36 Random Bits of Trivia From the Glory Days of TV and Movies

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36 Random Bits of Trivia From the Glory Days of TV and Movies

This list isn’t just a string of facts from classic movies and TV shows. It’s also a to-do list. It’ll get you so nostalgic for these old gems that you’ll want to rewatch every single one of them. The list that launched a thousand binges, if you will. 

So be sure to save this link in your Notes app or maybe just keep the tab open while you dip away to rewatch an entire series and then come back for the next fact.

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy 1953 CRACKED.COM The first televised birth (well, not graphic birth) goes to Lucille Ball, who wasn't even allowed to say the word 'pregnant' because it was too taboo.

When Harry Met Sally

I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING ESTELLE REINER CRACKED.COM 'When Harry Met Sally' director Rob Reiner cast his mother Estelle for that one legendary line. After Meg Ryan fakes an orgasm in the deli, Mrs. Reiner button's the scene with, I'll have what she's having forever landing on countless Best Lines In Cinema lists.

Young Frankenstein

CRACKED.COM YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN USED THE LABORATORY FROM THE ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN. Mel Brooks' opus nailed the look and feel of the lab from 1931's Frankenstein-because it was the same lab. For authenticity, Brooks sought out Kenneth Strickfaden, who had designed the set of the original movie. As it turned out, Strickfaden had kept most of the props in his garage.

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show CRACKED.COM The world was introduced to Andy Griffith in an episode of The Danny Thomas Show. Thomas takes time off from being a good comedian and terrible father to get arrested in the small town of Mayberry.

Saved By the Bell

Saved By The Bell CRACKED.COM After a middling 13-episode season, The Disney Channel's Good Morning, Miss Bliss decided to ditch Miss Bliss and focus on the snarky kids.

The Golden Girls

CRACKED.COM THE GOLDEN GIRLS was inspired by MIAMI VICE. In 1984, NBC shot a humorous skit titled Miami Nice, starring two older actresses, for a special advertising their new shows (like Miami Vice). Execs liked it, and the idea was developed into a full series about old ladies living in Miami.

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver 1957 CRACKED.COM Although not quite the first show to feature a toilet (it was edited out for being too scandalous), it was the first show to show a toilet tank and certainly one of the first to even include a bathroom.

L.A. Law

L.A. Law 1991 CRACKED.COM The show featured a bisexual woman who kissed a colleague. It was the first same-sex kiss shown on U.S. television.

The Sopranos

VALERY WAS An UNKILLABLE RUSSIAN, on THE SOPRANOS. YeT не JUST DISAPPEARED FROM THE SHOW. So the question is, how? Christopher and Paulie smash his windpipe, yet Valery manages to bounce back and beat Paulie's ass with a shovel. Paulie puts a bullet in the Russian's head, which doesn't stop him from scampering off into the woods and stealing Christopher's car. Clearly he's vengeful and not dead. So, where did he go? CRACKED.COM http://sopranos. wikia.com/wiki/Valery

Mork & Mindy

MORK & &MINDY WOUND DOWN WITH A THRee-PART STORY. YeT THE PAIR STILL WOUND UP STRANDED FOR eTeRNITY. What's regarded as the series finale of Mork & Mindy found the title characters running from an evil, gun-wielding alien. Pretty dark stuff for a fish-out-of water romp. Anyway, Mork decided to use time-travel shoes to escape, sending himself and Mindy back in time. The shoes malfunctioned, first dropping them in a prehistoric cave, then throwing them into a time vortex. Roll credits. CRACKED.COM http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1vvrzl_mark-and-mindy-gotta-run-part-3_fun

Citizen Kane

Best Movies Ever Citizen Kane No, the movie wasn't written solely by Herman J. Mankiewicz. David Fincher's Mank shows this to be the case, but that movie is based on a debunked article. The script was a collaboration, and Welles made substantial contributions (besides, you know, actually directing the movie). mgt MA MM rer GRACKED.COM

12 Angry Men

Best Movies Ever 12 Angry Men Henry Fonda was never paid. The movie got great reviews but never turned a profit, so the lead actor didn't get his salary (along with writer Reginald Rose). Fonda was still happy with to be in the movie, though. ARK CRACKED.COM

Seven Samurai

Best Movies Ever Seven Samurai The samurai were originally just six. Kurosawa's plan was to tell the story of six honorable and serious samurai, which he and his writing team soon realized just sounded boring. So they added Toshiro Mifune's non-samurai, and allowed him to bring some improvisation to his character. ç٥ CRACKED.COM

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Movies Ever One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The movie exists because of Kirk Douglas. Douglas bought the novel's rights before it was even published, and played McMurphy in a stage version. The movie, however, took so long that he aged out of the role, so he gave the rights to his son Michael. CRACKED.COM

Casablanca

Best Movies Ever Casablanca Everyone thought the movie would be crap. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman kept trying to get out of the movie, what with the rushed production, the ever-changing script (which they thought was bad), and the maniac of a director. Absolutely no one expected Casablanca to become an enduring masterpiece. CRACKED.COM

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Best Movies Ever The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The movie is actually a prequel. This is the last movie in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, but it's set during the American Civil War, before 1964's A Fistful of Dollars and 1965's For a Few Dollars More. It also shows Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name acquiring his iconic poncho. CRACKED COM

Vertigo

Best Movies Ever Vertigo The title sequence was the first ever to be done with computers. Designer Saul Bass created the graphics with the elp of a World War II computer used to aim cannons at flying targets. This allowed him to animate curves based on mathematical equations. CRACKED.COM

The Shawshank Redemption

Best Movies Ever The Shawshank Redemption The ending was changed. Frank Darabont originally had the movie ending with Red taking the bus to Zihuatanejo, but after test screenings, he realized he had to include the reunion between him and Andy. CRACKED.COM

The Godfather

Best Movies Ever The Godfather Marlon Brando wouldn't learn his lines. A man of Brando's legendary talent could take some liberties, like having his lines all over the set instead of committing them to memory. Just look at Robert Duvall acting as a living cheat sheet for him. CRACKED.COM

Sylvester Stallone

Stallone jumped between Rocky and Rambo in the '80s. Between 1976 and 1990, he made 5 Rocky movies and 3 Rambo movies. Between 1982 and 1985, the first 2 Rambo movies dropped between Rocky III and IV.

JAG

NCIS CRACKED CON The source of several spinoffs is, itself, a spinoff of JAG. Four main castmembers from JAG went on to appear in various NCIS.ES.

It’s A Wonderful Life

It became a Christmas classic thanks to a lapsed copyright and TV. R oy The film accidentally became public domain after Republic Pictures forgot to r
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Sabrina The Teenage Witch CRACKED.COM Sabrina hails from the Archie universe. She had her own animated series in the 70's, but her first appearance was as the new kid at Riverdale in 1968's The Archie Show.

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