History Trivia / PushingDaisies

*** This trope also applies to how it was handled in Britain; the series was bought by {{ITV}} and unusually for an American import screened in primetime on the flagship [[{{ITV}} ITV1]] channel - most American series currently bought by the channel are either relegated to off-peak slots (like ''InPlainSight'') or shown on their digital offshoots (like ''Series/GossipGirl'') - but the channel held back one episode because it would clash with a World Cup match. For which England failed to qualify. Needless to say, fans weren't happy.

** The 2nd season also includes David Arquette, GinaTorres and George Hamilton.

* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: Passes. Chuck and Olive have several conversations about Chuck's aunts, and even besides that they also interact about the crime of the week.

** Hey, it's [[Series/{{Community}} Jeff Winger]] breeding dogs!

* MethodActing: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Anna Friel, who played Charlotte "Chuck" Charles. Friel, who is English, took to using her American accent constantly whilst when on set, and only dropping it for phone calls from her mother (as it thoroughly annoyed her mother).

Originally planned as a spin-off of ''DeadLikeMe'' (2003). Based on a rejected plotline for "Dead Like Me" (2003) where Ellen Muth's character couldn't collect any souls because somebody was resurrecting them with a touch.

Jim Dale, who voices the Narrator, was in ''Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World'' (1973). Digby is the name of Ned's dog. He was also the villain in ''PetesDragon'', spoofed in the second season episode "[[Recap/PushingDaisiesS2E9TheLegendOfMerleMcQuoddy The Legend of Merle McQuoddy]]".

In the UK the show aired on [=ITV1=], who only had room in their schedule for the usual 8 episodes. Because there are actually 9 in season 1, [=ITV1=] didn't initially air episode 2 at all, until after the season 2 finale. ([=ITV2=], not widely watched, had aired it after the season 1 finale)

British Anna Friel, who plays Chuck, uses her American accent all the time when on set. The only person she will drop it for is her mother when she calls as she can't stand her daughter using her "American voice".

The curly font used for the credits, and various other text like some shop signs and books (including "Boutique Travel Travel Boutique") is called Harrington.

After ABC canceled the show at the end of 2008, the last three episodes of the 2nd season remained unaired until [[GermanTVStations German TV-channel Pro7]] aired them in March 2009. This means, the last three episodes of the show had their world premiere on German television and were not aired in the US until May 30th through June 13th 2009.

* HeyItsThatGuy: With such guest stars as Creator/PaulReubens (''PeeWeesPlayhouse'') and FrenchStewart (''ThirdRockFromTheSun''), the HeyItsThatGuy factor is high.
** And it continued into the 2nd season, with David Arquette, GinaTorres and George Hamilton all showing up.
*** [[{{Firefly}} Wash]] is not going to be pleased when he finds out Zoe moved on...
** Hey, it's [[Series/{{Community}} Jeff Winger]] breeding dogs and [[spoiler:accidentally stabbing himself to death]]!
*** And one of his wives was a one-shot character in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E7TheLongGame a first-season episode]] of [[Series/DoctorWho New Who]].
** Look, it's [[Series/{{Glee}} Emma Pillsbury]] here to guard over the windmill! Maybe she can talk to April Rhodes, who just showed up with [[Series/{{Lost}} Locke's mom]] and [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Three words: Ned. Versus. '''[[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies Zombies.]]'''
** I heard that there were proposals to make a comic book and a movie to continue the story, but that was a year ago.
** And it's getting released early this year!

* HeyItsThatGuy: With such guest stars as PaulReubens (''PeeWeesPlayhouse'') and FrenchStewart (''ThirdRockFromTheSun''), the HeyItsThatGuy factor is high.

** Look, it's [[Series/{{Glee}} Emma Pillsbury]] here to guard over the windmill! Maybe she can talk to April Rhodes, who just showed up with [[Series/{{Lost}} Locke's mom]] and [[LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey]].

** And it continued into the 2nd season, with David Arquette, Gina Torres and George Hamilton all showing up.

** [[AndTheFandomRejoiced And it's getting released early this year!]]
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** Look, it's [[{{Glee}} Emma Pillsbury]] here to guard over the windmill! Maybe she can talk to April Rhodes, who just showed up with [[{{Lost}} Locke's mom]] and [[LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey]].

** [[{{StarTrekVoyager}} Nelix]] is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

** Hey, it's [[{{Community}} Jeff Winger]] breeding dogs and [[spoiler:accidentally stabbing himself to death]]!

In the UK the show aired on ITV1, who only had room in their schedule for the usual 8 episodes. Because there are actually 9 in season 1, ITV1 didn't initially air episode 2 at all, until after the season 2 finale. (ITV2, not widely watched, had aired it after the season 1 finale)

*** And one of his wives was a one-shot character in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E7TheLongGame a first-season episode]] of [[DoctorWho New Who]].

** [[{StarTrekVoyager}Nelix]] is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

** [[{{StarTrekVoyager}}Nelix]] is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

** [[StarTrekVoyager]Nelix] is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

** [{StarTrekVoyager}Nelix] is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

** [[{StarTrekVoyager}Nelix]] is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

** (Nelix{StarTrekVoyager}) is an obnoxious but sweet lawyer. That makes so much sense.

After ABC canceled the show at the end of 2008, the last three episodes of the 2nd season remained unaired until German TV-channel Pro7 aired them in March 2009. This means, the last three episodes of the show had their world premiere on German television and were not aired in the US until May 30th through June 13th 2009.