Come Again?
I rarely watch the show Frasier, both when it was on and now that it's in syndication. I have nothing against Frasier, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves or Seattle. I just never got into the show. But every time that I flip it on, I see the same episode. It's uncanny. I always see the episode where Fraiser is fighting with the guy in his building and he unfurls the large American flag from his one floor up balcony and obscures Frasier's magnifient city view. I've probably seen 15 total episodes of the show (out of like 250, since it ran for like 12 years) and I've seen that episode like 5 times.
I feel like this happens with every show that's on TV. I assume that some episodes draw better ratings than others, so they play them more frequently. This makes sense to me from a network standpoint. It's got to be frustrating for the habitual Frasier, who has to sit through the same episode more often than any other. But it really pisses me off. The only reason I'm watching Frasier in the first place is because it's the one thing on the air that I haven't seen 46,000 times, and every single time that I flip it on, I see the same fucking episode.
Anyway, I got to thinking about shows, both ones that I've watched over the years and ones that I haven't. And for just about every show that I sat and thought about, I picked out an episode that I'd seen many more times than any other episode. Here's just a few:
Scrubs, "My Way Home": the tribute to The Wizard of Oz", where J.D.'s trying to get home and Turk needs a heart, Carla needs courage, and Elliot needs brains. This is an outstanding epsiode.
21 Jump Street, "Hell Week": the one where they're trying to solve the student rape case in the fraternity, and Johnny Depp pledges the frat to infiltrate. I remember a scene where he had to sort silverware quickly under penalty of death or having to wear white after Labor Day or something.
Seinfeld, "The Pool Guy": where the pool guy wants to be Jerry's friend. I've probably seen every episode of Seinfeld like 10 times, but I don't like this one
I feel like this happens with every show that's on TV. I assume that some episodes draw better ratings than others, so they play them more frequently. This makes sense to me from a network standpoint. It's got to be frustrating for the habitual Frasier, who has to sit through the same episode more often than any other. But it really pisses me off. The only reason I'm watching Frasier in the first place is because it's the one thing on the air that I haven't seen 46,000 times, and every single time that I flip it on, I see the same fucking episode.
Anyway, I got to thinking about shows, both ones that I've watched over the years and ones that I haven't. And for just about every show that I sat and thought about, I picked out an episode that I'd seen many more times than any other episode. Here's just a few:
Scrubs, "My Way Home": the tribute to The Wizard of Oz", where J.D.'s trying to get home and Turk needs a heart, Carla needs courage, and Elliot needs brains. This is an outstanding epsiode.
21 Jump Street, "Hell Week": the one where they're trying to solve the student rape case in the fraternity, and Johnny Depp pledges the frat to infiltrate. I remember a scene where he had to sort silverware quickly under penalty of death or having to wear white after Labor Day or something.
Seinfeld, "The Pool Guy": where the pool guy wants to be Jerry's friend. I've probably seen every episode of Seinfeld like 10 times, but I don't like this one
Labels: 21 Jump Street, Frasier, Scrubs, Seinfeld, TV
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