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* In "Sneakers", during his discussion with high-end sneaker designer Dominic Ciambrone, Ciambrone asks him "Were dinosaurs real?" Goldblum is taken aback, but Ciambrone points out that [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories "There's a thing where the world is flat still and people think there were never dinosaurs."]] Goldblum replies "Um...those people are...Let me put this nicely. [[{{Understatement}} Uh, incorrect.]]" On top of the question itself, of course, is that Goldblum is clearly being asked this because [[Franchise/JurassicPark his most famous role happens to involve dinosaurs]] so he ''has'' to at least know the basics about the topic.

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* In "Sneakers", during his discussion with high-end sneaker designer Dominic Ciambrone, Ciambrone asks him "Were dinosaurs real?" Goldblum is taken aback, but Ciambrone points out that [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories [[FlatWorld "There's a thing where the world is flat still and people think there were never dinosaurs."]] Goldblum replies "Um...those people are...Let me put this nicely. [[{{Understatement}} Uh, incorrect.]]" On top of the question itself, of course, is that Goldblum is clearly being asked this because [[Franchise/JurassicPark his most famous role happens to involve dinosaurs]] so he ''has'' to at least know the basics about the topic.
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* In "Pools", as he enters the float tank and learns that his brainwaves are going to be monitored during his session, he wonders in voiceover "What if they find out I'm [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Abby Normal?]]" and then worries that he'll end up "like William Hurt in ''Film/AlteredStates''".

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* In "Pools", as he enters the float tank and learns that his brainwaves are going to be monitored during his session, he wonders in voiceover "What if they find out that I'm [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Abby Normal?]]" and then worries that he'll end up "like William Hurt becoming "Creator/WilliamHurt in ''Film/AlteredStates''".''Film/AlteredStates''. [[Film/TheBigChill (Hi, Bill.)]]"
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* In "Pools", as he enters the float tank and learns that his brainwaves are going to be monitored during his session, he wonders in voiceover "What if they find out I'm [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Abby Normal?]]" and then worries that he'll end up "like William Hurt in ''Film/AlteredStates''".

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* In "Pools", as he enters the float tank and learns that his brainwaves are going to be monitored during his session, he wonders in voiceover "What if they find out I'm [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Abby Normal?]]" and then worries that he'll end up "like William Hurt in ''Film/AlteredStates''".''Film/AlteredStates''".
* The closing shot of the first SeasonFinale "Jewelry" is Goldblum showing off his new golden grill (which brings to mind an upgraded version of Jaws's teeth from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'') complete with TwinkleSmile. Of all the notes it could have ended on...
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* In "Gaming", learning that his virtual reality experience involves experiencing life as a tree causes him to quip that for the first time in his entire career, he's PlayingATree.
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* In "Ice Cream", the entire visit to the "Flavor Graveyard" at Ben & Jerry's headquarters, as Goldblum can't help but find the GraveHumor ridiculous but still takes the time to "mourn" the discontinued flavors.

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* In "Ice Cream", the entire visit to the "Flavor Graveyard" at Ben & Jerry's headquarters, as Goldblum can't help but find the GraveHumor ridiculous but still takes the time to "mourn" the discontinued flavors.flavors.
* In "Pools", as he enters the float tank and learns that his brainwaves are going to be monitored during his session, he wonders in voiceover "What if they find out I'm [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Abby Normal?]]" and then worries that he'll end up "like William Hurt in ''Film/AlteredStates''".
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When the premise of an {{Edutainment}} series is "Creator/JeffGoldblum learns about the SeriousBusiness of [fill-in-the-blank]", laughs are virtually guaranteed.

* In "Sneakers", during his discussion with high-end sneaker designer Dominic Ciambrone, Ciambrone asks him "Were dinosaurs real?" Goldblum is taken aback, but Ciambrone points out that [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories "There's a thing where the world is flat still and people think there were never dinosaurs."]] Goldblum replies "Um...those people are...Let me put this nicely. [[{{Understatement}} Uh, incorrect.]]" On top of the question itself, of course, is that Goldblum is clearly being asked this because [[Franchise/JurassicPark his most famous role happens to involve dinosaurs]] so he ''has'' to at least know the basics about the topic.
* In "Ice Cream", the entire visit to the "Flavor Graveyard" at Ben & Jerry's headquarters, as Goldblum can't help but find the GraveHumor ridiculous but still takes the time to "mourn" the discontinued flavors.

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