California

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California
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Planet Earth
Continent North America
Country United States
First appearance HW: "A Star is Bored" (1961)

California is a state in the Western United States, located near the Pacific Coast. It is the third largest US state by land area (after Alaska and Texas) with 163,696 square miles (or 423,970 km²).

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

History

Real Life

The region of what is now California was first settled by various indigenous tribes. It was explored by Europeans in the 16th to 17th century, and led to colonization by the Spanish Empire. In 1804, it was in the Alta California province within the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican–American War. The western portion of Alta California was then admitted as the 31st state two years later in 1850.

California was originally a part of Mexico, and as such, is a host to a large Mexican-American population, in addition to its highly dense and diverse demographic. It is also the home of many attractions and landmarks, including Hollywood, Disneyland, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Griffith Observatory.

Fictional

In Heyyy, It's the King!, the Guinness Book of Records has a record on a guy in California who shot two hundred baskets in a row at a high school gym.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • Hanna-Barbera produced all their cartoons in this state. The former studio was repurposed as real estate, minus the main studio, which is being preserved.
  • The pilot of ...Where's Rodney? was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California.

In popular culture

Main article: List of pop culture references to Flintstones
  • In the TV special The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special, in a nightclub that is supposed to be in Hollyrock, California, Joe Piscopo plays Fred presenting The Flintstones: The Lost Episodes, with Danny DeVito as his co-host, Barney. They show a clip from one of their favorite never-before-seen episodes, which involves Fred and Barney discussing Fred's anger over 18-year-old Pebbles dating a Neanderthal. Back in the present, Fred and Barney say, "Yabba-dabba-doo," and get the audience to sing along with them a very truncated version of the "(Meet) The Flintstones" theme song.

References

  1. ^ Heyyy, It's the King!: "Go for It, King," season 1, episode 13 (1977).