As for “That 70s Show”, Fes is asked what his name was (cant remember the episode) and there is a burst of noise (cant remember source) as he speaks it out. If you read his lips he is saying the real names of all of the cast members on the show. Hope that helps, even if it is a little vague.
Also, on The Simpsons, even if other people don’t remember the Simpsons from story to story, it’s not a gimmick/running joke the way it is with Burns not remembering Homer. Homer even strangled Burns once trying to get him to say his name.
One more set for Barney Miller. After Chano shoots and kills a perp, Barney visits his apartment. Also in the two-parter “Wojo’s Girl”, we see Wojo’s apartment.
That’s two - two more sets for Barney Miller…
To expand on the Homer/Burns thing, Matt Groening says on one of the DVD commentaries that the rule is now that Burns remembers his name after he meets him for the first time in the episode.
Here’s another one: you never saw Dr. Claw on Inspector Gadget.
Another running gag on The Simpsons: anytime anything crashes, it bursts into flames. A car falling through the ice, a baby carriage turning over in the street, two cars having a fender bender- there’ll always be an explosion.
Actually that’s an urban legend.
Yay, debunking! That’s where Snopes is a Viking!
Sure you do. She loved a mystery. (When I watched it, it was titled “Mrs. Columbo.”)
My favorite repeated from the other thread:
The “stingers” at the end of every episode of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” After the closing credits, they’d show a brief scene from the movie, out of context. My new favorite is the lead from Werewolf saying “This is absolutely fascinating,” with the most dull, empty expression on her face.
So where do the simpsons comes from then?
Troy MCclure(sp?) always says ‘hi im troy mcclure, you may remember me from such …’
Dr Hibbert always laughs, usually at un-funny/unapproaite times.
The reason Kentucky was changed after the first airing of that Simpsons episode was probably not to play a trick on viewers.
It was more likely due to the fact that the state of Kentucky charges royalties for the use of it’s name,
hence the renamings of Kentucky Fried chicken (to KFC), and the Kentucky Derby (to The Run For The Roses). I read somewhere (probably SNOPES), That Neil Diamond even asked radio stations to stop playing his song “Kentucky Woman” because he was having to pay the state more in royalties than he was making off of that particular song.
On the show the Dukes occasionally mentioned that the doors were welded shut for safety reasons - not flying open in a crash or when going over rough ground or something.
How about on every other episode of Knight Rider where somone flips out because the car can talk?
I read in a few places Kentucky Fried Chicken changed it’s name due to growing reports on bad “fried” food actually is for a person. Or something like that.
While interesting, that seems unlikely. I mean, they just mentioned it as a place they live, not a brand name or anything. If they just said “Hi, I’m from Kentucky.”, I’m sure they wouldn’t have to pay royalties.
You are quoting direct from Snopes in the section called “The Repository of Lost Legends” you should have taken the link at the bottom of the page called more information. There you would have found out about False Authority syndrome.
Lilly you have just been whooshed.
Now back to the OP. Does anyone else recall the time on Newhart that Larry showed up with only one Darryl? He introduces himself as "Hi my name is Larry,
and this is my other brother Darryl.
Also the statement that The Darryls never spoke until the last show is not quite correct. In one earlier episode it comes out that one of the Darryls is the oldest. The next time the three come in Darryl has taken over Larry’s job and does the intros. later in the episode it turns out that Larry is actually the oldest and everything returns to normal. (or as normal as that show ever got) God I miss that show.
Here is a partial list of things repeated on Futurama:
Amy is always accident prone, and usually falls down or off of something if she is in an episode for a while.
Hermes always says “Sweet <insert animal, possibly with adjectives> of <place that rhymes with said animal>”, and he always seems to relate something currently happening with a green snake, and usually sugar.
Examples:
“Sweet gorilla of manilla!”, “Our water usage is climbing faster than a green snake up a sugar cane.”
Bender always seems to be made out a certain precent of whatever metal, alloy, or mineral was just mentioned, usually 40%. So far, he has been made of: iron (30%), zinc (30%), dolomite (40%), titanium, and possibly others.
Dr. Zoidberg is very poor and doesn’t eat a lot of food, due to his being poor and all. Also, Zoidberg’s species seems to all be Jewish.
On King of the Hill, Hank is always sure to describe his job as selling “propane and propane accessories”. Never just “I work at Strickland Propane” or “I sell propane.”
Yeah, so I’m a sucker! I failed to read the “additional information.”
What does “whooshed” mean?
You see that joke flying over your head, Lily? Can you hear the noise it makes as it goes past?
Welcome to the boards - I think you’ll fit right in!
Holy oversight, Batman!
I haven’t seen every episode, so I might be wrong, but on Will & Grace you never see Stan, Karen’s husband. Even if he’s around, there’s always some reason for him not to be visible.