95 Fun Facts About Supernatural

On Supernatural, which creature is killed by decapitation, with dead man's blood acting as a poison and sedative on it?

Vampire lore gets a rewrite: a stake through the heart does nothing, and the show swaps it for beheading and a syringe of dead man's blood.

What car do the Winchester brothers primarily drive?

The black Impala, nicknamed 'Baby', even gets a bottle episode in season eleven set entirely inside it.

What is the name of the angel who first pulls Dean out of Hell?

Castiel makes his memorable entrance in Season 4, revealing himself as the angel who 'gripped Dean tight and raised him from perdition.'

Which demon maneuvers into becoming the King of Hell during the series?

Crowley, a former crossroads demon, takes Hell's throne after Lucifer is caged, then spends the back half of the show flipping between enemy and reluctant ally of the Winchesters.

In what Canadian city is the show primarily filmed?

Despite the show's American road trip setting, principal filming for Supernatural took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, and its surrounding areas.

On Supernatural, which weapon can kill almost any supernatural being, Lucifer being one of only five exceptions?

The Colt was crafted by 19th-century hunter Samuel Colt, and with its special bullets it kills most supernatural beings, with a few notable exceptions.

Which character is known as a surrogate father figure to Sam and Dean?

Bobby Singer, a gruff but loving hunter, becomes a vital mentor and father figure to the Winchester brothers after the death of their own father.

What must happen to free the Devil from his Cage and set the Apocalypse in motion?

The final seal turns out to be the death of the very demon breaking them, which is why killing her backfires so badly.

Before being cast as Dean, which character did Jensen Ackles originally audition to play?

Jensen Ackles originally read for Sam; the producers asked him to try Dean instead, and he preferred the older brother once he had seen the script.

The yellow-eyed demon of the first two seasons belongs to which class of demon?

He is one of four such princes, alongside Ramiel, Asmodeus and Dagon, and the one most devoted to their maker.

What is the name of Sam's girlfriend who dies in the pilot episode?

Jessica Moore dies pinned to the ceiling and consumed by fire, exactly the way the brothers' mother died, and her death sends Sam back on the road with Dean.

What is the primary weakness of a Wendigo in Supernatural?

Fire is the wendigo's weakness: in the season-one episode 'Wendigo' bullets do nothing, and Dean finishes the creature with a flare gun.

Who is the creator of the television series Supernatural?

Eric Kripke created Supernatural and served as its showrunner for the first five seasons, which he initially intended to be the complete series arc.

What is the name of the powerful primordial entity that is God's sister?

Amara, also known as The Darkness, is God's sister, a primal force of destruction he locked away with the Mark of Cain so that creation could exist.

On Supernatural, how many years of life does a crossroads demon's deal customarily grant before the debt comes due?

Ten years is the customary Faustian term, which makes Dean's single year when he sells his soul to bring Sam back a far worse bargain.

Which character is a prophet of God who writes the 'Supernatural' books?

Chuck Shurley, initially introduced as a prophet, is later revealed to be God himself, writing the events of the Winchester brothers' lives.

Which Supernatural angel first appears masquerading as the pagan trickster god Loki, with a fondness for candy?

Gabriel is actually an archangel hiding as the Trickster, with a penchant for elaborate illusions and a fondness for candy and television.

What is the recurring demon-killing blade in the brothers' arsenal called?

Ruby's Knife, named for the demon who carried it, kills most demons outright and stays in the Winchesters' kit long after Ruby herself is gone.

Which Nephilim, the archangel Lucifer's son, do the Winchesters take in from season thirteen?

Jack Kline is the son of the archangel Lucifer, born in the season-twelve finale; the Winchesters and Castiel raise him, a Nephilim sired by an archangel and stronger than any ordinary angel.

What word does the Winchesters' salvage-yard mentor famously call the brothers?

It is also the last thing he says to them before he dies in season seven.

Which hacker, played by Felicia Day, becomes an ally of Supernatural's Winchester brothers?

Charlie Bradbury first meets the brothers while working IT at Richard Roman Enterprises, and her real name turns out to be Celeste Middleton.

Which archangel takes Sam as his true vessel in season five?

Lucifer's true vessel is Sam; in the season-five finale Sam regains control while possessed and throws himself, with Lucifer, into the Cage to end the Apocalypse.

Which painted symbol leaves a demon immobile and powerless once it stands inside it?

A Devil's Trap painted on Bobby's ceiling in the season-one finale, itself titled 'Devil's Trap', holds a demon long enough for an interrogation and exorcism.

What is the name of the realm where angels reside?

Heaven is depicted as a bureaucratic paradise with various levels, where angels reside and human souls go after death.

Which mythological creature, often associated with clowns, preys on children and consumes their parents?

The Rakshasa, a creature from Hindu mythology, is depicted in Supernatural as a child-eating monster that often takes the form of a clown to gain access to homes.

Which recurring antagonist is a demon who took the name of the young woman she first possessed?

Meg Masters is the demon's borrowed name, taken from the young woman she possessed in season one; she keeps it in later hosts and by season seven is an uneasy ally of the brothers.

What do the brothers load into shotgun shells to drive off ghosts?

Rock salt fired from a sawed-off shotgun disperses a ghost on contact; the rounds debut in the season-one episode 'Hook Man', and salt lines across doorways became a series staple.

What is the name of the realm where monsters go after they die?

Purgatory is where monster souls go; its oldest residents are the Leviathans, sealed there because they threatened the rest of creation, and Dean spends a year trapped there after season seven.

Which actor plays the younger Winchester brother?

Jared Padalecki plays Sam, the younger Winchester brother, for the entire fifteen-season run from 2005 to 2020.

What is the name of the demon who possessed John Winchester at the end of Season 1?

Azazel, the yellow-eyed demon who killed the boys' mother, rides John into the season-one finale, and John begs Sam to shoot him with the Colt.

What type of supernatural being are the 'Leviathans'?

Death says they were locked away because they threatened everything else, and they get loose when the door to their prison is opened at the end of season six.

The brothers sum up their work as 'saving people, hunting things' — and what?

'Saving people, hunting things, the family business' is Dean's line from season one's 'Wendigo', and it becomes the show's shorthand for everything the brothers do.

Which demon was the very first one made, her human soul twisted by the fallen archangel?

Her creation is the act that gets her maker thrown out of Heaven, and she spends season four working to free him.

Which creature feeds on victims while trapping them in a dream where their wish has come true?

The Djinn, unlike the wish-granting genies of folklore, grants nothing real; it poisons its victim into a dream of a perfect life and drinks their blood while they sleep.

Which town is home to the salvage yard where the Winchesters so often take shelter?

Bobby Singer's salvage yard sits in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Death raises the town's dead in season five's 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid', Bobby's late wife Karen among them.

Which powerful witch is the mother of the King of Hell?

Her son Fergus, a 17th-century Scot, grew up to be the demon who runs Hell, and the two loathe each other for most of the series.

Which secret society do Sam and Dean discover they are legacies of?

The Men of Letters is a secret society of knowledge-keepers and pre-supernatural scholars whose legacy Sam and Dean inherit, providing them with a bunker full of lore and resources.

What ability of Dean's old amulet does God admit he deliberately 'turned off'?

It later starts glowing in Sam's pocket and leads the brothers straight to him during the fight with the Darkness.

Whose rings, when combined, open the Cage where the Devil is imprisoned?

War, Famine, Pestilence and Death each wear one; Sam uses the combined rings to reopen the Cage in the season five finale.

Which demon, once a human witch, spends two seasons helping Sam while hiding her real agenda?

Her real goal is to steer Sam, one demon-blood dose at a time, toward freeing her master.

What kind of creature is Garth Fitzgerald IV?

Garth, a quirky hunter and friend of the Winchesters, eventually becomes a werewolf, but a 'good' one who learns to control his urges.

Who is the mother of Sam and Dean?

Mary Winchester's death on the nursery ceiling in the pilot is what sends John on the road as a hunter with his two boys.

Produced by Japanese studio Madhouse in 2011, what is the title of Supernatural's anime adaptation?

Supernatural: The Animation made the show the first live-action foreign series to receive an anime adaptation, courtesy of Madhouse in 2011.

What can trap an angel in place or temporarily banish one?

A ring of burning holy oil holds an angel, and a Molotov of it briefly banishes even the archangel Michael in the season five finale.

Which powerful artifact is capable of closing the Gates of Hell?

The Demon Tablet, God's word on demons, lays out three trials for closing the Gates of Hell; the prophet Kevin translates it and Sam very nearly dies completing them.

Which reaper takes over as Death after Dean kills the original Death?

Billie, the reaper who hounded the brothers in seasons eleven and twelve, is revealed as the new Death in season thirteen, succeeding the Death that Dean killed with his own scythe.

What kind of creature are the 'Alpha' monsters?

The first of their species: the Alpha Vampire is the first member of the vampire species, and each Alpha is the progenitor of its kind, with powers beyond regular monsters.

Which half-brother of Sam and Dean ends up serving as the Archangel Michael's vessel?

Adam Milligan, the half-brother John fathered with Kate Milligan, says yes to Michael for the final showdown and is dragged into the Cage alongside him, staying there until season fifteen.

Which city is the Winchesters' hometown?

Lawrence, Kansas is the Winchesters' hometown; Kripke picked it because a nearby graveyard carries a local legend of being a gateway to Hell.

Sam and Dean's first names were borrowed from characters in which novel?

Kripke's love of road-trip stories began with a family trip when he was nine, and Kerouac's book was a key influence on the pitch.

Which surname, a nod to a Star Wars actor, did the brothers nearly carry?

A real Sam Harrison lived in the brothers' home state, so the name had to go for legal reasons.

Which network aired Supernatural's first season before it moved to The CW?

The WB aired Supernatural's first season in 2005–06; the network then merged with UPN to form The CW, which carried the show from season two until its 2020 finale.

In 'Swan Song', where do Lucifer and Michael meet for their final showdown?

The real graveyard, about 30 miles from the brothers' hometown, is said in local legend to be possessed by demonic forces.

Who was Kripke's first choice to play John Winchester?

Bruce Campbell, the Evil Dead star, was Kripke's first choice for John but was unavailable; Jeffrey Dean Morgan, only 12 years older than Jensen Ackles, got the part instead.

Who played Constance Welch, the Woman in White of the pilot?

Sarah Shahi played Constance Welch, the pilot's Woman in White; she went on to star in Life, Fairly Legal and Person of Interest.

Unlike every later episode, the pilot was shot in which city?

Its bridge scenes were filmed at Lake Piru, and reshoots for Sam's introduction were done on the set of The O.C.

Which season was cut to just 16 episodes by the Writers Guild strike?

The third season was cut to 16 episodes by the 2007–08 Writers Guild strike; only 12 had been made when it hit, and four more followed once the strike ended.

How many episodes did the series run across its 15 seasons?

That makes it the longest-running fantasy series in American television history.

Which cinematographer gave Supernatural its dark look across all fifteen seasons?

Serge Ladouceur was Supernatural's cinematographer from the first season through the last, reworking The X-Files' expressionist lighting into a grungy chiaroscuro of blacks, browns and dark blues.

Kripke named Castiel after googling the angel of which day of the week?

Thursday: Kripke looked up the angel of the day the show then aired, Cassiel, and adapted it to Castiel; the character debuted in the season-four premiere.

Castiel's rumpled trench-coat look was modelled on which comic-book character?

Kripke cited DC's Hellblazer character John Constantine, a trench-coated occult detective, as the model for Castiel's rumpled look when the angel debuted in season four.

To keep the arrival of angels secret, Misha Collins auditioned believing Castiel was what?

A demon: the audition sides disguised Castiel as a demon so the arrival of angels stayed secret, and Collins only learned the truth once cast for the season-four premiere.

What is the name of the human whose body Castiel uses as his vessel?

Jimmy Novak, a devout man from Pontiac, Illinois, is Castiel's vessel; his story is told in the season-four episode 'The Rapture', and his daughter Claire returns in later seasons.

Who took over as showrunner from Kripke for seasons 6 and 7?

Sera Gamble, a writer since season one, ran seasons six and seven after Kripke stepped down; Jeremy Carver then took over for seasons eight through eleven.

Which season-6 episode was filmed first so director Jensen Ackles had time to prepare?

'Weekend at Bobby's' was shot first in season six so Jensen Ackles could prepare to direct; he went on to direct the first-produced episode of several later seasons, including 'Atomic Monsters' in the final one.

Whose last words, 'Kick it in the ass', were a tribute to a late director?

Ellen Harvelle says 'Kick it in the ass' before detonating the hellhound trap in season five; it was the catchphrase of a show director who had died earlier that year, recited before every take.

In which season-5 episode do the Harvelles make their last stand?

Director Phil Sgriccia promised both actresses their characters would go out in a blaze of glory.

In 'Baby', which Bob Seger song bookends the brothers' road trip?

'Night Moves' is the Bob Seger song Sam and Dean sing along to early in 'Baby', and it returns over the closing drive; the whole hour is shot from inside the Impala.

In 'Swan Song', who is revealed as the Impala's first owner?

Sal Moriarty, Chuck's narration reveals, bought the Impala new in 1967; an alcoholic with two ex-wives, he spent weekends handing out Bibles to the poor, and John bought the car in 1973.

In 'Swan Song', what object in the Impala jolts Sam into wrestling back control of his body?

A plastic army man Sam jammed into the rear ashtray as a boy catches his eye and jolts him back; Dean's Legos rattle in the vents whenever the heat comes on.

Which Def Leppard song does Dean blast before interrupting Michael and Lucifer?

Kripke gave the scene a deliberate quirk to keep it from feeling too heavy, right down to Castiel's 'ass-butt' insult.

Which rogue angel zaps the brothers into the world of 'The French Mistake'?

Balthazar throws the brothers through a window into a world where they are actors named Jensen and Jared; the title nods to Blazing Saddles, whose climactic brawl spills onto the set of a musical number of that name.

Which band's 1976 song 'Carry On Wayward Son' became Supernatural's unofficial theme, played over season-finale recaps?

Kansas recorded 'Carry On Wayward Son' for their 1976 album Leftoverture, and the show played it over the 'Road So Far' recap that opens its season finales.

In what year was Dean Winchester born?

He was born on January 24 and named after his maternal grandmother, Deanna Campbell.

Which university was Sam attending when Dean came looking for him?

Stanford University was Sam's escape: he had left for college at nineteen after a blowout argument with John, and hadn't spoken to Dean in years.

In the pilot, Sam is celebrating a high score on which exam?

The LSAT: Sam has just scored 174 and has a law-school interview lined up for Monday, which is why he wants Dean's hunt wrapped up over the weekend.

Which future Walking Dead star played Bela Talbot?

Lauren Cohan, later Maggie on The Walking Dead, played the thief Bela Talbot in season three; the character was rewritten as British once she was cast.

Jared Padalecki married which Supernatural co-star?

Genevieve Cortese joined the show in season four as the second Ruby; she and Padalecki married in 2010, and she cameoed as herself in 'The French Mistake'.

Which actor was the main face of the yellow-eyed demon?

Fredric Lehne was the yellow-eyed demon's main face, from the season-one finale through the season-two finale, where Dean finally shoots him with the Colt.

What colour are Lilith's eyes when her demon side shows?

White: Lilith's eyes go milky white when her demon side shows, setting her apart from the black-eyed rank and file, red-eyed crossroads demons and yellow-eyed Azazel.

Which of Azazel's psychic children stabs Sam to death in the season-2 finale?

Jake Talley, a soldier among Azazel's psychic children, stabs Sam in the back in 'All Hell Breaks Loose'; Sam later kills him in cold blood after he opens the Devil's Gate on Azazel's orders.

The Ghostfacers are Harry Spangler and which partner?

Ed Zeddmore and Harry Spangler, first met as the 'Hell Hounds' in season one's 'Hell House', got their own 10-episode comedy web series in 2010.

Which company does Dick Roman acquire to dose the nation's food supply?

Sucrocorp, a corn-syrup giant Roman buys in season seven, lets the Leviathans lace the food supply with an additive that makes humans docile; Biggerson's restaurants were only the test run.

The 'Bloodlines' backdoor pilot was set among monster families in which city?

Chicago: the season-nine backdoor pilot 'Bloodlines' followed monster families ruling the city; announced as Supernatural: Tribes, it was renamed before airing and never picked up.

In 'Scoobynatural', the brothers are sucked into which 1970 Scooby-Doo episode?

'A Night of Fright Is No Delight', a 1970 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode Dean calls his favourite, is the one the brothers land in; the Scooby voice cast of the day, including Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, reprised their roles.

Who played Jack Kline?

Alexander Calvert plays Jack; introduced in the season-twelve finale, he was promoted to series regular for season thirteen and stayed through the final episode.

Which actor played Lucifer, a role first meant to last only a few episodes?

Mark Pellegrino played Lucifer from season five, a role first planned for a handful of episodes; fan response kept him around for years, and after the devil's death he stayed on as Nick, the vessel.

In season 12, Lucifer briefly possesses the holder of which office?

The child he conceives while wearing that host is the Nephilim who becomes Team Free Will's adopted son.

What is the first of Sam's three trials to close the gates of Hell?

Kill a hellhound and bathe in its blood is the first trial, which Sam completes in 'Trial and Error'; the later trials are rescuing an innocent soul from Hell and curing a demon, and the process nearly kills him.

The 300th episode, which brought John Winchester back, is named after which town?

Jeffrey Dean Morgan had last voiced John in season three and not appeared on screen since season two.

Which two other fandoms merged with Supernatural's in a famous Tumblr mega-fandom?

Doctor Who and Sherlock joined Supernatural in 'SuperWhoLock', the Tumblr mega-fandom of the early 2010s famous for claiming to 'have a GIF for everything'.

Season 4 was dedicated to which executive producer and director, who died in January 2009?

Kim Manners, an executive producer and frequent director, died of lung cancer on January 25, 2009; the show honoured him with an on-screen tribute and dedicated the season to him.

Which season-4 episode was filmed entirely in black and white?

'Monster Movie' was shot entirely in black and white as a homage to the classic Universal monster films, with a shapeshifter playing Dracula, a mummy and a wolf man.

Which season-3 episode earned the show an Emmy nomination for sound editing?

'Jus in Bello' earned a 2008 Emmy nomination for sound editing; it was the last episode completed before the 2007–08 writers' strike halted production.

In 'Bad Day at Black Rock', what cursed object brings luck and then doom?

A rabbit's foot, cursed so that losing it means death within a week, brings Sam a run of luck in 'Bad Day at Black Rock' before Bela Talbot steals it.