# Little Things You Didn't Notice About TV Shows Till You Watched In Reruns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 7, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082 "2011-05-07T18:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/101 "2011-11-25T17:00:06Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > So? Here is the chance for these shirts to be bought by semi-geeks that buy it because of BBT. Or is “purity” more important than profits? Nothing to do with purity. I’d assume the t-shirt retailers have already run the numbers and found that any additional sales they might get from [CBS.com](http://CBS.com) isn’t worth the kind of profit sharing CBS would ask for. Secondly, CBS already has a Big Bang Theory store on their website where they sell t-shirts related to the show that they’ve designed themselves. They’ve probably run the numbers and figured out that trying to sell link space for another retailer’s items on their web store would cut into the profits of the shirts they own the full license for. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/102 "2011-11-25T17:02:53Z")
Reposting just to make sure everybody sees: > [@Marley23](#): > > Please take the t-shirt discussion to another thread. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/103 "2011-11-26T01:53:29Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > Similarly, just a few years ago, I finally realized Mr. Peabody (of Rocky and Bullwinkle) was a shaggy dog. Since all his cartoons end with rotten, tangential puns, that makes them shaggy dog stories both figuratively AND literally. [Shaggy dog story - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_dog_story#Pun) Quiet you! simpsons reference ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/104 "2011-11-26T13:46:21Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Many science fiction/fantasy shows reuse the same props. Star Trek TOS has a couple of devices that are seen many times. The space probe “Vi-ger” is re-used a couple of times. Lost In Space did it relentlessly. That damn control panel from the Jupiter II is seen other times in alien ships, etc. Also re-used were some of the monster/alien costumes, in the same series or others such as Outer Limits. There is also a make-up for “lizard-men” that gets re-used a lot. I’ve seen it in _Battle Beyond the Stars_ and _Fugitive From the Empire_. I am fairly certain that I’ve seen it in other low-budget sci-fi shows from the late 1970s and early 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/105 "2011-11-26T14:50:54Z")
Speaking of The Big Bang Theory, the double entendre of the title was totally lost on me until a couple of months ago. I don’t recall what jump started my epiphany but there aren’t enough :smack:s to illustrate how stupid I felt. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/106 "2011-11-27T16:32:26Z")
I just saw this and had to post. From the \*\*Puffy Shirt \*\*episode of _Seinfeld_, Jerry’s shirt is an exact duplicate of the one \*\*Prince \*\*is wearing in _Purple Rain_. See for yourself. [Jerry](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=jerry+puffy+shirt&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ACEW_en___US390&biw=1280&bih=789&tbm=isch&tbnid=o_yzqAQD5H3xKM:&imgrefurl=http://deispot.wordpress.com/author/deisspot/page/9/&docid=eW2oO8W49YbgaM&imgurl=http://deispot.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/0000043801_20071018142711.jpg&w=700&h=503&ei=H2XSTpKYEML10gGV7Yj7Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=169&vpy=146&dur=1264&hovh=190&hovw=265&tx=126&ty=111&sig=102929151637650593710&page=1&tbnh=127&tbnw=167&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0) [Prince](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=prince+purple+rain&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ACEW_en___US390&biw=1280&bih=789&tbm=isch&tbnid=XQadyLfaH4dpkM:&imgrefurl=http://dmn.beloblog.com/quickdfwblog2/archives/2007/01/&docid=3-8oPvzeoVOrXM&imgurl=http://blahblahblah.beloblog.com/archives/prince%252520purple.jpg&w=2100&h=1427&ei=NmXSTvK2IMHa0QGG44nxBA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=93&sig=102929151637650593710&page=2&tbnh=129&tbnw=176&start=28&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:28,s:28&tx=65&ty=80) ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/107 "2011-11-27T20:47:45Z")
After watching the first three seasons of 30 Rock on Netflix, I just realized that the message on Frank’s (Judah Frielander) hat changes, not just every episode but many times throughout each episode. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/108 "2011-11-27T20:52:43Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Many science fiction/fantasy shows reuse the same props. Star Trek TOS has a couple of devices that are seen many times. \*\*The space probe “Vi-ger” is re-used a couple of times. \*\* Lost In Space did it relentlessly. That damn control panel from the Jupiter II is seen other times in alien ships, etc. Also re-used were some of the monster/alien costumes, in the same series or others such as Outer Limits. (bolding mine) That seems unlikely, as V’ger was invented for the first movie. Perhaps you mean the Nomad probe, which was similar conceptually if not visually? ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/109 "2011-11-27T21:25:00Z")
> [@velvetjones](#): > > After watching the first three seasons of 30 Rock on Netflix, I just realized that the message on Frank’s (Judah Frielander) hat changes, not just every episode but many times throughout each episode. And this is itself an extension of his schtick as a standup performer. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/110 "2011-11-28T00:51:07Z")
Speaking of “Friends,” it’s probably not too arcane, but the message on the whiteboard on Chandler and Joey’s apartment often changed. As for the actors, I’d say Joey and Ross were the weakest - the rest were all competent plus. Watching other comedies though, there really wasn’t a weak link on that show. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/111 "2011-11-28T01:10:32Z")
This doesn’t exactly fit the topic, but there’s an episode of, I believe, Alfred Hitchcock Presents starring George Peppard and Peter Lorre wherein Peppard suffers extreme facial contortions trying mightily to keep from cracking up as Lorre is delivering his lines. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/112 "2011-11-28T10:34:00Z")
Watching Sanford & Son now, I realize that at least 50% of it went straight over my head when I watched it as a kid. I recently got the first five seasons of SNL on DVD, and goddam, Jane Curtain is sexy! I wouldn’t kick Gilda or Laraine out of bed either. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/113 "2011-11-28T18:05:36Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Speaking of “Friends,” it’s probably not too arcane, but the message on the whiteboard on Chandler and Joey’s apartment often changed. This will reveal the depths of my Nerdom but many years ago when Friends was still airing, I was a poster on the Friends Usenet Newsgroup. One of the writers of the show used to regularly post as well. One day, he posted something to the effect that the group should watch carefully on such and such a date. So when the episode aired on that day, it turned out he had written “Hi Evil Jo” on the whiteboard in their apartment. Evil Jo was one of the more prolific posters on the Newsgroup (I might be misremembering the user name but it was something like that). The Group just immediately blew up with excitement. I had to admit, it was pretty neat. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/114 "2011-11-28T20:12:57Z")
> [@JoelUpchurch](#): > > I bought the DVDs for the Diana Rigg episodes of the Avengers. The show really holds up well, but the stunt doubles for the fight scenes are laughably obvious. It looked to me like they were using a guy in a wig to play Diana Rigg in some of the fight scenes. They probably were. I doubt there were many stunt women at that time. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082/115 "2011-12-26T16:25:47Z")
MASH season 7 was a transition for BJ Honeycutt with the addition of the mustache but the Chuck Taylor hi-tops didn’t arrive until season 8. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082.md?page=5)