"Thank You God!": The Animal House Thread

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^^ the expression that put the humor in the mayhem

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The thing that surprised me most about Fletch when I watched it was how well it plays as a straight-up mystery thriller. At the risk of sounding seriously trolly, I'll note that I prefer it to The Big Sleep (speaking of plots that make no sense).

Also, we polled the films of Michael Ritchie a while back.

I've never seen the movie 'cause even as a kid I was like "Fuck Chevy Chase," but the book was a good California noir with some jokes.

I’ve never seen it for that reason, although it’s my dumb bias

I love when send-ups do a genre by the books so I’ve probably done myself a disservice

I've known two separate women who were enormous Bacon Brothers fans.

u sure they werent saying "butty"?

I really love "Fletch", a great saturday evening watch

I had no idea there was a TV spin-off of Animal House.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_House

When the most notable thing about your show is that Jim Steinman adapted his theme song into Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer For Love', you're onto a loser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWR94gcQX1o

i remember that

i liked this movie for a few weeks during high school. feel like it was really sold as "this is an important comedy movie" something that professional comedians, Lampoon types or Simpsons writers all held in high esteem but was kind of from an older generation for me to really relate to.

Belushi was def funny but imo the Simpsons/Futurama parodies are as good or better than the movie. ROBOT HOUUUUSE!

So weird how networks thought they could develop a prime-time series based on an R-rated comedy (see also: "Black Bart," based on Blazing Saddles, starring Lou Gossett, Jr. and Steve Landesberg).

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They even thought they could turn Jim Bouton's Ball Four into a series. They're very optimistic that way.

So weird how networks thought they could develop a prime-time series based on an R-rated comedy

because... M*A*S*H?

oh, haha, right

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore worked out OK...

what was that Fox show that was basically a rip-off of Ferris Bueller?

it was a PG, tho (and pretty different in tone nonetheless) xp

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

there was also a Ferris sitcom (featuring Jennifer Aniston!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_Bueller_(TV_series)

So weird how networks thought they could develop a prime-time series based on an R-rated comedy

because... M*A*S*H?

Also "Fame" ?

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

I have really fond memories of this show but am sorta scared to re-watch. it was pretty po-mo iirc

Fame was a solid 5-year hit on TV, but MASH became a juggernaut.

I have really fond memories of this show but am sorta scared to re-watch

Me too. I remember it being much funnier, and much weirder, than the Ferris Bueller movie (and, obviously, the Ferris Bueller TV show).

xpost also Hogan's Heroes

the 70s was a fucked up time. once i caught an episode of The Love Boat on tv and pure exploitation just two women in nighties w bits blurred out for modern broadcast.

well that was a loose (dumb) variation on Stalag 17. You might as well call the original Battlestar Galactica a Star Wars series.

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The Love Boat was based on the last scene of Some Like It Hot, iirc.

Well, nobody's perfect.

That or "Ship of Fools".

have we lol'd about VICE of all places publishing this nonsense yet

Eh, the absurdity of their "We're moral voices now - stop laughing!" schtick is just taken for granted at this point.