History Trivia / HellsKitchen

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPZfcQio0IM In an interview with Season 5 Ben]], he mentioned that Season 9 was originally planned to be an All-Star season, but for whatever reason, the plans fell through.

* BeamMeUpScotty: A scene variant. The [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "Idiot Sandwich" scene actually comes from a skit from the ''Series/TheLateLateShow''.

** Season 19 was supposed to air in Summer 2020, yet was pushed back a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

** Season 16 contestant Genaro DeLillo passed away from an unknown cause in August 2020.

** Season 16 contestant Genaro passed away from an unknown cause in August 2020.

** Season 4 runner up Louis Petrozza passed away in November 2019.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: A few tragic examples,
** Season 2 Rachel committed suicide in May 2007
** Season 3 contestant Aaron Song died from complications of diabetes in November 2010
** Season 2 contestant Keith "K-Grease" Greene's drowned in August 2012
** Season 16 contestant Paul "Paulie" Giganti's died in April 2017 from an accidental drug overdose
** Season 12 contestant Jessica Vogel passing away in July 2018 after struggling with cirrhosis of the liver.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Producers will sabotage the contestants during services, such as swapping the sugar and salt, in order to deliberately get angry reactions. Also, a lot of the tension in the kitchen comes from the fact that it doesn't have adequate ventilation (the fans would be heard on the microphones) and everyone is suffering from the extreme heat.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: A few tragic examples, first with the sudden suicide of Season 2 contestant Rachel Brown in May 2007, which was then followed by the death of Season 3 contestant Aaron Song from complications of diabetes in November 2010, fellow season 2 contestant Keith "K-Grease" Greene's drowning in August 2012, Season 16 contestant Paul "Paulie" Giganti's death in April 2017, and Season 12 contestant Jessica Vogel passing away in July 2018.

** Jeff from Season 1 following his RageQuit exit worked as a car dealer before becoming an insurance salesman. He refuses to talk about his time on the show at all.
** Jen (from Seasons 4 and 18) did an [[http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-hells-kitchen-jen-gavin-20180926-story.html interview]] before Season 18 aired, expressing regret coming back as she was in a bad place at that time due to losing her life savings on a food truck deal that fell through. Would definitely explain her attitude in the first three episodes.

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary, Josh from Season 3 revealed that he was originally going to go back into the kitchen and ask Gordon for a second chance after his mid-service elimination. Considering how angry Gordon was at him already[[note]] For context, Josh cooked at multiple plates of risotto before they were called to order, cooked spaghetti twice before it got called to order, and had a risotto returned because he didn't cook it all the way through, sealing his fate[[/note]], even Josh himself dreaded to think how much worse things would have gotten if Gordon hadn't followed him out to take his jacket.

** Gloria was originally supposed to stay as the red team's sous chef in Seasons 6 and 7, but either quit or was ditched at the last minute, resulting in Heather acting as a temporary replacement during Season 6, and Andi coming on-board as the permanent replacement for Season 7. It's not known exactly why this happened; some say the producers ditched Gloria because they didn't like her somewhat mopey demeanor and wanted someone [[MsFanservice younger and more attractive]], while others say Gloria quit because she wasn't comfortable with the attention she got from appearing on the show.

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary, Josh from Season 3 revealed that he was originally going to go back into the kitchen and ask Ramsay for a second chance after his mid-service elimination. Considering how angry Gordon was at him already[[note]] For context, Josh cooked at least ''12'' plates of risotto before they were called to order, cooked spaghetti twice before it got called to order, and had a risotto returned because he didn't cook it all the way through, sealing his fate[[/note]], even Josh himself dreaded to think how much worse things would have gotten if Gordon hadn't followed him out to take his jacket.

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary, Josh from Season 3 revealed that he was originally going to go back into the kitchen and ask Ramsay for a second chance after his mid-service elimination. Considering how angry Gordon was at him already[[note]] For context, Josh cooked at least ''12'' plates of risotto before they were called to order, cooked spaghetti twice before it got called to order, and had a risotto returned because he didn't cook it all the way through.[[/note]], even Josh himself dreaded to think how much worse things would have gotten if Gordon hadn't followed him out to take his jacket.

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary, Josh from Season 3 revealed that he was originally going to go back into the kitchen and ask Ramsay for a second chance after his mid-service elimination. Considering how angry Gordon was at him already[[note]] For context, Josh cooked at least ''12'' plates of risotto before they were called to order, cooked spaghetti twice before it got called to order and then had a risotto returned because he didn't cook it all the way through, sealing his fate [[/note]], even Josh himself dreaded to think how much worse things would have gotten if Gordon hadn't followed him out to take his jacket.

** Season 10 Clemenza posted on Facebook that he was approached to do ''All-Stars'', but had to decline due to health problems.
** Andi was supposed to stay on as red team sous chef for the ''All-Stars'' season, but had to withdraw when she became pregnant, leading to Christina, who had already filled in for her during Season 15 when she was getting married and going on her honeymoon, stepping in once again.
** Around late 2018, some viewers have noticed a thirteenth chef in some clips of Season 3. Codenamed [=JR=] (and not to be confused with the [=JR=] from Season 13), he was seen only in the Signature Dish Challenge (and his name on a portrait in Episode 3), leaving people wondering what happened to him. It was eventually found out that he was too much, even for this show: fellow contestant Joanna confided in him about her leaving a toxic relationship and her mentor pointing her to this show. Instead, JR [[{{Jerkass}} twisted this and spread rumours that she had an affair with her boss.]] The producers found out and [[UnPerson and got rid of him completely]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: ITV executives insisted that the show feature celebrity contestants rather than chefs looking to further their culinary careers. Ramsay wasn't happy with this change and this is the reason why he immediately jumped at the chance to work on the American version of the show - because it is much closer to his original concept.
* NamesTheSame: A few contestants across all the seasons have shared names (even contestants in the same season, which causes some to be referred to by their last name), but the most notable example is that the winners of both season 4 and season 10 were named Christina.
** The winners of seasons 15 and 18 are both named Ariel.

** [=MaryAnn=], the Red Sous Chef from Seasons 1-3, despite being one of the more popular sous chefs, in the years since leaving she's revealed that she actually hated working on the show due to the general inexperience of the contestants in earlier seasons, and only really took the sous chef's role in exchange for Ramsay helping her set up her own restaurant. On the other hand, she did say that she'd probably be a lot happier working on the show nowadays since only chefs with a minimum of two years of professional experience are allowed to enter.
** Jen (from Season 4 and 18) did an [[http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-hells-kitchen-jen-gavin-20180926-story.html interview]] before Season 18 aired, expressing regret coming back as she was in a bad place at that time due to losing her life savings on a food truck deal that fell through. Would definitely explain her attitude in the first three episodes.
* PromotedFanboy: All chefs who say they admire Chef Ramsay in the ConfessionCam count, but Seth from season 5 fit this so well he seemed almost like a StalkerWithoutACrush. He had memorized many details about Ramsay's private life, including the type of cars he drove, and the names of his four children.
* StupidStatementDanceMix: Ramsay's infamous rant in which he yells "''THE FUCKING BASS IS FUCKING '''RAW!'''''" has been made into a dubstep remix several times, most likely because of the hard-to-resist {{pun}} on the word "bass".

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary, Josh from Season 3 revealed that he was originally going to go back into the kitchen and ask Ramsay for a second chance after his mid-service elimination. Considering how angry Ramsay already was at him[[note]] For context, Josh had cooked at least ''12'' plates of risotto before they were called to order, cooked spaghetti twice before it got called to order and had a risotto returned because he didn't cook it all the way through, sealing his fate [[/note]], even Josh himself dreaded to think how much worse things would have gotten if Ramsay hadn't followed him out to take his jacket.

** Around late 2018, some viewers have noticed a thirteenth chef in some clips of Season 3. Codenamed [=JR=] (and not the same [=JR=] from Season 13), he was seen only in the Signature Dish Challenge (and his name on a portrait in Episode 3), leaving people wondering what happened to him. It was eventually found out that he was too much, even for this show: fellow contestant Joanna confided in him about her leaving a toxic relationship and her mentor pointing her to this show. JR, [[{{Jerkass}} being a reasonable man]], twisted this and spread rumours that she had an affair with her boss. The producers found out and [[UnPerson and got rid of him completely]].

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary, Josh from Season 3 revealed that he was originally going to go back into the kitchen and ask Ramsay for a second chance after his mid-service elimination. Considering how angry Ramsay already was at him, even Josh himself dreaded to think how much worse things would have gotten if Ramsay hadn't followed him out to take his jacket.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: A few tragic examples, first with the sudden suicide of Season 2 contestant Rachel Brown, which was then followed by the death of Season 3 contestant Aaron Song from complications of diabetes, then fellow season 2 contestant Keith "K-Grease" Greene's drowning, Season 16 contestant Paul "Paulie" Giganti's death in April 2017, and then Season 12 contestant Jessica Vogel.

* OldShame: [=MaryAnn=], the Red Sous Chef from Seasons 1-3, despite being one of the more popular sous chefs, in the years since leaving she's revealed that she actually hated working on the show due to the general inexperience of the contestants in earlier seasons, and only really took the sous chef's role in exchange for Ramsay helping her set up her own restaurant. On the other hand, she did say that she'd probably be a lot happier working on the show nowadays since only chefs with a minimum of two years of professional experience are allowed to enter.

** Around late 2018, some viewers have noticed a thirteenth chef in some clips of Season 3. Codenamed [=JR=] (and not the same [=JR=] from Season 13), he was seen only in the Signature Dish Challenge, leaving people wondering what happened to him.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: "Chef" Ramsay is the boss you have nightmares of. "Gordon" Ramsay is a professional and pleasant man. In an almost Superman-esque transformation, he can go from serene and mellow to bombastic and swearing the moment he gets his coat on and into a kitchen, as shown in ''Series/MasterChef''.

* Around late 2018, some viewers have noticed a thirteenth chef in some clips of Season 3. Codenamed [=JR=] (and not the same [=JR=] from Season 13), he was seen only in the Signature Dish Challenge, leaving people wondering what happened to him.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: A few tragic examples, first with the sudden suicide of Season 2 contestant Rachel Brown, which was then followed by the death of Season 3 contestant Aaron Song from complications of diabetes, then fellow season 2 contestant Keith "K-Grease" Greene's drowning, and then Season 16 contestant Paul "Paulie" Giganti's death in April 2017.