Perfect Strangers

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

So for the last few weeks we've been watching episodes of Perfect Strangers, now more than ever since the world has gone to shit.

Anyway, it's about as hokey as it gets but watching it again for the first time in decades, it's the physical comedy of it that impresses me more than the goofy one liners or sight gags.

Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker have really good comedic timing.

Anyway, that's all. It's fun mindless escapism, no more, not less, but right now it's a welcome distraction.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

I cannot tell a lie... I am enjoying rewatching this series.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Haven't seen it since it was on, but I did love it.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

I started rewatching it last year when I saw it was on Hulu. Holds up way better than I expected. Need to see if the entire run is on DVD.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

The first two seasons were good, but the way the characters just stagnated killed it. Same thing seemed to happen to all the Miller-Boyette sitcoms, actually.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

The first two seasons were good, but the way the characters just stagnated killed it. Same thing seemed to happen to all the Miller-Boyette sitcoms, actually.

Later seasons are definitely getting formulaic and too 'catch phrasey' I guess, but they're still fun.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Are these on a streaming platform, or?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

The whole series is on Hulu.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Stupid Canada.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

Yeah, I'm in a Bob's Burgers group on Facebook and the Canadians are always lamenting the lack of Hulu up there.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Yeah, I'm in a Bob's Burgers group on Facebook and the Canadians are always lamenting the lack of Hulu up there.

From what I know of it, it's the easiest way to get away from standard cable companies with the most cable-y content in one service. So, of course we can't get it. I've got to have Crave + HBO for 23 bucks a month, Netflix for 15, Criterion for 15, and Amazon for 10 to get things.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

"Don't be ridiculous" is all I can think of when somebody mentions this show. I fucking HATED this show when I was a kid. Does anyone remember which night of the week this was on and which shows were on the same night. For some reason, I'm thinking Wednesdays; it couldn't have been Thursdays because that was an absolute juggernaut for sitcoms (Cosby, Family Ties). Anyways, I remember despising this show and Who's the Boss? when I was growing up.

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

"Don't be ridiculous" is all I can think of when somebody mentions this show. I fucking HATED this show when I was a kid.

Me too! We only had one or two tv station growing up (I lived in the bush) and Perfect Strangers was on each day between two shows I really wanted to watch. Probably Doctor Who and Monkey Magic or something. So I saw a lot of it and despised every minute of it. That was, what, 30 years ago though.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

It was on Fridays. Part of TGIF with Full House, Step By Step, Family Matters, etc.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

It was on Fridays. Part of TGIF with Full House, Step By Step, Family Matters, etc.

It started on Tuesdays, before TGIF was a thing.