‘Bazinga’ originated from a grapefruit joke.

The term “Bazinga,” which means “I got you” on the show, actually originated from writer Stephen Engel, who used the term whenever he played practical jokes on other people. His favorite practical joke involved taping up a grapefruit in their office. Of course, if you always see it while brainstorming and writing, it’s bound to end up in the script somewhere! That’s what you call creativity and innovation, people!