The Sitcom Study

The Sitcom Study

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  • Don't Date My Sister!
    Joannie Cunningham takes a ride with Fonzie's mini-me, the Bosom Buddies come to blows, and Alex P. Keaton is up all night worried sick, young lady... We're back for YEAR TWO of The Sitcom Study and this week's trope is Don't Date My Sister!
    Here's what we're watching:
    • Happy Days S2 E8 "Not With My Sister You Don't"
  • Bosom Buddies S2 E17 "Not With My Sister You Pig"
  • Family Ties S1 E2 "Not With My Sister You Don't"
  • Herman's Head S1 E25 "Twisted Sister"
    • 1 hr 31 min
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Mixtape
    This week we're chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool and revisiting the three Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes we've covered so far:
    • S4 E5 "It's Better to Have Loved and Lost It" from our Losing Virginity podcast
  • S4 E7 "Hex and the Single Guy" from Halloween Séances
  • S2 E11 "The Butler Did It" from Early 90s Hip Hop Guest Stars
    • It's not a clip show... It's a mixtape! Plus we'll test our knowledge of His Freshness by taking a FPoBA trivia quiz...
    We'll be back with new episodes in a few weeks!
    1 hr 8 min
  • The Golden Girls Mixtape
    This week we're celebrating the finest ladies to ever slice a cheesecake by revisiting the three Golden Girls episodes we've covered so far:
    • S2 E26 "Empty Nests" from our Backdoor Pilots podcast
  • S3 E6 "Letter to Mr Gorbachev" from Sitcoms Tackle the Cold War 
  • S3 E5 "Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself" from Fear of Public Speaking
    • It's not a clip show... It's a mixtape! Plus, we'll take an online quiz to discover which Golden Girl we truly are!
     
    We'll be back with new episodes in a few weeks!
    1 hr 9 min
  • Season One Finales
    M*A*S*H gets existential, How I Met Your Mother leans into romantic psychosis, and Living Single and Brooklyn 99 both go out with an unexpected bang... To celebrate a full year of the Sitcom Study podcast, we're talking Season One Finales!
    Here's what we're watching:
    • MASH S1 E24 "Showtime"
  • Living Single S1 E27 "What's Next?"
  • How I Met Your Mother S1 E22 "Come On"
  • Brooklyn 99 S1 E22 "Charges and Specs"
    • 2 hr 6 min
  • Going on Strike!
    Murphy Brown plays hardball, Benson saves the city, and Mr Cooper must find a new workplace in which to hang... This week's trope is going on strike! Here's what we're watching:
    • Benson S1 E13 "One Strike You're Out"
  • Murphy Browns S3 E4 "Strike Two"
  • Hangin' with Mr Cooper S1 E14 "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
  • Workaholics S1 E6 "The Strike"
    • 1 hr 26 min
  • Will They / Won't They Romances ACT FIVE: Happily Ever After(?)
    Sam and Diane gaze into the future, Jim and Pam finally take the plunge, and Ross pulls an airport love confession for the ages... Our epic Will They / Won't They case study concludes with ACT FIVE: Happily Ever After(?)...
    Here are SOME of the episodes we're watching...
    • Cheers S5 E26 "I Do, Adieu"
  • Friends S10 E17 "The Last One"
  • The Office S5 E1-2 "Weight Loss"
  • New Girls S6 E22 "Five Stars for Beezus"
    • 2 hr 12 min
  • Sadie Hawkins Dances!
    Donna Reed dishes out sage advice, Parker Lewis riles up the student body, and Punky Brewster dodges the advances of another young sociopath... This week's trope is Sadie Hawkins Dances!
    Here's what we're watching:
    • The Donna Reed Show S4 E37 "The Man in the Mask"
  • Punky Brewster S3 E16 "This Spud's For You"
  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose S1 E6 "G.A.G. Dance"
  • Strangers with Candy S1 E5 "Bogie Nights"
    • 1 hr 47 min
  • Early 90s Hip Hop Guest Stars!
    Bobby Brown stops by 227, Kriss Kross jump-jumps their way into a Different World, and the Bell Biv Devoe boys never trust a big butt and a Carlton... This week's trope is early 90s Hip Hop Star Guest Spots!
    Here's what we're watching:
    • 227 S5 E7 "Video Activity"
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel Air S2 E11 "The Butler Did It"
  • Drexell's Class S1 E17 "Cruisin"
  • A Different World S6 E11 "Original Teacher"
    • 1 hr 51 min
  • Beauty Pageants!
    Dwayne Wayne brings a touch of congeniality, the Designing Women debate the politics of the pageant world, and Leslie Knope endeavors to make sure the best woman wins... this week's trope is Beauty Pageants!
    Here's what we're watching:
    • Designing Women S1 E2 "The Beauty Contest"
  • A Different World S1 E17 "Mr. Hillman"
  • Malcolm in the Middle S6 E22 "Mrs. Tri-County"
  • Parks & Recreation S2 E3 "Beauty Pageant"
    • 1 hr 36 min
  • Tempted by a Sexy Coworker!
    Homer Simpson fends off seduction at the energy convention, Roc resists the wiles of a horny lady-garbage-collector, and The Seavers are steeped in marital strife and it's only their third episode! This week's trope is being Tempted by a sexy coworker!
    Here's what we're watching:
    • Growing Pains S1 E3 "Jealousy"
  • Roc S1 E 20 "A Piece of the Roc"
  • The Simpsons S5 E9 "The Last Temptation of Homer"
  • Til Death S1 E14 "The Colleague"
    • 1 hr 36 min

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Welcome to the Sitcom Study, where we contemplate the TV shows we grew up with and search for the truth and wisdom amidst the tropes and clichés. Each week we’ll compare and contrast several TV…