to move up and down
Samantha Bee’s line for the border
For quadruple threat Samantha Bee (that would be comedian, actor, writer and Daily Show mirth-maker), guest-starring on CBC’s new sitcom Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays not only gave her the opportunity to work with an old friend, but to also return to her Canadian comedy roots.
In Wednesday’s National Post, Scott Stinson takes a look how Charlie Sheen’s antics are another step in the move away from multi-camera sitcoms.
The sitcoms shown in this image: 1. The Odd Couple (which ran until 1975 on ABC); 2. Seinfeld (1998, NBC); 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977, CBS); 4. Sanford and Son (1977, NBC); 5. Night Court (1992, NBC); 6. Mr. Belvedere (1990, ABC); 7. Everybody Loves Raymond (2005, CBS); 8. Welcome Back, Kotter (1979, ABC); 9. What’s Happening!! (1979, ABC); 10. What’s Happening!! (1979, CBS); 11. The Cosby Show (1992, NBC); 12. The Honeymooners (1956, CBS); 13. Maude (1978, CBS); 14. Married … with Children (1997, Fox); 15. The Facts of Life (1988, NBC); 16. Chico and the Man (1978, NBC); 17. Will & Grace (2006, NBC); 18. The Golden Girls (1992, NBC); 19. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1966, CBS); 20. Good Times (1979, CBS); 21. Roseanne (1997, ABC); 22. Saved by the Bell (1993, NBC); 23. Charles in Charge (1990, CBS/NBC); 24. Home Improvement (1999, ABC); 25. Family Matters (1998, ABC/CBS); 26. Three’s Company (1984, ABC); 27. Growing Pains (1992, ABC); 28. Happy Days (1984, ABC); 29. The Jeffersons (1985, CBS); 30. Perfect Strangers (1993, ABC); 31. Lavern and Shirley (1983, ABC); 32. I Love Lucy (1957, CBS); 33. 227 (1990, NBC); 34. ALF (1990, NBC); 35. Family Ties (1989, NBC); 36. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1996, NBC); 37. Friends (2004, NBC); 38. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2003, ABC/WB); 39. Blossom (1995, NBC); 40. Out of This World (1991, NBC/syndicated); 41. Frasier (2004, NBC); 42. Webster (1989, ABC); 43. Full House (1995, ABC); 44. Diff’rent Strokes (1986, NBC/ABC); 45. Punky Brewster (1999, NBC); 46. Who’s the Boss? (1992, ABC); 47. Mork & Mindy (1982, ABC); 48. Taxi (1983, ABC/NBC); 49. Two and a Half Men (2011? CBS); 50. Yes, we forgot Cheers (1993, NBC).
The best quotes from Charlie Sheen’s Today Show & ABC appearances (Photo: ABC News/Reuters)
On being on drugs:
“I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen. It’s not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”
On how he avoids relapsing:
“I just don’t do it. I will not believe that if I do something then I have to follow a certain path because it was written for normal people. People who aren’t special. People who don’t have tiger blood and Adonis DNA.”
On himself:
“I’m tired of pretending I’m not a total bitchin’ rock star from Mars.”
