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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The announcer was Rod Roddy, who later did several game shows including ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' and ''[[Press Your Luck]]''. |
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The announcer was Rod Roddy, who later did several game shows including ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' and ''[[Press Your Luck]]''. |
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* [[Marathon Running]]: Beginning at Midnight, 1/1/93, [[Comedy Central]] kicked off a run of the show with the marathon ''All the Soap in the World'' which aired every episode in order non-stop over a three day period. When it then entered the regular line-up, episodes aired at 7:30 Mon-Sat, with a mini-marathon of all 6 episodes repeating Sunday afternoons under the title ''Soap Block''. |
* [[Marathon Running]]: Beginning at Midnight, 1/1/93, [[Comedy Central]] kicked off a run of the show with the marathon ''All the Soap in the World'' which aired every episode in order non-stop over a three day period. When it then entered the regular line-up, episodes aired at 7:30 Mon-Sat, with a mini-marathon of all 6 episodes repeating Sunday afternoons under the title ''Soap Block''. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: |
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⚫ | ** In an interview Jay Johnson once discussed the [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] scene in which Jodie stashes Bob in the refrigerator, saying he and Billy Crystal had collaborated heavily on the concept and gags in the scene. Afterward Billy Crystal wanted a writing credit, but was denied. After that, Crystal was far less motivated to collaborate. |
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** Originally the writers had wanted Chuck (and/or Bob) to be Peter's murderer but he turned out to be too popular to write out. |
** Originally the writers had wanted Chuck (and/or Bob) to be Peter's murderer but he turned out to be too popular to write out. |
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** Susan Harris had created a five-season story arc for the show prior to it even airing. The show was canceled after four seasons, leaving the fates of several main characters undetermined and many plot threads never to be resolved. |
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⚫ | ** In an interview Jay Johnson once discussed the [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] scene in which Jodie stashes Bob in the refrigerator, saying he and Billy Crystal had collaborated heavily on the concept and gags in the scene. Afterward Billy Crystal wanted a writing credit, but was denied. After that, Crystal was far less motivated to collaborate. |
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* Jodie was the one of the first openly gay regular characters in American Television. |
* Jodie was the one of the first openly gay regular characters in American Television. |
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