The two-part episode that aired after the Super Bowl in 1996 was the most-watched episode of the series. 52.9 million people tuned in as Chandler almost hooked up with Julia Roberts, Joey was stalked by Brooke Shields, and Monica and Rachel fought over Jean Claude Van Damme.
Phyllis Smith was initially a casting associate for the show, but producers loved her so much while she was reading lines with other actors during auditions that she was offered the role of soft-spoken saleswoman Phyllis Vance, a character created specifically for her.
Diff'rent Strokes follows the life of two boys who are adopted by a wealthy businessman after their mother dies. In Full House, a sportswriter with three daughters loses his wife in a car accident and moves into a house with his best friend and his wife's brother because he needs their help raising the kids. In Who's the Boss?, a former professional baseball player moves to Fairfield, Connecticut, after his wife dies to raise his daughter away from the city.
John Stamos almost had the Olsen twins fired while filming the pilot. He hated how much they cried while filming, but the producers disliked the red-headed twins who replaced them, so they brought back Mary-Kate and Ashley.
Cheers is set in a bar in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, and socialize.
Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared in Archie's Madhouse #22 (Oct. 1962). Storylines of the character at elementary-school-age also appear under the title "Sabrina--That Cute Little Witch" in almost all of the Little Archie comics.
At the beginning of the series, the Swamp held four doctors: Hawkeye, Trapper, "Spearchucker" Jones and Frank Burns. After the departure of Jones, the number of residents dropped to three and remained so until the end of the series. B.J. moved in after the departure of Trapper and Winchester after the departure of Burns.
When Jan's teacher, Mrs. Watson, gushes over former pupil Marcia, it's the last straw for Jan who is sick and tired of being compared to her older, seemingly perfect sister. She dumps all of Marcia's awards and trophies in the closet and complains that all she hears is "Marcia this, Marcia that ... Marcia, Marcia, Marcia."
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