Waking up with a start as Joey drilled through the wall right next to his head
“The fifth dentist caved and now they’re all recommending Trident?”
“Could you be more out of my league?”
“I’m great at the advice… Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”
“All right, I took the [Cosmo] quiz. And it turns out I do put career before men.”
Any time he bumps into ex-gf Janice Litman. “OH MY GOD!”
“When I was growing up, I played the one on the far left.”
“Shovelly Joe!”
“Joseph Stalin is the Fiddler on the Roof!”
situation: pretty much entire episode with Sherilyn Fenn
NEXT: vintage TV scenes or situations that look really different today
Sesame Street, s1e1: Gordon, a teacher, walks home a new girl in school who isn’t sure of the way. They stop at Gordon’s apartment, where his wife, Susan, a nurse, has just made cookies, and offers the girl one. 1969, Sesame Street; today, L&O: SVU
Vintage TV scenes or situations that look really different today
Sesame Street, s1e1: Gordon, a teacher, walks home a new girl in school who isn’t sure of the way. They stop at Gordon’s apartment, where his wife, Susan, a nurse, has just made cookies, and offers the girl one.
2.1969*, Sesame Street; today, L&O: SVU
Cheers s2e1: Diane asks Sam to take her to a hotel that he’s never been to (with another woman); Sam pulls a Yellow Pages from his desk drawer and tries unsuccessfully to accomplish this task. (The joke being he’s been to a lot of hotels with a lot of women, even in a town as big as Boston.) Today he would use a smart phone to do this.
Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Raquel Welch (sang “I’m a Woman” with Miss Piggy) (“Double-you oh P-I-G”)
Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Raquel Welch (sang “I’m a Woman” with Miss Piggy) (“Double-you oh P-I-G”)
Buddy Rich – did a drum solo in his dressing room where he played everything in sight, then, as he proceeded to the stage, he continued to use anything in his path as a drumhead, including a ladder, a telephone, a chandelier, Dr. Bunsen’s head, and Beaker’s helmet. He also gets a karate lesson from Miss Piggy, and has a drum battle with Animal.