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Trivia: One of the tattoos on Thor's back is a parchment with the names of people he has lost: Mother, Father, Heimdall, Loki, Tony, and Natasha.

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Trivia: When Wayne and Garth are in Stan Mikita's donut shop for the first time, playing in the background is "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe. This song features spoken dialogue from the androgynous character Pat played by Julia Sweeney, who like Wayne and Garth, originated on Saturday Night Live.

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The Phoenix Saga (1): Sacrifice - S3-E3

Trivia: The orange space suits that the X-Men wear more closely resemble those worn by Russian cosmonauts than the black and white space suits worn by American astronauts. This is likely the result of the animation company in the Philippines being given notes to draw the characters in space suits, but in their research probably came across the Russian design, and not knowing any better or investigating further, went with that style.

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Trivia: This series was renewed for a second season more than a year before its first season was set to debut. A third season was greenlit before even the first half of season one's episodes had aired.

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The Instant White-Hot Wild - S3-E8

Trivia: When Homelander kills the protestor in the final scene, in the background is a character that resembles Jacob Chansley, a.k.a. the QAnon Shaman, one of the most prominent U.S. Capitol insurrectionists from January 6, 2021.

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Dick the Vote - S2-E6

Trivia: Al Franken appears in this episode as a slimy politician. Franken would become a politician later in life, serving as a United States Senator for Minnesota. He ended up resigning in 2018 after photos surfaced of him on a USO tour pretending to grope the breasts of radio host Leeann Tweeden while she was asleep.

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Trivia: Rider Strong and Will Friedle rarely had any scenes together in the show's early seasons. Rider said this was because he was constantly trying not to laugh when doing a scene with Will, and he would over-compensate by making a very serious face, which in turn would cause Will to lose it.

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Trivia: Ben Savage had a nervous tic that would frequently be on screen, which would see him walk into a scene and pull up his pants with his right hand. While rewatching the series for the Pod Meets World podcast, Will Friedle kept a running tally and said he observed the act 10 times in one episode.

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Trivia: Conrad Vernon, who voices the Gingerbread Man, was originally just a member of the production staff, and he was used to feed lines to John Lithgow, as Lithgow never acted with Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy or Cameron Diaz. They ended up liking Vernon's performance enough to make his role official.

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Trivia: In an interview with GQ, John Lithgow revealed that he was originally supposed to be the film's secondary villain, with Christopher Walken playing the main antagonist. However, Walken exited the project, leading to Lithgow being promoted to main antagonist.

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Season 4 generally

Trivia: John Lithgow revealed in an interview with GQ that he initially turned down the role of Arthur Mitchell, a.k.a. the Trinity Killer. He was convinced to change his mind by his agent and his lawyer. He ended up winning an Emmy for the role, so he definitely made the right choice.

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Season 1 generally

Trivia: Some notable differences between season 1 and "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" - the first novel in the series of books that the show is based on - are that Deb and LaGuerta both discover Dexter's secret by the end, which doesn't occur in the show until seasons 6 and 7, respectively. LaGuerta is also killed by Brian, a.k.a. the Ice Truck Killer, whose true identity isn't revealed until the last chapter, and he is also referred to as the Tamiami Slasher. He also escapes at the end of the novel.

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Trivia: The real-life house used for establishing shots of the Matthews' home is actually located across the street from the studio where the show was filmed in Studio City, Los Angeles.

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Trivia: Rider Strong has said that Ben Savage would imitate him every morning for his performance in the film Benefit of the Doubt after seeing it on TV. Strong freely admits that his performance in the film is bad.

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Chapter Nine: The Piggyback - S4-E9

Trivia: When Eddie is playing Metallica's "Master of Puppets" on guitar, the audio is actually performed by Tye Trujillo, whose father Robert Trujillo is Metallica's current and longest-tenured bass player.

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Trivia: One of the reasons John Lithgow agreed to star in this show was because he wanted to have something to do other than playing "cornball villains."

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Trivia: William Russ once asked his at-the-time 3 or 4 year-old daughter Georgia if she wanted to be involved in a Christmas episode. She responded by asking him if she was going to direct it.

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No Mutant Is an Island - S5-E4

Trivia: When Kilgrave is applying makeup to his face as Cyclops and Sarah are approaching his mansion, there is a dartboard on the wall with a picture of Daredevil on it. Kilgrave's first comics appearance was in Daredevil #4 in 1964. (00:13:51)

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Trivia: William Russ revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that he was initially hesitant about joining the show, as he had never done a sitcom before and wasn't comfortable with the format. The show also ended up being his first experience directing.

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No Mutant Is an Island - S5-E4

Character mistake: When Cyclops demonstrates his power to Rusty to show him that he's also a mutant, he shoots an optic blast at a building and blows a gigantic hole in its facade. While the building had the appearance of being condemned, Cyclops had no way of knowing whether there were squatters inside. He could have seriously injured or killed several people for all he knew. (00:07:35)

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