Election Coverage

Tuesday’s election coverage was boring.  Only Colorado voted this week and who cares?

Family Ties (Paramount Plus)

I watched an episode of this old 80s sitcom on Saturday morning.  Michael J. Fox dreamt that he had to help Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence.

Full House (Disney+)

I watched four episodes of this infamous 90s sitcom on Saturday.  In one episode, Jesse was fired from his band and replaced by Barry Williams.  (That was actually funny.)  In another episode, Stephanie was tempted to start smoking.  Then, I watched an episode in which Uncle Jesse was revealed to be a high school drop out.  (Loser!)  And finally, I watched a truly terrible episode in which Jesse dressed his baby sons up as Elvis so that they could win a Cutest Twins contest.  Seriously, this was a terrible show but I have a feeling I’m going to end up watching a few more episodes tomorrow.  It’s strangely addictive.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Hulu)

I watched four episodes on Saturday.  The Gang went on Family Fight.  The Gang went to the water park.  Wolf Cola turned into a marketing disaster.  And, Mac and Dennis battled the recession by giving out totally worthless Paddy Dollars.  I still crack up at the idea of Frank selling knives door-to-door.

King of the Hill (Hulu)

There aren’t many classic 4th of July episodes out there.  Back in the day of traditional network schedules, most TV shows were on hiatus during the summer and, as a result, Independence Day never got as much attention in TV Land as Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  That said, there are a few good episodes out there.  On Saturday, I watched the “Born Again On The 4th Of July” episode of King of the Hill.  From the show’s 13th season, it featured Bobby going through a religious phase and trying to stop the Independence Day rivalry between Hank and his neighbors.  It wasn’t the strongest episode of King of The Hill — for one thing, Bobby had already gone through a religious phase a few seasons earlier — but no matter.  Even the weaker episodes of King of the Hill are better than the best episodes of many sitcoms.

The Office (Peacock)

The Client, an episode from the second season, is not a 4th of July episode.  It’s the episode where Michael and Jan have a lunch meeting with a client that ends up going late into the night.  Meanwhile, at the office, Pam discover Michael’s screenplay for Threat Level Midnight and Jim organizes a dramatic reading.  Dwight announces that he has some left-over fireworks, which he and Kevin proceed to set off outside of the office.  That was enough for me to justify watching it on July 3rd.

Portlandia (Netflix)

This morning, I watched the 4th of July BBQs episode of Portlandia.  The Mayor had to find fireworks for the city’s celebration.  A couple tried to cycle through every barbecue in town.  A punk rock barbecue led to chaos.  I enjoyed it!  It was nice to see Kyle MacLachlan as the mayor.

Saved By The Bell (Tubi)

On Saturday morning, I watched the 4th of July “Miss Liberty” episode.  (There really aren’t that many good 4th of July episodes out there.)  The Malibu Sands episodes are always strange to me.  Why would Zack work a summer job?  Zack’s rich!

What I Like About You (Tubi)

Tubi has the first two seasons of What I Like About You!  The only problem is that they’ve replaced the cover of What I Like About You that originally played over the opening credits with his blandly generic, early aughts, girl group pop song.  Bleh.  The only reason I ever watched that show was because I liked that cover of What I Like About You.  Anyway, I watched an episode where Amanda Bynes wanted to have a party at the loft and Jennie Garth didn’t want her to.  All of the squeaky voices hurt my ears.