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** The "main male character's older brother who is better at everything" was used for ''Cheers'' as well. Many sitcoms used virtually the same script, including ''[[Three's Company]]''.
** Diane borrows money from Sam in one episode, and proceeds to spend it on apparently frivolous items before paying Sam back. This is a very common sitcom plot, used again in ''[[Frasier]]'' and many other shows.
* [[Star-Making Role]]: True for almost the whole cast, except for Kirstie Alley who got her big break a few years earlier with ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'', and arguably Bebe Neuwirth with her stage experience. Most dramatically true for Woody Harrelson, who went on to a very successful film career.
* [[Throw It In]]: According to John Ratzenberger, he badly botched his audition for the role of Norm, and, figuring he had nothing to lose, asked if the cast included a bar [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All|know-it-all]]. He proceeded to improvise for a few minutes as such a character, and the writers subsequently created the part of Cliff for him.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Joel Hodgson]] [http://www.whmpodcast.com/2012/01/joel-hodgson-whm-interview.html revealed in a recent interview] that he auditioned for the role of Woody Boyd.
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