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** David Canary's brother, John Canary, cropped up as the evil Dr. Voigt. |
** David Canary's brother, John Canary, cropped up as the evil Dr. Voigt. |
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** [[Real Life]] lovers Eva La Rue and John Callahan married shortly after their characters Maria and Edmund did... and their [[Real Life]] marriage fell apart shortly after their onscreen one did. |
** [[Real Life]] lovers Eva La Rue and John Callahan married shortly after their characters Maria and Edmund did... and their [[Real Life]] marriage fell apart shortly after their onscreen one did. |
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* [[Written-In Infirmity]]: Several times, most famously with Frances Heflin's lung cancer. |
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** When Jill Larson injured her hand during a fight scene, the writers turned it into an automobile accident. Coincidentally... |
** When Jill Larson injured her hand during a fight scene, the writers turned it into an automobile accident. Coincidentally... |
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** ...James Mitchell suffered a hairline pelvic fracture at the same time, so the writers explained away the wheelchair by the same automobile accident. |
** ...James Mitchell suffered a hairline pelvic fracture at the same time, so the writers explained away the wheelchair by the same automobile accident. |
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- Acting for Two and Double Vision: an unusually high population of twins: Alex/Anna,...
- Backup Twin: Frankie/Maggie, Cindy/Karen, Kitty/Kelly.
- Evil Twin - Adam/Stuart, Cindy/Karen.
- Adam/Stuart is a case of an evil twinship reversing: Stuart was evil before being retconned into the good twin.
- Identical Stranger: Tad/Ted.
- Uncanny Family Resemblance: Lily/Ava, Janet/Natalie, Joy/Camille.
- Actor Allusion: At the yacht party during the (in)famous Libidozone storyline, one character compliments Palmer on his terrific dance skills--a Shout-Out to the actor, James Mitchell, who had been a well-known Broadway dancer.
- Not to mention any time Zach brings up ice hockey and/or the Detroit Red Wings, thanks to the actor's schooling connections and tenure in the city.
- See Elizabeth Taylor's cameo in the main section.
- The Character Died with Him: Mona, Phoebe, Myrtle, and Palmer all died along with the performers who portrayed them. In Mona's case, the writers inserted Frances Heflin's cancer diagnosis into the storyline.
- Defictionalization: Enchantment products, jewelry tie-ins, books "written" by Erica and Kendall.
- The Other Darrin: A good chunk of the cast, often more than once: Ruth, Benny, Jake, Greenlee, Dixie, Nina, Colby, Will, Skye, Janet...
- Real Life Relative: Husband-and-wife Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa as husband-and-wife Mateo and Hayley.
- Written-In Infirmity: Several times, most famously with Frances Heflin's lung cancer.
- When Jill Larson injured her hand during a fight scene, the writers turned it into an automobile accident. Coincidentally...
- ...James Mitchell suffered a hairline pelvic fracture at the same time, so the writers explained away the wheelchair by the same automobile accident.
- Too Soon: Janet's plan to bomb Trevor's wedding was aborted due to the Oklahoma City bombing.