Best TV easter eggs of all time

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Season 3 generally

Easter egg: On Disc 4, go to the Special Features from the main menu. On this menu, type in 742 (the Simpsons' house number) to view some hidden sketches. (Note: You may have to press Enter between each of the numbers.).

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Season 4 generally

Easter egg: On disc 1 of the Red Dwarf series IV DVD enter the 'select episode' option. Before you reach the episode menu there is a sequence including a scutter which grabs a tape. When you see the scutter with the tape press enter and you will be taken to perhaps the best easter egg in all the Red Dwarf DVDs, the Red Dwarf actors actually having an easter egg hunt during the commentary recording session.

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Season 1 generally

Easter egg: The Office (UK) Series 1 DVD, on disc 2: Go to "Deleted Scenes" and choose "'Slough' by John Betjeman". Before the scene plays, there is a description page with a flickering fluorescent light. The screen will go dim for a few seconds just before the deleted scene begins to play. Press 'enter' or 'play' at this point, and the "Who Cares Wins" video from episode 4 will play.

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Season 3 generally

Easter egg: There are 10 easter eggs on the Season three DVD. Here are the ones for disc one. 1. Go to Easter Eggs and press Enter. Go to Hints and press up twice. 2. At the main Title screen, make sure Play All Episodes is Highlighted and press left three times. 3. Go to Episode select and press enter. Go to the Return button and press down twice. 4. Go to Episode Selection and press Enter. Go to Episode 5 and press up three times. Easter Eggs for Disc Two. 5. Go to Episode Selection and press right twice. 6. Go to Episode Selection and press Enter. Go to Episode 9 and press up three times. 7. Go to Episode Selection and press Enter. Go to Episode 14 and press right twice. Easter Eggs for Disc Three. 8. Go to Episode Select and press down twice. 9. Go to Episode Select and press Enter. Go to Episode 16 and press up twice. 10. Go to Episode Select and press Enter. Go all the way to the last three episodes on the Episode Select and go to the Return button and press down twice.

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Season 5 generally

Easter egg: In season five special features, go to Gunther Spills the Beans, then click right. 3 easter egg coffee mugs will appear.

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The War Games - S6-E7

Easter egg: On the second disk, go to the subtitles menu, scroll to the second option down and press right. This will bring up the words "Doctor Who" underneath. Press enter to watch him standing trial before two sock puppets.

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Show generally

Easter egg: On the extras menu, there are hidden segments (on the different parts of the ship ex:the deflector dish.). Use your controller to find them all.

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Season 1 generally

Easter egg: On the main menu for Season 1 Disc 1 press right to highlight the limo. Press enter to view the film poster for the film 'Planet of the Clams'.

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The Final Frontier - S5-E6

Easter egg: On Disc 2 of the season 5 DVD set, enter the bonus features menu. Below the selection for the main menu, there is an image of a UFO. Select it for a short behind-the-scenes clip showing the construction of the "Nebula 9 Fan Experience" set.

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Season 1 generally

Easter egg: On Disc 6, go to the Bonus Features section. Scroll down to the second option, and the light in the cabin on the right hand corner of the screen goes on. Click on it and you'll find a surprise.

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Season 2 generally

Easter egg: On the main menu, select Phase 3 (conclusion) then go down to "Secrets from the hatch". Then press left. A dot should appear on the right of the screen. Press select/enter to view the Easter egg.

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Season 2 generally

Easter egg: On Disc 2 of series 2, enter 'Anglian Alan', press up once to highlight a video in the background, press enter to see fictious credits to Crash Bang Wallop What a video.

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Show generally

Easter egg: Enter the episode select screen on disc 1 then press title to return to the main menu. Remain idle on the main menu and you will hear an interview with Chris Morris and Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan about the destruction of the world trade center.

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Season 1 generally

Easter egg: In the special features on Disc 6, go down to "Inside Quantico and the Criminal Mind", and press right on your control; this should highlight the image of a gun. Select it to view a short tour of the CM offices and set with Edward Allen Bernero's assistant Rosalie.

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Season 2 generally

Easter egg: In Season 2, Disc 3 go to the extra features. Go down to Alternate/Deleted Scenes and push right. Lt. Dangles shorts should light up. Push play and you will see the last episode of Season 2 but with voiceovers by other people.

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Show generally

Easter egg: On disc four of series 3, go into the scene selection, go to the last page, highlight "keep looking" and press "up." You know have the whole easter egg that was part of the story.

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Season 1 generally

Easter egg: Season One set, Disc 4: From Main Menu, go to Set-Up and press the down arrow. A red hexagon appears. Click on this for an un-aired trailer.

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Show generally

Easter egg: On both the first and second season DVD sets insert the special features disc of each set. When the menu comes up press your left arrow, then your right arrow. A star will appear below the menu options. On the season one special features disc there is an interview with the chief security guard of the set. On season two they discuss the fishbowl on the desk of C.J.Craig.

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Show generally

Easter egg: On the Series 1 Disc 4 on the main menu, when you have the 'Play All' button highlighted, go up and highlight what looks like a mobile phone. If you press enter you get the director of the first two episodes discussing the use of CGI within said episodes for about 2 1/2 minutes.

David Hutchinson

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