History Trivia / PerfectStrangers

* TheCastShowoff: Both Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker sing frequently on the show. Unfortunately it's the main reason why the DVD rights for the show were hung up for so long before the remaining six seasons[[note]]The first two seasons were released in a combined set in February 2008[[/note]] began to finally be released in the format in 2018.

* InjuryOnTheSet:

* AgonyOfTheFeet:

* AgonyOfTheFeet: In an outtake for "Snow Way to Treat a Lady, Part 2", Mark Linn-Baker, wearing ski boots, trod on Bronson Pinchot's foot.

* EarAche: Bronson Pinchot got an ear infection after filming the episode "Up a Lazy River, Part 2", from the water and dirt he got in his ear after filming the quicksand scene.

* CulturalTranslation: The Brazilian dub took it UpToEleven. Balki's nationality was changed to Brazilian – more specifically, he was turned into a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caipira caipira]] from the countryside of the state of Minas Gerais, with the corresponding accent, and his name was changed to Zeca (a Brazilian nickname for José or José Carlos).

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: A bizarre case of this toward the end. Despite the series continuing to do well in the ratings entering the 1991-92; Creator/{{ABC}} had been reportedly trying to cancel ''Perfect Strangers'' due to rising costs and advancing age (7th season). By early 1992, ABC decided to transfer the series from its 9:30 p.m. slot on the TGIF block to an [[KickedUpstairs newly-created offshoot block called "I Love Saturday Night"]], placing it alongside aging one-time ABC hits ''Series/GrowingPains'' and ''Series/WhosTheBoss'' plus a new animated series called ''WesternAnimation/CapitolCritters''. Inevitably, the series (which finished at #32[[note]]not far from its average ranking of 27th place[[/note]]) plummeted to #65 in the ratings, allowing ABC to shelve it. Ironically enough, they did so by sticking reruns at its old slot during the summer of 1992 (the series would be placed on hiatus and have its final 6 episodes burned off over the summer of 1993, over a year and a half after ABC moved it to Saturday).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show's unaired original pilot episode paired Pinchot with comedian Louie Anderson as "Cousin Louie." The producers decided Anderson wasn't right for the part and auditioned new actors, and the show was saved when Mark Linn-Baker showed great chemistry with Pinchot.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show's unaired original pilot episode paired Pinchot with comedian Louie Anderson as "Cousin Louie." Things weren't really working out until Mark Linn-Baker came along and showed great chemistry with Bronson.

** Creator/LucilleBall revealed she was a fan of the series shortly before her death.

Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker accidentally injured each other while filming a scene for the episode "Assertive Training" where Balki shakes Larry back and forth like a ragdoll. Linn-Baker's head hit Pinchot's front teeth inadvertently; Linn-Baker had a gash in his forehead and Pinchot's tooth was pushed upwards into his gum. The two knocked each other out and had to be carried out. Fortunately they were cleaned up in less than fifteen minutes. After the show finished, Linn-Baker had one stitch while Pinchot later needed to have a root canal.

Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker accidentally injured each other while filming a scene for the episode "Assertive Training" where Balki shakes Larry back and forth like a ragdoll. Linn-Baker's head hit Pinchot's front teeth inadvertently; Linn-Baker had a gash in his forehead and Pinchot's tooth was pushed upwards into his gum. The two knocked each other out and had to be carried out. Fortunately they were cleaned up in less than fifteen minutes.

* Bronson Pinchot got an ear infection after filming the episode "Up a Lazy River, Part 2", from the water and dirt he got in his ear after filming the quicksand scene.