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Wed Dec-01-04 10:50 PM
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I'd say Seinfeld, just because every episode is a classic, I don't think any other TV show has been able to achieve that. Plus, my favorite line from any TV is from seinfeld. To be precise, the episode where Elaine pisses off the doctor and wants Kramer to go in and get her charts. So he pretends to be a doctor and he gets glasses and a scarf and a pipe and goes in and says, "Yes, I need the charts for Elaine Benes please?" and the woman says, "Your name sir?" and Kramer says, "My name is Dr. Van Nostrum, from the clinic." and she says, "What clinic would that be?" and he just coughs and says, "Uhh, that's right" HAHAHA classic.
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Wed Dec-01-04 10:53 PM
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1. Talk Radio? Larry Sanders Show? Curb Your Enthusiasm? Simpsons? |
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South Park... the list goes on and on
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Wed Dec-01-04 10:53 PM
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Seinfeld not only is the best sitcom ever, but it single-handedly killed the genre. There's no where else it can go.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:19 PM
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15. There is truth in this |
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I haven't watched a sitcom since.
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Wed Dec-01-04 10:54 PM
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laugh out loud funny but can be surprisingly heartfelt and sweet, too.
My favorite classic sitcom would be 'All in the Family'.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:06 PM
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And the guest stars just get better and better every season. Duckie
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:01 PM
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4. Baby, if you ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me |
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I'm livin' on the air in Cincinnati , Cincinnati WKRP Got kinda tired of packin' and unpackin' Town to town, up and down the dial Baby you and me were never meant to be But maybe think of me once in a while I'm at WKRP in Cincinnati
Now THAT was a TV show!
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:44 PM
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23. Why, those are my walls. |
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:55 PM
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winner of the Golden Sow Award...
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:56 PM
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29. Chi Chi Rodriguez...god, I loved that show! |
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Thu Dec-02-04 12:01 AM
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31. And if you don't know how the name is mangled |
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by Les, you don't know WKRP!
Yep, the greatest sitcom ever.
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Thu Dec-02-04 12:00 AM
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30. Er, I mean the Silver Sow Award |
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Thu Dec-02-04 12:07 AM
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wasn't he also the winner of the Buckeye Newshawk award too or was that Ted Baxter on MTM?
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Thu Dec-02-04 01:11 AM
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36. 5 time winner of the Buckeye Newshawk award |
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for his Hog reports
Also the copper cob award
ah, so many memories!
The thanksgiving turkeys Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide Jennifer's photo shoot The bomb threat the censoring preacher Les' softball victory Venus teaches the atom Fever chilling to Pink Floyd The Who riot
and Bailey Quarters was SO HOT!!!!
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Thu Dec-02-04 04:00 PM
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72. EXTREMELY FUNNY SHOW - |
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The Thanksgiving turkey giveaway was particularly funny.
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Thu Dec-02-04 01:25 AM
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:34 PM
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66. As God is my Witness... |
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...I thought Turkeys could fly. LOL
Edit: Looks like someone beat me to it. Oh well, still funny.
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Thu Dec-02-04 04:05 PM
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75. Who remembers the Pros, the Neuboys and the Elected ones |
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circling Block after Block of nothing.
I'm Unsure of the spelling, but Venus I still remember
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Thu Dec-02-04 04:26 PM
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78. Venus Flytrap...Science teacher turned Dj |
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What about the union that Jennifer belonged to...the ____ of Beautiful Blonde Receptionists.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:03 PM
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5. Of all time is The Mary Tyler Moore show |
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i've seen every episode at least 10 times. Current fav is the Simpsons and Seinfeld.
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:01 PM
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57. I'm with you on the MTM love! |
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63. I almost forgot fellow babies BOOO-GAR! |
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Thu Dec-02-04 04:19 PM
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77. Johnny Fever...what a classic! |
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:40 AM
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43. Also "Are You Being Served?" |
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:11 PM
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10. Forget "Seinfeld". Try "Curb Your Enthusiasm". Larry David at his best. |
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Thu Dec-02-04 05:47 AM
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46. Agreed. "Seinfeld" was boring. "Curb Your Enthusiasm is hilarious! |
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:12 PM
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11. current? King of Queens and Curb Your Enthusiasm |
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:12 PM
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In Cincinatti.
Mr. Carlson: Venus aren't you supposed to be on the air?
Venus: On the air. I am the air. I'm the moon. I'm the sun. Thanks for the lid Art.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:16 PM
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I thought turkeys could fly.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:21 PM
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must really hate trailer parks, Andy!" Johnny Fever from the Tornado episode.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:35 PM
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20. Best. Episode. Ever. n/t |
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the part where there was no natural disaster information so Mr. Carlson told Les to read the drill on what to do if the Russian's attacked and every where he saw the world Russian or Communist just insert the word tornado?
"the godless tornadoes are attacking Cincinatti."
I still wish they would put it on DVD but I read somewhere that there having issues because of music rights.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:18 PM
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14. "It's Garry Shandling's Show" n/t |
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:22 PM
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:27 PM
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19. Seinfeld. I also like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, WKRP |
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All in the Family.
My favorite current sitcom is Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:37 PM
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so short-lived, but oh so sweet.
Beverly Hillbillies was CLASSIC- Max Baer was a fucking genius,
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:48 PM
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24. Dabney Coleman! Also great on 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'. |
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:49 PM
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25. That show was way ahead of it's time |
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:14 AM
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40. Remember "Fernwood 2-Night?" |
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Now THAT was a-head of its time! :D
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Thu Dec-02-04 05:49 AM
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49. Was that the one with Martin Mull? |
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I went to high school with him.
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Thu Dec-02-04 06:21 AM
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50. Yep! And Fred Willard too. |
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Those guys are hilarious!
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Thu Dec-02-04 02:59 PM
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56. It's kind of strange - Martin Mull wasn't a "funny man" in high school. |
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He was an excellent painter - very serious. After graduating he studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design. Years later he was in California doing comic roles in movies, then that funny TV series. I've lost touch, but I imagine he settled down near Hollywood somewhere.
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Thu Dec-02-04 04:12 PM
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76. Don't Forget "The Greatest American Hero"... |
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He was hilarious.
Ooops That Was Robert Culp.
Jay
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:39 PM
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It never had to have "a message" for us all to "learn by." I dug that.
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Wed Dec-01-04 11:51 PM
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26. Barney Miller, and Seinfeld, |
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Both had great writers and ensemble casts.
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Thu Dec-02-04 01:04 AM
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35. aww jeez, you dingbats! |
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All In the Family!
Funniest and Smartest
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I don't know if this would be considered a "Sit Com" but Mystery Science Theater has always been one of my favorite shows. I liked the ones with Joel Hodges the best. Its no longer on the air, but You can now buy them on DVD and when I can I get myself a copy, they come in a boxed set of four episodes, and are put out by Rhino Home Video, and IMO it is worth the price when you can find them on sale. Some copies even contain some of the bloopers from their out takes.
One single that you should get is the best of the worst movies made called Eegah it even has its own web site www.eegah.com, the move has such memorable lines such as "I keep my tires filled with water", "Watch for snake", "Wowsy, wow, wow!" and others. And the Bots as always have their snappy comebacks.
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:57 PM
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I loved this show - especially with Joel.
I love the one where (in a particularly bad B/W movie) a teenager (teen movie)falls off a cliff...the next shot shows him on the rocks all twisted and stuff -
CROW: "So, how's the date going?"
Or when a skeleton appears on the screen:
TOM SERVO: "Another Jenny Craig success story."
Too much -
-Paige
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Just too damned funny!
But I'd also add WKRP, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Carol Burnett Show. (Gee, what generation did I come from?) :)
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:20 AM
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42. Oops - forgot one of my all-time favorites! |
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Hogan's Heroes
It was sort of a father-daughter bond I have with my dad. One line will send us into laughter (right, Wolfgang? - Riiight.)
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:26 PM
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64. Newhart was pretty funny too |
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especially when they brought in Larry, Darryl and Darryl.
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Thu Dec-02-04 04:45 AM
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Keeping Up Appearances - great British comedy with a silly formulaic flare that still gets me laughing.
I also enjoyed the quips between Niles and CeCe on the Nanny.
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Edith, Archie Bunker and Meathead especially.
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Thu Dec-02-04 05:48 AM
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47. I find Seinfeld increasingly annoying. |
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I used to like it more when it was new, but it does nothing for me in reruns. And the laugh track is annoying as hell.
I still like SNL, Will & Grace and reruns of All in the Family and Roseanne.
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:10 PM
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61. yes, though many are great and repeatable the "word" episodes |
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are annoying. And when people use them in conversation now I cringe.
What is a word episode? An episode of Seinfeld where they introduce a word or phrase and use it over and over pretending it is funny: man hands re-gifter yadda yadda yadda double dip shrinkage low-talker
You can always spot a word episode because when someone introduces the word, usually Jerry, someone else will immediately ask about it.
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I loved that show even as a child. I guess because it dealt with the issues
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53. got to vote for King of Queens N/T |
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Thu Dec-02-04 07:59 AM
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54. All in the Family, Seinfeld, Family Guy, seasons 4-6 of the Simpsons.... |
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And, of course, the Young Ones.
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Thu Dec-02-04 08:18 AM
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55. Seinfeld, CYE and I Love Lucy ... n/t |
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Thu Dec-02-04 03:03 PM
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58. Do the Simpsons count? |
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That and Family Guy. I liked Futurama, too. I don't mind Malcom in the Middle.
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sly, fast-paced and NO laugh track.
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First I can't believe no one has mentioned the Dick Van Dyke show yet.
WKRP I loved the line Herb's wife said when they were on a TV interview about how they only allow their children to watch good wholesome shows like 'Little House on the Prairie' because it was on at the same time as WKRP Just Classic subtle joke like that, which of course are lost now withthe passage of time.
I Love Lucy is a classic beyond classics and in a category of its own
The Bob Newhart Show (but not Newhart or Bob) Mary Tyler Moore
All in the Family
Mash and Cheers of Course are great
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69. Elaine's Random Comment |
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Nothing on Seinfeld will beat the completely random comment made by Elaine at a party...
Elaine and Jerry end up at a party where they don't know anyone. They agree to give each other a signal when they need the other one to come and save them from a boring or pointless conversation...
Elaine ends up sitting with three other women around a coffee table...
One of the women is particularly obnoxious...she says:
LADY: "Has anyone seen my fiance?" "Where IS my fiance?" ELAINE: (Looks disgusted and irritated by the woman). LADY: "Where has my fiance gone?" ELAINE: (Getting increasingly irritated) LADY: "Has anyone seen my fiance?" ELAINE: (Completely random and in an Aussie accent) "Maybe the dingo ate you baby." LADY: "What?" ELAINE: "The dingo...you know...ate you baby."
Why this scene kills me every time I see it, I know not why. I'm just imagining the writers of the show sitting around a table and someone comes up with that - completely out of the blue.
-Paige
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73. Married with Children |
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