dickey moe
Fingerpicker
That Freaks and Geeks only got one season tells you everything you need to know about underrated 90s sitcoms.
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Underrated 90s sitcoms (1 Viewer)
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
These were all pretty good. I wish Get a Life was streaming somewhere.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I remember liking it when it aired. Have never really seen in reruns to see how it holds up
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I did watch Wings back then. I loved Tony Shaloub's acting and character and it did not surprise me at all that he went on to become a major star.
Van Dyman
Footballguy
Yep. I didn't like it when it was originally airing but gave it another chance years later and it was definitely a silly, fun, enjoyable show. It ran too long, though, as some of the gags got repeated too many times.3rd Rock From The Sun. In addition to the regular cast, guest stars like John Cleese, William Shatner, and in the final episode Elvis Costello.
Van Dyman
Footballguy
Yep, Shaloub was my favorite on Wings. And he was the perfect guy to play Adrian Monk.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
one of my most used quotes came from that show - one of the brothers (can't remember which one) said "hey, I may fallen off the turnip truck but it didn't also back over my head!"
Brony
Footballguy
Get a Life has been up on YouTube regularly.
That Meat Locker 2000 episode is the high water mark of 90s comedy IMO.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Not a sitcom, but I laughed at Beakman's World. And it introduced me to Alanna Ubach.
Titus was an underrated late 90’s/early 00’s gem as well. Stacey Keach as the womanizing, hard drinking, unstoppable force as Papa Titus is like a top 10 sitcom character ever IMO. Only 3 seasons on Fox and the censors messed with the final season forcing eps to be aired out of order. You can watch the episodes on youtube now, Christopher Titus uploaded them during the pandemic.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
You watch your mouth!
Grew up with a single mom so Magnum PI was about the coolest show we watched together so it hold s a special place in my heart. I will put it on from time for the nostalgia. It’s cool spotting old pre-fame guests too.
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STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Dad Titus was the best.
Kiddnets
Footballguy
loved how they wrapped up F & G - great finale considering I dont think Apatow knew it was a one and done. Great cast
Osaurus
Footballguy
Quite a contrast in roles between this and Waiting
HellToupee
Footballguy
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I tried re-watching recently and couldn't get into it at all (bailed after 5-6 episodes) - and i really like it during its initial run.
northern exposure
Footballguy
Also had another born in Canada star on it, Nathan Fillion. He would go on to star in Firefly, Castle and The Rookie.
supermike80
Footballguy
I personally struggle with those that reject things because of the actors life outside of the show
News Radio was very funny--even with Joe Rogan in it.
Naked gun was a very funny movie..even with OJ it in it. And he was funny too
I will watch almost any Tom Cruise movie. Even though he's pretty much a wackadoodle.
Liked Home Improvement, Wings, Mad About you, Will and Grace, Just Shoot Me, Spin City(with MJ Fox), news radio.
All good shows.
News Radio was very funny--even with Joe Rogan in it.
Naked gun was a very funny movie..even with OJ it in it. And he was funny too
I will watch almost any Tom Cruise movie. Even though he's pretty much a wackadoodle.
Liked Home Improvement, Wings, Mad About you, Will and Grace, Just Shoot Me, Spin City(with MJ Fox), news radio.
All good shows.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I know what OJ did, but what’s the beef with Rogan? I admit I don’t know much about him.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
He has a lucrative podcast and some controversial opinions. Best to just google him because any in-depth discussion of that stuff here will get zapped.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I wouldn’t let what what actors do in their personal lives affect what I think about their acting. Seems kind of silly and holier than thou mentality.
northern exposure
Footballguy
What are your thoughts on Woody Allen?
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Getting a bit sidetracked here, but no way I could laugh at something like The Cosby Show the same way now. Maybe it’s holier than thou, but, yeah, I think I’m holier than Bill Cosby.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Why are people listing non-sitcoms in a 90s sitcom thread?
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I never cared for him as an actor. Back in the day I thought he was overrated. He’s a better film maker than actor.
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JohnnyU
Footballguy
You’re right, I posted falling skies in the wrong thread. I deleted it here and reposted in the rewatch thread.
supermike80
Footballguy
Love a lot of his movies.
ThaPenguin
Footballguy
Love Spin city, Heather Locklear in her prime as a bonus.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Probably like the 4th hottest woman who had a recurring role on the show.
kupcho1
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Actually, make that fifth. Carla Gugino, Connie Britton, Jennifer Esposito, Paula Marshall.
northern exposure
Footballguy
I agree with all you listed except Connie Britton.
Actually, make that fifth. Carla Gugino, Connie Britton, Jennifer Esposito, Paula Marshall.
Van Dyman
Footballguy
My Name is Earl was so good. Check out Sprung if you haven't. Similar style and tone.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Awesome show
Brunell4MVP
Footballguy
I thought The Critic was interesting. It lasted like 1994-2000. Animated with Jon Lovitz as the main character. Had some great moments making fun of actors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaKxRN2LdEI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaKxRN2LdEI
The Critic - Home Alone 5 and Rabbi P.I.
Jay Sherman reviews two movies, Home Alone 5 and Rabbi P.I.I don't own The Critic. I also don't own the group of children that wandered onto my property, but...
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Jayrod
Footballguy
These two for sure. Not so sure about the other 2. Plus Locklear held up EXTREMELY well through the years. She was still gorgeous in her 50's.
Actually, make that fifth. Carla Gugino, Connie Britton, Jennifer Esposito, Paula Marshall.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
2000 - 2006 ...come man - you could have looked that up quicker than typing your question
you know how this works
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I still use "He stinks!" in certain player threads in the SP from time to time.I thought The Critic was interesting. It lasted like 1994-2000. Animated with Jon Lovitz as the main character. Had some great moments making fun of actors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaKxRN2LdEI
The Critic - Home Alone 5 and Rabbi P.I.
Jay Sherman reviews two movies, Home Alone 5 and Rabbi P.I.I don't own The Critic. I also don't own the group of children that wandered onto my property, but...
rockaction
Footballguy
Back to a previous issue, I understand why people wouldn't watch The Cosby Show with the same verve as they did before. Cosby presented himself as a black everyman, an archetype for both whites and blacks to live up to. His comedy and his show were based around his acceptance of bourgeois attitudes and generally aspiring towards the American dream while being black, which he admitted came with a whole lot of prejudice, prejudice that—importantly to him—could be overcome if only you worked hard and toed the line required to achieve the American dream. This meant accepting generally bourgeois attitudes and received mores and folkways. To follow received wisdom and to be a decent person at your core was huge for Cosby.
He sat as an honorary degree recipient at universities and colleges, and fancied himself a sort of model for blacks at the time who aspired to greater things in life than was generally their lot. He often criticized black responses to bourgeois white attitudes as extreme and undesirable. He was a bit of a morality policeman for the black community, and some resented him for it. Part of his act became this, and it was then embodied that to laugh with Cosby was to laugh with a certain eye at a certain way of life in the black community. He had personalized his act. Look no further than the title of his famous comedy album opus, entitled Himself
Dad is great
Gives us the chocolate cake . . .
His comeuppance for his despicable actions was a steep, tragic celebrity fall. He had held himself out as sort of a beacon of light, yet he had done untold damage to untold innocents. His act, which had ceased to simply be a comedic act even during his show, is now seen through that lens. That is why people aren't holier than thou when they can't watch Cosby with the same clean slate as they did before.
A modern parallel to Cosby might be Kanye West. Both attempted to bring black culture to white masses and both have been accepted by whites into mass culture. Both have understood the limitations of black nationalism as the answer to racial and social issues and have appealed to whites. And both have gone totally off the rails in their personal lives later in life, affecting countless others and doing much damage to themselves, their loved ones, and especially their acts in as much as an act can be commodified yet still respected as authentically black in America.
The threading the needle and appealing to both blacks and whites in America, something so difficult to do after the rise of black nationalism in the late '60s, either took its toll on two great artists or those artists were ****ed in the head to begin with.
Either way, it's almost impossible for me to watch Cosby without a great sense of sadness and I feel like I'm missing all the jokes and am questioning the veracity of the wisdom that he once dispensed, a wisdom that seemed so hard-won and deserved. It is no longer that way.
He sat as an honorary degree recipient at universities and colleges, and fancied himself a sort of model for blacks at the time who aspired to greater things in life than was generally their lot. He often criticized black responses to bourgeois white attitudes as extreme and undesirable. He was a bit of a morality policeman for the black community, and some resented him for it. Part of his act became this, and it was then embodied that to laugh with Cosby was to laugh with a certain eye at a certain way of life in the black community. He had personalized his act. Look no further than the title of his famous comedy album opus, entitled Himself
Dad is great
Gives us the chocolate cake . . .
His comeuppance for his despicable actions was a steep, tragic celebrity fall. He had held himself out as sort of a beacon of light, yet he had done untold damage to untold innocents. His act, which had ceased to simply be a comedic act even during his show, is now seen through that lens. That is why people aren't holier than thou when they can't watch Cosby with the same clean slate as they did before.
A modern parallel to Cosby might be Kanye West. Both attempted to bring black culture to white masses and both have been accepted by whites into mass culture. Both have understood the limitations of black nationalism as the answer to racial and social issues and have appealed to whites. And both have gone totally off the rails in their personal lives later in life, affecting countless others and doing much damage to themselves, their loved ones, and especially their acts in as much as an act can be commodified yet still respected as authentically black in America.
The threading the needle and appealing to both blacks and whites in America, something so difficult to do after the rise of black nationalism in the late '60s, either took its toll on two great artists or those artists were ****ed in the head to begin with.
Either way, it's almost impossible for me to watch Cosby without a great sense of sadness and I feel like I'm missing all the jokes and am questioning the veracity of the wisdom that he once dispensed, a wisdom that seemed so hard-won and deserved. It is no longer that way.
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
When will 1923 second season come out? Stupid writers strike.
zamboni
Footballguy
I read 2025