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** In leg 9 of Season 20, it's pretty obvious that the producers intervened to get Bopper & Mark past a Roadblock so they wouldn't quit on what was supposed to be a non-elimination leg, though at least they waited until all the other teams had finished the leg to do so. See how Bopper goes from pleading with Mark not to kill himself to encouraging him to take just one more try.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Even ignoring season-specific nicknames for teams and individual racers, we have "The Philbrow" (Phil's [[Fascinating Eyebrow]]), "Philimination" (being [[Eliminated From the Race]] by Phil), "Exposition Hands" ([[An Insert]]), "Killer Fatigue" (the point when stress starts to take its toll on the racers), "[[Mercy Kill]]" (automatically eliminating a team that is trailing to the point that it's simply not possible for them to catch up, barring all the other teams dropping dead before they get to the Pit Stop, instead of making them finish the leg), "NELs" (short for Non-Elimination Legs), and the "Super Leg" (for those double length legs which last two episodes).
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** Brian Smith (Season 7) was Zack on ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' and is a rather prolific commercial actor.
** Jet & Cord originally appeared on ''Kevin & Drew Unleashed'', a three-episode series starring the titular Season 1 racers.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Seasons 8-12 have no official release on DVD or digitally.
* [[Real Life/Mean Character, Nice Actor|Real Life: Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Due to editing [[Manipulative Editing|showing mostly bad moments]] of some teams, several racers are nicer in real life than they appear to be in the show, one of the best examples being Ray (Season 7). Also notable is Joe & Bill (1), the [[Ur Example]] of this, who were toned down on ''All-Stars'' because they initially didn't like their portrayal.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Phil's father was the Pit Stop greeter when the show visited New Zealand in Season 13. Said Pit Stop was actually at the ranch his father owns.
* [[Screwed By the Network]]: Attempted and failed following Season 11. CBS cut the budget, forcing them to reduce Season 12 by two episodes, ordered only one season instead of the usual two, and decided to use it as a mid-season replacement show. When Season 12 finally did air, it was put in a Sunday-night slot and constantly delayed by football games running over. Despite all this, the ratings for Season 12 were the best since Season 7, and it got a full renewal for 2008-2009.
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