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TVFactFan
10-07-2005, 10:23 AM
The situation of a Pregnant Women having her baby before her expected due date? I can even count the number of times i seen this on a sitcom
dawsongirl
10-07-2005, 10:25 PM
And it's always in some weird place, like an elevator or something.
TVFactFan
10-07-2005, 10:30 PM
And it's always in some weird place, like an elevator or something.
The Most copied Storyline in TV history-lol
hmm or there are 2 sisters and one of them likes a boy but the boy likes the other sister and they get mad at each other
Ireneparalegal
10-08-2005, 12:56 AM
And it's always in some weird place, like an elevator or something.
yeah, like Fresh prince Vanessa Williams had it in an elevator; on Taxi, they showed Alex driving a couple when the wife has her baby in the back of the cab; Everybody loves raymond, when Debra had hers in the car; an episode on ChiPs; an episode on Emergency; hmmmmm what else...
PrettyinPink55
10-08-2005, 03:27 AM
A trip to Disneyland/World.
Shows that did this:
Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step
and I'm sure countless others.
Superstar
10-08-2005, 04:27 AM
A trip to Disneyland/World.
Shows that did this:
Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step
and I'm sure countless others.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch as well
Southern Hellraiser
10-08-2005, 10:01 AM
Then there were alot of serious (health/drama) episodes in the last or second to the last season
ThomasE
10-08-2005, 10:43 AM
A trip to Disneyland/World.
Shows that did this:
Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step
and I'm sure countless others.
There is reason that these were all Disney Themed.
1) There are all ABC Shows
2) In 1995, Dinsey bought ABC and wanted to kick off the purchase by having their shows characters visit the theme park.
Full House in 1993, Family Matters in 1995. I had a chance to be in this episode but never followed through. My best friend from High School used to date Kellie Shaynge Williams prior to and he wound up on the Disney episode but not becuase he dated her.
Roseanne in 1996 along with Family Matters and Step By Step. Both Boy Meets World and Step by Step had a crossover interaction with Cory Matthews and Dana Foster having a conversation while near the area for the Dolphins. Then the ABC drama Second Noah did a Disney trip in the fall of 1996 as well. It was probably more convenient for the cast and crew since the show was being filmed in Tampa. I auditioned for guest star roles on this show about 3 times and always lost out to someone else. LOL. I wound up doing extra work.
This is a good topic, SOLOMON/RTVC. For me, I tend to see the lost animal theme. Heck, I saw twice on 3's Company. They did it in 1977 and then again in 1983. The character winds up keeping the animal as a pet. It also happened on Little House on The Prairie, Petticoat Junction, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Full House, Family Matters and there are others.
Plus, there is always someone that has to die for some reason. When I was little, I always thought that every TV Show would eventually have a character that would die and we would see some serious theme to it. LOL. I was just waiting for The Cosby Show to do something along that line and was relieved that it did not happen. LOL.
peter may
10-08-2005, 11:44 AM
yeah, like Fresh prince Vanessa Williams had it in an elevator; on Taxi, they showed Alex driving a couple when the wife has her baby in the back of the cab; Everybody loves raymond, when Debra had hers in the car; an episode on ChiPs; an episode on Emergency; hmmmmm what else...
They had a woman giving birth in a cab in FRASIER in the episode "Flour Child"
peter may
10-08-2005, 11:51 AM
ah yeah, i miss frasier, havent seen in months
*goes to dig out the dvds * ;)
GeorgiaboyJeff!
10-08-2005, 06:51 PM
Another one is when someone gets drunk & it leads to a bad situation! I can't tell you how many sitcoms I've seen where people get drunk.
nickandmore
10-08-2005, 07:34 PM
Kids turning the house into a hotel when the owners are away.
The ones I can think of now are: Family Ties, Even Stevens, Drake & Josh, Boy Meets World, and more that I can't thin of at the time.
Ireneparalegal
10-08-2005, 07:36 PM
how abt the horrendously overused "bringing a child/orphan/cousin/nephew young actor/actress into the show because there are no more little kids or the little kids are now big kids.
TVFactFan
10-08-2005, 07:55 PM
how abt the horrendously overused "bringing a child/orphan/cousin/nephew young actor/actress into the show because there are no more little kids or the little kids are now big kids.
Let's see that happened on
Brady Bunch
Good Times
Cosby Show
Fresh Prince
Jeffersons
Who's The Boss
I'm sure I leaving several off the list-lol
treky
10-08-2005, 10:03 PM
A trip to Disneyland/World.
Shows that did this:
Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step
and I'm sure countless others.one reason all those shows did that was because they were all on ABC, which is owned by Disney.
treky
10-08-2005, 10:09 PM
and then there's always "a very special episode of....":rolleyes: :rolleyes:
slackermonkey
10-09-2005, 12:27 AM
Characters A and B hate each other. Character C forces Characters A and B to like each other, but A and B refuse. Through some freak incident that could only happen in sitcoms, A and B are stuck together and are forced to get along or work together for whatever reason. By episode's end, A and B are the best of friends, though 9 times out of 10, their dynamic will be back to normal in the next episode.
Ireneparalegal
10-09-2005, 01:31 AM
I hate when a celebrity is brought into a show for some flaky reason, playing themselves. How many times in your life does a celebrity come to your house?
treky
10-09-2005, 01:37 AM
The situation of a Pregnant Women having her baby before her expected due date? I can even count the number of times i seen this on a sitcomand 98% of the time, a stranger or strangers, with very little or no medical experience, ends up delivering it. And, of course, everything goes perfectly, and mother and child are fine.
I hate when a celebrity is brought into a show for some flaky reason, playing themselves. How many times in your life does a celebrity come to your house?
about as many times as tom cruise and katie holmes have sex
hahahaha
treky
10-09-2005, 01:39 AM
I hate when a celebrity is brought into a show for some flaky reason, playing themselves. How many times in your life does a celebrity come to your house?how about when they move right next door?:rolleyes:
Ireneparalegal
10-09-2005, 01:40 AM
and 98% of the time, a stranger or strangers, with very little or no medical experience, ends up delivering it. And, of course, everything goes perfectly, and mother and child are fine.
and all these women deliver within minutes. Or this is their first child and all of a sudden labor pains start. Oh hell no. My labor pains came on very dull for a couple of hours, but I was washing clothes, cleaning the house because I didn't want to just lay around. I hate when they show women all of a sudden "Boom" "I am having labor pains!!!!" Give me a break! My first child i was in labor for 22 hours. My second, 8 hours, my third doesn't count cuz it was a c-section. Man, pregnancy on tv is sooooo unrealistic.
heh well i thought my joke was funny :)
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