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I Was a Teenage Spy - S3-E19

Trivia: The shoes Danielle Fishel wore in this episode used to belong to Lucille Ball. She said they were a half-size too small for her.

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Life Lessons - S3-E18

Trivia: Aaron Metchik, who plays one of the bullies in this episode, was previously a pen pal to Rider Strong when both actors played the role of Gavroche in stage productions of Les Miserables on opposite ends of the country (Strong in San Francisco and Metchik in Washington DC).

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Life Lessons - S3-E18

Trivia: This episode's B-plot sees Eric dating an older woman. Will Friedle believes this was the writers deliberately writing for his life, as he similarly dated older women.

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The Pink Flamingo Kid - S3-E17

Visible crew/equipment: After Amy says to Eric, "Whatever makes you and Kyle happy", the shot changes and a boom mic can be seen being pulled out of view on the left side of the screen.

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The Pink Flamingo Kid - S3-E17

Trivia: When Alan asks Eric why he has a box full of junk, Eric responds with an over-the-top cackle. This cackle was originally meant to be a recurring thing for Eric, but Will Friedle and Michael Jacobs agreed it shouldn't be a thing.

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Stormy Weather - S3-E16

Trivia: Will Friedle was forced by the network to cut his hair ahead of filming this episode, as they felt it was getting too long. Director Jeff McCracken knew how upset Friedle was about this, so he went home and cut his own hair to make him feel better.

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - S3-E15

Trivia: The scene where Shawn and Dana are talking outside of Chubby's at Shawn's makeshift picnic actually ended up being reused for Trina McGee's audition when she joined the cast two years later.

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - S3-E15

Trivia: Will Friedle and Anthony Tyler Quinn were overjoyed that Kimberly Scott was guest starring in this episode, as they are big fans of The Abyss, which she was in. They even brought in their LaserDisc copies of the film for her to sign.

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - S3-E15

Trivia: Rider Strong was a longtime friend of guest star Larisa Oleynik and thought of her as a sister. This made it awkward for him to make out with her.

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The Grass is Always Greener - S3-E12

Trivia: When Eric is asking the teachers to cut him some slack, according to Will Friedle, the cadence with which he says the line is meant to be a Jerry Seinfeld impression.

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City Slackers - S3-E11

Trivia: At the very end of the episode, Eric sinks all 15 billiard balls as well as the cue ball. This was achieved on the very first take. Will Friedle almost ruined the take with his surprised look. According to him, the person who set up the balls in such a manner to make the shot possible told him that the cue ball wasn't necessarily supposed to go in as well. Supposedly, it was a world record for the most billiard balls sunk in one shot for a television or film production.

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City Slackers - S3-E11

Deliberate mistake: Shawn fishes Mr. Feeny's watch from the septic tank and mentions the septic tank is deeper than it looked. Given this, he should be covered in human waste, instead of just looking a little dirty.

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Season 2 generally

Trivia: Darlene Vogel, who played Mr. Turner's brief love interest, Kat Tompkins, made her film debut in Back to the Future Part II. Will Friedle, being a big fan of that film, actually recognized her from it. He said it took him a day to work up the courage to finally approach her to talk to her about it.

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Trivia: If, at the end of each season, a cast member wanted a copy of each episode, the producers would charge them $350 for 6 VHS tapes with 4 episodes per tape.

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The Witches of Pennbrook - S5-E5

Trivia: Melissa Joan Hart has a cameo at the end of this episode as Eric's date, Sabrina Spellman from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Hart and Will Friedle actually briefly dated in real life.

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Trivia: If a cast member wanted to keep an article of clothing worn by their respective character, the producers required them to trade one of their own pieces of clothing for it.

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Truth and Consequences - S3-E7

Trivia: At one point in this episode, Topanga says she doesn't sweat, she glistens. Danielle Fischel says she has adopted this line into her real life.

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Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19

Trivia: Kenny Johnston, who was brought on last minute to play Harley Keiner in this episode, was advised to make the character his own instead of trying to emulate Danny McNulty.

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Career Day - S2-E22

Trivia: This episode makes a couple references to a baseball player making a critical error of letting a ball go between his legs. This is Bill Buckner, whose flub immediately led to the Mets winning game 6, and later game 7, of the 1986 World Series.

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The Thrilla' in Phila' - S2-E21

Trivia: Guest star Vader coached Will Friedle on the eye-poke and headbutt he performed on Frankie during the wrestling match.

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