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Detroitdad · 11-12-2006, 10:09 PM

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Small Wonder was truly one of the funniest, most bizarre shows that I have ever seen. How can you not love a show that features a creepy robot girl that becomes one of the family? If that show was around today and on HBO, it would have been the first girl robot on human boy action.

Seriously, what would go on in someone's mind to think: Lets have the creepy dad make a creepy little girl robot, somehow explain to people that she was adopted and then let the comedy reign down. Man, bad beyond belief.

I always thought that the family was Mormon. Sometimes we are almost that creepy.

BarbaraGordon · 11-12-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Detroitdad

Which brings me to the most torturous sitcom of all time, the Fresh Prince. I am blinded by hatred for Will Smith to this day.

Nope. Full House wins by a nose. Even more tortuous. Unless you count the theme songs, in which case Fresh Prince might (MIGHT) take top honors.

Detroitdad · 11-12-2006, 11:11 PM

I am going to give the edge to Fresh Prince on this one because Full House was intended for children. Fresh Prince was intended to be kind of a cutting edge, fish out of water thing. It also seemed to have hipster inclinations, but of the lamest progeny.

Of course, Full House was probably just as lame, but now Bob Saget does dirty jokes which makes it funny in retrospect. This and the aforementioned theme song detract from is horribility or horrificity.

BarbaraGordon · 11-13-2006, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Detroitdad

I am going to give the edge to Fresh Prince on this one because Full House was intended for children. Fresh Prince was intended to be kind of a cutting edge, fish out of water thing. It also seemed to have hipster inclinations, but of the lamest progeny.

Of course, Full House was probably just as lame, but now Bob Saget does dirty jokes which makes it funny in retrospect. This and the aforementioned theme song detract from is horribility or horrificity.

Sounds reasonable.
Of course, Full House gave us the dreaded Olsen Twins.
You've gotta factor that in.

What about Family Matters?
Wonder whatever happened to this guy:

il Padrino Ute · 11-13-2006, 12:18 AM

The floodgates have opened and the memories of sitcoms are pouring out:

What's Happening?
The Greatest American Hero
Good Times
One Day at a Time
Mork and Mindy
Bosom Buddies
The Addams Family
Mr. Ed
Hazel
My Favorite Martian
Dusty Trails
The Jeffersons
Chico and the Man
The Flying Nun
Gidget
That Girl
Head of the Class
Different Strokes
Here's Lucy
The Beverly Hillbillies

I didn't necessarily like all of the above, but once my memory starts, I have a tough time slowing it down.

non sequitur · 11-13-2006, 12:30 AM

There are two sitcoms that I can't believe made nobody's list:

Leave it to Beaver
McHales Navy

Though neither of these made my top ten, they were both classic shows and should be on somebody's list.

SteelBlue · 11-13-2006, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by non sequitur

There are two sitcoms that I can't believe made nobody's list:

Leave it to Beaver
McHales Navy

Though neither of these made my top ten, they were both classic shows and should be on somebody's list.

LITB makes my list. I only named what I felt were the best from each decade. I have never seen McHales Navy, it never made the rerun circuit where I lived.

il Padrino Ute · 11-13-2006, 01:02 AM

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I think the guys programmed it so it won't work for girls.

Try it as (youtube)url(/youtube) with brackets [] instead of parentheses. Just like Mike taught me.

il Padrino Ute · 11-13-2006, 01:32 AM

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Oh, sure, talk down to the female.

That's, um, like, what I did.

except uppercase tags.

I'm telling you, it's programmed mysogeny!!

Sorry. It's hard to turn off the parent in me when giving instructions.

FWIW, I treat all genders with equal disdain.

Detroitdad · 11-13-2006, 05:25 AM

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NP.

Is frustrating because I pride myself in being a non-girl and capable of actual html/css, and here I can't manipulate a stupid message board.

sigh.

I am sure that Vicky from small wonder could do it. What does that say about you?

11-13-2006, 12:18 AM	#35
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	The floodgates have opened and the memories of sitcoms are pouring out: What's Happening? The Greatest American Hero Good Times One Day at a Time Mork and Mindy Bosom Buddies The Addams Family Mr. Ed Hazel My Favorite Martian Dusty Trails The Jeffersons Chico and the Man The Flying Nun Gidget That Girl Head of the Class Different Strokes Here's Lucy The Beverly Hillbillies I didn't necessarily like all of the above, but once my memory starts, I have a tough time slowing it down. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

11-13-2006, 12:30 AM	#36
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	There are two sitcoms that I can't believe made nobody's list: Leave it to Beaver McHales Navy Though neither of these made my top ten, they were both classic shows and should be on somebody's list. __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan

11-12-2006, 11:11 PM	#33
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	I am going to give the edge to Fresh Prince on this one because Full House was intended for children. Fresh Prince was intended to be kind of a cutting edge, fish out of water thing. It also seemed to have hipster inclinations, but of the lamest progeny. Of course, Full House was probably just as lame, but now Bob Saget does dirty jokes which makes it funny in retrospect. This and the aforementioned theme song detract from is horribility or horrificity.