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By eddstarr At 03:41 On 16 January 2016 1939 Posts Timelord in Training	Headline News gotcha down? Take a break with "Psycho Dad"! I'm going to repeat something I heard as a kid and I bet you've heard this too - "some of the best shows on television have a 'show within a show' as part of the plotline". You know what I mean, The Simpsons were inside "The Tracy Ullman Show" until they spun off into TV history. Think about it, some shows are so good that the writers insert a "gag show" as a tool for quick laughs. My favorite will always be "Psycho Dad" from "Married . . . with Children". What makes Psycho Dad so much fun is you never actually see the show, you only hear the intro theme song. Love the way Al sang along with his hands as index finger guns. Sometimes he looked at Peg but he was thinking about Darcy, lol. Quote

By Mr Magic At 03:45 On 16 January 2016 13558 Posts	"killed his wife, 'cause she weighed a ton..." Quote Disable Sigs "If you think a 401K is your mother-in-law's bra size, you might be a redneck."
By eddstarr At 05:15 On 16 January 2016 1939 Posts Timelord in Training	I died laughing when Christina Applegate was clapping along with the theme song, and the look on David Faustino's face - priceless! Quote Disable Sigs
By pikachulover At 09:48 On 16 January 2016 991 Posts Fresh Prince	There are a few shows in The Simpsons itself like Krusty the Klown show and The Little Happy Elves. Quote Disable Sigs
By Vaporman87 At 12:41 On 16 January 2016 10515 Posts King of the Hill	Beavis & Butthead, like The Simpsons, was a show that started out as part of a different program... a montage of cartoon shorts (as was Aeon Flux). Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
By Mr Magic At 13:12 On 16 January 2016 13558 Posts	@Pika: And Itchy & Scratchy. South Park = Terrance and Philip Quote Disable Sigs "If you think a 401K is your mother-in-law's bra size, you might be a redneck."
By pikachulover At 21:43 On 16 January 2016 991 Posts Fresh Prince	That's right and there was also Gabbo and Worker and Parasite. In Miss BG there were shows called Fishy the Fish and Captain Shimmer. In Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Greg watched a show called My Buddy Buzz Quote Disable Sigs
By shakin steak At 00:58 On 17 January 2016 2173 Posts Turtle Powered	When The Simpsons was young and so was I, I wished they would make a real, standalone Itchy and Scratchy show. I think they did get their own Bongo comic book at some point. Vaporman87 wrote : Beavis & Butthead, like The Simpsons, was a show that started out as part of a different program... a montage of cartoon shorts (as was Aeon Flux). -end quote Can we count anthologies like Liquid Television? How about Chilly Willy as part of The Woody Woodpecker Show, then, or eddstarr's avatar Mr Peabody and Sherman as part of The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle? Or The What a Cartoon Show, which served as a showcase to pilot shorts and was the first place many of Cartoon Network's original series of the early 2000s were first seen. Of course, we can talk about anything. I just see a distinction between those that stand on their own, entertainment-wise, and those that serve more to develop characters or the world of the encompassing show. Quote Disable Sigs
By Ajimbo At 01:31 On 17 January 2016 243 Posts 8-Bit	The characters on Passions would sometimes watch Passions and they would sing the theme song. Quote Disable Sigs
By Vaporman87 At 02:43 On 17 January 2016 10515 Posts King of the Hill	shakin steak wrote : Of course, we can talk about anything. I just see a distinction between those that stand on their own, entertainment-wise, and those that serve more to develop characters or the world of the encompassing show. -end quote Yeah. Me too. Seeing the Simpsons mentioned made me think of how it and Beavis & Butthead started. How about Muddy Mudskipper in Ren & Stimpy? And of course, the commercials like Powdered Toast Man, and Log. Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
By eddstarr At 03:45 On 17 January 2016 1939 Posts Timelord in Training	Doesn't it seem to you guys that it's easier to suggest a 'show within a show' rather than create visuals?Audience imagination will always work in the shows favor. What makes "Itchy and Scratchy" outstanding is the degree of detail involved. Remember "The Itchy and Scratchy Movie"? The Simpson's team even took the time to create a trailer! Quote Disable Sigs

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