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For most of the run, the series featured Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Rich Hall, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin and Lucy Webb.

The series was the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets, which spawned a number of books.

It also included early appearances from Jan Hooks, and, among the many writers the show employed, was the first credited professional television writing gig for Conan O'Brien, Greg Daniels, Al Jean and Mike Reiss.

The show's first theme song was the instrumental bridge of Eric Clapton's cover of "Motherless Children".

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