Cougar Town

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1. #001

   Danny Pudi appears in the background of the 21st episode of the second season. On the NBC show "Community," Pudi plays Abed, who is said to be a big fan of "Cougar Town" and became an extra after being invited to visit the set. In the second-season finale of "Community," the "Cougar Town" actors who play Laurie and Travis appear in the background of a crowd scene.

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2. #002

   In the fourth season, Jules takes her father to the doctor for a check-up. In this episode, a sign for the private practice of Doctors Dorian, Reid and Turk is visible. All three are main characters from Scrubs (2001) (Dr. John Dorian = Zach Braff, Dr. Elliot Reid = Sarah Chalke, Dr. Chris Turk = Donald Faison).

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3. #003

   The series is set in Florida. Every episode except the pilot and episode 1.19 is named after a Tom Petty song. Petty is a Florida native.

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4. #004

   Sam Lloyd's character from Scrubs (2001), Theodore "Ted" Buckland, also appears in Cougar Town (2009). This is the first time the cul-de-sac crew goes to Hawaii to bring Travis back. Ted tells Jules that he came to Hawaii because his girlfriend Gooch, who also appeared in Scrubs (2001), left him for Hooch, a surgeon from Sacred Heart Hospital, where Scrubs (2001) is set. Ted performed for the second time with his group "The Worthless Peons," which appeared several times on Scrubs (2001).

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5. #005

   Jules (Courteney Cox) watches Scrubs (2001) in at least one episode. Bill Lawrence also created Scrubs, and his wife Christa Miller appears in both shows.

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6. #006

   Creators Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel said they realized the series' main premise (a woman in her forties dating much younger men) would not last long and quickly began to stray from it, finding that group scenes were much funnier once they started filming and offered far more options for storylines, so in later seasons they decided to shift the focus from Jules to the group as a whole.

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7. #007

   In at least one scene, a sign for the fictional "Coffee Bucks" chain can be seen in the background. Coffee Bucks also appeared in Scrubs (2001), which was likewise created by Bill Lawrence.

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8. #008

   On May 10, 2012, news came that the series would leave ABC and return with a new season on TBS. Reruns of the first three seasons also aired on TBS.

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9. #009

   By the end of the series, four of the main cast members had directed episodes: Courteney Cox (12), Busy Philipps (one), Josh Hopkins (two) and Brian Van Holt (one). Cox began directing in the third season and continued until the end of the series, even directing the finale.

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10. #010

    Many actors from the sister series Scrubs (2001) crossed over to Cougar Town (2009). * Courteney Cox (Jules Cobb) played Dr. Maddox * Christa Miller (Ellie Torres) played Jordan Sullivan * Ken Jenkins (Chick Cobb) played Dr. Bob Kelso * Bob Clendenin (Dr. Tom Gazelian) played Dr. Zeltzer * Sarah Chalke (Angie) played Dr. Elliot Reid * Scott Foley (Jeff) played Sean Kelly * Windell Middlebrooks (Gerald) played Melvis Duncook * Nicole Sullivan (Lynn) played Jill * Robert Maschio, who played Todd Quinlan on Scrubs (2001), appeared as a pool player. * Zach Braff, who played J. D. on Scrubs (2001), appeared in the third season as a pizza delivery man. He also appears in a smartphone app that tells you which appetizer to order.

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11. #011

    In the pilot episode, the cul-de-sac is different from the rest of the series.

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12. #012

    Before playing husband and wife on Cougar Town, Ian Gomez and Christa Miller played co-workers on The Drew Carrey Show.

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13. #013

    Three guest actors came from the Friends cast, which Courteney Cox appeared in before Cougar Town. Lisa Kudrow appeared as Dr. Amy Evans in the 11th episode of the first season, and Jennifer Aniston appeared as Glenn in the first episode of the second season. Finally, Matthew Perry guest-starred as Sam in the second episode of the fifth season.

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14. #014

    Scott Foley, who guest-starred in four episodes, appeared alongside Ian Gomez (Andy Torres) on Felicity.

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