The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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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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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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Warner Brother's hated the name 'Beetlejuice', and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie 'Scared Sheetless', and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
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The police were called 91 times during the filming of the movie "Borat".
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It costs around 2.75 million dollars to make an episode of The Walking Dead, and it pulls in 11 million in commercial revenues for a profit of 8 million an episode
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In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
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