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** The genetics of hair color is not well understood the only color they really understand is redheads because that hair color falls outside the blonde to black spectrum. You could probably find a pair of brothers with black hair whose parents are a red head and a brunette.
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** The Hamstergeddon episode involved Ultra Peepi swaggering down the street, not by intention. It came back from animation that way, and Jhonen loved it and had the composer make funk music to go under it. "I want to hear Barry White saying 'Ultra Peepi.'" Check it out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ixS8WC-9SE here]].

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** The Hamstergeddon episode involved Ultra Peepi swaggering down the street, not by intention. It came back from animation that way, and Jhonen loved it and had the composer make funk music to go under it. "I want to hear Barry White saying 'Ultra Peepi.'" Check it out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ixS8WC-9SE com/watch?v=b7vnD5WQjsA here]].
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* The episode "Shrabster" of ''{{Sealab 2021}}'' involves an [[LargeHam hammy, over the top]] announcer declaring "Indeed!" along with a linking remark with each scene change. The hammyness ultimately becomes too much for the announcer when leaving a clip involving [[DeadBabyComedy a starving 14 year old African boy]].

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* The episode "Shrabster" of ''{{Sealab 2021}}'' involves an [[LargeHam hammy, over the top]] announcer declaring "Indeed!" along with a linking remark with each scene change. The hammyness ultimately becomes too much for the announcer when leaving a clip involving [[DeadBabyComedy [[BlackComedy a starving 14 year old African boy]].
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** The creators accidentally [[OneSteveLimit gave two characters the last name "Wiggum:"]] the town's [[PoliceAreUseless idiotic police chief]] and one of Lisa's [[RalphWiggum unintelligent classmates]]. Actually, they're both dumb and kind of chubby...okay, they're father and son now.

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** The creators accidentally [[OneSteveLimit gave two characters the last name "Wiggum:"]] the town's [[PoliceAreUseless idiotic police chief]] and one of Lisa's [[RalphWiggum [[TheDitz unintelligent classmates]]. Actually, they're both dumb and kind of chubby...okay, they're father and son now.
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** The creators accidentally [[OneSteveLimit gave two characters the last name "Wiggum:"]] the town's [[PoliceAreUseless idiotic police chief]] and one of Lisa's [[RalphWiggum unintelligent classmates]]. Actually, they're both dumb and kind of chubby...okay, they're father and son now.
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** Well, his kid brother has the same hair, which would be harder to explain.
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* In the first episode of ''TheFlintstones'' the script originally called for Fred to yell "Yahoo!" but Alan Reed thought that was too bland and asked if he could come up with something better. This is how he came up with the CatchPhrase "Yabba-dabba-doo!"
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* For the ''{{Madagascar}}'' franchise, DreamWorks animator Tom [=McGrath=] recorded a temporary vocal track for Skipper the penguin which was meant to be overdubbed by Robert Stack, but Stack died as the movie was finishing production. According to [[http://www.moviefreak.com/features/interviews/tommcgrath.htm McGrath himself]], co-creator Eric Darnell just told [=McGrath=] to leave his own vocal track in, as he thought it sounded good.

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* For the ''{{Madagascar}}'' franchise, DreamWorks Creator/DreamWorks animator Tom [=McGrath=] recorded a temporary vocal track for Skipper the penguin which was meant to be overdubbed by Robert Stack, but Stack died as the movie was finishing production. According to [[http://www.moviefreak.com/features/interviews/tommcgrath.htm McGrath himself]], co-creator Eric Darnell just told [=McGrath=] to leave his own vocal track in, as he thought it sounded good.
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** Not to mention that the show's staple MixAndMatchCritters were also the result of a particularly bored animator.
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* For the ''{{Madagascar}}'' franchise, DreamWorks animator Tom [=McGrath=] recorded a temporary vocal track for Skipper the penguin which was meant to be overdubbed by Robert Stack, but Stack died as the movie was finishing production. According to [[http://www.moviefreak.com/features/interviews/tommcgrath.htm McGrath himself]], co-creator Eric Darnell just told [=McGrath=] to leave his own vocal track in, as he thought it sounded good.
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* In ''[[PixarShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually a result of vocalist Bobby McFerrin improvising. McFerrin, a vocalist famous for his a cappella work, was hired by Pixar to compose and perform the soundtrack for the film. The work print he was given to compose over featured "blah blah blah" as a placeholder for the credits, and McFerrin ran with it. The folks at Pixar liked it so much that it made the final cut.

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* In ''[[PixarShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually a result of vocalist Bobby McFerrin [=McFerrin=] improvising. McFerrin, [=McFerrin=], a vocalist famous for his a cappella work, was hired by Pixar to compose and perform the soundtrack for the film. The work print he was given to compose over featured "blah blah blah" as a placeholder for the credits, and McFerrin he ran with it. The folks at Pixar liked it so much that it made the final cut.
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* [[WordOfGod According to]] BruceTimm, Terry's revelation as [[spoiler: Bruce's biological son]] in ''BatmanBeyond'' and the ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "Epilogue" stemmed from the earlier realization that, [[spoiler: with his established redhead and light-brunette parents]], Terry's black hair was genetically implausible. Apparently, [[WeWillNotUseStageMakeupInTheFuture We Will Not Use Hair Dye In The Future]].

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* [[WordOfGod According to]] BruceTimm, Terry's revelation as [[spoiler: Bruce's biological son]] in ''BatmanBeyond'' ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and the ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "Epilogue" stemmed from the earlier realization that, [[spoiler: with his established redhead and light-brunette parents]], Terry's black hair was genetically implausible. Apparently, [[WeWillNotUseStageMakeupInTheFuture We Will Not Use Hair Dye In The Future]].
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* SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has a scene in "The Spirit of Competition" where Mako is angrily walking through a door and completely ignores a fan trying to say high ("Hey Mak''ooooo''-oh"). [[http://2-cents.tumblr.com/post/22891956615/hey-guys-i-made-my-acting-debut-last-week-as-the This originated]] when someone drew a random extra standing next to Mako in the animatic and the episodes director thought he looked disappointed.

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* SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has a scene in "The Spirit of Competition" where Mako is angrily walking through a door and completely ignores a fan trying to say high hi ("Hey Mak''ooooo''-oh"). [[http://2-cents.tumblr.com/post/22891956615/hey-guys-i-made-my-acting-debut-last-week-as-the This originated]] when someone drew a random extra standing next to Mako in the animatic and the episodes director thought he looked disappointed.
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* In ''[[PixarShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually someone on the sound set reading the orginal credits out loud before he realized that they were still rolling. (which actually did say "Blah, blah, blah", because there were so few animators that they needed placeholders for the end credits).

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* In ''[[PixarShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually someone on a result of vocalist Bobby McFerrin improvising. McFerrin, a vocalist famous for his a cappella work, was hired by Pixar to compose and perform the sound set reading the orginal credits out loud before he realized that they were still rolling. (which actually did say "Blah, blah, blah", because there were so few animators that they needed placeholders soundtrack for the end credits).film. The work print he was given to compose over featured "blah blah blah" as a placeholder for the credits, and McFerrin ran with it. The folks at Pixar liked it so much that it made the final cut.
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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'''s famous Hypno-Toad sound effect was meant to just be a placeholder until a proper sound effect could be edited in. However, the placeholder noise sounded "so wrong" that the creators decided to keep it.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'''s ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''s famous Hypno-Toad sound effect was meant to just be a placeholder until a proper sound effect could be edited in. However, the placeholder noise sounded "so wrong" that the creators decided to keep it.



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* ''LooneyTunes''. BobClampett's 1943 short ''An Itch in Time'' has a scene of a dog, having been irritated by a flea, scooting wildly around a carpet on its rear end. As an "inside" joke, Clampett and his animators added an off-color gag of the dog pausing to tell the audience, "Hey, I'd better cut this out, I [[ADateWithRosiePalms may get to like it!]]", fully expecting that either the studio or the [[HaysCode Hays Office]] would have it removed. Astonishingly, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they didn't]].

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* ''LooneyTunes''.''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes''. BobClampett's 1943 short ''An Itch in Time'' has a scene of a dog, having been irritated by a flea, scooting wildly around a carpet on its rear end. As an "inside" joke, Clampett and his animators added an off-color gag of the dog pausing to tell the audience, "Hey, I'd better cut this out, I [[ADateWithRosiePalms may get to like it!]]", fully expecting that either the studio or the [[HaysCode Hays Office]] would have it removed. Astonishingly, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they didn't]].



* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** [[BadassBookworm Sokka]] was originally intended as a more sullen character. However, his voice actor was a JimCarrey-inspired comedian, so Sokka gradually turned into a much more over-the-top comic relief. The creators noted that because of this change, [[LittleMissBadass Toph]] ended up filling Sokka's original role.

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** [[BadassBookworm Sokka]] was originally intended as a more sullen character. However, his voice actor was a JimCarrey-inspired comedian, so Sokka gradually turned into a much more over-the-top comic relief. The creators noted that because of this change, [[LittleMissBadass Toph]] ended up filling Sokka's original role.



* In ''TheBrakShow'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.

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* In ''TheBrakShow'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.
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** [[WhatsOperaDoc "SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGG!"]]

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* In ''[[PixarAnimatedShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually someone on the sound set reading the orginal credits out loud before he realized that they were still rolling. (which actually did say "Blah, blah, blah", because there were so few animators that they needed placeholders for the end credits).

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* In ''[[PixarAnimatedShorts ''[[PixarShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually someone on the sound set reading the orginal credits out loud before he realized that they were still rolling. (which actually did say "Blah, blah, blah", because there were so few animators that they needed placeholders for the end credits).
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* In ''[[PixarAnimatedShorts Knick Knack]]'', the "BlahBlahBlah" song during the credits was actually someone on the sound set reading the orginal credits out loud before he realized that they were still rolling. (which actually did say "Blah, blah, blah", because there were so few animators that they needed placeholders for the end credits).
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* ''HomeMovies'' is so improvised, you can hear the actors stuttering and trying to come up with a new line.

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* ''HomeMovies'' is so improvised, you can hear the actors stuttering and trying to come up with a new line.line.
* Nick Bakay and Richard Steven Horvitz, respectively the voice actors for Norbert and Daggett on ''TheAngryBeavers'', improvised a lot of their dialogue as well.
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* In ''TheBrakShow'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.

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* In ''TheBrakShow'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.design.
* ''HomeMovies'' is so improvised, you can hear the actors stuttering and trying to come up with a new line.
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* In TheBrakShow, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.

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* In TheBrakShow, ''TheBrakShow'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.
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* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.

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* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.wanted.
* In TheBrakShow, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Dad]] was originally intended to be around the same height of the rest of the main cast. A mistake in scale was made while compositing a scene, and the new, comically small version of the character was deemed funny enough that they stuck with that design.
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** In the episode ''Munitions'', a piece of debris from one of the explosions hits Warrior, bouncing off of him. A piece of dialogue was later added with him exclaiming "That bit hit me!"

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': [[BadassBookworm Sokka]] was originally intended as a more sullen character. However, his voice actor was a JimCarrey-inspired comedian, so Sokka gradually turned into a much more over-the-top comic relief. The creators noted that because of this change, [[LittleMissBadass Toph]] ended up filling Sokka's original role. Also, the famous [[EnsembleDarkhorse Foamy Mouth Guy]] was just going to faint in the background. Then an animator got ''really'' creative...

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[[BadassBookworm Sokka]] was originally intended as a more sullen character. However, his voice actor was a JimCarrey-inspired comedian, so Sokka gradually turned into a much more over-the-top comic relief. The creators noted that because of this change, [[LittleMissBadass Toph]] ended up filling Sokka's original role.
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Also, the famous [[EnsembleDarkhorse Foamy Mouth Guy]] was just going to faint in the background. Then an animator got ''really'' creative...



* SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has a scene in "The Spirit of Competition" where Mako is angrily walking through a door and completely ignores a fan trying to say high ("Hey Mak''ooooo''-oh"). [[http://2-cents.tumblr.com/post/22891956615/hey-guys-i-made-my-acting-debut-last-week-as-the This originated]] when someone drew a random extra standing next to Mako in the animatic and the episodes director thought he looked disappointed.



* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has a scene where Mako is angrily walking through a door and completely ignores a fan trying to say high ("Hey Mak''ooooo''-oh"). [[http://2-cents.tumblr.com/post/22891956615/hey-guys-i-made-my-acting-debut-last-week-as-the This originated]] when someone drew a random extra standing next to Mako in the animatic and the episodes director thought he looked disappointed.

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* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has a scene where Mako is angrily walking through a door and completely ignores a fan trying to say high ("Hey Mak''ooooo''-oh"). [[http://2-cents.tumblr.com/post/22891956615/hey-guys-i-made-my-acting-debut-last-week-as-the This originated]] when someone drew a random extra standing next to Mako in the animatic and the episodes director thought he looked disappointed.
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* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.

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* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.wanted.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has a scene where Mako is angrily walking through a door and completely ignores a fan trying to say high ("Hey Mak''ooooo''-oh"). [[http://2-cents.tumblr.com/post/22891956615/hey-guys-i-made-my-acting-debut-last-week-as-the This originated]] when someone drew a random extra standing next to Mako in the animatic and the episodes director thought he looked disappointed.
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** In one episode, when Snake attempts to murder Homer with a trap utilizing piano wire in order to get his car back, the trap missed Homer, but manages to amputate Mr. Van Houten's arm while he was complaining about his sandwich. Originally, the piano wire was simply supposed to cut the sandwich to what he wanted it to be like, but the animators decided to make it a bit more shocking by having it cut off his arm instead.
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** An in series example is where Calculon is showing the clip to a new episode of his show where he does a BigNo. He informs the talk show host he was actually supposed to say "yes" but kept it in.
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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'''s famous Hypno-Toad sound effect is an example, similar to the ''2001'' example given above. The sound was meant to just be a placeholder until a proper sound effect could be edited in. However, the placeholder noise sounded "so wrong" that the creators decided to keep it.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'''s famous Hypno-Toad sound effect is an example, similar to the ''2001'' example given above. The sound was meant to just be a placeholder until a proper sound effect could be edited in. However, the placeholder noise sounded "so wrong" that the creators decided to keep it.

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* In the ''Daniel and the Lions' Den'' segment of the first ''VeggieTales'', a render glitch made a sudden flash of light in the background during a scene. The animators weren't able to fix it, so they just added a thunder sound effect and made an instant storm, that actually darkens the mood in the right way.

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* In the ''Daniel and the Lions' Den'' segment of the first ''VeggieTales'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', a render glitch made a sudden flash of light in the background during a scene. The animators weren't able to fix it, so they just added a thunder sound effect and made an instant storm, that actually darkens the mood in the right way.
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* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', the often-quoted sung line: "I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean, S-M-A-R-T!" This was an actual mistake by voice actor DanCastellaneta, but it was just so "Homer" they left it in.
** Homer's famous "D'oh!" was improvised by Castellaneta. The script only said "annoyed grunt". (And still does.)
** As was Homer's song "Dancing Away My Hunger Pangs" on the season 12 episode "Hungry, Hungry Homer" (where Homer goes on a hunger strike to save the town's baseball team).
** Recurring guest star AlBrooks is known for doing this. Noticeable when he plays Hank Scorpio in ''You Move Only Twice'' - most of his fast, random declarations are improvised. The entire Hammock district routine is improvised - hence why Homer only replies with a quick "Yes" because Dan Castellaneta had trouble keeping up with Brooks. Only at the end does he catch up and reply "Oh in the hammock district".
* Megatron's famous "''[[VerbalTic yeeeeeeeessss...]]''" from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' wasn't originally scripted, but was improvised by voice actor DavidKaye, who thought it fit the character. It did, and quickly became his CatchPhrase.
** David also coughed while recording one of Megatron's power-hungry laughters, but they decided to leave it in, with the animators adding a surprised reaction shot of Inferno to complete the effect.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'''s famous Hypno-Toad sound effect is an example, similar to the ''2001'' example given above. The sound was meant to just be a placeholder until a proper sound effect could be edited in. However, the placeholder noise sounded "so wrong" that the creators decided to keep it.
* ''InvaderZim''
** The first episode contains the line 'Invader's blood marches through my veins - like giant, radioactive rubber pants!' The line was supposed to say 'ants'. But it's the kind of show where "pants" actually fits ''better.''
** The Hamstergeddon episode involved Ultra Peepi swaggering down the street, not by intention. It came back from animation that way, and Jhonen loved it and had the composer make funk music to go under it. "I want to hear Barry White saying 'Ultra Peepi.'" Check it out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ixS8WC-9SE here]].
* [[WordOfGod According to]] BruceTimm, Terry's revelation as [[spoiler: Bruce's biological son]] in ''BatmanBeyond'' and the ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "Epilogue" stemmed from the earlier realization that, [[spoiler: with his established redhead and light-brunette parents]], Terry's black hair was genetically implausible. Apparently, [[WeWillNotUseStageMakeupInTheFuture We Will Not Use Hair Dye In The Future]].
* [[DarkActionGirl Shego]] from ''KimPossible'' was originally created as a generic, boring [[TheDragon Dragon]] to [[HarmlessVillain Dr. Drakken]], but after the creators heard Nicole Sullivan's performance as Shego they gave her a bigger role, making her [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], [[HypercompetentSidekick more competent]] and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy far savvier]] than [[GeneralFailure Drakken]].
* ''{{Freakazoid}}'''s voice actor was supposed to refuse a plot hook with a "No," and the sequence ended up twenty seconds longer because of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_rP5SDvyKI what he did say.]]
-->'''Jeepers:''' Hehehehehe... You want to see something strange and mystical?\\
'''Freakazoid: NO!''' Get out of here with that watch! Lay off the poor beavers, will ya?! SHEEEEESH! You're a creep! Go away! We were having a good time until you showed up, Jeepers! '''Urrrg!''' Go have some coffee with cream or something! Because I'll tell you something... This is a happy place!
** According to the audio commentaries, this happened ''a lot''. Even the casting of writer Paul Rugg as Freakazoid was an accident; he was just supposed to be the placeholder, but ended up being so funny (in part because of his wild improv), that he was cast permanently. Apparently, several large sections of the first episode were entirely made up on the spot by Rugg.
* ''LooneyTunes''. BobClampett's 1943 short ''An Itch in Time'' has a scene of a dog, having been irritated by a flea, scooting wildly around a carpet on its rear end. As an "inside" joke, Clampett and his animators added an off-color gag of the dog pausing to tell the audience, "Hey, I'd better cut this out, I [[ADateWithRosiePalms may get to like it!]]", fully expecting that either the studio or the [[HaysCode Hays Office]] would have it removed. Astonishingly, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they didn't]].
** This was apparently par for the course -- [[CensorDecoy they'd include really extreme stuff to distract the Hays office so the stuff they really wanted in would scoot by, only for the Hays office to ignore the decoys and go for the real meat anyway.]]
** [[WhatsOperaDoc "SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGG!"]]
** Happens in-universe in ''PorkysDuckHunt'', the cartoon which spawned Daffy Duck. (In a real-life example, the duck was never intended to be anything more than a one-off gag, and [[AscendedExtra he was retroactively named "Daffy" when he proved to be extremely popular]]).
---> ''(Porky sends his dog after a duck, but instead of letting himself get caught, the duck picks up the dog and dumps him on the shore of the pond)''
---> '''Porky:''' Hey! Th-th-that wasn't in the script!
---> '''Daffy:''' Don't let it worry ya, skipper, I'm just a crazy darn fool duck. ''(bounces away across the pond, laughing maniacally)''
* The WoodyWoodpecker short ''Wet Blanket Policy'' originally didn't have "The Woody Woodpecker Song" in it, but it was added in at the last minute by WalterLantz, when he discovered how much of a surprise hit the single had become.
* The episode "Shrabster" of ''{{Sealab 2021}}'' involves an [[LargeHam hammy, over the top]] announcer declaring "Indeed!" along with a linking remark with each scene change. The hammyness ultimately becomes too much for the announcer when leaving a clip involving [[DeadBabyComedy a starving 14 year old African boy]].
-->'''Announcer:''' Dead African child indee-hee-hee-hee-heed... ''(uncontainable laughter)'', I'm sorry. It's just so f-[[SoundEffectBleep bleep]]-ing awful.
** '''''[[MeanwhileBackAtThe MEANWHILE!!]]'''''
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': [[BadassBookworm Sokka]] was originally intended as a more sullen character. However, his voice actor was a JimCarrey-inspired comedian, so Sokka gradually turned into a much more over-the-top comic relief. The creators noted that because of this change, [[LittleMissBadass Toph]] ended up filling Sokka's original role. Also, the famous [[EnsembleDarkhorse Foamy Mouth Guy]] was just going to faint in the background. Then an animator got ''really'' creative...
** Haru's [[MemeticMutation SEXYFINE]] [[BadassMustache 'stache]] came about because a bored animator snuck it in.
* In the ''CodeLyoko'' episode "Tidal Wave", Odd's final line, "I'm so hungry!", was ad-libbed by his dub actor.
* In the ''Daniel and the Lions' Den'' segment of the first ''VeggieTales'', a render glitch made a sudden flash of light in the background during a scene. The animators weren't able to fix it, so they just added a thunder sound effect and made an instant storm, that actually darkens the mood in the right way.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', in the first episode, a pony in the background was given crossed eyes as a joke by an animator, and wasn't intended to be visible. Last minute changes moved a bunch of other characters out of the way, making this pony visible. Fans noticed, and were amused, leading to the pony being nicknamed "Derpy Hooves." The joke became so famous that the show's creator, Lauren Faust, said [[AscendedFanon "she can be Derpy if everyone likes."]]
** They also gave her the cross-eyed look in most other episodes she appeared in during post-production in season 1. In season 2, her appearances are now fully scripted.
* A rather unhumourous example happened in ''TheRenAndStimpyShow Adult Party Cartoon'' spinoff that ultimately led to cancellation of the series. The episode "Onward and Upward" contained a graphic homosexual sex scene between the eponymous duo in the original run, added as a joke by an animator. Creator JohnKricfalusi explained that there was never supposed to be any actual sex in it, that Ren and Stimpy were supposed to be playing baseball under the sheets (as a part of a vague "pitcher and catcher" metaphor earlier in the episode). He claimed he wanted to cut it straight away, but he felt sorry for the animator who thought it was funny. The scene was left in and caused a minor uproar at an animation newsgroup, where a group of people [[TooDumbToLive thought Kricfalusi was trying to sabotage his own show]] - the executives at SpikeTV saw this conversation, thought that's the way everyone felt and cancelled the project. Go figure.
* When building the models for the TV series ''{{Tugs}}'', it was found that Zorran's eye mechanism caused the front of his hat to tip up. They left it in because they thought it added to the expressiveness of the character.
* According to [[http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarstelevision/a/Star-Wars_Clone-Wars_Interview-With-Ashley-Eckstein.htm Ashley Eckstein]], she was asked to use an Icelandic accent for the voice of Ahsoka Tano in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', but when she came in with a practiced Icelandic accent, it apparently [[RealityIsUnrealistic wasn't what they expected]]. The voice she ended up getting told to do in the show is based on the tones in her ''real'' voice during the audition when she got frustrated that she couldn't figure out what accent they wanted.

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