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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As noted in the opening, the first season was released on [=DVD=] while the show was still running. As of 2014, the other two seasons have never been released. They aren’t even available to stream.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As noted in the opening, the first season was released on [=DVD=] while the show was still running. As of 2014, 2023, the other two seasons have never been released. They aren’t even available to stream.stream (legally).
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As noted in the opening, the first season was released on [=DVD=] while the show was still running. As of 2014, the other two seasons have never been released.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As noted in the opening, the first season was released on [=DVD=] while the show was still running. As of 2014, the other two seasons have never been released. They aren’t even available to stream.
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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Elman was born in the United States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Canadian rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.

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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies Creator/VanessaLengies and Jamie Elman Creator/JamieElman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Elman was born in the United States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Canadian rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.

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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring examples have got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Hewitt playing her, but relented and JLH would appear as her again in a later episode.

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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; equivalents from TheSixties; the most jarring examples have got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones, Music/TomJones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Music/NancySinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Hewitt playing her, but relented and JLH would appear as her again in a later episode.episode.
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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring examples has got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Hewitt playing her, but relented and JLH would appear as her again in a later episode.

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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring examples has have got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Hewitt playing her, but relented and JLH would appear as her again in a later episode.
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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring examples has got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Hewitt playing her; [[spoiler: good thing she changed her mind, since JLH was one of the few guests to appear twice]].

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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring examples has got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Hewitt playing her; [[spoiler: good thing she changed her mind, since her, but relented and JLH was one of the few guests to would appear twice]].as her again in a later episode.

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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Elman was born in the Unite States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.

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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Elman was born in the Unite United States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.



* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/{{NBC}} loved to change the show's time slot.

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Creator/{{NBC}} loved to change the show's time slot.



* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring example has got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden.
** Er, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones? Also, Nancy Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt playing her; [[spoiler: good thing she changed her mind, since JLH was one of the few guests to appear twice]].

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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring example examples has got to be Creator/ParisHilton as Creator/BarbaraEden.
** Er,
Creator/BarbaraEden, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones? Also, Jones, and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt as Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt Hewitt playing her; [[spoiler: good thing she changed her mind, since JLH was one of the few guests to appear twice]].
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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring example has got to be Paris Hilton as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Barbara Eden]].

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* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring example has got to be Paris Hilton Creator/ParisHilton as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Barbara Eden]].Creator/BarbaraEden.
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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Elman was born in the Unite States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.

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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Elman was born in the Unite States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[CanadianAccents [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.
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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Peter from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' as Chris (although some people would probably recognize him as Jess from ''Series/GilmoreGirls'').
** Creator/ChrisPine (aka Captain Kirk) as J.J's "guardian angel" who leads him out of the Vietnam Jungle. Also Private Silver (Hamish Linklater) would go on to play the OnlySaneMan on ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine''.
** Roxanne is Sugar from ''Series/{{Glee}}''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Peter from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' as Chris (although some people would probably recognize Jess from ''Series/GilmoreGirls''). A better example of this would probably be Creator/ChrisPine (aka Captain Kirk) as J.J's "guardian angel" who leads him out of the Vietnam Jungle. Also Private Silver (Hamish Linklater) would go on to play the OnlySaneMan on ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: RetroactiveRecognition:
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Peter from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' as Chris (although some people would probably recognize him as Jess from ''Series/GilmoreGirls''). A better example of this would probably be ''Series/GilmoreGirls'').
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Creator/ChrisPine (aka Captain Kirk) as J.J's "guardian angel" who leads him out of the Vietnam Jungle. Also Private Silver (Hamish Linklater) would go on to play the OnlySaneMan on ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine''.
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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Jamie Elman was born in the US). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.

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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Jamie Elman was born in the US). Unite States). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron Huron, Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.
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** Er, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones? Also, Nancy Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Jennifer Love Hewitt playing her [[spoiler: - good thing she changed her mind, since JLH was one of the few guests to appear twice]].

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** Er, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones? Also, Nancy Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Jennifer Love Hewitt Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt playing her her; [[spoiler: - good thing she changed her mind, since JLH was one of the few guests to appear twice]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Peter from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' as Chris (although some people would probably recognize Jess from ''Series/GilmoreGirls''). A better example of this would probably be Creator/ChrisPine (aka Captain Kirk) as J.J's "guardian angel" who leads him out of the Vietnam Jungle. Also Private Silver (Hamish Linklater) would go on to play the OnlySaneMan on ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine''.
** Roxanne is Sugar from ''Series/{{Glee}}''.
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* FakeAmerican: Vanessa Lengies and Jamie Elman (Luke Foley) both grew up in Canada (although Jamie Elman was born in the US). Jamie Elman hails from Montreal and Vanessa Lengies grew up in nearby Huron Quebec. While both are less likely to let slip [[CanadianAccents Canadian Rising]] (being less pronounced in that area of the country) their "ough" endings often come out rather Quebecois.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As noted in the opening, the first season was released on [=DVD=] while the show was still running. As of 2014, the other two seasons have never been released.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/{{NBC}} loved to change the show's time slot.
** In Britain, this was screwed by ''two'' networks; it aired on the Hallmark Channel and Trouble, and neither channel could be bothered to show the third and final season.
* StuntCasting: Countless instances of modern-day celebrities portraying their 1960s equivalents; the most jarring example has got to be Paris Hilton as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Barbara Eden]].
** Er, Nick Lachey as Tom Jones? Also, Nancy Sinatra wasn't initially keen on Jennifer Love Hewitt playing her [[spoiler: - good thing she changed her mind, since JLH was one of the few guests to appear twice]].

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