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11. The producers wanted to end after season five

The producers were set on pulling the plug on the show after season five but Penny and Cindy convinced them to keep it going. The characters stayed in Milwaukee for the fifth season, and then moved to Hollywood for three more. Some think that’s when the show “jumped the shark.”

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12. Carmine Ragusa was supposed to get a spin off

The aspiring singer Carmine Ragusa played by Eddie Mekka was supposed to have his own spin-off. The show’s finale showed him landing a spot in Broadway’s Hair, which is where the next series would have began. But that project never got off the ground.


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