Highs:
Ma’s pretzels
attempt at machismo
Lilith’s first appearance
JENNIFER TILLY!
Candi and Gandi
bell for Carla
Norm’s toast
beautiful thoughts
wedding song
Lows:
intermittent bits of patter
Grade: B
Highs:
Ma’s pretzels
attempt at machismo
Lilith’s first appearance
JENNIFER TILLY!
Candi and Gandi
bell for Carla
Norm’s toast
beautiful thoughts
wedding song
Lows:
intermittent bits of patter
Grade: B
Highs:
long and hard
Road Runner discussion
sex, sex, sex, or sex
Love debate
pedestrian approach
filled…with…passion
passion
whatever
Frasier FINALLY saying what everyone was thinking
Lows:
Al
Grade: B+
Highs:
Woody’s book
ticked
5
ladies room meeting
Irving
Diane’s massive paranoia
heinous revenge
moldering in the grave
burst bubble
“Ode To A Cornish Hen”
outperforming chickens
Diane drenched
Lows:
unthinkable
Grade: A-
Highs:
Diane’s greeting
bleachbag
Diane amusing herself
Mr. Bobo
dead people w/o rouge
irritated shirt-buyer
Lows:
Diane’s denial
Sam’s rant
Grade: B
Highs:
really
boring the clientele
Al
Frasier’s observations
the map
note failure
Diane touched
Woody’s Mom’s dream
anger-incitement class
dollar-a-week
Lows:
long ending song
Grade: B+
Highs:
HUMAN sexuality
God-awful haircut
crossing guard
receding Woody
in the flesh
84 snakes
crazy idea
Diane on “Trevor”
Sam + Diane
music discussion
Lows:
Sam’s speech
Grade: B+
Highs:
the usual
tree discussion
sensitive Sam
money irony
too many cookies
inflatable book
The Sun Also Rises (every other page)
book lust
Lows:
opening
Basil book Exposition
tidy profit
Grade: B-
Highs:
a cat’s pleck
scream of remembrance
tap operation
Andy Andy
one hitch
Norm’s 2 cents
babes
hot pants
old time’s sake
choker
Sam the intellectual
a spot of tea
new opera
P with a P
smokin
pipe
Lows:
Diane’s attempt at unbridled lust
Grade: A-
Highs:
Igor
unfair lining
Unca Jack!
And I U
lower regions
classy nooner
Jo-Jo the DFB
Stuart’s nice try
escape route
Sam’s jealousy
Diane the Pooh
Blanche
skin and brain man
Sam’s perception
Sam’s victory
Lows:
Sam’s lie service
Grade: A-
Highs:
open wounds
Diane’s big fat nose
Joan + Davids
Al
found weight
Frasier’s exploding analysis
the janitor’s views on sublimation
tryst w/ cheez whiz
Lows:
eating bit
ending
Grade: B
Highs:
Woody’s first appearance
pens
empty little holes
there you go
hungry probing tongues
messy nuns
sign from God
Lows:
Rice
Grade: B
Highs:
Bologna
local Europe
a kiss
standing by Sam
goodbyes
Lows:
Coach’s joke
Carla’s song
Grade: B-
Highs:
Cliff’s little world
Diane-isms
redundancy
Rueing
Bef
Al’s suitcase
Lows:
Not enough highs
Grade: B-
Highs:
Intro
light bulb
slower chimps
something
flogging
stepping in
the word
chase
disembodied Diane
Lows:
anonymous
when Dianes attack
ending
Grade: B
Highs:
a buck (w/o croutons)
lumpy mother-in-law
wrong bus
butterfly
“You”
last year’s charity
hineys
Campfire Girls All-Stars
no A’s
toast tragedy
Diane’s tone
lack of proms
Diane’s victory
Lows:
Steve again
ending
Grade: A-
Highs:
troubled lips
smelly guys
snipe calls
…moronic prank
boo-tiful guy
Diane + Frasier
screwing to the wall
Lows:
Taking this long to fully incorporate Frasier
Grade: B+
Highs:
Intro
Carla’s gifts
excitement, pleasure, and happiness
psychosomatic theories
little Diane
the voice
Sam not gloating
Lows:
bad edit
horny as a hoot-owl
voiceovers
ending
Grade: B-
Highs:
not being episode 51
tips for Diane
Dark Ages time
test of love
Hester’s psycho impression
yes…yes…yes.
taking stock
pricing revolvers
ending
Lows:
A little too dark for a sit-com.
Grade: B
Highs:
padded bra
imposing
not listening
trace of bravery
Juan Torres
unnecessary killing
Diane’s revenge
Lows:
the very ending
Grade: B+
Highs:
shame
Diane’s escape route
roach cologne
ewww
Goldenbrook
pager
dueling “could”‘s
career opportunities in psychiatry
restrained Carla
Lows:
Part 1 again
convenient plot devices
Grade: B+
Highs:
cheeks and chins
Diane’s guilt trips
Carla’s timing
Coach’s positive affirmation
alms
Sam’s story number 2
Diane’s tone
Lows:
Diane’s bags
Grade: B
Highs:
quiet beers
accent
Cliff’s crate knowledge
Cliff’s warmup
Sinatra!
Sam Malone – Voice of Reason
grinding
clever childish bickering
ending
Lows:
the tip
stupid childish bickering
Diane’s sleaziness
Grade: B
Highs:
Diane’s vague stirring memories
Sam’s thinking cap
Diane’s football strategies
real men + Cliff
Diane V. football
Cliff’s muscle
Mountain Lily V. Black-Eyed Susan
DING!
Louis’s change of heart
karate
Carla’s belief
Sam’s non-over-acting
ending
Lows:
Cliff’s laugh
guest star’s over-acting
Grade: A-
Highs:
Non-jealousy
table scraps
cat army
untouched area
large teddy
PPCOP
blubbering
Dames Not Aggressive
Lows:
Coach laughing
Most of Coach’s input
Grade: B
Highs:
Harry again
ticket winner
absolutely no ultimatums
stupid V. drunk
Carla’s response
Lows:
Sam’s speech problem
Grade: B-
Highs:
candlelit dinner for two
Specs’s impression on Diane
cute noises
banter
padpenpenpencilpencil
smoking problem
glad death
pad
Lows:
coal
Coach over-acting
poorly-conceived and played out “message”
Grade: B-
Highs:
Sumner’s face
difficult explanation
subtle difference
Norm’s nose
Sam’s religious observation
available Sumner
Lows:
random battery
unbelievably recurring extra
Grade: B
Highs:
carving
Andy Andy again
Norm and Cliff’s heroics
carelessness
Diane’s random French
drive-in skill
WONDERFUL!
scene set-up
Norm’s clap
second show
Sam’s extreme concern
Lows:
Fake tv commentary
Grade: A-
Highs:
The Blubberbutts
Diane-retrieval
derogatory tense
naked reference
poor Sam
Sam’s duty
proposal/counter-proposal
Lows:
Ms. Blubberbutt voyeur
extreme Diane-ism
Grade: B
Highs:
gentle beavers
fair apathy
Bobby and Susie
two boilermakers, Wild Turkey and Bud
slow Thursday
Sam and Derek
sore buns
Coach’s monologue
Cliff’s plea
goodbye/goodbye/goodbye/goodbye…
romance discussion
mutual disgust
door crowd
nibble discussion
Lows:
Recycled Chuck
Recycled Part 1
blackboard torture
silence inability
a bit of overacting
Grade: A-
Highs:
voting/driving cars
gym note
Mr. Subliminal
irritation
wisdom
heavy sleeping
Lows:
Persistent invisible brother
Sound FX
Grade: B-
Highs:
possible Titanic survivor
Norm’s observation
Boggs
Carla being delicate
marriage leer
original vows
embezzling
Boggs’s head
Lows:
Bonanza
Epilogue…
freeze frame
Grade: B
Highs:
glands on hold
information
Harry part 3
free drinks
Diane’s bar
Philly
coolers and hoptoads
The Guy Who Brings The Money
runaway chatter
bad bluffing
good sinuses
itchy nose
ending
earning it
Lows:
feeling used
Grade: A
Highs:
Tip O’Neill avoiding Diane
Coach’s explanation
Federal Express
Sam’s ultimatums
Lows:
Cliff’s chin-wag
Diane’s over-enthusiasm
Grade: B-
Highs:
Anchovie stuffing
persistent numbers
cute coach
Carla’s cackle
Andy Andy
claws
hired!
Sam’s little torch
Sam and Diane being childish
Lows:
Ending argument
Grade: A-
Highs:
Harry again
past lover quotes
scientific proof
snivelling bigots
noble preposition
better than Vera
Lows:
Coach’s story
Carla’s baby impression
Grade: B-
Highs:
Rosie McGonnigle again
Diane’s speech
unflushable cats
using words
secretive cat
Diane’s cat story
ending
Lows:
pretzel eating
Grade: B+
Highs:
Coach’s classy hold
Rosie McGonnigle
Enthusiastic Diane/Reluctant Walker
One question
Norm’s sudden departure
Ending that’s still powerful, emotional(in a SITCOM, no less) and realistic after 30 years
Lows:
Punchy SFX
Slap SFX
Grade: A-
Highs:
Elizabethan Poet Night
confused Coach in sea of accountants
one-woman charades
801
THE PHONE
a good beating
Lows:
Norman Exposition
Seeing Norm in a toga
limbo time
frozen hallelujah
casual attitude toward sexual assault
ending
Grade: B
11/24/14: Upon further review, not as good. Grade: C+
Highs:
Improved tv reception
old hag
‘Another Christmas Of Agony’
gay guy w/ war wound
stud service
headkiss
graceful fellow
Sam and Diane together/making fun of each other
Lows:
Ending
Grade: A-
4/20/16: I LIKE the ending…take it off the lows. But it’s still Grade: A-
Highs:
One beer
Harry’s first appearance
clip joint (ruff!)
Impressionism
rejection criteria
voice problem/approval
anger management
first kiss/practical feminism
Lows:
Dave Richards
The Flintstones
some of Coach’s lines
brief cheerleader story
Grade: B
Highs:
Louise dying
Big Pig Eddie
“No…”
gathered inference
convenient cards
Diane’s majors
kid avoidance
Diane’s Way
convenient baseball
Lows:
most of Coach’s lines
Indian Studies
extended HBP bit
Carla’s therapy bit
ending
Grade: B-
Highs:
military brat
mime class
Magnificent Pagan Beast
close call
surprise hooker
sweat contest
advance apology
Diane’s first laugh
Lows:
Plenty of kinks to be worked out
too much Basil Exposition
too much pretension
too much too soon from Carla
Sam and Diane trying too hard
Grade: C
8/1/13: I think I was a little too hard on it because I was hoping it would be great. Nostalgia – it’s good and it’s bad. Grade: C+
ABSOLUTELY redundant and useless to watch if you’ve seen the movie ‘Sling Blade’.
And if you haven’t, you should.
Grade: B
1/17/13: “redundant” and “useless” should have been a hint to me that this isn’t good. Grade: D+
Highs:
Curly’s early arrival
long hallway
echo
Curly getting it
tearing off an arm and beating someone to death with it
scary face
Curly’s self-assessment
double lock
trombone talent
Lows:
knife-throwing
Wolfman escape
Hazel’s “friend rating”
Larry hesitation gag
ending
Grade: B-
Highs:
scaredy cuffs
the band
greetings
Curly’s swift recovery
half-stewed
Can o’ peas
animal crackers
candid picture
Puppo box
lemonade stand
turkey struggle
shhhhhh
ending
Lows:
running cigar gag
Prince Sham
Moe’s trapped nose
random gum
turkey conversation
bird gag
fight
Grade: B-
Like the informational aspect of ‘Antiques Roadshow’ but find the show itself just a bit too boring and lacking in any kind of excitement?
Like finding cool items at rummage/yard sales?
Wish they could somehow combine the two, add a live auction, and make sort of a fun/educational research show/game show hybrid?
They did. It’s called ‘Bargain Hunt’…look for it on BBC America or (more easily) on the playback device of your choice that gets BBC programs.
And watch out for bits of old tat.
-Puppy >.< Yip!
Highs:
custom-built second-hand tire
no mistakes rectified
convenient policeman
talking dummy
arthritis
Miracle Home
Muddy water
delayed bazoonie
finishing Curly
Ripley
Curly the goat
lesson taught
Jersey/New York
Scalin’ it
saw saw? saw
lend-lease
Curly and Bearded Lady
blubberhead
Lows:
Vitamin gag
Grade: A
Highs:
Borrowing a hair
shaving Curly
goodbyes
nearby city
Curly the calculator
his left pocket
wholesale arrows
aggressive cactus
the jackpot
Curly the innkeeper
termites
Lows:
Intro
chase
ending
Grade: B
Highs:
Curly’s muscle
inside looking out
helpful stranger
soap conversation
Willy Steel
beautiful watch
left-handed nails
scaring the linoleum
bred in old Kentucky
Maestro’s flourishes
cowardly tomato
surprise rabbit
Lows:
pitching out Larry
water gags
mice!
ending
Grade: B+