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Nina Van Horn (Wendie Malick) carries a Kate Spade bag. Kate was David Spade's sister-in-law. She also appeared as a guest star in the season 6 episode Blush Gets Some Therapy (2002).

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The name "Baxter" was a running joke throughout the series. Whenever an off-screen staff member was mentioned, no matter which department, their name was always Baxter.

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The view from Maya's (Laura San Giacomo) office is Brooklyn Heights as seen from Lower Manhattan.

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All five main cast members appeared in every episode of the series, making it one of the few long-running shows with that status, alongside The Golden Girls (1985) and Friends (1994).

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Most of the main cast appeared on Wendie Malick's later sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010).

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Throughout the series Nina constantly mentions her friend Binnie. However, Binnie would not first "appear" until Nina saw her as a ghost in one of the final episodes of season 7. Finch and Elliott were shown in a season 3 episode not believing she was real, so they forced their way into Nina's apartment after her surgery. But when they see her, they find her completely covered in bandages.

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Janeane Garofalo's character was inspired by an unproduced episode of The Larry Sanders Show (1992) in which her character had to look after a model Larry was dating.

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At the start of season 7, Rena Sofer joined the cast as Vicki. Because of the extremely erratic airing of season 7, several unaired episodes were broadcast after the series finale when the show was cancelled. About halfway through the season, Vicki suddenly disappears for the rest of the season. Her disappearance is explained in one of the previously unaired episodes, in which she resigns from Blush and is written out of the series.

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The pilot episode was Back Issues (1997) and the final episode (to air, with 3 more filmed) was Future Issues (2003).

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There is a new bouquet of flowers in the window of Jack Gallo's (George Segal) office in every episode.

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Brian Posehn played Kevin in 29 episodes from season 4 to season 7, making him by far the most frequently appearing guest star on the series. Although Kevin was a prominent character in the magazine, he was never a regularly featured character on the show, nor was Posehn ever a main cast member.

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The Emperor's New Groove (2000), released while this series was on the air, starred David Spade (David Spade) and Wendie Malick (Nina Van Horn). Spade voiced Emperor Kuzco, and Malick voiced Pacha's Wife.

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David Spade once said that when he started this series, his close friend and fellow 'SNL' alum Chris Farley was on his 'wish list' for a guest star. However, Farley's tragic death in December 1997 (in the second and first season) unfortunately put an end to Spade's wish.

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On the magazine cover of the episode used as the episode card, all the guest models/actors are shown in the episode in which they appeared.

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Enrico Colantoni (Elliot) and Laura San Giacomo (Maya) also appeared together in three episodes of Veronica Mars (2004).

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The series ended just before its 150th episode.

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Dennis Finch's (David Spade) father is played by Brian Dennehy. Spade co-starred with Chris Farley in Tommy Boy (1995). Farley played Tommy, and Dennehy played his father. Spade also co-starred with Patrick Warburton in Rules of Engagement (2007). Warburton's character's father is played by Dennehy. Spade, Warburton and Wendie Malick all starred in The Emperor's New Groove (2000).

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Laura San Giacomo (Maya) and Wendie Malick (Nina) also worked together on Hot in Cleveland (2010), in the season 3 episode 2 Beards (2011).

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David Spade (Dennis) and Wendie Malick (Nina) also worked together on Hot in Cleveland (2010), in episode 3.24, "Blow Outs" (2012).

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Enrico Colantoni (Elliot) and Wendie Malick (Nina) also worked together on Hot in Cleveland (2010), in episode 4.2, "All My Exes" (2013).

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From the second half of this season through the final two seasons, Elliott is almost never seen in his office or at work; for most of the story he is merely the butt of jokes or is seen just "hanging" around Finch's desk, and he is not shown actively taking part in any administrative decision at the magazine. After his breakup with Maya, it is assumed that he is no longer the respected employee he was alongside Jack and now has fewer responsibilities, but that Jack keeps Elliott on staff for reasons only Jack knows. It must also be assumed that the writers ran out of ideas for the character and kept him "being there at work" for reasons only the producers know.

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