History Trivia / Coach

** William Sanderson appeared as a cashier in "A Boy and his Doll," several episodes before [[RoleReprise returning]] as [[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]] in the series finale.
** Julio Oscar Mechoso appeared as a bellhop in season 7's "The Popcorn Bowl" prior to his recurring role as [[FunnyForeigner Martin]] in season 8.
** John Valdetero appeared in several episodes as various characters, before his recurring role as assistant coach [[TheDanza John]] in the final two seasons.
** Eric Christmas, the late elderly character actor, appears in "Ten Percent of Nothing" in season 7 as an eccentric petting zoo owner and in "Van Damn (sic) vs. Fox" in season 8 as Luther's lawyer.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: When his secretary goes on vocation, Fox and Luther are up a creek because neither of them know how to ''type.'' With the advent of personal computers, typing has become an essential skill

* YouLookFamiliar: William Sanderson appeared as a cashier in "A Boy and his Doll," several episodes before [[RoleReprise returning]] as [[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]] in the series finale.

** Eric Christmas, the late elderly character actor, appears in "Ten Percent of Nothing" in season 7 as an eccentric petting zoo owner and in "Van Damn (sic) vs. Fox" in season 8 as Luther's lawyer.

* DirectedByCastMember: Starting with Season 3, Creator/CraigTNelson directed quite a few episodes.

* ExecutiveMeddling[=/=]ScrewedByTheNetwork: In addition to what was mentioned in {{Crossover}}, in the show's seventh season, ABC moved the show to Monday nights and paired it with ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' as part of a football themed night. While this wasn't much of a problem on the East Coast, as games typically ran from 9:00 pm to 12:30 am there, on the West Coast, this proved to be a major headache as games there ran from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, leaving some Monday night programming with no time slots and forcing several programs, including ''Coach'', to be aired at unusual hours. For instance, Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO aired new episodes of ''Coach'' on Saturday afternoons (coincidentally, ABC also aired college football games most of the time on Saturday afternoons). Some fans have cited this time-slot displacement on the West Coast as a reason for low ratings in season seven. ''Coach'' was moved to Tuesday nights the following season which resulted in a bump in ratings, returning ''Coach'' to the top 20.

* YouLookFamiliar: William Sanderson appeared as a cashier in "A Boy and his Doll," several episodes before [[RoleReprisal returning]] as [[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]] in the series finale.

* ExecutiveMeddling / ScrewedByTheNetwork: In addition to what was mentioned in {{Crossover}}, in the show's seventh season, ABC moved the show to Monday nights and paired it with ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' as part of a football themed night. While this wasn't much of a problem on the East Coast, as games typically ran from 9:00 pm to 12:30 am there, on the West Coast, this proved to be a major headache as games there ran from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, leaving some Monday night programming with no time slots and forcing several programs, including ''Coach'', to be aired at unusual hours. For instance, Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO aired new episodes of ''Coach'' on Saturday afternoons (coincidentally, ABC also aired college football games most of the time on Saturday afternoons). Some fans have cited this time-slot displacement on the West Coast as a reason for low ratings in season seven. ''Coach'' was moved to Tuesday nights the following season which resulted in a bump in ratings, returning ''Coach'' to the top 20.

* ExecutiveMeddling / ScrewedByTheNetwork: In addition to what was mentioned in {{Crossover}}, in the show's seventh season, ABC moved the show to Monday nights and paired it with ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' as part of a football themed night. While this wasn't much of a problem on the East Coast, as games typically ran from 9:00 pm to 12:30 am there, on the West Coast, this proved to be a major headache as games there ran from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, leaving some Monday night programming with no time slots and forcing several programs, including ''Coach'', to be aired at unusual hours. For instance, Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO aired new episodes of ''Coach'' on Saturday afternoons (coincidentally, ABC also aired college football games most of the time on Saturday afternoons). Some fans have cited this time-slot displacement on the west coast as a reason for low ratings in season seven. ''Coach'' was moved to Tuesday nights the following season which resulted in a bump in ratings, returning Coach to the top 20.

** Julio Oscar Mechoso appeared as a bellhop in season 7's "The Popcorn Bowl" prior to his recurring role as [[FunnyForeigner Martin]] in season 8.

* YouLookFamiliar: William Sanderson appeared as a cashier in "A Boy and his Doll," several episodes before [[RoleReprisal returning]] as [[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]] in the series finale.

* DirectedByCastMember: Starting with Season 3, Craig T. Nelson directed quite a few episodes.

** Creator/BillFagerbakke directed part one of "Bye Bye Burleigh."

* StarMakingRole: For Jerry Van Dyke; as noted in TV Guide's tribute to him, prior to this, he was known for Series/MyMotherTheCar and several other failed series, but playing Luther on the show earned him several Emmy nods and allowed him to enjoy a somewhat successful career afterwards.
* YouLookFamiliar: William Sanderson appeared as a cashier in "A Boy in his Doll," several episodes before [[RoleReprisal returning]] as [[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]] in the series finale.

** See also the IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine entry on the Main Page.

** Nanette Fabray, Shelley Fabares' aunt, appeared as Christine's mother.
** [[Series/{{MASH}} Mike Farrell]] Fabares' husband, appeared as an old boyfriend in "A Jerk at the Opera."

** See also the IdLikeYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine entry on the Main Page.

** Craig's son Noah Nelson appeared in 4 episodes as several different characters.

* ExecutiveMeddling / ScrewedByTheNetwork: In addition to what was mentioned in {{Crossover}}, in the show's seventh season, ABC moved the show to Monday nights and paired it with ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' as part of a football themed night. While this wasn't much of a problem on the East Coast, as games typically ran from 9:00 pm to 12:30 am there, on the West Coast, this proved to be a major headache as games there ran from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, leaving some Monday night programming with no time slots and forcing several programs, including ''Coach'', to be aired at unusual hours. For instance, Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO aired new episodes of ''Coach'' on Saturday afternoons (coincidentally, ABC also aired college football games most of the time on Saturday afternoons). Some fans have cited this time-slot displacement on the west coast as a reason for low ratings in season seven. ''Coach'' was moved to Tuesday nights the following season which resulted in a bump in ratings, returning Coach to the top 20.

* ExecutiveMeddling/ScrewedByTheNetwork: In addition to what was mentioned in {{Crossover}}, in the show's seventh season, ABC moved the show to Monday nights and paired it with ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' as part of a football themed night. While this wasn't much of a problem on the East Coast, as games typically ran from 9:00 pm to 12:30 am there, on the West Coast, this proved to be a major headache as games there ran from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, leaving some Monday night programming with no time slots and forcing several programs, including ''Coach'', to be aired at unusual hours. For instance, Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO aired new episodes of ''Coach'' on Saturday afternoons (coincidentally, ABC also aired college football games most of the time on Saturday afternoons). Some fans have cited this time-slot displacement on the west coast as a reason for low ratings in season seven. ''Coach'' was moved to Tuesday nights the following season which resulted in a bump in ratings, returning Coach to the top 20.

* ActorSharedBackground: Dauber's main RunningGag is the absurd amount of time it took for him to graduate from college. It actually took Creator/BillFagerbakke six years to graduate in real life, though not because he was an idiot like Dauber. He initially got to college on a football scholarship, but switched his focus to theater after a knee injury effectively killed any chance he had at a serious athletic career.