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** True of the original Rutledge, Clifford David, as well: he was 37 when the show opened.
** Averted with Ken Howard who was only 28 when he portrayed Jefferson in the movie, and 25 when he was in the show on Broadway.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Literally! Then-US President [[Richard Nixon]] convinced friend and producer Jack Warner to expunge the musical number "Cool Considerate Men," an ode to wealthy conservatism sung by the antagonist, from [[The Movie]] for purely political reasons -- and not just remove it but ''destroy all the footage''. As Warner was no longer working with his and his brother's namesake studio, however, the employees responsible merely packed it into unmarked boxes and stashed it with all of the other film negatives, letting Paramount Pictures rediscover it years later for the Special Edition. Nixon had earlier attempted to pressure playwright Sherman Edwards into removing the number after seeing a performance of the play at the White House, but Edwards refused. Guess that makes this [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Executive
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
** Anyone who doesn't know William Daniels' name will always refer to him as [[Boy Meets World|Mr. Feeny]]. Or [[St. Elsewhere|Dr. Mark Craig]]. Or [[Captain Nice]].
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