Favorite Shows That Pushed The Envelope

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Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

That's Stewart Gilligan Griffin to you.


I'm fashionably late to this thread, so I'll just add my favs:

Nip/Tuck -I can't wait for the new season starting in September.
Family Guy <3
The Simpsons
Roseanne
The Golden Girls
My So Called Life

My So-Called Life sure is getting a lot of love around here.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

O god those 2 episodes were hilarious. Amy and Robert walk into the kitchen and Robert and Amy are slow dancing. Then when they talk to the manager of the condos they are like "is it the money, we can pay more money"


Jimmy

And before that Debra is indignant to the condo people's suggestion that her in-laws are obnoxious.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

O god that family portrait episode is absolutley hilarious. They have to wheel her in and she doesn't even smile. Then at the end, "Ma Robert got you a hammock"

That's how I learned what a pazhmina is (and that they can match ), however the hell it's spelled.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

Ahhhhh the suitcase episode, CLASSIC!

LOL the cheese gets stuck in there then Debra and Marie try to find the smell and when Debra turns away Marie smells her to make sure its not her LOL!

"Debra, you can't keep cheese in a suitcase!"

- Jake

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Originally Posted by chiliD

The one & only, late, great Anne Southern...right you are!

Thanks. I was too lazy to google it.

I don't know much about Anne Southern. I remember learning when she died that she had her own show years ago.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

And Ray packing his stuff in a plastic grocery bag

Until Debra rips the sucker open with her bare hands.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

NONE since I no longer want to watch TV, Rather do something more constructive with my time.

You speak for many of us, but you imply that there was a time when you did want to watch TV, & many of the shows we've mentioned are from years ago. Did you have favorites back then?

- Jake

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I just remember Jake - I don't think you'd like the L Word...

One of the girls from that horrid Yoplait Yogurt commercial is on the show "It's lesbian love good..."

NOOOO! NOT THE YOGURGEEKS!!!!!!!!!

- Jake

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Originally Posted by NaiveMelody23

i guess i will be the weird one and say


DEGRASSI!

i dunno

Never seen it. Tell us about it, please.

- Jake

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Evening Shade!!! yeah!!!

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I do that most of the time anyway, so I could totally relate to Ray there

Years ago I used them as gym bags or lunch bags, but never to go on a plane.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Never seen it. Tell us about it, please.

- Jake

The holy grail of Canadian TV. Started as The Kids of Degrassi Street - and went on for eons through Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, the kids of Degrassi, and Degrassi: the Next Generation. Did I miss one? seriously, it's been around for almost 20 years, I think...

They tackled everything from abortion, to single mom-hood, drugs, sex, etc etc etc. Everything kids go through, they did it. No candy-coating. Right in your face. Hugely popular. It's seen in the States, too, I believe... though I couldn't tell you where...

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

The Daily Show
All In The Family and all of its spin-offs
Sanford & Son
Married...With Children
Chapelle Show
Roseanne
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Puppets Who Kill
Trailer Park Boys
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (if we did THAT in the USA, somebody'd get shot!)
Dallas

Lawanda Page (I think that's her name) rocked! What a face and voice!

I've seen The Daily Show a couple of times & was about to add it here but saw you had.
Never saw Chappelle, Puppets Who Kill ( ), Trailer Park Boys, or This Hour Has 22 Minutes. (Other than Chappelle there are none here I know.)

I don't think anybody has mentioned Saturday Night Live!

- Jake

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

LOL That was soooo funny! Great episode. So far they only have the first 3 seasons out on DVD. I am waiting for Season 5 to come out because it has the episode where the parents drive through the house and the 2 parter when they go to Italy.

I didn't love the Italy episode. Like most shows that take trips, it seemed sappy & gimmicky to me.
But Robert's new girlfriend was something.

- Jake

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Originally Posted by amber

Evening Shade!!! yeah!!!

Never cared for Burt Reynolds. Wasn't Marilu Henner on also? Not being a watcher, I have no clue how it pushed the envelope.

- Jake