Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

The Weirdest Occurance

The Godfather initially premiered on Saturday, November 16, and Monday, November 18th in 1974 on NBC. There were no commercial breaks. Apparently, the audiences were so sucked into the film that they didn't use the restroom. New York City Municipal Water Authorities said that they dealt with tons of overflow problems because of how many people used the bathroom at the same time after the movie was over! Both nights!

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.