The episode-"The Checkup"-Pointless??? What message was the episode sending? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 07-26-2007, 11:03 AM

Viewers see in this episode how angry james was and that he had headaches and then smashed a chair and scared the hell out of his family but when he goes to the doctor and the doctor says-"No your dad does not have hypertension" Then what was the point of the episode then? I thought that it would give off the message that-"Always get a yearly checkup because it can be something wrong with you and u may be unaware of it" So since there was nothing wrong with james after going to the doctor why the hell did the producers have the james character act so crazy and slammmed chairs against the wall?-lol I just don;t understand why this episode was made if it was not revealed that james behavior was connected to hypertension. So does this episode put the P in Pointless??-lol

JAlanRuss72 · 07-26-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

Viewers see in this episode how angry james was and that he had headaches and then smashed a chair and scared the hell out of his family but when he goes to the doctor and the doctor says-"No your dad does not have hypertension" Then what was the point of the episode then? I thought that it would give off the message that-"Always get a yearly checkup because it can be something wrong with you and u may be unaware of it" So since there was nothing wrong with james after going to the doctor why the hell did the producers have the james character act so crazy and slammmed chairs against the wall?-lol I just don;t understand why this episode was made if it was not revealed that james behavior was connected to hypertension. So does this episode put the P in Pointless??-lol

Good point. I always felt they should have had him discover that he DID have high blood pressure, and then show him dealing with it (perhaps in later episodes). The ending was kind of anti-climactic, kind of a let down.

TVFactFan · 07-26-2007, 04:12 PM

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Good point. I always felt they should have had him discover that he DID have high blood pressure, and then show him dealing with it (perhaps in later episodes). The ending was kind of anti-climactic, kind of a let down.

so he just slammed a chair because he was in a bad mood??-lol

JAlanRuss72 · 07-26-2007, 04:56 PM

LOL- I guess he was tired of the damn oatmeal and just needed an EXCUSE to blow off steam.

Ireneparalegal · 07-26-2007, 05:10 PM

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LOL- I guess he was tired of the damn oatmeal and just needed an EXCUSE to blow off steam.

Yeah, I agree with you Solomon. What was the point? And why was he so angry? I will tell you why...he was tired of the family NAGGING HIS A$$!!!!

James said it to the whole family.

The writers were stupid here (again). They are telling the audience, "If someone gets angry, it doesn't always mean they have high blood pressure. They are just p*ssed."

Yeah, good message to send the viewers writers!

Just like when they said it is ok for your doctor to reveal PRIVATE/PERSONAL info to a building maintenance guy.

TVFactFan · 07-26-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Yeah, I agree with you Solomon. What was the point? And why was he so angry? I will tell you why...he was tired of the family NAGGING HIS A$$!!!!

James said it to the whole family.

The writers were stupid here (again). They are telling the audience, "If someone gets angry, it doesn't always mean they have high blood pressure. They are just p*ssed."

Yeah, good message to send the viewers writers!

Just like when they said it is ok for your doctor to reveal PRIVATE/PERSONAL info to a building maintenance guy.

I know I would have told my family to wait outside when the doctor gave me my results. No way would I have had my family standing right there listening to the doctor speak about my medical situation-lol

GARFIELDKOOL · 07-26-2007, 07:13 PM

Like I mentioned before, his cholesterol was high, so he had something. And I am sure his blood pressure was sky high like Jeff mentioned. That doctor at the end of the epiosode also said that if he relax, the headaches would disappear. James couldn't relax, he was living in tension, so yeah, that was a pointless episode. He had all the symptoms of hypertension.

Ireneparalegal · 07-26-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

Like I mentioned before, his cholesterol was high, so he had something. And I am sure his blood pressure was sky high like Jeff mentioned. That doctor at the end of the epiosode also said that if he relax, the headaches would disappear. James couldn't relax, he was living in tension, so yeah, that was a pointless episode. He had all the symptoms of hypertension.

That was annoying. "Just relax..." Oh yeah, tell that to every poor man struggling to provide for his family.

I will say, throwing chairs, screaming and yelling is what James should have curbed, but "relaxing" is something that I can't imagine James trying to do.

JAlanRuss72 · 07-26-2007, 07:56 PM

It might have been a funny episode watching James TRYING to relax and not blow his cool, especially with J.J. around. There would have been some humorous moments (had there been a part 2)-lol

Ireneparalegal · 07-26-2007, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JAlanRuss72

It might have been a funny episode watching James TRYING to relax and not blow his cool, especially with J.J. around. There would have been some humorous moments (had there been a part 2)-lol

Yeah that would have been a great episode. Trying NOT to p*ss of James.

ThomasE · 07-26-2007, 10:47 PM

Can we say anger management 101?

TVFactFan · 07-27-2007, 01:09 AM

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Can we say anger management 101?

Just in case you were wondering, I posted about this ep because I watched it when I was copying it for you-lol

ThomasE · 07-27-2007, 09:07 AM

That was my prediction in the first place. I wondered if I made a crappy desicion after reading your post. LOL. But I am fine with the eppy since I remember it.

07-26-2007, 11:03 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	The episode-"The Checkup"-Pointless??? What message was the episode sending? Viewers see in this episode how angry james was and that he had headaches and then smashed a chair and scared the hell out of his family but when he goes to the doctor and the doctor says-"No your dad does not have hypertension" Then what was the point of the episode then? I thought that it would give off the message that-"Always get a yearly checkup because it can be something wrong with you and u may be unaware of it" So since there was nothing wrong with james after going to the doctor why the hell did the producers have the james character act so crazy and slammmed chairs against the wall?-lol I just don;t understand why this episode was made if it was not revealed that james behavior was connected to hypertension. So does this episode put the P in Pointless??-lol

07-26-2007, 10:47 PM	#11
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07-26-2007, 04:56 PM	#4
JAlanRuss72 Eternal Member Eternal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 22, 2006 Location: Cookeville, TN Posts: 488	LOL- I guess he was tired of the damn oatmeal and just needed an EXCUSE to blow off steam.

07-26-2007, 07:13 PM	#7
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Like I mentioned before, his cholesterol was high, so he had something. And I am sure his blood pressure was sky high like Jeff mentioned. That doctor at the end of the epiosode also said that if he relax, the headaches would disappear. James couldn't relax, he was living in tension, so yeah, that was a pointless episode. He had all the symptoms of hypertension.

07-26-2007, 07:56 PM	#9
JAlanRuss72 Eternal Member Eternal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 22, 2006 Location: Cookeville, TN Posts: 488	It might have been a funny episode watching James TRYING to relax and not blow his cool, especially with J.J. around. There would have been some humorous moments (had there been a part 2)-lol

07-27-2007, 09:07 AM	#13
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	That was my prediction in the first place. I wondered if I made a crappy desicion after reading your post. LOL. But I am fine with the eppy since I remember it.