| Frodaddyg said: So many great recurring jokes: "Her?" "Don't call it that." The nonsensical things they come up with for Bob Loblaw's name. My favorite line of his, though, being "I can do all the things Barry Zuckerkorn can do, plus I can skew younger." (A reference to Scott Baio coming in as Chachi on Happy Days, to be the "Fonzie for young kids". Brilliant line.) The repeated spots where Gob's/Franklin's song keeps getting popped back into places. The doctor's tape recorder, once when Steve Holt hits the tape button instead of CD on the CD player. The constant replaying of the George Michael Star Wars kid video. "Well, that was a freebie." The literal doctor. "No, it just looks like he's dead. He's covered in blue paint or something." The couple callback images they do to Lindsey's "what will I look like" business when they show the kids Michael and Sally (looks like a male model) and George Sr. and Kitty (looks like a potential serial killer) would have. All the shit they give Ann throughout the show. Like when Ann's mother meets Gangie and Gangie says "are you sure this isn't her sister?". As Ann's mother (you really gotta lock that down) says "what a nice thing to say" Michael is saying "what an awful thing to say, mom". ("Meet the Veals" is one of my top 5 episodes.) The MRF storyline paid off hilariously. George Michael showing Michael the video as he has to break his dad's heart. Gob. Just a fantastic idiot character. Will Arnett perfectly played a pretty much perfectly written character. A complete caricature of buffonery, masterfully handled. "Yeah, but where'd the lighter fluid come from?" "Michael, if you do this I will buy you a hundred George Michaels that you can teach to drive!" I could quite honestly keep talking about this show all day, every day. It's a masterpiece, and my favorite show of all time. |
One of the best delayed jokes was Ron Howard saying "but in no way are we disparaging Andy Griffith in this show" (not exact quote). It took me a good ten seconds to understand that line and then I just about died laughing.
Oh, and the "Daytime Desi" award show was another sly joke that took a few seconds for me to understand.
I just watched Meet the Veals again. That is a great episode. It took me a few viewings to figure out that was Ione Skye. Damn, she's still hot.
The George Michael Star Wars kid video was funny but the bit following it with Buster was the real brilliance of that joke.
"...oh, and he also liked Star Wars".
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