George Washington Zapped Here (1) - S8-E21
Trivia: The George Washington Zapped Here episodes are nearly 100% identical to the Season 3 My Friend Ben/Sam for the Defense episodes. The dialogue is the same in the trial scenes.
Rebecca Venter
20th Jul 2023
Bewitched (1964)
25th Jun 2023
Bewitched (1964)
Samantha and the Troll - S7-E19
Trivia: The troll in this episode is the same costume in the Season 3 Halloween episode when Tabitha turns her "friends from my book" to her Trick or Treat friends, and Gladys' nephew Tommy gets switched.
7th Jun 2023
The Waltons (1972)
Trivia: When Olivia hears Elizabeth calling out for her, the dialogue comes from "The Sinner" when Elizabeth is scared that the devil is chasing her.
31st May 2023
Bewitched (1964)
Trivia: This is perhaps the first episode where Fredd Wayne played Benjamin Franklin. This becomes his signature character. I think he played Franklin 6 other times.
24th Feb 2023
Bewitched (1964)
Trivia: This is basically the same plot as Season 5 Samantha on the Keyboard. Tabitha is a skating prodigy in this episode. Tabitha was a piano prodigy in the earlier (better) episode.
14th May 2022
Married... with Children (1987)
And Bingo was Her Game-O - S9-E21
Trivia: The old lady at Bingo, Ceil, is played by Jean Spengler Howard, wife of Rance Howard/mother of Ron and Clint Howard. Clint Howard appears in the episode as Mullen. (00:08:00)
29th Apr 2022
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Trivia: This is basically the same episode as Leave It To Beaver 1960 episode Beaver Finds a Lady's Wallet. The deadline passed in both. Except, for Beaver, the lady turns out to be a greedy cad who promises to reward Beaver and doesn't deliver. Ward buys a radio and mails it to Beaver after more than a week passed both cases, the boys do the right thing without any expectation of gain for themselves. Both good lessons.
9th Apr 2022
Married... with Children (1987)
Trivia: Katey Sagal is wearing the same wig as death and the Indian.
9th Apr 2022
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Excuse Me, May I Cut In? - S2-E4
Trivia: Gary Marshall is playing the drums, I think.
15th Mar 2022
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Survival of the Fattest - S1-E9
Trivia: This is a remake of the Andy Griffith episode where Andy takes Opie and Scout Troop camping. Barney is supposed to be the better survivalist but it turns out to be Goober.
18th Feb 2022
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
The Voice of Tinker Jones - S1-E11
Trivia: Sean Penn is in this episode, albeit with no lines, always wearing the same blue shirt. His father directed this episode.
3rd Jan 2022
Bewitched (1964)
Trivia: This is basically the same plot from season three episode Three Wishes. Here Darrin is told there is "fog" preventing his flight out; season three it was "snow." In both episodes, Endora tests Dartin's faithfulness by juxtaposing him with a beautiful girl.
28th Dec 2021
Bewitched (1964)
Trivia: This is a remake of Season 1's "Help Don't Save Me" and Season 5's "Is It Witchcraft or Imagination".
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