Friday, September 26, 2008

TGIF

Before NBC hit us over the head for years with the "Must See TV" campaign, the braintrust at ABC provided us with some of the (ahem) best family comedies ever as part of their "Thank Goodness It's Funny" campaign, and honestly, who wouldn't find joy in the interaction of this funny talking immigrant and his anal-retentive cousin?

Posted by T.J. at 8:08 AM

23 comments:

TR said...

I distinctly remember a Tuesday night craptacular pairing of Perfect Strangers -> Head of the Class.

8:42 AM, September 26, 2008
Mark said...

I'm not gonna lie. I really enjoyed Head of the Class as a youngster. And yes, I had a crush on Robin Givens.

8:44 AM, September 26, 2008
Geoff said...

I stopped watching once Jawarhalal left the show.

8:45 AM, September 26, 2008
TR said...

The guy who played Dennis Blundin was great in Better Off Dead. I actually loved both of these shows as a kid. They are utterly unwatchable now.

8:48 AM, September 26, 2008
TR said...

The Jawarhalal call is outstanding.

8:48 AM, September 26, 2008
T.J. said...

Better Off Dead is one of the most underrated comedies of all time.

8:49 AM, September 26, 2008
TR said...

Any time you throw Booger, Dennis Blundin, a character from M*A*S*H, the creepy guy from Fast Times and Ghost, Taylor Negron and Porky in the same flick, you're looking at comedy gold. Or a straight-to-DVD release.

9:06 AM, September 26, 2008
Whitney said...

How is Better Off Dead underrated? Do you know anybody from our era who doesn't love it? Anyone our age who doesn't know what you mean when you quip "Two dollars!!" any time the sum of two dollars comes up in everyday conversation?

9:10 AM, September 26, 2008
Greg said...

I know nothing of any of this.

9:24 AM, September 26, 2008
T.J. said...

I know plenty of dumb people who have never seen that movie.

9:28 AM, September 26, 2008
Geoff said...

And I know plenty of dumb people who have. Your move, Thomas...

9:32 AM, September 26, 2008
T.J. said...

Geoff, I certainly hope you are not belittling this great film.

9:36 AM, September 26, 2008
rob said...

mark's gaydar is going off somewhere. i expect a clip from oz or gunsmoke to be up in the next hour or so.

9:47 AM, September 26, 2008
T.J. said...

I bet Mark is a huuuuge fan of Balki Bartokomous.

9:51 AM, September 26, 2008
rob said...

if he isn't, he should be.

9:54 AM, September 26, 2008
Mark said...

I am. How could I not be?

10:00 AM, September 26, 2008
T.J. said...

However, I will not even debate this - Bronson Pinchot's best work is as Serge...

"Donny, run and tell Miss Summers that, uh, Mister Achmed Foley is here to see her..."

10:00 AM, September 26, 2008
rob said...

that's like arguing adrian peterson is better than emmitt smith. maybe at a point in time, but balki's body of work is hard to ignore.

10:02 AM, September 26, 2008
zman said...

Is Balki related to Alex Bartokomous?

10:04 AM, September 26, 2008
T.J. said...

Yes, and Swint works for both of them.

10:08 AM, September 26, 2008
Sizzle said...

I appreciated BP as Elliot Blitzer, the coke-sniffing, wire-wearing snitch in True Romance. "I wish somebody would just come and get me because I don't like this. I wish somebody would just take me away. Just take me away. Come and get me."

11:57 AM, September 26, 2008
amanda young said...

I think it is time for a little Happy Dance! XD. amanda vanderpool fashion

11:55 PM, November 13, 2013
Anonymous said...

This dance is replacing high fives for me. If we attend a sporting event together you better have already learned it. Leadership Training

10:15 AM, May 27, 2014

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