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True or false: Will Smith owed the IRS a bunch of money before he was cast on Fresh Prince

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Phyllis doing a testimonial in one of the episodes

Producers loved how Phyllis read lines with actors during auditions, so they [decided to cast her](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/arts/television/the-office-finale.html) in the show.

True!

Phyllis Smith, who played Phyllis Vance in _The Office_, was originally a casting director for the show.

A toy company convinced the creators of the show to [make Pebbles a girl](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/joseph-barbera#highlight-clips) because they'd make more money selling dolls of the character.

Pebbles from _The Flintstones_ was supposed to be a boy.

Ron Howard in character as Richie standing next to Fonzie

[Howard](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/ron-howard#highlight-clips) took the role on _Happy Days_ to avoid the Vietnam War draft.

False!

Ron Howard quit his job as a teacher to play the role of Richie Cunningham in _Happy Days_.

Jim Carrey sticking his arms out during his monologue on SNL

Carrey [auditioned](https://uproxx.com/tv/the-story-behind-jim-carreys-many-failed-saturday-night-live-auditions/) to be a cast member on the show multiple times, but was never hired.

Jim Carrey was asked to be a cast member on _Saturday Night Live_ multiple times, but he never agreed.

Tobias, who is painted blue, is talking to Michael in the kitchen

The mustache was [almost a no-go](https://geektyrant.com/news/david-cross-is-responsible-for-tobias-mustache-in-arrested-development) because of Fox's "no facial hair, no ball caps, no puffy sleeves" motto for men in comedies.

On _Arrested Development_, Tobias almost didn't have a mustache because Fox didn't think men should have facial hair on their shows.

Tracy Morgan dressed as a werewolf in the song's music video

[Donald Glover](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6746204/werewolf-bar-mitzvah-30-rock-tracy-morgan-halloween-song) actually wrote and sang parts of the comedic song starring Tracy Morgan.

Kanye West wrote the iconic "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" song in _30 Rock_.

A person at the podium talking to the town in the meeting house

The crew had to get reaction shots of all the different characters, so the scene took a [long time to shoot](https://www.buzzfeed.com/alannabennett/16-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-gilmore-girls?utm_term=.jjGerGza7a#.afdymrdwAw).

The town meeting scenes in _Gilmore Girls_ often took 20 hours to film.

Mila Kunis in character as Jackie talking to her friend at a table

The casting directors were looking for actors who were 18 and older. Kunis, who was 14, [lied](https://people.com/archive/high-roller-vol-53-no-13/) and said she was 18.

Mila Kunis lied about her age at her _That '70s Show_ audition.

Sam opening a bottle in an episode of Cheers

Danson actually went to two weeks of [bartending school](https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/29/arts/nbc-comedy-cheers-turns-into-a-success.html?scp=14&sq=sam+malone+cheers&st=cse) to prepare for his role on the show.

Ted Danson, who played Sam in _Cheers_, was a bartender before he was an actor.

Ted's kids listen to their dad's story while sitting on a couch

Lyndsy Fonseca and David Henrie shot all of their scenes for the entire series in [Season 1](http://tvline.com/2013/09/29/how-i-met-your-mother-lyndsy-fonseca-david-henrie-series-finale) because Henrie was going through puberty and would look different each year. As a result, both actors had to keep the show's ending a secret for nine years.

The scenes Ted’s kids were in on _How I Met Your Mother_ were always the last to be shot each season.

The plane crash on the beach in the first episode of Lost

While it's true that many people in charge at ABC did not believe in _Lost_'s potential, the show was allowed to [spend $13 million](https://www.vulture.com/2010/02/lloyd_braun_interview_lost_voi.html) to shoot the pilot.

Many ABC executives disliked _Lost_ and gave the show a very low budget to work with for the pilot.

Will Smith in character in an episode of the show

After Smith released hit single "Parents Just Don't Understand," he [blew through all of his money](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/will-smith-did-fresh-prince-because-he-was-trouble-irs-1111359/) and didn't pay his taxes. He needed a job to get himself out of trouble.

Will Smith took his role on _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_ in part because he owed the IRS a bunch of money.

You enjoy some TV here and there, but you don't really pay attention to the behind-the-scenes details.

Kristen Wiig making an awkward expression

Yikes! You didn't pass.

You know a lot about TV, but this trivia quiz was still a bit tricky for you.

Kris Jenner saying "this ain't too shabby"

Not bad!

You must eat, breathe, and sleep TV because you know a lot of random facts about these shows!

Mel B saying "that was brilliant brilliant"

Amazing work!

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