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
- The Flintstones S2 E24 "Fred Strikes Out"
- Roseanne S4 E14 "The Bowling Show"
- According to Jim S1 E8 "The Turkey Bowl"
- The Big Band Theory S3 E19 "The Wheaton Recurrence"
- Perfect Strangers S4 E1 "The Lottery"
- Mama's Family S5 E15 "The Big Wheel"
- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S3 E14 "Winner Takes Off"
- Malcolm & Eddie S1 E4 "Partnership of Fools"
From the coffee shop with Jerry and George to the oval office, we're breaking down the career of the most spongeworthy comic actor in town and her four very distinct sitcoms! Here's the lineup:
- Seinfeld S7 E9 "The Sponge"
- Watching Ellie S1 E1 "Pilot"
- New Adventures of Old Christine S1 E1 "Pilot"
- Veep S1 E1 "Fundraiser"
This is a good old fashioned RERUN... We'll be back with a new episode next week!
- Designing Women S2 E8 "Cruising"
- The Nanny S3 E26 "Ship of Fran's"
- Hot in Cleveland S3 E2 "Beards"
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S11 E9-10 "The Gang Goes to Hell...
Beaver cuts the grass, Screech disrupts the spaghetti sauce market, and iCarly disregards child labor laws... This week's trope is Kids starting a business! Here's the lineup:
- Leave it to Beaver S4 E36 "Beaver Goes Into Business"
- The Patty Duke Show S1 E18 "The Tycoons"
- Saved by the Bell S4 E3 "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce"
- iCarly S4 E4 "iSell Penny Tees"
This is a good old fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with a new episod...
- Webster S2 E5 "Burn Out"
- Family Matters S2 E1 "Rachel's Place"
- Drew Carey Show S9 E19 "Burning Down the House"
- Abbott Elementary S2 E15 "Fire"
This is a good old fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with a new episode next ...
- The Jeffersons S9 E8-9 "Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner Part 1 & 2"
- Golden Girls S7 E2 "The Case of the Libertine Belle"
- Saved by the Bell S6 E10 "Mystery Weekend"
- The Office S6 E10 "Murder"
- Fuller House S2 E10 "New Kids in the House"
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch S2 E18 "The Band Episode"
- Just Shoot Me S5 E2 "A Night at the Plaza"
- iCarly S5 E2 "iGo One Direction"
- Bosom Buddies S2 E12 "The Grandfather"
- ALF S3 E13 "Hideaway"
- Head of the Class S4 E25 "Cement High Tops"
- Everybody Hates Chris S2 E19 "Everybody Hates Gambling"
This is a good old fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with ...
- Leave it to Beaver S1 E2 "Captain Jack"
- What's Happening S1 E10 "Puppy Love"
- Webster S2 E13 "It's a Dog's Life"
- Will & Grace S1 E9 "The Truth About Will and Dogs"
- I Love Lucy S4 E3 "Lucy Cries Wolf"
- Frasier S5 E4 "The 1000th Show"
- The Middle S5 E4 "The 100th"
- Blackish S5 E4 "Purple Rain"
- Kate & Allie S4 E10 "Stage Mother"
- Wings S8 E14 "Just Call Me Angel"
- 3rd Rock from the Sun S2 E23 "Fifteen Minutes of Dick"
- 30 Rock S4 E7 "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001...
- Welcome Back Kotter S3 E22 "What Goes Up"
- Family Ties E2 E6 "Speed Trap"
- Saved by the Bell S2 E9 "Jessie's Song"
- Family Matters S7 E14 "Life in the Fast Lane"
This is a good old fashioned RER...
- Gilligan's Island S3 E3 "Pass the Vegetables Please"
- Bewitched S6 E20 "Super Arthur"
- Dinosaurs S4 E2 "Earl, Don't Be a Hero"
- Suite Life of Zack & Cody S3 E4 "Super Twins"
- Facts of Life S9 E16 "The First Ti...
Frasier is stumped by his own homoerotic fantasies, Angela ponders the road not taken, and Punky Brewster ages 75 years in one night... This week's trope is Dream episodes! Here's what we're watching:
- Punky Brewster S1 E17 "My Aged Valentine"
- Growing Pains S3 E10 "This Is Your Life"
- Who's the Boss S6 E3 "In Your Dreams"
- Frasier S4 E3 "The Impossible Dream"
This is good old-fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with a new epis...
- ALF S1 E9 "Jump"
- Herman's Head S1 E16 "How to succeed in business without really dying"
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years S1 E17 "Love and Death"
- The Neighborhood S2 E19 "Welcome to the Jump"
Uncle Joey bungles the high-heel fashion show, The Big Bang Theory gals play truth or dare (it gets weird) and Louise Belcher sabotages her own girls' night... This week's sitcom trope is Slumber Party episodes! Here's the lineup:
- Full House S4 E4 "Slumber Party"
- That 70s Show S5 E13 "Your Time is Gonna Come"
- Big Bang Theory S4 E8 "The 21 Second...
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