01. In My Time Of Dying:
♦ "In My Time of Dying" is the title of a Led Zeppelin song.
♦ The Reaper is waiting for Dean in room 4747.
♦ During the episode you hear a page over the intercom for a Dr. Kripke, Eric Kripke is the shows creator.
♦ "Dr. Kripke", the doctor who attends one of the Winchesters on an emergency at the hospital, is a reference to executive producer and sometimes writer Eric Kripke.
♦ In this episode, the reaper who comes to collect Dean is named Tessa. This could be short for American based name 'Altessa' which means "noble reaper".
♦ SPOILER: John Winchester dies at 10:41 a.m.
02. Everybody Loves A Clown:
♦ This episode ends with "In memory of our friend Peter Ellis, who directed two episodes in season one.
03. Bloodlust:
♦ Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) broke his wrist while doing a stunt for this episode.
04.3 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things:
♦ Summer Glau was originally cast as Angela, but had to drop out, due to scheduling conflicts. Tamara Feldman took over at the last minute.
♦ Jared Padelacki filmed this entire episode with a broken hand, which he broke during a stunt for another episode. He only believed it to be a sprain until he got x-rays done, however due to the fact that they had begun filming the episode, he had to finish filming the episode without a cast. Hence the line: "I think she broke my hand".
♦ When Sam deposits his father's dog tags at his mother's tombstone it can be read in them: "Winchester John 306-00-3594 Type - AB Non Religious"
♦ The crew of Supernatural inherited the dead tree seen in the cemetery in season 2's episode "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" from "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" production. It's also the same dead tree that played prominently in the season 1 episode "Scarecrow".
06. No Exit:
♦ The photograph of the victim H.H. Holmes was said to have murdered was actually a photograph of Jack The Ripper's victim - Elizabeth Stride 1888.
♦ Jo's middle name is Beth.
♦ The loft set from season 2's episode "No Exit" was transformed into artist George Darrow's apartment for the episode "Crossroad Blues".
09. Croatoan:
♦ Dean introduces the brothers as US Marshals, using the names Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard. They are members of the band ZZ Top.
10. Hunted:
♦ When Dean and Sam are running from Gordon as he's shooting at them and jump into a ditch to duck down, the actor who plays Dean (Jensen Ackles) falls into it. The editors liked it and kept it.
11. Playthings:
♦ Dean suggests a "greasy pork sandwich served up in a dirty ashtray" as a hangover remedy to Sam. This is a direct quote from the movie 'Weird Science (1985)', the line was originally delivered by Chet Donnelly, played by Bill Paxton.
14. Born Under A Bad Sign:
♦ When Dean is on the website to locate Sam via GPS, he is logged in as "Dean J. MaHogOff.
15. Tall Tales:
♦ Dean's number changes several times during the series.
♦ The opening of clips from previous episodes featured scenes exclusively showing Dean and Sam goofing around and pranking each other, calling each other names.
♦ This episode received its own special article at weeklyworldnews.com. Oddly, the article explains one thing that goes unmentioned in the episode itself: the stakes used to kill a Trickster must be dipped in the blood of one of its victims.
17. Heart:
♦ Sam and Dean use the aliases "Detective Dante" and "Detective Landis". Joe Dante directed The Howling (1981) and John Landis directed An American Werewolf in London (1981).
18. Hollywood Babylon:
♦ In the beginning of "Hollywood Babylon," the Winchesters are on a tour of Hollywood. The tour guide says that they are passing the place where GILMORE GIRLS is filmed, and if they're lucky they might get to see one of the stars. Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester, had a recurring role on Gilmore Girls. At this point, Sam Winchester looks uncomfortable and quickly leaves the tour bus.
♦ The fact that the main actress likes to take Polaroid's of the cast to 'kill time' is a reflection of Jensen Ackles' pastime on set -- taking photos of his fellow cast and crew in between takes.
♦ When Dean tells Tara she was great in 'Boogeyman'. She says it was a horrible script. The Script to Boogeyman (2005) was written by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.
♦ When Dean mentions that he wanted to come to California for "swimming pools, movie stars", Sam replies that it is not swimming pool weather, as it is "practically Canadian". This is in reference to the fact that Supernatural is not filmed in Los Angeles, but in Vancouver, Canada.
♦ The director of the film being shot in the episode is McG (portrayed by Regan Burns). McG, in addition to actually being the director of Charlie's Angels (as credited in this episode) is a producer on Supernatural.
♦ None of the "actors" being portrayed nor the actual actors have appeared in the films they are credited with in this episode. i.e., neither "Tara Benchley" nor Elizabeth Whitmere appear in Ghost Ship, Fear Dot Com or Boogeyman. Neither "Gerard St. James" nor R. Nelson Brown appeared in Critters 3 or Metal Storm.
19. Folsom Prison Blues:
♦ While in the prison, Dean says to Sam, "You from Texas all of a sudden?" The actors that play Sam and Dean were both raised in Texas.
21. All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1:
♦ Instead of the standard "Then" and "Now" recap, the show opens with "The Road So Far", just like in the last two episodes of season 1. This time, they show clips of all the special psychic kids the Winchesters have met along the way and the hints they've gotten about Sam's "destiny."
♦ "In My Time of Dying" is the title of a Led Zeppelin song.
♦ The Reaper is waiting for Dean in room 4747.
♦ During the episode you hear a page over the intercom for a Dr. Kripke, Eric Kripke is the shows creator.
♦ "Dr. Kripke", the doctor who attends one of the Winchesters on an emergency at the hospital, is a reference to executive producer and sometimes writer Eric Kripke.
♦ In this episode, the reaper who comes to collect Dean is named Tessa. This could be short for American based name 'Altessa' which means "noble reaper".
♦ SPOILER: John Winchester dies at 10:41 a.m.
02. Everybody Loves A Clown:
♦ This episode ends with "In memory of our friend Peter Ellis, who directed two episodes in season one.
03. Bloodlust:
♦ Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) broke his wrist while doing a stunt for this episode.
04.3 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things:
♦ Summer Glau was originally cast as Angela, but had to drop out, due to scheduling conflicts. Tamara Feldman took over at the last minute.
♦ Jared Padelacki filmed this entire episode with a broken hand, which he broke during a stunt for another episode. He only believed it to be a sprain until he got x-rays done, however due to the fact that they had begun filming the episode, he had to finish filming the episode without a cast. Hence the line: "I think she broke my hand".
♦ When Sam deposits his father's dog tags at his mother's tombstone it can be read in them: "Winchester John 306-00-3594 Type - AB Non Religious"
♦ The crew of Supernatural inherited the dead tree seen in the cemetery in season 2's episode "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" from "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" production. It's also the same dead tree that played prominently in the season 1 episode "Scarecrow".
06. No Exit:
♦ The photograph of the victim H.H. Holmes was said to have murdered was actually a photograph of Jack The Ripper's victim - Elizabeth Stride 1888.
♦ Jo's middle name is Beth.
♦ The loft set from season 2's episode "No Exit" was transformed into artist George Darrow's apartment for the episode "Crossroad Blues".
09. Croatoan:
♦ Dean introduces the brothers as US Marshals, using the names Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard. They are members of the band ZZ Top.
10. Hunted:
♦ When Dean and Sam are running from Gordon as he's shooting at them and jump into a ditch to duck down, the actor who plays Dean (Jensen Ackles) falls into it. The editors liked it and kept it.
11. Playthings:
♦ Dean suggests a "greasy pork sandwich served up in a dirty ashtray" as a hangover remedy to Sam. This is a direct quote from the movie 'Weird Science (1985)', the line was originally delivered by Chet Donnelly, played by Bill Paxton.
14. Born Under A Bad Sign:
♦ When Dean is on the website to locate Sam via GPS, he is logged in as "Dean J. MaHogOff.
15. Tall Tales:
♦ Dean's number changes several times during the series.
♦ The opening of clips from previous episodes featured scenes exclusively showing Dean and Sam goofing around and pranking each other, calling each other names.
♦ This episode received its own special article at weeklyworldnews.com. Oddly, the article explains one thing that goes unmentioned in the episode itself: the stakes used to kill a Trickster must be dipped in the blood of one of its victims.
17. Heart:
♦ Sam and Dean use the aliases "Detective Dante" and "Detective Landis". Joe Dante directed The Howling (1981) and John Landis directed An American Werewolf in London (1981).
18. Hollywood Babylon:
♦ In the beginning of "Hollywood Babylon," the Winchesters are on a tour of Hollywood. The tour guide says that they are passing the place where GILMORE GIRLS is filmed, and if they're lucky they might get to see one of the stars. Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester, had a recurring role on Gilmore Girls. At this point, Sam Winchester looks uncomfortable and quickly leaves the tour bus.
♦ The fact that the main actress likes to take Polaroid's of the cast to 'kill time' is a reflection of Jensen Ackles' pastime on set -- taking photos of his fellow cast and crew in between takes.
♦ When Dean tells Tara she was great in 'Boogeyman'. She says it was a horrible script. The Script to Boogeyman (2005) was written by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.
♦ When Dean mentions that he wanted to come to California for "swimming pools, movie stars", Sam replies that it is not swimming pool weather, as it is "practically Canadian". This is in reference to the fact that Supernatural is not filmed in Los Angeles, but in Vancouver, Canada.
♦ The director of the film being shot in the episode is McG (portrayed by Regan Burns). McG, in addition to actually being the director of Charlie's Angels (as credited in this episode) is a producer on Supernatural.
♦ None of the "actors" being portrayed nor the actual actors have appeared in the films they are credited with in this episode. i.e., neither "Tara Benchley" nor Elizabeth Whitmere appear in Ghost Ship, Fear Dot Com or Boogeyman. Neither "Gerard St. James" nor R. Nelson Brown appeared in Critters 3 or Metal Storm.
19. Folsom Prison Blues:
♦ While in the prison, Dean says to Sam, "You from Texas all of a sudden?" The actors that play Sam and Dean were both raised in Texas.
21. All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1:
♦ Instead of the standard "Then" and "Now" recap, the show opens with "The Road So Far", just like in the last two episodes of season 1. This time, they show clips of all the special psychic kids the Winchesters have met along the way and the hints they've gotten about Sam's "destiny."