59 Times TV Shows Were Really, Really Smart When It Came To Creating Tiny But Important Details

"In The Good Place, Michael's apartment is #322 — the same number of people selected to live in Good Place neighborhoods."

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1. _Community _(2009–2015)

In Community (S3E7), Troy says blanket forts “aren't just for when uncle's die”. In (S2E10), Troy says his uncle died recently, and just the episode before, (S2E9), Abed and Troy build a blanket fort. Implying Abed and Troy made a blanket fort as a coping mechanism. from TVDetails

2. _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air _(1990–1996)

In the 1st episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will asks Geoffrey not to use the Master title. Geoffrey says it's necessary for a butler. Throughout the entire series he uses the Master title. It's not until the final episode, after he is relieved of his duty, that Geoffrey says "Goodbye..Will." from TVDetails

3. _SpongeBob SquarePants _(1999–present)

In the SpongeBob S1 Episode "Boating School" We hear Fred screaming 'My Leg!' for the first time, 19 years later in the S11 episode "My Leg!" during a compilation of him screaming My Leg, we see the exact same moment but from Fred's perspective from TVDetails

4. _Stranger Things _(2016–present)

In the Stranger Things episode ‘Chapter Three: The Pollywog’ (S2E3), if you look closely at Mr. Clarke’s town model, you can see the Betelgeuse tombstone from Beetlejuice (1988) - a nice little nod to series star Winona Ryder, who had her first breakout role as Lydia Deetz in that film. from TVDetails

5. _The Office US _(2005–2013)

In S9:E4 of The Office “Work Bus” Kevin can suddenly do the math to figure out the time to the pie shop based on distance and speed. When Oscar quizzes him with a division problem (but phrases it in pies), the answer is 314. from TVDetails

6. _Codename: Kids Next Door _(2002–2008)

In Codename: Kids Next Door, the real name of each main character is a clever reference to their codename. from TVDetails

7. _The Simpsons _(1989–present)

In The Simpsons (S30 E15), in the opening credits is a game show where Homer has to guess what’s on the screen. Marge says “you haven’t changed me since 1989”, and Homer gets it right. The Simpsons was created in 1989, and this is a subtle nod to the couch gag. from TVDetails

8. _Killing Eve _(2018–present)

In Killing Eve (2018- ), during opening credits, Sandra Oh's name is often accompanied by lines including the word "Oh". from TVDetails

9. _Brooklyn Nine-Nine _(2013–2021)

In the Season 3 premiere of Brooklyn 99 on Jake and Amy’s first date, the two decide to cut the tension by getting drinks, the show then cuts to them having slept together. Amy orders 4 shots for herself at the restaurant, which would have brought out “4 Drink Amy” aka Perv Amy. from TVDetails

10. _The Sopranos _(1999–2007)

In this shot from the pilot episode of The Sopranos Tony is depicted as having a sixth finger on his left hand which is considered an omen of bad luck. from TVDetails