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flyinsaucier posted:As an elitist comedy goon I watched AD from the very beginning. Even then I knew it was something special, something I might not ever see in my lifetime. I didn't discover it years later after it had already been canceled. You're no better than the slacker pothead who let his little brother fall in the pool. Where were you? I'm no elitist comedy goon, but I also watched it from the beginning, and continued to watch assuming they weren't changing its time slot. I also watch/read the news. I did not hear of this when the show was on the air, and discovered it late. I still found the situations funny. Not getting a single, semi-obscure reference is what killed this show? Seriously?
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staggerlark posted:I will quite often say 'STEVE HOLT' under my breath after a moment of success. I thought this was just me.
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Aatrek posted:"Has anyone in this family ever seen a chicken?" I think the best part of this may be that, in my head, I hear every one of the nosies. Also:  Anything with more than 1 family member doing their dance is instantly hilarious. This one, especially, because it's at the Bluth office.
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ I remember I saw a TV guide cover about her and Ellen getting married, and my world crashed down around me. Brother Entropy posted:I think the 'No Photo Available' says Oscar Bluth underneath it. Not sure why they wouldn't have a picture, though. Looks to me like is says Oscar's Wife. Also, I forgot about Annyong. That was one of the best dumb jokes of the show.
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| # ¿ Feb 22, 2010 19:49 |
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SithDrummer posted:Pretty sure it's "GOB's wife". "Oscar's wife" is too long. Oh, right. They got married the episode before that, right?
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korgy posted:Who? Her?
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TheAngryDrunk posted:All I know is that whenever someone says "Ann" in this thread, someone else responds "Her?" And though I've heard it a million times, I still laugh. This is exactly what I thought when I posted it this time. I was like "This conversation has happened at least twice in the last few pages, but whatever."
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| # ¿ Feb 26, 2010 02:47 |
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All Pig Be Slay posted:Welcome to quality television, it would still be around if it wasn't for reality television. "What's with this show, anyway? Noone's laughing in the audience. How am I supposed to know when they make a joke?" "Was that an reference to a show that was on before? I usually like those on Family Guy, but I can't tell with this show. Why won't they tell me if this is an 80's reference?" I feel like Friends and Family Guy ruined what is acceptable for a good, mainstream comedy, and I will never forgive them. Also, I'm probably going to re-watch this over the weekend.
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| # ¿ Feb 26, 2010 21:16 |
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All Pig Be Slay posted:Look at all these threads in TV IV even, for all this bullshit television. How can so called "intelligent" goons be entertained by some actors pretending they are actually on an island in survivor or whatever? Do people seriously think that reality tv is real and not scripted? Do they really believe that the winner of american idol is decided by the stupid phone call in stuff? I'm not gonna necessarily defend reality shows, but there was one that I really liked. It was called "The Joe Schmo Show", and it really was a bunch of people pretending they were participating in ridiculous challenges to stay in a mansion, except for 1 guy who thought it was all real. All of the actors played their characters wonderfully, and my dad and I watched the show regularly. It was on Spike back when it was first created, and I still love it to this day. Also, has anyone heard anything about Ron Howard's new show Parenthood on NBC? Is it supposed to be like the Steve Martin movie?
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| # ¿ Feb 27, 2010 15:43 |
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I honestly can't think of 1 thing that I could consider my favorite moment. I don't wanna be all "Oh, this whole show is just so wonderful I just don't know what to pick  ", but I seriously can't. If I did, though, it would probably involve GOB or Buster.Fake edit: As soon as I typed that, I realized what it might be. It's when Buster finds GOB at Lucielle 2's apartment after coming back from the army, and Buster rolls away, then runs down the hall. Then it jumps to 5 minutes later, and GOB is stnding in the exact same position, where Buster comes up behind him with a knife and grabs him. The way Buster rolls away is wonderful, and the idea that GOB would stand in the exact same position trying to figure out where Buster went is perfect. Real edit:I found a GIF of it! 
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Oxygen Deficiency posted:You may want to watch season 2 again... I started re-watching the first season last night, and I forgot how much I loved Buster. In the 3rd episode, Lucielle makes Michael take care of Buster. They're getting ready to go on a bike ride when Lindsay and GOB show up, and they all start talking about Lucielle. Buster: It's like she gets off on being witholding. Michael: Wow, look at you. GOB: Yeah! *high fives* Lindsay: It's about time. Buster: Look at me! I love drinking all day and shooting down all of your hopes and dreams! Everyone: Haha, yeah! Buster: YEAH! I [obnoxiously long string of explatives, as everyone's expressions gradually worsen] HORNY SLUT! Michael: Well, I don't think any of us are gonna top that.
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Detective Chimp posted:I love earlier in the episode when Michael and Buster are talking about their bike race. I always forget just how hilarious this show is, and that episode is a really good, early example of how great the show and its characters will be. As much as I love everything Buster ends up doing, GOB is always going to be my favorite. Will Arnett just plays him so well, and he just does such bizarre things. Easily my favorite part of the episode, for no reason whatsoever, is GOB sitting in the copy room, hunched over the shredded, putting pieces of bread through it. I laugh every time. Also, the DEAD DOVE DO NOT EAT in the freezer.
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Jerusalem posted:In the episode where Michael tells GOB he has been pimping out their half-sister, GOB jokes,"I should have asked for the family discount!" and then gets the most incredible look of horror/self-contempt/disgust on his face as he realizes what he has just said. It's amazing. Probably the best part of the show was everyone's faces. You didn't always need a rimshot moment when a punchline could be a well-conveyed look of absolute disgust on someone's face.
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TransatlanticFoe posted:For the last two years I've written this on food I take home from restaurants and almost no one knows what it is. I should start doing this.
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I think it started on their Sunday night line-up, got moved to Saturday, then to Monday (up against Monday Night Football in some areas), then up against the Olympics, or immediately after or something, for the finale. It moved around alot, though. It was pretty lovely on Fox's part. They even cut the 2nd season short 2 episodes to make room for more Family Guy.  I hate that show so much! Why do people think that's funny and AD isn't/wasn't?
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rivals posted:I think this is right. They also aired the last 4 eps in a row. RIGHT! AAAAAAGGG, I remember this! I remember having to work that night, too, so I couldn't even see them kill it. FOX
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| # ¿ Mar 19, 2010 19:45 |
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GrandpaWiggly posted:Yeah, after a lengthy hiatus, Fox burned off the last four episodes on a Friday night -- the same night as the Olympic opening ceremonies. According to Wikipedia, MNF started at 8 in mountain and I think central times zones.
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wa27 posted:And in those time zones, AD would have started at 7. I was reading it wrong this whole time, but still. Wikipedia posted:For the third season, Fox positioned the show at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT/MT, directly opposite Monday Night Football in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, whereas MNF would not have started yet in the other two. I don't even know why I care about this.
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| # ¿ Mar 19, 2010 20:21 |
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I remember trying to watch Family Guy when it first came back to Fox, and I couldn't stand it. I do remember, though, that the first episode began with "Well, if Dark Angel, Greg the Bunny, etc... get cancelled, they'll let us back on!" Was Arrested Development on that list? Because if it was 
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mojo1701a posted:It wasn't, 'cause Arrested Development wasn't cancelled at the time. Oh, I wasn't sure when that went down. I'm not sure whether I'd feel worse if they cancelled it to bring back Family Guy rather instead of to make room for more Family Guy.
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Babylonian posted:Hey just posting to say I love Arrested Development and Family Guy, possibly because I'm not an elitist jerk who hates things for being popular? Just posting to say that I hated Family Guy before it got popular, possibly because it was a boring show with bad non sequiturs and "jokes". I don't think Arrested Development is some form of high art, but I will contend that it was one of the best comedies in recent memory. I'll laugh at dumb jokes, too, so long as they're well told or somehow relevant to the plot or something. Having "It's better than that time I was [verb]ing with [80s/90s celebrity]" then having a visual gag being repeated over the course of 5 minutes.
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Mourning Due posted:What about macaroni... The best thing about his whole conversation with Kitty is that he said nothing that had to do with anything she was talking about.
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| # ¿ Mar 26, 2010 19:24 |
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Nate RFB posted:"OH MY GOD WE'RE HAVING A FIRE...sale" was what did it for me. This. It's at least what got me watching regularly. Agent:You want to try that again a little more calmly? Tobias:....No. What kept me coming back, though, was Will Arenett, and how well he played GOB. The things he said were just so bizarre, and he did them so well. Lindsay: For your information, I have a job. Michael: Really? What kind of job? Lindsay: Beads! Gob: (angrily)Bees?! Lindsay: Beads. Gob: (even more angrily)Beads?! What sold me on watching Season 2 was GOB's breakdown when he volunteers to take Michael's place as head of the family. It's easily one of my favorite things in the show. Gob: I’m in charge now. I speak for this family. I mean ... I could if you wanted me to. I’d rather not, obviously. Don’t know what I’d say. Why do I have to be the one? I don’t need this. Why does this have to become my problem? No, I’m out. Forget it. Find somebody else. I’m sick of it. I’m sick of doing everything for this family.
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| # ¿ Mar 29, 2010 17:48 |
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I know it's been beaten to death now, but I love all the dumb foreshadowing jokes this show makes. I was watching ¡Amigos!, and Buster walks into Lupe's house and sees his old hand chair. He says "I never thought I'd miss a hand so much", and touches it with the hand he ends up losing. Also, later Lucielle and Oscar are using his hand chair to have sex, and Buster yells "Use your own hand" and later in the series they use his artificial hand. I love this show, I really can't describe it. Good Greif has one of my favorite dumb jokes. George Michael: I have Pop-pop in the attic. Michael: The fact that you are calling making love "pop-pop" shows me that you're not ready for it!
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Leviathan posted:Hell, I giggle under my breath just picturing Gob saying "BEEESS??!" I honestly think of this every time anyone mentions bees or beads, and immediately respond in that tone. I laugh, and everyone is confused. I am a huge nerd. Nate RFB posted:I effectively binged through seasons 1 and 2 in one go on DVD, and I swear I couldn't get Ron Howard's voice out of my head right after, to the point where it was like he was narrating my life for the next week or so. This happens to me every time I go back to watch it. For the next week or so, I hear my thoughts in Ron Howard's voice. It's not a bad thing.
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| # ¿ Apr 7, 2010 13:37 |
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:"Has anyone in this family ever even seen a chicken?"  You can hear the noises in your head.  (the best part about this one is how Lindsay and Lucille come in from out of the room.)
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RiggenBlaque posted:Has anyone on AD ever talked about how GOB's chicken dance came about? I wonder if anyone told him what to do or if he just made that up on the spot. At least everyone else has a chicken dance that resembles chickens in some way, GOB's has absolutely nothing to do with chickens. I don't think it's ever completely explained. Michael was never surprsied or confused by the dance, so I think it has to have been something from their childhood or something. Lucille and George having their own dances makes it seem like it was a family thing, and they probably did them to the kids while they were growing up, with the kids just developing their own ridiculous dances over time. GOB's does sort of have something to do with a chicken, the noise is kinda of chicken-ish. If anything, George's dance resembles a chicken the least.
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| # ¿ Apr 12, 2010 13:56 |
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Ur Getting Fatter posted:Maybe, but that scene where the whole Bluth family (minus Michael) are doing their chicken dances had me gasping for air. I don't think there was a scene with everyone. The only one I can think of is this one: And GOB manages to miss the whole thing because he's looking for his chicken mask. Oh, and I think this was the first time Lindsay's came up: My favorite was the first episode the dance even came up (I think) where GOB does it to Buster, and Buster just freaks out. "Stop it, GOB, chickens don't clap. Stop it! Chickens don't clap! CHICKENS DON'T CLAP!" and then they play chicken with backhoes.
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Ur Getting Fatter posted:This is the one I meant. In my heart, GOB found his mask and is dancing there. Indeed. Every dance is GOB's dance. My favorite part of that one is that it starts off just being George, then Lucille and Lindsay come in from off screen for the sole purpose of dancing at Michael.
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Angiepants posted:I CAN'T EVEN SEE WHERE THE KNOB IS "Do you want to try that a little... Simpler? Maybe?" "....No."
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Crossposting from the PYF Funny Picture thread. I've been laughing at this for a good 5 minutes now, and I don't really know why.
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Tupping Liberty posted:yes, we get it, your name is Anyang. For some reason, I never got tired of Annyong jokes. One of my favorites was one where he stopped Lucille mid sentence, and was met with absolute silence and glares. I seriously couldn't stop laughing.
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| # ¿ Apr 16, 2010 13:58 |
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Lazlow posted:mind = blown I honestly didn't catch it until about my 3rd watch-through. Even then, I think I only picked it up because I had recently watch Airplane!.
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| # ¿ Apr 16, 2010 18:57 |
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Diar posted:Lucille Bluth: I'm going to Annyong's soccer awards ceremony, and... That's the one I was thinking of. I honestly couldn't remember what they were talking about, but their faces are the best.
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| # ¿ Apr 16, 2010 19:33 |
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Grenyarnia posted:The times when I laugh the hardest at AD are usually when nothing is spoken. Their facial expressions can be hilarious and the context just makes them even funnier. Lucille's wink gets me EVERY time. How much do I have to pay you to never make that face again?
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| # ¿ Apr 16, 2010 19:44 |
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All Pig Be Slay posted:Anyone who cant mentally image Lucille's reaction to that line is missing out. Anyone who can't remember any face she makes is missing out. One of my favorites is when GOB goes to her house, looking for a friend, and she closes the door suspiciously. Jessica Walter is the best face actress.
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| # ¿ Apr 16, 2010 21:16 |
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Michael:GOB, I don't care, just get rid of the Seaward. Lucille:I'll leave when I'm good and ready! Michael and GOB:...
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| # ¿ Apr 16, 2010 22:01 |
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Tobias: You know, first of all, we are doing this for her, because neither one of us wants to get divorced. And second-of-ly, I know you're the big marriage expert - oh, I'm sorry, I forgot, your wife is dead! Michael and Lindsay:....... Tobias: I'm sorry, that was 100% inappropriate and I do apologize profusely. I do apologize profusely, I'm - oh...
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efb; BY SECONDS!CombatBonta-kun posted:Except Buster. "Heeey, Hermano~" "You know who hermano is?"
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I'm watching through this again, and I forget what episode it was already, but GOB gets divorce papers from his wife and this exchange happens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgM94C55OvE Something about him not knowing her name and thinking that Crindy was an acceptable woman's name is hilarious to me. It is my new favorite name.
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