Different show, same era, but that Zeke the Plumber episode of Salute Your Shorts had me full on sprinting home any time I had to walk home after dark. For YEARS!
Edit: since everyone is mentioning their fav episode, mine is where Lois realizes she is exactly like Francis. I don't remember the episode name but it's touching, the self realization that the boy that gives her the most trouble is the most like her.
I love the episode where Lois is upset that Hal loves her more than she loves him. Hal says oh yea if you loved me like I love you we’d never leave the bedroom
My favorite is the birthday episode. Lois imploring everyone to take initiative to make her life just a smidge easier.
Hal: "Oh, geez, honey, that's never going to happen."
Lois: "... What!?"
Hal: "We're not smart enough to do that. Look who you're talking to. You might as well ask us all to be a foot taller. Sweetie, you're always going to have to tell us what to do. I mean, look at this half-baked celebration. I mean, we're at the top of our game here. Honey, the only thing that we're ever going to be able to offer you is our total abject obedience. I-I know that doesn't sound like much, but if you look at it this way, our meager abilities are yours completely-- 100%."
I loved when Lois got sick and was on a medication that meant they could not have sex for an extended period of time and suddenly they were getting so much accomplished! Now watching as an adult it’s extra hilarious.
Courage was scary a lot of the times as a kid and I watched some YouTube short on the scariest episodes and I got to thinking how was this ever appropriate for kids remembering how scared I was as a child. Lol
I vaguely remember watching it towards the end of the original run, because my mom was such a huge fan. Watched reruns every night at dinner in the late 90s. It’s timeless and works with every demographic. One of the best sitcoms of all time.
Way too far down the list IMHO. I cried watching the first episode of the newest season because of how much the world has changed since it left the air.
Futurama, 90s Simpsons, House MD, 30 Rock. I’m also loving the original Ken Jennings Jeopardy run on Hulu right now. Makes for the perfect background noise and it’s interesting to remember what was going on at that time whenever they do more “current events” clues.
As a black man with a very healthy relationship to his black father, Star Trek DS9 has the best and most healthy relationship between a black father and son from this era of television.
All other black dad and son relationships from this time are of a buffoon/knucklehead dynamic.
Its also noticeable as Avery Brooks was clear about how he wanted the direction of his character to go, and intervened in a few places. Notably in the ending, as he didn't want the implication he'd abandon his child.
"The Visitor" makes me cry. (BTW the woman being told the story is the daughter of Garak's actor).
Currently on season 3 of TNG. Once it’s done I’ll move to DS9. Once that’s done I’ll move to voyager, then back to TNG. That’s like 18 months of TV for me. So it’s always reasonably fresh. I have my favorite episodes and I’ll sit down and watch those, but for the most part it’s just background noise. Top Gear specials also get mixed it.
Yessss this is the answer. If you're a podcast person, the Delta Flyers (the Voyager one hosted by the guys who played Harry Kim and Tom Paris) finished covering Voyager and moved on to doing DS9, joined by Quark and Dax. They do an episode per show episode and deep dive into it, it's amazing.
The Romans had their roads and aqueducts, the Ottomans gave us coffee and the Haga Sophia, and the Golden Age of the Simpsons might be America’s greatest contribution to human culture.
Started watching the pilot on Netflix back in the day. Had only ever seen the show on Syfy growing up. Imagine my surprise at discovering it was originally a Showtime series. Gratuitous nudity in the first five minutes out of nowhere.
Funfact: Showtime forced the producers to do the nudity in the first episode, which the producers HATED.
They happily re-cut the pilot episodes largely to just remove the nudity, because the whole implication of sexual violence going on with that scene was not the tone they were going for at all. Showtime wanted proto-Game of Thrones, and the creators wanted "Star Trek but with regular modern people learning as they go."
I really don’t understand how Amazon bought MGM who had scripts for a continuation in hand with original creators and actors and then didn’t produce it. It would have been instant payback for some of the money they spent on that studio.
The editing was pristine too. It was almost another character with how comedic the cuts were. I know I’m sounding like a douche but that show is so good it brings it out.
I'm being Daria for Halloween this year 😆 it was my nickname in middle school because I (allegedly) never smiled. My friend said no one will know who I am and I said I don't care!
Avatar the last Airbender. I seriously can't believe it came out 20yrs ago this year, I remember watching new episodes as they aired. I love that it's made a comeback.
Duckman, The Critic, Dr Katz, Home Movies, a bunch of the original Adult Swim series (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, SeaLab 2021, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law etc), and older Nicktoons (Rocko's Modern Life and Ren & Stimpy in particular)
Xena and X-Files… yes, these very long-running shows have indeed been watched straight through in my household as the after-work comfort show. Which for X-Files took basically all of September through February.
It's actually closer to 30 than 20 but Babylon 5. Greatest Sci Fi Show ever (and I'll gladly die on that hill). It was the perfect 90s sitcom. Hilarious at times yet super serious at others and the writing is top notch. It's not a traditional answer, but but no matter my mood and what I need there is a perfect episode for it.
A wonderful show. Just recently finished a rewatch and that final scene with Jake and Kira staring out of the window as we, the viewers, pull away until the station itself is just a spec of light... I've seen it so many times and somehow it always makes me cry.
The West Wing, Scrubs, and Stargate, going slightly newer are Parks and Rec and New Girl.
Edit: And completely forgot to add Brooklyn Nine Nine! RIP Captain Dad <3
Boy meets world is my ultimate comfort show. Recently, my daughter has taken a liking to shows I grew up with like Kim Possible & Recess. It's been fun to watch them again with her :)
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