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In "The Sopranos", the character 'A.J. Soprano' was ranked #10 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 10 Biggest Brats" (27 March 2005 issue).

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The restaurant exterior in "Seinfeld" belongs to Tom's Restaurant, the same restaurant in the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner."

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In "South Park", Terrance and Phillip were created because people said the show was "nothing but bad animation and fart jokes".

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Throughout "Seinfeld", there are numerous references to Kramer's friend Bob Saccamano, but the character is never seen.

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"The Sopranos" was originally going to be a cable series on FOX starring Anthony LaPaglia before HBO picked it up.

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"Seinfeld" introduced a character, 'Crazy' Joe Davola, the name of an ABC Executive Producer.

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In Chandler's and Joey's room in "Friends", there is a poster with boxing kangaroos which says "Kangaroo Boxer" in Russian.

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Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi" is based on the actual owner of a take-out soup place in Manhattan on West 55th Street between Broadway and 8th.

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Other titles considered for the show "Friends" were: "Friends Like Us", "Six of One", "Across the Hall", and "Insomnia Cafe."

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In "Seinfeld", Jerry's girlfriend's infamous "man hands" were actually those of one of the show's producers.

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In 2000 the Coalition of Italian-American issued a statement condemning "The Sopranos" for displaying negative Italian-American stereotypes.

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The oft-parodied high-pitched guitar melody riff in the theme music of "Twilight Zone" was played by Howard A. Roberts.

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Before "Friends" was cast, the main love interest was intended to be Monica and Joey.

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Jay Landsman auditioned for the character based on himself before being cast as Dennis Mello in "The Wire".

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"The Sopranos" was the first cable-television series to win the Emmy award for Outstanding Drama Series.

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We find out in "The Dog" episode of "Seinfeld" that Elaine has lived in New York since 1986.

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The "Bada Bing" strip club in "The Sopranos" is actually a go-go bar in Lodi, NJ, called Satin Dolls.

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In "Seinfeld", Elaine's middle name is Marie. George's middle name is Louis. Jerry's real first name is Jerome.

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The pilot episode of "South Park" was made using paper cutouts of the characters. Every episode thereafter was animated with a computer.

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In "The Wire", the scars on both Michael Kenneth Williams and Jamie Hector's faces are real.