The French Mistake Pop-Up Trivia

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The Season 6 Blu-Ray had a special feature - pop-up boxes on the 6.15 The French Mistake containing trivia relating to the episode particularly pointing out what was real and what was fiction in the episode.

Other features on the DVD relating to 6.15 The French Mistake are a commentary track by Sera Gamble, Bob Singer, and Ben Edlund and an extended scene and bloopers.

More more trivia see the episode entry for 6.15 The French Mistake

The 'scene' comments note when the pop ups appear.

Scene: In Bobby's house

  • The alcohol they drink on set is tea.
  • Bobby's house is the only consistent set since season 1.
  • Sigil blood is made from a corn syrup.


Scene: on the set

  • Serge Ladouceur is the show's Director of Photography; he's worked on every episode of Supernatural except the pilot
  • Robert Singer has directed 19 episodes of Supernatural and executive produced 125


  • Kevin Parks is the assistant direction on on the "odd"-numb sidesteps of Supernatural.
  • John MacCarthy is the assistant direction on on the "even"-numb sidesteps of Supernatural.
  • The shattered pieces of glass are moade from rubber so they're soft to land on
  • Robert Singer loves Diet Coke
  • 2 bells are used for "cut"; 1 bell for "action"
  • The pictures on top of the mirror are from the make-up trailer. You can see the busted-up face of Jensen from Season 5, Ep. 22
  • Jared is sitting in front of the panic room set from Bobby's house. That's Jared's real set chair.
  • Padalecki is a Polish name

Scene: Outside on the backlot

  • The green trucks in the back are the real catering trucks
  • Spn has 8 Impalas; 2 main hero cares, 4 other drivable vehicles, and 2 partialsincludignthe crashed one from Season1.

This is shot on the backlot, which was originally built for the movie Watchmen

This is not Misha's real voice

Sides are small versions of the script, with only the pages specifically fopr that day of shooting

Misha often twerets and has dubbed his follwoers "minions". He currently has 150,000 follwoers and won the Best of Twitter 2009 award.

"J-squared" refers oto Jensen and Hjared's name both starting with the letter J.

This is the real exterio of Jensens trailer



  • Green trailers are actural craft services trailers.
  • Supernatural has 8 Impalas, 2 main hero cards, 4 other drivable vehicles and 2 partials including the crashed one from season 1.
  • Was the actual backlot originally built for "Watchman"
  • Misha's real voice does not sound like Castiel's

J squared refers to both names starting with J.

  • Sides are small versions of the script.
  • Misha often tweets and has dubbed his followers "minions." He currently has 15 000 followers and won the Best of Twitter 2009 award.
  • Exterior of the trailer was really Jensen's.

Scene: Inside the trailer

  • There is no helicopter or fish tank in Jensen's trailer.
  • Dailies in the background are from "Like a Virgin"
  • By the end of season 6 there were 24 Supernatural magazines.
  • Jared and Jensen are both from Texas.
  • The Days of our lives footage was real. From 2000 ep 8849


Scene: Inside the car

  • The name K M Motion Picutre Studios was in honor of Kim Manners, the executive producer who passed away in 2009. Kim directed 16 episodes of Supernatural"
  • Jared and Jensen both have drivers and get picked up in SUVs for work. Their drivers are usually Cliff and John."
  • Supernatural is filmed in Burnaby, BC. The pilot was shot in Los Angeles; the show then moved to Canada."
  • Producers Todd Aronauer and Kristin Cronin are the only remaining crew from teh beginning of the pilot, with exception of Jared, Jensen, and Eric."

Scene: Inside the Jared's mansion

  • the boys do not use tanning beds. When it's required they use spray tans.
  • Not Jared's real house.
  • Jared and Genevieve do not own an alpaca - we don't think."
  • Jared did not know the wedding pictures of he and Ruby would be used until the day of filming.
  • The art department made the cowboy art of Jared.
  • Genevieve's ring was her real ring.

Scene: In the car at the airport

  • Jensen and Jared follow proper custom policies, and all regulations and international laws ... as far as we know."


Scene: Filming on set

  • Supernatural shoots on average 6 pages per day.
  • They used their real set chairs.
  • Serge always has a laser pointer to show which lights to move.
  • Charles Beeson really says "penultimate"
  • Area where director etc gather is called "video village"
  • Misha is actually nice - he doesn't push crew members."
  • "Looking at the camera is called 'breaking the fourth wall.' Actors shouldn't do it, unless directed to."
  • "A mark is a piece of tape on the floor telling the actor where to stand. Jensen and Jared always hit their marks without looking."
  • "The assistant director is always with the camera, not by video village as he is here." (scene with fake acting)

Scene: In the production office

  • Not really Sera's voice on the phone.

Scene: on set

  • Todd and Mike, the stunt doubles, leaped through the window
  • Green screen area was real green screen area.
  • Hockey is the main conversation on set all year long.
  • Lour Bollo played himself and actually has his shirts specially made.
  • Fighting on set is not permitted. Bare feet is not permitted either.
  • During fight scene their real stunt doubles were holding them back.


Scene: In the production office

  • The fez behind Bob was a gift to Jim Michaels. The clown is from Ep 2, Season 2, 'Everybody Loves a Clown.'"
  • "Supernatural's Fan Favorite TV GUIDE cover is in the background." (Behind Bob while talking to Sera on phone)
  • Jim Michaels is co-executive producer, and is the only producer who lives in Canada during the season."
  • Sera and the other producers reside in Los Angeles."
  • Jared and Jensen are called "the boys" by the crew.
  • Eric did not sell Octocobra


Scene: On the set

  • Bob Singer did not name Bobby after himself - Eric did it while Bob was out of town.
  • Eric is a huge fan of Brian Doyle.

Scene: Virgil and Misha in the alley

  • Misha Collins is alive and well.

Scene: Virgil's killing spree

  • Eric was pleased with his death scene - he is also alive and well.

Serge is always calm and collected.

Scene: Back in Bobby's house

  • Set walls are called flats.

Over the end credits

  • Jared and Jensen are still talking
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