John Hughes shot The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back to back to save money. He also used the same crew and sets, including the high school with the same posters on the walls.
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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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The Power Rangers command center is a real building located in a California University.
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One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons, used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes". When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.
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