History Trivia / WanderOverYonder

* IKnewIt:
** There were several implications throughout the series that Wander is a vegetarian; “The Battle Royale” reveals he is indeed that.
** The stinger for the series finale strongly implies that [[spoiler: Lord Hater is a NASA space chimp who was revived and uplifted by dark magic after drifting into the show's galaxy]]. This was a fairly popular fan theory about his backstory after "The Waste Of Time" had a FreezeFrameBonus showing [[spoiler: a space chimp that had a facial structure suspiciously similar to Hater's.]]
** Many fans also predicted that Wander would [[spoiler: [[RedemptionRejection fail to redeem Lord Dominator]].]] Sure enough in the series finale that's exactly what happens.

* WordOfGod: The crew keep in very close touch with the fandom over Tumblr, often dropping hints and trivia regarding episodes of the show. (See above)

** The show didn't get its 3rd season, not because of low ratings, but because higher-ups decided that 80 episodes (over 3 years) was enough for one series, which fans of the show did ''not'' take well. What made this baffling is that said higher-ups were willing to wait for Creator/AlexHirsch to see if he would change his mind on doing one more season of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (to which he declined and ended the series after two seasons after 4 years) but wasn't willing to give the same courtesy to Craig despite both shows being top-rated of the network. Most suspect it was cast aside to make way for the newer toons incoming on the channel at the time (namely the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' reboot, ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' and the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' TV series [[note]]Notable ''all'' brand names[[/note]]) as a cost saving measure.

* CreatorCameo: In the end credits of "The Show Stopper", some of the InMemoriam names of the watchdogs who were killed during the episode include crew and cast members, such as [[Creator/CraigMcCracken Craig]], [[Creator/LaurenFaust Lauren]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McBrayer Jack]], [[Creator/AprilWinchell April]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Ferguson_(voice_actor) Keith]], [[Creator/TomKenny Tom]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noël_Wells Noelle]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Originally, "If You Wander" was going to be the theme song.
** Creator/WillArnett was [[https://twitter.com/CrackMcCraigen/status/613390426448375808 originally going to play]] Emperor Awesome, but he wasn't available in time, so they had him play Ryder. The role of Awesome then went to Creator/SamRiegel, [[PermanentPlaceholder who had done some scratch vocals for the part]] because he's the show's voice director. It's because of this recasting that Emperor Awesome was able to become a recurring character instead of a one-shot.
** A TransformationSequence in Hater and Awesome's battle in "The Picnic" was [[http://eddietblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-picnic-deleted-scene.html in the storyboarding stages]], but was cut.
** According to Frank Angones, the end of "My Fair Hatey" was originally going to [[http://suspendersofdisbelief.tumblr.com/post/140313130451/my-fair-hatey-fact end differently]]. It was originally supposed to end with [[spoiler: Dominator checking out her ice powers and saying [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 "Meh, the cold never bothered me anyway."]]]] Disney however wouldn't let them.
** "The Greater Hater" was originally planned to end with Peepers leaving his résumé with Dominator, but the crew decided that it was out-of-character for Peepers as he was far too devoted to Hater.
** Lord Hater was [[http://crackmccraigen.tumblr.com/post/99172216644/lord-hater-was-originally-developed-as-a-much originally created for another project]], and was much younger. When Craig realized he was a great counterpart for Wander, he was physically aged and bulked up while keeping his [[PsychopathicManchild demeanor]], then added to the series.
** [[https://twitter.com/Gingerhazing/status/737718921394954240 Originally the joke Dominator told in The Night Out ended with the punchline "Blaster? I hardly KNOW her!"; again Disney wouldn't let them]]
** A tumblr post by Craig himself showed that [[http://crackmccraigen.tumblr.com/post/146644223579/part-3-of-toys-that-never-were-back-at-the-end there was concept art of merch for the show. Yet again Disney showed no faith in the show and nothing came of it]]
** [[WordOfGod Craig McCracken]] stated that the 3rd season would have bring us "new characters, the return of old characters, and even a bit of backstory"... until [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the show was cancelled by Disney]].
*** Hater's origin story was also confirmed for Season 3. [[spoiler:Apart from some foreshadowing in the credits animatic of the series finale, nothing more will become of it.]]
** Speaking of which, the crew have relentlessly teased fans on tumblr regarding what they had in store for Season 3.
*** Hater's backstory would have been revealed in Season 3.
*** The Galaxy will face a new threat, one even MORE dangerous than Dominator.
*** Said threat will most likely not be a new villain.
*** Three new characters would have been added to the main cast, reminiscent of how Dominator was added in Season 2.
*** Peepers would have been tempted by the dark(er) side.
*** Season 3 would have been about testing Wander, in the way that Season 2 was about testing Hater
*** A government organization dedicated to handling intergalactic threats named the "Star Force Enforcement Force", would’ve been introduced in the cancelled third season. They would later be repurposed in [=McCracken‘s=] next show, ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic'' (instead called Earth Force Enforcement Force).
** The backstory for how Wander and Sylvia met was much different. Back when the show was conceived to be serialized, Zbornaks were something of steeds crossed with cabbies (Hence Sylvia's saddles). Wander caught a ride with Sylvia, but couldn't make the fare. So the two traveled over the course of season one with Wander almost getting paid for helping each episode. This would culminate into Sylvia growing to love Wander and adopt his attitude, making her more of the protagonist of season 1.
** As Disney began to embrace ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' model of being a serialized {{dramedy}} after seeing how successful it was, Craig asked if he could make his show a half-hour show as well. Disney shot it down, but later let him add in more serialized elements in Season 2. [[https://crackmccraigen.tumblr.com/post/140284051144/ link]]
** Sylvia originally had a more alien mouth instead of her muzzle.

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* PermanentPlaceholder: In "The Buddies", Hater's "something something something" during the FriendshipSong was originally a placeholder until the creators agreed to keep it.

* ChannelHop: Creator/DisneyXD got episode premieres from March 2014 onwards. Creator/DisneyChannel got the episodes several weeks later.

** "The Date" isn't the first time a [=Jack McBrayer=] character has been [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe a carnival barker]].

** Even when Disney+ launched, the show continued to get the short end of the stick, not being on the service until a year and a half later on May 7, 2021. (This was mainly because the series was already on Creator/{{Hulu}}, which is also owned by Disney.)

** The show didn't get its 3rd season, not because of low ratings, but because higher-ups decided that 80 episodes (over 3 years) was enough for one series, which fans of the show did ''not'' take well. What made this baffling is that said higher-ups were willing to wait for Creator/AlexHirsch to see if he would change his mind on doing one more season of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (to which he declined and ended the series after two seasons after 4 years) but wasn't willing to give the same courtesy to Craig despite both shows being top-rated of the network. Most suspect it was cast aside to make way for the newer toons incoming on the channel at the time (namely the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ducktales}}'' reboot, ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' and the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' TV series [[note]]Notable ''all'' brand names[[/note]]) as a cost saving measure.

* WordOfGay: The show's writers have confirmed that Emperor Awesome is omnisexual, Sourdough the Evil Sandwich is genderfluid, and Lord Dominator was seen as being a lesbian. Everyone else's gender identities and sexual orientations, however, are open to fan interpretation (including Lord Dominator's, as her being a lesbian was simply what the crew had in mind when it came to her and in-canon she comes off more as [[VillainousAromanticAsexual not really caring about romance at all]].)

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*** A government organization dedicated to handling intergalactic threats,(presumably with human operatives) named the "Star Force Enforcement Force", would’ve been introduced in the cancelled third season. They would later be repurposed in [=McCracken‘s=] next show, ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic'' (instead called Earth Force Enforcement Force).

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** Even when Disney+ launched, the show continued to get the short end of the stick, not being on the service until a year and a half later on May 7, 2021. (This was mainly because the series was already on Creator/Hulu, which is also owned by Disney.)

** Even when Disney+ launched, the show continued to get the short end of the stick, not being on the service until a year and a half later on May 7, 2021.

** The show didn't get its 3rd season, not because of low ratings, but because higher-ups decided that 80 episodes (over 3 years) was enough for one series. What made this baffling is that said higher-ups were willing to wait for Creator/AlexHirsch to see if he would change his mind on doing one more season of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (to which he declined and ended the series after two seasons after 4 years) but wasn't willing to give the same courtesy to Craig despite both shows being top-rated of the network. Most suspect it was cast aside to make way for the newer toons incoming on the channel at the time (namely the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ducktales}}'' reboot, ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' and the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' TV series [[note]]Notable ''all'' brand names[[/note]]) as a cost saving measure.

** Even when Disney+ launched, the show continues to get the short end of the stick, not being on the service.

*** A government organization dedicated to handling intergalactic threats,(presumably with human operatives) named the "Star Force Enforcement Force", would’ve been introduced in the cancelled third season. They would later be repurposed in [=McCracken‘s=] next show, Kid Cosmic (instead called Earth Force Enforcement Force).

*** a government organization dedicated to handling intergalactic threats,(presumably with human operatives) named the “Star Force Enforcement Force”, would’ve been introduced in the cancelled third season. They would later be repurposed in McCracken‘s next show, Kid Cosmic (instead called Earth Force Enforcement Force).

* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Many of the names of the villains on the Galactic Villain Leaderboard, kept track of by story editor Frank Angones on his [[http://suspendersofdisbelief.tumblr.com/post/130116534851/the-wander-over-yonder-galactic-villain blog]]) are original characters created by fans.

* WordOfGay: The show's writers have confirmed that Emperor Awesome is omnisexual, Sourdough the Evil Sandwich is genderfluid, and Lord Dominator was seen as being a lesbian. Everyone else's gender identities and sexual orientations, however, are open to fan interpretation (including Lord Dominator's, as her being a lesbian was simply what the crew had in mind when it came to her and in-canon she comes off more as [[CelibateHero not really caring about romance at all]].)

*** Also, from the same episode, Screwball is a comedian with a great singing voice and skill with the accordian. [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic The only difference is that his actor isn't evil]]. [[note]]Though [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo Darkseid claims otherwise]].[[/note]]