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LaWanda: The Book of Burial - S1-E3

Trivia: When Grace and Anissa are talking in the library, Grace says Anissa should read "The Outsiders" (a DC comics). Black Lightning was one of the founding members of The Outsiders.

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Trivia: "Sister Act" is credited as being written by "Joseph Howard." He wasn't a real person. It was a pseudonym Paul Rudnick made up for the film since his script had been re-written so many times by so many different writers that it didn't resemble what he originally wrote. He settled on the name when "R. Chasuble" and "Goofy" were rejected as possible names.

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A Pharaoh to Remember - S4-E7

Trivia: Bender says he wants a statue "1 billion cubits" in height. Given the standard cubit being 1.5 feet, that would be a statue over 284,000 miles high.

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Love and Rocket - S4-E4

Trivia: When being fired upon, Fry says "shields at maximum yarnell." Shields and Yarnell were a dance and mime comedy duo that specialized in impersonating robots. Lorene Yarnell is probably best known for playing Dot Matrix in "Spaceballs."

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Bendin' in the Wind - S3-E13

Trivia: On the map of the U.S. when Beck is touring, Utah is renamed "Human Farm", written in Alienese. Now we know where all the meat for those tasty human burgers come from.

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Just to Get a Rep - S1-E5

Trivia: The guy Bobby brings in to get Luke a suit is the real life Dapper Dan. Dapper Dan has been a Harlem icon since the 80's. And the Mike Tyson / Mitch Green story that is brought up was a real incident that occurred at Dapper Dan's store in 1988.

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Trivia: When Dr. Fletcher is talking to Magdalena, he says there was a woman in the 80's who had amnesia. A reference to the original 1987 film, which was also set in Elk Grove.

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Trivia: When Sophia is speaking to the officer about a man killed in a shark attack, the officer's name is "M. Brody." Martin Brody was the police chief in the film "Jaws."

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That's Lobstertainment! - S3-E8

Trivia: At the Academy Awards, Pauly Shore is in the audience. He's sitting next to Michelle, Fry's ex-girlfriend from 2000. At the end of s03e03, "The Cryonic Woman", Michelle leaves Fry for Pauly Shore. They are sitting behind Edith Head's head and Jar-Jar's head.

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The Day the Earth Stood Stupid - S3-E7

Trivia: 3rd place in the pet show goes to Dave Spiegel and his owner, Fluffers. Dave and Fluffers are seen in the vet's office in s02e05, "I Second That Emotion."

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Bendless Love - S3-E6

Trivia: When Hermes, a Rastafarian, is trying to straighten out his straight edge, he says "Haile H. Selassie" (an exclamation he says in other episodes too). Haile Selassie is the central figure in the Rastafari culture. For many Rastafarians, Selassie is a biblical messiah and the second coming of Christ. Thus, the added "H" could be akin to someone saying "Jesus H. Christ."

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War is the H-Word - S3-E2

Trivia: The voice of the P.A. announcer was done by Todd Susman. Susman was the P.A. announcer in the original M.A.S.H. TV show.

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The Honking - S3-E1

Trivia: 1010011010 is "666" in binary.

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A Bicyclops Built for Two - S2-E13

Trivia: When Leela is talking to Alkazar, in the morning after breakfast, he says "please, call me Al." A nod to Al Bundy from "Married With Children." Katey Sagal (the voice of Leela), played Peggy Bundy, the wife of Al. Later, they have Al sitting on a couch, and Leela having her hair done up, like in "Married With Children."

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Viewing Party - S7-E8

Trivia: Michael says his favorite "Glee" character is "the invalid", referring to Artie Abrams. Artie is played by Kevin McHale. McHale appeared in one episode of "The Office", s04e03 (Launch Party), as the pizza delivery boy that Michael ends up "kidnapping."

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Money - S4-E4

Trivia: When Michael is in Mr. Figaro's office, there's a flyer for Terry's Diner. This is a real diner located near Scranton (Moosic, PA) and the flyer has the diner's actual phone number (minus the 570 area code). It could also be a clue that Michael's 2nd job isn't in Scranton.

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Livin' the Dream - S9-E21

Trivia: The headband Sensei Billy wears is the same kind Daniel wore in The Karate Kid.

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Trivia: There is a "Certificate for Participation" awarded to Marc Christie, which is framed and hung on the wall in the office. Christie was a best boy grip and key grip for the first two seasons of the show. The certificate still remained on the wall after he left (for example it can be seen in s04e03).

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Trivia: The address of Scranton Business Park, where the Dunder-Mifflin office is located, is 1725 Slough Avenue. The British version of "The Office" was set in Slough, England.

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Traveling Salesmen - S3-E12

Trivia: When Angela and Pam are getting coffee, Angela tells Pam how Dwight got the tax forms to corporate for her, but said it happened to her "friend", Noelle. In the story it was "Kurt" who saved the day. Since Dwight's middle name is Kurt, this reveals that Angela's middle name is Noelle.

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