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A production code number, also known as the production code (PC) or episode code is an alphanumeric designation used to uniquely identify episodes within a television series. It is also broadly used for other identification purposes where a unique production number is desirable; for example, automobile manufacturers use production numbers as part of the vehicle identification number.

While, in general, television episodes are filmed in the order they are intended to be aired in, there are circumstances in which this is not the case. In these instances, the production codes can be useful in determining the writers' original intentions.

Some "stand-alone" shows, such as The Simpsons or Law & Order, may film episodes in radically different order to how they are aired, because character development and continuity are not major aspects of production. The airing order may in the end be decided by the network, based on ratings, sweeps months, or other network's competition.

Other, more serialized series, like Desperate Housewives, will air all of their episodes in order.

In some rare cases, shows will film episodes out of order to accommodate guest stars' schedules, or to work around main stars' movie schedules. A good example of this is The X-Files, which filmed episodes out of order in its fifth and sixth seasons to accommodate the shooting schedules of main stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.

About Production Codes

What is Production Codes?

Well production codes are filming code that match with Season# & Episode#.
They well know by Season Numbers and Episode Numbers is put as one.
Here are some of them:

Season# & Episode# In One
Production Code
Season# +	Episode# =	Production Code#
1	01	101
2	01	201
3	01	301
4	01	401

Now you see above are Production code in order as they film and air on TV.

Again: Season 1-Episode 1 is 101, Season 2-Episode 1 is 201, Season 3-Episode 1 is 301.
So that is what Production code really mean.
Should know that Production code are Season Number and Episode Number put together.

External links

Episode Code Number at tvtropes.org

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 In some rare cases, shows will film episodes out of order to accommodate guest stars' schedules, or to work around main stars' movie schedules. A good example of this is ''[[The X-Files]]'', which filmed episodes out of order in its fifth and sixth seasons to accommodate the shooting schedules of main stars [[Gillian Anderson]] and [[David Duchovny]].
+==About Production Codes==
+*What is Production Codes?
+Well production codes are filming code that match with Season# & Episode#.<br>
+They well know by Season Numbers and Episode Numbers is put as one.<br>
+Here are some of them:
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+|align="center" style="background:gold; color:black; font-size:150%; border-bottom:2px solid sienna" colspan="3"|<font face="Balloon">Production Code</font>
+|-
+!style="background:Yellow; color:red" colspan="5"|Season# & Episode# In One
+|-
+|Season# +
+|Episode# =
+|Production Code#
+|-
+|1
+|01
+|101
+|-
+|2
+|01
+|201
+|-
+|3
+|01
+|301
+|-
+|4
+|01
+|401
+|}
+Now you see above are Production code in order as they film and air on TV.<br><br>
+'''Again:''' Season 1-Episode 1 is 101, Season 2-Episode 1 is 201, Season 3-Episode 1 is 301.<br>
+So that is what Production code really mean.<br>
+Should know that Production code are Season Number and Episode Number put together.
 ==External links==