# TV Show cliches

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-cliches/202610>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 19, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-cliches/202610 "2003-09-19T15:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-cliches/202610/61 "2003-09-23T23:32:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Trion \*  
> \*\*Actually, I’ve developed a theory about that. See, I figure that the couch is pointed at the TV. Thus, my TV is connected to their TV and it’s through this connection that I watch the show.  
> \*\*

You’ve put waaaaaay too much thought into that theory. 😃

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**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-cliches/202610/62 "2003-09-25T16:39:29Z")

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Virtually every show that has a kitchen set and a living room set has a swinging door separating them.For example…“All in the Family”, “Golden Girls” and “Mad About You”.

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