History Trivia / HoneyIShrunkTheKids

** The entire cast, in the TV show.

** Josh Gad will be replacing Robert Oliveri as Nick in the upcoming ''Shrunk''. (Oliveri, like many former child actors, has retired from the business.)

** The TV series was set in Colorado, but filmed in Canada.

* FakeAmerican: The Canadian Creator/RickMoranis as American Wayne Szalinski.

* GenreAdultery: Creator/StuartGordon and Creator/BrianYuzna, both best known for making low-budget horror B-movies, writing a Disney family comedy.

* DawsonCasting: Averted! The kids were played by Amy O'Neill (17), Thomas Wilson Brown (15), Jared Rushton (14), and Robert Oliveri (10). Played straight on the TV series, where Hillary Tuck started playing Amy at 19, although Creator/ThomasDekker was 10 when he started playing Nick.

* DawsonCasting: Averted! The kids were played by Amy O'Neill (17), Thomas Wilson Brown (16), Jared Rushton (14), and Robert Oliveri (10). Played straight on the TV series, where Hillary Tuck started playing Amy at 19, although Creator/ThomasDekker was 10 when he started playing Nick.

* DawsonCasting: Averted! The kids were played by Amy O'Neill (17), Thomas Wilson Brown (15), Jared Rushton (14), and Robert Oliveri (10). Played straight on the TV series, where Hillary Tuck started playing Amy at 19, although Creator/ThomasDekker was 10 when he started playing Nick.

** The story was developed by Creator/StuartGordon, Creator/BrianYuzna, and Ed Naha. Gordon and Yuzna are known for the ''Film/ReAnimator'' series of horror movies, and Naha, who cowrote the screenplay, also worked heavily in the horror genre, writing, among other films, ''Film/Dolls1987'' and ''Film/{{Troll}}''.

** The story was developed by Creator/StuartGordon, Creator/BrianYuzna, and Ed Naha. Gordon and Yuzna are known for the ''Film/ReAnimator'' series of horror movies, and Naha, who cowrote the screenplay, also worked heavily in the horror genre, writing, among other films, ''Film/{{Dolls}}'' and ''Film/{{Troll}}''.

* TheOtherDarrin: Diane (Marcia Strassman in the first two movies, Eve Gordon in the third movie).

** Matt Frewer was only 30 when he played Russ Thompson in the first movie, but appeared older because of his high forehead and gaunt features. The character had two teenage sons, the elder of whom was played by Thomas Wilson Brown, aged 15 during the filming and just 15 years younger than Frewer. Frewer's onscreen wife, Kristine Sutherland, wasn't much older at only 33. Even Rick Moranis was only 35, and had just 18 years on Amy O'Neill, who played his daughter.

** Stuart Gordon was originally intended to direct the first film (then known as ''Teeny Weenies'') and either Creator/ChevyChase or Creator/JohnCandy would have starred. Candy was the one who recommended Creator/RickMoranis for the part. Creator/MartinShort was also considered.

* WorkingTitle: The Teeny-Weenies (The film's script was written under this name), Grounded, and ([[ExecutiveMeddling favored by Disney]]) The Big Backyard.

** Creator/RaulJulia was originally cast as Nigel Channing in ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience'', but his declining health lead him to pull out at the last minute, with Eric Idle stepping in after a chance meeting with Marcia Strassman at her hotel.

* WorkingTitle: The Teeny-Weenies, Grounded, and ([[ExecutiveMeddling favored by Disney]]) The Big Backyard.

* HeAlsoDid:
** The story was developed by Creator/StuartGordon, Brian Yuzna and Ed Naha. Gordon and Yuzna are known for the ''Film/ReAnimator'' series of horror movies, and Naha, who cowrote the screenplay, also worked heavily in the horror genre, writing, among other films, ''Film/{{Dolls}}'' and ''Film/{{Troll}}''.

** In the series, George Buza played police chief [=McKenna=], instead of his usual "scary biker-thug" role.

** The story was developed by Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and Ed Naha. Gordon and Yuzna are known for the ''Film/ReAnimator'' series of horror movies, and Naha, who cowrote the screenplay, also worked heavily in the horror genre, writing, among other films, ''Film/{{Dolls}}'' and ''Film/{{Troll}}''.

* CaliforniaDoubling: The first movie was set in Fresno, but was shot in Mexico.

* RomanceOnTheSet: On the TV series, lead actress Barbara Alyn Woods met and fell in love with assistant director John Lind. They married in 1999 and have three daughters, all of whom are also actresses.

* DawsonCasting: Averted! The kids were played by Amy O'Neill (17), Thomas Wilson Brown (15), Jared Rushton (14), and Robert Oliveri (10). Played straight on the TV series, where Hillary Tuck started playing Amy at 19, although Thomas Dekker was 10 when he started playing Nick.

* DawsonCasting: Averted! The kids were played by Amy O'Neill (17), Thomas Wilson Brown (15), Jared Rushton (14), and Robert Oliveri (10). Amusingly, Hillary Tuck and Thomas Dekker, who played Amy and Nick in the TV series, were ''also'' 17 and 10 in the first season.

* DawsonCasting: Averted! The kids were played by Amy O'Neill (17), Thomas Wilson Brown (15), Jared Rushton (14), and Robert Oliveri (10).

** Though less extreme than Gordon as the series is set earlier than ''Ourselves'', Barbara Alyn Woods, who played Diane in the series, was also 35 during filming of the first season. She is only sixteen years older than Hilary Tuck, who played Amy.

** Matt Frewer was only 30 when he played Russ Thompson in the first movie, but appeared older because of his high forehead and gaunt features. The character had two teenage sons, the elder of whom was played by Thomas Wilson Brown, aged 15 during the filming and just 15 years younger than Frewer. Frewer's onscreen wife, Kristine Sutherland, wasn't much older at only 33. (Rick Moranis and Marcia Strassman were 45 and 40, respectively.)

** Matt Frewer was only 31 when he played Russ Thompson in the first movie. The character had two teenage sons, and was most likely in his mid-40s.

** Josh Gad will be replacing Robert Oliveri as Nick in the upcoming ''Shrunk''. (Oliveri retired from acting in 1994.)