People Are Sharing Their Favorite Running Gags On TV Shows, And I'm Laughing Just Thinking About Them
This week in a viral thread, redditor u/djc8 asked, "What’s your favorite running gag in a TV show?" and you better believe fans came through with some absolutely EXCELLENT responses!
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So, with that in mind, here are just a few of the running gags that TV lovers truly believe never get old:
1.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
NBC
"Uncle Phil throwing Jazz out of the house."
2.The Office
NBC
"Michael Scott's unbridled hate for Toby."
3.Arrested Development
"This show is a masterclass in running jokes, but my favorite is the Bluth family’s reaction to Ann whenever she's brought up."
4.The Simpsons
ABC
"Mr. Burns referencing things from like 150 years ago."
5.Fraiser
NBC
"Never seeing Niles's wife, but getting hilarious descriptions of her."
6.BoJack Horseman
"Any time there's a banner shown on the show, it was clearly dictated aloud and the person entering it didn't know when to stop. Some examples include:
'Happy Birthday Diane and Use a Pretty Font'
'Happy Bat Bat Mitzfah Yes Use Two Bats Because She's a Bat'
'Mr. Peanut Butter's Housewarming Bash and Can You Send Me a Picture of the Banner Before it Goes Off to the Printer This Time?'"
7.30 Rock
NBC
"Kenneth being very old (and potentially immortal)."
8.Scrubs
NBC
"Rowdy the stuffed dog."
9.Modern Family
"Phil Dunphy's dad jokes."
10.It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
F/X
"I always liked the gag where they just have (and keep reusing) the same one camcorder and VHS tape, and any time they film something new over it, there are always bits of old gags from prior episodes."
11.New Girl
Fox
"Winston being terrible at pranks. He either goes way too big or way too small."
12.Seinfeld
"'Hello, Newman.'"
13.Parks and Recreation
NBC
"Jerry’s beautiful wife."
14.I.T. Crowd
BBC One
"'Have you tried turning it off and on again?'"
15.Bob's Burgers
"The names of the space rented next to Bob's restaurant always changing."
16.The Fairly Odd Parents
Nickelodeon
"'Dinkleberg!'"
17.The Good Place
NBC
"Jason Mendoza and his molotov cocktails."
18.SpongeBob SquarePants
Nickelodeon
"The French narrator! '2 hours later.'"
19.Boy Meets World
ABC
"The way Eric always says, 'FEENY!'"
20.Archer
F/X
"The password always being 'guest.'"
21.And finally: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"Whenever Jake responds to something even slightly dirty-sounding with, 'Title of your sex tape!'"
You've read their picks, but now it's your turn! What are some of your favorite reoccurring jokes on TV shows? Share your pick(s) in the comments below!
Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity. H/T Reddit.
