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I don’t mean that the joke just isn’t funny, I want to know a joke that almost makes you want to fast-forward through the scene.

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Homage maybe, but not a spinoff :-)

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I'm stretching my rule as much as possible. I'm basically trying to exclude all characters that have already been audience tested. Parody is sort of included in that.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Ha ha, fair enough, I admire your determination to make this rule stick!

Another counterpoint though - Quincy ME. Oh course you could argue that it's not all that good even with Jack Klugman's crime solving coroner.

Oh, another one - Father Ted!

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I may have to exclude medical/investigative.

House, Sherlock, Columbo, Reacher, Lucifer

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Veronica Mars, Ironside, Chuck...

Arguably Fawlty Towers too?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah. Fatty Owls is named after the hotel.

Chuck is all about Charles Carmichael. (Streeeeeeeetch).

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Ha ha, fair enough. I see I've met someone as stubborn as I am ;-)