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Here's another Top Eleven list; this time it's Television Shows.
The Muppet Show
As I’ve mentioned before, I love the Muppets. This is the best television show of all time, period. It’s got laughs, great musical numbers, clever writing, amazing guest stars, and boomerang fish! Now, that’s quality television.
Dharma & Greg
I am both Dharma AND Greg. My mother’s a hippie, my dad’s a lion of Wall Street. (No surprise why they divorced.) So I can relate to D&G on several different levels. Plus I love Jane, the freaky chick who loses bracelets inside huge frozen fish and has Teller (of Penn & Teller) as a pet cat. Anyone want to go shopping with me as a Scouse hunchback who’s ‘ard of ‘earing?
Star Trek:The Next Generation
Brilliant writing, if a bit preachy at times. The first episode I ever saw was called The Outcast, about a race of androgynous people, one of whom falls in love with Riker, and the social repercussions their forbidden love brings about. Allegorical, socially conscious, and just plain cool. Data infiltrating the Borg through Locutus? Come on! Plus, it’s got funny holodeck scenes and Q! Get yer nerd on!
South Park
Fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck. You pig fucker.
The Daily Show/Colbert Report
I’m linking these two together because I consider it the Jon & Stephen hour. God, how I’d love to be the meat in a Jon & Stephen sandwich!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Breakfast Club for ‘90s teens. Plus, you know, vampires and stuff. Smart, poignant, well-acted. And Spike and Dru are the best villains ever, except for the Mayor. Sadly, it jumped the shark when it introduced Cousin Oliver… I mean, Buffy’s stupid kid sister Dawn. Oh well. At least the preceding 4 seasons were gold.
Robot Chicken
Jesus Smurfing Christ, what a great show! Seth Green and Matt Senreich are comic geniuses.
Friends/Seinfeld
These shows are linked together because everyone can quote every episode. But there’s a reason for that: it’s cos they’re both great shows! Our lexicon will never be the same.
Frasier
So smartly written and pretentious, it makes me crave Chateauneuf du Pape.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (with Clive Anderson)
Great improv can make you laugh for days. Props, a snarky host, and Brit slang only make it better.
Pop-up Video
I really don’t know why this isn’t still in production; it was the greatest show! It married music videos – television candy – with pointless trivia! How could it miss?
The following shows receive an Honorable Mention for having such a strong influence on my character:
Powerpuff Girls
Great cartoon that empowers little girls. (I am NOT Bubbles!)
Batman The Animated Series (w/o Robin)
This is what really made me a DC girl. Mark Hamill as the Joker, the introduction of Harley Quinn, and Alfred’s snarky comments had me hooked. (Of course, then my husband introduced me to the X-men, so now I'm bi-partisan.)
Batman Beyond
Same writers, same brilliance, but set several decades in the future. Bruce ends up what everyone knew he would – a bitter old man with a hell of a legacy. And Terry’s just the guy to run with it. Shway.
Animaniacs
There’s bologna in their slacks.
The Simpsons
Another eminently quotable pop-culture icon of a show. Also for good reason. (Although getting a bit long in the tooth now.)
I Love the 80s
So do I!
The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast of the Town)
Besides introducing the US to The Beatles, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Humphrey Bogart, Rudolf Nureyev, and Elvis, and, yes, the Muppets, Ed also introduced performers like Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald and Pearl Bailey when race was dividing the country. He was a pioneer and had great taste. (Most of the time. Sorry, Ed, plate-spinners don’t impress me.)
The Facts of Life
I actually wore my roller skates to school because of this goddamn show. Plus, where else can you see Molly Ringwald and George Clooney before they were famous (besides on Diff'rent Strokes and Roseanne)?
Law & Order
I’ve only seen a few episodes, but the ones I’ve seen were extraordinary. They just completely suck you in. One of the most well-done shows on TV. Plus it’s got the late, great Jerry Orbach. Too bad he doesn’t sing in French on the show.
M*A*S*H
I resent the fact that my ex-step-father made me a fan of this show, but it was one of the only good things about him. He taped every show (mostly in order), and would cut out each show’s synopsis from the TV Guide to paste on the tape case. War – what is it good for? A hit TV show, apparently. (And a sucky spin-off, but whatever.)
The Muppet Show
As I’ve mentioned before, I love the Muppets. This is the best television show of all time, period. It’s got laughs, great musical numbers, clever writing, amazing guest stars, and boomerang fish! Now, that’s quality television.
Dharma & Greg
I am both Dharma AND Greg. My mother’s a hippie, my dad’s a lion of Wall Street. (No surprise why they divorced.) So I can relate to D&G on several different levels. Plus I love Jane, the freaky chick who loses bracelets inside huge frozen fish and has Teller (of Penn & Teller) as a pet cat. Anyone want to go shopping with me as a Scouse hunchback who’s ‘ard of ‘earing?
Star Trek:The Next Generation
Brilliant writing, if a bit preachy at times. The first episode I ever saw was called The Outcast, about a race of androgynous people, one of whom falls in love with Riker, and the social repercussions their forbidden love brings about. Allegorical, socially conscious, and just plain cool. Data infiltrating the Borg through Locutus? Come on! Plus, it’s got funny holodeck scenes and Q! Get yer nerd on!
South Park
Fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck. You pig fucker.
The Daily Show/Colbert Report
I’m linking these two together because I consider it the Jon & Stephen hour. God, how I’d love to be the meat in a Jon & Stephen sandwich!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Breakfast Club for ‘90s teens. Plus, you know, vampires and stuff. Smart, poignant, well-acted. And Spike and Dru are the best villains ever, except for the Mayor. Sadly, it jumped the shark when it introduced Cousin Oliver… I mean, Buffy’s stupid kid sister Dawn. Oh well. At least the preceding 4 seasons were gold.
Robot Chicken
Jesus Smurfing Christ, what a great show! Seth Green and Matt Senreich are comic geniuses.
Friends/Seinfeld
These shows are linked together because everyone can quote every episode. But there’s a reason for that: it’s cos they’re both great shows! Our lexicon will never be the same.
Frasier
So smartly written and pretentious, it makes me crave Chateauneuf du Pape.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (with Clive Anderson)
Great improv can make you laugh for days. Props, a snarky host, and Brit slang only make it better.
Pop-up Video
I really don’t know why this isn’t still in production; it was the greatest show! It married music videos – television candy – with pointless trivia! How could it miss?
The following shows receive an Honorable Mention for having such a strong influence on my character:
Powerpuff Girls
Great cartoon that empowers little girls. (I am NOT Bubbles!)
Batman The Animated Series (w/o Robin)
This is what really made me a DC girl. Mark Hamill as the Joker, the introduction of Harley Quinn, and Alfred’s snarky comments had me hooked. (Of course, then my husband introduced me to the X-men, so now I'm bi-partisan.)
Batman Beyond
Same writers, same brilliance, but set several decades in the future. Bruce ends up what everyone knew he would – a bitter old man with a hell of a legacy. And Terry’s just the guy to run with it. Shway.
Animaniacs
There’s bologna in their slacks.
The Simpsons
Another eminently quotable pop-culture icon of a show. Also for good reason. (Although getting a bit long in the tooth now.)
I Love the 80s
So do I!
The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast of the Town)
Besides introducing the US to The Beatles, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Humphrey Bogart, Rudolf Nureyev, and Elvis, and, yes, the Muppets, Ed also introduced performers like Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald and Pearl Bailey when race was dividing the country. He was a pioneer and had great taste. (Most of the time. Sorry, Ed, plate-spinners don’t impress me.)
The Facts of Life
I actually wore my roller skates to school because of this goddamn show. Plus, where else can you see Molly Ringwald and George Clooney before they were famous (besides on Diff'rent Strokes and Roseanne)?
Law & Order
I’ve only seen a few episodes, but the ones I’ve seen were extraordinary. They just completely suck you in. One of the most well-done shows on TV. Plus it’s got the late, great Jerry Orbach. Too bad he doesn’t sing in French on the show.
M*A*S*H
I resent the fact that my ex-step-father made me a fan of this show, but it was one of the only good things about him. He taped every show (mostly in order), and would cut out each show’s synopsis from the TV Guide to paste on the tape case. War – what is it good for? A hit TV show, apparently. (And a sucky spin-off, but whatever.)
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