Top 20 Sitcom Storylines That Would NEVER Happen Today

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10 ай бұрын

Some themes no longer fly in our day and age! For this list, we’ll be looking at infamous moments when funny programs from 2010 or earlier touched on sensitive subjects or mishandled topics that wouldn’t sit well with modern audiences. Our countdown includes moments from “How I Met Your Mother”, “Married... with Children”, “Family Guy” and more! What’s the best non-English speaking sitcom? Let us know below!
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@WatchMojo
@WatchMojo 10 ай бұрын
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@mikeymessier
@mikeymessier 9 ай бұрын
Brady Bunch sub-titled in Spanish
@sjduges67
@sjduges67 9 ай бұрын
@@mikeymessier at least when Jan yells, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," it won't need to be translated. Isn't that the Spanish spelling of the name? 🤪
@mikeymessier
@mikeymessier 9 ай бұрын
me gusta @@sjduges67
@MikeLawlorBarefoot
@MikeLawlorBarefoot 9 ай бұрын
Any Republican political debate
@frankenviews4069
@frankenviews4069 9 ай бұрын
I don't know if it counts but there are several amazingly hilarious Anime comedies that rival some of the best English speaking sitcoms.
@chamlo11
@chamlo11 9 ай бұрын
As a Gen Xer who grew up with many of these shows (Facts of Life, All in the Family, and Diff'rent Strokes), the "Very Special Episodes" were often the gateway to having really serious conversations in my household. Perhaps some of these "Special Episodes" should still be done today...
@cocoaorange1
@cocoaorange1 9 ай бұрын
I agree.
@user-ld9qi7qs5h
@user-ld9qi7qs5h 9 ай бұрын
Gen.X also in UK. I got the feeling that I was being wound up to generate 'clicks', so I was glad to read your measured response. I've deleted a number of comments to this video due the offence it would cause, but I must say this one thing before I go.......Where was 'The Cosby Show'? Pow! Out of the park! 😁How do you like them apples WatchMojo?!.......thank you and good night!
@oniminikui
@oniminikui 9 ай бұрын
Sorry for being "That guy", but you mentioned Facts of Life twice. Great show, though!
@ernestthorick64
@ernestthorick64 9 ай бұрын
Granted, some of these were insensitive, but with all the restrictions society now imposes upon writers for political correctness the amount of 'humour' that week be present in sitcoms (situational comedies) will be negligible at best.
@nigefal
@nigefal 9 ай бұрын
Yeah they had ‘life lessons’ and so on. Gave two points of view.
@SupernovaX72
@SupernovaX72 10 ай бұрын
So basically we can no longer portray real life and reality in movies and tv.
@jimbo9208
@jimbo9208 10 ай бұрын
no you can
@tmbline
@tmbline 10 ай бұрын
Nobody is stopping you from being terrible
@kozakuchan1745
@kozakuchan1745 10 ай бұрын
When they do happen today people will get offended
@Philipasu
@Philipasu 10 ай бұрын
Overly sensible people are demanding tolerance... by not tolerating anything they dislike. It's stupid but many others are just foolishly placating snowflakes. Now criminals can't be sent to jail, cuz it would hurt their feelings.
@fumpr84
@fumpr84 10 ай бұрын
Exactly, cause Gen Snowflake will throw a temper tantrum and 'cancel' anyone who dares to not be a part of their "We are perfect and thus are the deciders" hivemind.
@acousticmonkey2209
@acousticmonkey2209 9 ай бұрын
I really love the "All in the Family" arc with Edith as they continued it to the next episode to show trauma will manifest. Initially, he escapes, but eventually, the police catch him, and she uses the chance to go identify him as a way to look him in the eye, get back some power, and start mending her fear and trauma. We should do tough episodes, but we should do them like this: carry it over to the next to show that issues don't just disappear and have no consequences. Too many shows like to have their one off, "someone learned something" or "Oooh, this thing happened" episode without that knowledge, growth, or experience changing people.
@schanecoker9882
@schanecoker9882 9 ай бұрын
I thought this was a great episode! This is how my mom talked to me and my brothers about sexual assault in general and how it can happen to anyone....not many shows making relevant and relatable shows that mirror real life situations
@donsmeltzer4083
@donsmeltzer4083 9 ай бұрын
I saw this episode when it originally aired. All In The Family never shied away from difficult subjects.
@dawntraveler42
@dawntraveler42 9 ай бұрын
Amazing how much mature people were in the 1970's and 1980's Rather than declaring micro-aggressions and hiding, these shows took on serious subjects of the day. Edith facing down a rapist was just one of the many topics dealt with by All in the Family. I can only imagine how many smelling salt tablets Mojo's staff would need for Archie's surgery episodes and the Jefferson wedding.
@dhenderson1810
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
I find it hard to believe Edith was only turning 50 in that episode.
@sureshmukhi2316
@sureshmukhi2316 10 ай бұрын
The entire series of Three's Company could not be made today. All of Mr. Roper's gay jokes against Jack would be called homophobic and all of Jack and Larry's womanizing would be called toxic masculinity. Chrissy would also be canceled for perpetuating the dumb blonde stereotype.
@the1magageneral323
@the1magageneral323 8 ай бұрын
No such thing as toxic masculinity like how the left tries to demonize all men.
@samanthas6073
@samanthas6073 10 ай бұрын
I’m Puerto Rican and I think the Puerto Rican episode of Seinfeld was hilarious. Me and my brother always used to crack up watching it. Not everything needs to be super serious. Sheesh.
@kpowers
@kpowers 9 ай бұрын
I’m Puerto Rican too and I love the episode too. Apparently, the humor went over most people, and used it as a reason just to bitch and complain. God I hate Woke people
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
Honestly - I think that only two of the 20 were problematic enough to meritnot being made today.
@s2Capacidade2s
@s2Capacidade2s 9 ай бұрын
The whole premise of Seinfeld is that the main characters are terrible people. Even the ending is a conclusion of that. So anyone being offended by the way the characters handle situations is missing the point, they are selfish hypocrite assholes, that's the point! Same thing with The Office episode by the way, the point is Michael thinks he is doing a favor to his employees with diversity day. The joke isn't the stereotypes, the joke is Michael Scott.
@dhenderson1810
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
I thought the ep would have worked better if the four characters spend the entire episode in the car in the traffic jam.
@glentor3
@glentor3 8 ай бұрын
Wokies ruin everything.
@Leonardo01569
@Leonardo01569 10 ай бұрын
As a brazilian, Blame Lisa is one of my favourite episodes. It was meant to be an exageration, like their Japan episode.
@philipguyott3352
@philipguyott3352 10 ай бұрын
They made fun of my country to! I laugh every time
@Psilomuscimol
@Psilomuscimol 10 ай бұрын
Too bad they didn't get to try yerba mate in Brazil
@jamesfogarty8380
@jamesfogarty8380 10 ай бұрын
I love that episode some people just don’t have a sense of humour
@ljbimoore
@ljbimoore 10 ай бұрын
Amen. They regularly make fun of Canada and of Canadians, and I'm good with it too. They make fun of everyone, but they make fun of America and Americans more than any other.
@mstevensh
@mstevensh 10 ай бұрын
Exageration? Robbed be childrens and kidnapping are things that never happen in Brazil?
@ladymay30
@ladymay30 10 ай бұрын
The show never downgraded Chandlers dad actually. The only problem was Chandlers acceptance of his dad which everybody can understand. Later he made peace with his dad at his wedding.
@kleanthisxanthopoulos4697
@kleanthisxanthopoulos4697 10 ай бұрын
God forbid you show the journey towards acceptance. It should be taken for granted and if not given, you should cancel the person! How....."progressive".
@holeighg9237
@holeighg9237 10 ай бұрын
And Chandler's biggest issue was his dad cheating on his mom with the pool boy and destroying Thanksgiving. Nothing to do with the gender identity of the parent.
@ladymay30
@ladymay30 10 ай бұрын
@holeighg9237 That's true.
@ladymay30
@ladymay30 10 ай бұрын
@kleanthisxanthopoulos4697 Chandler needed years for that. It's a journey what the show portrait realistically.
@mikeymessier
@mikeymessier 10 ай бұрын
Enter insightful comment here
@placeholdermcgavinport5343
@placeholdermcgavinport5343 9 ай бұрын
None of these are offensive nor should be censored. The narrative watch mojo tries to say is commonplace is actually quite rare. Not all of us are outraged by comedy.
@christopherfoley8322
@christopherfoley8322 8 ай бұрын
Plus they talked about the tiny toons episode, i was 5 and saw 2 beloved heroes die within a year of each other, Roy Fokker in Robotech, and Optimus Prime in Transformers the animated movie
@ThePsho
@ThePsho 8 ай бұрын
True. Not to mention, a lot of the "controversial" storylines also wouldn't have worked in the past. In fact, a lot of mundane storylines in the present would have been outright banned in the past. Even the mildest Family Guy episode, if aired in the 1950s, probably would have had people losing their minds. The whole "good old days" and "everyone is soft these days" mentality is just an over sensationalized cliche. For every one thing that isn't acceptable anymore, there are 10+ things that are just becoming acceptable. Some people are just bitter and want to complain about everything. Some complain to get this stuff removed, others complain that it gets removed. The reality is, both sides are fringe. They're just loud, and obnoxious. Lastly, just want to throw out my daily reminder to anyone reading: context. Please consider context. For instance, in that IT Crowd episode (one of the best shows ever btw) Douglas doesn't accept the trans woman, but he's clearly made out to be the asshole and is shown crying alone at the end. Anyone who watches that episode and thinks the message is saying it's ok to assault trans people, clearly has prior issues that have nothing to do with the comedy show. COMEDY show.
@christopherfoley8322
@christopherfoley8322 8 ай бұрын
@@ThePsho I agree with alot of what you say, we need the characters who are truly unacceptable today or yesterday to realize there will always be that person. I mean some people of today think "Blazing Saddles" is a very racist movie, when it was pretty much picking on the racist rednecks. The Sheriff was pretty much the smartest person in the movie(WIth Gene Wilder). If they can do things like that and put comedy and true context on it, that is great comedy. I just dont like the movies and shows where they explain the context, a person should be smart enough to grasp the context without being told
@the1magageneral323
@the1magageneral323 8 ай бұрын
Their lists are reaching and overusaged of the word 'problematic'. Some people like being offended on behalf of others when they are not bothered by this.
@CurlyFromTheSwirly
@CurlyFromTheSwirly 5 ай бұрын
There is a part of the population that may be a small number but gets exaggerated, who has no sense of humor.
@bonosanchoTV
@bonosanchoTV 10 ай бұрын
what's funny is that these were offensive at the time. But back then, when something offended us we just didn't watch it. I believe that's still an option.
@SGlitz
@SGlitz 10 ай бұрын
Sorry, no. It just won't get made so you can't watch it because it would be offensive to someone (mostly them).😂
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
@@SGlitz I think you're agreeing - he meant it's still an option to not watch what you don't like and you're saying we don't get the opportunity anymore - both correct
@user-cn8nu6lq4w
@user-cn8nu6lq4w 9 ай бұрын
half of it's not even offensive now. An inanimate dummy coming to life and killing people in a dream? OH MY HEAVENS! Seriously how is this channel still around.
@RoyalRumble246
@RoyalRumble246 9 ай бұрын
or we just got offended and then moved on
@glenb.9811
@glenb.9811 8 ай бұрын
@@RoyalRumble246 Or, we didn't get offended by it and mouth off about it because: a. social media didn't exist; b. virtue-signalling wasn't a thing; c. social justice warriors didn't really exist; d. getting offended on behalf of someone else-even if they weren't offended-also wasn't a thing; and e. the whole world really did NOT want to hear your opinion. In other words, the good old days.
@Your.Uncle.AngMoh
@Your.Uncle.AngMoh 10 ай бұрын
That episode of “All in the Family” won Jean Stapleton an Emmy. It was a major talking point at the time, along with “the kiss heard ‘round the world” with Sammy Davis Jr.
@chamlo11
@chamlo11 9 ай бұрын
Personally, I wish more sitcoms portrayed serious issues like "All in the Family". Classic TV, but in a sense fits the theme, they don't make sitcoms like that anymore.
@shallendor
@shallendor 9 ай бұрын
@@chamlo11 No they don't! :(
@raymondhopwood9393
@raymondhopwood9393 9 ай бұрын
The look on Archie's face after Sammy kissed him was absolutely priceless!
@s2Capacidade2s
@s2Capacidade2s 9 ай бұрын
@@chamlo11 yes they do, Brooklyn 99 for example which is a recent show quite often portrayed racial problems and homophobia without making light of the situation.
@deathscythe6682
@deathscythe6682 9 ай бұрын
That Sammy Davis episode is legend
@ingridfong-daley5899
@ingridfong-daley5899 10 ай бұрын
Watching Edith defend herself with her own birthday cake always made me think of my mom or grandma having to fight of a predator; i wanted to leap thru the screen and hug her, honestly.
@user-hx6ye4jq1n
@user-hx6ye4jq1n 10 ай бұрын
Thus episode showed that survivors of assault can be anyone, including sweet middle aged women in their own homes. Also showing how Edith was traumatized to the point she couldn't leave her house, only to getting up her courage to go identify her attacker was a great ending to episode
@KingNewJersey
@KingNewJersey 9 ай бұрын
The whole show “All in the Family” would not fly today.
@karlshuler1011
@karlshuler1011 9 ай бұрын
I remember it well. Even as a young boy it bothered me that someone would hurt her. Not understanding it wasn't real. She always seemed like such a nice person. It's a great episode. It's probably one of the few you could show today.
@bethpedone8771
@bethpedone8771 9 ай бұрын
Jean Stapleton was incredible in that episode(s).
@TrippingHawk
@TrippingHawk 8 ай бұрын
i’ll take things that never happened for $500
@gigimain217
@gigimain217 10 ай бұрын
Sometimes I don’t like how sensitive ppl are today, the special episodes we’re making you aware of the dangers in the world
@brandonpage7087
@brandonpage7087 8 ай бұрын
Exactly!!! I'd love to know how these snowflakes think we should approach serious topics, in sitcoms, today!!!
@TheTlin82180
@TheTlin82180 10 ай бұрын
Basically every episode of married with children.
@lexkanyima2195
@lexkanyima2195 10 ай бұрын
What ?
@TheTlin82180
@TheTlin82180 9 ай бұрын
I take it you never watched the show. I'd say 90% of the storylines would not fly today @@lexkanyima2195
@thebigorangecouch6261
@thebigorangecouch6261 9 ай бұрын
Agree completely.
@marcelsgroot
@marcelsgroot 9 ай бұрын
I was about to post the same yes. And it did not surpise me one episode made the list. Its still is one of the best comedy shows
@Music-vr7sz
@Music-vr7sz 5 ай бұрын
Basically comedy
@catastrophic3
@catastrophic3 10 ай бұрын
I believe most of these can be done today. It just depends on how it’s handled.
@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl
@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl 10 ай бұрын
Same
@Aetium
@Aetium 10 ай бұрын
this. most of these subjects can be handled with care and deliver a message about the rights and wrongs of it all.
@rhaimusg5785
@rhaimusg5785 10 ай бұрын
@@Aetium The problem with some of the older shows is how they are now viewed and not how they were intended. All in the Family for example a lot of people don't realize that Archie's ignorance and racial tendencies were intended to make him look like an idiot and make him the brunt of the joke. The Jeffersons were the same thing just with George kind of being the same way. Both were solid shows but would struggle to get made today.
@RobertTaylor-gz2fu
@RobertTaylor-gz2fu 10 ай бұрын
@@Aetium Why are #1 & 2 in sitcoms? They're not comedy at all.
@mdkfuzz187
@mdkfuzz187 10 ай бұрын
I want to get a count of how many people have watched this and require a safe space with no additional snowflakes? Good grief..
@chuckolah4525
@chuckolah4525 10 ай бұрын
I couldn't make it past #19. There's nothing offensive about that scene from Cheers and it is one of the funniest scenes on TV ever. If only people could remember how to have a sense of humor, then the world would be a great place again.
@slchance8839
@slchance8839 9 ай бұрын
100% I was looking for this comment about Cheers. Cheers was socially relevant, smart, and never insulted the intelligence of it's audience. I am unsubscribing and stopping the video. I guess it's ok to strip Thor naked against his will in front of an audience today, but in the 1980s Sam cant get in an argument with an intelligent co-worker.
@alansnow1129
@alansnow1129 9 ай бұрын
I think majority does still just the minority few who are deranged insane morons
@dolleyes5062
@dolleyes5062 9 ай бұрын
Sam & Diane slapping each other was offensive. I'm not the most p.c. person in the world either, but perpetrating violence against women for laughs is messed up. The "All in the Family" episode where Edith was assaulted was smart, powerful and tastefully done, which is why it's a classic; the Sam & Diane slapping scene is neither.
@Kinosis79
@Kinosis79 9 ай бұрын
@@dolleyes5062 Someone should slap you.
@SethHolmes
@SethHolmes 9 ай бұрын
It's not that they're offensive (well, not all of them). It's that they touch on subjects in a way that makes people uncomfortable. The Cheers was was a little odd, but I think it's the threat of domestic violence in it. But a lot of them as they reached #1 were just... topics people don't want in their sitcoms.
@mr.x8259
@mr.x8259 10 ай бұрын
I didn’t see anything wrong with the Family Matters episode.
@serenequeen1125
@serenequeen1125 10 ай бұрын
Me either
@raymondhopwood9393
@raymondhopwood9393 9 ай бұрын
They probably got their inspiration from similar themed episodes of "The Twilight Zone".
@monkeyballs512
@monkeyballs512 9 ай бұрын
There wasn’t anything at all wrong with it except that it was super corny
@sjduges67
@sjduges67 9 ай бұрын
I grew up watching All in the Family. My maternal grandfather WAS Archie Bunker. The thing about AITF is that while the language was very risky and edgy, a show like that needed to be made. One last thought-regardless of the language used, the themes (which were groundbreaking as others have said), and the bigotry, the theme of the show is that the joke was ALWAYS on Archie. And the fact that the Archie character grew is probably part of what Norman Lear wanted to accomplish.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
Maybe you already knew this, but AITF wasn't an original creation of Norman Lears. It was an American remake of a BBC show called 'Till Death Us Do Part,' so the intent behind the offensive old father character was what Johnny Speight wanted to portray.
@sjduges67
@sjduges67 9 ай бұрын
@@bambooblinds, yes! I don't know how old I was when I found that out. There are many TV shows that are "borrowed" from England. I think Sanford and Son and Three's Company are also examples. From then on I was fascinated by how TV shows are often retreads or readaptations of other shows.
@Music-vr7sz
@Music-vr7sz 5 ай бұрын
You're not allowed to grow. Unless you're one of them in which case you can't be held responsible for your actions.
@ronwinkleheimer6298
@ronwinkleheimer6298 10 ай бұрын
I remember reading an article about that episode of All In The Family. They interviewed the actor who played the sexual predator and he said that the audience was literally growling and he was afraid that they were going to rush the stage.
@iceWaterProductions1
@iceWaterProductions1 10 ай бұрын
I love how they call current times modern times. We need shows like All in the Family, The Jefferson’s, Three’s Company etc more and more today to say f’@$off to a certain type who’s so sensitive.
@rachelmckitterick
@rachelmckitterick 9 ай бұрын
Cheers and Married With Children are two of the best shows ever! They will always be hilarious.
@pintospice
@pintospice 10 ай бұрын
That All in the Family episode, oh my God. To this day it gives me chills. The acting was stellar and Jean Stapleton's performance, wow!
@TwilightxKnight13
@TwilightxKnight13 9 ай бұрын
People are WAAY too sensitive and have no sense of humor anymore. These shows were funny back then, and are still funny now. All in the Family is one of the greatest shows to ever be produced. None of its episodes are bad. It is self-aware and the exact way to deal with racism.
@robertsmith2879
@robertsmith2879 Ай бұрын
Exactly, but what I find hypocritical and ironic is all these are "offensive" they have no problem with the violence against women and kids in these creepy lifetime movies we don't hear how bad those are, don't understand how those make TV but these storylines are offensive
@saramarshall2957
@saramarshall2957 10 ай бұрын
I always appreciated the all on the family episode. One Edith fought for herself which they used to teach you not to do and is a good way to die but also it showed her dealing with the trauma which is very realistic
@mistermattmoose
@mistermattmoose 10 ай бұрын
i agree and would put the one where gloria is attacked as the objectionable episode, because archie and the policeman discourage her from pressing charges against the creep.
@gregbasore2108
@gregbasore2108 10 ай бұрын
The creator of the show was quoted as saying he didn't want the rapist character to be a "funny goofball" which was a common trope at the time. He wanted to portray the reality and gravity of the situation. With that in mind, it makes sense that they'd follow up with Edith's trauma and show viewers that the pain and fear doesn't magically disappear when the immediate threat is over. It's a lesson a lot of modern sitcoms could benefit from.
@shallendor
@shallendor 9 ай бұрын
Norman Leer created so many controversial shows, but they are some of the best loved shows of all time!
@catherinewilliams9680
@catherinewilliams9680 9 ай бұрын
You also saw just how deeply Archie loved Edith.
@howardhales6325
@howardhales6325 10 ай бұрын
I pretty much only watch older shows and movies. I don't feel guilty, either.
@christinecremen4151
@christinecremen4151 9 ай бұрын
Same here !
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
me too. you can pick the cream of the crop because you're getting something classic. modern shows are mostly dreary exercises and we don't yet know which is a hidden gem.
@brandonpage7087
@brandonpage7087 8 ай бұрын
Same here!! Also, what in the hell is wrong or offensive about Stevil????
@ohlord3650
@ohlord3650 10 ай бұрын
“Diversity Day” was the funniest ever episode of The Office. Smh at people nowadays wanting to be offended by everything.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
true. was a great episode
@redryan20000
@redryan20000 4 ай бұрын
The entire point of the episode was to highlight 1) How dumb and insensitive Michael was 2) How terribly corporate diversity programs can be Without episodes like that, society in general can't confront their biased and ignorant stereotypes about other people.
@bezelboot6652
@bezelboot6652 9 ай бұрын
It seems to me that the reason why these old episodes wouldn't work today is that most people have become over-sensitized and have lost their sense of humor.
@rachelmckitterick
@rachelmckitterick 9 ай бұрын
I agree. The older shows and basically everything listed here is pure gold.
@alansnow1129
@alansnow1129 9 ай бұрын
They lost their dam mind too, not just their sense of humor! They need to grow up
@user-em6ie2be7x
@user-em6ie2be7x 10 ай бұрын
Nearly every episode of Married with Children. If they made that today, it would get canceled after the first episode.
@mexsnoop
@mexsnoop 10 ай бұрын
This show is goated and every can agreed it would get canceled by everyone 😂😂😂😂
@glentor3
@glentor3 9 ай бұрын
Yes, it was definitely a wonderful show.
@erezjgazit
@erezjgazit 10 ай бұрын
Another WatchMojo fail. We'll just see this list grow as honest writers will continue to portray life from their funny, sarcastic, tragic, happy, psychotic and sometimes indifferent point of view
@jimbo9208
@jimbo9208 10 ай бұрын
how is this a fail
@erezjgazit
@erezjgazit 10 ай бұрын
@@jimbo9208 These shows had artistic and cultural standpoints. Some of these were even written for advancement of certain laws and civil rights. They represent not only their time but also belief. For better or for worse, most people have not drastically changed (although displayed otherwise in certain media). If you push topics out of the mainstream - they get worse in the shadows. Same as prohibition - when they tried to remove alcohol from the public, they created a new form of crime. When they tried to create globalization and politically correct they just made more extreme left and right wings, who sarcastically use freedom of speech to show actual bigotry and hate. Need I say more?
@sammic7492
@sammic7492 10 ай бұрын
@@erezjgazit Well said, bit don't expect too many of those who like these lists from watch mojo to get where you are coming from. I used to enjoy watch mojo but more and more of their lists are becoming unwatchable with their blatant political bias.
@Reaperguy67
@Reaperguy67 10 ай бұрын
​@@erezjgazitso true. You could not have explained it better. Have a good day.
@DiscoSamurai
@DiscoSamurai 10 ай бұрын
@@erezjgazityou pretty much hit the nail in the head, my dude. Cheers.
@lastguyminn2324
@lastguyminn2324 10 ай бұрын
Honestly, you could have just said EVERY All in the Family episode. The entire series was ground breaking.
@WillisVision
@WillisVision 10 ай бұрын
After growing up in an era of people smoking in grocery stores dripping their ashes on the produce, believing that nuclear apocalypse could happen at any moment, and people commonly streaking naked through live sporting events, nothing humanity could televise would surprise or offend me.
@michaelmitchell5098
@michaelmitchell5098 10 ай бұрын
😅!
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
early 1970's? sounds like elements of different decades
@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety
@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety 10 ай бұрын
I love looking back at the "very special episodes " of the 80s. Maybe they didn't help anyone, but they were memorable. 😋 And All In The Family still holds up today.
@AgnessaMo
@AgnessaMo 10 ай бұрын
The male nanny storyline in Friends aged fine though... even though Sandy was fired, it was acknowledged the entire time that he was a great babysitter despite the preconceptions of his gender and Ross was in the wrong having the prejudice.
@felly13santos83
@felly13santos83 9 ай бұрын
I agree. It just gave more reason to hate Ross. Lol
@SethHolmes
@SethHolmes 9 ай бұрын
Honestly, I think that was the point was to play on Ross's prejudices. And perhaps his jealousy.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
@@SethHolmes Yeah, I don't think it was prejudice. I think it was jealousy he was unable to acknowledge (maybe even to himself?) after the arrangement he'd made with Rachel. He was more comfortable with the idea that he had a bias that made him treat a man unfairly than he was opening up about his real feelings. An important element is that it would have played very differently if he'd fired a woman from a typically male job, which doesn't really make a lot of sense but is consistent with both Ross' character and how the writers likely thought about sex discrimination at the time.
@Lanwarder
@Lanwarder 10 ай бұрын
South Park pretty much had to make 200 and 201. If a show like South Park start voluntarily leaving alone subjects that are controversial at the moment because it insults a large group of people and a very small percentage of them threaten violence, then what kind of allegedly pro freedom of speech show would it be?
@ironbat1993
@ironbat1993 10 ай бұрын
I will defend Cheers because that dynamic still works because of the writing. I watched it 3 years ago for the first time and I was captivated the whole time. Good dialogue can make any situation work.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
agreed. i don't know about ''toxic''as mojo said but the relationship was certainly unhealthy - and that was imho dealt with by the writers in a pretty realistic way from the pilot to the final breakup and even the episode where diane returned for a visit. unhealthy relationships, where neither part of the couple is bad or at fault, are very real. it's fine to have them in shows and it's good when (as you've said) the writing is good. i don't understand what mojo wants? only fairy tale happy relationships or else bad relationships where there's someone who's the villain?
@siewheilou399
@siewheilou399 8 ай бұрын
Have you heard about a certain Z actress who played Snow White? She said The Prince is a stalker stalking Snow White.
@mamosixx878
@mamosixx878 10 ай бұрын
The "modern audience" has ruined film and tv. Simple.
@ashh4929
@ashh4929 10 ай бұрын
I was just going to say that. You basically can't do any kind of sitcoms at this point anymore.
@assaultonlife
@assaultonlife 10 ай бұрын
Oh you can but they're all woke and politically correct and agenda based specifically gender politics and they all consist of strong women and weak man and old people that are idiots😂😂 comedy is dead and liberals killed it
@Psilomuscimol
@Psilomuscimol 10 ай бұрын
Everyone should be able to laugh at stuff that bothers them. It helps to get over it a bit
@MsOctober30
@MsOctober30 10 ай бұрын
They ruined everythangggg!!!!! 😔 they wouldn’t have survived the 90s chileee😂
@anthonyamato8019
@anthonyamato8019 10 ай бұрын
People get easily offended at everything these days
@lew8450
@lew8450 10 ай бұрын
Its called entertainment... All of these shows and episodes are great... People need to relax and enjoy life
@abellewis3062
@abellewis3062 10 ай бұрын
Enough said.
@kpsonicdude
@kpsonicdude 10 ай бұрын
Exactly. People need to stop being easily offended snowflakes and enjoy movies, TV shows and video games for what they are.
@abellewis3062
@abellewis3062 10 ай бұрын
@@kpsonicdude Yes!
@glentor3
@glentor3 9 ай бұрын
Won’t happen anytime soon. Part of the problem are people who use the term ‘problematic’. THEY are the problem.
@thebigorangecouch6261
@thebigorangecouch6261 9 ай бұрын
The Very Special Episodes were the best way to get discussion about serious topics. Just the same as the Maude episode where she's speaking to a psychiatrist about her marriage, etc. It's literally a one woman show with Bea Arthur putting in an amazing performance but I doubt an episode like that would fly today. Those episodes date badly because we've now got much more info than back then.
@mikerhodes8454
@mikerhodes8454 10 ай бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't include the episode of Night Court where Harry and Dan are both fighting over the affections of a woman. When Dan finds out she's a lesbian, he says, "Where do you get off looking like that and liking girls? You're supposed to wear flannel and look like Pete Rose."
@ljbimoore
@ljbimoore 10 ай бұрын
K, never saw that episode, didn't really watch Night Court, but you do understand that the joke there, is that HARRY is an idiot, and stupid for believing that ridiculous stereotype. They're making fun of people who are too dumb to realize that sexuality doesn't present itself in any one particular way. That IS the joke. 🤷‍♀
@Matt-uh3fu
@Matt-uh3fu 10 ай бұрын
It is sad to see a lesbo that is attractive, but it's still a lesbo
@gregbasore2108
@gregbasore2108 10 ай бұрын
There's also the episode where Dan's old highschool or college buddy comes for a visit and it turns out she's transitioned since they last saw one another. Much like the Friends episode, the message might be decent, but the jokes haven't aged well.
@Matt-uh3fu
@Matt-uh3fu 10 ай бұрын
@gregbasore2108 What do you mean it didn't age well, it's funnier now than ever
@D-Fens_1632
@D-Fens_1632 10 ай бұрын
Lol now that's comedy. Don't forget the comment came from the mouth of a dirt bag. You portray people as "bad" by having them say these "bad" things.
@Archangelglenn
@Archangelglenn 9 ай бұрын
I think the Saved by the Bell episode could still be done today. Honestly they did it right the first time. Zack was rightfully called out by his teacher for his inappropriate project display. While the class found it funny his teacher did not. She then decided to send him to actually learn about native Americans, as for the stereotypes it actually has nothing to do with native Americans but more to do with Californian stereotypes. He was a surfer dude, that's not Native American, that pure American., specifically California American.
@alansnow1129
@alansnow1129 9 ай бұрын
He was part Native American and that was Zach’s ancestors nothing wrong with that episode
@Archangelglenn
@Archangelglenn 9 ай бұрын
@@alansnow1129 Yeah I did forget to,put that in my comment as well. The end where it shows him in thr full dress and thr speech he recites at the end is very good. Which I remember my native American history right was said by the Chief Quana Parker right as the Nez Pierce tribe were at the end of their trek,towards Canada.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
i never saw it. was zach actually part native american? the video suggests it might just be the wrong picture. are you saying zach is a surfer or the fellow he was sent to visit?
@Archangelglenn
@Archangelglenn 9 ай бұрын
@bambooblinds Okay, so the episode in question has the kids of Bayside our cast, looking into their family histories. Zack, while digging around his family history, finds the picture and recounts that his parents have stated they did have native American blood in them. So the episode assumes this to be correct, as in previous episodes, they have established that Zack was actually a fairly capable athlete in track and field. This episode eludes to his abilities in this area to his Native American ancestry because of how physically capable as a people the Native Americans were and, to a large extent, still are very capable in this regard. As to the second part, it was the man he was sent to that I was referring to as a surfer dude. The surfer dude stereotype isn't a Native American stereotype, but a California stereotype
@andrearobyn3701
@andrearobyn3701 10 ай бұрын
In the course of Friends, it is never stated that Chandler's Dad is trans, just that he's gay and a drag performer. Dressing feminine and performing exaggerated feminity doesn't make a person trans. There is a lot to critique the show for over the representation and making his sexuality itself a joke, but referring to him as a trans woman when in the show he isn't uncomfortable with pronouns or deadnaming kind of distracts from what the show actually got wrong.
@guwopman3503
@guwopman3503 10 ай бұрын
Marta Kauffman has said the character was trans and had regret over misgendering her
@andrearobyn3701
@andrearobyn3701 10 ай бұрын
@@guwopman3503 Yeah I understand the regret the writers and creators had over their portrayal and how problematic it was. Although, calling her trans now feels like a retcon. Plus it also fails to address how they dealt with multiple characters' sexuality as a joke throughout the entire series.
@stephenmiller2337
@stephenmiller2337 10 ай бұрын
TBF, the episode was groundbreaking at the time because it dealt with Chandler's hurt and confusion on the issue. Would it be done better now? Yes it would, but if you view through the lense of the 90's, it was groundbreaking at the time.
@Denis-89
@Denis-89 10 ай бұрын
@@guwopman3503 but that was more of an after thought from her part, to rub off the modern critique. But nowhere during the original run was it treated as trans, nor did Kathleen Turner portray her as trans. Her portrayal was just that of a drag-queen, which worked since Turner has a deep booming voice, making the whole plot somewhat plausible. Saying it is transphobic or whatever is wrong since that is not the case.
@guwopman3503
@guwopman3503 10 ай бұрын
@@andrearobyn3701 No, I’m in agreement that it’s a slight retcon (which makes narrative sense). I just wanted to clarify that we can’t really fault WatchMojo since they’re using information that is relevant now, even if it wasn’t available then.
@hnstlywhtevr
@hnstlywhtevr 10 ай бұрын
My Native American friend showed me that saved by the bell episode & thought it was the funniest thing ever
@emersongalli5184
@emersongalli5184 9 ай бұрын
I'm from Brazil and when I watched that episode of The Simpsons, I didn't feel offended, that was actually a funny episode. Believe me, Rio is really dangerous, there are a lot of crimes happening every year. The only things that episode didn't do right were the monkeys on streets and the distance between Rio and the Amazon Forest.
@Sarappreciates
@Sarappreciates 10 ай бұрын
I still can't get over how Jackie Gleason's Character, Ralph Kramden, used to threaten to beat his wife for laughs, "To the moon, Alice!"
@sondragramse1770
@sondragramse1770 10 ай бұрын
I never liked that show
@glentor3
@glentor3 9 ай бұрын
Oh please, it was exaggerated and cartoony. Ralph was never scary or violent. It was his hyperbolic way of expressing frustration. So sick of how offended wokies get.
@fizzy6412
@fizzy6412 9 ай бұрын
@@glentor3really? how much Bud Light do you drink?
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
@@glentor3 agreed. it wasn't an actual threat. it was an ''i'm so mad/frustrated that'' and ridiculous hyperbole. ''To the moon'' is a real threat only from Superman or the Hulk.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
@@fizzy6412 that isn't about being offended. it's about politics.
@johnbruce9792
@johnbruce9792 10 ай бұрын
That’s like the tamest Married…with Children plot that you could’ve picked
@jabberwock6
@jabberwock6 9 ай бұрын
what was the most controversial married with children episode?
@maestri09
@maestri09 9 ай бұрын
@@jabberwock6 Some say it's the episode "Her cups runeth over" where Al goes to buy Peggy a bra. A woman named Terri Rakolta (I think that was her name) started a campaign to cancel the series after she saw it. I think some sponsors pulled out of the series. There were other episodes, though, like the Labour day BBQ, where Al has sex with Peggy seemingly against her will (which is rather weird, since Peggy always begged for sex); nevertheless, the scene looked like they took it too overboard. Another one that I remember (and though I love the whole series) was where guest star Corey Feldman left Kelly stranded in the woods because she wouldn't have sex with him: 'put out or get out!' That one, did make me upset with Feldman's character...but then again, it's acting...and it's just a TV show...
@angelh1743
@angelh1743 9 ай бұрын
That Simpson episode about Brazil was 100% fact back then and today.
@jeffreycoogan09
@jeffreycoogan09 10 ай бұрын
The one key element that made the season 8 episode of (All In The Family: Edith's 50th Birthday Part 1) so significant. Is that it helped to shine the light on the inaccuracies of ''Rape''. For many years Rape was believed to be an act of sexual desire. When in reality...Rape is more about violence, not sex. It's all about having power and control over another person. Three out of five rapists are also in consenting sexual relationships. This old myth would take the blame off of the rapist. And they would not be hold accountable for their actions. ''Norman Lear'' is a genius!
@tr5947
@tr5947 9 ай бұрын
@jeffreycoogan09 "All In The Family" had many great episodes, but I think this was one of the most important ones for the reasons you said. The fact that doing those episodes was seen as "courageous" had nothing to do with the producers, actors, and writers knowing this needed to be shown, it was they had to fight a network to do it. Life today is like a 1970's censor's handbook where no one dare be offended or challenged. That someone wouldn't get the brilliant satire of that "The Office" episode, and feel it's something that shouldn't have been done, is scary.
@XLVIetII
@XLVIetII 10 ай бұрын
So sad and alarming how quickly our society has artificially regressed so rapidly.
@tpgorman15
@tpgorman15 8 ай бұрын
Lilly most certainly did not go along with Barney’s antics. That episode is one of several in which she makes him own up to his misdeeds. She’s not helping him find the women so he can score again, she’s doing it so he can learn accountability. Also it’s been thoroughly established that most fans take Barneys conquest with a grain of salt as we are being fed the information by future Ted. Ted might have been Barneys best friend, but he was essentially performing a character assassination so his kids would think he was no good for Robin. Thus giving Ted the green light to date her again, with Tracey having died.
@brandonpage7087
@brandonpage7087 8 ай бұрын
Wow!!! I never even thought about that!! You make a good point, there!!
@dhenderson1810
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
The only problem with that theory is that Barney was like that from series one, but Ted getting together with Robin wasn't planned until later, so that is revisionist history.
@tpgorman15
@tpgorman15 8 ай бұрын
@@dhenderson1810 I guess but it’s been established the writers made the decision to kill off Tracy and settle on Robin with Ted by season 2. So while Barney had some disconcerting moments in season 1 and 2, the levels of his depravity were at their worst in the middle seasons. Specifically seasons 3-6. Thus the idea of future Ted making “present/past” Barney look like total scum still holds to a certain degree.
@dhenderson1810
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
@@tpgorman15 Barney would not have been a good match with Robin. Guys like him never settle down. He would have cheated on her before long.
@andrewmacdonald570
@andrewmacdonald570 10 ай бұрын
I’m surprised Arrested Development didn’t come up. There was the plot line where GOB uses Franklin the black puppet to write a song about racial harmony, but he’s just horribly racist. There’s also the plot line where Michael is dating the mentally handicapped English woman, but nobody can tell she’s mentally handicapped because of her accent
@southbeachtalent
@southbeachtalent 10 ай бұрын
"All this presssssurereeeee to be riggghhhhttttt....... I GOT KIDS ALL OVER TOWWWWWWNNNNNN!"
@Hallmark44
@Hallmark44 10 ай бұрын
And Lucille's homophobia. And Tobias just being...Tobias.
@glentor3
@glentor3 9 ай бұрын
Anyone who has a problem with AD is the problem.
@jeffm9770
@jeffm9770 10 ай бұрын
I don't think the Steevil episode is really problematic. Kind of a tired horror trope, but not really on par with the other episodes on the episodes on the list.
@GapingLotusX
@GapingLotusX 10 ай бұрын
Right? It makes no sense to me why it was on here.
@D-Fens_1632
@D-Fens_1632 10 ай бұрын
I'm still trying to figure out how that was offensive but started getting a headache so I stopped.
@raymondhopwood9393
@raymondhopwood9393 9 ай бұрын
There are two or three episodes of "The Twilight Zone" that have a similar theme, which you still can see. So what was so different about this episode?
@brandonpage7087
@brandonpage7087 8 ай бұрын
Having the Stevil episode on here is laughable!!! That episode is awesome!!!
@dannyayala3462
@dannyayala3462 9 ай бұрын
I went to school for creative writing. I was instructed to create conflict and outlandish situations to improve and create better stories. Leave it up to people today. We get stories like a child walks home from school and receives milk and cookies, does his homework watches TV then goes to bed
@joeterp5615
@joeterp5615 9 ай бұрын
And then logs into some social media sites and tries to help cancel a few people. A good day in our current age.
@MultiNotAnti
@MultiNotAnti 9 ай бұрын
It's really just going backwards. If you read only that synopsis without the context of the rest of your comment it could be a freaking Leave It To Beaver episode. Next thing you know, we'll go so far backwards we won't even be able to show a toilet on television because it might offend someone 😮‍💨😮‍💨
@beaudure01
@beaudure01 9 ай бұрын
“Lemonade?” “Please.” “I made it just for you.” “You are my best friend.”
@dannyayala3462
@dannyayala3462 9 ай бұрын
@@beaudure01 sir you just created the next great American novel, RESPECT !!!!
@beaudure01
@beaudure01 9 ай бұрын
@@dannyayala3462It’s a Simpsons bit. Marge complains about Itchy and Scratchy, and they end up drastically changing it.
@MaatAset
@MaatAset 9 ай бұрын
Okay but The Simpsons has made fun of and used stereotypes of every country that has appeared on the show.
@Will_kid_cortez
@Will_kid_cortez 10 ай бұрын
We really need to get back to laughing at ourselves and not taking stuff so seriously
@cyric2010
@cyric2010 10 ай бұрын
Men in dresses will always be somewhat funny to me. There was a funny scene in Frasier, where Frasier imagined being caught by the cops, with a male prostitute (dressed as a woman) in his car. His freak out was funny :D
@TheJollyGreen
@TheJollyGreen 10 ай бұрын
Part of why this is on the list is they didn't cast a male in a dress for his dad, it was Kathleen Turner. That was part of the joke, have a woman play a man who dresses like a woman, but nowadays that'd be insensitive and a mockery to men who dress drag not to have hired a male actress. But I guess you could say out of the billion times men have mocked woman on tv/film, this is one of the few times a woman was used to mock men. Turner has since recognized the casting choice wasn't the best idea, but come on it's hard to hate Kathleen Turner, and it's "Friends".
@cyric2010
@cyric2010 10 ай бұрын
Sure. I dont have a problem with Kathleen Turner or the Friends joke. @@TheJollyGreen
@TheJollyGreen
@TheJollyGreen 10 ай бұрын
@@cyric2010 Woop didn't mean to apply ya did, my b. Scenes where actors slap on a dress when they don't normally wear I find funny too. I'm obsessed with Frasier, fav show all time easy, but my fav example is Chris Farley next to Adam Sander's "Hank" 🤣🤣
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
What would people say about the Frasier episode where he starts losing his marbles from having a dream where he wakes up in bed with a man? likely 'phobia' would be cited.
@ethandollarhide7943
@ethandollarhide7943 9 ай бұрын
Statistics show that leads to a rise in extreme hate crimes against the Trans Community ya Sadist, but you're a Matt Walsh follower so you love it.
@l.salisbury1253
@l.salisbury1253 10 ай бұрын
Amos n Andy- entire series Hogan's Heroes- entire series McHale's Navy- entire series 'Allo 'Allo- entire series
@michaelmitchell5098
@michaelmitchell5098 10 ай бұрын
Please throw in 2 broke girls and 2 and a half men.
@trevormillar1576
@trevormillar1576 10 ай бұрын
And It Ain't Half Hot Mum the entire series.
@thebigorangecouch6261
@thebigorangecouch6261 9 ай бұрын
Also Love Thy Neighbour - entire series.
@Egilhelmson
@Egilhelmson 9 ай бұрын
Yes, Hogan’s Heroes is incredibly anti-German, with most played by Jewish comedians. .exit sarc mode Playing incompetent Nazis was most of Werner Klemperer’s film career. Robert Cleary was a concentration camp inmate. Amazingly, none of them objected to the series.
@ericbetterige
@ericbetterige 10 ай бұрын
Diversity day is one of the best office Episodes, and it’s not like Michael is perceived as smart
@Hallmark44
@Hallmark44 10 ай бұрын
Michael being off base about race is THE WHOLE POINT. That episode is a classic. I don't care what the censors say.
@jonaskeller6399
@jonaskeller6399 10 ай бұрын
@@Hallmark44 Yeah, early-show Michael is a horrible person. Everybody is supposed to know that he is a horrible person. He is sexist, racist, a bully, an idiot... It's true that his eventual transformation to lovable goof kind of makes his earlier behavior more problematic retrospectively, as audiences embraced the character more the less toxic he grew and might be shocked if they see the old Michael again. But that doesn't mean that the early seasons were wrong-headed. The show worked by making Michael the butt of the joke, and there's nothing bad about that. If the show had portrayed Michael as a sexist pig AND as a lovable character it would have been more problematic (still could be handled well, but it's difficult within the confines of a comedy), but it didn't do that.
@Hallmark44
@Hallmark44 9 ай бұрын
@@jonaskeller6399 Basically Packer is what Michael would've become, except Michael had a soft side and was open to being a better person
@JackActionYo
@JackActionYo 10 ай бұрын
There is definitely an episode or 2 of King of Queens where they make fun of Deacons child for being a little gay. In one Halloween episode he’s in a power puff girl costume and another episode, he likes the color of a lipstick a lil “too much”. NO WAY that would fly in any sitcom these days. Separately, there’s also multiple episodes where they blatantly make fun of Spence and Danny (two single guys who live together)…there’s also an episode where they pretend to be a same sex couple to get a free ski vacation. NONE of this would be allowed if produced today
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
i think the culture is in real trouble if you CAN'T make fun of a boy being a powrpuff girl
@jamalvargas6146
@jamalvargas6146 10 ай бұрын
That Slut Shaming Episode Of George Lopez (2002-2007) Poor Carmen my favorite character on the show
@Section47A
@Section47A 10 ай бұрын
Perhaps, the problem isn't with the shows or the topics; rather the problem could be with what people call "modern sensibilities". Looking at the past through the lens of the present often results in a myopic view of events and subjects. Additionally, these so called "modern sensibilities" have destroyed comedy and entertainment for that matter.
@haezeushawkins436
@haezeushawkins436 10 ай бұрын
Preach
@anne6821
@anne6821 10 ай бұрын
i call it gen z they are the problem they are over sensitive and dont understand things that where before there time. everthing has to be watered down so not to upset them gen z are to blame for cancel culture.
@lexkanyima2195
@lexkanyima2195 10 ай бұрын
But you need to have limits of your own good taste of humor
@haezeushawkins436
@haezeushawkins436 10 ай бұрын
@@lexkanyima2195 it’s humor grow a pair or change the show you can’t governor what ppl find funny
@lexkanyima2195
@lexkanyima2195 10 ай бұрын
@@haezeushawkins436 but i can see why they can't do it on tv anymore. Back then they had liberties, and no remorse of hurting sensitive people.
@chef_lyfe
@chef_lyfe 10 ай бұрын
Every married with children storyline lol
@ozmega
@ozmega 10 ай бұрын
#19 is milder than anything on modern family and here we are..
@barry4649
@barry4649 10 ай бұрын
It’s Always Sunny would get away with all of these today lol
@TF-vb9us
@TF-vb9us 10 ай бұрын
For real, it’s not that anything is “off limits” it’s just the things that people laugh at have changed. It’s not about people being “too sensitive these days” it’s that you can’t take cheap shots at vulnerable populations and still get cheap laughs.
@barry4649
@barry4649 10 ай бұрын
@@TF-vb9us but you can still make good jokes at minorities though and that’s the nuance that a lot of people don’t get that is ruining comedy lately
@TF-vb9us
@TF-vb9us 10 ай бұрын
@@barry4649 correct, it takes stronger comedy now, you can’t just dunk on queers and expect a laugh. It has to actually be funny.
@barry4649
@barry4649 10 ай бұрын
@@TF-vb9us 100%
@glentor3
@glentor3 9 ай бұрын
@@TF-vb9us Yes, things are off limits and people are too sensitive these days. Most people are tired of bleating humorless wokies imposing their worthless sensibilities on the rest of us. The backlash has started, and I hope it gets vicious.
@ArwensHubby
@ArwensHubby 9 ай бұрын
After watching this entry, maybe we can have a Watchmojo on "Top 20 WM Episodes That Overreact With Can't Be Shown Today".
@bethpedone8771
@bethpedone8771 9 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ArwensHubby
@ArwensHubby 9 ай бұрын
WM please understand that I enjoy your channel and much of your content. I just disagree with this particular entry.
@globalautobahn1132
@globalautobahn1132 10 ай бұрын
1:22 damn you if you don’t have a sense of humor, because what Marge says is hilarious! Haha 😂
@54raynor
@54raynor 10 ай бұрын
That the Cheers kiss - one of the most iconic moments in TV history - is considered too problematic now is Exhibit A for why Gen Z has lost the ability to date.
@jean-bernardtheard569
@jean-bernardtheard569 10 ай бұрын
We grew up with parents that were pearl clutchers only to have children who are in turn clutching their pearls.
@mshilah
@mshilah 9 ай бұрын
Yep. Only your generation is right about things 🙄
@jean-bernardtheard569
@jean-bernardtheard569 9 ай бұрын
@@mshilah no I’m saying maybe being offended is natural and we were the exception 😉
@sakaridis
@sakaridis 9 ай бұрын
Videos like this one are a big part of what's wrong with the world today...
@nicktaylor2657
@nicktaylor2657 10 ай бұрын
There was also an exchange of slaps between Sam and Diane that end with each twisting each other nose 😮
@AdmirDemondo
@AdmirDemondo 27 күн бұрын
I remember of course that showed domestic abuse and then Sam said I didn’t slap you that hard
@sammic7492
@sammic7492 10 ай бұрын
Sitcoms reflect real life to a degree, the fact we sanitise comedy and see everything as problematic, when life isn't and can't be sanitised and we can no longer make fun of things that are unsavoury or uncomfortable, just shows how molly coddled people have to be now, they seem to be incapable of dealing with anything, there are way too many overly sensitive people now.
@jonaskeller6399
@jonaskeller6399 10 ай бұрын
Most people are not demanding for art and entertainment to only show perfect human beings. There are very few of those loud, obnoxious people, and there are some more on the other side of the aisle who act like it's invasion of the woke body snatchers. Both extremes are idiotic. 95 percent of humanity is fine with art showing imperfect people, or even horrible people, as long as the show/movie/book itself doesn't promote being horrible. Sure, if it's a show that truly embraces racism or sexism (and not a show that's centered around racist or sexist characters the audience is meant to judge) then it's problematic. But most people have no problem with flawed people being portrayed as what they are.
@Mr_Oggie
@Mr_Oggie 10 ай бұрын
Back in the 'olden days a lot of the entries on this list could have been found in quite a few other shows, not just the ones listed here. But for all this, a lot of it really comes down to how expensive shows are to produce and as a result they "play it safe" on almost everything so as not to offend viewers, the networks or especially the advertisers. This is where some other stuff falls in to the "times have changed" category with what was viewed as offensive or disturbing back then being different from now.
@gregbasore2108
@gregbasore2108 10 ай бұрын
Entertainment goes through hot and cold periods like that. Just look at how safe and samey movies in the early '60s were, compared to how daring and risky they were in the early '70s. Give it time and we'll see more daring stuff sooner or later.
@p.d.l7023
@p.d.l7023 9 ай бұрын
Trivia: The two guys that were confronting Kramer = The one on the right also played "Jambi" on Pe3-wwes Playhouse.
@betsyduane3461
@betsyduane3461 8 ай бұрын
Diversity Day literally says it's bad in the episode, you just showed it. That was the entire point.
@TheMulToyVerse
@TheMulToyVerse 10 ай бұрын
200 & 201 are hilarious to me for 1 reason only They’d already parodied DC’s Super Friends with *all* the major religious figures, including Jesus and Muhammad and others years prior without hardly anyone batting an eye. I think it was the context of 200 & 201 that made it such a big deal
@p.d.l7023
@p.d.l7023 9 ай бұрын
Wait a minute. There was a Halloween episode of Punky Brewster where all her friends and her dog got killed. Scared the shit out of me!
@danilutka
@danilutka 5 ай бұрын
The most ironic part of this list is that these shows are more popular than "modern" shows.
@pmpkmc
@pmpkmc 9 ай бұрын
And this is why there are so few respectable sitcoms today. Pushing boundaries has historically advanced society. Satire can be very an effective tool for progress. People rallying against it push us backwards in an attempt to 'make it better'
@313incredible
@313incredible 10 ай бұрын
This world is soooooo fckn soft
@jimbo9208
@jimbo9208 10 ай бұрын
no just smarter
@313incredible
@313incredible 10 ай бұрын
@@jimbo9208 soft*
@Panwere36
@Panwere36 10 ай бұрын
While some of these are bad, many are just proof that some people are too easily "offended" for their own good.
@JustAcommenter29
@JustAcommenter29 10 ай бұрын
"The younger generations don't understand HUMOR, here's the proof" There, I fixed the title for you. 😒
@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545
@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545 10 ай бұрын
The Benson story? Where's the controversy?
@stephenpenrice1230
@stephenpenrice1230 10 ай бұрын
It had stupid writing and was unnecessarily split into two episodes, which no other sitcom has ever done, before or since.
@stanislavvaldman8354
@stanislavvaldman8354 9 ай бұрын
As someone who was born in the 1980's, I loved these episodes. It didn't make me uncomfortable. If anything, it made me laugh! These are one of my favorite episodes to date. Lack of these "special episodes" is a part of the reasons current comedy sucks. One of the only few that remain are South Park and Family Guy. They did learn to make decent thrillers and horror though.
@jeffm9770
@jeffm9770 10 ай бұрын
The All in the Family episode I thought was powerful and moving
@lolahernandez6871
@lolahernandez6871 10 ай бұрын
Ah yes....for "Modern Audiences"......😎
@scottboswell6406
@scottboswell6406 8 ай бұрын
What I HATE about these times, is the air of superiority so many people have when looking at everything, NO sense of humor or nuance!! When we cannot laugh at ourselves or life in general, when everything is traumatic, is not helping make the world a better place.
@AnthonyMason-cq9gi
@AnthonyMason-cq9gi 10 ай бұрын
You know Sam and Diane invented that for other sitcoms.🥰🥰🥰
@minakomel
@minakomel 10 ай бұрын
it's a pitty about that IT crowd episode...the "internet" box episode was hillarious and probably the best episode of the series
@placeholdermcgavinport5343
@placeholdermcgavinport5343 9 ай бұрын
That IT crowd episode mentioned here is hilarious. What's the problem?
@minakomel
@minakomel 9 ай бұрын
@@placeholdermcgavinport5343 as the video said above, people found the "trans fight" segment offensive (or the whole trans story of the episode). Channel 4 never aired the internet episode again 😔
@jameshubacher2585
@jameshubacher2585 10 ай бұрын
I saw that Family Matters episode on a Halloween night about 25 years ago. Pretty neat list
@dmixdup
@dmixdup 10 ай бұрын
Interesting that you can hear that this video was edited with a different script in a few places. Never noticed that before in a watchmojo video.
@bambooblinds
@bambooblinds 9 ай бұрын
i heard it during the friends section. i suspect they ''misgendered'' the possibly trans character in friends and had to rerecord it. the odd audio says 'parent' instead of father. also imho the character wasn't trans. he was written as a gay drag queen. the trans interpretation was only suggested about 6 or 7 years ago.
@MikeLawlorBarefoot
@MikeLawlorBarefoot 9 ай бұрын
I'd be interested in a follow-up video showing the reversed. Where shows like Star Trek were introduced to early and would now have a much more powerful effect when the same ideas are presented in such a clear and precise way of different forms of life working together as a team between an advanced AI type system with voice access and the ability to respond with the correct information, leading to work that's being done today. But also by introducing such a diverse set of characters such as the true audacity and ridiculous idea of a women of color and the crazy misogynistic values still carried over even though it was supposed to show an heir of inclusiveness and equalized division of strengths assigned to each member of the team by the captain who knew the abilities well enough of each team member to be able to lead so many things happening at once in a way that only an experienced captain would understand
@kenterminateddq5311
@kenterminateddq5311 10 ай бұрын
The 19:01 storyline from Different Strokes will never happened today. Shockingly, Different Strokes had an episode where Kimberly and Gary was held hostage by a kidnapper. Yeah, the 80s was a decade that started to take risks on many levels. 😢😢
@Mr.WestcottX
@Mr.WestcottX 10 ай бұрын
Hmm 🤔
@InuYugiHakusho
@InuYugiHakusho 10 ай бұрын
Both episodes started out with Phillip Drummond's actor, Conrad Bain, speaking seriously to the audience, warning about their sensitive subject matters.
@RobertTaylor-gz2fu
@RobertTaylor-gz2fu 10 ай бұрын
Why did the writers of a sitcom choose to write those non-comedy storylines?
@leighburton832
@leighburton832 10 ай бұрын
And Sam got kidnapped the first episode of the last season.
@lexkanyima2195
@lexkanyima2195 10 ай бұрын
​@@RobertTaylor-gz2futo make it happening
@Terastas
@Terastas 6 ай бұрын
4:11: Well, to be fair, that wasn't the first time we saw the majority of the Winslows killed in an alt. story. They did a murder mystery episode where Laura went to jail after killing the entire family one by one, they did another Halloween episode where Steve killed vampire Carl, Harriet and Rachel by exposing them to the sun, and... Oh yeah, they did another dream episode where Steve DESTROYED CHICAGO WITH AN ATOM BOMB!!!
@williamsherman3047
@williamsherman3047 9 ай бұрын
I wonder how many people are actually that delicate.
@TheMikeCharlton_
@TheMikeCharlton_ 10 ай бұрын
Most of these could and would still happen today. The Animated Series American Dad had all types of edging episodes to this day. The Family Matters killer dummy episode was great.
@TheLonelySoulja
@TheLonelySoulja 10 ай бұрын
#11 .. and that’s why they can’t remake this Office Remake.
@oshikuru09
@oshikuru09 9 ай бұрын
A few jokes on Malcolm in the middle definitely wouldn't make it. One episode had all the cliques in school pitted against each other and one of them deployed their "Special Shield". You can probably fill in the blanks what the shield is lol
@kevinclapson
@kevinclapson 10 ай бұрын
Most of this list plays like an audit of how our species is regressing.
@carter358
@carter358 10 ай бұрын
#17 "Stevil" is not controversial in the least. It's a typical Halloween episode. Roseanne did a million of them. Obviously it was a "It was All a Dream" episode. They are not going to kill off the entire cast of what was then a hit show.
@peterthehappywaiguoren
@peterthehappywaiguoren 9 ай бұрын
so modern audiences have no sense of humor and are too serious?
@CoopToons
@CoopToons 10 ай бұрын
All great clips. 😊
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