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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:44 AM Original message |
Plot lines and devices used by every sitcom ever. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Supied fat guy marries witty beautiful wife... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That's a premise not a plotline, supied |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Crap, now I'm the stupid guy...heh |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
44. It's my only hope!!!!!! |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. Character whines endlessly about relationships. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Younger of more than one child has problems with bullies at school |
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poiuytsister (591 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
62. Son in the family getting beaten up |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. Teenager tries to find some logical way to deal with having two dates at once |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. That is the oldest and stalest of all sitcom plotlines |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Hence why I thought of it first. :P |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Evil twin appears. |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. unexpected visit from the dreaded mother in law |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
8. You get into a car accident but |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. HAHAHAHAHAHA. |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. Former G/F. B/F comes back into life...... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. middle age sitcom couple w/ older teen kids about to leave the house - wife gets pregnant |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. These days, somebody passes gas, surrounding characters groan, |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. Marraige Counseling.... |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. Men is dresses. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. You're asked to babysit your best friend's kid, and he invades Iraq... |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. One spouse thinks other spouse is cheating. Turns out the... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. That's the second oldest sitcom plot |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. What's the first? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. See my post #29 |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. Favorite landmark is about to be destroyed by big business.... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. 'Something suddenly came up' |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Character sneaks cute puppy or kitten into home and tries to hide it from landlord or |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. A very special episode of X |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. Couple takes special day to rediscover their romance only... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. Parents trust child when they go out of town |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
23. A holiday episode that rips off "A Christmas Carol" |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Vacation to Hawaii |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
54. or Disney World |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
60. This was the origin of the phrase "to jump the shark" |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. Sitcom diet |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. I even saw that one in a "Hollywood Canteen" movie from the early 40's. |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. That sounds like every meal at my parents' house |
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Tindalos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
26. Somebody does something stupid and |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
27. Two dates on the same night. Must run from one table to another in same restaurant. nt |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. High School Reunion |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. Someone overhears another character in a conversation and assumes she is pregnant |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
32. Nerdy kid likes uncool things like reading books and listening to jazz or classical |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #32 |
46. Plot alternative: Nerdy GIRL is shown how to > |
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deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. A blow to the head causes amnesia. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
37. Character has unpleasant incident with stranger; stranger turns out to be spouse's boss/relative.nm |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. Problems sharing the same space |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. People walking in on other people kissing |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
41. Someone gets knocked out cold from one punch or hit from a hard object |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
42. Guess who's coming to dinner? |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
43. cabin |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
45. the gang finds reason to reminesce @ younger, wilder days- gratutitous flashbacks ensue |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
48. Distant relative leaves character something odd in his will. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
49. Pregnant woman must be rushed to the hospital to give birth |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
50. Family Reunion! |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. yeah..the classic Freel Spirit but Irresponsible Uncle Shows Up After a Decade of World Travel |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
52. Main and minor characters flirt with a relationship. Hilarity ensues and then poignant reality sets |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
55. characters that don't like each other get stuck in an elevator together |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
56. Characters go on a crosscountry killing spree with satanic overtones... |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
57. Long Lost ex (girlfriend usually) shows up, possible as seemingly benign business interest. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
58. Loveabe grouch gets trapped in elevator with pregnant lady who then goes into labor |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
59. One spouse does something stupid and hides it from the other.... |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. Guy has book overdue for ten years...... |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
63. Mistaken identities. For the English majors here, and other book lovers... |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
64. ABC shows invariable go to Disney World. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
65. Cute couple start off hating one another, fall in love, decide to get |
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