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Trivia: To help achieve the sitcom vibe it is going for, portions of this show were filmed in front of a live studio audience.

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Season 2 generally

Trivia: The intro for season 2 features shots of the heroes battling a big green monster called Giganto in the streets. This is a recreation of the cover of the very first issue of Fantastic Four.

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Behold the Negative Zone - S1-E12

Trivia: When Blastaar comes through the Negative Zone into the Earth dimension, Thing remarks that Blastaar makes him look like Brian Austin Green. Brian Austin Green was the voice of Human Torch for the first season of this show. (00:11:18)

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Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11

Trivia: In the comics, Tony Stark's parents are named Howard and Maria. Here, his mother's name is Martha, and his father goes by Walter, which is revealed in season 2 to be his middle name.

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Trivia: The title of this film comes from the lyrics to the song "Outshined" by Soundgarden.

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The Mask of Doom: Part 1 - S1-E8

Trivia: When the robot messes up Johnny's stack of Marvel cards, two of the cards are for Terrax and Uatu the Watcher, both of whom appeared in a previous episode. (00:03:15)

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Season 3 generally

Trivia: The Time Demons bear a strong resemblance to the Blue Meanies from the Beatles' Yellow Submarine.

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Superskrull - S1-E7

Trivia: When Thing is first shown in the music studio, there is a sign that says Green Velly, a reference to the band Green Jellÿ, who also provide music for this episode. (00:07:21)

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Superskrull - S1-E7

Trivia: The Godzilla parody movie that the Skulls are watching at the beginning of the episode says it is presented by Roger Shnorman. This is a reference to cult-film director Roger Corman, who himself was an executive producer on a Fantastic Four film that was made around the same time this series aired, but was deliberately never released. (00:01:30)

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Incursion of the Skrulls - S1-E4

Trivia: For unknown reasons, this episode is not available on Disney+.

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Trivia: The alien-like creatures that attack Romani Ranch on the first night bear a strong resemblance to the Flatwoods Monster of American folklore.

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Trivia: There is an "alternate ending" to this series. It features Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek reprising their roles as Hal and Lois from Malcolm in the Middle, with the entirety of Breaking Bad being a nightmare that Hal just woke up from.

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Trivia: Despite being R-rated, the film is largely devoid of profanity. This is reportedly because Chuck Norris refused to appear in the film unless all the profanity was removed from the script.

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She's Having My Baby Back Ribs - S7-E17

Trivia: Despite playing Amy's mother Nana Boo Boo, in real life Peggy Wiley is only 9 years older than Betsy Randle.

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That '90s Show - S19-E11

Trivia: Marge's hairstyle in this episode is the Rachel, popularized by Jennifer Aniston on Friends.

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That '90s Show - S19-E11

Trivia: Homer's songs "Shave Me" and "Margarine" are parodies of Nirvana's "Rape Me" and Bush's "Glycerine" respectively. "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of "Shave Me" is a reference to his real-life parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

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Trivia: This is the third film in the X-Men franchise to make reference to the villain Mr. Sinister, following X-Men: Apocalypse and Deadpool 2, by way of the Essex Corporation (Nathaniel Essex being Mr. Sinister's real name). The logo for the Essex Corporation is a diamond, similar to the ones Mr. Sinister has on his forehead and chest in the comics. Unfortunately, since this is the final film in the Fox X-Men franchise, Mr. Sinister himself never made a physical appearance in any of the films.

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Trivia: Following Disney's acquisition of Fox, the creators of this show pitched a revival to stream on Disney+. Producer Larry Houston has said he would come out of retirement specifically to work on this. The revival - titled X-Men '97 - was announced on Disney+ Day in November of 2021 for a 2024 premiere date, with much of the surviving original cast returning.

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Trivia: The Fantastic Four's landlady at the Baxter Building is voiced by Stan Lee's wife, Joan.

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And Then There Was Shawn - S5-E17

Trivia: Eric makes two references to South Park in this episode. When he first greets everyone in detention, he says "Hidee ho" in the same manner as Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo. Later after everyone discovers Kenny has been killed, he screams "Oh my gosh, they killed Kenny!"

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