Posted by Jeff Wysaski under Al Bundy, Arbitrary Rankings, Dan Connor, featured, George Costanza, George Jetson, Larry Almada, Lists, Malcolm in the Middle, Michael Scott, Most whipped husbands in TV history, Mr. Slave, Niles Crane, Philip J. Fry, Relationships, Sitcoms, The role of men in TV shows, Tom Peters, Tony Micelli, TV, TV shows
The whipped husband/boyfriend has long been a staple of TV comedy. “Ha ha, he is so weak and women are so awesome. This is relevant to my interests,” said the generic housewife that TV sitcoms are desperate to court.
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Posted by Jeff Wysaski under Arbitrary Rankings, Entertainment, featured, Homer Simpson, Inspector Gadget, Lists, Maxwell Smart, Michael Scott, Most inept TV characters, Mr. Magoo, Officer Barbady, Scooby Doo, South Park, Stupidest TV characters, The Three Stooges, Zapp Brannigan
Let’s face it: television is far from a great breeding ground for intelligence. For every smart, sophisticated and erudite TV character, there are at least a dozen dumb, stupid and drooling buffoons created to annoy them. This is for good reason -– as laughing at fictional imbeciles is much more fun than watching a TV character adeptly maneuvering through life
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Posted by Shawn Norris under 30 Rock, Best bosses on TV shows, Jack Donaghy, King of the Hill, Magnum PI, Michael Scott, Robin Masters, The Office
Bosses usually suck to some extent. They’re always driving fancy cars or telling you that faxing a picture of your butt to a co-worker is against company policy. That’s just crazy talk. Everybody loves getting an ass fax, regardless of local laws or threats of sexual harassment lawsuits.
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