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You Can Go Home Again - S4-E1

Trivia: The idea for the world's largest yogurt cup, seen in this episode, came from the world's largest ball of yarn in Kansas.

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Trivia: Amazon reportedly spent around $1 billion to produce this series. The average cost per episode for season 1 was $58 million, making it the most expensive TV show in history.

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Trivia: Some fans of the source material expressed outrage over the depiction of the Harfoots being portrayed by black actors, arguing that it did not fit with Tolkien's vision. Author Neil Gaiman quickly pointed out on Twitter that Tolkien described the Harfoots as having browner skin than other Hobbits.

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Trivia: Steven Yeun was originally cast as Sentry, but dropped out of the role in late 2023. He cited the SAG-AFTRA strike and shifting schedules as the main reasons.

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Trivia: This film is currently unavailable for streaming or digital purchase because the rights are held by the Weinstein brothers, and Kevin Smith's offers to purchase the rights were rejected.

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Trivia: Although he plays his younger brother, in real life, Patrick Wilson is 6 years older than Jason Momoa.

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Season 2 generally

Trivia: Although he was intended to be the MCU's next major antagonist, season 2 of this show marked Jonathan Majors' final portrayal of variants of Kang, as Marvel dropped him from the role following a guilty verdict he received in December 2023 for assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend.

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Trivia: At 5'5" (165 cm), Daniel Radcliffe is seven inches (17 cm) shorter than "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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Pirate Radio - S5-E13

Trivia: DJ Dickie Bark is a caricature of Wolfman Jack.

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Trivia: Following this film's critical and commercial failure, the studio discussed the idea of a prequel, which was described as being John McClane's origin story, with a younger actor taking over the lead role. This idea was largely rejected by fans, as they felt the first film in the series functions as McClane's origin story.

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The Happiest Show On Earth - S3-E21

Trivia: Danielle Fishel and guest star Andrew Keegan were best friends at the time of filming this episode.

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Trivia: This is the first MCU film to earn less than $100 million at the domestic box office.

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Trivia: This film was originally supposed to be released before the Disney+ companion series Secret Invasion. This explains why Nick Fury is more upbeat in this film when contrasted to his character journey from the aforementioned series.

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Trivia: This series was roughly halfway through filming when Marvel suddenly scrapped it and decided to start over, including hiring a showrunner (a first for a Marvel Disney+ series). Reportedly, the original writing had a very legal procedural format, and Matt Murdock didn't even suit up as Daredevil until the fourth episode. In the process of revamping the series, Marvel decided to officially make the original Netflix show canon to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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The Happiest Show On Earth - S3-E21

Trivia: This episode sees Eric advising Cory to follow Topanga to Disney World in order to win her back. Will Friedle gave similar advice to Rider Strong in real life, advising him to follow his ex-girlfriend to Amsterdam to try and win her back. Unfortunately for Strong, the advice did not work.

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Trivia: Warner Bros. announced plans to make a horror spinoff movie based on the Trench scene, but nothing ever materialized.

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Trivia: Eladio Vuente has a similar name to Eladio Buente, a character from a season 4 episode of The X-Files called "El Mundo Gira." The latter character was portrayed by Raymond Cruz, who played Tuco Salamanca in this show. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan was previously a writer on The X-Files.

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Trivia: Prior to this series going into production, HBO greenlit a series called "Bloodmoon." It was set in the Age of Heroes, around 5,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and starred Naomi Watts in the lead role. The project was shelved after the pilot was shot.

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Trivia: The first and last episodes of this series are both called "Glorious Purpose". This can effectively be seen as a snake eating its own tail, also known as an ouroboros, which plays into the final episode's frequent use of time loops.

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Trivia: The clerk at the hardware store is played by Tracy Letts, who is Carrie Coon's husband in real life.

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