The Sitcom Study
Welcome to the Sitcom Study, where we contemplate the TV shows we grew up with and search for the truth and wisdom amidst the tropes and clichés. Each week we’ll compare and contrast several TV episodes that share a common theme, be it characters plagued by amnesia, pop star guest spots, jump-the-shark moments, or women giving birth in elevators. It happens more than you think...
Episodes
- From Visits From The Ex: S2 E22 "Ex Marks the Spot:
- From Chain Letters: S1 E19 "Unchained Malady"
- From Shoplifting: S...
- Mister Ed S2 E23 "Ed the Beachcomber"
- Who's the Boss S2 E6 "Custody Part 1"
- Married with Children S3 E21 "Life's a Beach"
- Friends S4 E1 "The One with the Jellyfish"
This is a good old-fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with another episode ne...
- Blossom S3 E7 "Only When I Laugh"
- Sister Sister S5 E17 "Young At Heart"
- Everybody Hates Chris S4 E13 "Everybody Hates Fake IDs"
- American Dad S9 E7 "Faking Bad"
- Seinfeld S3 E2 "The Truth"
- King of Queens S2 E22 "Soft Touch"
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S9 E4 "Mac and ...
- The Odd Couple S1 E4 "The Jury Story"
- All in the Family S1 E9 "Edith Has Jury Duty"
- Sanford S2 E9 "Jury Duty"
- 30 Rock S3 E14 "The Funcooker"
- Growing Pains S2 E15 "Thank God It's Friday"
- Webster S5 E20 "Basketball Blues"
- Saved By The Bell S3 E21 "No Hope With Dope"
- Moesha S4 E3 "Hello, What's This?"
- From Snowed In For Christmas: S5 E9 "Not a Christmas Story"
- From Dinner Parties: S4 E10 "The Dinner Party"
- From Going to Jail: S5 E1 "Will Mary Richards Go To Jail?
- From Babysittin...
- The Dick Van Dyke Show S2 E30 "A Surprise Surprise is a Surprise"
- Major Dad S1 E20 "Officer of the Day"
- Big Bang Theory S1 E16 "The Peanut Butter Reaction"
- The Middle S7 E13 "Fl...
- M*A*S*H S6 E11 "The MASH Olympics"
- Dharma & Greg S1 E17 "The Official Dharma & Greg Episode of the 1998 Winter Olympics"
- The Goldbergs S3 E16 "E...
- Cheers S7 E10 "Bar Wars II: The Woodsman Strikes Back"
- Community S2 E23-24 "A Fistful of Paintballs" & "A Few Paintballs More"
- How I Met Your...
- Seinfeld S6 E12 "The Label Maker"
- Married with Children S11 E21 "Damn Bundys"
- The Simpsons S10 E12 "Sunday Cruddy Sunday"
- Everybody Loves Raymond S5 E13 "Superbowl"
- The Patty Duke Show S1 E11 "The Actress"
- Facts of Life S3 E12 "Green Eyed Monster"
- Head of the Class S2 E7 "That'll Be The Day"
- Black-ish S1 E11 "Law of Attraction"
- Laverne & Shirley S3 E12 "New Years Eve, 1959"
- Mad About You S4 E9 "New Years Eve"
- Frasier S7 E12 "RDWRER"
- How I Met Your Mother S1 E11 "The Limo"
- Barney Miller S8 E7 "Homeless"
- Growing Pains S2 E9 "The Kid"
- Saved By The Bell S3 E24-25 "Home For Christmas"
- Family Matters S6 E11 "Miracle ...
- Good Times S2 E13 "Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle"
- Family Ties S2 E14 "Say Uncle"
- Charles in Charge S3 E14 "Bottle Baby"
- Hey Dude S3 E11 "Melody's ...
Hide your cats, this week we're revisiting all of our discussions of that rascally extraterrestrial Gordon Shumway and the mild-mannered family he lived with and terrorized, as well as testing our knowledge of the merry man from Melmac with a trivia quiz... It's time for the Alf mixtape!
With segments from:
- Puppet-Based Sitcoms: S1 E1 "ALF"
- Run-ins with the Mafia: S3 E13 "Hideaway"
- Skydiving: S1 E9 "Jump"
- Earthquakes: S3 E25 "...
- Home Free S1 E1 "Pilot"
- Mr Sunshine S1 E1 "Episode #1.1"
- Go On S1 E1 "Pilot"
- The Odd Couple S1 E12 "The Audit Couple"
- Happy Days S2 E6 "Haunted"
- Step by Step S4 E6 "Something Wild"
- Home Improvement S5 E6 "Let Them Eat Cake"
- Parks & Rec S4 E5 "Meet and Greet"
- Salute Your Shorts S1 E2 "Ghost Story"
- Boy Meets World S5 E17 "And Then There Was Shawn"
- Community S2 E6 "Epidemiology"
- Blackish S3 E5 "The Purge"
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