Trivia: David Hyde Pierce has been Emmy-nominated for his portrayal of Niles every year since 1994 (winning in '95, '98 and '99) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
He's My Brother
18th Jul 2004
Frasier (1993)
1st Jul 2004
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Trivia: In Jerry Devine's office, the floor-to-ceiling black and white photograph of a glamorous woman is Eddie Izzard (Jerry) in drag.
30th Jun 2004
White Christmas (1954)
Trivia: The song "White Christmas" originally appeared in the 1942 movie "Holiday Inn," starring Bing Crosby alongside Fred Astaire, although the song is usually referenced back to this movie.
29th Jun 2004
Frasier (1993)
Goodnight, Seattle (2) - S11-E24
Trivia: Despite the episode's visual joke about Bebe's plastic surgeon, at the time of writing the actress is only 49 - the same age as Kelsey Grammer.
29th Jun 2004
Frasier (1993)
Trivia: The last 3 initials of the radio station, KACL, are taken from the creators' names, David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee.
29th Jun 2004
Frasier (1993)
Goodnight, Seattle (2) - S11-E24
Trivia: Niles and Daphne's baby, David, was named in memory of show producer David Angell, who was killed in a plane during the September 11th attacks.
28th Jun 2004
Return to Me (2000)
Trivia: As director Bonnie Hunt says on the DVD commentary, she told Minnie (Grace) to hit David (Bob) really hard in the scene when she slaps him, to get a better reaction. This is why his face looks surprisingly cheerful behind his hand as he holds it to his cheek - he's trying very hard not to laugh, as he wasn't expecting it.
28th Jun 2004
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Trivia: The exterior shots of Pemberley were filmed outside Lyme Park, in Cheshire.
27th Jun 2004
Holiday Inn (1942)
Trivia: This movie débuts two famous Irving Berlin songs, both of which became the title songs for later movies starring one or other of the lead men from this movie - "White Christmas" in 1954 was led by Bing Crosby, and "Easter Parade" in 1948 with Fred Astaire.
18th Jun 2004
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
18th Jun 2004
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
Trivia: The colours of the coat (in case you were wondering) are red, yellow, green, brown, scarlet, black, ochre, peach, ruby, olive, violet, fawn, lilac, gold, chocolate, mauve, cream, crimson, silver, rose, azure, lemon, russet, grey, purple, white, pink, orange and blue. They were once voted the best lyrics in the piece, and Tim Rice didn't even write them.
Trivia: The final time the cannon goes off when the Black Pearl crew are ransacking Port Royal, the smoke cloud across the moon forms a Mickey Mouse silhouette. (00:35:50)
19th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1) - S6-E25
Trivia: Mr. Burns says "You all talk big, but which of you has the guts to stop me?" at the meeting, and everyone looks away. Only Maggie keeps staring at him.
19th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Homer Badman - S6-E9
Trivia: The programme "Rock Bottom" scrolls a really quick list of apologies, one of which is meant to show Homer as innocent. The list reads: 1. "Peoples' Choice Award" is America's greatest honor. 2. Styrofoam is not made from kittens. 3. The U.F.O. was a paper plate. 4. The nerds on the internet are not geeks. 5. The word "cheese" is not funny in and of itself. 6. The older Flanders boy is Todd, not Rod. 7. Lyndon Johnson did not provide the voice of Yosemite Sam. 8. If you are reading this you have no life. 9. Roy Rogers was not buried inside his horse. 10. The other U.F.O. was an upside-down salad spinner. 11. Our universities are not "hotbeds" of anything. 12. Mr. Dershowitz did not literally have four eyes. 13. Our viewers are not pathetic, sexless food tubes. 14. Audrey Hepburn never weighed 400 pounds. 15. The "Cheers" gang is not a real gang. 16. Salt water does not "chase the thirsties away" 17. Licking an electrical outlet will not turn you into a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. 18. Cats do not eventually turn into dogs. 19. Bullets do not bounce off of fat guys. 20. Recycling does not deplete the ozone. 21. Everything is 10% fruit juice. 22. The flesh-eating virus does not hide in ice cream. 23. Janet Reno is evil. 24. V8 juice is not 1/8 gasoline. 25. Ted Koppel is a robot. 26. Women aren't from Venus, and men aren't from Mars. 27. Fleiss does floss. 28. Quayle is familiar with common bathroom procedure. 29. Bart is bad to the bone. 30. Godfry Jones' wife is cheating on him. (NB: Jones was the host of "Rock Bottom") 31. The Beatles haven't reunited to enter kick boxing contests. 32. The "Bug" on your TV screen can see into your home. 33. Everyone on TV is better than you. 34. The people who are writing this have no life.
11th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Trivia: You can see Matt Groening laughing at Itchy & Scratchy in the audience of the Annual Cartoon Awards.
11th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Trivia: The 'nerd' with the thick glasses is based on the show's creator, Matt Groening.
10th Sep 2003
Will & Grace (1998)
The Unsinkable Mommy Adler - S1-E13
Trivia: In the episode, Mrs. Adler walks in singing "Good Morning, Good Morning." Bobbi Adler is played by Debbie Reynolds , who sang the same song in Singin' in the Rain in 1952.
10th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
The Twisted World of Marge Simpson - S8-E11
Trivia: Cletus and Brandine's children are called Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermott, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumer, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendal, Kaitlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kira, Ian, Lauren, Q-bert, and Phil. Rumer and Scout are two daughters of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, who were married when this episode was made.
9th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Trivia: Bart's anonymous prank calls to Moe the bartender were inspired by tapes of real-life prank calls made to New Jersey bartender Louis "Red" Deutsch (the tapes were widely circulated during the 1980s). Deutsch constantly received calls requesting fictitious bar patrons (Al Coholic, Stu Pitt, etc), and always responded in a hostile manner every time he realized he'd been duped.
9th Sep 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Trivia: This is the last episode to feature the voice of Phil Hartman, aired September 27, 1998. In it, he voices Troy McClure in a nature video about birds. Phil had been killed by his wife in a murder-suicide that May, and Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz were never replaced.
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