The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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The first South Park episode was made with construction paper. It took 3 months to make.
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The Simpsons are yellow because creator Matt Groening thought it was a good way to catch channel surfer’s attention when they saw a flash of yellow.
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HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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For beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more.
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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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