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* [[Life Imitates Art]]: ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' uses "pulling a Clavin" to refer to when a contestant whiffs the way Cliff did on an episode.

* [[Network to the Rescue]]: The show was an utter bomb in its first year, having the ''worst'' Neilsen ratings of the year. Fortunately, NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff refused to cancel it, and put it in a prime slot right after ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and ''[[Family Ties]]'', and it soon became the #1 sitcom in America, even beating its lead-ins. Ironically, Tartikoff would later serve as chairman of [[Paramount]], which produced both ''Cheers'' and ''Family Ties''.

* [[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.