History Trivia / PajamaSam

** Sam's original character concept was Pumpkin Head Boy, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Ron Gilbert was heavily encouraged to rework the design since it would have been too seasonal to sell games outside of Halloween.

* DevelopmentGag: The observatory puzzle in the third game, wherein Sam has to wear a pumpkin on his head to get past a pair of guards, is a nod to Sam's original character design as Pumpkin Head Boy.

* WorkingTitle:
** ''Pajama Sam: Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!'''s working title was ''Pajama Sam 4''.

** J. Langston III's name in ''Pajama Sam 2'' was originally supposed to be J. Langston ''Popsicle'' III. Since "Popsicle" is a trademarked word though, his name had to undergo a change in order to avoid getting ScrewedByTheLawyers. There is still some DummiedOut dialog referring to his old name, and in fact the used dialog clearly shows that all they did was edit out "Popsicle", indicating his name was changed after all the dialog had been recorded.'

** ''Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening'' was at one point going to be called ''Pajama Sam in It's Only Thunder And [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Lightening]]''.

* {{Blooper}}:
** In the 2002 re-release of the first game, there is a glitch where when clicking on the "Art/DogsPlayingPoker" picture in Darkness's living room. After one of the animations plays, it overlaps the couch.
** The fourth game has some, though not as many as Atari's later ''VideoGame/PuttPutt: Pep's Birthday Surprise''.

* RecursiveImport: In the 1999 re-release of the first game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-scd3f5kOZA a few lines are replaced with their equivalents from the Dutch dub]].

* DevelopmentGag: The observatory puzzle in the third game, wherein Sam has to wear a pumpkin on his head to get past a pair of guards, is a nod to Sam's original character design. Yes, according to Ron Gilbert, he was originally designed as Pumpkin Head Boy.

** J. Langston III's name in ''Pajama Sam 2'' was originally supposed to be J. Langston ''Popsicle'' III. Since "Popsicle" is a trademarked word though, his name had to undergo a change in order to avoid getting ScrewedByTheLawyers. There is still some DummiedOut dialog referring to his old name, and in fact the used dialog clearly shows that all they did was edit out "Popsicle", indicating his name was changed after all the dialog had been recorded.

** In the 2002 re-release of the first game, there is a glitch where when clicking on the "Dogs Playing Poker" picture in Darkness's living room. After one of the animations plays, it overlaps the couch.

* NamesTheSame: ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' also has a place called the Land of Darkness. (Bizarrely, ''Pajama Sam in No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside'' was revealed at [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] on the same day as ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'''s initial Japanese release.)

* FranchiseKiller: The fourth game.

* EasterEgg: ''No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside'' contains an easter egg where you can make the Dumbwaiter in Darkness' Kitchen sing an extra verse other than the one that normally happens when Sam tries to use it. You must first have the Doors of Knowledge unlocked, though.[[note]]which means that you must first have convinced Otto that he can float with the plank of wood, have repaired King's wheels by putting oil on them, and depending on the path, find the numbers on the water meter, or the color of the flowers in the garden where Carrot usually is[[/note]] Click on either the pot on the stove or the cutting board (not the knife itself!) to make them sing, and then alternate between the two. This trick may work best if one is selected immediately while the other is singing. Eventually, after a few verses of each of their songs, the dumbwaiter will add an extra verse, the pot will jump into his mouth, then leave and return.

* EasterEgg: ''No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside'' contains an easter egg where you can make the Dumbwaiter in Darkness' Kitchen sing an extra verse other than the one that normally happens when Sam tries to use it. You must first have the Doors of Knowledge open, though.[[note]]which means that you must first have convinced Otto that he can float with the plank of wood, and have repaired King's wheels by putting oil on them[[/note]] Click on either the pot on the stove or the cutting board (not the knife itself!) to make them sing, and then alternate between the two. This trick may work best if one is selected immediately while the other is singing. Eventually, after a few verses of each of their songs, the dumbwaiter will add an extra verse, the pot will jump into his mouth, then leave and return.

* EasterEgg: ''No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside'' contains an easter egg where you can make the Dumbwaiter in Darkness' Kitchen sing an extra verse other than the one that normally happens when Sam tries to use it. Click on either the pot on the stove or the cutting board (not the knife itself!) to make them sing, and then alternate between the two. This trick may work best if one is selected immediately while the other is singing. Eventually, after a few verses of each of their songs, the dumbwaiter will add an extra verse, the pot will jump into his mouth, then leave and return.

* CutSong:
** Some games' [=HE4=] files, as well as ''Life is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!'''s music.he file, contain DummiedOut music.
** ''Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!'' was [[http://www.doghousenyc.com/articles/live1.php apparently]] going to have a Sock Musical reprise featuring both socks.