TV SERIES · 2010– · USA
Victorious
26 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
26 Interesting Facts About Victorious
Interesting Facts (24)
- #001
The Asphalt Cafe has a green brick wall covered in signatures. Those signatures belong to the cast and crew.
- #002
From season 2 onward, Matt Bennett no longer voiced Rex, but he still moved his lips slightly so people would think he was the one voicing Rex.
- #003
Ariana Grande had to dye her hair red for the series, including the bleach that damaged it, because they did not want all the main characters to have brown hair. Elizabeth Gillies later dyed her hair black.
- #004
In later seasons the ketchup and mustard bottles became very short. The production had a problem with the ketchup and mustard blocking the actors' faces, so they asked the props team to shorten them.
- #005
Avan Jogia admitted that he does not remember much about filming the series because he was either drunk or hungover from partying every night.
- #006
There were plans for later seasons, but Nickelodeon cancelled the show as part of its decision to move away from music-based programming. The decision was made after filming of season 3 was completed. However, the producers split it into two shortened seasons to get an extra year out of the series.
- #007
Matt Bennett posted on Instagram that the series would return in April 2016, but this was a follow-up to his April Fools' Day tweet promoting a new season of Victorious.
- #008
Victoria Justice wore a single-feather earring in almost every episode.
- #009
In "Who Did It to Trina?" (2011), when Cat says that Trina and Tori worked at a sushi conveyor belt, the rest of the group says this is from Drake & Josh. Drake & Josh was another show created by Dan Schneider.
- #010
Although the Victorious cast filmed only three seasons, when the decision was made to end the series, Nickelodeon split the third season in two to make a fourth season. The third and final soundtrack was released on November 6, 2012, under the name Victorious 3.0. The first single from the new soundtrack was titled "L. A. Boyz," and its music video premiered on October 18, 2012. Because the cast and crew had signed contracts for only three seasons, this nearly resulted in a major lawsuit. They reached an agreement with Nickelodeon before any legal action was taken.
- #011
Ariana Grande, who played Cat Valentine, is known for her quirky personality and bold red hair. She is naturally brunette but was asked to dye it red for filming. This caused her hair to fall out, which meant she had to wear hair extensions.
- #012
In the first episode, Cat (Ariana Grande) says she was not asked to the prom, but in later episodes she said Hollywood Arts does not have proms.
- #013
As the series progressed, Robbie is often seen without Rex.
- #014
Jake Farrow, who played Gavin in Drake & Josh (2004), voiced Rex in Victorious (2010). However, he was not believed to have created the illusion that Rex spoke for himself.
- #015
The blue and orange van is the same van used in Raising Hope.
- #016
Many people thought the episode "Helen Back Again" contained a grammar mistake, but it was actually a joke among the producers/writers of Victorious.
- #017
There is a picture of Katy Perry in Tori's locker.
- #018
Cat's first name is Catarina, as revealed in The Blonde Squad.
- #019
In the episode "Jade Dumps Beck," Liz Gillies squeezed her pastry so hard that some of it got into Victoria's hair and also onto Leon Thomas! (Whoa!)
- #020
When allegations began to emerge that creator Dan Schneider behaved inappropriately toward young actresses on his Nickelodeon shows, former crew members recalled that Victoria Justice's character had a locker on the Victorious set decorated with the words "dudealicious" and "who's hot?" as well as photos of young men. One of the photos was a headshot of a young Schneider. Schneider said he had nothing to do with it and that it was probably added as a joke by someone in the art department.
- #021
In the United Kingdom, the season 1 episode titled "Tori Gets Stuck" was removed from streaming services and kept out of reruns, though it can still be purchased digitally from Amazon Prime Video. The reasons are likely related to Jade's antisocial behavior and the medical inaccuracies depicted throughout the episode.
- #022
The concept of the character Rex may be based on Batman's villain Scarface.
- #023
Throughout the series, Trina tries to sing to see if she can get a record deal but is always rejected. Daniella Monet is a talented singer.
- #024
Beck is Canadian, like his actor Avan Jogia, but unlike Jogia, who is from Vancouver, it was never stated which province Beck is from.
Production Story (1)
- #025
Because most of the budget went toward recording new songs and building new sets, the cast had to wear the same outfits in multiple episodes. Sometimes episodes were even filmed back to back.
Easter Eggs & References (1)
- #026
The outdoor cafeteria scenes were actually filmed in the parking lot of the Nickelodeon on Sunset studios. If you look closely, you can see traffic flowing on Sunset Boulevard in the background.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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