33 Random Bits of TV Trivia Implanted Into Our Brains in a Remote Government Facility

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33 Random Bits of TV Trivia Implanted Into Our Brains in a Remote Government Facility

We’re not quite sure what happened last night, but we woke up with a head full of interesting TV facts, so we won’t press the issue. We were at our desks, banging out some tidbits about sitcoms when someone threw black bags over our heads and chucked us in a van. 

When we came to, we were back at our desks with amazing TV trivia somehow uploaded into our brains. Now, you’ll get some fun facts about sitcoms and a whole lot more! If we could upload these into your brains, we would. Sadly, though, you’ll just have to read them for now. 

Bill Murray

COMEDY of NERD CRACKED.COM Bill Murray It's not surprising to anyone that Murray has won an Emmy, but it wasn't for his work on SNL, or even for a comedy at all, really. Murray received an Emmy win for his role as widower Jack Kennison in the HBO series Olive Kitteridge.

Olivia Wilde

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS OLIVIA WILDE HELPED MAKE THE SHOW A REALITY. #SE HE TED LASSO After Ted Lasso's short-lived commercial debut, Sudeikis didn't really have future plans for the character. He says it was Wilde who told him that he should turn the concept into a TV show. CRACKED.COM

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All My Children

A soap opera gave Chadwick Boseman the boot. ALL MY CHILDREN When Boseman mentioned that his character - a fatherless gang member perhaps -- was a lazy and hollow stereotype, they fired him (and replaced him with Michael B. Jordan).

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Game of Thrones

HBO hated Game of Thrones' pilot, SO they almost nixed the show. GAME OF HRONES They only said yes when nearly the whole pilot was reshot.

Breaking Bad

RIED THE A1A CAR - ASH Marius Stan, who played Bogdan on Breaking Bad, is actually a scientist - a computational physicist and chemist. Не works at Argonne National Laboratory as a Senior Computational Scientist. CRACKED.COM

Orange Is the New Black

THE CIGARETTE-SMUGGLING ROACHES IN ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WERE REAL TRAINED COCKROACHES. Prop master Rachael Weinzimer said she CRACKED.COM couldn't just attach a cigarette to a cockroach and send it on its way, SO insect handlers had to teach the bugs to navigate a prototype maze they designed.

Zac Efron

CRACKED.COM zac Efron played simon Tam. Efron's first TV role was as a young Doctor Tam in Firefly.

Frasier

An actress was originally supposed to be cast to play the part of Maris Crane, however, after only 3 episodes they had described her physical appearance as so bizarre that she had practically become uncastable. ? FRASIER GRAGKED.COM

The Big Bang Theory

The equations on the background in The Big Bang Ang) EME 50% Theory are HIL mathematically accurate. TVV ROh two 1 shyhns) M=X Y Y Malack PAURA DAVOP Y:Be'C DCDC-TOO = /Y1 DB.DC:0 = / го Y/T David Saltzberg, a professor at UCLA studying particle physics, works as the science consultant on the show. CRACKED.COM

Tim and Eric

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS An editor found comedy in ООН, MAMMA TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB! CRACKED.COM A sketch about an indifferent student wasn't working, but a video editor found some funny in looping the line Ooh, Mamma. The sound was paired with new images of Tim and Eric trashing a basement rec room and the result was a very surreal piece of comedy.

In Living Color

BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS A failed sketch turned into FIRE MARHALL BILL SI 12 9 OI 14 9 EL G X x V 16 / SEL IN LIVING COLOR CRACKED.COM Many Jim Carrey sketch ideas were too extreme, like Make a Death Wish Foundation' about a dead kid whose posthumous wish was to go to an amusement park. But I came up with the face of the kid, and it eventually turned into the 'Fire Marshall Bill' face.

Ms. Swan

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS There was nothing suburban about MS. SWAN MAD TV CRACKED.COM MADtv found 90s SNL to be vanilla and targeted more diverse audiences with characters like Ms. Swan. She fit everything, says Alex Borstein. People were like, 'Oh my God, that's my Greek grandmother.' 'Oh my God, that's my Mexican aunt.' 'Oh my God, that's my Chinese ...

Top Gear

GRAGKED.COM So, you like the original version of Top Gear the best? The one with Clarkson, Hammond, and May? You might be shocked to know that the TRUE original episode aired in 1977 with a completely different cast.

Gilligan’s Island

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND You can see a flag at half-mast in the intro sequence. MINNOW CHARTER P-FREE LUNCHES President Kennedy was assassinated just before they filmed it. CRACKED.COM

Mister Ed

MISTER ED They smeared peanut butter around Mr. Ed's mouth to make him speak. Не also had a rider of 20 pounds of hay and a gallon of sweet tea per day. CRACKED.COM

Charlie’s Angels

CHARLIE'S ANGELS The show would have been Alley Cats if it weren't for Frank Sinatra. CHARLIE'S ANGELS While brainstorming less awful names, someone looked around the room and saw a painting of angels, previously owned by Sinatra. CRACKED.COM

The Love Boat

THE LOVE BOAT Those aren't paid actors or extras in the background. They're regular people who paid up to $8,000 to take a highly restricted cruise in the viscinity of celebrities. CRACKED.COM

Andy Griffith

THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW Andy's maps are upside-down. Weirder still: why does a sheriff in North Carolina need maps of Idaho and Nevada? CRACKED.COM

Mork & Mindy

MORK & MINDY Mork's jumpsuit was originally a Star Trek costume. It's from The Savage Curtain, the third-to-last episode in the series. CRACKED.COM

The Rifleman

THE RIFLEMAN The Rifleman uses a rifle from the future. The Rifleman Не uses a Winchester 1892, but the show takes place in the 1870s and 80s. CRACKED.COM

The Brady Bunch

THE BRADY BUNCH The Bradys' back door has no glass. Producers needed to avoid glare, so they pulled the old glasses-with-no-lenses trick. CRACKED.COM

Batman

DID YOU THINK ADAM WEST WAS THE FIRST LIVE-ACTION BATMAN? BLA 1943 SERIAL WILSON, VERSION OF N BATMAN. LEWIS THE (PLEASE IGNORE THE EARS) CRACKED.COM

Supernatural

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