# Funniest Sitcom Moments **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959 "2010-03-10T09:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/61 "2010-03-11T00:06:01Z")
I about lost it over the WKRP episode where Venus tried to convince Johnny they could be good “gone with the wind-ers” as Johnny tried to get out of a condo purchase… ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/62 "2010-03-11T00:24:59Z")
Blackadder 3, “Sense and Senility” aka the actors episode. Nearly everything. “Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends.” ROOOOAAAARunaccustomed as I am to public speaking… “Caesar! Caesar! Look out!!” Yeah. The whole damned episode. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/63 "2010-03-11T00:25:51Z")
> [@BMada](#): > > let me add a few youtube clips that are from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Not episodic. NOT SAFE FOR WORK clips! > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE6GC47NxgI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE6GC47NxgI) Dayman/Nightman > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5BYWt\_SM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5BYWt_SM) Devito Sex Tape > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xQSk-\_zh-0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xQSk-_zh-0) Dick Towel > > and finally the vulgar outtakes of Better Off Ted episode regarding HR memo error. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7Nz4bIwss](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7Nz4bIwss) The Dayman/Nightman scene was probably the hardest I’ve ever laughed at a TV show when I first saw it. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/64 "2010-03-11T01:28:30Z")
WKRP in Cincinnatti, the Thanksgiving episode, when they dropped turkeys from a helicopter, with predictable results. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/65 "2010-03-11T02:21:35Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ Rob fears the hospital mixed up his son with another couple’s, leading to a meeting with the other boy’s father. . . **Rats! You beat me to it!** Especially the big punchline, when Rob asks the guy why he didn’t just tell him (you-know-what), and the guy answers: “What? And miss seeing the look on your face?” God, that was a great sitcom. . ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/66 "2010-03-11T03:17:06Z")
> [@Jester](#): > > I like this clip from [Frasier](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxIBk1a3qdQ) so much that I just keep it bookmarked. Pure physical brilliance from David Hyde Pierce. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/67 "2010-03-11T03:33:13Z")
That Frasier clip was hysterical…and I never was much of a fan. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/68 "2010-03-11T04:10:53Z")
_“All right Mr. Kramden, for one hundred dollars - who is the composer of Swanee River?”_ We then see an absolutely priceless reaction from Jackie Gleason, followed by an answer that makes me laugh every time I think of it. I won’t spoil it for those who are unfamiliar. Go rent, buy or steal the Honeymooners episodes **The $99,000 Answer**. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/69 "2010-03-11T04:57:17Z")
So many funny sitcom moments. . . But one that had me absolutely dying was from _Cheers_: The backstory is that Coach had to renew his driver’s license. He decided to take the test in New Hampshire because he heard that test was easier. So there’s a phone call in the bar. Sam picks it up. Sam: “Hi, Cheers. Oh, hi Coach. Oh, you did? Oh, that’s great! Fantastic!” Hangs up. Diane: “Did he pass the test?” Sam: “No, he found New Hampshire.” ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/70 "2010-03-11T13:44:46Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > I particularly love the episode where Sam spends the whole episode reading War and Peace, to impress Frasier,(who dismisses it immediately), then finds out there is a movie! Very minor nitpick, but it was Professor Sumner Sloan, not Frasier. God I need a life. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/71 "2010-03-11T15:06:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Friends_. The Hanukkah Armadillo was classic, that’s for sure. But then there was the trivia contest that Ross refereed (“What is Joey’s favorite food?” “How many different ways does Monica sort hand towels?” “What is Chandler’s job?”). I just about died." Best part was the lightning round: “What was Monica’s nickname when she was a field hockey goalie?” “Big Fat Goalie” “Correct” I’m surprised nobody has yet mentioned [Macho Business Donkey Wrestler](http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=RzNUg_IcKrI&feature=fvw) from News Radio. “What did you mean when you said ‘Feel my skills, donkey, donkey, donkey donkey?’” ---
**Author:** ![Hrududu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Hrududu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hrududu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/72 "2010-03-11T16:05:42Z")
One of my favourites was from Father Ted. Ted and Dougal write a song for the Eurovision Song Contest. That scene is brilliant on its own. But for me its eclipsed by the video for their song “My Lovely Horse” [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg) ---
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/73 "2010-03-11T16:36:08Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > The Dayman/Nightman scene was probably the hardest I’ve ever laughed at a TV show when I first saw it. This one was good, but the one that really got me was Charlie in The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis. _“Guys, why aren’t the brakes working?” “Because I cut the brakes! Wild card, bitches! Yeee-haw!”_ I fell off the couch laughing. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/74 "2010-03-11T16:47:53Z")
Coupling made me laugh out loud on a regular basis. I think this one is my favorite: [Jeff and Shadayim. (starting at 5:00)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eil-VQSxYXY&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/75 "2010-03-11T16:49:02Z")
Most of Senfeld from about Season 4-9 is funny, but the most recent sitcom moment I remember really laughing hard at was during My Name is Earl. Randy found an old puppet from his childhood that liked to blurt out embarassing things about him. Randy and Earl had also recently discovered that their mom had cheated on their dad when they were kids. Randy’s dad walked up and the puppet started to tell him that information and Randy tore the head off of the doll to shut it up. Later in the episode he burned the puppet in the driveway. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/76 "2010-03-11T16:53:50Z")
Also from Coupling, when Jeff tries to explain why he has too many legs. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/77 "2010-03-11T16:56:28Z")
> [@BMada](#): > > Everybody Loves Raymond PMS episode where Ray tries to hug Deb and Deb wants to have none of it. Wasn’t that \*every \*episode? ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/78 "2010-03-11T17:31:12Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > C’mon people, no one has mentioned: > > What does a “Yellow Light” mean? I was just about to. Taxi, btw. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/79 "2010-03-11T17:40:43Z")
> [@Vihaga](#): > > This one was good, but the one that really got me was Charlie in The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis. > _“Guys, why aren’t the brakes working?” > “Because I cut the brakes! Wild card, bitches! Yeee-haw!”_ > I fell off the couch laughing. And that poor guy whos’ car was always getting hit. “Why is someone trying to ruin my life?!” But my all-time favorite Always Sunny moment (at least right now, it changes day to day) is Charlie’s [“Kitten Mittons!!” video.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCaTpFwcC9o) (and unlike most Always Sunny clips, this one is actually works safe! Astonishing!) ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959/80 "2010-03-11T17:41:02Z")
Trailer Park boys, the Samsquamch opening [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D7D36Pwb6kY/hqdefault.jpg "Samsquamch Trailer Park Boys") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7D36Pwb6kY) best part is that Julian doesn’t spill his drink. For those unfamiliar with the series Julian (The guy in the fur) is never seen without a rum and coke in his hand, never! (ok when he was asleep it wasn’t but usually he always has it) And of course the strangest, funniest, episode Conky! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qgxEzANxHw) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_sAlvyiKqg) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0uexsFsARo) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sitcom-moments/531959.md?page=5)