Sitcoms are famous for their low-stakes, agreeable, harmless content.
However, not all sitcoms have improved with age.
And while none is outright unwatchable, they are far more difficult to enjoy.
However,Friendshas its fair share of questionable content.
Frasierwas near-universally acclaimed throughout the 90s and early noughties, but several storylines are somewhat uncomfortable today.
Hopefully,the upcomingFrasierrevivalwill handle things better.
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6’Home Improvement' (1991-1999)
Home ImprovementwasTim Allen’s ticket to fame.
Tim is also a prominent example of toxic masculinity, particularly whenever advising his three teenage sons.
Scrubsis perhaps the best example of a show that used casual homophobia as part of its everyday humor.
No other show features more “LOL, that’s gay” jokes thanScrubs.
However,2 Broke Girlscrossed taste and decency lines with its numerous problematic storylines.
Vulgar, often deplorable, and featuring multiple problematic storylines and jokes,2 Broke Girlswas designed to be polarizing.
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The worst part was that2 Broke Girlswasn’t even funny.
The show’s terrible ending has also contributed to the overall decline of its once-mighty popularity.
The Big Bang Theoryfeatured an egregious amount of racist jokes.
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