Daddy's Home by Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein for October 24, 2022

I vaguely remember Cheers myself in my childhood; mostly the theme song.

Tony asked

Favorite old TV show?

That may take a while. How old?

The shorts with Stan and Ollie or Charlie Chaplin, The Little Rascals, Wir Kinder aus Bullerbüh, Pippi Langstrumpf, My Favorite Martian, I dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Star Trek plus franchises, The Greatest American Hero, Chuck, The Avengers, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk (both versions), Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, Catweazle, Pan Tau, The Flash,…

Zed cars and “It’s a square world” with Michael Bentine! and as Tigressy said!

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister!!

I was (back in the day) partial to The Addams Family, Monty Python, Twilight Zone, Hogans Heroes, Soap, The Vicar of Dibly, Big Bang Theory, Chuck, The Good Place. Right now, I’m kind of enjoying a Canadian show called Letterkenny.

I tried watching Taxi again.. it hasn’t aged well.

Saw “The Tempest” the other day from the classic 80s channel and Susan Sarandon was prancing on the beach braless in a man’s wifebeater and panties. So no, not just frizzy hair and shoulder pads.

Fraziers is a classic sit com!

“Listen kiddo, don’t make me have to throw my “Miami Vice” box set at you!"

Yes.

No. Classic means when sitcoms were actually entertaining and very funny.

No that’s styles that come and go. Classic humor is enjoyed by different generations….

What is interesting is how censored shows were in the 50/60s. Hip young couples such as Dick Van --, Bewitched, Lucy slept in twin beds ((believe Green Acres was the first show to show a married couple in the same bed) Leave it to Beaver caused a scandal when they showed the top of a toilet tank. Sidney Poitier was heavily criticized for touching hands with Petula Clark.