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Steve Carell is the person who screams during the opening of seasons 1 and 2 of the series.

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A recurring joke throughout the series is that most of the characters' names (usually guest stars) are conspicuously named after very famous people or otherwise well-known pop culture references. Notable examples include Jay Geils (of the J. Geils Band), Dr. Scholls, Dr. Edelweiss, Wilson Phillips, Jonathan Dough (John Doe) and Kobyashi Maru.

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In November 2015, in an unprecedented move, it was announced that TBS would air the series' first season in a 25-hour marathon starting 17 January 2016. It consisted of the first ten episodes, repeated five times over two days.

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Heather Graham appears as a guest star in many episodes. She had previously worked with Rashida Jones's mother, Peggy Lipton, on Twin Peaks (1990). They actually played sisters.

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John Nance Garner, whose name is a recurring joke throughout the series, was the 32nd Vice President of the United States. He served under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Rashida Jones and Nancy Carell both have recurring roles on The Office (2005). Although they never share any screen time, they appear in several of the same episodes.

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The series featured actors who are generally better known for film roles and rarely appear in TV shows, such as Bill Murray, Chris Pine, Isla Fisher, James Franco and Natalie Portman.

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Rashida Jones's mother, Peggy Lipton, briefly appears as Angie's mother.

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Lieutenant Atkins (Jere Burns) has the first name Pritikin. Both Pritikin and Atkins are names of popular (but controversial) fad diets of the time. The name was initially listed as "Chet Atkins," after a country guitarist popular in the 1940s-60s. It was likely changed to make the joke name more recognizable to a wider audience.

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Rashida Jones's father, Quincy Jones, was supposed to appear as Angie's father in season 2. He did not appear as expected, and the role was played by Ernie Hudson in season 3.

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In the episode "Boyz II Dead," Aaron Carter was killed as Cruiser, a member of the group P. T. Boypocalypse Wow. Joe Jonas later appears as LAPD officer Detective Green, who brings coffee to the other detectives and is said to be the one who has to infiltrate the boy band.

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Although they were not necessarily meant to appear in the same scenes or episodes, many actors who had worked together on other projects were featured, including: 30 Rock (Jack McBrayer, John Hamm, Rachel Dratch); Atypical (Graham Rogers, Nik Dodani); Community (Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, John Michael Higgins); Freaks and Geeks (Busy Philipps, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Rashida Jones); Happy Endings (Eliza Coupe, Hayes MacArthur, Rob Huebel, Ryan Hansen, Rob Riggle); Justified (Jere Burns, Stephen Root); Ghostbusters (Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson); MadTV (Josh Meyers, Keegan-Michael Key); Mad Men (John Hamm, Harry Hamlin); The Office (Ed Helms, Nancy Carrell, Randall Park, Rashida Jones, David Koechner, Rob Huebel); Party Down (Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Rob Huebel, Ryan Hansen); Reno 911 (Kerri Kenney, Niecy Nash); Saturday Night Live (Michaela Watkins, Nancy Carrell, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Maya Rudolph, Cecily Strong); Scrubs (Eliza Coupe, Heather Graham, Sarah Chalke); Spider-Man 2 (Alfred Molina, James Franco).

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Eliza Coupe's guest character began as a doctor, and she also appeared on Scrubs.

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