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The Simpsons

The Arabic version of The Simpsons was almost a completely different show. RUCK The beer-swilling, bacon-loving lout that is Homer Simpson turned into a juice drinking, halal abiding man named Omar Shamshoon. The Arabic dub also cut strong religious references and scenes featuring Moe's Tavern. The end result left audiences confused as a lot was lost in translation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Loki

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind partly inspired, of all things, Disney's Loki. LOKI INTERNATIONAL That movie (like, say, Scott Pilgrim), had a lot of elaborate practical sets that look like CGI - and Loki did too, to make its world feel like a real environment. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Carrie Fisher and Jamie Lee Curtis

Celebrities who were high school buddies Carrie Fisher and Jamie Lee Curtis When Curtis arrived as a freshman at Beverly Hills High School, Princess/General Leia was starting her junior year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3, which has gained the reputation of being one of the worst comic book movies ever, was actually the highest- grossing film domestically in 2007. It has also made more money worldwide than any other Spider-Man-based movie -- $890 million, to be exact. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Modern Family

Sitcom character arcs MODERN FAMILY SATISFYING HALEY DUNPHY as a mom?! Haley began as a self-centered, ditzy teen, but by the end of Modern Family's eleven seasons, she shoulders the responsibility of parenthood and matures while keeping that ditzy spice. CRACKED — ABC
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Cars

PIXAR MOVIES CARS IMPLIES THERE WAS A CAR HOLOCAUST. Sarge is a World War II veteran - meaning there was a World War II. CURIOS Flas Cafe KM DELLA TOD Birds Art تلاب RADIATO SPRINGS the DE 43 ROU Rusteze The Rusteze FORD in THERES CRACKED.COM — More: A 'Cars' Holocaust? 5 Insane Implications In Famous Movies

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Marvel

Marvel had a Planet Hollywood style theme restaurant. Universal Studios Hollywood debuted Marvel Mania in 1998. Since the restaurant was a collaboration between Marvel and Planet Hollywood, it similarly featured props from the world of Marvel, like the Green Goblin's mask, The Avengers' I.D. cards, and Spider-Man's belt. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Crazy Marvel-Themed Restaurant Time Forgot

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Doug

DOUG started as a fruit salesman Before he starred in one of Nickelodeon's first cartoons, Doug shilled in a commercial for Florida Grapefruit. He bounced on a pogostick to show that grapefruit juice puts a bounce in your step. — Mental Floss

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Dwayne Wade

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Last Action Hero

CRACKED LAST ACTION HERO'S FAILURE MOVED ARNIE TO TEARS Arnold Schwarzenegger was really upset after Last Action Hero flopped. Не was so sad that he didn't want to talk to anyone for a whole week and was heard crying in his bedroom. Pip los BIR I - BUGSY SYLVESTERS — Source

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Elf

Jim Carrey almost played the lead. Carrey was initially attached to star in the movie, but the script took 10 years to finally go into production, and by that time he wasn't interested anymore. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Frasier

Behind-the-scenes feuds Pho Delices Frasier Kelsey Grammer vs a dog We're not saying that Grammer was jealous of Eddie's popularity, but he did repeatedly go out of his way (even in his own biography) to make clear that dogs can't actually act. Kelsey, if you're such a thespian at least act like this is a non-issue. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alien

What are android innards made of? Apparently the same ingredients as a romantic dinner. When Ash is revealed to be a robot after getting his head lopped off in Alien, the effects crew concocted a disgusting mixture of milk, caviar, and pasta to represent android guts (enough to gross out even the most dedicated Olive Garden fanatic). CRACKED.COM — Source

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SpongeBob SquarePants

Adult Jokes in Children's Entertainment SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob TentPants Presumably to blow off steam from his horrible job, friends, and life, SpongeBob settles in... for some porn. Which in his world means real-life footage of a sea anemone wriggling. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Men in Black 3

CRACKED.COM Men in Black 3 bombed in the U.S. and Canada, but more than made up for it overseas. The sci-fi comedy has foreign audiences (who still love Will Smith like it's 1996) to thank for its $654 million worldwide gross, earning more than the previous two. Ironically, the 2019 reboot/spin-off is called Men in Black: International. — Source

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Freddy Krueger

IN 1989. MATCHBOX CAME OUT WITH A TALKING FREDDY KRUEGER DOLL. Ages 6 and up. MATENBOX The toy was intended A Nightmare for ages 8 and up. ON ELM STREET Hí. From a movie in which THIS happens. IM FREDDY! SEE BACK PANEL Pull the string on his back and he'll say things TALKING FREDDY like, Pleasant dreams! NY ABCC KRUEGER and Let's be friends. CRACKED.COM http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Street-Original-Talking-Kreuger/dp/B001BVIYI2 — Source

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Ellen DeGeneres

CRACKED ELLEN WAS ONCE AMONG THE TOP STANDUPS IN THE GAME. From Johnny Carson to her own sitcom, Ellen was once beloved the world over. After allegations of racism, sexual harassment and bullying on her show, Ellen was done. A Twitter thread asked people to share stories of Ellen being mean, and it got over 2,600 replies. — Source

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Hype Williams

The special effects in Hype Williams' $2 million video haven't really stood the test of time, but the double entendres, skintight costumes and bits where their tongues nearly touch have. CRACKED — Source

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Andy Warhol

While Andy Warhol was extremely horny, he was more into voyeurism and pleasuring himself while watching other men than physically interacting with them sexually - he did so on occasion but preferred his encounters to be slightly more abstract and distant. CRACKED — Source / PBS

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Gilmore Girls

GRACKED WHO IS RORY'S BABY DADDY? GILMORE GIRLS: A YEAR IN THE LIFE In the 2016 reboot's finale, Rory is pregnant but we never learn who the father is. Is it Paul, Logan Huntzberger, or the Wookiee-costumed one-night stand from NYC? — CBR

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Kizz Daniel

CRACKED Kizz Daniel needs ALL of his gold chains. The Nigerian singer was wearing a gold chain, but he refused to perform without all of his gold chains since an airline lost his bag. Не was arrested for refusing to perform after being pre-paid $60,000. — Linda Ikeji / BBC

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SFACTS THE CAMERA BROKE ON THE VERY FIRST SHOT OF MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. CRACKED.COM First-time film directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones leapt feet first into the pro- duction of the movie, choosing an impos- sible location half a mile up Glen Coe in Scotland for their first days of filming. The camera jammed on the first shot, leaving them scrambling to make do. — Source: 13 Comedies With Not-So-Funny Behind The Scenes Stories

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Scream 3

EMILY MORTIMER THOUGHT SHE WAS THE KILLER WHILE FILMING SCREAM 3. The actress, who gets offed by Ghostface in the third act, explained that everyone was made to believe they might be the killer to make their acting more prominent, and the audience more confused. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Facts About The Making Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

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The Women

Classic Hollywood Movies Original VS. Remake 1939 The Women This comedy-drama with a huge, all-female cast, received great reviews, and is still highly regarded. Its forgotten remake was critically panned, but we want yet another remake, just for the usual crowd to whine about movies being woke now. 2008 CRACKED.COM

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Reality TV Tropes

CRACKED.COM WORST REALITY TV TROPES EXEC INTERFERENCE Producers manipulate contestants, give them instructions - and in the case of I Wanna Marry Harry, they even hired a fake therapist to gaslight the women into thinking they were going to marry the actual Prince Harry, and not some lookalike. — More: 5 Secrets of Making Reality TV They Don't Want You to Know

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Bridgerton

Bridgerton The portrait of the Bridgerton brothers is a copy of a 1760 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, depicting British politician Henry Fane and a couple of his friends. CRACKED.COM — The Conversation

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Gun Tropes

You can't have a conversation during a gunfight. Gunshots are louder than jackhammers, so forget about cracking wise at your opponents (let alone whispering to your partners) while bullets are flying. You'll be pretty much deaf for a while. CRACKED.COM — 5 Ways Movies Get Gunfights Wrong (Based on Experience)

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Picard

There's a Picard deleted scene that shows Altan plotting with Sutra. In it, Altan says that he doesn't mind dying, if that's the only choice humans leave them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hugh Grant

HUGH GRANT REGRETS TAKING so MANY ROMANTIC COMEDY PARTS. The actor-who has admittedly starred in a lot of rom-coms-said he regrets not thinking more carefully before taking on roles and getting typecast because of it. I took everything. The worse it was, the quicker I took it. I should have made interesting decisions and done different stuff. Instead, I repeated myself almost identically about 17 times in a row. CRACKED.COM — Cheat sheet

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MLB

You HAVE to touch all the bases - no excuses! BASEBALL CRACKED.com In 2008, a Red Sox runner's Achilles tendon snapped as he was rounding 2nd base during a home run trot. The umps declared that someone had to go play footsie with all the bases, and allowed them to substitute a runner mid-play. — ESPN

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Javier Botet

These ghastly, thin monsters with unsettling proportions are not CGI... Conjuring 2 (2016) Mama (2013) Crimson Peak (2015) They were played by Javier Botet! Rec (2007) CRACKED.COM — Source: 32 Ace Facts About Famous Characters

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Rodney Dangerfield

A 14-year-old could teleport RODNEY DANGERFIELD WHERE'S RODNEY? That's the bonkers premise of Where's Rodney?: The kid could zap up Rodney when he needed advice about bullies or girls. The weird sci-fi set-up had one big problem -- most of the show featured the sad-sack kid, not the disrespected funnyman — Vulture

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Dracula

TELL US NOW. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA Greg R. shares, Pit Gary Oldman's charismatic Count against mid-90s Keanu Reeve's wooden acting, and tell me which one you'd choose. Besides, with the tragic backstory he's given in this film you really kind of want him to be reunited with his lost love.

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Kill Bill

Q's fave kung fu flick is THE FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH KILL BILL So it's no surprise that the Bride's finishing move was called the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart. Kill Bill's Vengeance Theme was also featured in Five Fingers. — Alternative Nation

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Princess Bride

Princess Bride saved lives An extreme skier once told Rob Reiner that, after being trapped by an avalanche, she recited the entire movie to keep herself and others awake and active. — Source: Variety

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Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn is the only person who was in both Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man. In Spider-Man, he's the guy who kills Uncle Ben. In The Ama — Source: The Huffington Post

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Office Space

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Emoji Meanings

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Frank Reynolds

TELL US NOW. WHICH CHARACTER WOULD MAKE THE BEST PRESIDENT? FRANK REYNOLDS WOULD MAKE AMERICA THE GREATEST. Frank is a generous man, willing to lend a — Stein H.

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Jason Voorhees

It's often believed that Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th used a chainsaw as a murder weapon... ...but he never- not even once used a chainsaw in t

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