# Have you ever missed the entire run of a sitcom? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547 "2002-04-30T20:34:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kent4mmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@Kent4mmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent4mmy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/1 "2002-04-30T20:34:52Z")
After watching Boston Public last night, I found out that there would be only four more Ally McBeil (sp?) episodes. I somehow managed to not see any of them…not because I dislike the show, but because…well, I don’t really know. This has happened to me several times in the past as well. For example, I love Seinfeld but I never once watched the show during its, what, 11year run? Now I make it a point to catch the show on Fox (7:30pn & 11:00pm). Where the hell was I for 11 years and why did I not know about a show as good as Seinfeld?!? Another one would be M_A_S\*H. Not once did I see an episode during its run…only in syndication. These shows had good long lives but I managed to unknowingly avoid them. Has this ever happened to anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Sphinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Sphinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sphinx)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/2 "2002-04-30T21:01:50Z")
Hmmm, I thought I was the only guy on the planet who hadn’t seen a single episode of “Seinfeld.” For what it’s worth, I’ve never seen “Ally McBeal” or “Friends” either – too busy watching the Discovery Channel I guess… But I KNOW I’m the only red-blooded American male who’s never seen a single episode of Survivor! I feel like such a freak, but that whole premise (reality TV) just sounded stupid to me. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/3 "2002-04-30T21:09:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sphinx \* > \*\*Hmmm, I thought I was the only guy on the planet who hadn’t seen a single episode of “Seinfeld.” > > For what it’s worth, I’ve never seen “Ally McBeal” or “Friends” either – too busy watching the Discovery Channel I guess… > > But I KNOW I’m the only red-blooded American male who’s never seen a single episode of Survivor! I feel like such a freak, but that whole premise (reality TV) just sounded stupid to me. \*\* WRONG!! i’ve never seen any of these listed, and that is something i brag about! me? i watch PBS, Speed Channel and Comedy Central. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/4 "2002-04-30T21:31:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sphinx \* > \*\*Hmmm, I thought I was the only guy on the planet who hadn’t seen a single episode of “Seinfeld.” > > For what it’s worth, I’ve never seen “Ally McBeal” or “Friends” either – too busy watching the Discovery Channel I guess… > > But I KNOW I’m the only red-blooded American male who’s never seen a single episode of Survivor! I feel like such a freak, but that whole premise (reality TV) just sounded stupid to me. \*\* Hah! I’ve never seen a minute of Survivor, I’m male and American, and my blood is red. In fact I was recently visiting a friend and Survivor started to come on so I quickly paid my goodbyes. Until recently I thought that Survivor was that band that played _Eye of the Tiger_. I’ve also never seen _Ally McBeal_. Gotta plead guilty on the _Friends_ front, but I haven’t seen it in many years now and have no damned idea what’s going on, so it’s easy not to watch it. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/5 "2002-04-30T21:32:57Z")
I, too, missed original-run Seinfeld. Shame… I love the show, and have seen quite a few of them as reruns. Never seen a complete episode of friends, but several partials. The partials have made me not see any more! Ally, now, there were some fun Allys, but I don’t think the show should have ran as long as it did. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/6 "2002-04-30T21:48:31Z")
Most, if not all, sitcoms on CBS/NBC/ABC affiliates. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/7 "2002-04-30T21:56:21Z")
I haven’t seen a sitcom since the mid-'70s. I have no _idea_ why they let me moderate this forum. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/8 "2002-04-30T21:59:14Z")
Prepare to be shocked: I’ve never seen _Ally McBeal_ or _The Simpsons._ I’ve never seen _The Practice_ or _Law & Order_. I’ve never seen _Star Trek_ or **any** of its spin-offs or movies. I’ve never seen _Buffy_ or _Charmed_. I’ve never seen _Dawsons Creek_ or _Gilmore Girls_ or _Melrose Place_ or _90210_. I’ve seen _Who’s Line Is It Anyway?_ maybe twice. ---
**Author:** ![sim0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@sim0n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sim0n)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/9 "2002-04-30T22:00:20Z")
No TV for me. not the last few years, anyway. and only sparatic (sp?) network tv before that. so I haven’t seen a single one of most shows on today. I do have all of the Seinfeld’s recorded, though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/10 "2002-04-30T22:03:58Z")
I haven’t seen even thirty seconds of _The Cosby Show_. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/11 "2002-04-30T22:09:22Z")
I never saw an episode of _AKA Pablo_. Don’t cry for me. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/12 "2002-04-30T22:23:27Z")
None of those shocked me expect for The Simpsons, BiblioCat! How can you have never watched The Simpsons?! Tune your TV to Fox ASAP! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/13 "2002-04-30T22:32:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HoldenCaulfield \* > \*\*…Tune your TV to Fox ASAP! \*\* I never, EVER imagined I would see myself echoing this phrase. But for _The Simpsons_, you must. It’s kind of like if Hitler owned _Krispy Kreme_. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/14 "2002-04-30T22:55:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HoldenCaulfield \* > \*\*None of those shocked me expect for The Simpsons, BiblioCat! > > How can you have never watched The Simpsons?! Tune your TV to Fox ASAP! \*\* Thanks, but I’ll pass. I’ve seen enough of the "Tonight on ‘The Simpson’s…’ " bits to know it’s not worth my time. I’d rather watch a _M_A_S_H\* or _Seinfeld_ rerun. ---
**Author:** ![TigoleBitties](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@TigoleBitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TigoleBitties)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/15 "2002-04-30T22:56:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimboguy \* > \*\* > > It’s kind of like if Hitler owned _Krispy Kreme_. \*\* Where the hell did you come up with that one? And for the record…I have not watched ABC for the past 5 years and on NBC Law and Order CBS: CSI ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/16 "2002-04-30T22:59:48Z")
Never saw _Melrose_ place. Tried it, but didn’t make it past the first 10 minutes. Never saw a single episode of _The Nanny_, never saw an episode of _Full House_ (phew! I’m allergic to Bob Saget!) Never saw a single episode of _Twin Peaks_ (I think it had something to do with a scheduling conflict) Never saw _Family Matters_ and… I just looked at a list of sitcoms from the 90s – what the heck was _Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper_? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/17 "2002-04-30T23:04:27Z")
I have yet to watch more than 30 seconds of _Everybody Loves Raymond_. Don’t get me wrong, I _like_ Raymond, but just as a friend. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/18 "2002-04-30T23:06:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HoldenCaulfield \* > \*\*None of those shocked me expect for The Simpsons, BiblioCat! > > How can you have never watched The Simpsons?! Tune your TV to Fox ASAP! \*\* I’ll save my Fox viewership for _24_, thanks. 😉 I’ve seen **every** episode of that one. What, on **this** board, I admit to never having watched _Star Trek_ or any of its spin-offs and you’re not shocked? I was a little scared to admit to that one. > [@](#): > > It’s kind of like if Hitler owned Krispy Kreme. LOL, I don’t even know what that’s supposed to mean! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/19 "2002-05-01T00:07:22Z")
Of the aforementioned, I’ve never seen Twin Peaks (oh, but I wanted to. Damn bed time) 24, Law and Order, The Pratice, Gillmore Girls or Survior. I’ve also never seen: third watch, Alias, any reality show (expect one ep of Murder in a Small Town X), 6 feet under, Ed, LA Law, 30something, Providence, Freeks and Geeks, Smallville, Farscape, or the West Wing. Add about 80% of the so-called comedies made in the last 5 years to that. And though I’ve seen every episode of Star Trek:TNG, I’ve never seen an entire episode of any of the other series, including the original. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/20 "2002-05-01T02:58:21Z")
I have never seen an episode of Seinfeld, Ally McBeal, or Friends. There are others I am sure, but these are the ones I freak people out with. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547.md?page=2)