The Sitcom Study

Dec 11 2024 85 ep. 95 mins 22
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Welcome to the Sitcom Study, where we contemplate the TV shows we grew up with and search for the truth and wisdom amidst the tropes and clichés. Each week we’ll compare and contrast several TV episodes that share a common theme, be it characters plagued by amnesia, pop star guest spots, jump-the-shark moments, or women giving birth in elevators. It happens more than you think...

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The New Sitcoms of 2024!

Dec 11 2024 114 mins  
Damon Wayans and Reba McEntire triumphantly(?) return to prime time, an Oregon hospital becomes the setting for the latest "Office"-style mockumentary, and we boldly attempt to watch a second-degree Big Bang Theory spinoff while skipping Young Sheldon entirely... This week we're casting nostalgia aside and talking about the new sitcoms of 2024! Here's what we're watching: Georgie

Threesomes & Orgies!

Dec 04 2024 88 mins  
Grace gets kinky with Jeremy Piven, Ted rides the sweet tricycle of love, and the gals of Absolutely Fabulous relive the swinging sixties, all with smoldering guest stars galore! Plus, Party Down provides an unofficial sequel to Eyes Wide Shut... This week's trope is Threesomes and Orgies! Here's what we're watching" Absolutely Fabulous S3 E3 "Sex" Will & Grace S3 E6 "Love Plu

Sitcom Thanksgivings! [rerun]

Nov 27 2024 87 mins  
As God is our witness, we thought turkeys could fly... We're watching classic Thanksgiving episodes from the seventies to the aughties! Here's the lineup: WKRP in Cincinnati S1 E7 "Turkeys Away" Seinfeld S6 E8 "The Mom and Pop Store" King of Queens S6 E9 "Thanks, Man" It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S9 E10 "the Gang Squashes Their Beefs" This is a good old fashioned RERUN... We

Bonked on the Head, New Personality! [rerun]

Nov 20 2024 89 mins  
Fred Flintstone gets a touch of class, Maryanne goes full "Single White Female" on Ginger, and Charles becomes Chaz, all thanks to brain trauma! This week's trope is New personalities from bonks to the head! Here's the lineup: The Flintstones S1 E5 "Split personality" The Addams Family S1 E22 "Amnesia in the Addams Family" Gilligan's Island S3 E24 "The Second Ginger Grant" Charles

Shoplifting!

Nov 13 2024 106 mins  
The Facts of Life gals pull a classic department store caper, Danny Partridge helps himself to a corner store yoyo, and Tim the Toolman Taylor must ferret out the Swiss army thief among his children... This week's trope is Shoplifting! Here's what we're watching: The Partridge Family S3 E22 "The Partridge Connection" Facts of Life S2 E6 "Shoplifting" Small Wonder S2 E11 "The Shopli

Going on a Diet!

Nov 06 2024 96 mins  
Bob Newhart vows to eat nothing but water, Old Christine breaks down the science of the protein shake, and my sister Sam takes on body-shaming in a mildly special episode... This week's trope is Going on a Diet! Here's what we're watching: The Bob Newhart Show S2 E11 "The Fit, the Fat and the Forty One" Gimme a Break S1 E5 "Do or Diet" My Sister Sam S1 E8 "Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Best Sitcom Hangouts!

Oct 30 2024 83 mins  
From bars and restaurants to attics and garages, we're celebrating all the places where the gangs congregate and the zany schemes are hatched... This episode is all about our favorite sitcom hangout spots! Let us know what we missed at [email protected] or instagram.com/sitcomstudypodcast Next week's trope is Going on a Diet!

Confronting Bullies! [rerun]

Oct 23 2024 94 mins  
Ray Romano defends the school bus, Hannah Montana wages psychological warfare, and Mr T makes the classroom safe for democracy. Plus, JJ Walker shows off his dyn-o-mite karate moves... This week's trope is confronting bullies! Here's what we're watching: Good Times S2 E24 "The Lunch Money Ripoff" Silver Spoons S1 E4 "Me and Mr. T" Everybody Loves Raymond S4 E13 "Bully on the Bus" H

The Charles in Charge Mixtape & Trivia Throwdown!

Oct 16 2024 117 mins  
This week is all about the new boy in the neighborhood, who lives downstairs and it's understood... You know the rest- the hunky housekeeper and sage advice-giver has come up four times on the podcast so far, and we're revisiting all of our discussions about Charles, Buddy, the Powell Family, and to a lesser degree the Pembroke Family! Plus we'll face off in a brutally intense triv

Bachelor Parties!

Oct 09 2024 101 mins  
Martin and Gina dive into debauchery, Lucy goes undercover at Ricky's "Daddy Shower," and Archie and Edith head upstate for a politically polarized wedding weekend (not to mention the back-door pilot for Maude)... This week's trope is Bachelor Parties! Here's what we're watching: I Love Lucy S2 E14 "Ricky Has Labor Pains" All in the Family S2 E24 "Maude" Martin S3 E25 "The Bachelor