So many of the shows i watched as a kid don't hold up. This one does; it is arguably even funnier because you see how drunk and raunchy they are. And it has a nice mix of regulars and other panelists - so it's always familiar, yet always different. I agree the homophobic/ethnic stuff is pretty dated now — even…

I always thought the Julia Louis-Dreyfuss arc on "Arrested Development" was very heavily, um, influenced by this bit on Taxi, albeit she had a different disability:

I believe they are also considered more expensive to make, because each week requires a new set.

And a pretty good episode of AHP, The Creeper, was also done a few times as a radio drama.

Yeah, Serling was more part of the story. He stood on the sets!

The Best of Merry Clayton … is it any good? Should I use my mostly hard-earned money to purchase it?

The reason people don't like Skyler is because her character isn't that interesting. The show slows down considerably when it focuses on her. She has nothing that makes her a compelling person; she is either a victim, or a co-conspirator, but she is rarely steering the ship. Walt Jr. is much the same way. Whether…

If there is a difference, and I think there is, I think TGIF sitcoms and its predecessors were made for families (including parents), while these are just aimed for kids. I think that means a lot less watchability for anyone over 12.

One of the things that this episode does is give Jesse a reason to be a snitch. I believe he will. He doesn't burn the White's house down but I think he will Walt's.

Yeah, Jesse wasn't properly motivated to snitch at the beginning of the episode. He is now. This episode marks the turning of Jesse.

Also Jesse could have sprayed it.

And I would argue that the premise is that Walt makes one bad decision, that leads to another bad decision, and so on down the line. And even when these decisions work temporarily, they end up backfiring, because a) they soon are found out (like Jesse found out last night about Brock), and b) Walt's ego wants credit…

Yeah, I have to agree. And I really hope that doing the right thing, which is what Jesse will likely end up doing right now (meaning providing evidence against Walt), isn't the worst decision of his life. Certainly sticking around too long didn't work out too well for Mike.

Yeah, even if the DEA isn't on this, Hank is on the ropes now. The first four episodes will probably be him screwing up and getting screwed. By the last four, he will have laid out his plan and come back, baby.

I've never seen this show, so I can't comment on it, but I'm always stunned at how bad Disney Channel shows are, whenever I have to see them. (And when I'm with my family, I have to see them quite a bit.) I understand that I am not the target audience, but they really come across like soulless product, with their…

Great flick, and a cringe comedy pioneer.  Extras seems pretty heavily influenced by this.

Yeah, and making it worse it became a trope, leading to Webster.

This discussion misses a crucial aspect: Norman Lear. Different Strokes was one of the last big show from the Lear production factory.

Mary Hartman spin-off (and fake talk show) Fernwood Tonight caused a lot of controversy in its first week, when they had a guy plan a piano in an iron lung, and a segment called "Talk to a Jew." (Sample question: When is Barbara Streisand's next movie coming out?) Funny stuff.

Another vote for "Maude's Dilemma," which is notable because 1) it is probably just as controversial now than it was then, and 2) it is plot that would be very hard to do today, which throws the standard "we're much more enlightened now" tone of these entries on its ear. And, as comedy, it has its moments.