Line #9 Trivia/SomeMothersDoAveEm


1	* ActorInspiredElement: Many of Frank's mannerisms and turns of phrase were invented by Creator/MichaelCrawford, some having been used previously in ''Film/HelloDolly''.
2	* BeamMeUpScotty: Despite popular opinion, Frank never said his popular CharacterCatchphrase, "Ooh, Betty!" anywhere in the show. Still less "Ooh, Betty, the baby/cat's done a whoopsie on the carpet!" which seems to have been invented by the impressionist Mike Yarwood. This gets lampshaded in the 2016 Sports Relief skit, where the adult Jessica mentions doing a whoopsie on the carpet when she was a baby, and Frank is pretty sure it never happened.
3	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/ElisabethSladen was interviewed by producer Michael Mills for the role of Betty but lost out to Michele Dotrice. However, Mills offered her a guest role in the series as Judy in "The Hospital Visit". Creator/LindaHayden was also considered for the role. She made a guest appearance in "Getting a Job".
4	* TheCastShowoff: Creator/MichaelCrawford sang a bit and did all his own stuntwork.
5	* {{Corpsing}}: One noticeable example occurs in "Wendy House" where Creator/RichardWilson plays an insurance assessor who calls on Frank and Betty. All three sit on a sofa to discuss the situation and Wilson slowly sinks down into it so that he barely manages to come up to Creator/MichaelCrawford's shoulders. Michele Dotrice cannot stifle her laughter and this, in turn, causes both Crawford and Wilson to corpse. After a few seconds, all three manage to pick up the script again and the take is retained in the finished edit.
6	* FatalMethodActing: Creator/MichaelCrawford and stuntman Derek Ware made the newspapers when they were both nearly strangled during the window-cleaning segment of "The Employment Exchange". They were left 300 feet up the side of a London skyscraper after the cradle they were dangling from refused to budge. Surprisingly, the cameraman continued to film the entire ordeal.
7	* MoneyDearBoy: Creator/MichaelCrawford expressed his fears at becoming typecast into Frank Spencer-like roles before being offered £10,000 (which was a ''lot'' of money at the time) to star in Season 3.
8	* NoStuntDouble: Creator/MichaelCrawford did all of his own stunts. Even when he came back for a Sports Relief special in 2016 at the [[CoolOldGuy age of 74]].
9	* SeriesHiatus: Initially, only two series were produced, from 1973 to 1975, while the show's creators felt that it should stop while at its peak. There was a brief hiatus until popular demand saw it revived for a final series in 1978.
10	* UncreditedRole: Creator/DianeHolland as an extra in "The Hospital Visit".
11	* WagTheDirector: Frank was written originally as a single man, but Creator/MichaelCrawford insisted that the character have a wife.
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
13	** The initial idea behind the series was for Betty to be the main character, with Frank being more in the background
14	** Creator/DavidJason was considered for Frank Spencer but was rejected because Creator/TheBBC executives at the time believed that he lacked star quality. Creator/DudleyMoore and Norman Wisdom (who didn't find any comedy in the script) were also considered.
15	** The original script for the second episode was considered terrible, so it was thrown out and replaced in a week.
16	** Both a [[TheMovie film spin-off]] and an [[TransatlanticEquivalent American remake set in New York]] were considered but rejected.
17	* WriteWhatYouKnow: Raymond Allen based the show on his own experiences as a single man (he took the name "Frank Spencer" from a man who regularly showed up at the cinema where he worked to ask inane questions about the films that were playing).
18	* YouLookFamiliar: Some of the supporting cast from the 1973 series reappear in different roles in 1978.

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