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Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Tony H - 07-29-2011
fpw Wrote:Ellen's right. I have a "Bazinga!" T-shirt. Also love Modern Family.
I still love the oldies too. Want to see a classic slow burn? Invest 8.5 minutes in Jackie Gleason
[video=youtube;oqc3HZuoe7c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqc3HZuoe7c[/video]
The Honeymooners, not being part of my generation, I did not expect to laugh. Color me surprised.
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Maggers - 07-29-2011
I grew up with The Honeymooners. I didn't like it. There was such a threat of violence in the show, and I was frightfully uncomfortable with that. I didn't think "to the moon, Alice, to the moon!" yelled with fist raised was funny.
However, it was enjoyable to see that scene, one bully standing up to another. And Art Carney is priceless.
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Noodle - 08-02-2011
Tony H Wrote:Seriously "The Man Inside Me" by Tobias Bluth!
Yes, and by "Tobias Bluth" you of course mean "Tobias Funke."
My favorite part of the show is all the horrible chicken impersonations they all do. Wonderful. "Has anyone in this family ever seen a chicken?"
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 08-02-2011
Oh, Maggers...
We've argued about this before.
Ralph was a blowhard with a good heart. He would =never= have hit Alice. He would have died trying to stop anyone who would
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 08-02-2011
Oh, Maggers...
We've argued about this years ago.
Ralph was a blowhard with a good heart. He would =never= hit Alice. He would die for her. He would die stopping anyone who would hurt her.
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Tony H - 08-02-2011
Noodle Wrote:Yes, and by "Tobias Bluth" you of course mean "Tobias Funke."
My favorite part of the show is all the horrible chicken impersonations they all do. Wonderful. "Has anyone in this family ever seen a chicken?"
Good Catch! I apologize for my error. LOL
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Lisa - 08-02-2011
I saw the episode the other day where the Japanese investors come to look at the house community plans, and the Bluths all do Godzilla impressions a la the chicken ones. Somehow I'd missed that in the past.
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Maggers - 08-03-2011
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Oh, Maggers...
We've argued about this years ago.
Ralph was a blowhard with a good heart. He would =never= hit Alice. He would die for her. He would die stopping anyone who would hurt her.
You try living with constant threats, try it. It wears on the psyche and the soul. I know from experience. So please don't tell me about bullies with good hearts. Verbal bullies are bullies. Verbal bullies who make threatening gestures and whose normal conversational tone is a shout are bullies. I choose to not watch shows with bullies. Take it or leave it.
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Maggers - 08-03-2011
Noodle Wrote:Yes, and by "Tobias Bluth" you of course mean "Tobias Funke."
Tony H Wrote:Good Catch! I apologize for my error. LOL
And that's Funke with an umlaut, which I don't have on my keyboard, and which Tobias constantly emphasizes in his pronunciation.
I've been inspired by this thread to watch the entire Arrested Development series again. Woot! We are nearly through the first disc. It is so fantastic, it defies quantification.
Arrested Development: cleverest comedy ever? - Noodle - 08-04-2011
Tobias was the first to be both an analyst and a therapist, or a "analrapist." Classic!