# Unlikely story lines for TV episodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2000, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752 "2000-12-02T21:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/21 "2000-12-04T03:29:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dougie\_monty \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Any show with a gay character: Person is normal, not in the slightest bit funny, and doesn’t otherwise look like a model. > > Saint Zero, did you ever see Martin Mull’s gay character on _Roseanne?_ apparently the humor ensuing from his character (Leo?) resulted from the reaction of Dan, Roseanne, Roseanne’s mother, Jackie, and the others (all straight except for one woman) at the diner who dealt with him. The only other one I can think of offhand–and this is stretching it, I admit–is Smithers of _The Simpsons._ Am I accurate here? \*\* Implying that I might have watched Roseanne at one point is a fatal error. I refuse to watch anything labeled “Sitcom” on general principle. So, no, I didn’t see it. I do know that Smithers didn’t start out to be the “Gay” character, but has ended up being one. I’m glad he isn’t played for laughs, but…er… straight, so to speak. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/22 "2000-12-04T03:31:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Implying that I might have watched Roseanne at one point is a fatal error. I refuse to watch anything labeled “Sitcom” on general principle. So, no, I didn’t see it. There should be a smiley up there. ---
**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/23 "2000-12-06T05:30:57Z")
Pokemon - Ash instructs his pokemon in the tried-and-true technique of going for the 'nads. ---
**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/24 "2000-12-06T16:44:15Z")
South Park - The boys realize that it isn’t polite to curse like sailors. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/25 "2000-12-06T16:53:44Z")
Star Trek: Any series. The crew encounters a civilization in the middle of a serious technological crisis. The crew can’t solve the problem. Dang, they say, as they set course for a different system. ---
**Author:** ![Melpomene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Melpomene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melpomene)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/26 "2000-12-06T17:08:34Z")
**Any Show with Female Main Characters** A character who _gasp_ doesn’t want kids! _gasp_ Ever! I’m not talking about the whole show being about this, just having one female character who solidly stands in not wanting to get married and be a mommy. And NOT changing her mind when she “meets the right man” etc. etc. **The West Wing** The president gets assassinated. Don’t get me wrong, I love the show, I just think it’d be interesting. **Sabrina: The Teenage Witch** Sabrina accidentally makes everything disappear. For Good. **Felicity** and **Ally McBeal** Felicity/Ally stop pursuing meaningless relationships with idiot men and become lesbians. _Gawd I suck at this, but I need to up my post count!_ ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/27 "2000-12-06T17:12:35Z")
Ally McBeal: someone politely knocks before entering the bathroom. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xizor \* > \*\*The Facts of Life: The one where Tootie loses her … dreaded words appear on the screen: > _ **To Be Continued** _ \*\* And I thought I hallucinated that. Either way it was cool. Why do you think I started watching _Living Single_? ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/28 "2000-12-06T17:18:05Z")
**Seinfeld:** We find out that Kramer has been paying for his spacious NYC apartment by selling speed. We also find out that he was both Jerry and Elaine’s dealer. This explains why they still hung out with him and how they both stayed so thin. George, of course had no idea and is upset that he was left out. He proceeds to develop a nasty heroin habit just to spite them. **Friends:** Rachel reveals that she was moonlighting as a prostitute when she was waitressing. She had to do it to pay her share of the rent on her spacious NYC apartment. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@The\_Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/29 "2000-12-06T17:32:19Z")
Angel- Angel accidently stakes a collage kid involved in a live action game of Vampire the Masquerade. Buffy- Someone kills spike and buffy takes revenge for killing her pet vampire. Southpark- Doing something with Neuromancer (or another good SF book) like they did with Great Expectations. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752/30 "2000-12-06T18:18:52Z")
7 Days-- Whatever the lead guy’s name is backsteps to find whatever that Russian woman’s name is eating a ham sandwich. He buys a bunch of stock, makes a killing and never returns to the back step program. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-story-lines-for-tv-episodes/43752.md?page=1)