27 Random Bits of TV Trivia That Won’t Leave You on a Season-Ending Cliffhanger

These TV facts will provide the closure you desperately need
27 Random Bits of TV Trivia That Won’t Leave You on a Season-Ending Cliffhanger

TV shows love to leave you hanging, but TV facts would never play with your emotions like that. Could you imagine if this list ended after the number two fact? Instead of number one, you'd be met with “Tune in next time for the thrilling conclusion of this random list of TV facts!” It’s ludicrous!

Hmm, now that we think about it, that would probably keep you coming back for more, though. Maybe these multi-millionaire TV folk are onto something.

Batman

In the 1960s Batman series, Batman and Robin buckled their seatbelts before taking off in the Batmobile. This occurred after a complaint by the National Safety Council & the Dynamic Duo set a good example thereafter. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Walking Dead (Again)

There was absolutely no narrative reason for The Walking Dead to spend a season on a farm. THE IMPROVISATION: The network axed the Season 2 budget before even airing the pilot. So, to save money, the show was stuck with using Hershel's farm as much as possible. THE RESULT: A critically acclaimed season with a finale that was the network's most-watched episode ever at the time. CRACKED.COM

Seinfeld

The theme song was different every episode. Jonathan Wolff re-recorded the song to match Seinfeld's monologue. And that slap bass was actually a synth. CRACKED.COM

Freaks and Geeks

LINDA CARDENELLI WAS 24 WHEN SHE PLAYED 16-YEAR-OLD LINDSAY CRACKED.COM She was the oldest teen actor in the show. John Francis Daley was the youngest, at 14.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Dayman song was a riff on Queen's Flash Gordon Theme Song. Glenn Howerton was playing in a band that opened with the Queen song so it was fresh in his head. It was a one-off joke that went very far. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED.COM

Survivor

OUTPLAY OUTWIT SURVIVOR GAME CHANGERS MAMANUCA ISLANDS OUTLAST In 2017, Zeke Smith was outed as transgender by an angry tribemate during a tense Tribal Council. Having such private information revealed to the world was deeply CRACKED.COM traumatic for him.

Britain’s Got Talent

BRITAIN'S GOT IXLENT Alyn James was a contestant who had been judged to be under a serious risk of suicide on seven occasions, and despite the producers' knowledge of his vulnerability, he was invited to the televised audition anyway. As a result, he was mocked by the judges and the audience and was once again placed under suicide watch. GRACKED.COM

House

When TV saves lives (or destroys them) House In 2012, a German doctor was able to diagnose a man with severe heart failure after watching House. The symptoms were almost identical to those of a patient on the show, and the doctor could figure out that the cause was cobalt poisoning. CRACKED

The Walking Dead

When TV saves lives (or destroys them) The Walking Dead An advocate for the homeless was camping outside of a Best Buy in Florida to bring attention to the issue, and he used what he had learned from the zombie show to help save a man who had been shot in the parking lot. CRACKED

The Office

When TV saves lives (or destroys them) The Office An Indiana man was able to save his daughter's life by using CPR, which he had learned from watching an episode of The Office. The family then started trying to spread the word about how important CPR is. CRACKED

SpongeBob SquarePants

When TV saves lives (or destroys them) SpongeBob SquarePants A 13-year-old autistic student from Staten Island, New York, was able to save his classmate from choking by using the Heimlich maneuver, which he had learned from an episode of the show. CRACKED

Captain Video

The first sci-fi series 1949 CARTAIN VIDEO CRACKED.COM Captain Video and His Video Rangers was a kids' show with a $25 prop budget per episode.

Hot Summer Night

The first interracial kiss 1959 CRACKED.COM Star Trek often gets the credit for this, but the first televised interracial kis actually occurred 9 years earlier on the televised UK production of Hot Summer Night.

The Corner Bar

The first recurring gay character 1972 CRACKED.COM Vincent Schiavelli's portrayal of set designer Peter Panama on The Corner Bar was the first gay character to get regular screen time.

The Grinder

Rob Lowe was furious about THE GRINDER CRACKED COM The notion of a show as acclaimed, as original wouldn't have a home anywhere on television, it seems a little outrageous, complained Lowe. That it doesn't have a home on network television tells you all you need to know about network television.

Children’s Television Act

The Children's Television Act required kids'TV to serve the educational and informational needs of children. CRACKED.COM This is why many 90s cartoons had a shoehorned educational message for kids added to the story.

The Admiral Broadway Revue

The television show The Admiral Broadway Revue was canceled because it was too popular. CRACKED.COM It had been sponsored by a TV manufacturer who couldn't keep up with the demand for new television sets.

The Brady Bunch

CRACKED.COM The Brady Bunch The kids didn't have a toilet. Family TV was very restrictive-viewers should never imagine that the Brady kids ever needed to relieve themselves, based on the set design of the kids' bathroom.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

CRACKED.COM Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy was the first show to use Google as a verb. We all use google as a catch-all term for researching on the internet now, but it wasn't used like that until the fourth episode of Buffy's final season in 2002.

Grey’s Anatomy

CRACKED.COM Grey's Anatomy Writers were told not to use the word vagina. Shonda Rhimes claims that network censors tried to get her writing staff to stop using the actual medical term so much. She popularized the term vajayjay instead.

Cheers

CRACKED.COM Cheers Ted Danson went to bartending school. Danson took bartending classes in order to become a mixologist, thinking it would help the show. By his own admission, he's the world's worst bartender.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

GRAGKED.COM Curb Your Enthusiasm The show proved a man was innocent of murder. Juan Catalan was a suspect, but he claimed that he was at the Dodgers Stadium watching the game. Не was doubted until he showed up in the background of a Curb episode that was shot there on that day.

A Different World

GRAGKED.COM A Different World The writing staff went on field trips to black colleges. Producer/director Debbie Allen would take the writers to Morehouse College and Spelman College in Atlanta, for them to capture that experience. under

Family Guy

CRACKED.COM Family Guy Chris' voice is based on Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs. Seth Green used to do that really silly voice when screwing around with his friends, and decided to use it while shooting the script.

Frasier

Kelsey Grammer got Emmy nominations as Frasier Crane for three shows. Grammer was nominated for Cheers and Frasier multiple times-but in 1992, he was nominated for the same role in Wings. CRACKED.COM

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls There was a sequel series called The Golden Palace. Once the show ended in 1992, the sequel series began. It only lasted a single season, and while it didn't have Bea Arthur, it did have Cheech Marin and Don Cheadle. CRACKED.COM

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones The furs were dolled-up IKEA rugs. In spite of having a multi-million dollar budget, the production wanted to save a few bucks in the costume department. So the costumers fashioned Jon Snow's furry robe and other Winterfell costumes out of $79 rugs from IKEA. CRACKED.COM

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