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Post by chazraps on Jun 17, 2012 0:24:52 GMT -5
Just found the entire block, unedited with commercials, on VHS.
New episodes of:
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
You Wish! (Sitcom about a Genie)
Boy Meets World
and Teen Angel (about a teen and his dead best friend)
Hosted by the star of Teen Angel.
At what point in the mid-90s did we realize that sitcoms weren't absurd enough and we had to crank the bizarre scale waaaaaaay up?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2012 0:31:14 GMT -5
Y'know, I have absolutely no memory of You Wish! ever existing. Yet I definitely watched it, because I remember watching new episodes of Teen Angel when they first aired.
Wasn't Clueless airing during this time? Or had it already moved to... UPN, right?
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jun 17, 2012 0:34:52 GMT -5
I vaguely remember You Wish! It was a pretty forgettable show; so was Teen Angel as a matter of fact.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 17, 2012 0:44:26 GMT -5
I only remember one gag from "You Wish,"
it's the genie's first time cleaning the house and he's told to do it without using his powers. When examining the cleaning utensils for the first time, he lifts up a can of Pledge and says "I promise to be the absolute best genie I can be."
He says it so deadpan serious that it made what would be a throwaway pun hilarious. Talented dude, glad he had that run.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2012 0:57:56 GMT -5
I remember Teen Angel for one joke in the first episode.
Steve walks in and the aunt asks him if he had a bad day, he says you can't imagine. Her response is that she works for the post office, so she can imagine pretty bad.
At the time, my grandmother nights for the post office, so those kinds of jokes were commonplace in my family. It was hilarious for me to see one on TV.
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Post by Djm Doesn't Find You Funny on Jun 17, 2012 1:30:32 GMT -5
When Family Matters became about Steve Urkel and his wacky inventions?
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Post by Cyno on Jun 17, 2012 2:01:05 GMT -5
I don't remember You Wish and only vaguely remember Teen Angel. But I loved Sabrina and Boy Meets World.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jun 17, 2012 2:04:04 GMT -5
But I loved Sabrina and Boy Meets World. Same here. Dat Melissa Joan Hart man.  |
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Post by JDviant on Jun 17, 2012 7:32:23 GMT -5
Wow I must have abandoned TGIF even earlier then I thought, because I certainly wasn't watching during this era. Must have been 95 or so.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2012 7:34:49 GMT -5
I'm sure my wife watched it all.
We still watch Sabrina together if it's on.
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Post by WinOwensWin on Jun 17, 2012 10:38:57 GMT -5
My wife and I LOVE Boy Meets World. I have all 7 seasons on DVD. One of the only sitcoms that I actually laugh out loud at.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 17, 2012 10:56:07 GMT -5
Yes, Clueless was on UPN by Fall 1997. I remember Teen Angel and You Wish. I don't see the concepts as any sillier than Mork and Mindy or I dream of Jeanie(You Wish was similar with a family instead of a single man). You Wish and Teen Angel weren't as funny as those shows but they weren't that sillier either.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jun 17, 2012 12:55:39 GMT -5
Step By Step was my favorite TGIF show.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Jun 17, 2012 13:46:31 GMT -5
I always thought Sabrina aired on the WB.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jun 17, 2012 14:48:07 GMT -5
I always thought Sabrina aired on the WB. It moved from ABC to the WB in either late '99 or 2000 when they did the 'college years' portion of the show. |
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Post by HMARK Center on Jun 17, 2012 15:07:34 GMT -5
Man, I barely remember You Wish and Teen Angel, I wasn't watching that often by that point.
That said, Teen Angel is the first time I ever heard "Aw, he thinks he's people!", since I remember one episode opening with the Angel bringing a dinosaur from the past into the kitchen...which promptly started drinking a beer.
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Post by mo on Jun 17, 2012 15:11:53 GMT -5
Which Boy Meets World was it?
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 17, 2012 15:27:46 GMT -5
"It's Not You, It's Me..." After Shawn and Cory agree to attend the same college, Shawn learns Cory's made interview plans on his own – and the two decide it's time to go their separate ways. Meanwhile, Eric thinks befriending the dean will ease his and Jack's college experience.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 19, 2012 12:22:27 GMT -5
If anyone's wondering, this was pretty late in the TGIF run. There was no "it's friday night, and the mood is right" jingle. Instead, we get the yellow-and-black color scheme with the sinister voice stating "YOU'VE ENTERED THE TGIF ZONE" and then cutting right to the host. That's as edgy as ABC got in the late-90s.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jun 19, 2012 12:24:44 GMT -5
I only remember You Wish because I thought the little sister was cute. Turns out, she grew up alright:  |
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