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Subject: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and present
From each deacde, these are definitly my fav comedy programmes:
70's - Fawlty Towers ( the greatest comedy EVER in my opinion)
80's - Red Dwarf ( started in '88 and progressed through the 90's - very good stuff)
90's - Friends ( Absolutly love the first 3 series, but started to go downhill mid of series 4 for me)
What are everyone elses? :)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
I can't disagree with any of those three, except maybe I'd stick The Simpsons first, Friends second, and Red Dwarf third. Three absolute classics. I guess I disagreed, hmm?
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
I've actually hardly ever watched the simpsons really, so i cant comment. The times i watched it, i liked it, but didn't think it was anything special. Guess you agreeed, but then changed your mind and disagreed after thinking about it bobo! :)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
As one can guess from my screen name, I'd put Red Dwarf up there :)
I never really watched Friends, although I like The Simpsons, South Park and especially the "Basil the Rat" episode of Fawlty Towers (it was one of the audio tracks on a 8-hour plane trip I took to Malaysia and back, so I must have listened to it about 6 or seven times...)
I don't know about how history will judge them, but at the time I watched a lot of Family Ties and Full House.
Ren and Stimpy I think re-triggered my childhood love of animation even before The Simpsons.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
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Ren and Stimpy I think re-triggered my childhood love of animation even before The Simpsons.
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hehe! I loved them! :P you eeeediot! ::)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
80's - The Golden Girls (I would actually laugh out loud! That's how you know a show is really funny.)
90's - The Fresh Prince Of Belair (laugh out loud fun, for sure! I have to add that Carlton, IMO, was THE funniest of the bunch - especially when he danced!)
00's - The Simpsons (not a dull moment)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70s - M*A*S*H
80s - Night Court
90s - Simpsons
00s - so far, Malcolm in the Middle, Titus & Grounded for Life
the 80s, Night Court really stands out for me, as does Cheers and Sledgehammer... I know I watched a lot of stuff like Silver Spoons, Family Ties, etc. but I don't think those shows age very well. I watch them now, and I hesitate and they don't hold the same appeal that they did the first time
the 90s, the Simpsons win without a doubt.. I can't even think of anything in the same league.. Fraiser was ok for a couple of seasons, but that's it.
Titus I love for the fact that it's a black comedy, based on his real life. In one of the interviews I've read, he states that he would ask his brother if something his dad did, really happened, and his brother would respond with even more outrageous stuff than what he was bringing up. He's one screwed up dude. Titus is unique in that the main action takes place in one location, and you flash back to what led you there at appropriate moments. Not the typical sitcom convention of taking place in the same location week after week. Fox keeps burying it though, so I doubt it'll be around for much longer, which is disappointing.
Malcolm in the Middle I love, because I was in the accelerated classes in school (we were never THAT geeky though), and is the dysfunctional family to the extreme, same thing with Grounded for Life.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
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80's - The Golden Girls (I would actually laugh out loud! That's how you know a show is really funny.)
90's - The Fresh Prince Of Belair (laugh out loud fun, for sure! I have to add that Carlton, IMO, was THE funniest of the bunch - especially when he danced!)
00's - The Simpsons (not a dull moment)
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I forgot to place my favorite 70's one -
Geez, that's tough. I did find The Jefferson's to be hysterical.
I'll leave it at that. ;)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
I don't know much about 70s comedies, but hasn't The Simpsons been notorious for a dip in form in the last few years? Although I can't pick out a bad episode in any of the 200+ that I've now seen (I've just gone and watched the whole of Season 2 on video), Trash Of The Titans being the last one that I've seen (the ones I haven't yet are on video, waiting, just waiting to be watched. Personally, I find the show to be as funny, if not funnier, than its always been. What does anyone else think? The Trash Of The Titans episode was hilarious (# They'll mop up when your over flowing... and tell you when your arse is showing #) With Oscar the Grouch as well, in the trash can. Hysterical.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
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As one can guess from my screen name, I'd put Red Dwarf up there :)
I never really watched Friends, although I like The Simpsons, South Park and especially the "Basil the Rat" episode of Fawlty Towers (it was one of the audio tracks on a 8-hour plane trip I took to Malaysia and back, so I must have listened to it about 6 or seven times...)
I don't know about how history will judge them, but at the time I watched a lot of Family Ties and Full House.
Ren and Stimpy I think re-triggered my childhood love of animation even before The Simpsons.
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I'm wondering out of of every name from the show, why you chose that? Any reasons for it? I absolutly adore Red Dwarf - i can watch 'Better Than Life' and never get bored of it.
I think the Basil the rat one is up there amongst the greatest episodes os 'Flowery Twats' *snigger* :) I also adore 'The Germans' and 'The Deaf Woman' episodes. Absolutly classic.
'' Mrs Richards: And another thing - I asked for a room with a view.
Basil:(to himself) Deaf, mad and blind. This is the view as far as I can remember, madam. Yes, this is it.
Mrs Richards:When I pay for a view I expect something more interesting than that.
Basil: That is Torquay, madam.
Mrs Richards: Well, it's not good enough.
Basil:Well...may I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeeste sweeping majestically over the planes? ''
Absolutly brilliant :)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
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I'm wondering out of of every name from the show, why you chose that? Any reasons for it?End Quote
Well, I have never been "in". Indeed, I have always been a bit of the outsider nerdy guy. I feel I have an inordinate sensitivity to embarassment. And I tend to retain memories of painfully humiliating moments in my life, until displaced by more recent ones. Indeed, at one stage, I think I actually could recall the three most gut-wrenchingly worst moments of my life.
Although I hope that in contrast to Rimmer, I at least have the good grace to not blame others for my own shortcomings.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70s - Happy Days, only the early years with Richie.
80s - Family Ties
90s - Friends, Seinfeld
00's - Malcolm in the Middle, The Simpsons
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
1970's--Sanford & Son, Chico & the Man
1980's--didn't watch much primetime TV
1990's--The Simpsons
2000's--nothing yet
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
1970's--too young to remember
1980's--M*A*S*H, Family Ties, The Cosby Show (I love Claire's fiesty attitude)
1990's--Friends, Fresh Prince, Simpsons, Ren & Stimpy, B&B, The Wonder Years
2000's--still Friends, Will & Grace
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70's: Don't remember
80's: Cheers, Night Court
90's: Simpsons
00's: Titus, Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle ;D
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70s Mash & Happy Days
80s Cheers, Cosby Show,& Family Ties
90s Friends & Fresh Prince
00s That 70s Show and hopefully that 80s show
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
Tough Choice...
70s - Wasnt around then, so um... none
80s - Probably something like Full House or Whos The Boss
90s - Definatley Friends, Seinfeld and The Simpsons
00s - Friends, Simpsons, Titus, Malcolm In The Middle and That 70s Show
That wasnt as hard as I thought
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70's - Happy Days
80's - Three's company, Different Strokes, Growing Pains
90's - Family Matters, Fresh Prince, Simpsons,
I also remember a comedy starring Rob Schnider in the mid 1990's and lasted only one season. It started right about the time another comedy (Down By The Shore) was being canceled. Absoultely LMAO. Does anyone know what comedy I'm talking about?
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70s-All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore Show,and The Jeffersons.
80s-Cosby Show, Married With Children
90s-Seinfeld, Friends, Frasier
00s-None yet, but The Bernie Mac Show looks promising.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
No Simpsons in there, America? I'm surprised at that.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
80's: Different Strokes, and Facts Of Life. 90's: Hangin With Mr. Cooper, Fresh Prince, Family Matters, and Its A Different World.
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
I'll do the 90's & Present with my favorites being "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air", "That 70's Show" and "The Simpsons".
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
70s -- All in the Family. M.A.S.H., Wait 'til Your Father Gets Home, One Day at a Time
80s & 90s -- I was in a fog during the 80s & 90s
00s -- King of the Hill, reruns of Keeping Up Appearences & As Time Goes By
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
I just realised that I didn't put a 'present' one - and I started the thread! I think it would have to be, 'That 70's Show'. They have only aired the first 3 series over here so far, and I've been told that I look quite like Jackie! :)
Subject: Re: Comedies of the Past; 70's, 80's, 90's and pre
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70s - M*A*S*H
80s - Night Court
90s - Simpsons
00s - so far, Malcolm in the Middle, Titus & Grounded for Life
the 80s, Night Court really stands out for me, as does Cheers and Sledgehammer... I know I watched a lot of stuff like Silver Spoons, Family Ties, etc. but I don't think those shows age very well. I watch them now, and I hesitate and they don't hold the same appeal that they did the first time
the 90s, the Simpsons win without a doubt.. I can't even think of anything in the same league.. Fraiser was ok for a couple of seasons, but that's it.
Titus I love for the fact that it's a black comedy, based on his real life. In one of the interviews I've read, he states that he would ask his brother if something his dad did, really happened, and his brother would respond with even more outrageous stuff than what he was bringing up. He's one screwed up dude. Titus is unique in that the main action takes place in one location, and you flash back to what led you there at appropriate moments. Not the typical sitcom convention of taking place in the same location week after week. Fox keeps burying it though, so I doubt it'll be around for much longer, which is disappointing.
Malcolm in the Middle I love, because I was in the accelerated classes in school (we were never THAT geeky though), and is the dysfunctional family to the extreme, same thing with Grounded for Life.
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Wow! I didn't need to type much at all because I couldn't agree more :D I would however ad "Family Guy" to the group ;)