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* [[All Just a Dream]]: Brilliantly played with; after the completely out-there finale, having that episode revealed to be a dream wasn't unexpected. Finding out ''whose'' dream, now... |
* [[All Just a Dream]]: Brilliantly played with; after the completely out-there finale, having that episode revealed to be a dream wasn't unexpected. Finding out ''whose'' dream, now... |
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** This was done to parody the last episode of ''[[St Elsewhere]]'', where the ''entire series'' is revealed to be the daydream of an autistic boy. |
** This was done to parody the last episode of ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', where the ''entire series'' is revealed to be the daydream of an autistic boy. |
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** Alternatively, a parody of one of the most controversial uses of the trope: ''[[Dallas]]'', in which a season was suddenly [[Retcon|retconned]] as being a dream of a character. |
** Alternatively, a parody of one of the most controversial uses of the trope: ''[[Dallas]]'', in which a season was suddenly [[Retcon|retconned]] as being a dream of a character. |
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** According to Newhart's memoir, it was simply a good idea by his real life wife Ginnie. |
** According to Newhart's memoir, it was simply a good idea by his real life wife Ginnie. |
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