Sephiroth
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Post by Sephiroth on Feb 23, 2019 9:39:56 GMT -5
I know Married with Children gets a lot of love on this forum, but I can’t say I’ve ever seen much said about this show. It was made by the same producers, with very much the same tone and type of comedy. Revolved around a divorcing couple with three kids and their various antics and misadventures. Probably the most memorable part was the that the dad was crazy and would talk to a stuffed toy bunny, Mr Floppy, voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait. Anyone remember it?
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The Unconquered Sun
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Feb 23, 2019 9:45:21 GMT -5
most memorable part for me, Tiffany
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Post by chronocross on Feb 23, 2019 9:45:26 GMT -5
I remember Nikki Cox mostly and how how she was. I don't remember it lasting a long time though.
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Post by sfvega on Feb 23, 2019 10:06:04 GMT -5
most memorable part for me, Tiffany For the love of god. 12 year old me never stood a chance. It's one of those shows like The Drew Carey show that I just never see in syndication. Must have some weird rights deal.
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Post by agent817 on Feb 23, 2019 10:34:48 GMT -5
most memorable part for me, Tiffany Man, even as an 8-year-old, this did not help matters. I did enjoy the show, by the way. I remembered some episodes involving the idiot son, like when he became a star athlete and another when he became a superhero.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 23, 2019 10:34:59 GMT -5
I remember it. Can’t recall much of it besides Nikki and Mr. Floppy. The dumb son was fun.
Still prefer Married but I’d watch the series again.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Feb 23, 2019 10:47:04 GMT -5
I used to watch this regularly back when I was a teen in the late-90's, mainly because of how absurdly hot Nikki Cox was. While it was similar in tone to Married with Children, it significantly cranked up the surreal elements making it entertaining in its own ways. As to why it failed in syndication, well it never exactly was a big hit in the first place, it probably would've been canceled after three episodes on any other network. From what I understand most of the cast kinda looks back at it as an old shame. I'm more upset it never got a DVD release.
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Post by Tenshigure on Feb 23, 2019 10:54:01 GMT -5
most memorable part for me, Tiffany
Such a shame she looks like a 56-year-old frog now with all of the plastic surgery she had done. Talk about one girl who did NOT need it...
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 23, 2019 11:01:17 GMT -5
I feel the criticism of Married with Children, that it just appeals to the lowest common denominator and just crass sex humor really applied to Unhappily Ever After. I feel MwC had more a satirical compared to Unhappily which was more crude. Now, I still laughed when I watched Unhappily, but it lacked the emotional center of caring about the Bundy family.
When I was younger though, I was more into Nikki Cox. But I think now, it's Christina Applegate looking back.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 11:28:54 GMT -5
I feel the criticism of Married with Children, that it just appeals to the lowest common denominator and just crass sex humor really applied to Unhappily Ever After. I feel MwC had more a satirical compared to Unhappily which was more crude. Now, I still laughed when I watched Unhappily, but it lacked the emotional center of caring about the Bundy family. When I was younger though, I was more into Nikki Cox. But I think now, it's Christina Applegate looking back. Unhappily Ever After was a more deliberate attempt at being crass. I remember one episode very well due to the fact that it involved them stealing toilets for the sake of selling them in Mexico, and there was one skit where they combined scatological humor with fat jokes where an obese security guard sat on the son who decided to put a stolen toilet on his back. The show was also, just, weird. I know that the show had established the weirdness with Mr. Floppy, but episodes would have some sort of abstract running gag that they wanted to make it look like a real-life cartoon.
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Feb 23, 2019 11:58:39 GMT -5
I feel the criticism of Married with Children, that it just appeals to the lowest common denominator and just crass sex humor really applied to Unhappily Ever After. I feel MwC had more a satirical compared to Unhappily which was more crude. Now, I still laughed when I watched Unhappily, but it lacked the emotional center of caring about the Bundy family. When I was younger though, I was more into Nikki Cox. But I think now, it's Christina Applegate looking back. Nikki Cox doesn't look as good as she used to. Christina Applegate, however, looks as great as ever. I feel the criticism of Married with Children, that it just appeals to the lowest common denominator and just crass sex humor really applied to Unhappily Ever After. I feel MwC had more a satirical compared to Unhappily which was more crude. Now, I still laughed when I watched Unhappily, but it lacked the emotional center of caring about the Bundy family. When I was younger though, I was more into Nikki Cox. But I think now, it's Christina Applegate looking back. Unhappily Ever After was a more deliberate attempt at being crass. I remember one episode very well due to the fact that it involved them stealing toilets for the sake of selling them in Mexico, and there was one skit where they combined scatological humor with fat jokes where an obese security guard sat on the son who decided to put a stolen toilet on his back. The show was also, just, weird. I know that the show had established the weirdness with Mr. Floppy, but episodes would have some sort of abstract running gag that they wanted to make it look like a real-life cartoon. Like I had noted in my post, there was that episode when the middle son became a superhero because he was struck by lightning.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 12:05:00 GMT -5
I actually enjoyed the spin off with her character and her husband as a low level indy wrestler and u had guest roles with Macho Man and Kevin Nash. But yea there was only ever a singular reason to watch
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 23, 2019 12:06:01 GMT -5
I still remember the dad telling the son “Never compete with a girl. If you win all you did was beat a girl, if you lose, you’ve lost to a girl. It’s no win”
Yeah it’s sexist, but whatever. It’s funny.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 23, 2019 12:24:38 GMT -5
I feel the criticism of Married with Children, that it just appeals to the lowest common denominator and just crass sex humor really applied to Unhappily Ever After. I feel MwC had more a satirical compared to Unhappily which was more crude. Now, I still laughed when I watched Unhappily, but it lacked the emotional center of caring about the Bundy family. When I was younger though, I was more into Nikki Cox. But I think now, it's Christina Applegate looking back. Nikki Cox doesn't look as good as she used to. Christina Applegate, however, looks as great as ever. Actually, I'm just referring to the 90s time since I've been watching MwC reruns a lot recently. But now the gifs here are making me rethink that.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Feb 23, 2019 12:31:15 GMT -5
Used to be pissed that they wiped the original theme song for Hit the Road, Jack come second season. When they reran the first season, they even plastered the HTRJ opening over the older one.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 12:32:30 GMT -5
one of my alltime favorite shows, I wish they'd release it on DVD. Everyone I know looks at me like I imagined it when I bring this show up
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 15:14:56 GMT -5
I actually just rewatched this a couple years ago from start to finish. Nikki Cox back then was quite possibly the sexiest woman in the history of women. I don't know why she got all that shitty work done. Imagine how hot she'd be as a MILF if she hadn't gotten all that shit done to her.
Oh, and the show is hilarious too. The fact that this isn't available anywhere on DVD, streaming, iTunes, etc. should be a crime. It's a lost classic.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 23, 2019 16:01:44 GMT -5
Only saw the final season as it was airing. But got every episode off sumguy at a con years ago.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Feb 23, 2019 16:06:39 GMT -5
I thought the actor playing the dad was fantastic in a very difficult role. Having to be crazy, sad, sex-obsessed, crass, and awful... and then funny on top of it?
Of course, this is another thing that, no matter how good he was, it'd pale in comparison to Married With Children. Ed O'Neil somehow did magic with Al Bundy. He hated humanity and served as a symbol for why people SHOULD hate humanity, but somehow was funny and pathetically likable, too. No one could beat that.
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Post by ayumidah on Feb 23, 2019 16:12:18 GMT -5
Loved this show too, it was ridiculous
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