, nearly every Law Enforcement Officer with whom Jessica interacts is either conceited, arrogant, narcissistic, rude, incompetent, ignorant, stupid, or some combination thereof.

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To Kill a Legend - S11-E3

Trivia: During the Revolutionary War era, Maine was part of Massachusetts, even though it was physically separated from Massachusetts proper by New Hampshire. Maine did not become a separate state until 1820.

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Trivia: In the explosion that kills Mariko, Blackthorne is temporarily blinded; but in the novel, the explosion makes him deaf, which actually makes more sense.

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Trivia: In the novel, in the fight at the boom, many American sailors are injured, but Harris is the only one killed. Then, in the final confrontation at China Light, Jameson and Holman are the only ones killed; even the captain escapes, despite having been wounded at the boom. In addition, there is a third American missionary at China Light, a young man who escapes and (by implication) ends up with Shirley.

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Trivia: A number of the actors portraying police officers, suspects, and others have a southern accent, even though the show is set in Colorado. That is due to the fact that, although establishing shots were filmed in Colorado Springs, the reenactments were filmed in Tennessee, to save on costs.

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The Gun - S1-E15

Trivia: In this episode, the murder victim's name is given as Reiko Hashimoto, and at one point, Gannon shows Friday a couple of photographs of her. Reiko Hashimoto was the maiden name of Reiko Douglas, the wife of comedy writer, author, and perennial talk show guest Jack Douglas, and the photographs used are of her.

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Trivia: In the "Let's go to the Movies" prologue number at the theater, one of the lines is: "Only happy endings, that's our guarantee," but then they show "Camille," which has a very sad and depressing ending.

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Trivia: Thomas Heggen wrote the novel "Mister Roberts" based on his wartime experiences on two Navy cargo ships, U.S.S. Virgo (AKA-20) and U.S.S. Rotanin (AK-108). The Virgo was an attack cargo ship, designed for use in amphibious assaults, and saw quite a bit of action. In the movie, U.S.S. Hewell (AKL-14) was used as the fictional Reluctant. The Hewell was a light cargo ship, designed for coastal operations. A basic comparison of the three ships follows: Hewell/Reluctant: 176 feet long, 500 tons, 26 crew (not 62, as stated in the movie.) Rotanin: 441 feet long, 4000 tons, 206 crew Virgo: 460 feet long, 6500 tons, 404 crew.

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Trivia: The hull number given the submarine in the movie, 593, was the hull number of the U.S.S. Thresher, a nuclear attack (not missile) submarine that sank at sea on 10 April 1963, with the loss of all 129 on board.

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Trivia: The submarine used in the movie as a (supposed) nuclear submarine was the U.S.S. Ronquil (SS-396), a WWII Balao-class diesel-electric submarine that had received a GUPPY IIA conversion. The number painted on the sail (509) was selected because it was from a block of hull numbers canceled at the end of WWII and never used.

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Trivia: When Rhett pulls up in front of the house where Scarlett, Melanie, and Prissy are waiting, he says to the horse, "Whoa, Marse Robert!" Marse Robert was one of the nicknames of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

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