- The series' title comes from a lyric in the Earth, Wind & Fire song "That's The Way Of The World". In fact, "World" just happened to be one of the show's theme songs.
- The series started out as a Washington political satire taking place in a Senator's office and then changed to a small town newspaper office.
- The title is based on the movie 3 Men and a Baby (1987).
- The title is a line from the song "As Time Goes By" written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931 for the Broadway musical Everybody's Welcome.
- The title is based on an allusion to the Watergate Affair from President Richard Nixon's administration that began with the break-in at Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in June, 1972 and ended with President Nixon's resignation on August 8, 1974. Subsequent scandals have gained the dubious title of (blank)-gate like "Iran-gate".
- The title is of the popular board game based upon the players knowledge of trivial facts in the categories of Geography, Entertainment, Histoy, Arts & Literature, Science & Nature and Sports & Leisure. First developed in 1979 many edition on various themes have been issued and a TV game show based on the game was also produced.
- The title is based upon the Henny Youngman joke, "Now take my wife. Please!"
- The title is based on the TV series Moonlighting.
- The title refers to the economic collapse that lasted from 1929 to 1941 when America geared up for entry in World War II. The Great Depression was the defining factor for an entire generation of Americans.
- The title is from a song written and arranged by Jerry Gray and made famous by the big band of Glen Miller.
- The title is from the song "Blue Christmas" written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and made popular by Elvis.
- The title is based on the magazine "True Confessions" that contained articles on personal confessions, was targeted at young women readers and was first published by Fawcett Publications in 1922. With a cover price of 25 cents, the front cover of the October, 1922, issue heralded, "Our Thousand Dollar Prize Winner-'All Hell Broke Loose'." During the 1920s, Jack Smalley was the editor, and early issues in the run sometimes featured cover illustrations by Norman Saunders.
- The title is from the Glenn Close and Michael Douglas thriller Fatal Attraction.
- The title is based on the movie Sleepless in Seattle.
- The title references Rush Limbaugh III, the American radio host and conservative political commentator.
- The title is a line from the song _It's My Party (1963)_.
- The title is from the silent movie classic The Birth of a Nation.
- The title is based on the movie Black Like Me (1964).
- The title is a parody of the term "pros and cons" which described both sides of a decision and how to weight the positive and negative issues of the issue.
- The title refers to the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
- The title comes from the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
