Sitcoms

The second is that generally fathers in sitcoms are “jerks”, a couple of examples that pop straight into my mind are “My Wife and Kids” and “According to Jim.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

And just like the characters can be shuffled in sitcoms, ESPN can cater to its audiences by tweaking its X Games event lineup. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With all of this broad and unexpectedly "sophisticated" attention shining on us, I'm reminded of that archetypal episode always seen in sitcoms of a bygone era, the one where a poor schlub's shoe-polished and wealthy boss makes a short-notice promise of a dinner visit to his coarse employee. ❋ SVGL (2008)

So many sitcoms from the 80s could be included on this list. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I don't know why there's no topical humor in sitcoms now," Lear says. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The problem with the modern breed of no-studio-audience hyperreal sitcoms is that they rely on long silences and making you squirm. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Can't remember anything other than men being brow-beaten in sitcoms, adverts etc ... ❋ Newmania (2007)

I also love all the various imitations of said line that have cropped up in sitcoms, comics, etc. over the years. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The genealogy angle has been tried before in sitcoms, and it's always fallen flat. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Most of the classic sitcoms are also out, meaning that pretty much all sitcoms from the 1970s and 1980s are gone, as is South Park and Futurama. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But one way or another, B stories are so familiar in sitcoms that a primer on how to write sitcoms casually mentions that "Each show has more than one story going on." ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2004)

Hunt concluded that African American characters on television are largely “ghettoized” by three contributing factors: network placement (most African American-centered shows were limited to UPN and WB), time slot (shows featuring all-black casts aired on Monday and Friday nights only), and show type (blacks were more likely than any other racial group to appear in sitcoms). ❋ Unknown (2002)

What about all those terrible sitcoms from the 1950’s,60’s and 70’s? ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was here that I noticed that all Susan Harris sitcoms from the ’80s (Benson, Soap, It’s A Living, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest) have the same look and feel, even down to recycling the same musical cues. ❋ Unknown (2006)

African American characters are still highly concentrated in sitcoms, and the shows in which they appear are still limited to certain nights and networks, although the configurations have changed, as we’ll see below. ❋ Unknown (2002)

So are sitcoms, which is part of the problem, and those we do have tend to shy away from folks who actually labor for a living. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Put it in front of a single camera — because multi-camera sitcoms are a relic — slap together some SitC-style "I'm talking and writing at the same time" bracketing bits, maybe give Patton Oswalt a role as a wacky co-worker who's secretly her greatest blogfriend/blognemesis, and you're gold. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The thing is, the B story seems to be a relatively recent development in sitcoms. ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2004)

Bob Newhart, who, of course, starred in two self-titled sitcoms, and most recently "Elf," will appear on "Desperate Housewives." ❋ Unknown (2005)

Our almost complete absence of a willpower in the presence of gravy-covered anything makes us living incarnations of the puffy-faced baboons who represent modern men in American sitcoms. ❋ Robert Cribb (2011)

A [sitcom] may include: "[Will and Grace]" - "Friends" - "Sex & [The City]" etc. ❋ Nethcev! (2006)

[Ted]:[Happy days] is the best sitcom. Joe:[umm]...yup. ❋ Nunya Buisness (2006)

Me: You watched any sitcoms lately? Him: Yeah! I love [Fre]... Me: If you say Friends, I will kill you Him: I like [Modern Family], [Modern Family's] good Me: That's better! ❋ The Intimidating British Guy (2021)

[Buffy] decided that when her and john had there 1.2 [children] she could finally quite her job and become a [sitcom]. ❋ Buzz M. (2005)

Since Fred decided to start up his [basket-weaving] [dotcom] business, his family has SITCOM, and he still dresses like a [yuppy]. ❋ Silvergatlin (2003)

[Friend 1]: It looks like [my grandma] and her 2 [cats] are going to be staying with me and my girlfriend this week. Friend 2: Sitcommmmmm! ❋ Funnythatsmyname (2011)

If you live in a sitcom you might go [bankrupt] so your [better off] as a [dink]. Look up dink here. ❋ Schon (2003)

Yo, I saw that new [Will Ferrell] movie. It was less than 3 [sitcoms] long. What a [gip]. ❋ Marc Cassata (2008)

"[Oh fuck], I [thought it was] a hill" (classic [Sitcom] line) ❋ Emo Jo (2005)

"Hey man, you hear about [Robby]?" "No bro, what?" "He only went and invited Veronica to the [school dance], and then accidently invited her [twin sister] Tracy to the dance too!!" "Ha, what a Sitcom moment". ❋ Sweet And James (2009)