History Trivia / WelcomeToNightVale

* IKnewIt: When the announcements at the beginning of "Past Time" said the next episode would be a sequel to a previous one, many predicted it would be a sequel to "The September Monologues."

* TheWikiRule: [[http://nightvale.wikia.com/wiki/Welcome_to_Night_Vale_Wiki There is a wiki!]] It's currently quite small, but listen: no wiki is perfect. It becomes perfect when you learn to accept it for what it is.

* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By His Own 'Persand]]: In the 1st season book collection, one of the authors tells how he felt it to be artistically absolutely indisposable that there was a "&" and no ordinary "and" in 11th episode's title "Wheat & Wheat By-Products". Unfortunately, "&" is a special character and the podcast software was nonplussed, or should that be, nonampersanded.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Both Cecil and Carlos are played by gay men. Originally, Carlos was voices by series co-creator Jeffrey Cranor, but his voice actor was changed in a deliberate attempt to achieve this trope.

* {{Jossed}}: One popular fanon for Cecil was having his last name be Baldwin, just like his voice actor. In "Cassette" however, it was revealed that his full name is Cecil Gershwin Palmer.
** RealLifeWritesThePlot: According to an interview with Cecil Baldwin the creators gave Night Vale!Cecil a different last name because when "Cecil Baldwin" was Googled only ''Welcome to Night Vale'' related fanart or posts showed up.
** The popular {{fanon}} of Cecil wearing a well put together waistcoat becomes more and more out of place as we learn more about his [[RummageSaleReject fashion sense]].

* TheOtherDarrin: Carlos was voiced by series co-creator Jeffrey Cranor for his appearances in "The Phone Call" and the first performance of "Condos". Commonplace Books announced in December 2013 that Carlos' subsequent appearances would be voiced by Dylan Marron, as a straight white actor playing a queer Latino character had some UnfortunateImplications, especially given the InternetBackdraft described on the [=YMMV=] page. Marron debuted in the recorded performance of "Condos", and the voice change was explained with Carlos having gotten his vocal cords replaced during a routine checkup. Otherwise, you know, throat spiders.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Both Cecil and Carlos are played by gay men.

* OneOfUs: Cecil Baldwin linked to the Wiki/TVTropes entry for the show on his Facebook, calling attention to the "Adorkable" description in particular. He often posts fanart of his character by various artists on Tumblr, and seems both knowledgeable about--and delighted by--the fan-culture surrounding the show, describing himself as a "Night Vale Geek" in an interview.
** According to the aforementioned Facebook, he's also apparently a [[Series/DoctorWho Whovian]]!
** AND an [[{{Series/Mystery Science Theater 3000}} MSTie]]!

* WordOfSaintPaul: After his first appearance, LOTS of people in fandom took it as fact that Earl Harlan either wanted or had previously been in a romantic relationship with Cecil. Earl's voice actor WilWheaton later invoked this trope in response to Tumblr-rage over his casting, stating that he'd been told during prep that Cecil and Earl are JustFriends and that Earl's sexuality is currently unconfirmed.

* IKnewIt: When the announcements at the beginning of "Past Time" said the next episode would be a sequel to a previous one, many predicted it would be a sequel to "The November Monologues."

* OneOfUs: Cecil Baldwin linked to the TVTropes entry for the show on his Facebook, calling attention to the "Adorkable" description in particular. He often posts fanart of his character by various artists on Tumblr, and seems both knowledgeable about--and delighted by--the fan-culture surrounding the show, describing himself as a "Night Vale Geek" in an interview.

* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By His Own Ampersand]]: In the 1st season book collection, one of the authors tells how he felt it to be artistically absolutely indisposable that there was a "&" and no ordinary "and" in 11th episodes title "Wheat & Wheat By-Products". Unfortunately, "&" is a special character and the podcast software was nonplussed, or should that be, nonampersanded.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** The Faceless Old Woman is voiced by Creator/MaraWilson.
*** This might double as an ActorAllusion to her role in the Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses 'verse, as she was portrayed as an EldritchAbomination there too.
** Intern [[spoiler:and later Mayor]] Dana is voiced by Jasika Nicole - better known as Astrid Farnsworth in ''Series/{{Fringe}}''.
** Hiram [=McDaniels=] (who is ''literally'' a five-headed dragon) is voiced by Jackson Publick of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' fame. One of his heads even sounds suspiciously like The Monarch.
** In the L.A. Podcast Festival episodes, James Urbaniak, also of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' fame, fills in with redone ads for older episodes, voicing them as intern Leland and his identical relative who end up getting the {{Redshirt}} treatment. He returns in episode 67 to voice [[spoiler:Cecil's predecessor Leonard Burton]], who is hosting a clip show.
** Fey in Episode 42 is played by Molly Quinn - Alexis from ''Series/{{Castle}}''.
*** Made into a brief CastingGag in the ''Night Vale'' / ''ThrillingAdventureHour'' crossover, where Quinn does the voice of recurring ''TAH'' character Pemily Stalwark. A bit into the second act, she is [[spoiler:erased from existence when her past is altered and she fades away. When her timeline is restored and she returns, she remembers "so many random numbers" and sings a few lines from [[Creator/KatyPerry Katy Perry's]] song "Roar", which Fey hollered during one of her broadcasts.]]
** Episode 54's intro was definitely read by [[Music/HankGreen Joseph Fink]], creator of Welcome to Night Vale. Finally. After all this time.

* ColbertBump: Many of the bands who provide the weather will receive a download/sales spike afterwards.

* ContestWinnerCameo: Intern Hannah Reff was named for a winner on a ''Night Vale''-themed episode of ''Radio/AskMeAnother''. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] at the end of the episode, when Cecil advertises Night Vale Radio's newest hit show ''Ask Me Another, But I'll Never Tell''.

* ContestWinnerCameo: Intern Hannah Reff was named for a winner on a ''Night Vale''-themed episode of ''Radio/AskMeAnother'. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] at the end of the episode, when Cecil advertises Night Vale Radio's newest hit show ''Ask Me Another, But I'll Never Tell''.

** In the L.A. Podcast Festival episodes, James Urbaniak, also of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' fame, fills in with redone ads for older episodes, voicing them as intern Leland and his identical relative who end up getting the {{Redshirt}} treatment.
** He returns in episode 67 to voice [[spoiler:Cecil's predecessor Leonard Burton]], who is hosting a clip show.

** In Episode 26, The Faceless Old Woman is voiced by Creator/MaraWilson.

** In episode 32, Hiram [=McDaniels=] (who is ''literally'' a five-headed dragon) is voiced by Jackson Publick of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' fame.
*** One of his heads even sounds suspiciously like The Monarch.

** He returns in episode 67 to voice [[spoiler:Cecil's predecessor Leonard Burton]] who is hosting a clip show.

* OneOfUs: Cecil Baldwin linked to the TVTropes entry for the show on his Facebook, calling attention to the "Adorkable" description in particular. He often posts fanart of his character by various artists on Tumblr and seems both knowledgeable and delighted by the fan-culture surrounding the show, describing himself as a "Night Vale Geek" in an interview.