The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, which included the original toymakers for the series.

In addition to the 39 television episodes, three original " audio adventures " featuring the original voice cast were released on EPs during the show's British run.

" Executive producer Ted Robinson has said that the show's humour is usually less genteel than Have I Got News For You as the British series is aimed at an older, over-fifty audience whereas Good News Week is most popular among the 18 to 39 age group.

Premiering on July 20, 2005, the show's illusions have included walking on water, levitating, walking up the side of Luxor Hotel ( in the light of 39 focused lamps that can be seen from space ), floating between two buildings, causing a Lamborghini to disappear, surviving in an exploding C4 Crate, cutting himself in half in full view of an audience and getting run over by a steamroller while lying on a bed of broken glass.

As Ultraman's toughest opponent ever, Z-Ton first appeared in the show's final episode, # 39, " Farewell, Ultraman ".

Also featured were two music videos (" Long Hard Road Out of Hell " by Marilyn Manson and " Criminal " by Fiona Apple ) not included in any of the show's regular episodes.

During the show's run, Bixby invited two of his long-time friends, Ray Walston and Brandon Cruz, to guest star with him in different episodes of the series.

The show's 275 episodes have been successfully syndicated worldwide, and have earned 28 Emmy Awards from a then-record 117 nominations.

Many of the show's episodes survive today, and are notable for Kaye's opening " signature " patter.

This included the nation's and the writers ' favourite episodes plus a documentary of the cast and creators that revisited the show's locations.

During the initial episodes, Gumby's voice was provided by Ruth Eggleston, wife of the show's art director Al Eggleston.

Sarris's men activate the ship's self-destruct sequence, but Jason and Alexander use a gambit from one of the show's episodes to kill the aliens guarding them.

He has appeared in thirteen episodes since the show's inception in 1989, the most recent being " At Long Last Leave " that aired in February 2012, in which his character makes a cameo speaking appearance.

What may become one of the show's most famed episodes was a love-joint show in July 2006, featuring love / relationship-oriented Hip-Hop songs programmed in an unorthodox fashion through an in-depth interview with R. A. the Rugged Man.

Early episodes of Dark Shadows were rerun on PBS stations in the early 1970s after the show's cancellation, and the entire series ( except the single missing episode ) was rerun on the SciFi Channel in the 1990s.

The episodes ended the ongoing Temporal Cold War arc, which proved very unpopular among the show's viewers during the first three seasons.

Initial work on Star Trek: Voyager started in 1993, and seeds for the show's backstory, including the development of the Maquis, were placed in several Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes.

* The NBC reality series Lost ended up with a truncated run as the second episode of the show was to air on the night of the 11th and subsequently edited down from six to five episodes airing in December 2001, with copious editing done due to the show's finish line being shot at a pre-attacked Statue of Liberty.

On August 17, 2009, EW announced that Twain would be a guest judge on American Idol in Chicago, for the show's August 30 and 31 episodes.

The show's incarnations of Link and Zelda also appeared in various episodes of Captain N: The Game Master during its second season.

In such stand-alone episodes, Mulder and Scully investigated strange crimes which often had no long-term effect on the mythology of the show, though the episodes contributed to the show's background.

Bill Roe became the show's new director of photography, and episodes generally had a drier, brighter look due to the sunshine and climate of California, as compared with the rain, fog and temperate forests of Vancouver.

It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes.

The show's first winner, David Bloomfield was one of the returning contestants, and was asked the question: If there have been a thousand episodes of The Weakest Link, each with nine players, how many contestants in total have appeared on the show?

Most of the show's 26 episodes from series 1-3 that were videotaped in black and white and broadcast 1965-68 no longer exist ; they were wiped by the BBC during the late 1960s and early ' 70s.

Buffy returned in Joss Whedon's television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this time played by Sarah Michelle Gellar for all of the show's 144 episodes.

As well as its regular car chases, jumps and stunts, the show relied on character familiarity, with Deputy Cletus replacing Deputy Enos in the third and fourth season, and Coy and Vance Duke temporarily replacing Bo and Luke ( due to a salary dispute ) in the fifth season, being the only major cast changes through the show's run ( Ben Jones and James Best both left temporarily during the second season due to different disputes with producers, but both returned within a couple of episodes ).

The show's animation director was McCracken's former classmate Genndy Tartakovsky ( Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack ), who also directed many episodes himself.

Segments of the pilot were recreated in the sixth episode of the show's first season.

The characters and situations were often thinly-disguised parodies of recent real events and real people, giving the show's comedy a black edge.

Enrico Colantoni also stars as the leader of an alien race who ask the actors for help, believing the show's adventures were real.

* School Scenes: There were always school scenes during the show's run.

The show's additional legacy — probably its main one to most of the Southern and rural viewers in particular — was the hundreds of performances of country music, bluegrass, gospel music, and other traditional styles, that were featured on it during its run.

Producers argued for its cancellation because of its falling ratings, afraid that the show's legacy might be damaged if it were renewed for another season.

After The Edge of Nights 1984 cancellation, reruns of the show's final five years were shown on the USA Network's latenight schedule from 1985 to 1989.

Also seen throughout the show's run were many different brands of cereal, e. g. Cheerios.

The show's creators claim that they were not engaging in a product placement strategy for commercial gain.

Thirteen animated Zelda shorts were featured within the show's 65-episode run.

Another 20 actresses were auditioned before the show's casting director suggested that producers Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell check out a televised drama featuring the relatively unknown Rigg.

Throughout the rehearsal period, the New York newspapers were filled with articles about gang warfare, keeping the show's plot timely.

As the show's popularity rose, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film.

After the show's successful first season, consultants were brought in to make suggestions for the show, including changing Janine to a more maternal character, giving every character a particular " job " ( Peter is the funny one, Egon is the smart one, and Winston, the only black character, was to be the driver ), and to add kids into the show.

It was also the first time a show's educational effects on young children were studied, and the first time both summative and formative research were reflected in a television show's content.

In 2001 there were over 120 million viewers of various international versions of Sesame Street, and by the show's 40th anniversary in 2009, it was broadcast in more than 140 countries.

Many of the show's storylines were taken from the experiences of its writing staff, cast, and crew, most notably, the 1982 death of Will Lee — who played Mr. Hooper — and the marriage of Luis and Maria in 1988.