The Sitcom Study

Homer goes full Movementarian, Jack Tripper takes on Swami Rama Mageesh, and Leslie Knope provides helpful logistics for the end of days... This week's trope is joining a cult!
Here's what we're watching: Three's Company S3 E7 "Chrissy and the Guru" Charles in Charge S4 E16 Curing the Common Cult The Simpsons S9 E13 "The Joy of Sect" Parks & Recreation S4 E6...

Arvid makes a shady purchase, Carlton takes the law into his own hands, and Willis arms himself against a young Andrew Dice Clay... This week's trope is Getting a gun!
Here's what we're watching: Diff'rent Strokes S5 E5 "The Peacemaker" Head of the Class S5 E8-9 "Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors" Blossom S4 E9 ".38 Special" Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S5 E15 "B...

It's every Golden Girl for herself in a grueling test of stamina, plus Fonzie stuns the world with his Hava Nagila dance, and Urkel faces Winslow in the dance-off of the century... this week's trope is Dance Marathons!
Here's what we're watching: Happy Days S4 E8 "They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?" Golden Girls S3 E2 "One For the Money" A Different World S6 E19 "D...

This week we're looking back on our discussions of the greatest tool-based sitcom of the 90s and debuting The Al Borland GameTM, a new pastime based on knowledge of America's cuddliest ToolTime sidekick that's sure to sweep the nation... It's the Home Improvement Mixtape! With these segments from past podcasts: From Visits From The Ex: S2 E22 "Ex Marks the Spot: From <...

Tony Danza rides the waves, Mister Ed soaks up the sun, and Monica Geller has a fateful run-in with a jellyfish... this week's trope is Going to the Beach!
Here's what we're watching: Mister Ed S2 E23 "Ed the Beachcomber" Who's the Boss S2 E6 "Custody Part 1" Married with Children S3 E21 "Life's a Beach" Friends S4 E1 "The One with the Jellyfish"

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