Top 10 Darkest Sitcom Moments

[@kg2156]

"How come he don't want me?" No kid should ever have to ask that.

[@philiptucker6119]

R.I.P X yet the same kids who ask this, grow up to have their own kids who ask the same question

[@kg2156]

@@philiptucker6119 well I'll never leave my kids

[@philiptucker6119]

R.I.P X I know it's not the same for everyone but I've watched past friends do the same to their own kids. Keep being there bro

[@kg2156]

@@philiptucker6119 I'll always be there for them if I do have kids

[@carolane7766]

Oh man I cry my eyes out everytime. It could be a sunny day and i'll cry if I see it

[@leilanikuuipo6004]

Uncle Phil absolutely loved Will & was an excellent role model. He was Will's father better than (not all) biological fathers.

[@thechosenone9769]

Leilani Ku'uipo I agree, there's a difference between dads and biological fathers. One is family and one is just a relative.

[@lizanna6390]

Certainly better than Will's biological father

[@irishrowrow5906]

I agree with all of you. I have been blessed to have two men better then my biological father. My first foster dad and my step dad.

[@avilik13]

First things first rest in peace Uncle Phil for real, you the only father that I ever knew

[@irishrowrow5906]

@@avilik13 Sometimes there's nobody better.

[@hi85776]

First things first rest in peace Uncle Phil

[@Free2Pree]

XOTWOD for real.

[@Love-bb5qd]

For real

[@teddybowprincess07]

You the only father that I ever knew

[@kay.x-kay.x]

I get my b*tch pregnant I'ma be a better you.

[@the_filmboss]

Yes, J.Cole!!!

[@xxtehereenxx8627]

I mean i didn’t cry until I heard “Why don’t he want me” That’s when I finished a packet of tissues

[@errorbirdesther]

My dad left my mom when she was pregnant with me Also here *hands you a extra box of tissues*

[@katiebrooke9040]

Me too

[@Vampiress_2004]

Same

[@shamaliwije4872]

Thank God for Uncle Phil.

[@ltanyalinton3571]

What time was it at

[@pleasant6257]

I really liked the Fresh Prince episode, but I loved the Roseanne scene where Dan doesn't say anything he just quietly walks out the door and you know exactly where he's going.

[@elisapelaccia1558]

@ Nicholas Smith- I loved that scene too! Men who beat on women are bullies and cowards! They can't hold their own against a REAL man. Every woman should be so lucky to have a man like Dan in their life.

[@touyatodoroki7105]

Me and my mom did a little happy dance when we realized Dan beat the s*it out of jackie's boyfriend. We love watching that show together.

[@Mrs.buildingblackwealth]

exactly

[@chocolatecapricorn9418]

But then they came and arrested him because the woman beater pressed charges!

[@chocolatecapricorn9418]

lurch321 I believe so.

[@ncm7982]

No child, man or woman, should ever have to ask the question, “why didn’t my parents want me?” That scene with will smith got to me on a spiritual level

[@LKYme]

August Serena I know. I cried ❤️

[@Konrad_Wallenrod]

I couldn't agree more! Planned or unplanned, it is STILL your flesh and blood! How can anyone simply discard one's own blood?? Very few human crimes are as unfathomable as this one!

[@Swaggmire215]

I wonder that now and iam 33 that pain never leaves..

[@frankiekimberlin148]

I am 41 and still feel that same pain. My dad only wanted me when it was convenient for him. I buried him in 2001 and even gave the eulogy at his funeral. Very hard to talk good about someone who was hardly ever in my life. I was however lucky enough to have a stepfather that I called my dad.

[@shawnbrisk3775]

Yeah Will Smith actually cried behind scenes on that episode

[@ashleightompkins3200]

The hug with uncle Phil was actually ad-libbed. James Avery actually broke character and embraced Will Smith thanks to the pure emotion

[@trinaq]

Knowing that it wasn't in the script, the hug between Will and Phil is all the more heartwarming!😥💖

[@schwubmexx]

I didn't know that. And because I know that now, this scene is even better

[@kodibeargarrett453]

Wills reaction was all monologue and freak out was improved.

[@beautifulmidnight]

Ashleigh Tompkins That’s actually a myth, sorry to say.

[@kodibeargarrett453]

Oh ok

[@lolitabridges4602]

It's no wonder Will Smith is so good at playing vulnerable. To this day I can't watch 'Pursuit of Happiness'. It makes me happy and breaks my heart at the same time. He's that good and believable.

[@daynaonyx]

Lolita Bridges that is one movie on my list of “one and done”

[@tamarajay7676]

Yes he is, whenever he does a scene like this it always makes me cry.

[@sonnyfox60]

Frank no it is one of the best films ever made tho

[@kikiwhite_creates]

I had to watch that in junior high. Man, everyone was crying for that movie. The scene in the Subway bathroom always gets me

[@sunshinejividen2832]

Lolita Bridges "Seven Pounds" is a *phenomenal* movie. One of the most powerful/emotional movies ever made, and Will Smith is absolutely amazing in it.

[@jhardworkpaysoff474]

Fresh prince of bel air Was the most dramatic That scene made will Smith in to a seriously good actor

[@hectorarredondo6929]

Jhardwork Pays off Adlibed the entire scene on the spot even though in real life will grew up with a father gets me everytime

[@AnneettaLife]

TBH, it made me tear up.

[@missyadams]

I still don't know what made me cry more; Will's angry sad rant, Uncle Phil consoling him or the camera moving to the sculpture of Father and Child Will had bought for his so called father.

[@borisc6714]

the moment when Uncle Phil hugs him, I always think he is silently saying to Will: I WILL be your father from now on!

[@jenniferblears192]

Jhardwork Pays off this scene will forever make me cry 😭

[@InsecureRaven]

The fresh Prince of Bel Air scene was more than acting

[@Annashelton24601]

Will's monologue in that scene was improv

[@mjvybz]

What was it then?

[@royjackson872]

Unfortunately, I have LIVED that scene, in reality. Sixty years of age, and, now that he's gone, I will NEVER know.............WHY?

[@roberttrovato8531]

Will actually improved that scene, half of his ending monologue wasn’t scripted, including the last line and uncle Phil wasn’t supposed to hug him, tears real and everything

[@MzRage]

@@royjackson872 you know why...because he was an idiot who helped make something he didnt understand

[@ashleyk6457]

The scene where Will gets shot and Carlton buys a gun out of fear is also a really dark Fresh Prince moment

[@americangiant1003]

That should have gotten an honorable mention. Mojo countdowns often suck and are way off base especially the ones on sports. However this list is maybe one of the better ones in last couple of years MOJO has made.

[@DesertKitsune]

Or the one where Carlton OD's on Will's pills. Or when Phil had a heart attack and Carlton refused to go see him. Those were both pretty dark and very powerful as well.

[@Gatz22]

Not only that when Will opens the chamber and the bullets came out made you realise Carlton was serious and Will breaks down

[@VictorKaiser]

Eh, they can't add every single dark moment from every single sitcom. More than likely they felt they should add only one dark moment from each sitcom that was shown. Also, viewers on their website vote on what's in the countdowns and what their places are. Either way it was a good countdown. Each one of those were very dark.

[@McGruder25]

Yet somehow the Hack writers treat being a gun owner as a bad thing even more regretful conclusion.

[@unexpectedvixen5685]

When Dan just quietly grabs his coat and walks out the door, that makes me so happy every time I see it.

[@crg5460]

Love that

[@valkyrie9646]

I remember being a teenager and cheering in my house when he walked out.

[@christinadodd7083]

Yes! I wish someone would have kicked my abusive ex-husband's ass!

[@samhershey4644]

Dan is a Papa Wolf, no question there, when he is loud you're usually okay, when he is quiet, start praying God finds you before he does!

[@cliffmcginnis3231]

I remember and thought that was pretty cool too.

[@TheSamanthaEdit]

Fresh Prince had a bunch of deeply emotional storylines.

[@megaddams2374]

Like when Carlton mistook drugs for vitamins in Wills locker... Will had an incredible speech in that one too... I'm surprised it wasn't in there

[@David_Theisen]

Uncle Phil having a heart attack, them being robbed, the kitchen catching fire( that sounds more possible on Home Improvement) Will getting shot

[@tchallaware3639]

I know that's right

[@outlaw451]

@@megaddams2374 or that time will got shot for Carlton

[@Daleim]

Like the last 2 episodes of the show

[@hollyludlow9339]

Fresh prince was very real and heartfelt

[@brandonayong7656]

Holly ludlow legend has it that the voice of a weep that you hear in that scene at the very end was the actress who played hilary crying

[@mevan883]

I surprised that they didn't do the gun shooting episode.

[@shioriryukaze]

mevan883 totally could have. Or the one Phil goes to the hospital

[@kylerainey6315]

Holly ludlow he had the BIGGEST heart. So did uncle Phil. Aunt viv, followed by the youngest son and daughter. Then the oldest daughter, then Carlton. Even the butler had a heart

[@danicawolfetp]

I cried everytime that episode came on. And I cried even more when he said, "Why he don't want me, man??" Not joking. I'd literally be curled up on the couch crying my eyes out..

[@andresanguianozuniga6798]

When Will's father leaves him...i can't stop crying Edit: wow, more of 1k likes, that mean i'm not the only one who know how emotional is...

[@patrickruth153]

Andres Anguiano Zuñiga Jill’s tumor home improvement

[@paperchasindude6578]

Jesus

[@smb1684]

That should have been number 1.

[@paperchasindude6578]

Samuel Brown yes

[@schwubmexx]

I loved it how uncle Phil reacted in this scene 😭❤

[@izzy.s101]

The saddest part is that these are actual things that people go through

[@satanbrony9235]

I think that is why they get portrayed with more seriousness. After all, sitcoms are kinda neat to reflect life in a comedic way.

[@MrGabeanator]

yeah

[@irenemarano8241]

@@MrGabeanator Agreed .My favorite and the one's I remembered more clearly was Mash/ chicken and Prince of Bel-Air. I remember from back in the day Will Smith really did have both Parents present and he really grew up in North Philadelphia. His parents owned a house there.

[@MrGabeanator]

@@irenemarano8241 huh really

[@irenemarano8241]

@@MrGabeanator Look for news . That area wasn't great back then but it is really bad 😔 now. 🇺🇲

[@montel4eva]

The death of John Ritter and Will smith breaking down still brings a tear to my eye. I really miss John Ritter

[@emradford5173]

montel4eva he was such a good actor. He made 8 simple rules. So missed

[@mrhoffame]

I don't miss Ritter....I miss Jack!! What JR brought to our lives truly was magical. LITERALLY was watching season 6 of Three's Company day before yesterday lol.

[@aaronwilson5978]

Three's company was one of the greatest sitcoms ever

[@edwardcashh924]

Problem Child 1 n 2

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

You can't miss someone you didn't know though. Sure, you can be really sad about their death - but miss??? That's only for your close ones. Trust me.

[@roberthill5872]

Chandler Bing always cracking jokes even when he's laying in a hospital bed.

[@rosericorico4980]

@Frank 💀💀

[@frizzij]

@Frank oh my god yes 🤣🤣

[@arkia...a]

LMAO

[@PrincessofPower84]

Could there BE anymore internal bleeding?

[@melaniefortier4735]

Not good I loved his show😎😍

[@jaredjds2011]

Dan walking out of the house to beat up Fisher is still badass.

[@alfredhouston702]

Fisher deserve every bit of that

[@vendettaknight104]

Thank God I'm not the only guy watching this.

[@teralashun8656]

"Did you kill him and go buy chicken?"

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

I love how the cops handle it to. So funny.

[@janettamcgee8124]

Dan going after him was one of the most real reactions that I've ever seen on a sit-com.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

man I miss the days when sitcoms can be both funny and dark

[@langaidin]

Mom is a current sitcom that does both pretty well. The basic premise is about a group of recovering alcoholics and drug-addicts, so there's some dark story-lines related to what their lives were like before they were sober, and issues related to relapse. But they also cover things like parental abandonment, teen pregnancy, and unexpected deaths. And, it's genuinely funny, too. And when it does get dark, it doesn't treat it as a "very special episode' like most of these do. It's more akin to MASH, where it weaves the 2 together seamlessly.

[@Uhohlisa]

Dude the tv show Scrubs was on this list. You’re not watching the right shows.

[@noga334]

Brooklyn 99

[@filmfangirls9163]

Yeah when kids were allowed to think for themselves and be introduced to this. Now parents want the shows to be censored and dumb down.

[@tamarajay7676]

@@filmfangirls9163 parents always been this way but now its the worst bcuz its like they censor critical thinking and say okay to all the dumbed down mainstream shit.

[@rosm1577]

The fresh prince episode always gets me... "How come he don't want me man"... so heart breaking

[@moth6873]

Bruh no joke nearly cried ......stopped myself though.... But nearly...

[@HUMC4L]

My mom straight up can't watch that scene. Her father left due to alcohol addiction

[@seratisapelo]

Feeling rejected is the worst pain ever

[@karlsmith2570]

@@HUMC4L Damn, I'm sorry to hear that your mom had to experience that

[@andrewmiller5126]

HUMC4L This might sound a bit insensitive, but I honestly think your mom is better off. She doesn’t need anything that toxic in her life. And since the deadbeat dad left, she didn’t end up getting abused by him, right? Again, sorry if I seem insensitive.

[@trinaq]

"How come he don't want me, man"? That line always makes me tear up whenever I watch that episode of "Fresh Prince of Bel-air". To top it off, it was apparently an ad-lib from Will Smith, which is even more tear inducing!💔😭

[@noahschwartz4742]

Caitriona Quigley that seen Make me cry if it was true i feel his pain

[@lizzybethnj617]

Caitriona Quigley me too

[@TheMadMaple]

Same here. I'm amazed Will Smith wasn't up for an Emmy that year.

[@trinaq]

Will Hutchings Agreed, he deserved some sort of award for that episode, and for the episode where Will gets shot and Carlton buys a gun.

[@nikecoro2606]

I felt that same pain when my dad left my mom and brother and sister for another woman. I even asked that question at night sometimes when I had to cry myself to sleep thinking about him. God he's such a great actor! 😭

[@Koldeman]

The 80s & 90s "very special episodes" struck a nerve because of its rarity. Nowadays there's so much gritty realism in today's shows that we're not nearly as moved. Perhaps it's because we've been desensitized to it because it's the norm now.

[@altounedited3]

Koldeman sadly true

[@ricbachman1727]

Gritty realism in a way, but I dare you to find anything more real or gritty than "Edith's 50th birthday".

[@kimmyfreak200]

@@ricbachman1727 was that the rape episode?

[@ELmayberry]

@@ricbachman1727 how about the show that plays on Fox called: Star ... The grandmother gets raped by a gang member

[@tamarajay7676]

Nah, they just don't attack subjects the same way.

[@justinball5651]

The Golden Girls had some dark moments. Rose getting tested for HIV, Rose being addicted to pain meds, Blanch taking care of her teacher who sexually assaulted her, the list goes on.

[@michaellovely6601]

Oh, yes. The season five episode "Not Another Monday" was really upsetting because it dealt with the issues of death and assisted suicide.

[@braithvii]

The episode where Phil dies and Sophia starts crying and saying "My baby is gone." always breaks me down.

[@sralyn]

And when Blanche dated a verbally abusive man

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

I know right, I love how they always tackled that stuff with humor and Grace. I also liked the episode where Blanche was in an abusive relationship and she got out before it got too bad. I'm a domestic violence Survivor myself so I could see that that was just the beginning of it. But I'm glad they handled that so well and I like how Dorothy said most people have to hit rock bottom before they get out. Good episode. I think it was called the bloom is off the rose.

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

@@braithvii I know right. That one gets me everytime too. I'm glad how she was such a good mother and loved her kids regardless. I remember when Dorothy asked her mom what if one of your kids turned out to be gay and she said I wouldn't love them any less. I love when Dorothy said that's because you're the best mother in the world. I love that show.

[@curtist919]

I love that Dan, who can’t stand Jackie, immediately leaves to go beat the fuck out of Fisher. That was awesome. When he grabbed his jacket and walked out you knew it was on.

[@christinalittleton2242]

One thing that confused me about that episode is that if Fisher has already told Jackie whenever he gets angry then she just has to walk away. Why did she continue? I'm not saying that she deserved it for not listening, because what your gender is, nobody deserves being in a domestic abusive relationship. Yes, I've tried looking it up, but all I've gotten was mostly websites about "Why do women get mad for no reason", "Why men walks away from relationships," etc...

[@citrus7745]

@@christinalittleton2242 ive never been in that situation but i feel like people are probably just too attached. when they get told to just walk away they might feel bad for leaving or feel like they have to be there for someone who they would be so much better without. sucks that men and women are both so vulnerable to it but when you feel you kove someone i imagine it must be hard to distance yourself, especially if you depend on them for some other reason (like if the abuser is also the parent of the victim's child or if they depend on them financially due to having previously been in a bad situation) btw i hope that makes sense, its difficult to phrase.

[@sailor_anna9924]

yeah when i first saw that episode i actually yelled 'YES!!!" when Dan just doesn't say a damn word and leaves.

[@Ceares]

@@christinalittleton2242 I'm assuming you mean why did she not walk away when he got angry to avoid being beaten? Several answers I think. One, just in general, abusers get angry over everything and nothing so basically what might start as a harmless situation can quickly pivot into one where they are angry and the person might not have had time to realize the danger. Two, Jackie's personality was such that she was the type to push back, argue etc... now over time he probably would have abused and traumatized that out of her but even though she logically knew she shouldn't push, she couldn't help it. It's the way some people are mouthy and sarcastic even when they know it's going to get them in trouble. People get killed over situations where they should have just walked away instead of arguing or fighting but for a lot people, their natural reaction is to push back. Three, and perhaps most importantly. The cake is a lie. In other words, he would have abused her no matter what she did, so it doesn't matter really why she didn't try not to make him angry. Cook the wrong thing for dinner, sure, talk to a neighbor, sure, someone else made him angry that day? sure. For abusers, any reason is a reason and the idea that if you were just better, quieter, neater, et... then you wouldn't get hit is just another way that they fuck with the mind of their victims. It puts the onus on them to not be abused, instead of the abuser not to abuse them. One thing that will probably be in my mind until I die is the diary of Gizzell Ford, a little girl whose father and grandmother murdered her after years of torture and abuse. She would write about how she was going to be so, so good so she wouldn't get punished, and then when she was still abused, feel like she failed.

[@AlbertaRose94]

@@christinalittleton2242 Because guys like that look for reasons to get angry and lash out. I saw my Dad do it to my Mom, my brother or myself. He could go from calm to abusive in under 60 seconds, and blame the other person because they didn't realize he was angry.

[@phillyscorpio3804]

I'm sorry... Fresh Prince should be #1 Omg... every black child growing up in Philly, hell in the hood, felt his pain! Why he didn't want me? Damn

[@traceydobesh5446]

I think All in the Family and the MASH scenes were darker because they were completely unexpected....and gave me nightmares.

[@catmani2]

I would agree that Fresh Prince definitely had more of an emotional impact, but it was not darker subject matter than the ones ahead of it. The absent father and wondering why a father does not want to be apart of a childs life is nothing compared to sexual assault of minors, pedophilia, and violent assault and potential rape. So I think the list was pretty accurate.

[@zeusson6678]

It's a hard sceen for me even to this day. I remember growing up with my grandparents and Todd would come over at random and start telling me all of these things. Telling me he was going to take me places and all.. then three hours later be off again with me at the door wondering what I did wrong. I wrote him and Tara both off because an absent parent doesn't get to be called Mom or Dad, cause they ain't one.

[@luveezyt0]

Philly Scorpio I’m not from philly but my dad never been in my life I know his name and that’s it he hasn’t shown up out of 11 years because when I was one he wasn’t there sadly

[@kristincollins5468]

I was a white kid growing in Virginia Beach and felt this too.. I always wished my Dad wanted me growing up. Took 21 years for us to re-connect

[@crazypurple9550]

Golden Girls when Sophia's son Phil died and she admitted she felt like his cross dressing was her fault and she cries "My baby's gone" 😭

[@daniboy4153]

That was such a good moment

[@kimberlyontiveros9175]

That episode broke my ❤

[@siouxsie_slayz]

One of many hard/brave/important Golden Girls topics!

[@marg4686]

Golden Girls was the best!

[@jennieinmichigan4233]

I remember dad having to explain that crossing dressing thing to me I was 5

[@alexdavinci9533]

Will Smith's performance hit me in the pit of my stomach! (:-(

[@bearlyplayin]

It gets me every time.

[@scenicbutterfly1537]

It gets me2

[@domanickmiller2641]

It gave me some goosebumps bro

[@montiatackett2137]

Me too

[@mathiashernandez4953]

When it says “why don’t he want me, man?” I just start bawling

[@e.lasticsubs8204]

*"How come he don't want me, man?"* That always breaks my heart..

[@pimps1986]

Me too. I want to cry when Will says that! :'(

[@cyclonedes4417]

LPS.VanillaTea I felt that especially since my dad left me too 😔 it actually does feel like ur not wanted

[@abeloliveira6250]

I cried

[@necrofear9896]

Will wasn't acting in that scene. His real life dad also left him as a kid so he those were his real emotions.

[@aastylez40]

I cried so hard

[@nyfinest017]

Rest in peace uncle phil

[@adoreblair3629]

nyfinest017 for real

[@MultiMiasma]

And Rest in Peace John Ritter

[@GranTube]

Yup he's my favorite TV uncle of all times

[@allblazing1160]

God damn my heart and soul is crying

[@misterstupid132]

Adore Blair u the only father I knew

[@uscman]

Will’s voice cracking when he yelled “To hell with him” and Uncle Phil quickly embracing him always makes me get the tissues.

[@ladybugradio1988]

I know, right? Because no child deserves that pain.

[@infinitetundra]

As someone who grew up without a Father, I always watched shows like Fresh Prince(Uncle Phil), Family Matters(Carl Winslow) and Full House(Danny Tanner) and thought of them as my Surrogate Fathers.

[@rebels42wynn83]

Me too!

[@kayceew9972]

I wish I didn't have a dad. I've only just now, at 13, realized all the things he's done. I always thought he was a nice guy, but I realized that he wasn't.

[@dalalalrass1793]

I always thought Eminem was for some reason :P Weird I know.. but listening to him singing about his daughters, I felt close to him as a little girl :P

[@hadassah179]

Growing up I liked having my own tv show mother figure to make up for the things that were never really discussed. My tv show Mother was Claire Huxtable.

[@urlocalmenace_.]

SameXD

[@LizaDavid]

That camp counselor one was so uncomfortable to watch. This happens so often everyday.

[@Incogn3gr0e]

Liza David I would kill someone if they did that to my kid smh

[@colegensey1876]

The consluer one got ne because Inwas sexually assaulted so thar was just too much but I like the message it had at the end.

[@DonatusOrth]

@@Incogn3gr0e Because you wouldn't in real life, people like that continue. Because you are an internet tough girl but don't have the slightest courage offline.

[@dinard38]

Liza David Yeah, I agree. That was really uncomfortable to watch. I'm shocked at some of these scenes. I grew up watching most of these shows but don't remember these scenes.

[@anar8343]

I can tell the camp counselor confrontation episode was uncomfortable to watch. I never watched it, or the show,yet I can relate to it. It happened to someone in my family. I missed the whole thing. But I swear, if I were to see that again, I would've twist his/her ears off his/her head the way you twist nails off with a screwdriver

[@timobrien8809]

The Fresh Prince scene really got to me. R.I.P Uncle Phil !!

[@kayceew9972]

Wait wait wait wait WAIT!!!!!!!!! HOLD UP

[@kayceew9972]

Your telling me

[@kayceew9972]

That's Uncle Phill died?!

[@kayceew9972]

Wait, why am I super surprised, I think I've already heard about it

[@keyonheath1851]

@@kayceew9972 yup

[@adamwickett9427]

I can literally relate to the Fresh Prince scene where he asks why his father doesn’t want him. I grew up with a dad who didn’t want me. He always had time and would do things with my two older brothers but he pretended I didn’t exist. He would tell everyone that I wasn’t his kid. He has never lived more than 5 minutes away from me in my whole life, but I can count on my two hands the times I’ve seen him in the 36 years I’ve been alive. I’m not sad about it anymore. I’m done wishing he cared. I’m stronger and better off without him.

[@monetmouling9678]

the same thing with my mom but sometimes she visits

[@bluecomet1109]

Damn man I'm sorry, hold your chin up man, just a stranger here wishing you the best

[@tabthecabbit3354]

I grew up with a mom that didn't really want me. So this hurts.

[@sincerely2351]

Maybe he wasn’t your biological dad?

[@stefangingrich2373]

My half sister went through something very similar with her own father he has never had time for her and to tell you the truth I think she is better off without him.

[@nehsangbong7259]

Fresh Prince. Well performed. Really deep.

[@asielmilian38]

Neh-Bih Sangbong Yeah

[@allypugner2225]

And relatable

[@christeenadridge2173]

Neh-Bih Sangbong true I cried buckets when I saw that episode

[@dainland432]

Some of the best acting in history.

[@jakebarbaccia4101]

that scene wasn’t scripted

[@alessandraleigh9919]

I think M*A*S*H ptsd scene should have been higher up. The way he blocks out the memory by forcing himself to remember the baby as a crowing chicken. Its not until much later on once he has been beaten and broken by the war to the point that he can no longer fight the PTSD on his own that he has to face the fact that the mother was holding a child and not a chicken, and killed her own baby after his angry outburst. He held onto that for so long without confronting the real truth he went insane. In my opinion thats the most tragic moment in this list. I think it should have been higher. It pulled no punches and was raw and from the heart. No jokes, no distractions. Just pain and suffering.

[@TheFlyAssasin1]

Drop the snap

[@robertak2659]

They could do a list of 10 Darkest M*A*S*H moments and have a ton of material. All In The Family was the first show to show it wasn't all sweetess and light in the sitcom family world. You would have never seen Harriet Nelson with bruises after Ozzie came home after a few too many at the bar, or June Cleaver with her pearls ripped off her neck after a rapists' attack, much less the aftermath...yet those things happened in the 1950s but no one talked about them, They were the "family secret".

[@karlsmith2570]

Roberta K sadly you're absolutely right about that That sort of thing did happen back in the 50's and was never discussed in public and more often than not was considered "The Family Secret" Even some well known celebrities who were born back then and were in families that went through this back in those days, if they'd wrote a book on their Life, and this were revealed to be present in that celebrity's childhood, it was shocking to people who are fans of this person

[@michellemabelle8298]

Wait so your saying in the episode, the mother kills her baby BECAUSE the man screams at her??? Sorry I haven't seen the show so I'm just wondering.

[@karlsmith2570]

Leslie Knope keep in mind: The show MASH is set during the Korean war In the scene they're describing, Dr Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce, is on a bus transporting injured Korean war refugees right through an area where there's heavy combat going on and when he made his angry outburst, be it's because he didn't want that noise to draw any enemy gunfire

[@morningstarkeke]

That scene with the camp counselor had to be very uncomfortable to film...

[@Christinebanks11]

MorningStar Kematch in the movie the girl with the dragon tattoo , with Danial Craig and Rooney Mara , after the rape seen, the man who played Bjurman cried in the hotel room .

[@morningstarkeke]

George Oh for sure. It was hardcore to watch, so I can't imagine actually filming it.

[@GuyUMetAbroad]

It would have been very uncomfortable for both of them

[@megpruden20]

Yea that was VERY uncomfortable to watch.

[@Perfectpearl]

Reminds me of the scene with Samuel L Jackson and Meagan Goode.

[@tincansquaredance]

Oh poor Edith. She always reminded me of my grandma and that episode was so hard to watch.

[@evohumans]

The episode afterward was very emotional as well when Gloria was trying to get Edith to identify the man who attempted to rape her.

[@jennieinmichigan4233]

That episode made my dad cry due to his mom was raped by knifepoint . He was ours old and walked in from school . Found his dog with throat slit. And his mom crying in bedroom. He ran and got a neighbor and neighbor shot the asshole dead .

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@jennieinmichigan4233 Oh my god, that's horrible...

[@haydenhamilton3109]

He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy

[@lockedheartunlocked]

Only Mary Poppins is the real daddy.

[@henrylam2875]

hell yea mary poppins cool.

[@monroycarolina6907]

-How come he don't want me, man? THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN N. 1

[@supernatural5354]

It was a sad scene but if you've watched M*A*S*H or All in the Family you know it shouldn't be number one.

[@marvellover89]

Will Smith wasn't acting. He was supposed to shrug of his dad leaving but since Will's real life dad left him, all that emotion in that scene was really him wanting to know why his dad left

[@jnightly9779]

@@marvellover89 thats not true

[@sajxcape2655]

Do some research or were you there when he left? ... @@marvellover89

[@sajxcape2655]

Really? the smothered baby should have been

[@itsrectimemedia]

I would have added the episode of That's So Raven where Raven didn't get a job because she's Black. Sure it had funny moments. but still serious.

[@The67jeffery23]

steven alvarez yeah that was the darkest any Disney Channel show has gone !

[@TheCreativeAutistic37]

agreed. that moment still makes me so sad

[@jeremyriley1238]

So true. I guess they didn't add it because it didn't have a character die or molested.

[@JaKingScomez]

Ace ok

[@JaKingScomez]

African Queen I liked his comment

[@lexi_starbuck]

The one where the woman killed her own baby just hit different, never seen the series but I honestly felt like crying when I saw that scene now

[@Plasticplas1]

The line How come he don't want me? Always makes me tear up.

[@DaveTingwaldd]

It's not just the line of dialogue, for me, but it's the very real and raw emotion portrayed by Smith.

[@Hut9111]

@@DaveTingwaldd tear up? I bawl my eyes out.

[@benitabrown7236]

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air episode showed the dramatic talents of both Will Smith and James Avery. My other two favorite dramatic episodes of the Fresh Prince was, the episode when Will was held up at gun point and shot, and the other was when Carlton nearly overdosed on drugs (speed) he mistakenly thought were aspirin, he got from Will's locker, that Will got from kids at their school. There were very dramatic scenes in both episodes. I remember watching the Episode when Edith was sexually assaulted, I was about 11 or 12 when I saw that episode, and it was shocking, it seemed so real. The darkest moments in sitcoms, but they were all real-life issues that needed to be addressed.

[@coola1383]

They weren't from kids it was from his friend

[@dark3rthanshadows]

"when you dad is pounding you" damn this line didn't age well

[@karlsmith2570]

Dr Thuganomics no, it certainly didn't

[@emeraldm0on-yt]

@@karlsmith2570 ewe you're gross lol

[@littycommittee580]

icon for hire x flyleaf I thought it too

[@silverjay300]

@Royaltie FallenQueen Yeah, that line was ultimate cringe.

[@damanlaloo8543]

@@karlsmith2570 Indeed

[@julienorthrop8604]

They forgot the one where Janet Jackson's character gets burned with the iron.

[@poohvie2513]

Good Times. She played penny

[@shleymo]

Omg and she’s pleading with her mom not to do it 😢

[@DavidfromBA]

You're right. They could easily add a Part 2 and Part 3 to this "Top 10 Darkest Sitcom Moments" series.

[@miafine2584]

What show?

[@DavidfromBA]

@Mia Fine: Good Times.

[@laurapennington2907]

I think the episode where everyone mourns the death of the real actor should have been higher up because they were all actually grieving

[@kabouterwesley83]

Laura McCarthy I was expecting this to be higher as well. I would also have included the death of Howards mother in the big bang theory, since the voice actress portraying her died as well.

[@tashamichelle3437]

shut up

[@laurapennington2907]

Michelle D. F. S. Lol what

[@nanoneofyourworry900]

yeah laura, ritters should of been number 1

[@graves74]

I didn’t like how this video narrator states, “ he was written off of the show”. He was dead.

[@lowlyffangirl1025]

THE moment in Boy Meets World when Shawn breaks down after Chet is hospitalized? That and when Shawn cries his heart out after Turner's accident! I know not every moment could be put in this video but Boy Meets World had some genuine heartfelt moments which will forever remain embedded in my memory!

[@nuclearwessels2078]

Also, the episode where Josh was born prematurely kicked me right in the gut.

[@chrisandromeda8159]

And when the weird dude tried to make him join the cult

[@PurpleRain500]

Yep!

[@gusbus0987]

Also Shawn becoming an Alcoholic after a night of Drinking with Corey

[@tayla4605]

Wow.... Will is an amazing actor, I’m actually crying

[@joeturner3863]

Tayla That was his real emotion. In real life his Father left him.

[@wesleywinklaar]

Joe Turner He didn’t... he loves his dad and says he’s always supported him. He’s just a good actor.

[@sitcomsTV]

Really? For this part? I think he was very raw.

[@marcellowheeler88]

@@joeturner3863 we need to dispel this myth. Wills father was very much involved in his life.

[@patrickperry8951]

Yes he did Winkle. He grew up without a father. They reconnected when Will was an adult

[@passioncrafts2376]

“How come he don’t want me?” I watched that part a million of times and I cried watching it this time💔

[@slitchey]

Another dark fresh prince of bell air episode is when uncle Phil has a heart attack due to his eating problems and Carlton does compulsive cleaning because he's scared to see his dad die.

[@abalogan]

Or when Will and Carlton get arrested for driving while black. and he asked uncle Phil if he would stop them for going to slow. its so hardcore/

[@meganhicks2499]

Or when Will and Carlton are robbed at gunpoint and then Carlton goes and buys a gun. The scene at the end in the hospital of that episode gets me every time.

[@VancouverGuardians]

Boy Meets World had a load of Dark episodes and themes as well. Plus Smart Guy had a couple too.

[@attiepollard7847]

BroScouts nope smart guy was not dark enough

[@VancouverGuardians]

Attie Pollard how about the episode where TJ and his friend go to a photo shoot that happens to be a pedos basement?

[@attiepollard7847]

BroScouts hold on never seen that episode

[@attiepollard7847]

BroScouts but how was the execution of that subject?

[@VancouverGuardians]

Attie Pollard I thought it was quite shocking to be honest. But it is just my opinion

[@joekerr1763]

*Saved By The Bell* "I'm _SO_ Excited! I'm _SO_ Excited! I'm SO... _SCARED!"_

[@michaeldiehl2458]

😭😭😭😢

[@BiancaMH]

Oh yeah that was a good one

[@jeremyc9593]

SOOOOOO cheesy. It gave me a good laugh.

[@kimmyfreak200]

bad actress though =(

[@sighteyed]

Its im so confused

[@annemariewood-orourke5994]

The scene from Fresh Prince was just so sad. Knowing Will Smith let out his real life emotions out throughout the scene made it even more raw.

[@kayleighbrown459]

It's not tho

[@kayleighbrown459]

@Amiyah Johnson No u

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

This is a misconception that Will took it from his experience. He didn't have such family problems as his character.

[@LABYYY]

Fresh Prince yes! It truly was depressing, Will and Phillip had such a good relationship.

[@asielmilian38]

Labyyy I love their relationship.

[@nck99]

I don't think they had the best relationship. Mainly, in part, due to the fact that Phillip would assume things about Will instead of seeing him fully as a person. He's just a kidd.

[@POPINCONEJO88]

personally the scene in The Fresh Prince when Will tells the family that the pills were his that almost killed Carlton gets me more than his father leaving, cause yeah his father leaving is fucked up but that was in a way expected after him being gone most of his life the episode where Will has pills to stay awake and Carlton accidently overdose and almost dies only shows that it can happen to anyone even if you don't expected and shows the real danger of drugs and someone getting in the middle of it.

[@miss.g-shun-w]

POPINCONEJO88 Oh I forgot about that episode! Also the one where Will gets shot and Carlton buys a gun to protect himself.

[@POPINCONEJO88]

Ms.gshunw to me number 1 is the pull episode, 2 is wills leaving, 3 the gun episode and 4 when uncle Phil gets a heart attack

[@attiepollard7847]

POPINCONEJO88 nawww the dad part is always number one because of the performance by Will Smith and the subject matter that affects a lot of American youths.

[@savyj5746]

Agreed! and I say the episode where will gets Shot and Carlton buys a gun was too real too, and the Saved by the Bell SAT episode was similar to the episode you commented about

[@baggergurl16]

That is true those two episodes will always remain in my mind the two times the Fresh Prince got real.

[@lbckr190]

Does anyone remember the episode of fresh prince where Carlton took drugs from Wills locker and nearly died and Will cried because he felt so guilty? That was also really heartbreaking..

[@negrilgyrl]

Didn't he find Carlton dancing all hard?? I gotta find that episode.

[@evohumans]

Definitely one of the darker episodes of the series.

[@meganmalone5771]

Dans reaction to Jackies abuse is amazing! That episode made me cry. Abuse victims always find a way to blame themselves. ALWAYS

[@sophiabrown5608]

It's because we're taught to blame ourselves by perpetrators of abuse, and a system that lays the blame at our feet. It takes years to unlearn that kind of negative condition. Years of self love, belief, awareness. It's hard work.

[@MrBandorr]

Gotta Disagree with the Fresh Prince one. The one where Will gets shot, and Carlton buys a gun is far darker.

[@carly_0516]

MrBandorr say what?! What episode is that?!

[@MrBandorr]

Season 5 episode 15 "Bullets over Bel-Air". Will smith acting is some of the best he has ever done.

[@urbandude823]

When I saw that Fresh Prince was on here, I thought it would be either his father leaving or the gun episode. Also the one where Carlton takes Speed could've been on here too

[@joshuadoyle2378]

No it’s not.

[@111michigangirl5]

MrBandorr Jah when you do those type of scenes you really have to dig deep into yourself

[@R-L-I]

What about Good Times when James died with Florida Evans, damn, damn, DAMN!!!!!

[@GoodLane]

R LI The Jeffersons also. When George gave a Klansman CPR to save his life and when the Klansman’s son told him George saved his life when he gave him CPR he told him he should’ve let him die.

[@R-L-I]

turtledrink right, I forgot about that one!

[@Mslovely42]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@scenicbutterfly1537]

I cried,when i first saw the rerun,bc i wasnt born yet that episode aired originally.

[@10Tuxedo]

Good Times, James Evans Jr.'s Girlfriend commits suicide. :-(

[@TheRockstarnumber1]

Scrubs only an honourable mention? A bunch of patients dying from Rabies due to a contaminated donor? That's pretty dark. Should be high on the list.

[@wierdalien1]

A donor who had been in the series before too. It was fucking heartbreaking

[@cathrinetiemann4557]

What episode was that?

[@wierdalien1]

@@cathrinetiemann4557 My Lunch, Season 5.20 and My Fallen Idol, Season 5.21

[@arkiena.463]

Yes!! Also Scrubs had some REALLY heartbreaking scenes and almost all include Dr. Cox.

[@SpiritKnight365]

It's on another list

[@smahoney9790]

When Marshals dad died in How I Met Your Mother was really sad!!

[@hcf4kd1992]

This was the first scene I thought of when I saw the title of the video

[@KT-dj6gx]

Sad but not dark

[@the13thrain]

Omg I bawl every time at that episode.

[@maximerlin]

The show 'Good Times' could have it's own top dark sitcom moments! Penny getting abused by her mother. JJ getting shot. Florida saying "DAMN, DAMN DAMN!" after James' funeral. Debbie Allen eloping with JJ before leaving him to go score some drugs.....The list goes on. I still wonder why they call it Good Times?!

[@americangiant1003]

I agree that one show of Good Times should been mentioned at least in an honorable mention. Some of the issues addressed i.e Child Abuse, etc. was way ahead of it's time for a family oriented comedy in the mid/late 1970's.

[@damianlatimer5753]

also when Michael was involved in a violent youth gang

[@umethedoctor5177]

maximerlin lol 😂.🎶. BAD TIMES 🎶

[@LifeIsNotorious]

Good Times would have took the majority of the list, so they said fuck it lol

[@stephenalbertson8920]

@@americangiant1003...GREAT comment...I still remember watching that episode where Penny is going to be hurt by her "mother"...VERY dark and should have at least been honorably mentioned. Side note...Janet Jackson is just SO talented!!!!

[@cherrycola1835]

After Roseanne tells Dan about how Fisher beat the crap out of Jackie, the way Dan just grabbed his coat and walked out the door was one of my favorite scenes in the series. Followed by the infamous "oh my God...you didn't kill him and then go buy chicken did you?". Love John Goodman❤

[@Gumbier_Than]

That episode was one of my favorites!

[@superlex611]

cherrycola it was a message

[@hellothere6728]

I'da beat Fisher within a inch of his life

[@superlex611]

Markel Judge ok

[@TheMrCC21]

I remember that episode. Dan lost his shit. Fisher was such a piece of shit.

[@darklausal23]

The Fresh Prince episode gets me every time 😢😭😭

[@kellyjene77]

Wow. Hard to watch. I remember many of these moments and I cried all over again. Will Smith's scene was and is one of the best dramatic moments ever.

[@sammylane21]

I gained a new level of respect for Laurie Metcalf as an actress in this same episode as I loved John Goodman's Dan Connor when we saw Dan quietly leave , we all knew he was coming for Fisher . This episode also gave me my favorite Roseann line " Dan , don't tell me you punched Fisher and then got Chicken did you ? " , funniest line ever .

[@littlesongbird1]

No I got the chicken first.

[@ValerieJNorse]

"What did he say?" "It was something like ow, ow, my head. . ."

[@111michigangirl5]

Sammy Lane the Dan Connor reminds me so much of my dad. Specially that episode. Dad would have done the same thing. Dan did to Jackie's ex boyfriend or worse. Hell my dad punched a nun ( who was my principal in the face)( the nun beat me up and broke both my hands and wrists because she hated me cause I im jewish. I went to the school due to it was a block from home and small and not a public Detroit school)

[@kabouterwesley83]

OMG. You just made me realise Sheldons mother is in Roseanne

[@dhenderson1810]

I thought Metcalf should have won Best Supporting Actress for "Lady Bird".

[@chopperking1967]

M*A*S*H* with those scenes about the chicken being smothered on the bus and then it turning out to be something else finally, in Hawkeyes mind, made a big impact on me. He was always the solid character who held it together ultimately and here he did not. Those scenes, about that situation, were fantastic drama.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I always thought that scene was from the first episode of the short lived After MASH. I still don't recall ever seeing the final episode of MASH, so perhaps AM used it as well, as a flashback.

[@abramsullivan7764]

It was her baby she smothered her own baby which is just heartbreaking.

[@chopperking1967]

@@abramsullivan7764 yes. I didn't want to do a spoiler. Yes, the odds that online would read my comment, who hadn't already seen it, and then would see it - are incredibly unlikely. ☺

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@abramsullivan7764 THEY KNOW.

[@SpikeTheWolf]

Dam these are brutal I do remember the full house one and the one with will smith was like dam really sad

[@brandonayong7656]

SpikeTheWolf The fresh prince one is a classic moment of television , I also have to give credits to the full house one , jodie sweetin's acting in that episode was impressive

[@Kids-cl6hi]

Damn* not dam

[@filmfangirls9163]

The Full House episode is actually the first time I ever heard of domestic abuse:( I was 8 and confused. I spoke to my parents about and they told me it did happen. Eventually I discovered a friend of mine was abused by her dad but her mom and her got away from him. Its so horrifying what some people go through at the hands of those who are supposed to love them:(

[@chayden153]

One of the darkest moments from a recent sitcom was from Mom, when Jodie(played by Emily Osment) goes back to her drug addict boyfriend Travis and her sponsor Christy was too busy helping Marjorie plan her wedding and she overdoses and passes away.

[@ΠολυτίμηΛαυρέντζου-ε9θ]

Cheyenne Hayden oh you're so right! So unexpected

[@chayden153]

Πολυτίμη Λαυρέντζου yeah! Actually mom is full of dark moments, Bonnie relapsing, Jill's miscarriage, Marjorie's cancer etc

[@ijayawardena3692]

so true

[@FeralMisfit]

That episode hurt me so much, especially because I love Emily Osment. And her character had been doing so well with them.

[@doodle2010jw]

Man a piece of me died on that episode.

[@aaronkenyon7112]

You've gotta respect the shows when they do this, it takes a lot of bravery to focus on serious issues like these

[@younbass]

Fresh prince I’m not crying their is something in my eye, same thing in my eye over 20 years ago.

[@prankgirl9112]

Btw that baby with the r2d2 helmet is the cutest thing ever.

[@jasonandrews1770]

Fresh prince did everything right. Everything made u feel something

[@Taylor-xj2gj]

The boy meets world episode when Shawn father's dies is also dark

[@Rika24]

especially when he said he wasn't leaving again

[@nickwheeler5396]

And the episode where Cory's mom's new baby almost died

[@jadams019]

The cult episode of Boy Meets World

[@marlonclark1896]

the episode where cory starts drinking because of a break up

[@jalynroberson3459]

marlon clark oh yeah definitely that one

[@dljprogun]

I miss John Ritter.

[@Kairii-Kylie]

He was cousin of the actor who plays Doctor Cox

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

We all miss John Ritter.

[@TechnicJunglist]

Same. Brilliant in Sling Blade. He was a national treasure

[@DaneToTheBone]

"How come he don't want me, man?"

[@tamarajay7676]

Still breaks my dam heart 💔, good scene and relatable.

[@lissanicole4126]

broke my heart 💔😭

[@quasar7951]

Watch the reunion episode it makes this scene even better

[@rjohnson]

That always breaks my heart because I grew up with a lot of young men who were like that felt that way never did know their fathers and if they did it was just a little bit that had a big impact on a lot of people

[@CarandRacer]

Will Smith Father Leaving is Number 1. Definitely not number four.

[@PurpleRain500]

His acting was phenomenal but how is that more disturbing than the horrors of war, child molestation and rape?

[@alwest4472]

@@PurpleRain500 I think it's the acting and relatability

[@kirkcather3670]

That All in the Family episode was really good. I think they got it right.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@Robin NO. Father neglect is horrible - but rape/molestation/abuse/horrors of war are beyond horrible.

[@queenofhearts57]

I agree. The scene reduces me to tears every single time.

[@killjoycola]

If you don't immediately start crying when seeing number 4... you're not human

[@catrinnowaczek9692]

I've cried so many times at fresh prince I got none left

[@sonnyfox60]

Me currently checking if I have wires in my body

[@rickyfontaine5810]

I would if it wasn't on Facebook once a week

[@portsidedyldo2661]

Dr. Cox’s breakdown was a very heartfelt moment which makes me sad that it was only an honorable mention. Even then you should’ve shown Cox walk out of the hospital while crying. If anyone knows Dr. Cox then you can tell how brutal that whole scene was.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Yes, and situation was tragic and unfair and not his fault but on his watch...

[@c.t.c.7356]

Eugeniya Leshenko no what makes it sad is that it was his fault. The entire series he's their safety net, their superhero, the father figure. They never wanted to disappoint him, he always made the right call and had the occasional soft spot, but now he was to look everyone in the eye after basically killing three ppl for not testing for rabies, especially the guy who was his that could've lived another month waiting for a kidney.....this episode is also based off of a real life story.

[@howardgriffen7187]

You missed one: The Death of James Evans from "Good Times" (Florida Evans: "D*mn, D*mn, D*mn, D*mn!").

[@Jack21Spades]

Howard Griffen that's what I was going to mention!

[@howardgriffen7187]

Jack21Spades: Great minds think alike, LOL!

[@attiepollard7847]

Howard Griffen no but that was sad but that was before our time in the 1970s

[@Tpgrl]

Also from Good Times, the episodes dealing with Penny`s abusive mother

[@RUDOLPHLYRICS]

I thought that was gonna be #1

[@keronwindley4950]

I like how the audience reacted when Dan walked out they knew he was going to whoop some Ass

[@frejakragh3522]

Full House actually dealt with many serious problems

[@NYChica23]

Apparently the person at MsMojo never saw the episodes where DJ starves herself, Stephanie is scared after Danny comes home late because of an earthquake, and refuses to leave his sight, Stephanie dealing with the peer pressure to smoke, DJ and Kimmy getting into a fight after Kimmy has too much to drink at a party and wants to drive home, Jesse dealing with the grief of losing his grandfather, etc.

[@frejakragh3522]

Gabriela Mallo exactly what I was thinking

[@kayseecoward7571]

Gabriela Mallo and when Stephanie wanted to joyride with Gia and when DJ was trying to stop the boys from drinking beer at the dance

[@pimps1986]

Yes, they did. That's why that show was great in their terms.

[@littlesongbird1]

The episode with the grandpa's death was not entirely planned. It was originally going to be a two part special episode about family but the actor who played the grandpa really died so they decided to use the footage they already used and rewrite the rest of the episode to be about dealing with grief and why the next episode was kind of goofy and comically (Jesse brings back from Greece and evil twin cousin who looks just like him) because that episode was written very hastily.

[@sonicsaiyan07]

I'm a simple man: I see Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, I click

[@ValerieJNorse]

I wouldn't call that so much "simple" as "good taste."

[@HiiixImpakt]

"I don't care if you swear on your mother's life" "My mother's not alive" what? i'm not crying...you're crying

[@hazzlle2848]

What episode is that like what season?

[@clairea.8181]

@holdmyyeet S06 E17 Silence is Not Golden

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

It breaks my heart knowing that the scene with Will’s monologue about his dad was adlibbed and came from a real dark place 😔😢💔

[@RoninXDarknight]

That's actually a myth. In an interview earlier this year Will Smith actually explained that all that emotion was frustration from James Avery pushing him (in a good way) to be a better actor. Still a fantastic scene.

[@thebigbear4696]

That look on Uncle Phil’s face when Will says “you aren’t my father” is heartbreaking. Even knowing Will realizes his mistake in the end.

[@serinem1687]

fresh prince scene got me crying

[@staplersbreak7136]

Man: *touches butt* Audience: *laughs*

[@chae1557]

Staplers Break yeah nowadays people wouldn’t laugh. At least I don’t think.

[@Hotobu]

@@chae1557 I would, she ain't got no booty. Why would he go for it?

[@elstonngunn4193]

@@Hotobu lol

[@elstonngunn4193]

@Cubert Pigg calm down its a joke

[@darkangel4994]

Hotobu that’s not okay

[@lisetteramos7797]

Not-so-fun fact: Will Smith’s breakdown scene was not acting. While something like that was scripted, the tears and pain were real. Will, the real life actor, had gone through a similar situation with his own father, so when he breaks down he is reflecting on this. When Uncle Phil hugs Will it is a real hug meant to comfort him. *Now, go watch it again*

[@mortricia_heller7713]

Actually, that statement is false. Will Smith’s parents may have been divorced but his father was very caring and still made a impact in his life. The tears and emotion actually came from Will trying so hard getting James Avery’s approval for his performance. But in that moment him ranting that he’ll get along without his father just fine, he actually brought him to the point of tears. Then ad libing “How come he don’t want me, man?” James Avery brought him in with that hug, making him cry for the first time on camera in his career and whispering in his ear: “That’s f**king acting right there”.

[@monetmonroe4644]

Yea that was a myth but he definitely acted his behind off

[@FlowerPower-cf2fp]

@@mortricia_heller7713 I recall albeit vaguely a 60 mins interview and got the impression of a positive relationship, something about a red brick wall and his dad teaching him about the importance of hard work

[@afgaming6375]

I had no idea that some of these shows dealt with the topic of child sexual abuse.

[@fromthehaven94]

A&F Gaming No topic left untouched for very special episodes, no pun intended.

[@zorodpiece8693]

Paul Hennessy (John Ritter) passing away always gets to me. I read that Amy Davidson could not stop crying in between takes and James Garner would give her a hug.

[@batgurrl]

Lowell Mather I never watched this show but it was so sad when he died in real life

[@SpookySammy]

It must have been awful. He passed away while on set 😢

[@zorodpiece8693]

No. He collapsed on set, was rushed to the hospital and after they misdiagnosed his aortic dissection as heart attack he passed away.

[@doodle2010jw]

I still cant watch that episode. I remember when it happened and watching it with my parents and sobbing.

[@kingmuizz708]

Lowell Mather 😭😭😭

[@megpruden20]

These were some VERY dark and serious scenes from sitcoms. WOW!

[@carolinabeauty13]

I sadly can say I watched “The Secret Life of The American Teenager” which was a terrible show, but the episode where Adrian’s baby was born stillborn broke me. I didn’t know what that meant. And then I learned it happens a lot of the time and often the cause for it is unknown. A friend of mine lost her baby like that at 33 weeks and it was heartbreaking.

[@Lostris26]

The legend says that Will Smith was so believable in that scene because that was almost what happened with his rea father, and he started acting following the script but then he just let go, broke into crying and the last lines and the embrace were improvised.

[@damonika09]

Lostris26 And that is what we call a myth.

[@barbarapearson5896]

Yeah, Will grew up with both parents in the home. I wish that myth would die! Kill it with fire!

[@Lostris26]

Well, I wrote that is a LEGEND XD That kind of story that everybody tell but knowing that is not true! ;)

[@ValerieJNorse]

The problem with the myth isn't just that it harps on a stereotype, but it discounts Smith's unquestioned talent as an actor to understand and convey what other people go through.

[@alexandraclark1026]

The legend lol omg shut up

[@SimoneUmba]

Will's dad leaving is memorable for the culture.

[@everlenaoliver6912]

Simone Umba I still can't watch it without crying. 😥😢

[@Jforrester90]

Some people dont know it but that scene wasn't scriped. That was really will Smith asking why is real dad didn't want him. So it was so heartbreaking because it was real.

[@yeomans607]

Actually that's a rumour. Will's real dad didn't leave him and was supportive of him and his career. Will said he was emotional in that scene because he recalled how his friends felt when their dad's left.

[@sebs1816]

Infinity Stones not really. my father was white and he left when i was a child. it’s not black culture.

[@nyirobiojulu3743]

Infinity Stones Any dad can walk out on their family as shown by Sebastian Casillas thankfully My Father hasn't left in fact he is a hard worker very exhausted man he works so much (I'm black)

[@Tails157]

would Racial discrimination on Thats So Raven count??

[@Jamie_Jewel]

AngemonRulez Sure as hell is dark for a channel like Disney

[@caramia4143]

AngemonRulez "only" racial discrimination? As if racial discrimination hasn't gotten women of colour abused and raped and Black men lynched and murdered. Multiple people comment about that episode of "That's So Raven" for inclusion on this list but it constantly gets dismissed because somehow racism isn't as bad as the moments on this list. Racism isn't just words. It's people out there who genuinely believe that you're not good enough to claim to the basic classification of "human" and they can assault or murder you with no remorse. Not dark enough? Y'all are disgusting. I guess you can identify better with outright paedophilia and rapists seeing as y'all are so used to seeing and defending it in your own.

[@LambSKUM]

Olivia Blanche Oh I'm sorry? Did only black people get raped and murdered? That's So Raven shows Raven being denied because of her skin color and that's fucked up by all means, but it pales compare to a woman suffocating her own baby, a woman being held gun point and force to do nasty things, a son who has been abandoned by his father twice, a little child being sexually molested by a grown man. Black men being lynched and murdered, black women being abused is way, WAY worse than Raven being denied her job. But how about you open your eyes and see that bad things happen to all goddamn people?

[@christophercharles1937]

Moonlight "That's a moment for another list" - Watchmojo

[@Feliciatanktop]

As a black girl, that episode made me really sad. It really hit me

[@haasher10]

"So Dark!! You sure you're not from the DC universe?" ~ DP

[@Em-em9mh]

Hunter YOU

[@redrasegarden]

I must admit, I'm a dc fan and couldn't help but find this line hilarious

[@stolasthegreatprince4166]

DP quotes. You sure you're not 12?

[@redrasegarden]

@@stolasthegreatprince4166 uh...did I miss something and deadpool was not funny?

[@stolasthegreatprince4166]

raphaela ratzlaff It's only funny if you're braindead, or a kid.

[@annetheelf8174]

Ok but where is “Profiler, Profiled” from Criminal Minds? Derek reveals he was molested and confronts the man.

[@laurennelson8636]

Anne The Elf not a sitcom.

[@TheMasKedUniCorn-TV]

@@laurennelson8636 actually along with being a crime show it is a sitcom

[@abramsullivan7764]

@@TheMasKedUniCorn-TV it's not a sitcom

[@asmauzurmi7547]

These are sitcoms.