Trivia / The Norm Show

• Cast Incest: The episode with Johnny Galecki as Laurie's much-younger boyfriend was playing up the inappropriateness of the age gap for laughs, but it's even more awkward for fans when she'd been playing his more-or-less aunt on Roseanne since he was fifteen and his mother on stage in Chicago.
• The Danza: Norm Henderson, Laurie Freeman, Max Denby and Artie Henderson.
• Friday Night Death Slot: Season 3
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: For a time, the show had been rescued. It had been off the air in the years after it ended, but Shout! Factory released a complete DVD set (with a few audio commentaries for good measure) in 2010. However, the set eventually went out of print. Much like other items listed on the trope subpages, used copies of the set have become quite expensive (some in 2019 have gone for nearly $200 or over).
• Out of Order: "Norm vs. Cuba" was filmed for Season 2, but wound up airing very late into Season 3 - leading to inconsistencies such as Taylor still working at the office and Norm still dating Jenny. This ordering is maintained for the DVD release, but a title card informs viewers of the mistake.
• Screwed by the Network: The series was a hit in its first season in a post-Drew Carey timeslot. For the second season, the show was moved to before Drew (where ratings fell) to after Drew (where ratings rose) to before Drew (where ratings again fell) before the show was taken off the air in March 2000. Though the show was renewed for a third season, it was moved to Fridays, where its fate was sealed.
• What Could Have Been: Artie was the original choice to play Danny. He expressed interest, but he was unavailable due to filming a movie. The character Artie was created for him once he was free to join the series.

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