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Post by Sir Woodrow on Nov 20, 2009 19:47:15 GMT -5
Lets do the dance of joy!
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 20, 2009 20:49:09 GMT -5
It's a case of a show that was far superior to its spin-off (Family Matters), yet met with less success and notoriety.
Seriously, out of all TGIF shows, it's the one that was genuinely brilliant. The physical comedy and levels of farce were sublime.
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Post by Throwback on Nov 20, 2009 20:52:13 GMT -5
It's a case of a show that was far superior to its spin-off (Family Matters), yet met with less success and notoriety. Seriously, out of all TGIF shows, it's the one that was genuinely brilliant. The physical comedy and levels of farce were sublime. it was so good, they moved it to friday nights specifically to kick off tgif. also. check the sig
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 20, 2009 21:03:57 GMT -5
Just the premise of it puts it above a lot of other sitcoms, which would often just default back to "look at this whacky family!" or whatever other cliche you want.
Yeah, Balky kind of fit the mold of the oddball character, but it was all done in a way that set it apart from most other sitcoms of the time.
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Nov 20, 2009 22:13:23 GMT -5
I was ECSTATIC when I found out the first 2 seasons were out on DVD.... and subsequently crushed when I realized those were the only 2 seasons out. Absolutely brilliant show all around, not a single weak point anywhere. One of my childhood favorites, and I will gladly be in line to pick up the next few seasons if/when they release them.
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Post by Throwback on Nov 21, 2009 19:27:26 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2009 19:36:41 GMT -5
Love the episodes with the flooded basement and Balky dueling the other guy from Mypos.
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Post by Triple Kelly on Nov 21, 2009 23:45:47 GMT -5
Mark Linn-Baker has to be the funniest straight man in history.
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Post by smokinvokoun on Nov 22, 2009 0:07:57 GMT -5
Probably an underrated classic really. This got overshadowed by Family Matters, which was a good show too for what it was. But when I re-discovered this show on youtube I realized that this was much better than Family Matters, but no one really talks about it any more, which is a real shame.
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Post by Big BosskMan on Nov 22, 2009 15:36:32 GMT -5
Richie Blackmore, don't be ridiculous on that handshake.
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Post by Throwback on Nov 22, 2009 16:41:55 GMT -5
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Post by Big BosskMan on Nov 22, 2009 16:46:21 GMT -5
Mark Linn-Baker has to be the funniest straight man in history. And then after the Perfect Strangers run, Linn-Baker's career careened into the kid-touching archetype on so many a Lifetime movie.
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Post by Throwback on Nov 22, 2009 17:03:53 GMT -5
Mark Linn-Baker has to be the funniest straight man in history. And then after the Perfect Strangers run, Linn-Baker's career careened into the kid-touching archetype on so many a Lifetime movie. He was the director of Hangin with Mr Cooper. I thought he was good in Twins and he recently appeared on the electric company. I say he's not doing to bad.
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Post by hassanchop on Nov 22, 2009 17:21:35 GMT -5
Imagine Niko as Balkie.
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Post by Grendel on Nov 22, 2009 19:14:22 GMT -5
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Nov 22, 2009 19:51:39 GMT -5
I was actually watching Miami Vice the other night (have the first two seasons on DVD), and Mark Linn-Baker was a small time villain in one of the episodes.
Amazing how many of those guys you wouldn't think could do something kinda mean and dark like Miami Vice, but did. Hell, Bruce Willis was on there, and we all know that after his sit-com career, he went on to become the Badass of the Decade for the '80s.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 22, 2009 19:59:37 GMT -5
I'm actually surprised nobody's done the Hollywood remake of this yet.
Shia LeBeouf as Larry and Sacha Baron Cohen as Balki? Ugh. I just bummed myself out.
The middle seasons, once they got to the Chicago Chronicle but before Larry and Jennifer got married, are the best. There are so many classic episodes to think of that I don't know where to begin.
And consider this: I'm a freaking snob. I hate any television comedy with a laugh track or taped in front of a live studio audience. And yet? I adore this show. That's how good it is.
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Nov 22, 2009 20:00:29 GMT -5
I'll also add that Bronson Pinchot was absolutely HILARIOUS in Beverly Hills Cop.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 22, 2009 20:04:52 GMT -5
So long as he brings the plant that grows sausages that can cure the common cold but give everyone, male or female, an unshavable mustache.
The writers were on crack.
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Post by Throwback on Nov 22, 2009 20:08:41 GMT -5
Anyone remember Circus of the stars?
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