History Trivia / Outnumbered

* TechnologyMarchesOn: There are a few moments that show the characters explicitly use the technology of the time the show was first aired. For example, CRT TV sets are shown throughout scenes from the earlier episodes, including one where Pete uses the now-defunct Teletext service. Jake uses a flip-phone rather than a more traditional smartphone in a few scenes, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoWii makes an appearance in a later episode.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Hugh Dennis and Caroline Skinner became a couple in real life in 2017 after both their marriages ended in divorce.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: David Ryall (Granddad) passed away in December 2014, meaning that if there are any more specials he won't be in them.

* ActorAllusion: In Series 4, there's a scene where Pete is flicking through TV channels and is disappointed at finding nothing but [[Series/MockTheWeek panel games]]. There are also references to Creator/FrankieBoyle and his stand-up act. Hugh Dennis worked with Boyle on the panel game show ''Series/MockTheWeek'' for several years.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Watch the first episode, and you'll see signs of this: [[TechnologyMarchesOn Pete checking the traffic situation on Teletext using a CRT television set]] (the former becoming defunct and the latter mostly obsolescent following the digital switchover); [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush George Bush]] is specifically mentioned as President of the United States and whilst both a desktop (with flatscreen monitor) and laptop computer feature prominently, there's nary a modern device like a smartphone in sight. Later episodes did this less as TechnologyMarchesOn.
%% One notable example includes Ben's obsession with ''Series/LittleBritain'', a show which is widely considered to be unappealing in recent years (although admittedly, the show's sort of humour would appeal to a child of Ben's age).
** A minor instance was brought up in an episode from Series 1, where Ben is heard mentioning that he wants to go on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin''. At the time, the virtual online world was still up and running before its servers shut down long after that episode was aired, though unofficial servers are often still around to this day.
** In a few episodes, there were various references to the then President of the United States UsefulNotes/BarackObama. These include the scene where Karen was writing a letter to Obama and another where Jake mentioned about the one time Ben thought he spotted Obama in a supermarket. Similarly, Borris Johnson was referred to as the Mayor of London in a 2011 episode.

!!The cast:
* The annoying anti-speedbump campaigner is also known as [[Series/TheInbetweeners Neil's ambiguously gay dad]] and [[Series/TheThickOfIt an ambiguously gay MP]]. Similarly, Ben's form tutor is David Troughton, son of [[Series/DoctorWho the Second Doctor's actor]] Patrick Troughton.
* The vicar in the fourth series is John Sessions.
* Norris from the 2012 Christmas special is played by Mark Heap, who is best known for his roles as Jim from ''Series/FridayNightDinner'' and Brian Topp from ''{{Series/Spaced}}''.
* Also from that same special, Ray is played by TV comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar.
* Creator/HarryShearer (aka [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Principal Skinner, Mr Burns, Mr Smithers and countless other voices in Springfield]]) tries to Skype Sue's office in Series 5.
* Samantha Bond (Miss Moneypenny) is Angela.

%% One notable example includes Ben's obsession with ''Series/LittleBritain'', a show which is widely considered to be DeaderThanDisco in recent years (although admittedly, the show's sort of humour would appeal to a child of Ben's age).

* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the first few series of the show, a CRT TV set is found in the kitchen, which is notably considered to be out of date. In the last few series, it was replaced with a more modern looking TV.

** Watch the first episode, and you'll see signs of this: [[TechnologyMarchesOn Pete checking the traffic situation on Teletext using a CRT television set (the former becoming defunct and the latter mostly obsolescent following the digital switchover); additional TV sets are also CRT;]] [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush George Bush]] is specifically mentioned as President of the United States and whilst both a desktop (with flatscreen monitor) and laptop computer feature prominently, there's nary an iPad insight. Later episodes did this less as TechnologyMarchesOn.

** A minor instance was brought up in an episode from Series 1, where Ben is heard mentioning that he wants to go on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin''. At the time, the virtual online world was still up and running before its servers shut down long after that episode was aired, though unofficial servers are often around.
** In a few episodes, there were various references to the then President of the United States UsefulNotes/BarackObama. These include the scene where Karen was writing a letter to Obama and another where Jake mentioned about the one time Ben thought he spotted Obama in a supermarket.

* EditedForSyndication: When the show begun airing on W, there were a few minor edits to each episode (as the show aired on BBC One, a non-commercial TV channel) to fit with the time slot of the channel. However, some scenes were cut. One notable example was where in "Girls Day Out", the scene where Karen shows Sue a shirt with a DoubleEntendre[[note]]The shirt contained the message "NICE TITS" with two blue tits on it.[[/note]] was cut. Additionally, there are a few edits where some scenes were faded out to allow commercial breaks to pass by.
* FakeAmerican: Both Brick and Taylor Jean are obviously doing fake accents (though Misty is an aversion, as her actress is half-American who speaks with a natural American accent).
* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: The script leaves a lot of room for improvisation. [[http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/Outnumbered-S1-Ep2.pdf The script for the scene where the children were playing "Fortunately/Unfortunately" in "The Special Bowl" is a good example]].

** In "The Tennis Match", the writers originally expected Karen and Ben to be horrified by the fight Pete's friends were having, but the actors ended up ''enjoying'' the scene a lot more than they thought.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the first few series of the show, a CRT TV set is found in the kitchen, which are notably considered to be out of date. In the last few series however, it had been replaced with a more modern looking TV.

** Watch the first episode, and you'll see signs of this: [[TechnologyMarchesOn Pete checking the traffic situation on teletext using a CRT television set (the former becoming defunct and the latter mostly obsolescent following the digital switchover); additional TV sets are also CRT;]] [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush George Bush]] is specifically mentioned as President of the United States and whilst both a desktop (with flatscreen monitor) and laptop computer feature prominently, there's nary an iPad in sight. Later episodes did this less as TechnologyMarchesOn.

** A minor instance was brought up in an episode from Series 1, where Ben is heard mentioning that he wants to go on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin''. At the time, the virtual online world was still up and running before its servers shut down long after that episode was aired.

** One notable example includes Ben's obsession with ''Series/LittleBritain'', a show which is widely considered to be DeaderThanDisco in recent years (although admittedly, the show's sort of humour would appeal to a child of Ben's age).
** A brief and minor example occurred in an episode from Series 1, where Ben is heard mentioning that he wants to go on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'', a virtual online world that was shut down long after that episode was aired.
** In a few episodes, there were various references to the then President of the United States UsefulNotes/BarackObama. These include the scene where Karen was writing a letter to Obama, and another where Jake mentioned about the one time Ben thought he spotted Obama in a supermarket.

* ThrowItIn: With much of the kids' dialogue (and the adults' reactions) improvised, it could've been called ''Throw It In: The Series''. Even with the children growing up there is a degree of improvisation.

** A brief example occurred in an episode from Series 1, where Ben is heard mentioning that he wants to go on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'', a virtual online world that was shut down long after that episode was aired.

* TheDanza: Hugh Dennis' first name is Peter, and he plays Pete Brockman.

** One notable example includes Ben's obsession with ''Series/LittleBritain'', a show which is now considered to be DeaderThanDisco (although admittedly, the show's sort of humour would appeal to a child of Ben's age).
** Another example occurred in an episode from Series 1, where Ben is heard mentioning that he wants to go on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'', a virtual online world that had been shut down years after that episode was aired.
** In a few episodes, there are various references to the then President of the United States UsefulNotes/BarackObama. These include the scene where Karen is writing a letter to Obama, and Jake mentioning about one time Ben thought he spotted Obama in a supermarket.