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6. A lot of those shows make me cringe. ''All in the Family might not make me laugh but it was ahead of its time

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 03:06 PM

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in its societal message, so I give it that. Same with Maude and several other shows of that era.

Even those shows that were probably funny at the time are hard to watch now because of those horrendous laugh tracks. Uggh.

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What television shows did not age well? Though they were funny in their time, it is very hard to watch today.especially [View all] debm55 Oct 6 OP

In the UK they used to have the Black & White Minstrel Show OnDoutside Oct 6 #1

Yuck. The UK also had the Benny Hill Show-terrible. debm55 Oct 6 #3

Yes indeed, and Alf Garnett was hugely popular. OnDoutside Oct 6 #12

Did ALL in the Family take that show and Americanize it? debm55 Oct 6 #48

Hmmm that's a great question ! Apparently yes, All in the Family was based on Til Death Do Us Part. OnDoutside Oct 7 #108

Thank you , the woman looked like Edith. Thank you for looking that up. debm55 Oct 7 #109

Edite, lol Kittycatkat Oct 7 #173

Thank you debm55 Oct 7 #174

But they also had The Two Ronnies VMA131Marine Oct 6 #25

Oh, I loved Benny Hill. Meadowoak Oct 8 #206

I didn't understand the humor. Thank you though. debm55 Oct 8 #207

Three's Company Freddie Oct 6 #2

I also didn't think it was funny. And very seldom watched. Thank you. debm55 Oct 6 #4

Cringe-inducing, for sure. hlthe2b Oct 6 #9

agree debm55 Oct 7 #110

Seinfeld for me. Haven't watch since Richard's insane N-word rant. brush Oct 6 #10

Thank you ,brush and i totally agree with you. debm55 Oct 7 #106

and the whole personality of Jack was that he was a horn dog BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 #183

Almost all of them. The only sitcom worth watching was M*A*S*H. Ocelot II Oct 6 #5

Yeah. M*A*S*H was the only one I could come up with that I continue to enjoy. There might be others, but hlthe2b Oct 6 #8

M*A*S*H had a character nicknamed True Dough Oct 6 #11

Yeah, that was unfortunate and why the character was abandoned after six episodes. hlthe2b Oct 6 #14

The spearchucker character was in the original MASH movie 10 Turtle Day Oct 6 #26

I'm pretty sure Delarage Oct 6 #62

Ah yes, you are correct! 10 Turtle Day Oct 6 #69

He was in the book, before the movie. Charlie Chapulin Oct 7 #144

Thank you Charlie Chaplin. debm55 Oct 7 #146

Yeah, no POC as main characters. I remember Margaret Cho who is of Korean descent mucifer Oct 6 #47

During that time period Darwins_Retriever Oct 8 #205

The Forgotten MASH Surgeon: The Story of Alvin Vincent Blount Jr, MD Historic NY Oct 6 #80

One of my very favorite programs was/is "Barney Miller" ailsagirl Oct 6 #16

Agree. Good writing, acting and deadpan delivery wrapped around clever situations. yonder Oct 6 #20

"This is a police station, not a horror movie" bedazzled Oct 6 #60

Dietrich was hilarious!! ailsagirl Oct 6 #64

The cast was excellent bedazzled Oct 6 #66

He was wonderful!! ailsagirl Oct 6 #73

I had quite the crush on him. Nt Figarosmom Oct 6 #84

I still do! bedazzled Oct 6 #88

Yeah he did Figarosmom Oct 6 #90

Me, too ailsagirl Oct 7 #169

And the writing!! ailsagirl Oct 7 #171

Finally got a chance to look at that - still smiling here. yonder Oct 7 #91

his character reminds me of the HR guy on "The Office" BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 #184

Hysterical!! ailsagirl Oct 7 #168

Yeah that was a good episode Figarosmom Oct 6 #83

I remember that episode and LMAO debm55 Oct 7 #114

There was a horrible episode of Barney Miller where the main joke of the episode was mucifer Oct 6 #35

I agree with that. That is terrible. debm55 Oct 6 #37

I vaguely remember that one-- not exactly a funny premise ailsagirl Oct 6 #61

I was watching reruns and came across it mucifer Oct 6 #65

Thats one of the episodes i liked because it did show how a lot of guys thought of it Figarosmom Oct 6 #86

Thank you ailsgirl Agree debm55 Oct 7 #113

Agree with you debm55 Oct 7 #130

Absolutely. thucythucy Oct 7 #165

Thank you Ocelot II Agree debm55 Oct 7 #112

MASH had some problematic scenes, thucythucy Oct 7 #150

Agree debm55 Oct 7 #155

A lot of those shows make me cringe. ''All in the Family might not make me laugh but it was ahead of its time hlthe2b Oct 6 #6

Agree with the laugh tracks debm55 Oct 6 #39

All in the Family - still relevant legallyblondeNYC Oct 8 #213

Just Shoot Me... MiHale Oct 6 #7

One of the Thursday night NBC space fillers underpants Oct 6 #52

Was that Hill Street Blues? debm55 Oct 7 #132

Hill Street then I think it was Law & Order or maybe LA Law. underpants Oct 7 #139

Thank you underpants. debm55 Oct 7 #142

I named this one too. Nt Figarosmom Oct 6 #87

Thank you MiHale. I don't remember ever seeing the program. I guess good for me. debm55 Oct 7 #116

My Little Margie Otto_Harper Oct 6 #13

Thank you Otto_Harper. debm55 Oct 7 #133

I mostly liked the CBS country comedies of the 1960s: rsdsharp Oct 6 #15

Thank you rsdsharp, Didn't like Green Arcres except for the little dog and the opening song. debm55 Oct 7 #134

I thought Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson) and Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney) were great. MichMan Oct 8 #189

Thank you MichMan Uncle Joe --Petticoat Junction and Mr Haney -Grren Acers I watched both shows and but I could never debm55 Oct 8 #191

Friends MaryMagdaline Oct 6 #17

Thank you MaryMagdaline. I have never watched it. debm55 Oct 7 #136

Going way back it is.. BittyJenkins Oct 6 #18

"Fronk" the well meaning gardner. It would never Klarkashton Oct 6 #22

Yes! I remember BittyJenkins Oct 6 #46

Thank you Klarkaston. debm55 Oct 7 #138

Thank you PittyJenkins. debm55 Oct 7 #137

The Honeymooners sanatanadharma Oct 6 #19

Except... ProfessorGAC Oct 6 #32

Yes domestic abuse is so funny, I never liked Jackie Gleason because of that show debm55 Oct 6 #40

I always disliked that show, even when I was little. He was always angry and EVERYBODY was pnwest Oct 7 #154

Thank you pnwest. It was too much like my family. debm55 Oct 7 #159

Back when TV was awesome!! aeromanKC Oct 6 #21

Disagree. Elessar Zappa Oct 6 #30

Agree. debm55 Oct 7 #141

All in the Family - one particular episode Not Heidi Oct 6 #63

I do... appmanga Oct 6 #72

All in the Family debuted when I was nine. Different Drummer Oct 7 #119

I do, Paul was a member of the JDL. Also I remember the storyline with Beverly LaSale -a Drag Queen. and the murder of debm55 Oct 7 #143

Yeah. I watched it recently on MeTv. ellemb Oct 8 #210

Thank you aeromanKC Tried to watch on stream and it wasn't like I remember it. debm55 Oct 7 #140

There are a lot that didn't age well.. CabbageAndBeans Oct 6 #23

Agree debm55 Oct 7 #145

I think Taxi still holds up pretty well VMA131Marine Oct 6 #24

Agreed. Classic. NT CabbageAndBeans Oct 6 #31

That was my favorite episode debm55 Oct 6 #41

there are some types of moments in Mash that didn't exist Tetrachloride Oct 6 #27

Thank you Tetrachloride.Disliked the Honeymooners. debm55 Oct 7 #147

Honeymooners. "BAM Alice, to the moon!" while cocking his fist at his wife BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 #185

Thank you and I agree, I never liked Jackie Gleason after the Honeymooners debm55 Oct 8 #193

I Love Lucy no_hypocrisy Oct 6 #28

Never thought it was even as a kid watching reruns. debm55 Oct 6 #42

Even as a little girl (born in 1951, same year I Love Lucy premiered)... 3catwoman3 Oct 7 #93

Agree and thank you, 3catwoman3 debm55 Oct 7 #94

Anyhting with with that rapist Bill Cosby in it. canuckledragger Oct 6 #29

Thread winner! nt Shermann Oct 6 #67

Thank you canuckledragger. I feel the same way. debm55 Oct 7 #148

Cosby show was so big, traffic was light in LA when it was on. Nothing else compares to it. BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 #186

After watching MASH for decades I don't find it funny today. I find Hawkeye just plain doc03 Oct 6 #33

I have never seen an episode of Friends. debm55 Oct 6 #44

The thing about M*A*S*H was that it was really about the Vietnam war LisaM Oct 7 #180

Agree, Thank you LisaM debm55 Oct 8 #197

Agree. Thank you doc03 debm55 Oct 8 #195

Three's Company The Madcap Oct 6 #34

Agree. with you The Madcap debm55 Oct 7 #149

I still watch All in the Family. It is funny to me still. They took on a lot of issues. ellemb Oct 6 #36

I still watch it too. johnp3907 Oct 6 #85

Yep ellemb Oct 7 #92

Thank you ellemb. debm55 Oct 7 #151

Bewitched Keepthesoulalive Oct 6 #38

In the end she did get her way Sequoia Oct 7 #156

Agree debm55 Oct 7 #157

Gladys Kravitz was gaslighted Bok_Tukalo Oct 8 #208

She had cancer on the show and worked almost up until her death. I didn;t like her character but I thought she was a debm55 Oct 8 #209

The Cosby Show CanonRay Oct 6 #43

He also did jello and the pudding commercials.too. debm55 Oct 6 #45

That's the first one I thought of FullySupportDems Oct 6 #81

I Love Lucy is the worst. arkielib Oct 6 #49

I've never watched a full episode underpants Oct 6 #53

This show is still LOL phunny even today... NewDayOranges Oct 7 #129

Most likely in 50 years the programs we watch in 2024 Polly Hennessey Oct 6 #50

Hogan's Heroes MichMan Oct 6 #51

The cast was largely comprised of Jewish German exiles and camp survivors. Ursus Rex Oct 7 #111

Yes, portrayed as bumbling, yet likeable characters, not ruthless villains. MichMan Oct 7 #117

No, because today's Nazis would not permit the writers to make them so foolish. malthaussen Oct 7 #118

Me either. Terrible concept for a comedy. debm55 Oct 7 #121

That show was a weekly staple in our house Turbineguy Oct 7 #135

Thank you Turbineguy. My uncle was a young pilot shot down and place in a POW camp. We never watched it. debm55 Oct 7 #153

Some people apparently thought Married With Children was funny.. Permanut Oct 6 #54

Funny then, not funny now. FuzzyRabbit Oct 6 #55

Agree Permanut. Never thought it was funny. debm55 Oct 7 #122

Columbo is still awesome! Original Law & Order I still love as well. Kittycatkat Oct 6 #56

The original Law and Order shows were excellent and still are. Polly Hennessey Oct 7 #152

Thank you Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 7 #162

Thank you Kittycatkat. debm55 Oct 7 #160

Kittycatkat..... Upthevibe Oct 7 #175

He is sooo good, even 50 years later! Kittycatkat Oct 7 #176

Kittycatkat.......... Upthevibe Oct 7 #178

I know. It's crazy. Oh, just one more thing Kittycatkat Oct 7 #179

Agree debm55 Oct 8 #196

You really come up with great leisure thread topics! bedazzled Oct 6 #57

Thank you bedazzled. debm55 Oct 7 #161

The Jack Benny Show... USAF Brat Oct 6 #58

Agree, debm55 Oct 7 #163

Well... Mike Nelson Oct 6 #59

I LOVE Lucy! Zambero Oct 6 #89

Thank you Zambero. I agree with your two choices. they were very funny. the rest were not. debm55 Oct 7 #126

thank you Mike Nelson I agree on the rest. But I have to say that Lucy didn't hit me as funny. I felt sorry for her. debm55 Oct 7 #164

The Rifleman, to a large extent. GoCubsGo Oct 6 #68

Thank you GoCubsGo, both are dreadful. debm55 Oct 7 #128

Amos and Andy sinkingfeeling Oct 6 #70

Thank you sinkingfilling. absolutely terrible. debm55 Oct 7 #127

My subjective opinion. Your mileage may--and likely willT--vary. Different Drummer Oct 6 #71

Yes Dear_Prudence Oct 6 #79

Thank you Dear_Prudence. I didn't know that. debm55 Oct 7 #103

Thank you Different Drummer. Totally agree.on both. debm55 Oct 7 #102

O.K. Crackerby rubbersole Oct 6 #74

Thank you rubbersole debm55 Oct 7 #100

Friends- rewatched it a few years ago and Luciferous Oct 6 #75

Thank you Luciferous. I have never watched that show debm55 Oct 7 #99

I quit watching most if not all cable and broadcast TV after 9/11. Ursus Rex Oct 7 #115

Ursus Rex. I have never watched Friends. debm55 Oct 7 #125

Sanford and Son RandySF Oct 6 #76

Thank You RandySF, Totally agree debm55 Oct 7 #98

The People's Choice (1950s TV) Doc_Technical Oct 6 #77

Thank you Doc_Technical debm55 Oct 7 #97

Chico and The Man. nt TexasTowelie Oct 6 #78

Agee and I would add Sanford and Son. debm55 Oct 7 #96

Just Shoot me Figarosmom Oct 6 #82

Thank you Figarosmom debm55 Oct 7 #95

Beverly Hillbillys OLDMDDEM Oct 7 #101

Thank you OLDMDDEM , very silly. Same with Green Acres debm55 Oct 7 #104

I agree. OLDMDDEM Oct 7 #105

The only episode of Green Acres I ever liked was the pilot episode with.... Different Drummer Oct 7 #120

I lliked the song. and the little dog.. but that is about it. debm55 Oct 7 #124

Early 2000s Reality Shows epreic01 Oct 7 #107

epreic01 Agree. debm55 Oct 7 #123

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "The Dukes of Hazard" yet. Enter stage left Oct 7 #131

Thank you Enter stage left. Was in college at the time and had no TV, When we finally got one, I watch one episode and debm55 Oct 7 #158

Frasier had a few cringey moments Freddie Oct 7 #166

Thank you Freddie and I agree. Haven't watched the new one yet. debm55 Oct 7 #167

Rosanne & Home Improvement n/t snpsmom Oct 7 #170

Thank You snpsmom. I totally agree debm55 Oct 7 #172

I was channel surfing last week and ran across an episode of Prairie_Seagull Oct 7 #177

Thank you Prairie_Seagull. That is funny. debm55 Oct 8 #199

the Love Boat. Perv doctor. back when it was considered "cool" for a man to openly lust after women BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 #181

Sanford and Son had an episode where Sanford thought his son (Lamont) was gay BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 #182

Agree. I didn't like that show. Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd debm55 Oct 8 #200

Dobie Gillis. I'll give Bob Denver props; and Tuesday Weld was in character, but it's not worth watching Dwayne Hickman NBachers Oct 8 #187

Thank you very much. NBachers. debm55 Oct 8 #201

I'm sure I'd still love parts of MASH (tv), All In The Family, I Love Lucy.... electric_blue68 Oct 8 #188

Thank you electric_blue68 I agree with you on the Lucy episodes. debm55 Oct 8 #202

Two and a Half Men MichMan Oct 8 #190

thank you MichMan. Totally agree. debm55 Oct 8 #192

"From Agnes-With Love" episode, "Twilight Zone." Paladin Oct 8 #194

Thank you Paladin. debm55 Oct 8 #198

Tabitha Joe Cool Oct 8 #203

Yes it is shocking. I never saw the show. I am glad I didn't. Thank you JoeCool. debm55 Oct 8 #204

Both of those shows are still great. valleyrogue Oct 8 #211

Thank you valleyrogue for sharing. debm55 Oct 8 #212

Not a TV show, but the movie "The Odd Couple". PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 8 #214

I know how you feel. Thank you , debm55 Oct 8 #217

"To the Moon, Alice..." legallyblondeNYC Oct 8 #215

Agree debm55 Oct 8 #216