The first South Park episode was made with construction paper. It took 3 months to make.
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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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There is a cup of coffee in every scene of the movie Fight Club.
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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 first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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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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