PEL Presents PMP#145: Growing Up Sitcommed
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer
4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2023
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Mark, Sarahlyn, Lawrence, and guest Landen Celano from the Grunt Work podcast talk about talk about our ambivalence toward the three-camera, laugh-tracked half-hour comedies that filled our childhoods. Why did some of these stand the test of time? Are some shows well suited for hate-watching or background watching? Why the Night Court reboot doing so well?
We touch on some new shows like Kevin Can F*** Himself and Reboot that reflect on sitcom tropes, shows that subverted the format even at the time (Norman Lear), the juggernaut that is Chuck Lorre, catch phrases, and our memories of Three's Company, Happy Days, Good Times, Saved by the Bell, A Different World, etc.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is pretty much pop a culture podcast sadly lacking the laugh track to tell you that |
| 0:12.6 | we are funny. |
| 0:13.6 | Today we're discussing the legacy of cheesy three camera sitcoms how today's TV is dealing |
| 0:18.0 | with that. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Mark Linson-Mira and Aala Threes Company. |
| 0:21.4 | This podcast has all been a wacky misunderstanding. |
| 0:24.4 | My name is Zarilyn Brook and I am looking forward to the reboot of Small Wonder. |
| 0:30.4 | Wah wah. |
| 0:32.5 | Yeah, just here though. |
| 0:34.5 | Really? |
| 0:35.5 | My name is Lawrence where coming from a film city and honestly Mark cussed at me earlier |
| 0:40.4 | and I was kind of getting myself together. |
| 0:42.7 | It wasn't like bad like there was just regretting my actions. |
| 0:45.8 | Landon introduced herself a long awaited guest. |
| 0:49.4 | I am Landon Salano doing a prat fall over a bicycle and looking at the camera as my |
| 0:55.2 | name credit comes up from Grantwork podcast. |
| 0:58.0 | Very well done. |
| 1:00.0 | That is funny. |
| 1:01.0 | That's actually funny. |
| 1:02.0 | That's a good job. |
| 1:03.0 | That was great. |
| 1:04.5 | So we'd long been in conversation because Josh Casey, Dylan Casey's brother, you go |
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