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It started with only two seasons in 1978-1980. It was later mixed-and-matched into the first two novels. It was later revived in 2003 and spawned three more seasons based on the last three books by [[Douglas Adams]].
The cast was fairly consistent across the board, with only Peter Jones and Richard Vernon being replaced in the last three seasons due to
[[Hipgnosis]] did the cover art for the British releases of the soundtrack albums.
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{{quote| '''Zaphod''': Oh, god. ''[rapidly]'' Ford, this is Trillian, Hi. Trillian, this is my semi-cousin Ford who shares three of the same mothers as me. Hi. ''[...]'' Zaphod Beeblebrox, this is a very large drink. ''Hi.''}}
* [[Large Ham]]: Zaphod, played by Mark Wing-Davey, was written as such [[Typecasting|specifically because he was played by Mark Wing-Davey.]]
* [[Message in a Bottle]]: Arthur and Ford are stranded on prehistoric Earth, and attempt to attract the attention of a passing spaceship by waving a towel at it. A volcano then erupts, covering the towel with lava. When the Earth is blown up six million years later, the now-fossilized towel gets launched into space and found by Zaphod Beeblebrox in the spaceship Heart Of Gold, who travels back in time and rescues them.
* [[Relax-O-Vision]]: During the approach to Magrathea where, supposedly in order to help combat rising stress levels in the galaxy, it was carefully explained to the audience that no one was going to get killed in the ensuing confusion -- although one unidentified person would be bruised on the arm.
* [[Retronym]]: It wasn't until the radio series were released on tape that the seasons began being referred to as Phases. (This only applies to the first two seasons, the rest were labeled Phases right out of the gate.)
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