Trivia: In this episode, George flirts with and asks out the waitress, Kelly. Kelly is played by Tracy Kolis. Kolis previously played Marlene in s02e01, "The Ex-Girlfriend", whom George was dating before breaking up with her. In the episode, Marlene is a cashier.
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10th May 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
10th May 2023
Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
10th May 2023
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Trivia: President Anton Chekhov is the son of Pavel Chekhov. While he has the same name of a real life Russian writer, his name is also a tribute to the late Anton Yelchin who played Chekhov in the rebooted Star Trek movies. He is voiced by Walter Koenig, who played Chekhov in the original Star Trek series.
10th May 2023
Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
5th May 2023
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
1st May 2023
True Lies (2023)
Trivia: In s01e09, "Bitter Sweethearts", the line Tom Arnold (as Arnie) says about Sharon taking everything, including the ice cube trays, is the same line he says in the original "True Lies" film (as Gib) about his 2nd wife. In the TV show he says "witch" though.
1st May 2023
True Lies (2023)
Trivia: S01e9, "Bitter Sweethearts", features Tom Arnold playing Arnie Orwig. Tom Arnold starred in the "True Lies" film. The name Arnie could be a reference to his "True Lies" co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger (who is sometimes called Arnie") or his "Roseanne" character, Arnie Thomas.
30th Apr 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
Trivia: George is wearing a "Broadway Bound" shirt. "Broadway Bound" is a Neil Simon play and Jason Alexander (George) played Stanley when the play opened on Broadway. Stanley Jerome is a neurotic, high-strung character who is constantly obsessing and worrying over details. He and his brother work at writing a comedy sketch for NBC Studios.
26th Apr 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
Trivia: While everybody blames George for nearly killing The Bubble Boy, it was actually Susan who pops the bubble. She's the one who hit the plastic divider that causes it to break and hiss as it leaked out the air.
25th Apr 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
Trivia: The grandson, Bobby, that ends up calling Elaine is voiced by Thomas Dekker in an uncredited role. Dekker played Bobby in s07e04, "The Wink", the sick boy in the hospital that had the Yankees signed birthday card. Dekker also appeared in s05e16, "The Stand-In", as "Son" that Mickey stands in for.
24th Apr 2023
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Trivia: When DA Burr is killed, the newspaper says he died in a commercial. The previous scene is a parody of Schlitz malt liquor commercials where a bull crashes through and the camera shakes. The clip of the bull used is from the commercial where they're dressed as Robin Hood characters.
21st Apr 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
Trivia: When Jerry is talking about going on a date with Miss Rhode Island, Kramer says "they're never in contention." He really wasn't exaggerating. At the time of the episode, the highest a Miss Rhode Island contestant placed was 3rd runner-up (1968) and other than that, they never were even in the top 15.
13th Apr 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
11th Apr 2023
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Trivia: All the songs about Bandit heard in the movie were sung by Jerry Reed. Reed played "Snowman" Snow in the film.
21st Mar 2023
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
Trivia: Brian Dennehy played the father of Chris Farley in "Tommy Boy", which starred Chris Farley and David Spade. In this show, Dennehy plays the father of David Spade.
21st Mar 2023
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
Maya's and Tigers and Deans, Oh My - S5-E15
Trivia: In this episode, Zigmund, who is dating Nina Van Horn, is a flamboyant magician who works with tigers in his magic act. This is a spoof of the magicians Siegfried and Roy who worked with white tigers in their act. At the end of the episode, which aired in 2001, it's suggested Zigmund lost focus and his tiger attacked him. 2 years later, in 2003, Roy Horn would be attacked by one of his tigers.
21st Mar 2023
Young Sheldon (2017)
Trivia: Sheldon's dad, George Sr, is played by Lance Barber. Barber appeared in an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" as a former bully of Leonard, Jimmy Speckerman. Sheldon (and the gang) go with Leonard to meet Jimmy.
18th Feb 2023
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
Trivia: When they're filming the adult film in Jack's office, Ron Jeremy (a prolific adult movie star) appears in an uncredited role as the cameraman. Fellow prolific adult film star, Herschel Savage is credited in the show as "Ron."
13th Feb 2023
Tommy Boy (1995)
28th Jan 2023
Smallville (2001)
Trivia: During the recording of Jor-El and Lara-El, Jor-El (played by Julian Sands) pronounces Krypton the same way Marlon Brando did, who played Jor-El in the 1978 "Superman" film. That is he says it more like "Kriptin."
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