Trivia / The Gumdrops

• Actor-Inspired Element:
  • Lindsay becoming an actress was inspired when Ellen Jones was cast - and the rant she gives at the start of "Nice One, Lindsey" is based on a play she was actually in.
  • Ingrid Igoe decided that Roisin would love wearing 90s fashion, such as the flannel shirt in "Skivvy".
  • A figurine of Pocahontas is in many scenes with Laura because it is Rebecca Rose Flynn's favorite Disney film.
• Approval of God: The real girls who inspired Lindsay and Sadia gave the series their approval.
• Awesome, Dear Boy:
  • Bobby Calloway wrote himself into the "Party Animals" sketch just so he could say the "nay I say" line.
  • Rebecca Rose Flynn's favorite line was the infamous florist rant in "GBH".
  • A couple of the actresses have heard quips that were thought up in advance and asked to have their character say them. For example Kaireht Yovera really wanted to say the "broken record" line in "Nice to be Nice".
• Blooper: In "Miss Lucy", when Sadia walks into the kitchen there's a bra hanging from a cupboard door visible. When Lindsay closes the door, the bra is gone, only to reappear there when Nora arrives.
• Cast the Runner-Up:
  • Corey Patton was first going to be cast as a one-episode character, before getting upgraded to the role of Robbie.
  • Bobby Calloway considered playing Robbie himself, but decided to cast someone else instead.
• Creator Couple: Boyfriend and girlfriend Robbie and Laura are played by real-life couple Corey Patton and Rebecca Rose Flynn.
• Creator's Favorite: Bobby Calloway has said that Laura and Nora are his two favourite characters to write for.
• The Danza: Darcy Elizabeth Mullen as Darcy Lou.
• Dawson Casting: While college students can be any age (in Ireland 23 and over is considered a 'mature student'), Ingrid Igoe is clearly playing a character younger than she is. Thirty four!
• Dolled-Up Installment: "Party Animals" was written as a separate sketch, but got incorporated into this. In the original, it opened with the aftermath of the party, the two characters were male and the landlord was entirely an offscreen presence.
• Fake Shemp: "Miss Lucy" has a scene where Lindsay introduces Pete to the house. Notice how Sadia never interacts with anyone beyond Lindsay shooting her a cold look after she walks in. Kaireht Yovera couldn't be on set until much later, so they shot around her and filmed the shot of her walking into the kitchen, quickly followed by Pete and Lindsay at the very end of the day to disguise it. She had two lines in the scene that were initially dubbed in but cut.
• Funny Character, Boring Actor: Sadia is a troll who borders on Crazy Is Cool. Kaireht Yovera is much more reserved and quiet out of character.
• Harpo Does Something Funny: As the writing went on, some of the scripts had notes like "Rebecca will make it funny".
• I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine:
  • Rebecca Rose Flynn and James Byrne had gone to college together. Corey Patton was in the year above them.
  • Ingrid Igoe and Bobby Calloway had previously both wrestled for Fight Factory Pro Wrestling.
• Irony as She Is Cast: Bobby Calloway is a teetotaller in real life, playing a destructive drinker like Marty.
• Missing Episode: Another one-minute episode called "Busted" was filmed as a follow-on to "Skivvy" with Sadia trying to prank Roisin and failing this time, but it was scrapped due to negative reactions from test audiences.
• The Other Darrin: Ciaran Hemeryck played Robbie in 'Miss Lucy', and was replaced with Corey Patton for all other episodes.
• Playing Against Type:
  • Rebecca Rose Flynn was previously cast in Girl Next Door roles or else the Straight Man in comedies. This was written purely to cast her in something closer to her own personality.
  • Kaireht Yovera usually played serious roles beforehand.
• Serendipity Writes the Plot:
  • The "Miss Lucy" Running Gag came about because of a joke between Bobby Calloway and Rebecca Rose Flynn.
  • "Skivvy" is shorter than most episodes because it was written as an entry for a one-minute film competition.
• Shrug of God: Who or what Miss Lucy is has never been confirmed. It was intentionally written to be inconsistent as to whether it was a person or not.
• Throw It In!:
  • The black and silver bra was brought to set by Ingrid Igoe a couple of times, and they made it a recurring set piece. For example, in "Miss Lucy" Lindsay was scripted to throw a bag at Roisin, and they changed it to accommodate the bra.
  • Robbie at one point in "G.B.H." drops the ball he's bouncing and then jumps to attention. Corey Patton actually did drop the ball and was trying to grab it again. As it was perfectly in character for Robbie, they used that take.
  • The gold boxers Bobby Calloway wears in "Party Animals" were a present from his brother, and he decided to wear them for the post-session scenes.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Lindsay's characterization was initially of a Dumb Blonde who, while still the nicest of the girls, was a lot ditzier. When Ellen Jones was cast, the persona evolved accordingly.
  • For a while Roisin was going to be an American student, which in turn would have made Marty an American too. A Thanksgiving Episode was planned around this concept but it was dropped when Ingrid Igoe was cast.
  • In the first episode written, Laura and Roisin were conceived as a Ham and Deadpan Duo (the script even states that Roisin is Laura's best friend). As writing went on, Ingrid Igoe and Kaireht Yovera's chemistry led to Roisin and Sadia becoming more of a double act, and this in turn led to Laura and Lindsay being paired together far more often.
  • Robbie's line to Laura in "Miss Lucy" after she says "I am with child" was going to be "now there's a case for Repeal the 8th"^note Ireland at the time was campaigning to repeal its ban on abortion. but it was deemed too controversial.
  • Nora was originally written for another actress who dropped out right before the first table read. Sandi Brown happily filled the role.
  • Laura was going to be the victim of the prank in "Skivvy" but it was changed to Roisin because she didn't have enough episodes written. This led to Roisin and Sadia's recurring rivalry.
  • In a reverse of the above, "The Keys" was a Roisin episode originally that would end with an annoyed Sadia being woken up and pretending she didn't live there. Upon realising that Roisin wouldn't care about waking everyone up, the episode was given to Lindsay instead.
  • "Nice to be Nice" was rewritten to include Lindsay as well. Originally it just had Nora, Roisin and Sadia.

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