Thursday, December 4, 2008

Perfect Strangers

Okay, so this is a trip down memory lane for me. I totally forgot that this show existed, until I was following links around the Tubesphere and hit on a full episode. It's a really stupid concept, but in a way ingenious: rather than have a sitcom and add in a crazy distant cousin when the show tanks, START with the crazy cousin. But where the writing really is pretty lame, the show is really carried by the great performances of the actors. And I'm sure it had a formative influence on my weird sense of humor. I recommend this episode:



Give it some time, it gets funnier a little bit later. The Karate instructor manages to be really funny and memorable with just a few lines.

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