I've been watching this on youtube lately and it surprisingly has had some adult themes. (steroids, harrassment, the end of the world) I guess being 5 or 6 years old watching this I probably didn't get many of the jokes.
I miss TGIF, when fridays were worth staying in for.
Edit:Also, the most depressing series finale ever.
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Jun 27 2009 02:59 am
I remember being freaked out as a kid about the episode where Baby Sinclair acts possessed because of some bad bacteria, mimicking the Exorcist, specifically the part where he utters a demonic "Not da mama" and does a 360 headspin.
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Jun 27 2009 03:04 am
I loved this show, but that part freaked me out as well. Still, I have a lot of good memories watching this.
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Jun 27 2009 03:12 am
I can still remember the god damn theme music. that shit is stuck in my head now
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Jun 27 2009 03:55 am
lordsathien wrote:
I remember being freaked out as a kid about the episode where Baby Sinclair acts possessed because of some bad bacteria, mimicking the Exorcist, specifically the part where he utters a demonic "Not da mama" and does a 360 headspin.
Wow, I never thought such a hilarious show had such a flattening sad ending.
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Jun 27 2009 09:12 pm
God that ending is sad. But you know what, I like it. I like the environmental message they worked in, unsubtle though it was, and I liked that they're going to take care of each other as long as they can in spite of circumstances. Tear jerker yes, but poignant, and not what you'd expect from a comedy show. Damn good writers, they had.
The twp eps that stick out in my mind really strongly are the one where Grandma wants to be thrown off a cliff (it was an old Dinosaur ritual for old people, I think), and the one where Robby challenged Earl for Head of Household and won.
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Jun 27 2009 10:41 pm
SoldierHawk wrote:
God that ending is sad. But you know what, I like it. I like the environmental message they worked in, unsubtle though it was, and I liked that they're going to take care of each other as long as they can in spite of circumstances. Tear jerker yes, but poignant, and not what you'd expect from a comedy show. Damn good writers, they had.
The twp eps that stick out in my mind really strongly are the one where Grandma wants to be thrown off a cliff (it was an old Dinosaur ritual for old people, I think), and the one where Robby challenged Earl for Head of Household and won.
I wonder if that finale was well received. No matter what, those writers had some guts to do that.
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Jun 28 2009 01:08 am
Apparently they actually put on a disclaimer prior to the finale, warning it might upset young children.
All I can find on the possession episode is that it was called Germ Warfare.
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Jun 28 2009 02:18 am
blkplaguelmc wrote:
SoldierHawk wrote:
God that ending is sad. But you know what, I like it. I like the environmental message they worked in, unsubtle though it was, and I liked that they're going to take care of each other as long as they can in spite of circumstances. Tear jerker yes, but poignant, and not what you'd expect from a comedy show. Damn good writers, they had.
The twp eps that stick out in my mind really strongly are the one where Grandma wants to be thrown off a cliff (it was an old Dinosaur ritual for old people, I think), and the one where Robby challenged Earl for Head of Household and won.
I wonder if that finale was well received. No matter what, those writers had some guts to do that.
I don't know. Oddly enough, it never occurred to me that it might piss people off, but I can see where it would. Good for the writers for going for something other than easy laughs for their series send off, though.
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Optimist With Doubts
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Jun 28 2009 12:48 pm
I dunno I thought the message was a bit heavy handed for my liking
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Jun 29 2009 01:29 am
Optimist With Doubts wrote:
I dunno I thought the message was a bit heavy handed for my liking
Heavy handed pro-environmentalism in the 90's? No! You don't say.
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Jun 29 2009 09:58 am
lordsathien wrote:
Optimist With Doubts wrote:
I dunno I thought the message was a bit heavy handed for my liking
Heavy handed pro-environmentalism in the 90's? No! You don't say.
Something could be said for being subtle you know
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Jun 30 2009 03:58 am
God dammit, I hated this show.
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Jun 30 2009 03:16 pm
Char Aznable wrote:
God dammit, I hated this show.
I did not care for the show either, and that baby dinosaur was creepy and annoying.
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Jun 30 2009 04:01 pm
Damn it, another show that was funny as heck having a series finale that depressed the heck out of me. (the other being Roseann)
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Jun 30 2009 05:47 pm
The dean from PCU did the voice of the mom.
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