26 Random Bits of TV Trivia Wailed Into Our Ear by a Colicky Baby on a Plane

The only baby we didn’t want to shut up
26 Random Bits of TV Trivia Wailed Into Our Ear by a Colicky Baby on a Plane

We don’t know if you have any experience with babies, but trust us, they’re always take, take, take. Other than a few giggles and a little hand wrapping around your finger, it’s a pretty one-sided relationship.

Today, we found the one baby who gave more than it took. It’s full-blown wailing gave us all kinds of amazing TV trivia, and all we had to do was hold up our voice recorder. Too bad its mom soothed it back to sleep, or we would’ve gotten a few more lists out of it for sure.

American Horror Story

The infamous murder house from American Horror Story's first season previously appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In Fear Itself, the gang gets trapped in a frat house haunted by a demon. Similarly, in American Horror Story, the family has to deal with the ghosts trapped in the murder house. CRACKED.COM

Game of Thrones

CRACKED.COM The horses in Game of Thrones' Battle of the Bastards are the same as those in the finale of 2012's Les Miserables.

I Love Lucy

RICKY NEVER TOLD LUCY YOU GOT SOME 'SPLAININ TO DO. Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo telling his wife Lucy You got some 'splainin to do! is one of the most famous lines in sitcom history. Only thing is, he never said it. While his tortured Cuban version of the word explain indeed shows up now and again, he never actually says the phrase that everyone associates with I Love Lucy. It's believed a journalist just sort of made it up, and everyone ran with it. CRACKED.COM

Superman

Initially, Superman only was able to leap tall buildings. But when animating the 1940s cartoon, the producers discovered that making him fly was a good way to avoid drawing extra frames. This is the reason any self-respecting superhero can do the same. CRACKED.COM

The Office

CRACKED COM The placement of the office in Scranton, PA turned the once-struggling former coal city into a tourist attraction. The fandom has brought thousands of guests to the city, revitalizing its downtown, resulting in improvements in commerce and housing. THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON the office CONY ENTION - - The Office 10th Anniversary Convention

Batman

When the 1966 BATMAN Batman TV show was announced, kids of many CLASSIC TV SERIES major stars wanted their parents to star in it. Because it was impossible for the show to accommodate all of them, they created the iconic wall-climbing gag to allow those stars to make cameos. CRACKED COM

FOX

In 1989 a Michigan housewife tried to make FOX cancel a show because she was offended by a particular episode... TERRY RAKOLTA BOYCOTT LEADER LIVE NEWS The controversy led to more interest in the series and a boost in the ratings, which the network desperately needed. The show, Married... with Children, would run for another eight seasons. CRACKED.COM

The Office

CRACKED.COM A man may have saved a woman's life after learning CPR from the office. When Cross Scott found a woman in a car who wasn't conscious or breathing, he remembered the episode of The Office where Michal Scott learned CPR. Не sang Staying Alive to himself as he did chest compressions, which woke the woman and got her breathing again. Cross Scott

Johnny Carson

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Sense8

CRACKED COM The only reason that Sense8 got its two hour finale was massive outcry from fans. Following the show's cancellation after Season 2, fans successfully organized with what Lana Wachowski called passionate letters, the petitions, the collective voice. One Change.org petition had over 500,000 digital signatures, which inspired Netflix to give the show closure.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The SPIKE we've grown to love from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER was never meant to last or be likeable for that matter. Buffy the According to James Marsters, who plays Spike, Joss Whedon, the showrunner, told him early on that he was supposed to die after only 5 episodes. However due to his popularity amongst fans he became a regular part of the main cast. CRACKED.COM

Star Trek

STAR TREK was saved by writing letters-to: the studio. Now Paramount's leading franchise, Star Trek was saved in its second season by thousands of fans protesting the show's cancellation. Back when this entailed purchasing stamps, writing letters, and sometimes actually trekking to post offices to mail them, the studio received enough complaints to persuade them to create enough episodes to syndicate the series, forging a path for it to become the juggernaut it is today. CRACKED.COM

Judge Judy

Judy Sheindlin just set her own salary for Judge Judy. Every three years, she'd discuss her contract over dinner with the president of CBS Television Distribution - which meant she'd write down the number she wanted, put it in an envelope, and give it to him after dinner. The one time he tried to hand her an envelope, she didn't even open it, and told him This isn't a negotiation. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Dance Moms

Showgirls on Dance Moms. Viewers, critics, and the young girls' moms were up in arms when Abby Lee Miller choreographed a risque fan dance. The routine is meant for burlesque dancers and showgirls, so the episode was pulled from DVDS and reruns. CRACKED

Jerry Springer

I Married a Horse on Jerry Springer. ER One of his more controversial episodes, Jerry talks to a man who lives in wedded bliss with his horse and thinks that he should be allowed to do anything that makes him happy. Then he open-mouth makes out with the horse! CRACKED

The Apprentice

Trump fired Andy for not screaming at people on The Apprentice. Andy Litinsky didn't want to outscream Sandy or Jennifer in Season 2. As a national debate champion in high school, he knew not to lose his temper, but Trump didn't like that Andy was getting killed in the argument and fired him. CRACKED

America’s Next Top Model

Switching ethnicities on America's Next Top Model. noelle african MOLUONE Contestants had to wear makeup and hair that reflected a different race than theirs, so obviously many of the models wore blackface and brownface. CRACKED

Ellen

Ellen outed Mariah Carey's pregnancy. In 2008, she pressured Carey into confirming her rumored pregnancy by offering her champagne. Carey later said it was way too early in the pregnancy to announce it (especially on national TV) and she ended up miscarrying. CRACKED

House of Cards

House of Cards is a remake of a British TV series from 1990... в В с THE OF which was in turn based on a 1989 book by the same name. CRACKED.COM

Doctor Strange

CRACKED COM The 2016 Doctor Strange isn't the superhero's first live-action film. The 1978 Doctor Strange TV movie was initially created for CBS as a TV pilot, but was ultimately rejected.

Gilda Radner

GILDA RADNER was the very first hire for Saturday Night Live. The actress was the first to be cast in SNL in 1975. She stayed for five years. GRACKED GOM

Diahann Carroll

DIAHANN CARROLL was the first Black actress to be cast in a role other than a servant in 1968. She was also the first Black actress to get her own TV show. GRACKED COM

Top Gear

GRACKED.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.

Batman

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

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