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Jerry Van Dyke was the first choice to play George Utley, but his audition for the role was unsuccessful.
Larry always wears a quarter in his ear. William Sanderson also used this prop in Coal Miner's Daughter.
SPOILER: It is revealed in the final episode that the entire series was a dream of Robert Hartley's (Bob Newhart's character from his previous series The Bob Newhart Show.)
SPOILER: Despite the dream revelation in the final episode, books by Dick Louden and the characters of Larry, Darryl, and Darryl all appear in various episodes of Coach, also created by Barry Kemp.
Exterior scenes of the Stratford Inn were those of the Waybury Inn in Vermont.
Early episodes of the show were videotaped, later episodes were filmed.
The opening credits are outtakes of On Golden Pond. If you look closely you can see Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in the car.
Julia Duffy was pregnant during several episodes of the show and had to hide her condition by wearing baggy clothes and standing behind furniture.
Larry, Daryl and Daryl were supposed to be one time characters but the studio audience's reaction to their introduction was so spontaneous the producers used them again.
Vermont residents complained that the opening scenes are of New Hampshire, and not Vermont.
Mary Frann (who played Joanna) visited several of the Vermont Inns to do research and brought back the Pfaltzgraff dishes that are seen as props in the Loudon's Inn.
The role of Larry was written for Tracey Walter. Walter auditioned but William Sanderson was cast instead.
Darryl and Darryl were originally named Larry. They altered their given names to avoid confusion both at home and at obedience school.
Darryl (unclear whether it's one or both) doesn't talk because when he was seven years old, he sat on a porcupine and "he ain't talked since."
This episode marks the first of many appearances of Larry and his brothers Darryl and Darryl, and their "Anything For a Buck" business.
The title refers to a line from the poem "John Brown's Body".
The title comes from the traditional hymn "Shall We Gather at the River?" written by Robert Lowry in 1864.
Dick is seen watching "his favorite television program". While the TV screen isn't visible, the theme music is that of The Bob Newhart Show
When this episode originally aired 25 years ago the theme music that was heard when Joanna turns up the TV was that of the "Mr. Ed" TV show, not the 1970s Bob Newhart show; in syndication/re-runs it has been switched to the Bob Newhart show to make it more of an "in" joke and possibly also because that TV theme music is more recognizable to a modern, younger audience.
The title is based on a quote from William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Nught: In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
The title comes from the Christian Christmas story about the birth of Jesus Christ where when his parents reached Bethlehem they could find no room at the inn and stayed in the stable.
The title is based on the 1929 song "What Is This Thing Called Love?" written by Cole Porter for the musical 'Wake Up and Dream'.
The title refers to singer Ricky Nelson who also appeared on his parents radio and television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" and died tragically in a plane crash while on tour.
The title is based on the Aesop fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf which gives a lesson about lying and trickery.
The title is from the 1944 song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh.
The title is a line from the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" when she confronts the disguised wolf in her grandmother's bed.
The title is based on the song "I Enjoy Being a Girl" by Rodgers and Hammerstein for their musical "Flower Drum Song". The original Broadway production of "Flower Drum Song" opened at the Saint James Theater on December 1, 1958, ran for 600 performances and was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Musical.
Last episode to be shot on videotape.
This was the first episode of the series to be shot on film.
The title is a song from the musical 'Funny Girl' by Isobel Lennart, Jule Styne, and Bob Merrill. The original Broadway production of "Funny Girl" opened at the Winter Garden Theater on March 26, 1964, ran for 1348 performances and was nominated for the 1964 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score.