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** It's revealed in the season 2 finale that {{spoiler|when Tara was five-years-old, her and Charmaine's parents took in her father's son from a previous marriage, who was "troubled" and was implied to have repeatedly sexually abused her. Tara and Charmaine were moved to a foster home for a while; the woman who took them in inspired one of Tara's alters, Alice}}.
* [[Ghost in the Machine]]: Probably not in the actual series proper, but the title sequence stylistically represents the three alters living in a house that turns into Tara's head. It won an Emmy.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Hey, it's Patton Oswalt and [[Dollhouse|he's dealing with people with multiple personalities]]! Also featuring [[Desperate Housewives|Alma Hodge]] as Tara's therapist and [[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip|Tom Jeter]] as Kate's boss.
** Not to mention Tara's husband is [[Sex and the City|Aidan]].
** In addition, [[Recess|Andy Lawrence]] of the [[Disney Channel|Lawrence brothers]] played Jason.
** [[Eddie Izzard]] is Tara's psychology professor.
** Grandma Sandi is [[Six Feet Under|Ruth Fisher]].
* [[Hey, It's That Place!]]: In the episodes "Alterations" and "Snow", the hospital the characters visit is [[Scrubs|Sacred Heart Hospital]].
* [[I Call It Vera]]: Buck has a gun called Persephone.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: [[Tear Jerker|Excruciatingly]] subverted in "Crunchy Ice".
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