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** They also constantly mentioned that Grandma Yetta was played by the same actress who was Millie Halper on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''. |
** They also constantly mentioned that Grandma Yetta was played by the same actress who was Millie Halper on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''. |
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** During the closing credits of "The Gym Teacher", as Fran and Miss Wickavich (nee Stone) are looking through a yearbook at a picture of Fran's old boyfriend, Miss Wickavich tells Fran "A boy like that, who'd kill your brother. Forget that boy and find another. One of your own kind, stick to your own kind!", which are lyrics from ''[[West Side Story]]''. Rita Moreno, who played Miss Wickavich, sang those very lines in the film adaptation. |
** During the closing credits of "The Gym Teacher", as Fran and Miss Wickavich (nee Stone) are looking through a yearbook at a picture of Fran's old boyfriend, Miss Wickavich tells Fran "A boy like that, who'd kill your brother. Forget that boy and find another. One of your own kind, stick to your own kind!", which are lyrics from ''[[West Side Story]]''. Rita Moreno, who played Miss Wickavich, sang those very lines in the film adaptation. |
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* [[The Danza]]: Fran Fine is played by Fran Drescher. |
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* [[Dawson Casting]]: Done intentionally for laughs in S3 Ep 12, "The Kibbutz". Fran and Val play teenage versions of themselves in a flashback. |
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* [[Fake Nationality]] / [[Fake Brit]]: Daniel Davis as Niles, who is from Arkansas. He is good at it though, to the point where Charles Shaughnessy (Maxwell Sheffield), an actual Brit, was told by some critics that he should take lessons from Davis in order to get his "[[Reality Is Unrealistic|fake]]" accent right. |
* [[Fake Nationality]] / [[Fake Brit]]: Daniel Davis as Niles, who is from Arkansas. He is good at it though, to the point where Charles Shaughnessy (Maxwell Sheffield), an actual Brit, was told by some critics that he should take lessons from Davis in order to get his "[[Reality Is Unrealistic|fake]]" accent right. |
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** [[Lampshaded]] in a late episode, where Niles has a bit part in Gracie's play and does very badly. Citing a review, he asks Max, "Do you think my accent sounded fake?" |
** [[Lampshaded]] in a late episode, where Niles has a bit part in Gracie's play and does very badly. Citing a review, he asks Max, "Do you think my accent sounded fake?" |
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