Penny From "The Big Bang Theory" Wore The Same Shirt In The Pilot And Series Finale, And 39 Other Genius 2000s TV Details

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1. _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

2. _How I Met Your Mother _(2005–2014)

In How I Met Your Mother (S1E9), Ted jokingly tells his kids that he met a stripper named Tracy and that was how he met their mother, much to their shock. It turns out later in the series that their mother actually is called Tracy, which explains why the kids believed it. from TVDetails

3. _Avatar: The Last Airbender _(2005–2008)

In Avatar: The Last Airbender, during the fight between Zuko and Aang at Zuko's family's beach house, you can see a scar on Aang's left foot. This is where the lightning Azula attacked him with would have exited his body when he was struck! from TVDetails

4. _The Office (US) _(2005–2013)

In "Branch Wars" Season 4 Episode 10 of The Office, the teapot gifted to Pam in "Christmas Party" Season 2 Episode 10, is seen used for tea at the Finer Things Club meeting. from TVDetails

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5. _Lost _(2004–2010)

Lost, Season 2, Episode 4, Hurley is drinking milk from a carton he found in the hatch, with a missing child photo of Walt, Michael’s Son, who was abducted in the last episode of Season 1 from TVDetails

6. _Scrubs _(2001–2010)

In Scrubs, JD and Turk consistently use the same nicknames for JD's girlfriends across seasons. It's even used as part of some light foreshadowing. from TVDetails

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7. _The Wire _(2002–2008)

In S04E07 of ‘The Wire’, Omar (Michael K. Williams) explains to Bunk that “a man gots to have a code”. In S03E17 of ‘Community’, Michael plays a Biology professor who says the same line when ruling over a crushed yam investigation in his classroom. from TVDetails

8. _Malcolm in the Middle _(2000–2006)

Malcolm in the Middle S6E3 (2004) Lois is put on work probation after getting in trouble and is forced to wear a giant sticker on her smock that reads “help me learn.” Craigs own smock has a stain from where the sticker had been placed in the past from TVDetails

9. _My Name Is Earl _(2005–2009)

My Name is Earl (2005-2009) was shot in HD (16:9) but at the time most TVs displayed SD (4:3) image. They introduced at least 3 jokes in 3 different episodes that would only be seen by HD viewers and missed by SD viewers, because they are not shown on a 4:3 screen from TVDetails

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10. _Community _(2009–2015)

Abed delivers a baby in season 2 episode 3, awesome! from community

11. _The King of Queens _(1998–2007)

Never noticed Ben Stiller playing the younger version of his irl dad's character in King of Queens. from TVDetails

12. _Everybody Hates Chris _(2005–2009)

In an early episode of "everybody hates chris" Julius is wear a uniform that says "overlook hotel" the same hotel from the shining. from TVDetails

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13. _The Big Bang Theory _(2007–2019)

In the Big Bang Theory finale Penny is wearing the same shirt she wore in the pilot episode. from TVDetails

14. _SpongeBob SquarePants _(1999–)

In the beginning of the SpongeBob episode 'Dying For Pie', as SpongeBob slides across the window to follow Squidward, he unintentionally 'cleans' the window, due to him being a sponge from TVDetails

15. _The Proud Family _(2001–2005)

In The Proud Family (2001) the kids spell THC with the alphabet blocks. from TVDetails

16. _Breaking Bad _(2008–2013)

In Breaking Bad S3E13 Jane's wall painting shows a pink teddy bear in the sky. Later on a pink teddy bear falls from the sky due to the plane crash her griefing father caused. from TVDetails

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17. _That '70s Show _(1998–2006)

Tanya Robert's, who played Midge on That 70s Show, was a Bond girl in 'A View To Kill'. When Bob and Midge renew their vows, Midge's bridesmaids were also played by Bond girls. from TVDetails

18. _Drake & Josh _(2004–2007)

The series finale of Drake & Josh foreshadows Miranda Cosgrove’s future endeavors with the fake film title “Now She’s Carly” from TVDetails

19. _Arrested Development _(2003–2019)

Season 1 eps 10. Note on fridge from George Michael because he finished the milk. Next scene is a flashback of George senior hiring J Walter Weatherman to teach the kids a lesson for not leaving a note after finishing milk. from arresteddevelopment

20. _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

21. _Grey's Anatomy _(2005–)

In 2.14 of Greys Anatomy Izzie tried to give away their dog Doc and and hangs up flyers. In 12.1, when Arizona wants to find roommates, the same flyer appears. from TVDetails

22. _The Boondocks _(2005–2014)

The Boondocks episode "A Date with the Booty Warrior," sets its location similar to Scared Straight '99. The Boondocks prisoners is a direct reference to the "Bikes!?!" prisoner from the '99 episode. from TVDetails

23. _Futurama _(1999–)

Some math from Futurama from TVDetails

24. _Lost _(2004–2010)

In an early episode of 'Lost' they meet a man named Ethan Rom and realize he wasn't on the plane. Ethan Rom is an anagram for 'other man'. from TVDetails

25. _Breaking Bad _(2008–2013)

The scene in Breaking Bad where you first discover Hank suspects Gustavo of being involved in blue meth. During the scene Hank is very careful to only hold the cup by the lid so he can lift the finger prints later. from TVDetails

26. _King of the Hill _(1997–2010)

In season 5 episode 13 of King of the Hill, Hank can be seen driving his father's Cadillac. Under the side view mirror is a small circle which was in fact a thermometer on '70s Cadillacs. from TVDetails

27. _The Office (US) _(2005–2013)

In an early season of The Office, Michael crawls past recycling bins labeled “whites” and “colors.” I’m a later season, you see him separating the recycling. from TVDetails

28. _The Simpsons _(1989–)

In The Simpsons episode “Catch ‘Em If You Can” (S15E18, 2004), when Homer and Marge are at Lackluster Video looking for a movie to rent, there is a Futurama poster on the wall. from TVDetails

29. _Doctor Who (Series 1) _(2005)

In Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 2 “The End of the World” (2005), in the background, you can see “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” as a relic of Earth. Zoë Wanamaker, who played Cassandra in the episode, also played Madam Hooch in the first Harry Potter movie. from TVDetails

30. _The Spectacular Spider-Man _(2008–2009)

In The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008-2009), when Spider-Man first gets the symbiote it matches the design from Spider-Man 3. However, as it begins to exert more control over him, it gradually morphs into the classic comics design. from TVDetails

31. _Band of Brothers _(2001)

In the mini series "Band of Brothers" (2001), Jimmy Fallon was so nervous during his cameo appearance that he struggled to operate the standard WWII jeep, and feared he would hit the cast. Director Tom Hanks, eventually ordered 2 crew workers to push the vehicle around with Fallon at the wheel. from TVDetails

32. _That '70s Show _(1998–2006)

Dwayne the rock Johnson’s father was a professional wrestler named “rocky Johnson” who Dwayne plays on an episode of. That 70’s Show from TVDetails

33. _SpongeBob SquarePants _(1999–)

In The SpongeBob Episode 'Sleepy Times', produced mid 1999, Krab's license says that he was born November 1942, making him 56 years old, 17 years later in the episode "Mall Girl Pearl" from 2016, it says he was born in 1960 so he would stay the same age even though time passes from TVDetails

34. _Friends _(1994–2004)

In Friends they extended the door chain from 9 to 13 links/rings so that the friends could stick they head through for this scene from TVDetails

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35. _Community _(2009–2015)

S3E1 (Biology 101) Just realized the study group is coordinated and wearing the rainbow from Britta through Annie...and then there's Jeff. from community

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36. _Dexter's Laboratory _(1996–2003)

In the Dexter’s Laboratory episode “Father Knows Least” (2003), a Samurai Jack statue and Star Wars character Pez dispensers are displayed on Dexter’s bookshelf, both references to series creator Genndy Tartakovsky’s other projects in development at the time from TVDetails

37. _The Powerpuff Girls _(1998–2005)

Powerpuff Girls S2E9 “Imaginary Fiend” Blossom crashes into a pile of coats and comes out dressed as Cartman from South Park from TVDetails

38. _Scrubs _(2001–2010)

J.D. points at the ABC logo and says "Huh, that's new.", in reference to Scrubs' move from NBC to ABC. from TVDetails

39. _30 Rock _(2006–2013)

In 30 Rock, Kenneth has a Dwight bobblehead in his apartment from TVDetails

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40. And _SpongeBob SquarePants _(1999–)

In Spongebob S3E3, Squidward eats Krabby Patties in the same way that sea cucumbers eat micro-organisms. Spongebob was made by Stephen Hillenburg, who as a degree in Marine Biology. from TVDetails

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