What do you think the funniest moments on TV are? Can be a funny episode, live TV moment, commercial, etc.
For me the funniest moment of TV ever is from WKRP in Cincinnati from episode 1.7 Turkeys Away..... I give you the INFAMOUS Turkey drop.
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1499909/5115198 (http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1499909/5115198)
God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.....
The entire episode (http://www.hulu.com/watch/322/wkrp-in-cincinnati-turkeys-away)
Carol Burnette's spoof of "Gone with the Wind".
As a little kid, & even as an adult, I didn't have to get the joke to find that funny as heck.
For me personally, the pilot episode of Family Guy was predictable & disappointing in every conceivable way...
Except for that brief appearance of Mr. Koolade.
I couldn't stop laughing for ten minutes.
Super Karate Monkey Death Car!
This clip from Newsradio needs a bit of setup. Jimmy James' book tanked in America, but was a huge success in in Japan. So to capitalize on that success, Jimmy has the book re-translated back from Japanese into English.
And...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMZtdLra24E
Quote from: Rattrap007 on November 18, 2008, 09:24:37 PMFor me the funniest moment of TV ever is from WKRP in Cincinnati from episode 1.7 Turkeys Away...
And the truly scary part is that was based on an actual incident. :buggedout:
In addition to that episode, WKRPs Fish Story, with the fight between the KaRP and PIG mascots in the bathroom, the robbery of the stereo store while the remote broadcast is going on, and there was one episode where Herb has a romantic liaison with a woman who turns out to be his old college buddy, who was a guy. WKRP constantly left me in stitches.
An episode of Mad About You I found particularly funny was where Jamie's sister adopts a cat that turns out to be a baby Lynx, or something like that, and ends up terrorizing Paul and the dog, with one scene of both of them ending up on top of the refrigerator; Paul and the dog, that is. They called in a game warden who brings a tranquilizer gun, and the episode ends up having Paul make a run for it across the living room while the cat is holding onto his rear as the game warden levels the tranquilizer gun and fires; I think we can all see where this is going. :teddyr:
I'll think of some others.
In Living Color did a bunch of parodies of MTV stuff in one episode, I was in stitches through the whole thing. Here's a favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW0G1CxyvWA#
Every time you see me, the Hammer's on a roll
Even with my head, stickin' out the zipper hole
Bo Selecta's Michael Jackson NSFW!!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHgrIkPo3w&feature=related
My favorite live blooper happened on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show. They were doing a show about dating and had Helen Gurley Brown as a guest. She went to an area bar/club where they had set up hidden cameras and mikes. One of the cameras was behind the mirror at the main bar. Sitting right in the center were a dark haired man and an attractive blonde woman. Most of the time you couldn't understand what anyone was saying, but at one point the background noise dropped a good deal and at that moment the guy at the bar turns to the blonde and says clearly, "I'd really like to b*** you."
I was rolling. They quickly cut away, but came later back to show the guy sitting there alone. I guess the direct approach wasn't successful.
Another Newsradio great was when Joe and Beth were putting Mathew through a mock job interview to get practiced up for a real interview. The mock interview was based on a) Them not pronouncing his name right b) Them making him wait until he if frustrated and even canceling his interview once c) The clerical position he was applying for was in SPACE d) them testing him to see how dizzy he gets from them spinning his char about a billion times, and e) them asking him if he had his own nasa-approved space-suit. He even gets mad because the job in the mock interview went to someone else.
The one where Bill is committed to a mental institution is another great episode.
Can't forget the episode of 'Soap' where they hide Billy Crystal's mannequin and he starts using random objects and food in it's place.
As much as I can't stand the show 'Rosanne', they did have one of the funniest moments in TV: It seems the family was concerned that the boy (I forget his name) was spending A LOT of time in the bathroom (presumably going 'number three' ). The middle kid says: "He's been in the bathroom for almost three hours, , which means he's either really really GOOD at it, , or really really BAD at it". Comedy gold there IMO
Arrested Development had some really good lines. I particularly liked the one where the mother was looking for her medicine for postpartum depression, and someone said "But 'Buster' was born 33 years ago", to which she replies, "and that's how long I've been depressed about it". The episode where they burn down the banana stand is awesome also.
I never liked Dave Chapelle much, but his sketch about the blind Klansman was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Other than that, the time Benny Hill accidentally pulled off that lady's dress and she chased him around in her underwear while that crazy sax music played... :bouncegiggle:
Quote from: ghouck on November 29, 2008, 05:55:15 PM
Arrested Development had some really good lines. I particularly liked the one where the mother was looking for her medicine for postpartum depression, and someone said "But 'Buster' was born 33 years ago", to which she replies, "and that's how long I've been depressed about it". The episode where they burn down the banana stand is awesome also.
There's always money in the banana stand....
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 'Chuckles Bites the Dust' episode.
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants".
Drew Carey show - Drew made an office safety video, and his roommates did a little soundtrack editing, which came as somewhat of a surprise to Drew.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O64qZ3ODZ-s#
Del'boy and Rodney dressed as Batman and Robin.
British comedy gold.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hYq-Ljwov_s
Who could ever forget CAROL BURNNETS spoof of GONE WITH THE WIND and making the dress from the curtins and leaving the curtin rod in it
most of this seasons sarah silverman show finale about her and her sisters competing holocaust memorials
Whose Line's Party Quirks with Colin being the one who has to make sure that the person's gender is that person's gender
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman's famous dentist sketch on the Carol Burnet Show . . .
and, more recently, Bob Newhart's "Stop It!!" skit on MADTV. I laughed until I lost bladder control at that one!!
There's two tv shows that used to crack me up.
There used to be a tv show called "Soap", 1977-1981. Basically, it was a comedy that ran like a weekly serial. My favorite character was a guy called "Burt Campbell". There was a running gag for awhile where he thought he could make himself "invisible" and another where he was abducted by aliens and is replaced by an exact replica of himself who is really an oversexed alien.
Speaking of aliens, who could forget Al Bundy (Married with Children) and the little green men who stole his dirty socks and used them for rocket fuel! :teddyr:
Quote from: Silverlady on April 17, 2010, 09:14:47 PM
There used to be a tv show called "Soap", 1977-1981. Basically, it was a comedy that ran like a weekly serial. My favorite character was a guy called "Burt Campbell". There was a running gag for awhile where he thought he could make himself "invisible" and another where he was abducted by aliens and is replaced by an exact replica of himself who is really an oversexed alien.
Wasn't there also a weird episode where he bumped his head and couldn't remember who he was?
Not sure about that, Circus. I did a little reading up on the show, and in the article it says Chester Tate had some kind of operation and then developed amnesia, and as a result, can't remember who he is. I do kind of remember that ....
There was also a character called the MAJOR (an old man who seemed to think he was a retired military general or something) who always wore a uniform covered in medals. I do remember him having some kind of stuffed doberman pincher dog that he was always dragging around with him, especially down a flight of stairs! Remember, him?
I don't know the name of the television show, but I think it was British. I saw a clip, and I'm sure somebody here can identify it. Anyway, it was a game show where the three contestants have to answer questions to reveal portions of looping animated picture, presumably to solve something about the picture. Anyway, as the portions of the animated picture were being revealed, it had the unintended appearance of an animated character masturbating. It was just something you had to see to get the unintended comedic effect, but the contestants and the host were cracking up to the point of significant delays in the game. I wish I knew the name of the show so I could look it up, as it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen anywhere.
Quote from: Flick James on April 19, 2010, 02:17:31 PM
I don't know the name of the television show, but I think it was British. I saw a clip, and I'm sure somebody here can identify it. Anyway, it was a game show where the three contestants have to answer questions to reveal portions of looping animated picture, presumably to solve something about the picture. Anyway, as the portions of the animated picture were being revealed, it had the unintended appearance of an animated character masturbating. It was just something you had to see to get the unintended comedic effect, but the contestants and the host were cracking up to the point of significant delays in the game. I wish I knew the name of the show so I could look it up, as it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen anywhere.
That would be
Catchphrase with Roy Walker. My favourite gameshow of all time. :smile:
THAT'S IT! Thanks ever so much Circus. Now that was some of the best uninteded comedy ever.
For me it would have to be the Amanda Bynes Show, especially that black kid who played the Jamaican taxi driver.
I remember one time where he picked up the guest star and took the poor guy on a knuckle whitening ride. Then his mobile phone rings and it's his wife calling him because their house is on fire.
And he says, "why you calling me? You should call 911." and he hangs up on her!
Man, I just laughed until I couldn't breathe!
The episode of ALL IN THE FAMILY with Sammy Davis, Jr. as a guest star. Two scenes stand out:
* Before Sammy arrives at the house, Archie warns Edith numerous times not to mention Sammy's glass eye. When Sammy arrives, Edith gives him a cup of coffee and Archie asks, "Would you like sugar in your eye?"
* Sammy gives Archie a kiss on the cheek. This scene used to hold the record for the longest audience laugh in television history . . . maybe it still does.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on April 20, 2010, 09:46:20 AM
The episode of ALL IN THE FAMILY with Sammy Davis, Jr. as a guest star. Two scenes stand out:
* Before Sammy arrives at the house, Archie warns Edith numerous times not to mention Sammy's glass eye. When Sammy arrives, Edith gives him a cup of coffee and Archie asks, "Would you like sugar in your eye?"
* Sammy gives Archie a kiss on the cheek. This scene used to hold the record for the longest audience laugh in television history . . . maybe it still does.
:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: I remember those 2 episodes!
A couple of TV moments.
A number of years ago, on "Disneyland," there was a two-part episode called "Sammy, the Way-out Seal." The funniest moment being towards the end of the second part, when the dogs in town chase the seal through the town's supermarket.
We talk about ROTFL!, mostly figuratively, but this was literally ROTFL! My mother, younger sister, and I found this scene so funny, that we were literally rolling around on the floor laughing about what we saw on our TV.
Another moment.
On the original "Hollywood Squares," when the host Peter Marshall asked Paul Lynde, who was sitting in the center square, this question: "How many films has Vincent Price made?"
And Paul's reply: "Well, he made two or three last week."
Vincent, who was sitting in one of the corner squares, and seemingly taking offense at what Paul said, then said: "That's more then you made all year."
To which Paul, replied: "Well, some of us are choosy."
If anybody said anything after that, I couldn't hear it, because I literally drowned out the sound from the TV, I was laughing so hard.
Yes, those were the good old days.
Since BSK mentioned Hollywood Squares, it reminded me how much I really used to enjoy the show. :smile:
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Another one for me. To understand this, you need to know I had not seen "The Shining" at the time. Johnny Carson used to do primetime specials of the best moments from "The Tonight Show". One year I plopped down to watch the show and instead of the normal opening, a clip I realized was from "The Shining" started to play. I thought someone at the network had hit the wrong button and I wondered how long it would take to switch to the real show. So Jack Nicholson chops a hole in a door, sticks his face into it and says, "Here's Johnny!" and the show started. I can't remember ever laughing harder at anything on TV. Since I hadn't seen "The Shining", I had no idea what was coming. It was the perfect setup. Just a great moment.