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From the beginning of the history of the television medium, situational comedies have been an integral part of the popularization of the technology. Sitcoms have existed across the entire history of TV, and still continue to capture audiences through popular series like Abbott Elementary, George & Mandy's First Marriage and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Some of the best sitcoms of all time are part of the first few decades of television, series that continue to hold up to this day. Old-school sitcoms capture the comedy styles of the decades that they were produced in, but the classic format of the genre makes all of them easy for modern audiences to dive straight into.

The Bob Newhart Show Featured a Classic Comedian's Dry Style

Over the history of the sitcom, many of the most classic series have centered around a titular character played by a nationally renowned comedian, with series like...

These days, every sitcom episode has a dark underbelly. But back when TV comedies were all about sunshiny setups and perky punchlines, producers occasionally took a break from the laughs to deliver an incredibly serious message. While well-intentioned, Very Special Episodes often were more hilarious than the intentionally funny ones, thanks to overwrought moralizing and goofy characters who flipped into melodramatic emoting.

Get those very special Emmy nominations ready because these are the five worst examples of very special sitcom episodes...

1 ‘Saved By the Bell’: Jessie’s Song

“We were going to explore something different on a Saturday morning show, and we were going to go deep,” says Elizabeth Berkley, who played overachieving Jessie on Saved By the Bell. “As a young actress, I was finally going to have something juicy. All the others felt the same way. Like, ‘Oh wow, we were going to really act this week.

Quick Links 'Wkrp's Great Thanksgiving Episode The Thanksgiving Marketing Stunt for the Ages

Name any popular sitcom, and theres a high probability that that series features at least one episode dedicated to Turkey Day. In 2014, ABCs Modern Family had an episode during its sixth season titled Three Turkeys. A year previous, FXs It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia honored the TV tradition with an entry during its ninth season titled The Gang Squashes Their Beef (having Thanksgiving dinner with your foes never played out so funny). If we really wanted to, we could go all the way back to 1967. There lies a special episode of Bewitched titled Samantha's Thanksgiving To Remember, in which Samantha and her relatives are whisked away to 1620, where they spend the holiday with actual pilgrims from that time. These shows (and their small Thanksgiving counterparts) will be in some sort of syndication for years, so dont worry about missing out.

Horror movie history is littered with the corpses, not just of onscreen victims, but over-contrived would-be iconic monsters that just didn't catch on. For every Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, there's the Trickster from "Brainscan," or Horace Pinker in "Shocker." Filmmakers can try to engineer a hit horror character, but they don't always catch on.

Art the Clown, from writer/director and makeup maestro Damien Leone's  "Terrifier" films, is the latest one who has become popular with audiences, but he wasn't necessarily intended that way. Beginning as a mere supporting character in a short film that was meant to lead to an altogether different feature, he initially seized the spotlight as a supernatural being, rebooted as a more conventional slasher, then took a larger step into a much crazier and more epic universe. Along the way he somehow became a mass-marketed commodity as a result of being famous for nauseating people.

"Wkrp in Cincinnati" may not be easy to find on streaming these days, but it's still a highlight in sitcom history. The show about a failing radio station run by a groovy and eccentric team was a hit in the '70s, garnering 10 Emmy nominations and the coveted Humanitas Prize before signing off after four seasons. Unfortunately, the show's heavy emphasis on popular music has made it a rare quantity today: according to MTV, the show didn't make it to DVD until 2007 in part because it was tricky to secure the rights to all of the songs featured in its original run. It's currently only available digitally if you buy it on Apple TV, and versions of the show available today are still reportedly missing some songs, with stock music added in their place.

Still, the ultra-'70s show is worth seeking out for comedy fans and music fans alike,...

Once upon a time, there was this super famous gold coin in the Berlin Museum. Guess what? It was found in a potato field in Fichtenwalde when in 1780 Catherine the Great was ruling! And hold onto your hat, because this coin wasn’t just any old coin – it was worth a jaw-dropping 3 million euros! But here comes the drama! This gang called Al-Walids got their sneaky hands on it. They were all set to sell it on the Russian black market for a fortune. But wait, that’s not the end of the ride. So, there’s this man named Charly. He’s a skilled locksmith in town. And guess what? He’s been given the task of getting that coin back from the Al-Walids’ safe. But here’s the twist – Charly’s got a dark past. He’s done some shady stuff in his time, but he’s turned his life around.

In 2024 Netflix series named Crooks, the plot centers around an old Russian gold coin worth three million euros. While everyone is running around driven wild by its value, we know deep down it’s not merely about money. Family ties, greed, revenge, war, and betrayal come into play when the coin is stolen by the notorious gang, the Al-Walids. Now, there’s this guy named Joseph. He’s just a regular driver, but he’s got a big reason to get that coin back. See, it was his father’s last wish to have it before he died. So, Joseph’s on a mission to make his dad’s wish come true. But let me tell you, it’s not going to be easy. Getting that coin will mean Joseph will have to face a lot of danger and unexpected challenges. Can Joseph survive all this and get the coin back?...

Whether he is called Lucifer, Satan, or Mephistopheles, he is simply the Devil, the rebel angel who challenged God and fell from heaven. Next to the Nazis, the Devil is Hollywood's go-to baddie because it doesn't get more evil than the omnipotent ruler of Hell. The Prince of Darkness is also a universal antagonist, as every culture and religion has a head honcho evil deity.

Granted, there have been some positively wicked demons in horror movies, like Pazuzu from The Exorcist and Azazel in The Fallen, but there's no point in messing around with underlings when the Big Guy is available. The Devil has been depicted in movies from his simple human form to a fire-breathing, horned monstrosity, but no matter what the package, he, and sometimes she, is always evil to the core.

Bedazzled's Romantic Entanglement IMDb Rating: 6.1

The 2000 film Bedazzled proved that the Devil is capable of carrying a rom-com.

Spoilers are ahead for Reacher season 2, episodes 1–7.

Reacher will team up with a waiting-in-the-wings Neagley to rescue their kidnapped colleagues and defeat Langston. Reacher seeks revenge on Langston by killing him with a helicopter, bringing much-needed closure to the events that started with Franz's death. After season 2's more personal story, Reacher season 3 will likely return to its fish-out-of-water, small-town formula.

Ahead of its eighth episode, Reacher season 2 puts some big finale predictions into motion. The Amazon Prime Video series' sophomore effort adapts Lee Child's Bad Luck and Trouble, Jack Reacher's eleventh book outing, though it makes some significant changes to its source material. That said, Reacher's season 2 finale could go any number of ways. In the second season, Alan Ritchson's protagonist is pulled into a conspiracy that puts him, and the former members of Reacher's 110th Special Investigations Unit, at its center. After former colleague Calvin...

Alan Ritchson expertly portrays Reacher's brutal hand-to-hand combat using quick cuts and close-ups. Ritchson captures Reacher's lack of response, utilizing his opponents' eagerness to monologue to his advantage. Unlike Tom Cruise's portrayal, Ritchson fully embodies Reacher's imposing stature, which is a defining trait of the character.

It's almost universally agreed upon that Alan Ritchson was well cast in the role of Jack Reacher, and there are some traits from the Reacher books that the actor absolutely nails. Based on Lee Child's best-selling Jack Reacher book series, the Amazon Prime Video show has proven to be an incredibly faithful adaptation of its source material — at least in the ways that matter. For Reacher devotees, that's a welcome relief, especially on the heels of Tom Cruise's not-so-book-accurate portrayal of Child's titular character. After a much-loved first season, Ritchson returns as the ex-military police officer for another round of day-saving.

As reported yesterday, Prime Video's Reacher has been crowned the top series of 2023 on the streaming platform, and with good reason — audiences adore Alan Ritchson's portrayal of the lone wolf vigilante. The show's second season has been universally acclaimed by critics and audiences are loving the Big Guy being back on their screens. Collider is thrilled to partner with Prime Video to bring our readers an exclusive sneak peek at the fourth episode of the series, "A Night at the Symphony", as the series steamrolls its way to a violent conclusion. And here's the good news — it's already been renewed for a third season.

It’s nearly two weeks until Chika’s debut album drops, and two stylists — one for her locs and one for her makeup — are hovering around her near the door of a New York City hotel room. Even as the women buzz around her, preparing her for the photoshoot accompanying this interview, she’s trying to keep an eye on me. She’s playful, animated, and occasionally firm as she talks to me via Zoom through a laptop angled at her chair. “Sorry, should I look up?” she asks the makeup artist.

January was a heady time for the Secret Network. The two-year-old platform had launched a cryptocurrency – Scrt – and was preparing to make a big splash in Hollywood. Teaming up with Quentin Tarantino, the network was preparing to auction an Nft based on the screenplay for “Pulp Fiction.”

In the network’s Telegram chat room, Guy Zyskind laid out the stakes. Known as “The Big Guy” in the chat, Zyskind is the CEO of Scrt Labs, the development team behind the network. He explained that a successful sale would be critical to convincing celebrities and brands that the network could generate demand.

He urged the Anons – the 300-plus people in the chat – to bid as a group, saying it would create “a lot of PR for Secret,” and that more auctions would follow. Tor Bair, the head of Secret Foundation, a sort of outside marketing agency for the platform, rallied the group to crack seven figures.

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here.

Diablo Immortal doesn’t always make the most out of its Mmo design elements, but the game’s use of World Bosses is honestly pretty cool. There’s nothing like seeing a server full of players come together to defeat some of the biggest bads in the game. Of course, few World Boss fights in Diablo Immortal are as rewarding and confusing as the battles against Ancient Nightmare and Lord Martanos.

Affectionately known as the “Big Guy” and “Little Guy,” respectively, Ancient Nightmare and Lord Martanos are two big bosses that initially appear to be separate encounters but are actually tied together in some pretty interesting ways. Given how hard it can be to find those bosses and properly battle both of them, though, it...

Actress Patricia Hitchcock, the only daughter of Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville, died on Tuesday at her home in Thousand Oaks, according to multiple reports. She was 93.

Born Patricia Alma O’Connell in 1928, Pat Hitchcock appeared in many of her father’s films and his eponymous ’50s TV show.

In 1939, the family moved to Los Angeles. After her father’s Hollywood career took off, Hitchcock wanted to become an actress.

He helped her find a role in the Broadway production of Solitaire in 1942. Two years later, she played the title role in the play Violet on Broadway.

Starting about 1950, she had small roles in several of his films, beginning with Stage Fright.

In early 1949, her parents went back to London to make Stage Fright, Hitchcock’s first British-made feature since decamping to Hollywood. Because she bore a resemblance to the film’s star, Jane Wyman, her father asked if she...

Frank Bonner, the veteran actor who became famous for portraying Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Wednesday. He was 79.

Bonner’s family confirmed to TMZ that the actor died as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia.

Desiree Boers-Kort, Bonner’s daughter, posted in a “WKRP In Cincinnati” Facebook group, saying that the actor “loved his fans and was still signing autograph requests up until the last few weeks of his illness. Thank you to all who followed his career. He will be forever missed."

Bonner appeared in 88 of the 90 episodes of “WKRP in Cincinnati,” which aired for four seasons from 1978-82. He also directed six episodes of the sitcom, which followed the misadventures of the staff of a struggling rock radio station in Cincinnati. Bonner’s character was a tasteless sales manager at the station who often failed to secure deals with major advertising agencies.

Frank Bonner, the actor who played radio-station sales manager Herb Tarlek on “Wkrp in Cincinnati” died on Wednesday, his friend and former co-star Gary Sandy has confirmed. He was 79.

“It Is True!” Sandy posted to Facebook. “Rip My Great Friend!!!”

TMZ first reported on Thursday that Bonner died “a result of complications from Lewy body dementia.” His family told the outlet that Bonner died “peacefully” with loved ones present.

“Wkrp in Cincinnati” aired from 1978 to 1982, with Bonner starring on all four seasons as the brash and ineffectual sales manager Herb Tarlek. The rest of the cast on the ensemble sitcom included Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Jan Smithers and Richard Sanders.

The show returned as “The New Wkrp in Cincinnati” in the early ’90s, and Bonner returned to reprise his role. Between the two iterations, Bonner played Father Robert Hargis in the “Growing Pains” spinoff series “Just the Ten of Us.

Gerald “Jerry” Blum, the inspiration for the character of radio station general manager Art “Big Guy” Carlson on the long-running TV sitcom “Wkrp in Cincinnati,” died Saturday at 86.

The Atlanta radio veteran was affectionately transformed into the fictional Carlson by veteran comic actor Gordon Jump on “Wkrp,” which ran for four seasons on CBS from 1978 to 1982.

Blum passed away of congestive heart failure, according to his son, Gary.

Blum was the former president/Gm of Atlanta Top 40 mainstay Wqxi, heading that station from 1960 to 1989 and what is currently Wstr (Star 94.1) from ’67 to ’89, running legendary promotions like the “Ramblin’ Raft Race” in the ‘70s and “Light Up Atlanta Festival” in the early ‘80s.

“Wkrp in Cincinnati” creator Hugh Wilson knew Blum from his own years in Atlanta working in ad sales at Wqxi, and recreated some of Blum’s wackier promos for the show, especially “Turkeys Away,” which focused on “Big...

The best kind of Thanksgiving leftovers are the ones from the past five decades of television. Our favorite TV shows have provided the sort of memories that last long beyond the turkey and stuffing that will be gone by the weekend after. Take a photo gallery tour above with the greatest Thanksgiving episodes in TV history. Click through and enjoy reliving the following special holiday programs.

SEEBob Newhart Interview:: ‘The Big Bang Theory’

1. The Bob Newhart Show; “Over the River and Through the Woods” (1975)

Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) and friends Jerry (Peter Bonerz), Howard (Bill Daily), and Mr. Carlin (Jack Riley) get completely drunk while spending the holiday at Bob’s apartment. His wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) is back at home visiting her family. You’ve got to see how the boys order Chinese food for Thanksgiving.

2. Wkrp in Cincinnati; “Turkeys Away” (1978)

Les Nessman (Richard Sanders) reports Hindenburg-style from a...

Television has a rich history of not only entertaining viewers but also helping them feel less alone.

Since the 1970s, television shows have addressed sensitive and controversial topics like death, abortion, and prejudice.

When it's done right, viewers feel even more connected to their favorite characters and can't get enough, even when the events on screen or tragic.

Related: Get Great Selection of New & Classic Movies with the Lifetime Movie Club via Prime Video Channels!  

They might even laugh at a well-timed joke on a comedy about a serious situation!

What's your favorite show that takes on serious issues without being a downer?

Check out our picks and then share yours in the comments! 

1. Maude Before Dorothy Zbornak, Bea Arthur was Maude Findlay, Edith Bunker's cousin and Archie's nemesis, who faced her own share of controversy on her own show. Most memorably, Maude decided to have an abortion at age...

The early success of CBS’ new “The Big Bang Theory” prequel “Young Sheldon” is a reminder that often the most successful spin-offs look or feel completely different from their mother ship. “The Simpsons” was nothing like “The Tracey Ullman Show.” “Mork and Mindy” was set in a different time frame than “Happy Days.” And “Maude,” “The Jeffersons” and “Good Times” featured characters with a completely different mindset from “All in the Family’s” Archie Bunker.

Try as TV executives and creators might, it’s nearly impossible to replicate success in the same world or with many of the same characters. (Looking at you, “Joey” and “AfterMASH.”) Some of the best TV spinoffs succeed specifically because they approach a familiar template from a completely different angle. Spin-offs come in many forms: Some are continuations of series that have ended. Others follow popular characters on their own journeys. And some are simply planted into a hit show,...

Chris Cummins Jan 24, 2017

A look-back at the previous attempts to bring Archie to TV before they got it right with Riverdale...

When Riverdale premieres on the CW on January 26th, it will mark a milestone for Archie Comics - the first time in the company's 75-year history that its characters will truly shine on television. A mix of gleefully ridiculous kitsch with standout performances and some truly smart writing, the series is poised to be 2017's breakout TV hit.

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That said, it took a while for Archie to get to this point. There have been many attempts to bring Archie and his friends to TV before, but these all suffered for either being shoddily animated (the various 1960s cartoons), misguided (1990's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again), or just plain, um, weird (the X-Files cash-in Archie's Weird Mysteries...

By the early ‘80s, Melissa Sue Anderson was ready to get some dirt under Mary Ingall’s fingernails, and shed her squeaky clean image. Late in ’81 she would entertain horror audiences with her big screen turn in Happy Birthday to Me, but earlier that same year she stayed closer to home on the tube playing a big bad teenage witch in Midnight Offerings – a role which I’m sure Pa Ingalls would not approve of.

The telemovie premiered Friday, February 27th, 1981 on ABC. It’s neighbor CBS had the kings of Friday night, Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas going on, while poor old NBC had Nero Wolfe followed by that party animal David Brinkley. (Let’s just say the Peacock was still a few seasons away from working their way out of the cellar.) But ABC, for some reason, had always not only nurtured horror, but thrived on it – and...

Recently, Fox released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Gotham" episode 13 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon," and it turns out that we're going to see Gordon jump all over a murder case that he suspects was done by somebody on the inside, and more. In the new, 13th episode press release: The sudden death of a key witness is going to have Gordon suspicious. Press release number 2: When the key witness in a homicide ends up dead while being held for questioning by the police, Gordon will suspect that it's an inside job and looks to an old friend for information. In the meantime, Oswald Cobblepot will take control of one of Fish Mooney's prized possessions, as she gets a small taste of her own medicine. Guest stars feature: Morena Baccarin as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean, Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz,...

When the current theatrical reboot (a sequel and toothless TV remake had already come and gone) of Carrie was announced, there was a lot of teeth gnashing and cries of "leave the classics alone!," mostly by me. But as details began to leak out, the prospect became more intriguing. Gay director Kimberly Pierce gave us the masterpiece Boys Don't Cry, and the fabulous Julianne Moore signed up to play Carrie's psychotic fanatical mother. Chloe Moretz doesn't look anything like Stephen King's Carrie, but then neither did Sissy Spacek, so I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Carrie was supposed to open in March, but the studio has pushed it back to October, which means they're either hoping for Halloween dollars ... or it's a sign of a troubled production.

But while we wait to rain judgment down on the new version of our favorite telekinetic teen, let's take...

Last week’s True Blood served up a host of shocking moments, including a cop shooting his friend and lady-love in the head, a gruesome beheading, and a very pregnant woman violently stabbing the father of her child to death in a demonic ritual. But the episode’s climactic scene – where a band of drugged-up vampires crashed a Bourbon Street karaoke bar and devoured the wedding party enjoying a round of “You Light Up My Life” inside – is the scene that has many viewers talking. And some of those viewers are talking about calling it quits on the series.

Throughout television history, many shows have lived and died based on their ability to balance shock with reassurance: play it too safe, and the show is dull and lifeless; push too far into squirm-inducing territory, and you risk alienating your audience. It's a tightrope walk that has claimed its fair share...

Gary Coleman, who passed away today at the age of 42, had his share of ups and downs since his days on the 1978-86 comedy Diff’rent Strokes. But all it took was that one standout performance as the adorable and feisty Arnold Jackson to carve himself a place in pop culture history. Say what you will, but few lines are more iconic than Coleman’s “Whatchoo talkin’ ’bout, Willis”? Here, we’ve rounded up five memorable moments featuring Coleman in the role that made him a child star.

• Coleman shared the screen with First Lady Nancy Reagan, who guest-starred in...

Kill Devil Hills - The scary season has arrived.

In the spirit of movies that make you fear going to the movies comes The Hills Run Red on DVD. Tyler (Tad Hilgenbrinck) is a film geek obsessed with an ’80s film called The Hills Run Red. The movie was quickly yanked from theaters and no prints or videotapes of the film exist. He finds a clue to the movie by locating one of its stars played by Sophie Monk. After a lapdance, she agrees to take Tad and his two friends to the shooting location. Tad doesn’t realize there might be a sequel in production.

Star Tad Hilgenbrinck and director Dave Parker called up the Party Favors hotline to chat about their grisly horror film about a gruesome horror film recently released on DVD by Warner Premiere.

Tad has been in Epic Movie, Disaster Movie and Lost Boys: The Tribe,...

When Disney released the first six volumes of its Animation Collections it wasn’t surprising to see Mickey and the Beanstalk or The Prince and the Pauper headlining two of the releases. After all, they represented two of the crown jewels of Disney’s short films collection. What was alarming was the omission of Mickey’s Christmas Carol, the beautifully animated take on Dickens’ seminal classic using some of the best old time Disney characters. There are a precious few animated Christmas films worthy of annual viewing. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Merry Christmas Charlie Brown are two of them and Mickey’s Christmas Carol rounds out the trio.

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)

Directed by Burny Mattinson and written by Burny Mattinson and Tony Marino

Starring Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris, Dick Billingsley

Ebenezer Scrooge, ghosts of Christmas past, present and future...