Gossip Girl: Episode Trivia
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- This is the only episode so far in the series that Chuck Bass and Nate Archibald ride a public bus to school, unlike the usual private limo ride.
- Dan has a Cabbage Patch Doll named Cedrick.
- Rufus Humphery owns an art gallery.
- Rufus Humphrey plays in the band Lincoln Hawk.
- In the scene where Chuck and Serena are in the kitchen, when they are first talking Chuck is wearing a big watch on his left hand. As the scene progresses and they flash in and out Nate and Serena, Nate and Blair, and Chuck makes advances on Serena and she kicks him away you can see that Chuck is now not wearing a watch on his left hand anymore.
- Unlike the first book, which starts out with Blair talking to Isabel and Kati, the episode starts with Serena on the train back home.
- After Dan and Serena save Jenny at the "Kiss on the Lips" benefit, they go outside and Jenny gets into the cab. Then, Dan and Serena talk for a minute and Serena gets into the cab first. So she should be next to Jenny but when we go to the shot in the cab Dan is next to Jenny.
- The Constance Billard School for Girls is based on The Nightingale-Bamford School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Cecily von Ziegesar, the author of the books which the series is based on, attended this prestigious school.
- Goof: When Rufus and Lily have coffee, the mugs they are drinking from are clearly empty.
- When Nate is holding Chuck back from attacking Dan, his position changes when the camera does. (from standing in front of Chuck to next to him and back again)
- The note that Blair's mom left on her dress said that brunch was at 2, but then at the brunch Chuck's dad told him to put the scotch down because it was hardly 12.
- When Dan asked the man at the front desk at the Palace Hotel how long he thought Serena would be gone the man said "one time she left and didn't come back for six months". At the time Serena left she lived at her real house, and therefore didn't leave the Palace Hotel for six months.
- When Serena was looking at the pictures on her cellphone the ground behind the phone was going slow but Serena was walking fast.
- Rufus' facial hair and Dan's hair are longer in this episode, even though only a day had passed.
- Both Blair and Serena have different cellphones in this episode.
- When Eric explains to Blair that he is a patient at the Ostroff Center for attempting suicide and not Serena, he raises his right hand to show her his scar while in the pilot he has a bandage on his left hand.
- Blair and Serena both play field hockey.
- College choices:
Nate would like to attend U.S.C.
Blair would like to attend Yale
Serena would like to attend Brown
Dan would like to attend Dartmouth
and Chuck would like to attend Princeton. - After Serena and Blair came to blows on the field, Blair grabbed her right leg in pain. In the next scene, it is her left leg being iced down.
- The dress Jenny wore to the Ivy League party is the same dress Blair gave her in "The Wild Brunch".
- Ostroff Center: Dawn Ostroff is President of Entertainment of The CW Television Network, the same network that Gossip Girl airs. The representative of the Ostroff Center is named Donald Ostroff as well.
- The basketball game takes place in a park on Houston Street in New York City.
- The theater that Dan asks Serena to meet him at is the Landmark Theater chain's Sunshine Theater on Houston Street in New York City.
- Nate's mobile phone is a LG VX9400.
- The digital camera used by the photographer in Blair's photoshoot is Mamiya RZ67 Pro IID.
- Serena has a new cellphone in this episode, which looks a lot like the one she threw away.
- Alison Humphrey's number is 555-0192.
- Dan has a Ninja Turtle piggy bank.
- Lillian calls Rufus to ask for Dan's cell number when she could have easily got it from Serena's cell, which she left behind.
- When Jenny bursts into Erik's room so they can bust him out from the treatment center, he closes the magazine he's reading twice.
- The number of the hotel room Serena is staying in is 1510.
- Nate, Blair, and Dan all mistake Jenny for Serena after Serena lends her some of her clothes and her mask.
- The picture of Serena for her ad on the Gossip Girl site was from the second episode 'The Wild Brunch' when Blair and Nate had come into the hotel room Serena was in.
- Chuck's father company is called Bass Inc.
- Gossip Girl is now calling Dan "Not So Lonely Boy"
- Nate and Blair break up in this episode.
- Blair had 8 candles on her birthday cake, even though it was her 17th birthday. However this was the 8th episode of Gossip Girl.
- We meet Dan and Jenny's mother, Alison, for the first time in this episode.
- The scene of Serena playing "Guitar Hero" was written because of Blake Lively's real skills to play the game.
- Serena is awesome at Guitar Hero!
- Serena can speak Japanese.
- When Jenny returns from hanging out with Nate, she's back to wearing the blue shirt from breakfast. The entire time she was with Nate (and when the picture with Nate was taken) she was wearing a red/pink shirt.
- Lillian van der Woodsen owned a horse named Rosewood.
- Lillian van der Woodsen, Serena and Erik's mother, cannot cook.
- In the flashback of last year's Thanksgiving, Erik has black hair but in the present Erik has blonde hair with black roots.
- This is the first episode we see Blair's dad, Harold Waldorf.
- Goof: When Nate tried to clean Serena up, she turned the water off when she sprayed Nate, so when Nate tried to spray Serena, it shouldn't be working, but it did.
- Blair sports a shorter style in the flashbacks and it looks very real. Yet in the present day scenes she has thick, very curly hair. This is probably accomplished by extensions.
- This is the episode in which they reveal that Blair has an eating disorder. She seems to quickly recover after her relaps. But in real life, it can take years for someone to completely recover.
- This is the second time that Carter Baizen shows up in Nate's map. First Carter fooled Nate in a card game, now Nate believes that Carter is having an affair with Blair.
- First appearance of Serena's grandmother CeCe.
- When Chuck sends the video clip of Carter to Gossip Girl, he sends it to the following e-mail address: tips@gossipgirl.net.
- This is the first time that Blair and Nate have sex together.
- When the girls are introduced, both of their parents' names are announced, with the exception of Serena, whose mother and grandmother's names are announced instead.
- Kati Farkas is actually Katia Farkas.
- Blair's full name is Blair Cornelia Waldorf.
- Serena's full name is Serena Celia van der Woodsen.
- Harold owns a vineyard in France with Roman.
- Harold and Roman have a cat named Cat.
- The Name of Dan's story is 10-08-05.
- Dan's story about Serena was published.
- This is the second time in Gossip Girl we have seen Jenny sing.
- There are TWO songs played during the episode that are played by Filthy Youth (Come Flash All You Ladies and Orange). Ed Westwick who plays Chuck Bass in the series is a member (lead singer) of the band.
- When Blair tells Chuck she's not pregnant, she wasn't wearing a bright red jacket. But after school she is wearing one.
- Goof: In Blair's dream in the beginning of this episode Nate says: "You don't have a cat, Jenny." But in the Pilot you can see that the Humphreys have a cat.
- The saleswoman says to Jenny, "It's not my fault that you don't know what a Valentino is worth now." However, the blue/purple handbag Jenny is carrying at the beginning of the episode is a Valentino.
- The tag for this episode is "B. Missing in Action". This is in the opening theme.
- Jenny now has a new hairstyle that's shorter and curlier.
- It's mentioned that Kati's father moved them back to Israel.
- Some information found on Nelly Yuki's homepage is:
Female
16 years old
Student
New York, NY
United States - Vanessa's parents didn't go to college.
- Isabel is a concert pianist.
- Penelope is a merit scholar.
- Vanessa's sister is part of a lesbian punk band.
- Dan used to play T-ball.
- Jenny is allergic to cats.
- Some information found on Nelly Yuki's homepage is:
- The message that Georgina sends to Serena says:
S - Memories can fade. A video is forever. - Blair's e-mail address is:
blair_waldorf@constancebillard.org - Event on Lily's schedule include:
9:00 - Mani/Pedi - Red Door Spa
10:00 - Mark Ingram Atelier - jewelry viewing and selection, final dress fitting
11:00 - (blank)
12:00 - Coffee with Louise - last minute details
1:00 - Preston Bailey - flowers final, approve table settings
2:00 - Call House & Garden about article - conference call
3:00 - Meet Jill at Barney's - honeymoon attire
4:00 - Getaway outfit
5:00 - Sylvia Weinstock - cake tasting
6:00 - Godiva
7:00 - Chocolates for gift bag
8:00 - Jacques Louis - dinner with William & Charlie - drinks after
Notes - have Penny send gift to Jenna's for the new baby girl. - Dan's text message to Georgina was:
S - CAN'T MEET TONIGHT. FAMILY DINNER. TOMORROW? - Gossip Girl's email address is: tips@gossipgirl.net
- The four Gs are, Guys, Girlfriends and Gossip Girl.
- The message that Georgina sends to Serena says:
- Gossip Girl's post at the beginning of the show read like this:
Trouble in Paradise?
Is the honeymoon over for our famous lovebirds? They've recently been spotted arguing on several occasions. What's the deal? Did Serena finally woke up and realized she was dating Lonely Boy? Is Dan totally fed up with Serena's recent wild girl actions? We hope they'll bounce back from this rough patch because, surprisingly, Gossip Girl thinks they're a pretty cute couple (even though he's from, ugh, Brooklyn.) - We learn in this episode that Chuck lost his virginity to Georgina in the 6th grade. Which is also mentioned in the Gossip Girl 'Because I'm Worth it' book.
- Rufus' band is called Lincoln Hawk.
- Gossip Girl's post at the beginning of the show read like this:
- Geogina is supposed to be a part of the equestrian circuit.
- Dan says "The best offense is always a strong defense," but he means "The best defense is always a strong offense".
- Vanessa and Dan have known each other for 13 years.
- When Dan and Blair are calling Georgina, you can see a painting behind them with the name "XOXO". When Georgina calls Dan back, the inscription has disappeared.
- Rufus has a tattoo of a swallow on his left arm.
- Jenny gets a summer internship at Eleanor Waldorf's fashion company.
- We learn in this episode that Georgina sold her show horse for money to buy cocaine.
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