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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:05 PM Original message |
Do any family-based sitcoms NOT portray the father as a dumbass? |
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1gobluedem
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not that I can think of |
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MissMillie
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. "My two dads"? |
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JVS
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Nope they were both jackasses, but in different ways, like the Odd Couple |
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Momgonepostal
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Not current, but The Cosby Show |
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. That was the first one I thought of |
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Radical Activist
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can't think of any. |
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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Well, there's a thread right now |
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Connonym
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Look at how women are protrayed on TV |
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
53. also fathers are main bread earner whereas the woman's domain is her home |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Jan-09-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
69. That 70's Show, Malcolm in the Middle, The War at Home |
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HEyHEY
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. The Simpsons |
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jilln
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Big Day, on ABC right now |
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JVS
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. 7th heaven |
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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Never watched it--is it a sitcom? |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. It's a family drama. |
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JVS
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Carl Winslow on Family Matters or Phil Banks on Fresh Prince? |
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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Fair enough, but on edit I added "recent" as a criterion |
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Little Wing
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Same with commercails |
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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. YES! |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. I agree! I often complained about those JCPenney commercials... |
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Frank Cannon
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. I never thought about it, but you're absolutely right |
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1gobluedem
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Of course Robert Reed had to get drunk to BE Mike Brady... |
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Deja Q
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. As I recall, Reed wanted the show to be less farcical... |
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
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terrya
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. The one I thought of was "Family Ties" |
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Strawman
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. I believe thet there have been media effects studies on sitcoms |
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zanne
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. I have a theory about this. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. Art imitating life? |
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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. No problem with "lovable, bumbing goofball," but... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. For example? |
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Orrex
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
61. Everybody Loves Raymond |
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mitchum
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. It all started with Ralph Kramden |
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meegbear
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. Leave It To Beaver |
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Tyrone Slothrop
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
27. Arrested Development |
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Orrex
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Tue Jan-09-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. I can't believe I didn't think of that one! |
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tigereye
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. the one with the girl who talked to God (name escapes me) |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Joan of Arcadia? |
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tigereye
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. yeah, I was sad to see that one go |
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YellowRubberDuckie
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Not a sitcom... |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I know that. I was trying to help the poster name the show she was thinking of. |
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sakabatou
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. After she got sick, it started to go down hill... |
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NorthernSpy
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. thanks for reminding us -- my LORD I hated that show! |
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tigereye
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I really liked it |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. I enjoyed Judging Amy. |
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Shell Beau
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. What is that show on Fox that comes on after The Family Guy? |
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Deja Q
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. The War at Home |
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Shell Beau
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I have only seen a few. The ones I saw were funny though! |
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Blue-Jay
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
30. "caring, involved, and competent" isn't terribly funny. |
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Deja Q
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
34. How about 'Alf' or 'The Cosby Show' (1984)? |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. Recently, none that I can think of. |
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NorthernSpy
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. nope, can't stray from the formula! |
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philosophie_en_rose
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. "Smallville" - Lionel Luthor and Jonathan Kent |
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YellowRubberDuckie
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Not a sitcom... |
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philosophie_en_rose
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. It's not? Okay, then Ugly Betty or Bernie Mac or Frasier. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. "Bernie Mac--" Good example. One of the better family sitcoms ever. |
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philosophie_en_rose
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Bernie Mac was a great show. |
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Lex
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. It's like with Disney films, the mom has to die pretty quickly after the beginning. |
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WernhamHogg
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. Blossom? |
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SOteric
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. "Still Standing" has a dad that isn't particularly a dumbass. |
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LeftyMom
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. zomg, I love your new sig image |
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
54. they only portray fathers as a dumbass in their homes |
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JVS
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
56. Red from that 70's show is not a dumbass |
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Patiod
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Wed Jan-10-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
78. I always liked that he was portrayed as smarter than the kids |
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CanuckAmok
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. It's sad that Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin are the best dads in sitcom-land. |
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VelmaD
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:30 AM Response to Reply #57 |
65. wait a minute... |
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Generic Brad
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
59. Father Knows Best, Leave It To Beaver, Andy Griffith, etc |
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Solon
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Tue Jan-09-07 02:00 AM Response to Reply #59 |
66. What about the Honeymooners? |
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Generic Brad
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Tue Jan-09-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Ralph Kramden was not a dad |
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Solon
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Tue Jan-09-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. true, but I was thinking more along the lines of the... |
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liberalpragmatist
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
60. Do The Wonder Years count? |
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JVS
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Wed Jan-10-07 11:59 AM Response to Reply #60 |
77. That dad was a poster-boy for office related stress. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
63. Eight Simple Rules didn't. nt |
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Rosemary2205
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Tue Jan-09-07 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
67. Ugly Betty. |
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Aristus
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Tue Jan-09-07 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
68. "Frasier". |
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Tue Jan-09-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
70. Mothing recent. Family Ties from the '80s. |
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Tue Jan-09-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
74. The sitcom with the Olson twins |
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grace0418
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Wed Jan-10-07 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
75. Everwood had its moments. |
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Orrex
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Wed Jan-10-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Sitcom? |
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