History Trivia / TheMarvelousMrsMaisel

* WordOfSaintPaul: Lead actress Rachel Brosnahan [[https://www.bustle.com/p/rachel-brosnahan-stopped-a-marvelous-mrs-maisel-romance-from-happening-19433626 has somewhat infamously said]] that the very popular Lenny/Midge pairing will not happen on the show because she disliked the idea and requested that Amy Sherman-Palladino [[JustFriends keep the relationship platonic]]. Therefore, depending on whether or not Sherman-Palladino decides to keep to this after season 3, the events of 3x05 (where Lenny and Midge go on a date and then intentionally leave their relationship open-ended) were either a FlipFlopOfGod or an instance of particularly cruel ShipTease that will [[ShipSinking never get any payoff]]. Notably, Brosnahan's comments directly conflict with the show's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx6eGQj8swI&t=1s marketing]], which seems designed to suggest that there is a chance of the pair getting together.

* ProductionPosse: A number of actors from Sherman-Palladino's previous works (''Series/GilmoreGirls'', ''Series/{{Bunheads}}'') appear here, including Alex Borstein, Emily Bergl, Bailey De Young, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina, Milo Ventimiglia, Kelly Bishop, and Scott Cohen. In addition, Sutton Foster, who starred in ''Bunheads'', sang a cover of "Perfectly Marvelous" for the Season 3 soundtrack.

* RealitySubtext: A minor example in Season 4. When Midge meets journalist [[MoustacheDePlume L. Roy Dunham]], she's surprised to find out she's a woman. She asks if Dunham has "always been a woman", which she answers affirmatively, though she notes "Be a better story if I hadn't, though, right?" Dunham is played by transgender actress Creator/HariNef.

* ProductionPosse: A number of actors from Sherman-Palladino's previous works (''Series/GilmoreGirls'', ''Series/{{Bunheads}}'') appear here, including Alex Borstein, Emily Bergl, Bailey De Young, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina, Milo Ventimiglia, and Scott Cohen. In addition, Sutton Foster, who starred in ''Bunheads'', sang a cover of "Perfectly Marvelous" for the Season 3 soundtrack.

** Boise calls himself a prince for giving Susie her paycheck early. Creator/SantinoFontana is most famous for voicing Prince Hans in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', and originated Prince Christoper/Kit in the 2013 Broadway production ''Theatre/CinderellaRodgersAndHammerstein''.

** Boise calls himself a prince for giving Susie her paycheck early. Creator/SantinoFontana is most famous for voicing Prince Hans in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', and had previously played Prince Christoper/Kit in the 2013 Broadway production of ''Theatre/CinderellaRodgersAndHammerstein''.

** Boise calls himself a prince for giving Susie her paycheck early. Creator/SantinoFontana is most famous for voicing Prince Hans in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', as well as Prince Christoper/Kit in the 2013 Broadway production of ''Theatre/CinderellaRodgersAndHammerstein''.

* ProductionPosse: A number of actors from Sherman-Palladino's previous works (''Series/GilmoreGirls'', ''Series/Bunheads'') appear here, including Alex Borstein, Emily Bergl, Bailey De Young, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina, Milo Ventimiglia, and Scott Cohen. In addition, Sutton Foster, who starred in ''Bunheads'', sang a cover of "Perfectly Marvelous" for the Season 3 soundtrack.

* ProductionPosse: A number of actors from Sherman-Palladino's previous works (''Series/GilmoreGirls'', ''Series/Bunheads'') appear here, including Alex Borstein, Emily Bergl, Bailey De Young, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina, Milo Ventimiglia, and Scott Cohen. In addition, ''Creator/SuttonFoster'', who starred in ''Bunheads'', sang a cover of "Perfectly Marvelous" for the Season 3 soundtrack.

** Deecy, one of the girls in Susie's cabin at Steiner Mountain Resort, is a singer and mentions that she's got a singing career coming up. Laura Dreyfuss, who plays Deecy, was Madison [=McCarthy=] on the sixth season of ''Series/{{Glee}}'', and was Zoe Murphy in the original Broadway production of ''Theatre/DearEvanHansen''.

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: The season 4 episode “Everything is Bellmore” reveals that Jackie died, as his actor, Brian Tarantina, passed away in 2019.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Midge, the quintessential JewishAmericanPrincess, is played by non-Jewish actress Creator/RachelBrosnahan, while her gentile friend Susie is played by Jewish actress Creator/AlexBorstein. Midge's father Abe is an AlterKocker played by the Arab Creator/TonyShalhoub.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Midge, the quintessential JewishAmericanPrincess, is played by non-Jewish actress Creator/RachelBrosnahan, while her gentile friend Susie is played by Jewish actress Creator/AlexBorstein.

* AscendedExtra: [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-3-amy-sherman-palladino-interview According to]] Amy Sherman-Palladino, [Luke Kirby was initially only supposed to appear as Lenny in the pilot, but she was so impressed by his chemistry with Rachel Brosnahan that she ended up making Lenny a recurring character.

* AscendedExtra: According to Amy Sherman-Palladino, [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-3-amy-sherman-palladino-interview Luke Kirby was initially only supposed to appear as Lenny in the pilot, but she was so impressed by his chemistry with Rachel Brosnahan that she ended up making Lenny a recurring character]].

* FakeNationality: or more precise fake ethnicity. Neither Rachel Brosnahan nor Tony Shalhoub are Jewish (Brosnahan's parents are Irish-American and British; Shalhoub is of Lebanese ancestry). Neither is from New York, either; both are also from the Midwest, with ties to Wisconsin specifically--Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, while Brosnahan was born in Milwaukee and raised in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

** Averted by Sterling K. Brown, who ''did'' actually sing during his brief performance early in Season 3.

** Played with in Brosnahan's case: Highland Park is a center of the Chicago-area Jewish community; during Brosnahan's childhood in the 1990s, the town was estimated to be majority-Jewish. She thus describes her childhood as "immersed" in Jewish culture, even though neither she nor her family were Jewish, and draws on that experience in playing Midge.

* FakeNationality: or more precise fake ethnicity. Neither Rachel Brosnahan nor Tony Shalhoub are Jewish (Brosnahan's parents are Irish-American and British; Shalhoub is of Lebanese ancestry). Both are also from the Midwest, with ties to Wisconsin specifically--Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, while Brosnahan was born in Milwaukee and raised in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

** Subverted in Brosnahan's case: Highland Park is a center of the Chicago-area Jewish community; during Brosnahan's childhood in the 1990s, the town was estimated to be majority-Jewish. She thus describes her childhood as "immersed" in Jewish culture, even though neither she nor her family were Jewish.

* FakeNationality: or more precise fake ethnicity. Neither Rachel Brosnahan nor Tony Shalhoub are Jewish (Brosnahan's parents are Irish-American and British; Shalhoub is of Lebanese ancestry). Both are also from the Midwest, with ties to Wisconsin specifically--Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, while Brosnahan was born in Milwaukee and raised in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. (Incidentally, Highland Park is a center of the Chicago-area Jewish community; during Brosnahan's childhood in the 1990s, the town was estimated to be majority-Jewish).

* FakeNationality: or more precise fake ethnicity. Neither Rachel Brosnahan nor Tony Shalhoub are Jewish. Both are also from the Midwest.

** Averted by Sterling K. Brown, who DID actually sing during his brief performance early in Season 3.