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'Twin Peaks' -

David Lynch enjoyed working with Sheryl Lee (who played Laura Palmer) so much, that he wrote another part for her. The role was Palmer's cousin, Maddy Ferguson.

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'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' -

Both Katie Holmes and Selma Blair were  considered to play Buffy. Also, Ryan Reynolds was supposed to play Xander, but he turned down the role. 

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'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' -

Remember Carlton's (Alfonso Ribeiro) dance? It was inspired by both Courteney Cox's dancing moves in Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' video, and Eddie Murphy's "the white man dance" from his 'Delirious' comedy show.

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'Friends' - The show had many names before it became 'Friends.' Titles included 'Insomnia Café,' 'Friends Like Us,' 'Across the Hall,' and 'Six of One.'

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'The X-Files' -

The character Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), was inspired by Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) from 'Silence of the Lambs.' Even Scully's hair color was inspired by Foster's character.

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'Beverly Hills, 90210' -

Dylan McKay (played by Luke Perry), wasn't supposed to be part of the original core cast. The late actor also auditioned to play Steve Sanders, but Ian Ziering got the role instead. 

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'Family Matters' -

Jaleel White's character Steve Urkel might have been very popular, but Reginald Veljohnson (who played Carl Winslow) was the only actor on the show to appear in all episodes.

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'Mad About You' -

Paul Reiser's team initially pushed for the show to be called 'Reiser' or 'The Paul Reiser Show,' but execs refused as the show was about a couple. In the end, it was cast member Richard Kind who came up with the name for the show.

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'Melrose Place' -

The show actually ended when the producers realized it was too unrealistic that the characters would still be living in the apartment complex. 

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'Wings' -

John Ritter made a guest appearance and played Amy Yasbeck's ex-husband. Ritter would go on to marry her three years later in real life.  

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'Party of Five' -

You might remember the show for launching stars such as Scott Wolf, Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert, and Jennifer Love Hewitt...

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'Party of Five' -

But Kate Hudson also had her first acting gig in the show, in a season two episode in 1996, playing a character named Cory. 

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'The Nanny' -

Charles Shaughnessy's British accent in the role of Mr. Sheffield was criticized, while Daniel Davis's accent in the role of Niles was more believable. Shaughnessy, however, was actually born in London, UK, while Davis is from Arkansas.

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'Full House' -

The story went that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were cast because they got through the audition without crying. 

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'NYPD Blue' -

The majority of the show was actually filmed on a set that was originally built for the 1969 movie 'Hello, Dolly!' in Los Angeles.

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'Seinfeld' -

The idea for the show came up while Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David were chatting in a grocery store. They thought that their banter could work, as there was nothing like it on TV.

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'Frasier' -

Set designers spent nearly half a million dollars on Frasier Crane's apartment. A replica of Coco Chanel's couch alone cost US$15,000!

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'ER' -

'ER' was originally written by Michael Crichton (who wrote 'Jurassic Park') as a movie for Steven Spielberg to direct. Studios didn't initially pick it up until NBC showed interest in it some 20 years later.

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'Saved by the Bell' -

After the show ended, the Bayside High set was repurposed and used again as a school setting for other shows, including 'That's So Raven' and 'iCarly.'

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'Ally McBeal' -

Ally was supposed to marry Larry Paul (Robert Downey Jr.) in  the end of the fourth season, but he had to be cut out from the show earlier due to problems with the law. 

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'Everybody Loves Raymond' -

The Russian version of the sitcom, called 'The Voronins,' became the country's most-watched comedy. Local adaptations of the show were also a hit in countries such as Egypt, Israel, Poland,  Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.

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'Dawson's Creek' -

Producers originally wanted to use Alanis Morissette's 'Hand in My Pocket,' instead of Paula Cole's 'I Don't Want to Wait' as the theme song. But they couldn't secure the rights for Morrisette's song.

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'Home Improvement' -

Richard Karn got to play Al Borland because he was sent to traffic school for a violation. He reportedly found out about the show from an agent who was in his traffic school class.

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'Sister, Sister' -

Twins Tia and Tamera Mowry were discovered by producers on set, while attending a taping of 'Full House.'  

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'Blossom' -

The show was initially intended to be focused on Blossom's older brother instead of Blossom herself (played by Mayim Bialik). 

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'Full House' -

John Stamos later revealed, however, that the Olsens did cry a lot but things didn't work out with other kids so the producers brought them back.

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'Boy Meets World' -

The kids of the cast didn't just play classmates on the show, they actually had a classroom nearby where they worked with teachers when they were not filming. 

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'All That' -

Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone auditioned for the show when she was 12, but didn't get cast. 

Sources: (Redbook)

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