Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf? - S2-E6
Trivia: This episode is loosely based on an incident from writer Jeff Menell's childhood, in which he was bitten by a dog and was worried something bad was going to happen to him.
Trivia: Will Friedle used to think some of the audience members attending tapings were inmates, even writing about it in his journal.
Trivia: According to Adam Scott, during a season 2 wrap party, he witnessed Rider Strong hugging Ethan Suplee and Blake Soper. Scott then went over and hugged Strong, which caused Strong to aggressively shove Scott away and then take off in the other direction. Scott kept this to himself for nearly 30 years, finally revealing it during his appearance on the Pod Meets World podcast. Strong, Soper and Suplee have no recollection of the incident. The aforementioned individuals have speculated that either Suplee or Soper, who were known to be pranksters on-set, may have grabbed Strong's butt during the hug and caused him to think Scott did it.
Trivia: Blake Soper and Ethan Suplee wrote and pitched a Catcher in the Rye-inspired script to producer Michael Jacobs. He told them they wouldn't buy the script, but offered them contracts to be regular cast members moving forward. They subsequently never heard from him nor appeared on the show again. Suplee admitted to having a drug problem at the time, and thinks that may have been the reason he didn't return.
Trivia: Late professional wrestler Vader, who played a fictionalized version of himself and Frankie's father, once told Ethan Suplee about the time one of his eyes was popped out of its socket during a wrestling match, which he himself then popped back into place. Suplee said he thought Vader was just pulling his leg when telling him the story.
Trivia: After earning money from his role in the show, Ethan Suplee took his dad on a vacation in the Caribbean. He encountered some children at the pool and was worried they would make fun of his weight. As it turned out, the kids approached him to talk about Boy Meets World. Suplee said he feels this was the first time in his life that his dad was proud of him.
Trivia: This episode is Ethan Suplee's acting debut.
A Long Walk To Pittsburgh (2) - S4-E17
Trivia: Topanga is talking to Cory and she says, "My Aunt Prudence wouldn't even know who Romeo and Juliet are!" When her Aunt Prudence knocks on the door, she is played by actress Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet, in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, also starring Leonard Whiting as Romeo.
Trivia: In this episode, Julius Carry plays Professor Michaels. In later episodes, Julius Carry plays Sergeant Moore, Angela's father.
Trivia: William Daniels plays the principal of John Adams High School. Daniels played John Adams in, among other projects, the Broadway musical 1776 and its 1972 film adaptation.
And Then There Was Shawn - S5-E17
Trivia: Eric makes two references to South Park in this episode. When he first greets everyone in detention, he says "Hidee ho" in the same manner as Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo. Later after everyone discovers Kenny has been killed, he screams "Oh my gosh, they killed Kenny!"
Trivia: Despite playing his older brother, in real life Matthew Lawrence is two months younger than Rider Strong.
Trivia: William Daniels, who played Mr. Feeny, is sitting at the window and says "Ahhh, St. Eligius..." St. Eligius was the name of the hospital in the TV series St. Elsewhere, in which Daniels played Dr. Craig.
Trivia: During a panel at the 2021 FanX event in Salt Lake City, Will Friedle revealed that due to his unusual accent, several cast members mistakenly believed that William Daniels was English for the first few years they knew him. At the same panel, Daniels said he developed the accent from being around other stage performers when he was around 15 years old.
Trivia: The actor who plays the judge in Cory's hearing is Dan Lauria, who played the father to Ben Savage's brother Fred on The Wonder Years.
Answer: That was what I hope was only a phase of the way things were in California at that time. Many kids who had parents who liked to be modern and be friends more than parents to their kids had them call them by their first names.
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