View Full Version : Television episodes that wouldn’t fly today


TMC
02-21-2017, 03:56 AM
For the purpose of this thread, I’m not talking about entire series that would not be made, such as westerns where the theme of every other episode is “the only good injun is a dead injun”. I mean perfectly “normal” series that would have an occasional episode that is pretty WTF by modern social conventions. (And, I suppose, by “not fly today”, I would have to exclude series that make it a point to push at boundaries as hard as possible, such as Family Guy and South Park.)

jimpickens
02-26-2017, 03:44 AM
The episode of the Beverly Hillbillies where Jethro straps himself to a rocket and tries to launch himself to the moon or the one where he makes wings and tries to launch into space today's audience would be to busy trying to decipher the logic in it to enjoy it

tlc38tlc38
02-26-2017, 11:01 AM
:( The episode of the Beverly Hillbillies where Jethro straps himself to a rocket and tries to launch himself to the moon or the one where he makes wings and tries to launch into space today's audience would be to busy trying to decipher the logic in it to enjoy it
I agree. People over analyze things instead of just enjoying the nonsense of TV. TV is meant to be entertainment not an educator with the exception of very few networks, like PBS.

Tubehead
02-27-2017, 02:08 AM
when lucy does the vitameatavegamin commercial!!
then i always find it funny that she always tries to get into ricky's shows!! some stuff wouldn't been done today!!
when ralph kramden yells at alice they wouldn't fly today!!
the odd couple were two grown men live together in an house!! i don't think that would fly today!!

jimpickens
02-27-2017, 04:30 AM
People are just too uptight anymore.

TMC
02-27-2017, 04:33 AM
when lucy does the vitameatavegamin commercial!!
then i always find it funny that she always tries to get into ricky's shows!! some stuff wouldn't been done today!!
when ralph kramden yells at alice they wouldn't fly today!!
the odd couple were two grown men live together in an house!! i don't think that would fly today!!

Then explain the current version of The Odd Couple on CBS w/ Matthew Perry as Oscar and Thomas Lennon as Felix!? :confused:

TMC
02-27-2017, 04:33 AM
when lucy does the vitameatavegamin commercial!!
then i always find it funny that she always tries to get into ricky's shows!! some stuff wouldn't been done today!!
when ralph kramden yells at alice they wouldn't fly today!!
the odd couple were two grown men live together in an house!! i don't think that would fly today!!

Then explain the current version of The Odd Couple on CBS w/ Matthew Perry as Oscar and Thomas Lennon as Felix!? :confused:

70s show watcher
02-27-2017, 06:04 PM
the hitchhiker eps of different strokes would have to be redone because the whole premise of arnold wanting to go to the guys apartment to watch tapes of rocket launchings does not fit with the current times today with youtube arnold could just sit down with a computer/tablet or other device and watch rocket launchings for hours on end

Mace Dolex
02-27-2017, 06:34 PM
Going back to Diff'rent Strokes how about the "Bicycle Man" 2-parter, with today's techie addicted kids stuck on their phones and tablets what kid even owns a bicycle nowadays?

Sal
02-27-2017, 10:34 PM
What about the first season of "All In The Family"? Would today's audiences sit still and put up with Archie Bunker's antics and language every week? I would expect the show to go down the "terlet" fairly quickly.

Tubehead
02-28-2017, 01:32 AM
sorry i forgot about the remake of the odd couple!! i only watched it once or twice!! but i still enjoy the orignal odd couple better!!

jimpickens
02-28-2017, 01:50 AM
The later years of Happy Days c'mon a middle aged man still wearing a leather jacket riding a motorcycle I can just hear today's audience yelling at the TV *** and the fact that he still hung around youngsters would have a few CREEP chants as well.

gidgetgrape
02-28-2017, 02:32 AM
Are maids and housekeepers out? The only recent one I can think of is Berta on "Two and a Half Men."

DJM77
02-28-2017, 06:52 AM
Are maids and housekeepers out? The only recent one I can think of is Berta on "Two and a Half Men."

I've seen one on Last Man Standing a few times.

Coffeecup
02-28-2017, 11:30 AM
What about the first season of "All In The Family"? Would today's audiences sit still and put up with Archie Bunker's antics and language every week? I would expect the show to go down the "terlet" fairly quickly.
I can tolerate Archie and his family more than I can the usual tv shows of the last 15 years. I never watch much of Two and Half Men for the language and plot lines turned me off.

gidgetgrape
02-28-2017, 12:42 PM
I've seen one on Last Man Standing a few times.

Ah! Thanks. I haven't seen much of that show.

JJM
02-28-2017, 04:06 PM
I can think of two eps where cell phones would have made the ep pointless. One on threes company, Jack and Furley get locked in a freezer. On happy days, the gang gets locked in a vault. With cell phones they won't be there too long.

tlc38tlc38
02-28-2017, 04:32 PM
^Not necessarily, cell reception may not work in a freezer or vault...

Dianne3
02-28-2017, 06:06 PM
The Brady Bunch episode where the father installed a pay phone.

Babalu
02-28-2017, 09:35 PM
Any episode where someone is made a fool of other than straight white men.

UMFaninMD
03-01-2017, 06:58 PM
The Punky Brewster episode "Fear" where a serial killer is on the loose and Punky is afraid he'll go after Henry---I can just see the outraged posts from people on social media threatening to boycott NBC and the show for scaring kids.

Crusinforabrusin
03-19-2017, 08:46 PM
Any episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy And Ricky sleep in separate beds

"Silly" episodes - From shows of the 50s and 60s where the characters would get involved in some overly exaggerated situation or predicament. I can't see episodes like that being made today.

Any episode that involves physical comedy - I'm not sure about this one , but it's guaranteed you'll never see physical comedy in sitcoms any time soon.

loaferman
03-19-2017, 09:48 PM
Any episode where someone is made a fool of other than straight white men.
^^^This^^^

paul.austin
03-20-2017, 02:40 AM
"Christmas" episodes where a child, especially a female child, is sitting on a mall Santa's lap.

TMC
03-21-2017, 02:14 AM
The Punky Brewster episode "Fear" where a serial killer is on the loose and Punky is afraid he'll go after Henry---I can just see the outraged posts from people on social media threatening to boycott NBC and the show for scaring kids.

Now a days, since the advent of Twitter and Facebook, people nation / worldwide are connected and able to share opinions instantly. Back in those days people, had limited access to like minded support.