Lots of us turned to comedies in the 80's to make us laugh. Somewhere along the line, however, the scripts had some very bizarre moments that, when you look back on them, made you laugh in a different way. Here is a list of 5 WTF moments in 80's comedies:
1) Well let's get this Happy Days moment out of the way. A lot of people know about this, and it even spawned a website and a phrase "jumped the shark". Jumping the shark is considered the point at which a show has gone downhill so bad that it is no longer able to be saved. Look at the daisy duke and leather jacket combo. Because you want to still be stylish and practical whilst jumping a man eating shark. Because that's what he's doing. Jumping over a shark. On waterskis.
1) Well let's get this Happy Days moment out of the way. A lot of people know about this, and it even spawned a website and a phrase "jumped the shark". Jumping the shark is considered the point at which a show has gone downhill so bad that it is no longer able to be saved. Look at the daisy duke and leather jacket combo. Because you want to still be stylish and practical whilst jumping a man eating shark. Because that's what he's doing. Jumping over a shark. On waterskis.
2) This Saved By the Bell WTF moment is made all the weirder by the girly screams in the audience, the delighted look on Kellie and Jessie's faces and the fact that Slater's man-buldge is being cradled especially tight. Add in the break-away pants and you pretty much have all the elements for a gay porn.
3) I'm not sure at which point Family Matters added the "Steevil" puppet character, but I assume it was added with about as much thought as went into the mysterious disappearance of one of their daughters. Also, note that instead of coming out of, say, a closet or out from underneath the bed, it comes out of the toilet. This raises all sorts of questions, none of which I want answered.
4) Ahh Perfect Strangers. I loved this show... about a Single grown man who takes in a immigrant who can't speak english well...and lets him live with him...and...holy crap why are they staring at each other that way?!
5) Mr. Belvedere went from subject matter such as, "Wesley's hamster has gotten loose somewhere in the house" and "Wesley is upset when he and three other classmates are the only ones who are not invited to a fellow classmates party" to WESLEY GETS MOLESTED.
What the hell were they thinking? Does anyone realize how many years of therapy it would take someone to get over being molestated? It's not something you can wrap up in an episode. Anyways, if you are getting your molestation advice from a sitcom, you already need years of therapy.
If you liked this article, you might like this one, about great 80's movies.
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