Showing posts with label Great Sitcom Moments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Sitcom Moments. Show all posts

Quincy, Luther's Dog: Great Character Actor

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In my most recent A-Z List, I've been exploring characters that change.  One of the funniest non-human examples is Luther's dog Quin...

All the Ms: Mallette to Mallone

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Gloria Mallette: Distant Lover starts with a clearly characterized protagonist. Lots of family problems, so I didn’t keep going, but I did...

Barney Miller Memorable Moment: James Gregory

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James Gregory shows up in a great many classic television shows, including Columbo . I love him best, however, in Barney Miller where he pl...

Great Sitcom Moment: Running in Airports

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In "Wedding Planning," Last Man Standing , Mandy and Eve have a great exchange where Mandy describes the trope of the couple that ...

Belated Happy Rat and Mouse Day

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Yesterday, November 12th, was Rat and Mouse Day. It reminded me of a subplot in a Castle episode where Alexis takes care of her boyfriend...

August 18th: Bad Poetry Day

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 It's Bad Poetry Day tomorrow, and time once again for Baldrick!

May 25th: Geek Pride Day

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There is so much to celebrate! In my novel Anubis on Mars , one of my detectives, Rhys, reflects: He could see the technicians conferring ov...

Two Short Jokes

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I'm short. I don't mind. And I think short jokes can be very funny. Example One The podium in Spin City. It is raised to give the t...

Have Fun with Frasier!

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Want to take a break from your day?  Here it is!

Great Comic Moments: Playing all the Parts

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In My School President , Gun complains about having to play a part in the school play, adding, "Why can't Tiw do it?"  Tiw rep...

Great Quote about History: Last Man Standing

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Outdoor Man is putting on a Buffalo Bill show except Mike--who runs the PR department--rejects the use of historically accurate terminology....

Mourning for Phil Hartman

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Reminding the world of Phil Hartman is a worthy task. Since his birth date is tomorrow (September 24th), I am re-posting about him. His post...
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Slamming Doors and Removing Shoes: Cultural Instincts in Art

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In the Season 2 episode of Frasier , "Roz in the Doghouse," Roz gets offended when Frasier questions why Bulldog wants her to work...

More Chivalry Examples from Coach

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I discuss chivalry in Elementary , Castle , Person of Interest , and Coach .  Here's another example from Coach !  Dauber is explaining ...

The Powerful Hilarity of Weird

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As stated in the prior post , in order for a spoof to work, a common cultural understanding must exist.  That is, like it or not, in order f...

The Wrong Lyrics Are Back!

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Years ago, I posted about how listeners invent lyrics. Sometimes, we even prefer our invented lyrics . (RIP, Meat Loaf!) We also forget lyri...

Barney & Kleptaminaracks

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Shakespeare wasn't the only writer to play with language! In Season 2 of The Andy Griffith Show , "Guest of Honor," Barney exp...

Memorable Moment in Last Man Standing: Joking about Doomsdaying

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I've been moving this post around from week to week for over three months now. I finally decided to post it in conjunction with my post ...

Memorable Moment: Great Line From Sitcom

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In That 70's Show, the characters end up in the hospital for some reason (I saw the episode years ago). Red, played by the adorable Kur...

Best Barney Miller Episode Ever: "Werewolf"

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"Werewolf," Season 3 of Barney Miller , has the perfect collection of cases. They involve the characters' personalities withou...