What's your pick?

My pick for the all-time dumbest plot in sitcom history is the "Keith breaks his leg and may never play football again" story in Good Times (season 6). Who would ever injure a leg like that - TRIPPING OVER JJ?? If he's fallen down a flight of stairs after tripping over JJ, I might have bought it. Good grief!! :rolleyes: :crazy:

Close runner-up would be the Tootie/Jermaine Jackson plot on Facts of Life. Even THINKING about that episode makes me cringe. :eek: :crazy:

One of my "favorites" was on The Brady Bunch when they get the payphone installed in their home.

That was so stupid and I have heard that it was Robert Reed's least favorite (or one of his least favorite) episodes.

Newsradio 5th Season - Lisa Miller and Johnny Johnson getting married was atrocious. They had no chemistry with one another. Whoever approved of that crap did a lousy job and a total idiot and ruined the Lisa character and also disrespected the loyal fan(s), other character(s) and the late ACTOR/CHARACTER.

Lisa Miller and Dave Nelson had a way much better chemistry. If whoever was in charge of the show wanted a good or a descent wedding episode, they should have had Lisa and Dave married to each other instead.

I found the episode of Full House where Comet went on that whole adventure to be sort of pointless. It was still enjoyable but I still find that it showed how the writers really couldn't think of anything else (I think the episode was from season 8 or maybe 7).

MWC the episodes with the Village People and the spoof of Live Aid
Happy Days the infamous shark episode and every episode from 79 to 80 after that I stopped watching
The Beverly Hillbillies when Jethro starts acting like Robin Hood
Miami Vice the episodes with James Brown as some sort of mystic guru and Crockett having amnesia
My Name is Earl when Joy became pregnant, Earl goes to jail, goes into a coma, and gets married
South Park the biggest turd show although the jabs at Bono were funny
L&S everything from 79 to its cancellation

One of my "favorites" was on The Brady Bunch when they get the payphone installed in their home.

That was so stupid and I have heard that it was Robert Reed's least favorite (or one of his least favorite) episodes.

I'll take the pay phone episode any day over- Greg getting orange hair, Cindy dressing up like Shirley Temple, or Peter running into his exact duplicate at school.

Alf the final episode they can't even finish the storyline and leave everything up in the air.

Mork and Mindy same thing the final episode leaves everything up in the air. It became drama and not a sitcom.

I would have to say the whole Cindy being the new Shirley Temple thing on The Brady Bunch. It was so many years after the career of the original Shirley Temple that it wasn't even remotely believable to think that anybody would be looking for a "new" Shirley Temple at that point in time.

I would have to say the whole Cindy being the new Shirley Temple thing on The Brady Bunch. It was so many years after the career of the original Shirley Temple that it wasn't even remotely believable to think that anybody would be looking for a "new" Shirley Temple at that point in time.
Susan Olsen said that is her least favorite episode - and I don't blame her one bit. :eek:

I'll take the pay phone episode any day over- Greg getting orange hair, Cindy dressing up like Shirley Temple, or Peter running into his exact duplicate at school.
Ditto!!

I found the episode of Full House where Comet went on that whole adventure to be sort of pointless. It was still enjoyable but I still find that it showed how the writers really couldn't think of anything else (I think the episode was from season 8 or maybe 7).
The one where Michelle bought the donkey was worse.

The one where Michelle bought the donkey was worse.
I don't even remember that one - THANK GOODNESS!! :eek:

Oh how can I forget this "memorable one"....

From the two part episode of Diff'rent Strokes when Arnold manages to escape from a kidnapper and the police help him remember the licenese plate of the vehicle through hypnosis.:crazy:

You're getting sleepy....

Oh how can I forget this "memorable one"....

From the two part episode of Diff'rent Strokes when Arnold manages to escape from a kidnapper and the police help him remember the licenese plate of the vehicle through hypnosis.:crazy:
Say WHAT!?? I must have missed that one - GOOD!!

Dan Fielding going for broke after Phil the Bum's brother bleeds him dry of the Phil Foundation money. Night Court usually puts me in a good mood, but I remember feeling nothing but depressed while watching these episodes and I find it hard to bring myself to watch the episodes when they come up on TV. I don't even have them on my tapes.

Generally, I liked "The Cosby show", but it had some bad episodes, like when a whole episode was about the Huxtables meeting a star (the Stevie Wonder one seems to be the only good one out of these) or an old professor from Hillman or something like that. Not to mention those weird episodes, which were all about a dream, that Cliff was having, or a fairy-tale, that Rudy was reading. "Family Matters" and "Step by step" handled such "unrealistic" episodes really well, but "The Cosby show" didn't. The only exception was the last one, where Rudy was the only one, who wasn't put under an evil spell from Olivia.

Say WHAT!?? I must have missed that one - GOOD!!

Really? That is one of the famous "controversial" episodes along with Bicycle Man and Sam's Kidnapping. I actually thought it was a good episode. Always liked the dangerous sort of episodes.

I'll take the pay phone episode any day over- Greg getting orange hair, Cindy dressing up like Shirley Temple, or Peter running into his exact duplicate at school.
Robert Reed wasn't in that one where Greg got orange hair because he thought it was so ridiculous.

the episode of "HAPPY DAYS" where Fonzie had to jump over a shark.

Really? That is one of the famous "controversial" episodes along with Bicycle Man and Sam's Kidnapping. I actually thought it was a good episode. Always liked the dangerous sort of episodes.

That could have been great if it didn't have the hypnosis involved. Come on, that was just dumb.

the episode of "HAPPY DAYS" where Fonzie had to jump over a shark.

I was one of those kids who grew up watching Happy Days thinking he was cool, but even as a kid I knew Fonzie looked silly walking around on a beach wearing his leather jacket.

I was one of those kids who grew up watching Happy Days thinking he was cool, but even as a kid I knew Fonzie looked silly walking around on a beach wearing his leather jacket.
:rofl:

Oh how can I forget this "memorable one"....

From the two part episode of Diff'rent Strokes when Arnold manages to escape from a kidnapper and the police help him remember the licenese plate of the vehicle through hypnosis.:crazy:

:lol: I remember that one :lol:

I would have to say the whole Cindy being the new Shirley Temple thing on The Brady Bunch. It was so many years after the career of the original Shirley Temple that it wasn't even remotely believable to think that anybody would be looking for a "new" Shirley Temple at that point in time.

Not to mention that Cindy was way too old to be doing that.

'Leave it to Beaver'- The episode where Beaver has to dress in a bunny suit then walk to school. Maybe if this storyline would have been done when he was 7 or 8, but I think he was 12 or 13.

Robert Reed wasn't in that one where Greg got orange hair because he thought it was so ridiculous.

I don't blame him.

I don't blame him.
Ditto!

Thus the term "Jump the Shark"! Thats where it originated, so I guess this should be the dumbest (and most famous dumb) storyline! (Fonzie)

All in the Family - Edith and the Rapist (This was just disturbing)

Different Strokes - Nancy Reagan appears with her Just Say no to Drugs lecture

Little House on the Prarie - Several episodes where the plots didn't even make sense for the 1800's
like when they tried to turn the restaurant into a Kentucky Fried Chicken
chain (or some nonsense).

Night Court - the series finale w/ Bull being abducted by aliens was a big letdown.

The Stefan storylines on Family Matters

The Stefan storylines on Family Matters
:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap I couldn't STAND the show after that - this coming from someone who watched it from Day One!!

I don't like Stefan either, except for one thing: It gave Jaleel White a chance to rest his voice. It must have been very straining for him to always have the high-pitched Steve voice, and the Stefan character gave him a well-needed break from that.

Little House on the Prarie - Several episodes where the plots didn't even make sense for the 1800's like when they tried to turn the restaurant into a Kentucky Fried Chicken chain (or some nonsense).

:lol:

Or when Albert gets hooked on morphine. I remember a comment on "Jump the Shark" that said LHOTP jumped because "Michael Landon brought too many issues to the prairie." :lol:

How true. It was so not relevent to the late 19th century. People were just trying to survive back then and didn't have the same ills of society as present times; yeah, there was alcoholism and prostitutes but not things like fast food chains and narcotic addiction.

:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap I couldn't STAND the show after that - this coming from someone who watched it from Day One!!

I was able to tolerate the show after those storylines. I also watched the show from the beginning. I think it would have been more plausible to change Steve a bit and have Laura fall in love with him.

I don't like Stefan either, except for one thing: It gave Jaleel White a chance to rest his voice. It must have been very straining for him to always have the high-pitched Steve voice, and the Stefan character gave him a well-needed break from that.

Good point. Jaleel always seemed like a pretty cool guy he probably enjoyed playing Stefan because he could relax.

Yeah, but they could just have let the Steve character get a more normal voice too, when Jaleel's voice changed. Hmmm... But it's still nothing compared to how they got rid of Judy, or that they had Steve end up with Laura. Those two things are what I don't like about this show. I kind of like Steve's inventions, and I can tolerate Stefan and Myrthle, but those two things really make me mad.

I'll take the pay phone episode any day over- Greg getting orange hair, Cindy dressing up like Shirley Temple, or Peter running into his exact duplicate at school.

Funny coincidence, those eps you describe were all Oliver eps. :lol:

Family Matters- Steve goes into outer space, Steve shrinks himself and Carl and they have to sleep on a piece of bread on the kitchen countertop and a cat tries to eat them
The Andy Griffith Show- Aunt Bea learns to fly (so out of character)
Any Sitcom where the characters just burst out singing for no apparent reason at all

On Charlie's Angels, I never could understand - WHY DID THEY ALWAYS USE THEIR OWN NAMES ON CASE???? Some "undercover" detectives!! :eek: :rolleyes: :rofl:

I HATED the "Blossom" episodes when Blossom and Vinny ran away! come on they had only known each other for like a few weeks when they decided that they were "In Love" and it wasn't like Nick was being all that unreasonable... oh god those episodes were AWFUL.

or what about the episode of the Facts of life that had a dream where Blair was a serial killer! that was HORRIBLE. or the one where Mrs. Garrett gets married, HORRIBLE!

or what about the episode of the Facts of life that had a dream where Blair was a serial killer! that was HORRIBLE. or the one where Mrs. Garrett gets married, HORRIBLE!

Don't even remind me of that episode. That's what eventually led to the death of this show.

Don't even remind me of that episode. That's what eventually led to the death of this show.

i agree. It was moronic for a 50-something year old woman to be getting married. it just was. They could have had Mrs. Garrett retire, that would be more realistic. and maybe she buys a house in Florida and relocates leaving the house in Peeksill to the girls... that would be much more realistic. they could have still had Beverly Anne come on if they felt it was needed. she could have come to visit Mrs. Garrett and then find out that she moved to Florida and maybe she ends up staying because she and the girls get along so well?

i agree. It was moronic for a 50-something year old woman to be getting married. it just was. They could have had Mrs. Garrett retire, that would be more realistic. and maybe she buys a house in Florida and relocates leaving the house in Peeksill to the girls... that would be much more realistic. they could have still had Beverly Anne come on if they felt it was needed. she could have come to visit Mrs. Garrett and then find out that she moved to Florida and maybe she ends up staying because she and the girls get along so well?
That's a good plot idea, but 50-something women still do get married!! :lol:

That's a good plot idea, but 50-something women still do get married!! :lol:

True but come on she joined the peace core at 50-something? i don't think i know of many grandmothers willingly joining the peace core.

True but come on she joined the peace core at 50-something? i don't think i know of many grandmothers willingly joining the peace core.
Can't argue with that!! :lol:

True but come on she joined the peace core at 50-something? i don't think i know of many grandmothers willingly joining the peace core.

I had a college instructor who joined the peace corps at age 51 and served three years in Africa.

I had a college instructor who joined the peace corps at age 51 and served three years in Africa.

but you gotta admit it's still rare and as a sitcom plot it was pretty bad. there are so many other more realistic ways that Mrs. Garrett could have been written out. But honestly that's probrally when they should have ended the show. Those last few seasons with Beverly Anne were pretty much unneccesarry.

Hopefully its ok to do a plot within a plot. Mine would be the Friends episode in Vegas when Joey finds his identical hand twin!!! KILL ME NOW. The rest of the show was funny but that secondary plot of the hand twin to me was just so embarrassing. I think I might have had to commit Joey if he were my friend and he is excited about finding a hand twin WTF. I know he made a good chunk of change for Friends but my god I think I would have told the writers " um, well no, im not doing this"!! :rolleyes:

And I do agree with the Brady Bunch episode with Cyndy as Shirley Temple, blecch.

:lol:

Or when Albert gets hooked on morphine. I remember a comment on "Jump the Shark" that said LHOTP jumped because "Michael Landon brought too many issues to the prairie." :lol:

How true. It was so not relevent to the late 19th century. People were just trying to survive back then and didn't have the same ills of society as present times; yeah, there was alcoholism and prostitutes but not things like fast food chains and narcotic addiction.
Well, morphine maybe wasn't around yet, but opium (which I seem to remember being rather similar) sure was. Just like now, alcohol and tobacco were the most common drugs, but they weren't the only ones. I don't remember seeing these episodes, but while fast food chains didn't exist yet, drugs like opium did.

They had a similar storyline on Dr. Quinn. The son of one of the major characters came home from the war and ended up getting addicted to morphine. It was a very well acted episode. It really showed you how addicting morphine can be. It makes you feel so good that you just want it all the time, no physical or emotional pain.
The character ended up breaking into the clinic to get his hands on more and then when he couldn't find any there, he went to their house, broke in and held a gun on Colleen. He ended up losing his leg when Dr. Quinn shot him in self defense. A really good episode but very emotional. :) :(

Most of all of the episodes mentioned I do agree with. There were some that were just so unbelievable, I couldn't even imagine what the writers and producers were thinking. :eek:

Well, morphine maybe wasn't around yet, but opium (which I seem to remember being rather similar) sure was.

Morphine was first discovered in the early 1800s, so it was definitely around in the time period in which LHOP was set. I'm just not sure exactly how widely it was available.

Hopefully its ok to do a plot within a plot. Mine would be the Friends episode in Vegas when Joey finds his identical hand twin!!! KILL ME NOW. The rest of the show was funny but that secondary plot of the hand twin to me was just so embarrassing. I think I might have had to commit Joey if he were my friend and he is excited about finding a hand twin WTF. I know he made a good chunk of change for Friends but my god I think I would have told the writers " um, well no, im not doing this"!! :rolleyes:

True but come on she joined the peace core at 50-something? i don't think i know of many grandmothers willingly joining the peace core.
Apparantly you're not old enough to remember Lillian Carter (Miss Lillian). Jimmy Carter's mother joined the Peace Corp when she was well into her 70's! :)

The Andy Griffith Show:

Goober finds a talking dog
Goober grows a beard and becomes a scholar

Apparantly you're not old enough to remember Lillian Carter (Miss Lillian). Jimmy Carter's mother joined the Peace Corp when she was well into her 70's! :)

I wasn't even born when Jimmy Carter was in office.

I wasn't even born when Jimmy Carter was in office.

I was born when he was IN office. :crazy: :lol:

Gilligan's Island- Mr. Howell's double, Gilligan's double, Eva Grubb-Ginger's double., The silly things that happened on Green Acres, Lisa's Hotcakes, Mr. Haney's junk, The Effel Tower in Chicago, Lisa seeing credits on toast, laundry,etc. Burns and Allen- The crazy misunderstandings that Gracie thought, Wild Wild West- Dr. Loveless's crazy inventions, like shrinking Mr. West, or using a tuning fork to go into paintings.lol:

Heyyyyyyyyyyy...I LIKED Lisa's hotscakes. :D

Heyyyyyyyyyyy...I LIKED Lisa's hotscakes. :D

and that was a running gag, not a plot so it doesn't count. :D

My point is, you're never too old for a lot of things. Is Betty White too old to do all the things she does? I think she proves that she's not, every day!!! :)

Joey and Rachel on FRIENDS did anyone ever think that she would end up with anyone but Ross.

Joey and Rachel on FRIENDS did anyone ever think that she would end up with anyone but Ross.

Oh man, I'd forgotten about that. You're so right. puke:

Peter running into his exact duplicate at school.
^ That had to be the stupidest and most unrealistic episode ever as the entire scenerio would be completely impossible unless Peter's bio mom gave up Peter's twin brother for adoption. And we know that wasn't the case.

Little House on the Prarie - Several episodes where the plots didn't even make sense for the 1800's
like when they tried to turn the restaurant into a Kentucky Fried Chicken
chain (or some nonsense).
Also, Little House On the Prairie is based on the true life story of Laura Ingalls Wilder. In real life, there was no Albert. And Mary never married or had children. So there was no husband named Adam. All of those episodes are phony.

I also hated every episode of Roseanne after the Conner family won the lottery.

I also hated every episode of Roseanne after the Conner family won the lottery.

So did I. puke:

I wasn't even born when Jimmy Carter was in office.
I was born when he was IN office.
It was Richard Nixon for me! LOL!

It was Richard Nixon for me! LOL!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-those stupid womens lib episodes

All in the Family - Edith and the Rapist (This was just disturbing)

Different Strokes - Nancy Reagan appears with her Just Say no to Drugs lecture

Little House on the Prarie - Several episodes where the plots didn't even make sense for the 1800's
like when they tried to turn the restaurant into a Kentucky Fried Chicken
chain (or some nonsense).that little house ep was mor like something out of the twilight zone or maybe monty python

Morphine was first discovered in the early 1800s, so it was definitely around in the time period in which LHOP was set. I'm just not sure exactly how widely it was available.
I'm not an expert on this, but I don't find it totally unrealistic, that you could get your hands on morphine (or at least other opiates) illegally even back then. It must have been easier in a big city than a small town like Colorado Springs though.

I also hated every episode of Roseanne after the Conner family won the lottery.
Oh yeah! :(

It was Richard Nixon for me! LOL!
For me, it was Ronald Reagan. Or it would have been, if I had been American.

that little house ep was mor like something out of the twilight zone or maybe monty python

That show sure had some bizarre, sick plots and almost all of them had something to do with Albert - the fire at the blind school, Sylvia, and then the morphine episode. Disturbing. :eek:

I'm not an expert on this, but I don't find it totally unrealistic, that you could get your hands on morphine (or at least other opiates) illegally even back then. It must have been easier in a big city than a small town like Colorado Springs though.

Like Walnut Grove would've been crawling with morphine sources! I could just see Willie Oleson as Albert's dealer. :lol:

Onto another stupid plot:

Carrie ending up with Big on Sex and the City. No way, no how!!

Let's face it! Little House on The Prairie went overboard with blind people, adopted kids, substance abuse and tragedy!! :lol:

Like Walnut Grove would've been crawling with morphine sources! I could just see Willie Oleson as Albert's dealer. :lol:


Actually, Albert was staying with some people in the city and came back to Walnut Grove for a visit with Charles. There were boys he hung out with in the city that introduced him to the morphine. When they came to Walnut Grove Charles found out that Albert was using it and helped him get over his addiction. It may seem like a farfetched episode but it was very realistic. Things like that happened back then. Morphine was one of the most addicting drugs in those days, just as much as alcoholism was and still is. :(

that little house ep was mor like something out of the twilight zone or maybe monty python

Forget Cousin Oliver - Albert was the biggest jinx in the history of scripted television. At least Oliver's klutziness never ended in someone else's death!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

How about all the "Tori" episodes of "Saved By The Bell". Seriously, when she was on she was the love of Zack's life and nobody mentioned Kelly or Jessie, and then she just vanishes.

One of the most bizarre cliffhangers on a nighttime drama, on The Colbys, the spin-off of Dynasty, Fallon ended up being abducted by aliens and boarded a U.F.O. This turned out to be the final scene to the series, and the next season, she was back on Dynasty, with no explanation about what happened to her.

I'll take the pay phone episode any day over- Greg getting orange hair, Cindy dressing up like Shirley Temple, or Peter running into his exact duplicate at school.

All 3 of those plots happened to fall in the last 6 (Oliver) episodes, perhaps showing that TBB producers were really running dry on good ideas by then. The orange hair show does have an LOL moment for me. I love to laugh at the funny way Greg squeals when Peter laughs at his orange hair.

The Stefan storylines on Family Matters
I agree with you plus add the episode where Steve transports the Winslows and himself to Paris, when Steve shrinks himself.

I'm surprised he didn't end up in a UFO ala Fallon Carrington Colby...unless I missed that episode. :eek: :crazy: :lol:

I'm not an expert on this, but I don't find it totally unrealistic, that you could get your hands on morphine (or at least other opiates) illegally even back then. It must have been easier in a big city than a small town like Colorado Springs though.

Actually, Colorado Springs is a big city now with a six-figure population, having been there myself. I think it's bigger than even Cincinnati today.

Actually, Colorado Springs is a big city now with a six-figure population, having been there myself. I think it's bigger than even Cincinnati today.
Okay, I didn't know that. I was just going by the way it looked on "Dr Quinn".

That show sure had some bizarre, sick plots and almost all of them had something to do with Albert - the fire at the blind school, Sylvia, and then the morphine episode. Disturbing. :eek:

:yeahthat

When I caught some of the reruns, especially the Sylvia episode, I wondered how this show was ever considered a family program in the first place! ohno:

:yeahthat

When I caught some of the reruns, especially the Sylvia episode, I wondered how this show was ever considered a family program in the first place! ohno:

I've read comments from people who watched LH when it originally aired (being born midway through the original run, I first saw it in syndication) that said that some of those episodes TRAUMATIZED them. :eek: "Sylvia" in easily my least favorite episode of the bunch, followed closely by "May We Make Them Proud" (the blind school fire episode). :eek: :eek: :eek:

One of my "favorites" was on The Brady Bunch when they get the payphone installed in their home.

That was so stupid and I have heard that it was Robert Reed's least favorite (or one of his least favorite) episodes.

I think that's a classic idea of an interesting idea, but the execution failed.

I've read comments from people who watched LH when it originally aired (being born midway through the original run, I first saw it in syndication) that said that some of those episodes TRAUMATIZED them. :eek: "Sylvia" in easily my least favorite episode of the bunch, followed closely by "May We Make Them Proud" (the blind school fire episode). :eek: :eek: :eek:

Should I be embarrassed to say that I love this episode? Well, only because I liked the relationship between Albert and Sylvia. I thought they were a really sweet couple. The stuff with her father was very harsh and I can see where people would be traumatized by it.

But in a moment of shameless plugging, I did write an alternate version of this episode (it's posted on fanfiction.net) where Albert and Sylvia get married. Just in case anyone is interested in reading (and reviewing it! :) )

I've read comments from people who watched LH when it originally aired (being born midway through the original run, I first saw it in syndication) that said that some of those episodes TRAUMATIZED them. :eek: "Sylvia" in easily my least favorite episode of the bunch, followed closely by "May We Make Them Proud" (the blind school fire episode). :eek: :eek: :eek:
One of the very first re-runs I caught was "Sylvia." When the first thing I saw were those creepy eyes lingering on Sylvia as she's walking, I knew it wasn't going to be good. Being a horror movie and crime fan, you would think I would be used to those types of plots. But this was a critically praised, show that was deemed wholesome family viewing, and all I could think of as I watched Sylvia being stalked, attacked, than victimized further by her father and being blamed for her assault, is how the parents might have reacted back then when it was aired "live." It's tame by today's standards but for early 80's prime-time viewing, it's quite disturbing.

Some of the later episodes, I wondered if they were trying to turn the show into some type of gothic horror. It's no surprise that someone edited scenes from the show and tried to make it like it was a real horror film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2khlhrI83U
:lol:

Should I be embarrassed to say that I love this episode?

I admire you for admitting it!! ;)

First thing I thought of was Full House with the horse in their living room and then also the episode focused entirely on Comet the dog being lost in San Francisco - totally, totally random.

Gee, I don't even remember those eps. Maybe I blocked them out. :crazy: :lol:

The Beverly Hillbillies when Jethro starts acting like Robin Hood
Not a big fan of BH, BUT there are a handful of episodes that are must sees. The Robin Hood episode was one. How the drug jokes got past the censors at the time is a mystery.

"Gilligan...you're invisible!" :crazy:

How about when Gilligan had a double who is a Russian agent. One thing about shows like the Brady Bunch and Gilligans Island is, even those shows have alot of crazy plots and stories they were always ENTERTAINING.And that is what really matters.

Yeah, in the case of some shows, like Gilligan's Island, the plots are supossed to be inane, ridiculous and stupid.

Archie is Missing, easily one of the worst, and it was a three parter. Hated it

Archie is Missing, easily one of the worst, and it was a three parter. Hated it

Wasn't that because Carroll O'Connor was absent due to a contract dispute?

There was a "FOL" episode in which the girls (I think minus Mrs. G) had to entertain a guest that only spoke German or French (i can't recall), and the entire episode was so stupid. I feel like either Natalie or Blair was also missing.

^ I don't even remember that - thank goodness. :crazy:

^ I don't even remember that - thank goodness. :crazy:

I can't say for sure this episode was real, but it's something I vaguely remember. Does anybody recall if this episode if real?

Wasn't that because Carroll O'Connor was absent due to a contract dispute?
yes, it was

yes, it was

That's what I thought - thanks, Joe!!

I can't say for sure this episode was real, but it's something I vaguely remember. Does anybody recall if this episode if real?

Very real. 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' from March 9, 1983. It is a sequel episode to the TV movie Fact of Life Goes to Paris.

Remember this?: "Disneyland, no!" "Disneyland, oui!" Mrs. Garrett's cooking instructor visits from France, wants to see Disneyland and thinks the squirrel running around at the end is Mickey Mouse.

I agree with you plus add the episode where Steve transports the Winslows and himself to Paris, when Steve shrinks himself.
I actually like the epsiode, when Steve and Carl gets shrunk, and many other "unrealistic" episodes. You just have to take them for what they are. If you want "realistic" plotlines, don't expect them from Steve Urkel in seasons 7 and 8 of "Family Matters". And like I use to say, I wouldn't have minded if every episode became all about Steve's inventions, as long as he had stayed with Myra instead of dumping her for that shallow bitch Laura. I don't like the Paris episodes that much either though.

Very real. 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' from March 9, 1983. It is a sequel episode to the TV movie Fact of Life Goes to Paris.

Remember this?: "Disneyland, no!" "Disneyland, oui!" Mrs. Garrett's cooking instructor visits from France, wants to see Disneyland and thinks the squirrel running around at the end is Mickey Mouse.

YES! I remember that VIVIDLY! I

And,let us not forget the infamous "Moldavian Massacre"plotline on
Dynasty.I never saw it,but a lot of other people (TV critics,too),thought it was stupid.

And,let us not forget the infamous "Moldavian Massacre"plotline on
Dynasty.I never saw it,but a lot of other people (TV critics,too),thought it was stupid.
What I remember about it is how the king's name was "Galen". That means "crazy" in Swedish! :lol:

Posting about a show which is definitely not a sitcom isn't the worst thing in the world (especially on a subject like this) but if I were to do it I'd put a great big honkin' 'not a sitcom, but...' disclaimer in front. Dynasty may have been appreciated by many as parody, but I don't that was intended. :D

The Hazel episode "Ain't Walter Nice?" deals with George looking to buy stock in Walter Burke's (Frank Aletter) latest invention, a plastic frying pan. :lol: I can't recall if Walter was a relative or friend of Hazel or George so if anyone can fill in the details then please do.

90210-Annie becomes an escort and starts dating a guy old enough to be her father.Ivy's a virgin in season 3 even though she had a short Friends With Benefits relationship with Liam in season 2
One Tree Hill-Everything in 9th season.Nathan gets kidnapped in the end of the 4th episode and hasn't been able to escape when it's up to the 9th episode,Clay just develops a memory problem and he finds out the boy he's been hanging out with at the place he's staying at to get better is his son,Alex leaves Chase to go on tour.
Reaper-It ends with Sam & Andi's souls both are owned by the Devil