Fun Facts About Our Most-Loved Sitcoms
We all love to watch the entertaining sitcoms with the family in the evening. And, many times, we get addicted to these popular shows. People often fall in love with the shows that have a strong connection with our imagination, and we can relate to some of these iconic characters sense of humor.
The chances are you might have grown up watching some of these classic sitcoms, and even today, they are a part of your vocabulary.
Well, the entertainment industry is loaded with funny and engaging shows; however, here we are going to discuss some interesting, funny, and hilarious facts about the most loved sitcoms!
#1. Seinfeld
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The composer of the show tweaked the theme music by some extent for every new episode, and Jerry Seinfield himself was the only cast member to star in all 180 episodes!
#2. Friends
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Director James Burrows brought the six cast members on a trip to Las Vegas so they could enjoy themselves anonymously before friends got famous. Which it did!
Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston was not expected to play the role of Rachel as she was in another pilot. Even when the director shot the promo pictures for the show, she was given an option that if she cannot be in the show for the long run, she can step out of those promo collections.
#3. The Muppet Show
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You might have observed that most of the Muppets you have seen around are left-handed. Why so? Actually, most of the puppeteers use their right hand to operate the mouth of the puppet. It clearly means that they will use their left hand to give movement to the left hand of the puppet.
#4. The Crosby Show
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Bill Crosby helped compose the shows theme song and insisted that the show be filmed in New York as he didn’t like Hollywood. Famous celebrities who appeared on the show was the then 4-year-old Alica Keys, and it was also the first professional debut for the comedian Adam Sandler!
#5. The Nanny
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After the cancellation of Fran Drescher’s sitcom Princesses (1991), she flew to Europe to meet her former co-star Twiggy. On her flight there she sat next to CBS executive Jeff Sagansky and talked him into a development meeting on her return to L.A. It was that trip that Dresher came up with the idea of The Nanny, which she later pitched to Jeff Sagansky, which consequently got the popular sitcom produced!
#6. The Simpsons
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If we look at the scripts of this iconic sitcom, the catchphrase pronounced by Homer was actually written as “annoyed grunt,” but it was pronounced as “D’oh” in the show.
Bart Simpson’s name is also an anagram of the word BRAT and his full name is Bartholomew Jojo Simpson. While some audiences may think Bart’s voice is from a male, it’s actually from a talented actress Nancy Cartwright, who originally auditioned for the role of Lisa Simpson.
#7. The Office
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Your favorite character, Phyllis Smith in The Office, was actually working as an assistant casting director for this hilarious show. But while she was reading the lines with the actors at the time of auditions; she appeared so perfect that producers offered her to play the role of Phyllis Vance. NICE!
#8. The Flintstones
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As per the real story, Pebbles was expected to be a boy in the show; but then a toy company said that a girl would be more suitable for the popularity of the show as the character can be sold in the form of dolls! As per the facts disclosed by Joseph Barbera, the creator of The Flintstones, these dolls generated the overall profit of $3 million in just two months.
#9. The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
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Will Smith agreed to star in the show because he was in serious debt. Luckily he did as not only was the show a great success but he also met his wife Jada Pinkett Smith during auditions and they married in 1997.
#10. Cheers
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Ted Danson took his role seriously playing the famous role of Sam by attending a bartending school for two weeks prior to filming the hit sitcom!
Thanks for checking out some fun facts about our most loved sitcoms! What’s your favorite sitcom? Comment below! 🙂
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