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!!Trivia items!!The books
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** Wodehouse said in a 1955 letter that Aunt Agatha was inspired by his maternal aunt [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bathurst_Deane Mary Bathurst Deane]], "who was the scourge of my childhood".
** As a boy Wodehouse lived with his grandmother and four unmarried aunts (including Aunt Mary). This inspired the setting of ''The Mating Season'', where Bertie finds himself staying in a house infested by five aunts.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, two different actors play Gussie, three different actors play Madeline, two play Agatha, two Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claude, two Eustace, and two Bingo - just to name a few.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, two different actors play Gussie, three different actors play Madeline, two play Agatha, two Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claude, two Eustace, and two Bingo - just to name a few. Even Bartholomew changes: in his first appearances, he's a Scottish terrier (black). When he comes back, he's a Westie (white).
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* UncreditedRole: Creator/RosalindKnight as a hotel proprietress in "Will Anatole Return to Brinkley Court? (or, the Matchmaker)".

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* In ''Bertie In Love'', Jeeves identifies Aunt Agatha's dog Macintosh as an Aberdeen Terrier. The animal on screen is actually a West Highland Terrier, a related but distinct breed.


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* In ''Bertie In Love'', Jeeves identifies Aunt Agatha's dog Macintosh as an Aberdeen Terrier. The animal on screen is actually a West Highland Terrier, a related but distinct breed.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, two different actors play Gussy, three different actors play Madeline, two play Agatha, two Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claude, two Eustace, and two Bingo - just to name a few.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, two different actors play Gussy, Gussie, three different actors play Madeline, two play Agatha, two Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claude, two Eustace, and two Bingo - just to name a few.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, two different actors play Gussy, three different actors play Madeline, two play Agatha, two Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claude, two Eustace, and two Bingo.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, two different actors play Gussy, three different actors play Madeline, two play Agatha, two Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claude, two Eustace, and two Bingo.Bingo - just to name a few.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, we have had two Gussies, three Madelines, two Agathas, two Barmies, four Dahlias, two Claudes, two Eustaces, and two Bingos, to name a few.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, we have had two Gussies, different actors play Gussy, three Madelines, different actors play Madeline, two Agathas, play Agatha, two Barmies, four Dahlias, Barmy, ''four'' Dahlia, two Claudes, Claude, two Eustaces, Eustace, and two Bingos, to name a few.Bingo.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Francesca Folan originally played Madeline Bassett in Season 1, but then returned to play Florence Craye in Season 4.

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Francesca Folan originally played Madeline Bassett in Season 1, but then returned to play Florence Craye in Season 4.4.
** Richard Braine played Steggles in Season 1, then played Gussie in Seasons 3 and 4.
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** Reaches MindScrew levels when you realize that the first Madeline ''comes back'' as the ''second Florence.'' Especially bizarre in the last episode where the two characters ''actually share scenes.''

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** Reaches MindScrew levels when you realize that the first Madeline ''comes back'' as the ''second ''[[YouLookFamiliar second Florence.'' ]]'' Especially bizarre in the last episode where the two characters ''actually share scenes.''''
* YouLookFamiliar: Francesca Folan originally played Madeline Bassett in Season 1, but then returned to play Florence Craye in Season 4.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: Totleigh Towers, home of the Basset family, is DowntonAbbey.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: Totleigh Towers, home of the Basset family, is DowntonAbbey.Series/DowntonAbbey.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies Creator/HughLaurie has been on (''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''A Bit of Fry and Laurie'')
** [[Film/{{Aliens}} Pvt. Frost]] pops up every once in a while as a lift operator.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies Creator/HughLaurie has been on (''{{Blackadder}}'' and ''A Bit of Fry and Laurie'')

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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies Creator/HughLaurie has been on (''{{Blackadder}}'' (''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''A Bit of Fry and Laurie'')
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* In ''Bertie In Love'', Jeeves identifies Aunt Agatha's dog Macintosh as an Aberdeen Terrier. The animal on screen is actually a West Highland Terrier, a related but distinct breed.

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* In ''Bertie In Love'', Jeeves identifies Aunt Agatha's dog Macintosh as an Aberdeen Terrier. The animal on screen is actually a West Highland Terrier, a related but distinct breed.breed.
* TheOtherDarrin: Over four seasons, we have had two Gussies, three Madelines, two Agathas, two Barmies, four Dahlias, two Claudes, two Eustaces, and two Bingos, to name a few.
** Reaches MindScrew levels when you realize that the first Madeline ''comes back'' as the ''second Florence.'' Especially bizarre in the last episode where the two characters ''actually share scenes.''
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies Creator/HughLaurie has been on.

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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies Creator/HughLaurie has been on.on (''{{Blackadder}}'' and ''A Bit of Fry and Laurie'')
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies HughLaurie has been on.

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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was here. Ditto for the other British comedies HughLaurie Creator/HughLaurie has been on.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: Totleigh Towers, home of the Basset family, is DowntonAbbey.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: Totleigh Towers, home of the Basset family, is DowntonAbbey.DowntonAbbey.
* In ''Bertie In Love'', Jeeves identifies Aunt Agatha's dog Macintosh as an Aberdeen Terrier. The animal on screen is actually a West Highland Terrier, a related but distinct breed.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was in ''Wode''house.

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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was in ''Wode''house.here. Ditto for the other British comedies HughLaurie has been on.
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** [[{{Aliens}} Pvt. Frost]] pops up every once in a while as a lift operator.

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** [[{{Aliens}} [[Film/{{Aliens}} Pvt. Frost]] pops up every once in a while as a lift operator.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Wodehouse's novels were often published under different titles in the UK and US.



** [[{{Aliens}} Pvt. Frost]] pops up every once in a while as a lift operator.

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** [[{{Aliens}} Pvt. Frost]] pops up every once in a while as a lift operator.operator.
* HeyItsThatPlace: Totleigh Towers, home of the Basset family, is DowntonAbbey.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was in ''Wode''house.

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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's That Guy]]: American viewers whose only exposure to him has been in ''{{House}}'' ''Series/{{House}}'' are often startled to see that Hugh Laurie was ''ever'' as young and clean-cut (or as British) as he was in ''Wode''house.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Wodehouse's novels were often published under different titles in the UK and US.

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