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156. In the end she did get her way

Reply to Keepthesoulalive (Reply #38)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 02:47 PM

Oct 2024

It used to bug me when she did housework instead of hocus pocus. Both Darren's were dweeb.

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What television shows did not age well? Though they were funny in their time, it is very hard to watch today.especially [View all] debm55 Oct 2024 OP

In the UK they used to have the Black & White Minstrel Show OnDoutside Oct 2024 #1

Yuck. The UK also had the Benny Hill Show-terrible. debm55 Oct 2024 #3

Yes indeed, and Alf Garnett was hugely popular. OnDoutside Oct 2024 #12

Did ALL in the Family take that show and Americanize it? debm55 Oct 2024 #48

Hmmm that's a great question ! Apparently yes, All in the Family was based on Til Death Do Us Part. OnDoutside Oct 2024 #108

Thank you , the woman looked like Edith. Thank you for looking that up. debm55 Oct 2024 #109

Edite, lol Kittycatkat Oct 2024 #173

Thank you debm55 Oct 2024 #174

But they also had The Two Ronnies VMA131Marine Oct 2024 #25

Oh, I loved Benny Hill. Meadowoak Oct 2024 #206

I didn't understand the humor. Thank you though. debm55 Oct 2024 #207

Three's Company Freddie Oct 2024 #2

I also didn't think it was funny. And very seldom watched. Thank you. debm55 Oct 2024 #4

Cringe-inducing, for sure. hlthe2b Oct 2024 #9

agree debm55 Oct 2024 #110

Seinfeld for me. Haven't watch since Richard's insane N-word rant. brush Oct 2024 #10

Thank you ,brush and i totally agree with you. debm55 Oct 2024 #106

and the whole personality of Jack was that he was a horn dog BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #183

Almost all of them. The only sitcom worth watching was M*A*S*H. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #5

Yeah. M*A*S*H was the only one I could come up with that I continue to enjoy. There might be others, but hlthe2b Oct 2024 #8

M*A*S*H had a character nicknamed True Dough Oct 2024 #11

Yeah, that was unfortunate and why the character was abandoned after six episodes. hlthe2b Oct 2024 #14

The spearchucker character was in the original MASH movie 10 Turtle Day Oct 2024 #26

I'm pretty sure Delarage Oct 2024 #62

Ah yes, you are correct! 10 Turtle Day Oct 2024 #69

He was in the book, before the movie. Charlie Chapulin Oct 2024 #144

Thank you Charlie Chaplin. debm55 Oct 2024 #146

Yeah, no POC as main characters. I remember Margaret Cho who is of Korean descent mucifer Oct 2024 #47

During that time period Darwins_Retriever Oct 2024 #205

The Forgotten MASH Surgeon: The Story of Alvin Vincent Blount Jr, MD Historic NY Oct 2024 #80

One of my very favorite programs was/is "Barney Miller" ailsagirl Oct 2024 #16

Agree. Good writing, acting and deadpan delivery wrapped around clever situations. yonder Oct 2024 #20

"This is a police station, not a horror movie" bedazzled Oct 2024 #60

Dietrich was hilarious!! ailsagirl Oct 2024 #64

The cast was excellent bedazzled Oct 2024 #66

He was wonderful!! ailsagirl Oct 2024 #73

I had quite the crush on him. Nt Figarosmom Oct 2024 #84

I still do! bedazzled Oct 2024 #88

Yeah he did Figarosmom Oct 2024 #90

Me, too ailsagirl Oct 2024 #169

And the writing!! ailsagirl Oct 2024 #171

Finally got a chance to look at that - still smiling here. yonder Oct 2024 #91

his character reminds me of the HR guy on "The Office" BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #184

Hysterical!! ailsagirl Oct 2024 #168

Yeah that was a good episode Figarosmom Oct 2024 #83

I remember that episode and LMAO debm55 Oct 2024 #114

There was a horrible episode of Barney Miller where the main joke of the episode was mucifer Oct 2024 #35

I agree with that. That is terrible. debm55 Oct 2024 #37

I vaguely remember that one-- not exactly a funny premise ailsagirl Oct 2024 #61

I was watching reruns and came across it mucifer Oct 2024 #65

Thats one of the episodes i liked because it did show how a lot of guys thought of it Figarosmom Oct 2024 #86

Thank you ailsgirl Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #113

Agree with you debm55 Oct 2024 #130

Absolutely. thucythucy Oct 2024 #165

Thank you Ocelot II Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #112

MASH had some problematic scenes, thucythucy Oct 2024 #150

Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #155

A lot of those shows make me cringe. ''All in the Family might not make me laugh but it was ahead of its time hlthe2b Oct 2024 #6

Agree with the laugh tracks debm55 Oct 2024 #39

All in the Family - still relevant legallyblondeNYC Oct 2024 #213

Just Shoot Me... MiHale Oct 2024 #7

One of the Thursday night NBC space fillers underpants Oct 2024 #52

Was that Hill Street Blues? debm55 Oct 2024 #132

Hill Street then I think it was Law & Order or maybe LA Law. underpants Oct 2024 #139

Thank you underpants. debm55 Oct 2024 #142

I named this one too. Nt Figarosmom Oct 2024 #87

Thank you MiHale. I don't remember ever seeing the program. I guess good for me. debm55 Oct 2024 #116

My Little Margie Otto_Harper Oct 2024 #13

Thank you Otto_Harper. debm55 Oct 2024 #133

I mostly liked the CBS country comedies of the 1960s: rsdsharp Oct 2024 #15

Thank you rsdsharp, Didn't like Green Arcres except for the little dog and the opening song. debm55 Oct 2024 #134

I thought Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson) and Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney) were great. MichMan Oct 2024 #189

Thank you MichMan Uncle Joe --Petticoat Junction and Mr Haney -Grren Acers I watched both shows and but I could never debm55 Oct 2024 #191

Friends MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #17

Thank you MaryMagdaline. I have never watched it. debm55 Oct 2024 #136

Going way back it is.. BittyJenkins Oct 2024 #18

"Fronk" the well meaning gardner. It would never Klarkashton Oct 2024 #22

Yes! I remember BittyJenkins Oct 2024 #46

Thank you Klarkaston. debm55 Oct 2024 #138

Thank you PittyJenkins. debm55 Oct 2024 #137

The Honeymooners sanatanadharma Oct 2024 #19

Except... ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #32

Yes domestic abuse is so funny, I never liked Jackie Gleason because of that show debm55 Oct 2024 #40

I always disliked that show, even when I was little. He was always angry and EVERYBODY was pnwest Oct 2024 #154

Thank you pnwest. It was too much like my family. debm55 Oct 2024 #159

Back when TV was awesome!! aeromanKC Oct 2024 #21

Disagree. Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #30

Agree. debm55 Oct 2024 #141

All in the Family - one particular episode Not Heidi Oct 2024 #63

I do... appmanga Oct 2024 #72

All in the Family debuted when I was nine. Different Drummer Oct 2024 #119

I do, Paul was a member of the JDL. Also I remember the storyline with Beverly LaSale -a Drag Queen. and the murder of debm55 Oct 2024 #143

Yeah. I watched it recently on MeTv. ellemb Oct 2024 #210

Thank you aeromanKC Tried to watch on stream and it wasn't like I remember it. debm55 Oct 2024 #140

There are a lot that didn't age well.. CabbageAndBeans Oct 2024 #23

Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #145

I think Taxi still holds up pretty well VMA131Marine Oct 2024 #24

Agreed. Classic. NT CabbageAndBeans Oct 2024 #31

That was my favorite episode debm55 Oct 2024 #41

there are some types of moments in Mash that didn't exist Tetrachloride Oct 2024 #27

Thank you Tetrachloride.Disliked the Honeymooners. debm55 Oct 2024 #147

Honeymooners. "BAM Alice, to the moon!" while cocking his fist at his wife BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #185

Thank you and I agree, I never liked Jackie Gleason after the Honeymooners debm55 Oct 2024 #193

I Love Lucy no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #28

Never thought it was even as a kid watching reruns. debm55 Oct 2024 #42

Even as a little girl (born in 1951, same year I Love Lucy premiered)... 3catwoman3 Oct 2024 #93

Agree and thank you, 3catwoman3 debm55 Oct 2024 #94

Anyhting with with that rapist Bill Cosby in it. canuckledragger Oct 2024 #29

Thread winner! nt Shermann Oct 2024 #67

Thank you canuckledragger. I feel the same way. debm55 Oct 2024 #148

Cosby show was so big, traffic was light in LA when it was on. Nothing else compares to it. BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #186

After watching MASH for decades I don't find it funny today. I find Hawkeye just plain doc03 Oct 2024 #33

I have never seen an episode of Friends. debm55 Oct 2024 #44

The thing about M*A*S*H was that it was really about the Vietnam war LisaM Oct 2024 #180

Agree, Thank you LisaM debm55 Oct 2024 #197

Agree. Thank you doc03 debm55 Oct 2024 #195

Three's Company The Madcap Oct 2024 #34

Agree. with you The Madcap debm55 Oct 2024 #149

I still watch All in the Family. It is funny to me still. They took on a lot of issues. ellemb Oct 2024 #36

I still watch it too. johnp3907 Oct 2024 #85

Yep ellemb Oct 2024 #92

Thank you ellemb. debm55 Oct 2024 #151

Bewitched Keepthesoulalive Oct 2024 #38

In the end she did get her way Sequoia Oct 2024 #156

Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #157

Gladys Kravitz was gaslighted Bok_Tukalo Oct 2024 #208

She had cancer on the show and worked almost up until her death. I didn;t like her character but I thought she was a debm55 Oct 2024 #209

The Cosby Show CanonRay Oct 2024 #43

He also did jello and the pudding commercials.too. debm55 Oct 2024 #45

That's the first one I thought of FullySupportDems Oct 2024 #81

I Love Lucy is the worst. arkielib Oct 2024 #49

I've never watched a full episode underpants Oct 2024 #53

This show is still LOL phunny even today... NewDayOranges Oct 2024 #129

Most likely in 50 years the programs we watch in 2024 Polly Hennessey Oct 2024 #50

Hogan's Heroes MichMan Oct 2024 #51

The cast was largely comprised of Jewish German exiles and camp survivors. Ursus Rex Oct 2024 #111

Yes, portrayed as bumbling, yet likeable characters, not ruthless villains. MichMan Oct 2024 #117

No, because today's Nazis would not permit the writers to make them so foolish. malthaussen Oct 2024 #118

Me either. Terrible concept for a comedy. debm55 Oct 2024 #121

That show was a weekly staple in our house Turbineguy Oct 2024 #135

Thank you Turbineguy. My uncle was a young pilot shot down and place in a POW camp. We never watched it. debm55 Oct 2024 #153

Some people apparently thought Married With Children was funny.. Permanut Oct 2024 #54

Funny then, not funny now. FuzzyRabbit Oct 2024 #55

Agree Permanut. Never thought it was funny. debm55 Oct 2024 #122

Columbo is still awesome! Original Law & Order I still love as well. Kittycatkat Oct 2024 #56

The original Law and Order shows were excellent and still are. Polly Hennessey Oct 2024 #152

Thank you Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 2024 #162

Thank you Kittycatkat. debm55 Oct 2024 #160

Kittycatkat..... Upthevibe Oct 2024 #175

He is sooo good, even 50 years later! Kittycatkat Oct 2024 #176

Kittycatkat.......... Upthevibe Oct 2024 #178

I know. It's crazy. Oh, just one more thing Kittycatkat Oct 2024 #179

Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #196

You really come up with great leisure thread topics! bedazzled Oct 2024 #57

Thank you bedazzled. debm55 Oct 2024 #161

The Jack Benny Show... USAF Brat Oct 2024 #58

Agree, debm55 Oct 2024 #163

Well... Mike Nelson Oct 2024 #59

I LOVE Lucy! Zambero Oct 2024 #89

Thank you Zambero. I agree with your two choices. they were very funny. the rest were not. debm55 Oct 2024 #126

thank you Mike Nelson I agree on the rest. But I have to say that Lucy didn't hit me as funny. I felt sorry for her. debm55 Oct 2024 #164

The Rifleman, to a large extent. GoCubsGo Oct 2024 #68

Thank you GoCubsGo, both are dreadful. debm55 Oct 2024 #128

Amos and Andy sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #70

Thank you sinkingfilling. absolutely terrible. debm55 Oct 2024 #127

My subjective opinion. Your mileage may--and likely willT--vary. Different Drummer Oct 2024 #71

Yes Dear_Prudence Oct 2024 #79

Thank you Dear_Prudence. I didn't know that. debm55 Oct 2024 #103

Thank you Different Drummer. Totally agree.on both. debm55 Oct 2024 #102

O.K. Crackerby rubbersole Oct 2024 #74

Thank you rubbersole debm55 Oct 2024 #100

Friends- rewatched it a few years ago and Luciferous Oct 2024 #75

Thank you Luciferous. I have never watched that show debm55 Oct 2024 #99

I quit watching most if not all cable and broadcast TV after 9/11. Ursus Rex Oct 2024 #115

Ursus Rex. I have never watched Friends. debm55 Oct 2024 #125

Sanford and Son RandySF Oct 2024 #76

Thank You RandySF, Totally agree debm55 Oct 2024 #98

The People's Choice (1950s TV) Doc_Technical Oct 2024 #77

Thank you Doc_Technical debm55 Oct 2024 #97

Chico and The Man. nt TexasTowelie Oct 2024 #78

Agee and I would add Sanford and Son. debm55 Oct 2024 #96

Just Shoot me Figarosmom Oct 2024 #82

Thank you Figarosmom debm55 Oct 2024 #95

Beverly Hillbillys OLDMDDEM Oct 2024 #101

Thank you OLDMDDEM , very silly. Same with Green Acres debm55 Oct 2024 #104

I agree. OLDMDDEM Oct 2024 #105

The only episode of Green Acres I ever liked was the pilot episode with.... Different Drummer Oct 2024 #120

I lliked the song. and the little dog.. but that is about it. debm55 Oct 2024 #124

Early 2000s Reality Shows epreic01 Oct 2024 #107

epreic01 Agree. debm55 Oct 2024 #123

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "The Dukes of Hazard" yet. Enter stage left Oct 2024 #131

Thank you Enter stage left. Was in college at the time and had no TV, When we finally got one, I watch one episode and debm55 Oct 2024 #158

Frasier had a few cringey moments Freddie Oct 2024 #166

Thank you Freddie and I agree. Haven't watched the new one yet. debm55 Oct 2024 #167

Rosanne & Home Improvement n/t snpsmom Oct 2024 #170

Thank You snpsmom. I totally agree debm55 Oct 2024 #172

I was channel surfing last week and ran across an episode of Prairie_Seagull Oct 2024 #177

Thank you Prairie_Seagull. That is funny. debm55 Oct 2024 #199

the Love Boat. Perv doctor. back when it was considered "cool" for a man to openly lust after women BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #181

Sanford and Son had an episode where Sanford thought his son (Lamont) was gay BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #182

Agree. I didn't like that show. Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd debm55 Oct 2024 #200

Dobie Gillis. I'll give Bob Denver props; and Tuesday Weld was in character, but it's not worth watching Dwayne Hickman NBachers Oct 2024 #187

Thank you very much. NBachers. debm55 Oct 2024 #201

I'm sure I'd still love parts of MASH (tv), All In The Family, I Love Lucy.... electric_blue68 Oct 2024 #188

Thank you electric_blue68 I agree with you on the Lucy episodes. debm55 Oct 2024 #202

Two and a Half Men MichMan Oct 2024 #190

thank you MichMan. Totally agree. debm55 Oct 2024 #192

"From Agnes-With Love" episode, "Twilight Zone." Paladin Oct 2024 #194

Thank you Paladin. debm55 Oct 2024 #198

Tabitha Joe Cool Oct 2024 #203

Yes it is shocking. I never saw the show. I am glad I didn't. Thank you JoeCool. debm55 Oct 2024 #204

Both of those shows are still great. valleyrogue Oct 2024 #211

Thank you valleyrogue for sharing. debm55 Oct 2024 #212

Not a TV show, but the movie "The Odd Couple". PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #214

I know how you feel. Thank you , debm55 Oct 2024 #217

"To the Moon, Alice..." legallyblondeNYC Oct 2024 #215

Agree debm55 Oct 2024 #216