History Trivia / HeyDude

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Worth mentioning for just how jaw-droppingly quickly the episode "Do the Right Thing" became dated. The premise involved an archaeologist unearthing a Native American burial ground that Danny wanted to protect. 14 days after the episode aired, Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, making the ethical debate moot since the archaeologist's actions were now a federal crime.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Worth mentioning for just how jaw-droppingly quickly the episode "Do the Right Thing" became dated. The premise involved an archaeologist unearthing a Native American burial ground that Danny wanted to protect. 14 days after the episode aired, Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, making the ethical debate moot since the archaeologist's actions were now a Federal crime.

* DawsonCasting: Averted. Like all Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} shows, the cast was made up of actual teenagers playing teenagers.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Worth mentioning for just how jaw-droppingly quickly the episode "Do the Right Thing" became dated. The premise involved an archaeologist unearthing a Native American burial ground that Danny wanted to protect. 14 days after the episode aired, Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, making the ethical debate moot since the archaeologist's actions were not a Federal crime.

* CreatorCouple: David Brisbin's wife Creator/LauraInnes appeared in two episodes, "Teacher's Pest" and "Baby".

* AbandonedSet: This show ended in 1991, and is in a desert, so it got it bad. if you were to visit the ranch right now it'd be full of fallen props and even fallen wood from the ceiling, in general it'd look like a depressing shell of its former self.
* DawsonCasting: Averted. Like all Nickelodeon shows, the cast was made up of actual teenagers playing teenagers.

* OneBookAuthor: The actors who played Brad, Danny, Lucy, Kyle, and Buddy never had any acting jobs outside of this series. They all debuted on the show and never acted again after it ended.
* RealLifeRelative: David Brisbin's wife, Laura Innes of ''ER'', appeared in two episodes, "Teacher's Pest" and "Baby".

* WrittenByCastMember: David Brisbin wrote the episode "Rest in Pieces".

* WrittenByCastMember: David Brisbin wrote the episode "Rest in Pieces".
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RealLifeRelative: David Brisbin's wife, Laura Innes of ''ER'', appeared in two episodes, "Teacher's Pest" and "Baby".

* WriteWhoYouKnow: In one episode, Danny starts a comic based on the staff, using thinly-veiled [[{{Expy}} expies]] (e.g. Melody is "Harmony"), and uses it as a vehicle to reveal the worst of their personalities. It's a hit with everyone but the main cast, but Danny eventually realizes the friction in his personal relationships isn't worth it.

* MissingEpisode: The season 3 episode "Melody's Brother" was not rerun on TeenNick, supposedly due to Nickelodeon misplacing the master tape. While it's not included in the season 3 set on iTunes, it is included on the season 3 DVD (albeit in much poorer video quality than the rest of the run).

* HeyItsThatGuy: Hey, is that Creator/BenStiller's wife?
** David Lascher (Ted) would later go on to play [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Sabrina's]] coffee shop boss-turned love interest. (and before that, Series/{{Blossom}}'s boyfriend)
** Laura Innes (from ''Series/{{ER}}'') played a guest on two episodes. This makes sense if you know she's married to the actor who plays Mr. Ernst.
*** And the two continued to keep it in the family, as Mr. Ernst was also Dr. Babcock on ''ER''.
** Toby Huss (aka [[HeyItsThatVoice Cotton]] [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hill/Kahn]]) also guest starred on two episodes, as "Mr. Ernst" according to {{Website/IMDb}}. He would later return to Nickelodeon as Artie on ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete''.
** Also applies behind the scenes as well. Series writer and story editor Alan Goodman later served as creator and executive producer of fellow Nick show ''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'', while creator Dee [=LaDuke=] previously co-created ''Series/DoubleDare1986''.

** Justified for Danny and Buddy, whose actors were Arizona natives who pretty much never left the area after filming.

* OneHitWonder: The actors who played Brad, Danny, Lucy, Kyle, and Buddy never had any acting jobs outside of this series. They all debuted on the show and never acted again after it ended.

** Laura Innes (from ''Series/{{ER}}'') played a guest on two episodes (makes sense since she's married to the actor who plays Mr. Ernst).
** Toby Huss (aka [[HeyItsThatVoice Cotton]] [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hill/Kahn]]) also guest starred on two episodes, as "Mr. Ernst" according to IMDB. He would later return to Nickelodeon as Artie on ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete''.
* MissingEpisode: The season 3 episode "Melody's Brother" was not rerun on Teennick, supposedly due to Nickelodeon misplacing the master tape. While it's not included in the season 3 set on iTunes, it is included on the season 3 DVD (albeit in much lesser video quality than the rest of the run).

** Justified as Danny and Buddy's actors were Arizona natives who pretty much never left the area after filming.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: In one episode, Danny starts a comic based on the staff, using thinly-veiled [[{{Expy}} expies]] (e.g. Melody is "Harmony"), and uses it as a vehicle to reveal the worst of their personalities. It's a hit with everyone but the main cast, but Danny eventually realizes the friction in his personal relationships isn't worth it.

* MissingEpisode: The season 3 episode "Melody's Brother" was not rerun on Teennick, supposedly due to Nickelodeon misplacing the master tape. While it's not included in the season 3 set on iTunes, it is included on the season 3 DVD (albeit in much lesser video quality than the rest of the run).

* MissingEpisode: The season 3 episode "Melody's Brother" was not rerun on Teennick, supposedly due to Nickelodeon misplacing the master tape. While it's not included in the season 3 set on iTunes, it is included on the DVDs (albeit in much lesser video quality than the rest of the run).

** Toby Huss (aka [[HeyItsThatVoice Cotton]] [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hill/Kahn]]) also guest starred on two episodes, as "Mr. Ernst" according to IMDB. He would later return to Nickelodeon as Artie on ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete''.

** David Lascher (Ted) would later go on to play [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Sabrina's]] coffee shop boss-turned love interest. (and before that, {{Blossom}}'s boyfriend)
** Laura Innes (from ''{{ER}}'') played a guest on two episodes (makes sense since she's married to the actor who plays Mr. Ernst).
** Toby Huss (aka [[HeyItsThatVoice Cotton]] [[KingOfTheHill Hill/Kahn]]) also guest starred on two episodes, as "Mr. Ernst" according to IMDB. He would later return to Nickelodeon as Artie on ''TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete''.