1. Reverend Atkins was the last minister to serve Hope Community Church - 30 years before Daniel Cooper arrived.
2. David Lewis just barely made it to Hope Island - he was hired on Friday and started principal photography the following Monday.
3. The pirate's launch was christened "Juanita".
4. Brian Brewster's grandfather was named "Benedict".
5. Molly's middle name is "Rose".
6. Nub contracted histoplasmosis when he cleaned out the garage to create a new "home" for Brian's Caddy.
7. Bonita attended college in Seattle.
8. The Hope Humanitarian Award was funded through an inheritance from Maude Shepard
9. Gina Stockdale could always fall back on a special skill for a little extra income - as a pool shark.
10. Daniel has been an apt student at Alex University - she's taught him how to drive a boat, develop and shop on a budget, balance books and create a business plan.
11. The ex-Mrs. Cooper (Stella) won't have to worry about her pearly whites. Her new husband is a dentist.
12. Boris, the multifaceted, claims to have been (among other things) a chef, artist, sword swallower, disco manager, dance teacher, plumber and
fireman.
13. Dee Dee's favorite meal is Cheerios.
14. Daniel caught Father Mac and Ruby practicing their "Shim Sham."
15. Callie pitched in as Alex's campaign manager when she ran for mayor.
16. Kevin took Molly to The Juicy Lucy Burger Bistro when he tried to recreate their first date.
17. Alex has one sibling, a sister.
18. Nub's mermaid appeared three times to him - and one time to Daniel (but he won't admit it)!
19. Dylan and the other children avoided the woods because of The Scary Man.
20. Services begin at Hope Community Church at 9:00 AM.
21. The violinist Kevin engages for their romantic dinner has to leave unexpectedly - when his alarm watch goes off signaling his curfew.
22. Ruby met Greta Garbo in the Lady's Lounge at Macy's in New York.
23. According to Brian Brewster, the number one rule of selling is "people don't know what they want until you tell them what they're missing."
24. Dylan brought pinecones home from the woods for Alex.
25. Marcus' first classroom demonstration on his first day of teaching was on Non-Newtonian Fluid.
26. When staking out the site of suspected smuggling activity, Brian and Nub give up and return to the van - because it's cold and there are a lot of bugs.
27. The fiancée Boris came to Hope Island to meet was named Pamela.
28. Kevin tried to lower the boom on Roy and help him out at the same time when he ordered him to participate in 20 hours of counseling for alcoholism.
29. After only 18 episodes, the Hope Community Church bids fond adieu to The Tiki Bar.
30. Matthew Walker, a.k.a. Father Mac, is a published poet.
31. Brian pulls out all the stops to win the first Hope Humanitarian Award because, as he says, "it's the first and everyone remembers the first person to do anything."
32. Bonita's plans for her share of the winning lottery ticket include heading to Graceland so she can hang out in the Jungle Room.
33. Dylan gets out of school at 2:30 PM.
34. Molly brings that well-known curative Pez to Nub when he is ill.
35. Brian gives his all in his portrayal of Father Simon in the Hope Island play.
36. Daniel brings Kenny a copy of the video "Cool Hand Luke".
37. Delores McMaster's boyfriend was Jim Malloy.
38. Nub's grandfather taught him the secret to successful fishing.
39. Alex tries to embellish her Charade with the addition of props - a key ring - when she tries to tell Molly something without telling her something.
40. Zabar doesn't remove his post-hypnotic suggestion to Daniel to tell the truth, because he figures that as a minister, Daniel would tell the truth in any event.
41. The final episode saw a reunion of many friends (not regulars) when Cliff Cooper, Kenny, Charlie, Bob, Evan, Harry and Dr. Watson all returned.
42. In an on-set contest inspired by a revealing costume in the last episode, Father Mac, Brian Brewster and Supervising Producer Jason Milligan
all competed for the title "whitest legs". Jason Milligan won legs - er, hands down.
43. When Alex and Molly conspired to snare Calvin Douglas in order to restore normalcy to Ruby and Bonita's relationship, they used the names "Lucy" and "Ethel" because even they realized it was a bit wacky.
44. Even after Steve's departure, Daniel keeps his feelings about Alex to himself when she says that she's not ready for a relationship - yet.
45. Molly Brewster has been the proud recipient of five rings in he life. Peter gave her one from a Cracker Jack box when she was seven, and also gave her an opal ring when they were in high school. Kevin gave her a washer substitute ring when he proposed, and later his mother's engagement ring. In Episode 21 he finally slipped the wedding ring on her finger in the midst of a storm.
46. Nub's birth certificate reads "Nathaniel Umberto Barton".
47. Blake Hunter had to bow out of his traditional director's position for the Hope Island play when he got an offer to direct "Cats" on a Princess Cruise Line.
48. Daniel is left in charge of the general store - to everyone's chagrin - when Ruby goes to the mainland to shop while Bonita enrolls in Beauty School.
49. Boris and Nub each decide to hide out, but for different reasons. Boris has a dream that the KGB is after him, and Nub is hiding out from the fishermen who want him as their lucky talisman.
50. Brian Brewster is passed over as the spokesman for the Brewster Estates development - because he isn't charismatic enough. This is an opinion he definitely does not share.
51. Nub names the foundling Moses because they were both left in baskets.
52. Daniel ends one of his sermons quoting the Big Four (not the gospels, the Beatles) when he borrowed "Love is all you need. Love is all you need. Yeah, yeah, yeah." From All You Need Is Love.
53. While Alex is running for Mayor, Molly spends her time trying to appease The Feathered Friends Bird Watching Society.
54. The Tiki Bar was a reminder of Brian's pre-Jesus Footsteps attraction - a Club Med-like resort on Hope Island.
55. Nub, Brian, Callie, Father Mac and Ruby all succumb to dancing feet around town when Boris starts his dance class.
56. Bonita's beauty shop is named "Beauty By Bonita."
57. When Alex's mother was dying of cancer, Alex prayed for God to help her mother. She feels that God did not answer her prayer and Alex lost faith after that.
58. During his illness, Nub takes comfort from Duane, Debbie and Elliott Prescott, characters in the Captain Supremo comic book that Brian reads to him.
59. Kevin (David Lewis) provided some of the best laughs on the set when he was filming the obstacle course scene as he prepared to take the sergeant's exams. In one take his foot got caught in the netting and his struggle to free himself had cast and crew rolling in the aisles.
60. Daniel Cooper's name was drawn from two classics. Daniel from the Bible - and Cooper from screen great Gary Cooper.
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