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[deriks]

I was re-watching some episodes from How I Met Your Mother yesterday, and I stepped into S06E04 - aka the episode that everyone runs with different methods to a place. Then we see this masterpiece:


Of course, the king of sitcom writing: Community. The buddycop thing with Troy and Abed always (ALWAYS) has greatness

#sixseaonsandamovie

Sitcom listing without Friends is not a good sitcom list. One of the most fun moments from the writers and actors are obviously the challenge to change apartments/get rid of the birds


Also, Chris Rock did so great with the "is she white?" thing that I'm glad is forever on TV

(they cut the video, but at the end of this scene, Rochelle says "and I hope that she is not white")

Spoiler: bonus

So, what great moments do you guys saw the we're just fun?

 

[epicnemesis]

The person who dropped Bob Labaw’s Law Blog in the writers room brainstorm must have broken productivity for the rest of the day. Really wish I was there when that idea light turned on.

 

[JetSetJustin]

I don't know if it counts but some of that stuff with Urkel in family matters seems like they were having fun. I mean when he transforms into Bruce Lee, I lost it.

 

[Sidney Prescott]

This happens a lot in Only Fools and Horses. Honestly feels like they are just having fun. You can notice some actors breaking character because they are trying not to laugh. Great show.

 

[Prison Mike]

Curb your enthusiasm you can tell parts where they are holding back laughing love that show

 

[Sidney Prescott]

Parks and Recreation is another one. I love when Aubrey Plaza is trying her best not to laugh at Chris Pratt. Just watch her here.

 

[deriks]

Parks and Recreation is another one. I love when Aubrey Plaza is trying her best not to laugh at Chris Pratt. Just watch her here.

I remember a presentation from the writers of Parks and Rec that one of them said "one of the best jokes ever was a improv from Chris Pratt, and as a writer I got mad that he did such a great joke that I din't think before" - referent to a line from Andy "I search your symptoms on the internet and it says that you may have internet connectivity problems"

 

[Sidney Prescott]

I remember a presentation from the writers of Parks and Rec that one of them said "one of the best jokes ever was a improv from Chris Pratt, and as a writer I got mad that he did such a great joke that I din't think before" - referent to a line from Andy "I search your symptoms on the internet and it says that you may have internet connectivity problems"

Andy is one of the best parts of the show. Apparently he was only meant to be a temporary character, but they liked Chris Pratt too much. He's great in that show. Just comes out with great lines, and has excellent delivery.

 

[teezzy]

The introduction, and handling, of Dawn Summers (Michelle Trachtenberg's character) on Buffy is the most brilliant instance of meta-commentary of the "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" trope that I can think of. The way which she was weaved into the overall arc of the story as it continued is nothing short of a stroke of genius.

Without going into spoilers: they intentionally introduce a younger sibling for Buffy without acknowledging it in canon, she just sorta appeared and all the characters acted as though she had been there the whole time, until her sudden appearance becomes integral to the plot in further episodes.

Chuck Cunningham Syndrome - TV Tropes

Generally, if writers want to remove a character from their ensemble, they will either kill that character off or put them on a bus (or both) to explain their absence. Sufferers of Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, on the other hand, simply disappear …

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I can't imagine a writers' room having more fun than that.

 

[Prison Mike]

Andy is one of the best parts of the show. Apparently he was only meant to be a temporary character, but they liked Chris Pratt too much. He's great in that show. Just comes out with great lines, and has excellent delivery.