CycleChat investigates - Dreadful sitcoms

[Hover Fly]

I’m trying to think of the name of one that was about milkmen, during the mid 80s, it was really terrible, “Confession s of a milkman” type.

 

[AndyRM]

I’m trying to think of the name of one that was about milkmen, during the mid 80s, it was really terrible, “Confession s of a milkman” type.

Bottle Boys.

It has to be seen to fully appreciate how bad it really is. It makes Mrs Brown's Boys look good.

Created by the same genius who brought us Love Thy Neighbour and Mind Your Language.

 

[matticus]

So this isn't the place to discuss "Only Connect"?

Correct.

This thread is for On The Buses, Mrs Browns Boys, and other similar classics.

Only Connect is a worthy show to be discussed somewhere, so I wish you luck finding your people. 👍

 

[Alex321]

Only just seen this thread, as people are responding to it again.

I'm not sure I have ever seen a full episode of any of the ones listed here.

I've seen a couple of part episodes of Men Behaving Badly, and loathed it. I saw a few bits of On The Buses when I was a teenager, and it just left me cold. The rest of them I haven't even seen parts of episodes.

Another one which seems to be getting a lot of loathing here though is Gavin & Stacey. I can't say it ranks among my favourites, but it is OK, and many millions of people (including my wife) love it.

If so many people laugh at it and enjoy it, then it really can't be bad.

 

[stephec]

If so many people laugh at it and enjoy it, then it really can't be bad.

Mrs Brown's Boys gets big figures apparently.

 

[Alex321]

Mrs Brown's Boys gets big figures apparently.

I dislike that one pretty strongly, but again, if it makes a lot of people laugh, then it is fulfilling the function of a sitcom, and isn't "bad", it is just not to my taste (or yours from the sound of it).

 

[AndyRM]

Mrs Brown's Boys gets big figures apparently.

It did. Briefly. It doesn't any more.

Measuring the success of a sitcom based on viewing figures is absolute nonsense. It's on at weird times for a reason.

 

[matticus]

It did. Briefly. It doesn't any more.

Measuring the success of a sitcom based on viewing figures is absolute nonsense. It's on at weird times for a reason.

Also, since Derry Girls finished, it's the only TV entertainment the Oirish get.

 

[Profpointy]

Also, since Derry Girls finished, it's the only TV entertainment the Oirish get.

for a rather nuanced interpretation of "entertainment"

 

[stephec]

Is it acceptable to say that you find the Holiday on the Buses film quite entertaining in an undemanding kind of way? 😂

 

[Alex321]

It did. Briefly. It doesn't any more.

Measuring the success of a sitcom based on viewing figures is absolute nonsense. It's on at weird times for a reason.

How else would you measure the success?

I suspect that what you are really saying is that you think it is crap, so the viewing figures showing many people disagree aren't a valud measure.

 

[Alex321]

Is it acceptable to say that you find the Holiday on the Buses film quite entertaining in an undemanding kind of way? 😂

Of course.

We all have different values for what entertains us.

 

[Drago]

Mrs Brown's Boys gets big figures apparently.

So does the Daily Mail.

In fact the demographics probably overlap quite a bit.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I realised that I haven't even heard of most of the sitcoms listed or added in the comments. I am now fighting the temptation to google them...

 

[Beebo]

Is it acceptable to say that you find the Holiday on the Buses film quite entertaining in an undemanding kind of way? 😂

Are you asking for a friend?