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Horizons - S1-E1

Trivia: When Dirk and Todd are talking about if Dirk ever solved a case, he mentions there was a bit about a sofa and Thor. This is a reference to the first two Douglas Adams' book in the Dirk Gently series, "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (which had an immovable sofa) and "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" (which had Thor).

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Captain Jack - S1-E3

Trivia: The episode "Captain Jack" was the first time a toilet was shown on TV; the boys buy a baby alligator and Wally is shown putting it in the toilet tank. The network censors were so spooked by the thought of showing a toilet on television that they delayed the episode. And when the censors finally relented, the compromise allowed only the toilet tank to be shown, not the bowl.

Jeff Swanson

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Aquaticism - S7-E14

Trivia: In the opening intro the store next to Bob's is called "Pro-pain Accessories" and the exterminator is "Dale's Dead-Bug." Hank Hill, from the show "King of the Hill", sells propane and propane accessories and his neighbor, Dale Gribble, owns Dale's Dead-Bug. Jim Dauterive, one of the show's creator/writer was also a writer/producer for "King of the Hill."

Bishop73

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Trivia: If you wait until the end of the end credits, the vicar tells a joke (Most of the time.) One episode had the joke at the beginning.

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Trivia: Hayden Westerfield plays Eddie on the show and is also the creator of the show.

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Trivia: The band "Toad the Wet Sprocket" took their name from a sketch on this show.

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Trivia: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall met at drama college in 1975. Adrian said he couldn't stand the sight of Rik and when he saw him he thought...well what a tosser.

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Trivia: The school that Raven goes to is called Bayside. This is the name of the school from the hit TV show Saved by the Bell. They also used the set of that school as well and if you've seen Saved by the Bell you will be able to tell.

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Trivia: The show is based on creator Ian Brennan's experience in show choir at Prospect High School in Illinois.

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Trivia: Danny Smith is the singer in the opening theme song of the show.

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Trivia: In the episode "We Don't Have Chemistry", Cory has to go to an Astro Force Five convention to avoid Summer School. This is similar to an episode of That's So Raven, where Raven goes to an Astro Force Five convention to spy on Devon.

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Trivia: The "Chops" guy that Paris went on a date with actually had a girlfriend, whom he cheated on with Paris.

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2001 Special (Paedophillia) - S1-E7

Trivia: This particular show had the entire country up in arms. Parliament discussed the very future of ch 4. The tabloids were fuming. Chris Morris was even getting death threats. The entire premise worked a treat.

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River Rats - S1-E8

Trivia: In the scene in the tent where Tommy and Chuckie are talking after the ghost story, the lighting in the tent shows the sleeping bags as red, green and blue. Tommy is in the green looking sleeping bag. These colors are the Powerpuff Girls. The PowerPuff Girl in green is Buttercup, who is voiced by Elizabeth Daily, who is credited as E.G. Daily playing the voice of Tommy.

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