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Obscure sitcoms that you loved.

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They might have been popular at the time but are largely forgotten now. From any era. This series just killed me. :laughhard:


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I like alot of the British stuff you only see on PBS . Black Adder , Faulty Towers , Keeping Up Appearances... that sort of thing!!
 
There was a very funny sitcom a couple years ago called "The Class"
 
FlockOfSeagulls said:
I like alot of the British stuff you only see on PBS . Black Adder , Faulty Towers , Keeping Up Appearances... that sort of thing!!
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I've heard of those but never seen any of them. I don't know if the local PBS station does not air them or if I'm just missing them.

b0xr said:
There was a very funny sitcom a couple years ago called "The Class"
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kered said:
Quark.
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Have to admit, I've never heard of either. I'll look them up. 🙂
 
BBC America is usually just the Gordon Ramsey/Doctor Who/Top Gear channel. But sometimes it'll also show some funny stuff from the other side of the pond.

I got into That Mitchell and Webb Look while it was on. Funny stuff, I thought. 🙂
 
I really used to really love this obscure show called "Seinfeld." I don't think anyone else has ever heard of it though.
 
Are you being served? another great British sitcom..

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There was a very silly sitcom in the early 80s that I can't remember the name of. Starred Alan Arkin, didn't last long but I caught a few episodes. In one, he wanted to date a girl whose name was Jackie Gleason.






Drew
 
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venray said:
Are you being served? another great British sitcom..

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OMG I USED TO LOOOVE THIS SHOW! :woot2:
 
TklDuo-Drew said:
There was a very silly sitcom in the early 80s that I can't remember the name of. Starred Alan Arkin, didn't last long but I caught a few episodes. In one, he wanted to date a girl whose name was Jackie Gleason.






Drew
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Harry?
 
obscure sitcoms

Boy, that a cappella "Growing Pains" theme still gives me chills.

There was a sitcom that I caught one half of one episode of. I couldn't tell you the name of it or who stars in it, but from that one time, I remember one exchange that for some reason just stuck in my mind:

"Me and my girlfriend broke up. I got off early and she got off late. It just wasn't working out."

"You mean you broke up because you couldn't coordinate work schedules?"

"I wasn't talking about work schedules."

Barbershopman
 
I always loved the Soap "spin-off", Benson. Benson was a great show.

Rob
 
bugman said:
They might have been popular at the time but are largely forgotten now. From any era. This series just killed me. :laughhard:


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I loved the show Soap. Brings back a lot of memories actually. I was quite young at the time this series debuted. My Mom was a big fan of the show as well and she let me watch it with her but was very reluctant to do so at the time. I guess you could say Soap was a rather "edgy" sit-com and was definitely way ahead of its time. Billy Crystal was one of the stars of the show and he played an openly gay character which at that time period was pretty much unheard of for a gay character to be portrayed on television. My favorite though was Chuck and Bob. Chuck was a ventriloquist and Bob was his dummy. They cracked me up every time. So many great characters though on that show.


I don't know if any of these sit-coms would be considered "obscure" but they may be obscure to some...

-Silver Spoons (featured Ricky Schroeder, the lovely Erin Gray and a very young Jason Bateman who played a smart-ass kid named Derek)

-Welcome Back, Kotter (John Travolta's break-through role as Vinnie Barbarino)

-What's Happening!! ("Hey, Hey, Hey!")

-Too Close For Comfort (featuring Ted Knight and one of the hottest women on the planet at the time...Lydia Cornell. Google her if you don't believe me.)

-Charles in Charge (featuring a post-Happy Days Scott Baio and the soon-to-be Baywatch BABE Nicole Eggert)

-Jesse (starring Christina Applegate. Nuff said.)

-Duet (late 80's sit-com on FOX starring Matthew Laurance and Mary Page Keller)

I've always been a huge sit-com fan from a very early age. I guess I was just a fan of laughter in general from a very early age. :cheesy:
 
AmishTickler said:
I loved the show Soap. Brings back a lot of memories actually. I was quite young at the time this series debuted. My Mom was a big fan of the show as well and she let me watch it with her but was very reluctant to do so at the time. I guess you could say Soap was a rather "edgy" sit-com and was definitely way ahead of its time. Billy Crystal was one of the stars of the show and he played an openly gay character which at that time period was pretty much unheard of for a gay character to be portrayed on television. My favorite though was Chuck and Bob. Chuck was a ventriloquist and Bob was his dummy. They cracked me up every time. So many great characters though on that show.
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I loved the way Benson cut that pompous ass Chester down to size. Chuck and Bob were great too. And the major, Jessica's dad. Don't get me started on Burt. :laughhard: I wish they still made sitcoms like that. 🙁 The others you posted are fine, not to worry. 🙂
 
OMG I am addicted to Still Standing. It only was on for four seasons, but it was hilarious! Favorite. Episode. Evar. (Start at 8:30)

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I also love love love Dharma and Greg!

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I loved Soap too. A truely underated sitcom.

I also loved Becker that was a funny show too.
 
Remember "Hail to the Chief," from the makers of "Soap," in the mid-'80s?

Remember "Dusty's Trail," starring Bob Denver, an imitation of "Gilligan's Island" set on the Overland Trail to California?
 
I love britcoms! Waiting for God was great!
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Black Adder! Another great britcom.
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emilyemilyemily said:
grounded for life = <33333333333333. times infinity.
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Eddie FTW!

Yeah that show was awesome 🙂

BackStep said:
I got into That Mitchell and Webb Look while it was on. Funny stuff, I thought.
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I remember those guys. They did that show called "Peep Show."

And Webb was in "The Smoking Room" which was a pretty funny and interesting but short lived show.
 
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