Rugrats may be a show about babies, but it wasn’t necessarily a show only for babies. It was one of the quintessential family-friendly shows that appealed to all ages for different reasons. The fun and imaginative adventures the babies went through held children captivated and encouraged them to use their own imagination and creativity to…
King of the Hill may be on one of TVs most unexpected successes. The show follows Hank Hill and his family as they live their mundane, everyday life in Arlen, TX. Unlike many other adult animated comedies that came before it or aired since, the plot lines for each episode didn’t set off grand adventures,…
Eric Cartman Is known to have done many terrible things throughout the 26 Seasons of South Park. In fact, his most terrible acts tend to define him as a character. If you ask any fan of the show to name the most memorable things Cartman has done they would probably mention the time he lead…
Before she was starring alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023), she was giving a memorable decade-long run on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Aside from her recent portrayal of Weird Barbie, McKinnon has also proven to be one of the funniest female comedians today through her roles in Rough Night (2018),…
Family Guy has a torn reputation on the internet. It has been praised for its irreverent humor and clever writing, yet as the show has continued to run over two decades it has been criticized as “blunt and witless – contrived shock tactics delivered with all the subtlety of a supernova.” But, regardless of how…
The Simpsons is well know for its “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween specials, but these annual episodes are not the only times the show’s writers and animators venture into the realms of the dark, scary, and macabre. Throughout the series the Simpsons and the other citizens of Springfield endure nightmarish scenarios that would haunt most people…
It’s no secret that NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ has jumpstarted a ton of careers for comedic actors and actresses over the years, but what about the now-successful entertainers who were once turned down by Lorne Michaels and the show? Thankfully, these acts found their own way into the limelight and onto our TV screens in…
It’s well known across the internet that the Futurama is a smart show. Its writers not only made many scientific and mathematical jokes, but also held three PhD’s, seven Master’s degrees, and “over 50 collective years at Harvard University” between them. The intellectual jokes and degrees, however, weren’t what made the show’s writing so good….
Rick and Morty generally isn’t very subtle with its references. Almost every episode is named after a famous movie, TV show, or book title with either “Rick” or “Morty” inserted, the show’s concept is based on a spoof animation co-creator Justin Roiland made parodying Back To The Future, and quite often the show directly states…
The Star Trek franchise began in 1966 with Star Trek: The Original Series, and all these years later, Trekkies continue to obsess over the esteemed characters of the Starfleet. As unforgettable as the several series and films of the Star Trek franchise may be, it’s Star Trek‘s costuming that continues to astound Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike….
