While it may be tame by today's standards, it was clearly a pioneer that paved the way for a lot of today's programming. Even 20+ years later, this show will not disappoint. Burt being abducted by aliens, burt thinking he can make himself invisible by snapping his fingers, jessica being captured by central american freedom fighters, jodie's baby being possessed by satan, etc.
Specials typically pad out the remainder of the schedule. Most of the plotlines were like something out of a supermarket tabloid which always added to the hilarity of the show. The number of episodes per season, originally well over 30 episodes during the 1950s and 1960s, dropped below 26 (the number of episodes required to fill a time slot for a year without rerunning any episode more than once) in the 1970s. The writing and jokes were also timeless.This show was designed to take a direct pot shot at the absurdity of modern soap operas, and it hit it's mark perfectly. The cast (which includes billy crystal) was perfect.everyone played their roles so believably that you truly feel like you are watching a real dysfunctional family. There was Jodie, the homosexual that was always unsure of his own sexuality Chuck, the shy ventriloquist that always carried around his dummy Bob, whom Chuck thought was real, and there was NOTHING he wouldn't say Burt, the delusional construction worker who had frequent encounters with the paranormal Danny, the dimwit son of Burt that was mixed up in the mafia and later became a deputy sheriff Chester, the wall street financier who slept with every woman in town except his own wife and on and on. The characters were not the bland, shallow, unimaginitive figures you see on tv today. A few years ago, I managed to catch this show on Comedy Central, and I have to admit that it is quite possibly the finest sitcom ever created. had been scheduling reruns and movies against The Tonight Show for years.
#SOAP TV SHOW WHAT YEARS IN DID THEY SHOW RERUNS SERIES#
I do remember a lot of controversy about it, and that some stations chose to air it late rather than during primetime, because they thought it too racy. A significant aesthetic advantage that the television series has over the. Truthfully, i was too young to remember this show when it originally aired back in the late 70's.
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