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Trivia: The storming of the castle was the first scene filmed. According to Cary Elwes, after Westley wakes up, Andre the Giant proceeded to let out a loud and drawn-out fart, much to the shock and disgust of the entire cast and crew. Elwes said he learned from Hulk Hogan that Andre the Giant had a habit of "breaking the ice by breaking the wind."

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Trivia: Rider Strong towered over the other child actors when the show began. He was 5'8", but never grew another inch for the rest of the show.

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Trivia: The network only allowed 7 days for the filming of each episode, rather than the standard 10 days that most hour-long series receive. When they proved they were able to successfully complete episodes in that short amount of time, rather than granting them 10 days per episode moving forward, the studio made them stick with the 7-day schedule since they were able to make it work.

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Trivia: Brian Dennehy falsely claimed to have served and been wounded in the Vietnam War. He later apologized for the lie.

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Trivia: Vincent D'Onofrio based the voice of Edgar on a combination of John Huston from Chinatown and George C. Scott from Dr. Strangelove.

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Graduation - S5-E24

Trivia: For the scene where Eric sings "To Sir, with Love" to Mr. Feeny, the producers actually sent him to a professional singing coach for two weeks to prepare. Will Friedle wondered why they bothered when the scene was played off as a joke.

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Trivia: Kevin Nash has been trying to find a replica of the red-and-white striped shirt he wore for the film so that he can wear it at conventions.

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Trivia: Kevin Nash's hands were too large to fit into his coat pockets, and they became very cold as a result. His request to have the pockets cut larger was denied because the coat was an expensive rental. When Keanu Reeves learned of this, he demanded they cut his pockets larger.

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Trivia: Although he loves the film, director Kevin Smith doesn't consider its story to be "authentic," as it's not based on anything from his life like the other two Clerks films were. He conceived it more as a story of what Dante and Randal would be up to now.

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Trivia: Although it is one of his worst-reviewed films, Kevin Smith feels that George Carlin's participation in it has given the film some validation following his death in 2008.

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Trivia: Instead of accepting a salary for the film, Carrie Fisher requested that they purchase her a set of antique beaver furniture that she had her eye on for 6 months.

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Trivia: The studio did not want Jason Mewes to play Jay, even though the character is based on him, reasoning that Mewes wasn't a legitimate actor. Seth Green and Breckin Meyer were brought in to audition for the part. Green told Kevin Smith that he didn't want the part because he felt it belonged to Mewes. The studio agreed to let Mewes film some scenes and ended up approving his casting after Smith sent some dailies to them.

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Trivia: Andre the Giant was provided with an ATV to make it easier for him to get around the filming locations. Cary Elwes said Andre would occasionally ruin takes by riding his ATV in front of the camera, and crewmembers would try to chase him down.

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Trivia: Emilio Rivera was made an honorary member of Bikers Against Child Abuse for his role in this series.

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Trivia: Will Friedle said he was approached by Michael Jacobs towards the end of season one and told that he was gaining too much weight, following the filming of a scene where he hops over a fence. He attributed this to having a case of Coke placed in his trailer every morning that would be gone by the end of the day. He proceeded to slim down ahead of filming for season two.

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Trivia: Will Friedle once received a phone call from a Disney executive inquiring about a pair of black dress socks worn by Eric, to which he told them he didn't have them.

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Class Pre-Union - S1-E9

Trivia: Guest star Jim Abbot reportedly didn't know he was going to be appearing in this episode. He thought he was just there to visit the set and meet the cast and crew. He became extremely nervous when he arrived, and they just handed him a script. Rider Strong speculated it was a miscommunication, as the producers probably asked him to make an appearance, which Abbot misinterpreted as visiting.

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Trivia: This film marks the live-action debut for Namor, more than 83 years after his comics debut. He was originally supposed to be a member of the Illuminati in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, according to writer Michael Waldron, but that appearance was scrapped since Marvel had different plans for him.

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Trivia: Betsy Randle revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that her recurring role on Home Improvement is what secured her getting the role of Amy Matthews for this show.

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Trivia: Betsy Randle was considered for the role of Jill. They liked her enough to later cast her as Jill's friend Karen.

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