Some weeks in my Blast from the Past columns, I pick a subject, find my video clips, and then do descriptions of each, in brief or at length. Other weeks, the videos kind of speak for themselves. The latter weeks are easier! So, while combing my brain for ideas, I hit upon one that requires very little commentary from me: bloopers from classic shows of the distant and more recent past. I'm going into this not knowing how much I'll find, so let's discover together.
1. Happy Days, 1974-1984
2. Laverne & Shirley, 1976-1983
3. Mork & Mindy, 1978-1982 4. The Brady Bunch, 1969-1974
5. The Carol Burnett Show, 1967-1978 6. The Golden Girls, 1985-1992
7. Family Ties, 1982-1989 8. Friends, 1994-2004
And that's it for the weekend. See how easy it was? Heh. Happy Monday, everybody.
This week's edition of Blast from the Past was inspired by the movie Bridesmaids, which I got on blu-ray today. I finished the film--funny, but oversold, much like The Hangover--by watching the gag reel. If you like the performers in a movie or TV show, the bloopers can be spectacularly entertaining. And with TV in particular, you are very familiar with the performer and the character. So the bloopers seem even funnier.
So, I decided to raid the YouTubes, and see what I could come up with for some classic sitcom bloopers. And here we go. . .
First up is Friends, a 10-season classic. Second, The Big Bang Theory, a currently-airing show. But since this is from season 3, it counts as a blast from the past, I guess.
Next, is one of my favorite shows, Laverne & Shirley, with an unfortunately short clip. Naturally, Three's Company, the innocently dirty show that followed is next.
Frasier deserves a slot, given its longevity (I'm sure there are bloopers for parent show Cheers available too), followed by Two and a Half Men, before they killed off Charlie Sheen's character.
I couldn't leave Roseanne off the list. Or Will & Grace either.
And I could probably keep going with this. But since the Google Blogger interface is literally EATING the clips as I put them up, I'd better finish now before they're gone! Happy Monday!
As I've said before, I'm entertaining friends this weekend, so I don't have as much time to post. Strangely, I've found the time to post several new items. But, I'm going to use that excuse for posting this video!
If you are a DVD collector, you already know that the very best of the "special features" are the gag reels. Deleted scenes and alternate endings are fun, but nothing beats the foul-ups, bleeps and blunders. This is a great clip I found on YouTube of the outtakes from Friends. It made me laugh (many times). How 'bout you?
And one more, because I just can't help myself. There are more, but you're tech-savvy, you can find them, right?
And, because I'm incorrigable--and I loved this show--Fat Monica.
