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opus · 11-26-2024, 01:30 PM

I was scrolling through my guide and found a Two And Half Men episode that ran for six and a half hours. That must have wreaked havoc in prime time. Was it good?

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Chocolate Moose · 11-26-2024, 02:10 PM

that is incorrect. no episode ran long like that.

icecream · 11-26-2024, 02:38 PM

Obviously a 6.5 hour marathon, they just didn't separate the half hour listings. The longest episode of a sitcom that all aired at once is probably the 2.5 hour series finale of M*A*S*H.

opus · 11-26-2024, 03:07 PM

I think it was just the one episode that originally ran for the usual 30 minutes, but you know how syndication likes to edit and add more commercial time....

Chocolate Moose · 11-27-2024, 12:09 PM

there is no way a thirty minute episode can be padded with commercials to equal 6 hours. come on!

merlinjones · 11-27-2024, 08:23 PM

Do you count sitcom reunion movies (Return to Mayberry)? Multi-part episodes (Fonzi jumps the shark)? Extra length finales (MASH)? Extra length pilots (Flying Nun)? Arcs (Beverly Hillbillies)? Crossovers (Beverly Hillbillies / Petticoat Junction /Green Acres)? Specials (Eunice)? Compilations (The I Love Lucy Movie)? Or theatrical spinoffs (Munster Go Home)?

opus · 11-27-2024, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

there is no way a thirty minute episode can be padded with commercials to equal 6 hours. come on!

You obviously haven’t watched LOGO lately.

11-26-2024, 01:30 PM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,760	The longest sitcom episode ever I was scrolling through my guide and found a Two And Half Men episode that ran for six and a half hours. That must have wreaked havoc in prime time. Was it good?

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Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,904	that is incorrect. no episode ran long like that.
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11-26-2024, 03:07 PM	#4
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,760	I think it was just the one episode that originally ran for the usual 30 minutes, but you know how syndication likes to edit and add more commercial time....

11-27-2024, 12:09 PM	#5
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,904	there is no way a thirty minute episode can be padded with commercials to equal 6 hours. come on!

11-27-2024, 08:23 PM	#6
merlinjones Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 30, 2019 Location: los ángeles Posts: 933	Do you count sitcom reunion movies (Return to Mayberry)? Multi-part episodes (Fonzi jumps the shark)? Extra length finales (MASH)? Extra length pilots (Flying Nun)? Arcs (Beverly Hillbillies)? Crossovers (Beverly Hillbillies / Petticoat Junction /Green Acres)? Specials (Eunice)? Compilations (The I Love Lucy Movie)? Or theatrical spinoffs (Munster Go Home)?