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Favorite Sitcoms
« on: May 19, 2003 at 12:27 PM »
What are your favorite sitcoms?

My list goes something like this:

1. Friends
2. Will & Grace
3. Spin City
4. Everybody Loves Raymond
5. Yes, Dear!
6. Just Shoot Me(although not in 23 anymore)

Not airing anymore
1. Perfect Strangers
2. Seinfeld
3. Cheers
4. Charles in Charge
5. Saved By the Bell
6. THE NANNY(All-time Favorite)
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2003 at 01:16 PM »
On top of my head....

A. The ones I only get to see:

Friends is way high up on my list
Scrubs is second and getting nearer to my #1 choice
Frasier
Sex and The City

B. The ones I would like to see complete episodes of:

Seinfeld
Will & Grace (all episodes...I miss some, I get to watch some)
Men Behaving Badly (a top rating BritCom I would like to "get to know")
Coupling (the Brit's Friends)

C. The ones I hope to see more of:

Sports Night - cancelled  :-\
Alf - cancelled  :-\
Perfect Strangers - cancelled  :-\
Home Improvement - cancelled  :-\

D. The ones I watch sometimes, and I enjoy it:

King of Queens
....and this sitcom with one of the Quaids...Growing something.....(StarWorld Mondays)
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2003 at 02:03 PM »
Bosom Buddies
Seinfeld
The Simpsons

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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2003 at 02:38 PM »
Absolutely Fabulous
The Black Adder
The Thin Blue Line
Fawlty Towers
'Allo 'Allo
Will and Grace
Seinfeld
Everybody Loves Raymond


I particularly love the british sitcoms.  ;D
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2003 at 03:33 PM »
The Simpsons deserves not just an Emmy, but a Nobel. I am happy to say that I have seen every episode ever made at least twice, and am the richer for it.

MST3K, IMO, deserves its own thread. That show is the closest equivalent to jazz on television. "I must shoot Donald Regan to prove my love for Lisa Foster."

I'm especially fond of a few other sitcoms, including Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, M*A*S*H, Titus,  Everybody Loves Raymond, Malcolm in the Middle (the first two seasons only), Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Newhart. But one sitcom which I have adopted as my advocacy is NewsRadio. The first season showed more or less a typical office sitcom, but by the second season, the humor was pure dada. The cast dynamic was unmatched (and even the post-Phil Hartman episodes were very good), the storylines unsentimental and absurdist, and the jokes from out of nowhere. Yet despite its atypicality, no other sitcom accurately captured the workplace dynamic (not quite family or friend, but not quite stranger). I understand that the episodes are coming out on DVD soon, and that's a definite buy for me.


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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2003 at 03:36 PM »
Where do I begin?  ;D

10. Friends - Come on, this one's a given. I enjoy the show a lot less each year, but early episodes like "TOW The Blackout," "TOW The Boobies" are plain funny. And besides, they're MY AGE, and early on, it was established they were TV addicts. I think I could relate to them all-too-well...

9. The Larry Sanders Show - At a time when talk shows were trying hard to be funny, this talk show spoof actually was very funny. And it was amusing to get celebrities willing to parody THEMSELVES on the show. David Duchovny's Sharon Stone impression is hysterical.

8. Three's Company - Yes, in 90% of the episodes, the formula was "Character A hears parts of a conversation between characters B & C and misinterprets it, to madcap results." But it WORKED. And I'll always fondly remember The Ropers... but not Mr. Furley.

7. Soap - The classic soap opera parody. CTHE's announcement that this title will soon be on DVD actually excited me. Infidelity, alien abductions, invisibility issues, murder-in-the-shower, mafia princesses, talking dummies, a wisecracking black butler, a baby possessed by the devil, and Billy Crystal as Jody. What more do you need?

6. Married With Children - The ex-jock shoe salesman, his useless wife, hot but stupid daughter and wisecracking youngest son. Plus neurotic (but horny) neighbors. It was the perfect antidote to "The Cosby Show", "Family Ties", "Growing Pains" and the other "perfect families" represented on TV shortly before its debut.

5. Frasier - The spin-off that actually succeeded since instead of making it merely an extension of a hit, they actually created an entirely different show with a different brand of humor.

4. Bewitched - Sure, Samantha Stephens was never as sexy as Jeannie. But she was also never as ditzy. And she was very independent, especially as a woman of the 1960s. She was there to save the day, and unlike Jeannie, she was rarely actually to blame for the messes she was cleaning up.

3. Coupling (UK version) - To dismiss this show as a "Friends"-clone would deprive you of such mind-blowing concepts as "The Nudity Buffer", "The Giggle Loop", "Unflushables", "Porn Buddies", "Bi-vegetarianism" and "Loss of Elasticity". Trust me, once you hear what those are... you're unlikely to ever forget them! But now there's an American version. After seeing what those Yanks did with "Fawlty Towers" and "Men Behaving Badly," I'm scared... really really scared!

2. Police Squad! - In Color! Outrageous parody played with a straight face. Half the jokes from the first NAKED GUN movie came directly from this series. "Cigarette?" "Yes, it is." (Sorry, you had to be there!  :P)

1. Seinfeld - "The show about nothing." But honestly, it was truly something. Seinfeld was really the "Master of his Domain."  8)
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2003 at 05:00 PM »
Friends - they are almost my age and I can relate to them and almost everybody i know loves them.

Everybody loves Raymond - i love the humor!

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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2003 at 05:00 PM »
Must add (and echo some already mentioned):

Batman (probably doesn't count but one of the funniest shows on TV. Ever.)
It's the Gary Shandling Show!
MASH
Newhart
Soap
The Simpsons
(I mentioned it before but must reiterate it. This series is a thing of beauty.)
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2003 at 05:35 PM »
The Simpsons will be the only show in history that would have had as guest stars both Gary Coleman and John Updike. And their upcoming UK episode will feature the voices of Tony Blair, Ian McKellen, and JK Rowling. Reportedly, Prince William desperately wanted to accept the invitation to guest-voice, but the Palace refused.

I can't believe I forgot to add Police Squad to my list. It's the funniest thing the ZAZ team ever made, and contains the best ever utilization of William Shatner on celluloid.

Soap was funniest the first season, before Benson got his own show. And Bewitched with the late Elizabeth Montgomery just a plain guilty pleasure of mine.

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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2003 at 05:41 PM »
I can't believe I forgot to add Police Squad to my list. It's the funniest thing the ZAZ team ever made, and contains the best ever utilization of William Shatner on celluloid.

Was Police Squad the one with Adam West as chief of police or something?  Damn, I wish I saw a lot more of that.  I think I only saw two episodes.

Another one I didn't see much of but wish I had 'cause what I saw seemed pretty funny was Night Court.

Slightly off topic: after Conan O Brien, one of the funniest things I've seen on TV was Rob Schneider's breif run as host of Later. I don't think I can post the jokes here and make it seem funny. It's one of those things that you had to be there to get. Pretty anarchic stuff,all told.
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2003 at 05:58 PM »
For me:

1. M*A*S*H - the mix of comedy and drama was near perfect, the characters lovable and human, the situations hilarious and realistic at the same time.

2. The Golden Girls - from sarcastic Sophia to the dim-witted Rose, I also loved the theme song.

3. Small Wonder - though the special effects were hokey (considering the era), the values mixed with outrageous humor was a guilty pleasure.

4. Cheers - only recently have I begun to appreciate this series, and so far the era of Kirstie Alley had the good episodes.

5. The Nanny - Fran's voice was enough to make me laugh :D

6. Sex And The City - the sarcasm is oftentimes right on the mark, and the situations the girls get in are simply outrageous.

7. King Of Queens - though I hate the character of Doug (who is perhaps the most indecisive and cowardly of 'em all), the characters of Carrie and Arthur made it a balanced mix.

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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:05 PM »
I've seen a lot of  (and liked) Bob Newhart's three sitcom incarnations: the first was The Bob newhart Show which used to be shown over Channel 2 in the afternoons. The second ,and my favorite, was Newhart ,on Channel 7, where he ran this country inn. One of the best episodes of that one was when he dreamed he was still in his first show. The third I don't even recall the title (was it just plain Bob?) but Newhart plays a cartoonist and the episodes I saw were hilarious, specially one in which he's visited at home by Barney. Or some purplish dinosaur thingie that's supposed to represent him. I think it was on ABC 5 but I could be wrong.
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:06 PM »
Was Police Squad the one with Adam West as chief of police or something?  d**n, I wish I saw a lot more of that.  I think I only saw two episodes.

Adam West wasn't on the show. Don't worry, though - if you saw two episodes, then you've seen 1/3 of the entire show. They had a very limited 6-episode run.

Ah, the William Shatner appearance... also Florence "Carol Brady" Henderson. Pretty much every episode's "Special Guest Star" was memorable, right, gurang? ;)

Another one I didn't see much of but wish I had 'cause what I saw seemed pretty funny was Night Court.

Now I'm the one who can't believe I missed this title! This is definitely one of my favorite sitcoms of all-time. Definitely top 5. I still have a few episodes here, but unfortunately, they're on Beta. I better transfer them already before my Betamax completely dies... it feels like it's gonna happen soon.

I've seen a lot of  (and liked) Bob Newhart's three sitcom incarnations: the first was The Bob newhart Show which used to be shown over Channel 2 in the afternoons. The second was newhart ,on Channel 7. The third I don't even recall the title (was it just plain Bob?) but Newhart plays a cartoonist and the episodes I saw were hilarious, specially one in which he's visited at home by a Barney-like character. I think it was on ABC 5 but I could be wrong.

Yes, his third show was "Bob". I remember that was the first time I encountered Friends' Lisa Kudrow.

No one can deadpan better than Newhart! And the final scene of the last "Newhart" is classic, copied and/or parodied by so many others.
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:07 PM »
Was Police Squad the one with Adam West as chief of police or something?  d**n, I wish I saw a lot more of that.  I think I only saw two episodes.

Another one I didn't see much of but wish I had 'cause what I saw seemed pretty funny was Night Court.

Slightly off topic: after Conan O Brien, one of the funniest things I've seen on TV was Rob Schneider's breif run as host of Later. I don't think I can post the jokes here and make it seem funny. It's one of those things that you had to be there to get. Pretty anarchic stuff,all told.

The Adam West series was called The Last Precinct, which I barely recall. Police Squad starred Leslie Nielsen and created the role of Lt. Frank Drebin. Only six episodes were ever made, and the show was a notorious flop. As the ZAZ team notes in the Naked Gun commentary, studio executives allegedly told them that the show failed because "people had to watch the show in order to get it." However, it became a cult hit, and they were able to get the Naked Gun movie made about seven years later. The entire series was once available for rent on VHS at ACA Greenhills.

[modified to add] I meant Beta. So, I doubt if it still is available. The DVD release is the only hope.

To my list, I have to add South Park. It isn't consistently great, but the brilliant episodes (such as the Mecha Streisand episode) are among the funniest things ever aired.
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:13 PM »
To my list, I have to add South Park. It isn't consistently great, but the brilliant episodes (such as the Mecha Streisand episode) are among the funniest things ever aired.

Duh! Color ME stupid... Mr. Hankey forgot about his own show!  ;D

I guess when you're in it, you don't consider it a TV show...  ;)
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« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:18 PM »
The Adam West series was called The Last Precinct, which I barely recall.

Adam West wasn't on the show.

Now I've got my precints confused. Last precint was indeed the West show. But I still do recall seeing two of the six episodes of Police Squad. Now that would be easy to squeeze into a DVD,eh?  :)

Now I'm the one who can't believe I missed this title! This is definitely one of my favorite sitcoms of all-time. Definitely top 5. I still have a few episodes here, but unfortunately, they're on Beta. I better transfer them already before my Betamax completely dies... it feels like it's gonna happen soon.

Yeah. But with the high quality of Beta, chances are, your episodes will still look tiptop.

No one can deadpan better than Newhart! And the finale scene of the last "Newhart" is classic, copied and/or parodied by so many others.

The second Newhart is one sitcom I'd like to own on DVd. Or at least see regularly again.


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« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:27 PM »
I've seen a lot of  (and liked) Bob Newhart's three sitcom incarnations: the first was The Bob newhart Show which used to be shown over Channel 2 in the afternoons. The second ,and my favorite, was Newhart ,on Channel 7, where he ran this country inn. One of the best episodes of that one was when he dreamed he was still in his first show. The third I don't even recall the title (was it just plain Bob?) but Newhart plays a cartoonist and the episodes I saw were hilarious, specially one in which he's visited at home by Barney. Or some purplish dinosaur thingie that's supposed to represent him. I think it was on ABC 5 but I could be wrong.

I liked Newhart best, but the short-lived Bob, which aired on ABC 5, definitely had its moments. I remember best the episode when they had a new neighbor who'd walk around in his house in the nude with the curtains drawn.

Newhart's style of comedy (the slow double-take) is very rarely practiced anymore, and is an acquired taste. It's drawn directly from Jack Benny, and can think of no other present-day comics employing that style. (closest I can think of is Dave Foley's style in NewsRadio). Check out his comedy albums, they are also hilarious, particularly his telephone call bits. He is also (a rarity among US comics) a very devout Catholic, and I've seen him both on EWTN and The 700 Club.

Incidentally, his first show was called The Bob Newhart Show, the second, Newhart, and the third Bob. When asked why his fourth show (with Judd Hirsch) was called George and Leo, Newhart said he just ran out of ideas for a show title.

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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:30 PM »


Ah, the William Shatner appearance... also Florence "Carol Brady" Henderson. Pretty much every episode's "Special Guest Star" was memorable, right, gurang? ;)

Yup. I remember Lorne Greene and Robert Goulet as "Special Guest Stars". I think Dr. Joyce Brothers and Tommy Lasorda also appeared on the show, but not as "Special Guest Stars".

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« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2003 at 06:46 PM »
Incidentally, his first show was called The Bob Newhart Show, the second, Newhart, and the third Bob. When asked why his fourth show (with Judd Hirsch) was called George and Leo, Newhart said he just ran out of ideas for a show title.

LOL  ;D  (after imagining this last line delivered in Newhart's classic deadpan voice).

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« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2003 at 12:31 AM »
Some that I forgot:

1. Sex and the City
2. Mr. BELVEDERE(After the NAnny, My 2nd all-time favorite)... from whom I learned my British accent from...

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« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2003 at 12:32 AM »
Some that I forgot:

1. Sex and the City
2. Mr. Belvedere
3. Facts of Life
4. Married with Children
5. Murphy Brown

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« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2003 at 12:49 AM »
i think we pretty much all agree that The Simpsons is one of the greatest sitcoms (NOT cartoon) of all time. and personally, i think season 4 was the best one because it had conan  ;D why can't they release the DVD's faster?

the other greatest sitcom from all time is definitely Seinfeld. i love this show. master of my domain... the puffy shirt... the little jerry... the coffeetable book about coffeetables, the bro... it just spewed out so many popcultural icons. and if you don't know your seinfeld, then you're missing a lot, buddy. i know there's a seinfeld link here somewhere...

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« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2003 at 12:58 AM »
i think we pretty much all agree that The Simpsons is one of the greatest sitcoms (NOT cartoon) of all time. and personally, i think season 4 was the best one because it had conan  ;D why can't they release the DVD's faster?


TIME Magazine did name The Simpsons as the best TV show of all time, and that probably is right.  ;D

Season 3 is out August 26. Season 4 probably next year. Can't hardly wait.

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« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2003 at 01:06 AM »
HERE'S A FEW MORE:

The Cosby Show. growing up, this (along with Family Ties) was quite an influence on me. dr. heathcliff huxtable was one of the coolest dads (with the kookiest sweater sense) that ever graced the TV screen.

Punky Brewster. the epitome of cool when you're around 7 years old. i used to catch reruns in cable and still pretty much enjoyed them.

Night Court. i'm sorry, i know this isn't exactly what you call "classic", but back when cable was just some wires and FEN ruled our TV set, this was one of my must-see shows growing up. john laroquette, marcia warfield, harry anderson... these guys really cracked me up... especially that guy who played the dumb prison guard. oh well. i probably will be kicking myself for poor taste if i see an old episode at this point of my life.

My Two Dads. c'mon admit it. you followed this show years back on local TV. i think it was the quintessential late 80's sitcom -- the values it preached, the hairstyles, the decor... i can't, however, for the life of me remember the girl who played the chick with the two dads.

Perfect Strangers. let's do the dance of joy! bronson pinchot and mark lyn baker were absolutely fabulous in this show. another classic 80's hit.

Murphy Brown... but only the first few seasons when the humor was still fresh and corky and miles were NOT an item. during its later years the scripts were just plain corny.

Cheers. seeing this series again still, after all these years, manage to crack em up. the people behind it knew how to write timeless comedy. great, great show with great, great characters.

Parker Lewis Can't Lose. this show was awesome... it was a teen-driven show that wasn't your usual Saved By The Bell lame. this show was actually pretty entertaining and starred corin "corky" nemec before he went on to play psychopathic ex-soldiers in filipino productions (Goodbye America, that David Hasslehoff movie). "synchronize swatches!" ;D

god i know there's so much more. i agree though with MASH, Married With Children, South Park, The Larry Sanders Show... i think i watch more sitcoms than dramas.
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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2003 at 02:17 AM »
Must add these chestnuts:

Mork and Mindy . . .or Once Upon A Time Robin Williams Was Actually Funny
and The Jeffersons

Also, not a sitcom but an absolute favorite: IN LIVING COLOR

(  Anybody remember That's My Mama, a black sitcom featuring  future Love Boat barkeep Ted Lange? And a Hispanic sitcom called Viva Valdez with this guy whose catchphrase was "Hellooo everybodeeee!"?  )

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« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2003 at 12:54 PM »
Oh yeah, Punky Brewster, My Two Dads & Parker Lewis Can't Loose! ....I've always regarded Simpsons as a cartoon instead of a Sitcom. :-[  :-[ And LifeStyle Network is airing a feature on the Cosby Show this month.

What is the title of this sitcom back in the 80's which was aired along with Punky Brewster?  The little robot girl? Wonder something....

Malcolm in the Middle is cute...not my favorite but it's....cute.
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« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2003 at 01:37 PM »
What is the title of this sitcom back in the 80's which was aired along with Punky Brewster?  The little robot girl? Wonder something....


That would be Small Wonder. I think. ;D

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« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2003 at 02:20 PM »
That would be Small Wonder. I think. ;D

One of the funniest things I've ever read off the Web is the Small Wonder page on Jump the Shark. It made my day.  ;D Here's the link:
http://www.jumptheshark.com/s/smallwonder.htm

Parker Lewis Can't Lose was smart and sassy, and probably had more fans than one might ordinarily assume. If it hadn't aired on Fox during that network's infancy, it might have lasted a bit longer than it did.


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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2003 at 02:58 PM »
The second ,and my favorite, was Newhart ,on Channel 7, where he ran this country inn. One of the best episodes of that one was when he dreamed he was still in his first show.

That was the final episode of the series, in which he woke up to find himself back as the psychiatrist on his first show, which meant that the entire "Newhart" series was just a dream.  Great twist ending though. ;D

Favorite sitcoms of mine are Frasier, Will & Grace, and Friends. I miss Seinfeld--that was the best. Classic ones were The Golden Girls, Benson, Three's Company.

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Re:Favorite Sitcoms?
« Reply #29 on: May 20, 2003 at 04:45 PM »

Night Court. i'm sorry, i know this isn't exactly what you call "classic".... i probably will be kicking myself for poor taste if i see an old episode at this point of my life.

Some episodes have actually held up pretty well, and I think I would call this very "classic", considering it had an 8 year run... not to mention John Larroquette's record-setting 4 consecutive Emmy wins for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

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My Two Dads... i can't, however, for the life of me remember the girl who played the chick with the two dads.

Let's see... Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan played her two dads, Giovanni Ribisi played her boyfriend, Emma Samms played her late mother in flashbacks... you're right, I can't remember who played "Nicole", but I do remember she eventually turned up as one of the kids on the Patrick Duffy-Suzanne Somers sitcom, Step By Step.

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Murphy Brown... but only the first few seasons when the humor was still fresh and corky and miles were NOT an item. during its later years the scripts were just plain corny.

I enjoyed this show, but I felt it went downhill after the infamous Dan Quayle episode. I think the writers began to think too highly of themselves after that debacle over family values. But it WAS the episode that put the show on the map.

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Cheers. seeing this series again still, after all these years, manage to crack em up. the people behind it knew how to write timeless comedy. great, great show with great, great characters.

Yes, this was a great show. But StarWorld really should've begun its syndication of the show with the earliest episodes, featuring Coach instead of Woody and Sam and Diane before Frasier came into the picture, so viewers could truly appreciate the Sam-Diane dynamic.

Wait a minute... this discussion... I'm getting a deja vu... are you, sungit?  ;D


(  Anybody remember a Hispanic sitcom called Viva Valdez with this guy whose catchphrase was "Hellooo everybodeeee!"?  )

Is that the one where he had another catchphrase... "Looooking Gooood!" Or am I mixing my Hispanic sitcoms up?  ::)
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