These are some fascinating facts about NCIS that almost no one is aware of

The hit CBS series NCIS revolves around a fictional group of special agents tasked with solving crimes originating from the U.S. Department of the Navy, which includes the Marine Corps. The show has been airing continuously since 2003; over time, it has accumulated many previously unknown facts.

An origin story for NCIS

Aside from cartoons like The Simpsons, NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the only show to beat the performance. This CBS drama is a spinoff of the hit legal drama JAG, the second-longest production of scripted U.S. primetime series. The original plan for JAG was to blend the best of A Few Good Men and Top Gun with a humorous, character-driven story about the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

 Since its premiere in the early 2000s, NCIS has seen a couple of spinoffs of its own since being a JAG spinoff - NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans. It is pretty clear where the two programs are located, but the plotlines they follow are very different from those of their parents. Two men working at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service's Office of Special Projects in California are the focus of NCIS: Los Angeles. Louisiana's Big Easy is the setting for NCIS: New Orleans, a series centered around a large team that operates within the city.

Usually, the actor playing the character must assume a character's interests and quirks. It's the other way around for Pauley Perrette's Abby, the main character on NCIS: It was her audition led to the writers creating her character. She earned her master's degree in forensics in New York after graduating from college with a degree in forensics. As a result of her involvement with CBS's most successful primetime series, she discovered her love of acting.

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The Creative Casting of Young Gibbs

A tricky thing about casting iconic characters is finding young versions of them. Seeing a youthful version of the main character Leroy Jethro Gibbs was challenging for the NCIS casting directors. After a while, the answer emerged: Why would they search through hundreds of audition tapes when they could have chosen the perfect actor right in front of them? A young Gibbs is always played by Mark Harmon's son whenever there is a flashback.

 Props are essential in making or breaking a scene, so finding the right ones is critical. The prop department can produce a less than convincing final product using items that appear too fake or unrealistic for a particular shot. NCIS is thankful that Mark Harmon always brings the tools he needs from home whenever Gibbs needs them. It is guaranteed that whatever hand tool Gibbs uses is not a prop from a prop warehouse but something Harmon owns.

 The relationship between Hollywood actors and filmmakers is not surprising. The T.V. and film industry has been promoting the adage that "it's not what you know, but who you know" for decades. NCIS is an excellent example of this. He is the stepson of JAG creator Donald P. Bellisario, who plays Special Agent Timothy McGee. As well as being Troian Bellisario's stepbrother, he is Also Troian's step-uncle. He has a real-life stepsister who plays his sister on the show.

You are playing pranks on pranksters

There are many practical jokes that Mark Harmon plays on the set of NCIS. Since these actors have been around each other for so long, they're almost like brothers and sisters. Harmon's co-stars pranked him after requesting no big birthday celebrations. Each of the 150 crew members received a T-shirt saying, "It's Mark Harmon's Birthday." Following the end of filming, a day before his birthday, the cast decorated the entire set.

 There is no doubt that Donald P. Bellisario, the creator, and writer of the series, has a keen sense of casting. The fact that he created Quantum Leap, Magnum P.I., and each entry in JAG/NCIS universe speaks volumes about his experience in the T.V. industry. NCIS's lead role was to be played by Quantum Leap actor Scott Bakula, but the actors could not agree on a casting. It was fortunate that Bakula was recast 11 years later to lead NCIS: New Orleans.

 Leroy Jethro Gibbs is typically depicted at home - working on a boat in his basement - wearing either a T-shirt or sweatshirt with the letters NIS when he is not in uniform. Harmon wears these T-shirts on camera as a shout-out or thank-you as if they were mailed to him by police officers around the country. Originally named the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the NIS sweatshirt bears this name.

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 Humorous pokes at personal experiences

A small group of friends for over 15 years can guarantee that details about one's personal life will leak out - for better or worse. Plus, your co-stars and friends are bound to make light of your hardships occasionally. Anthony DiNozzo's character, Michael Weatherly, was treated this way by the writers. His character comments on his unlikely chance of getting engaged to Jessica Alba in real life.

The time will come when an actor's contract ends, and better opportunities open up elsewhere, no matter how much fun they've had on a show. It's a choice between trying something new or staying the same that determines whether you decide to renew or leave. Using the former method was preferable for Sasha Alexander, who portrayed Caitlin. A severe relationship had just been planned between her character and Anthony by Donald P. Bellisario. Ziva and Tony were instead pushed together by Bellisario.

 When it comes to entertainment, there is always some suspension of disbelief involved. How would an audience accept such concepts if it were not for superheroes, aliens, dragons, talking animals, and other nonsensical ideas? On a much smaller scale, NCIS also involves some suspension of disbelief. The show continues to portray the NCIS headquarters in the Washington Navy Yard. NCIS's headquarters moved to Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, in 2011. The only ones who would complain about this are truly nitpicky.

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A punchline about pop culture

A notoriously out-of-touch character like Gibbs, played by Mark Harmon, is infamous for his complete lack of knowledge of pop culture. For this reason, he asked Michael Weatherly's character DiNozzo for help in a late season four episode. As soon as DiNozzo hears this, he quips back "St Elsewhere," a title with more than eight letters. While Gibbs laughs, some younger viewers might not have realized that Harmon starred in a medical drama in the 1980s before becoming the head of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

 If you look at the pristine cars that police officers drive around on the highway, you can quickly see how much money goes into them. CBS's NCIS shows are no exception, especially with officers. It's important to note that the Dodge Chargers on NCIS aren't the vehicles that NCIS officers drive in their real lives since they are colored a unique shade called Deep Water Blue - such a color is much more expensive than white or black.

T.V. writers usually do backdoor pilots when dealing with spinoffs. This means that the first episode of the spinoff will be included in the original series as a regular episode. NCIS and its spinoffs have done it, as did JAG for NCIS. However, a show's backdoor pilot may differ from the show's actual pilot. Two new characters were cut from NCIS, one involving Ducky talking to corpses and the other involving Ducky talking to corpses.

Gibbs in a very different light

Harrison Ford, famous for his roles as Han Solo and Indiana Jones, was experiencing a career slump while NCIS was being created. It was suggested to him by his agent and his closest friends that he should play Gibbs, but he declined. The rest of the crew and Mark Harmon know this, though. It's even acknowledged in the pilot, where Harmon talks about Air Force One, one of Ford's most significant movies of the 1990s.

 Many actors take pride in the number of times a lead actor has appeared on a particular television show. When their characters don't appear in an episode, some even get angry, like when Jason Alexander failed to appear on Seinfeld. In season six, episode 23 saw the end of actor David McCallum's nearly seven-season streak, but he was disappointed that no scenes were written for him. Despite Ducky's medical expertise, the episode didn't require him.

 Hollywood was buzzing back in 2003 with excitement about CBS's upcoming NCIS pilot, which had not yet been finalized. The show seemed a dream come true for everyone, including an actress who would be impossible to imagine today participating in it. In search of her next big gig as Friends drew to a close, Jennifer Aniston was searching for her next significant role. As a result, she turned down Kate's role on NCIS so she could finish writing Friends.

Character Traits Straightened Out

It is common for the characters in early episodes of a show to be far from fully developed. Inconsistencies are more likely to be found during this period. It is common for a display to contradict itself later because throwaway lines in the early episodes are revealed to be crucial later on. DiNozzo is now considered the NCIS movie buff with a pop culture perspective. Fans who have watched the show since the beginning will remember that Gibbs was initially responsible for keeping up with current entertainment news.

"Scuttlebutt" has been a common term employed by NCIS for a long time. This term is used in two different ways. A water cooler or water fountain in the Navy is called a water cooler. Secondly, gossip is common around water coolers. Additionally, local law enforcement officers are often mentioned by the characters. Law enforcement officers are those who enforce the law. It stands for being on the lookout when a character issue a "BOLO." An NCIS officer's real-life experience led to each of these terms.

 Having been a backdoor pilot, it's not surprising that NCIS shares a common characteristic with both backdoor pilots. Characters were also lost between shoots in NCIS's backdoor pilot on JAG. Several characters never made it to the pilot episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans when they debuted within the confines of NCIS. Lara Macy played a role in NCIS: Los Angeles. The character was Wendell Hobbs on NCIS: New Orleans.