History Trivia / TheMole

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of the five US seasons have been released to DVD; the very first one and ''Celebrity Mole: Hawaii''. Eventually, the first two seasons were released on Netflix, but the remaining ones (both Celebrity seasons and the 2008 civilian season) were left out.

* NamesTheSame
** One of the contestants from the first season was named [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison.]]
** The Dutch series has had multiple contestants named Frits, Jan, Sanne, and Tim, albeit in different seasons. Season 5 also had two contestants named Yvon and Yvonne.
** The Australian season had 2 contestants named Michael in Season 2 [[spoiler: one of whom was the Mole]] and 2 contestants named Josh across different seasons.
** Season 4 of the Belgian series had a contestant named Gilles, the same name as the host's.

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The reason why Season 2 had a lengthy hiatus after its first three episodes aired in [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents/SeptemberEleventh early September of 2001]]. The dreadful ratings didn't help. The whole season was run in its entirety the following summer.
** Weirdly, the same logic didn't apply to UK Season 2 which was scheduled for October, drew the same ratings as Season 1, and got cancelled anyway.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of the five US seasons have been released to DVD; the very first one and ''Celebrity Mole: Hawaii''.

** Airing The Mole 2 on a [[FridayNightDeathSlot Friday night]] when almost no one was watching, one week after 9/11 happened and the American viewing public were not the in mood for backstabbery.

* TooSoon: The reason why Season 2 had a lengthy hiatus after its first three episodes aired in [[TooSoon/SeptemberEleventh early September of 2001]]. The dreadful ratings didn't help. The whole season was run in its entirety the following summer.
** Weirdly, the same logic didn't apply to UK Season 2 which was scheduled for October, drew the same ratings as Season 1, and got cancelled anyway.

* TooSoon: The reason why Season 2 had a lengthy hiatus after its first three episodes aired in [[SeptemberEleventh early September of 2001]]. The dreadful ratings didn't help. The whole season was run in its entirety the following summer.

** A third UK season was teased at the end of the second, but never actually reached the commission point.

* FanTranslation: Multiple Dutch fans have worked on subbing the Dutch series (''Wie is...de Mol?'') for English fans. Some of these subs have been taken down, but as of this time of typing there still exist completed subs for seasons 8-9 and 15-18 and mostly completed subs for 10 and 13. English subs have also been completed for seasons 4-6 of the Belgian series on Dailymotion.

* FanTranslation: Multiple Dutch fans have worked on subbing the Dutch series (''Wie is...de Mol?'') for English fans. Some of these subs have been taken down, but as of this time of typing there still exist completed subs for seasons 8-9 and 15-18 and mostly completed subs for 10 and 13. English subs have also been completed for seasons 4-5 of the Belgian series on Dailymotion.

** The Dutch series has had multiple contestants named Frits, Sanne, and Tim, albeit in different seasons. Season 5 also had two contestants named Yvon and Yvonne.

* FanTranslation: Multiple Dutch fans have worked on subbing the Dutch series (''Wie is...de Mol?'') for English fans. Some of these subs have been taken down, but as of this time of typing there still exist completed subs for seasons 8-9 and 15-17 and mostly completed subs for 10 and 13. English subs have also been completed for seasons 4-5 of the Belgian series on Dailymotion.

* FanTranslation: Multiple Dutch fans have worked on subbing the Dutch series (''Wie is...de Mol?'') for English fans. Some of these subs have been taken down, but as of this time of typing there still exist completed subs for seasons 8-9 and 15-17 and mostly completed subs for 10 and 13.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The third season would have been a standard, "civilian" season (casting for it was even announced) but was later replaced by ''Celebrity Mole: Hawaii''.
** Janine was reportedly one of the very few contestants on the Dutch series' 13th season who suspected the Mole from the start. If she hadn't gotten injured, the order of executions might have been very different.

* FanTranslation: Multiple Dutch fans have worked on subbing the Dutch series (''Wie is...de Mol?'') for English fans. Some of these subs have been taken down, but as of this time of typing there still exist completed subs for seasons 8-9 and 15-17.

* FanTranslation: A group of Dutch fans are working on subbing the Dutch series (''Wie is...de Mol?'') for English fans. As of this time of typing, they've completed subs for seasons 5 and 10-14.

** The Dutch series has had multiple contestants named Frits and Tim, albeit in different seasons. Season 5 also had two contestants named Yvon and Yvonne.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The third season would have been a standard, "civilian" season (casting for it was even announced) but was later replaced by ''Celebrity Mole: Hawaii''.

** One of the contestants from the first season was named [[TheDoors Jim Morrison]].

** As mentioned in NoExportForYou above, [=RTM-TV2=] screwed over the show after airing the second season.

* As mentioned in NoExportForYou above, [=RTM-TV2=] screwed over the show after airing the second season.

* NoExportForYou: RTM-TV2 Malaysia was importing the US version of the show. Season 3 onwards never made it in.

* As mentioned in NoExportForYou above, RTM-TV2 screwed over the show after airing the second season.