Approaches 100%.
If it is snowing in a sitcom it means …
…it’s Christmas, and we’re in for an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” where the show’s characters will play the various roles in the Dickens story.
A typical sitcom family consists of… (list the members and their characteristics)
- A slightly ditzy father whose source of income is never fully explained
- A mother who is usually the only sane person in the household
- Two to three children, usually of mixed sexes and usually one each from the following categories:
- A brain
- A jock
- The youngest (oftentimes a “surprise” added in the last season or two of the run) who magically ages 3-5 years in 1 summer.
The middle child will sneak out to go to a bar where…
he will meet a hot chick who he eventually takes home, and who turns out to be a weekend transvestite who works with his dad.
If a pet is prominent cast member it will at some point…
…talk in an overdubbed voice.
At some point, every member of the family, plus all of their friends, will take a vacation in…
Hawaii
Where they will meet …
Now: Dog the Bounty Hunter
Then: Don Ho
At some point in Hawaii the family will split up because…
Dad decides that he will teach his young son to surf, even though he hasn’t done it in at least ten years, and ends up in the hospital.
Meanwhile, Mom and the daughter…
Take hula lessons in extremely dense grass skirts.
The best way to end a telephone conversation is to…
Give a recap of the entire conversation and then hang up. Never can say “Goodbye.”
When a sitcom character turns on a radio or TV…
It will either be a top 10 hit if the show is a period piece or some newsflash directly involving the show like an …
…investigative report showing the dad, who was supposed to be at work, getting arrested for walking naked into a YWCA shower.
When the parents find a used pregnancy test kit in the daughter’s bathroom, they will…
Freak out for 20 minutes before the wife admits it was she who actually took the test.
When there is a power failure, all the characters will huddle in candle light and…
Blame each other.
When the plot involves a celebrity guest appearing as him/herself, the celebrity is usually…
Reminisce, setting up the infamous “clip show”.
See my post above for the next one.
…trying to “get away from it all” and see how normal people live.
When seated around the kitchen table everyone will be…
Summoned on false pretenses. Either a child is faking an illness or another character is using a ruse to get them to play at the school prom.
When two characters sharing a room or apartment cannot stop fighting, they will attempt to remedy the problem by…
Taping a line down the middle.
In a sitcom the furniture is arranged conveniently, coincidentally for the camera’s benefit, because…
The lead actress is pregnant in real life and they don’t want a baby in the show.
If a show tries to use current slang and popular things they will invariably …
…be so groovy and far out as to majorly date the show in reruns.
When a sitcom Dad is shown at work, he is always…