I was doing some research for the Schnauzer Logic podcast, where I am now the official television correspondent. I wanted to talk about shows that have been cancelled after rather short runs, when I came across a list of shows that got the axe after airing only once.
One show in particular caught my eye.
It was a British sitcom that aired once in 1990, and the premise was simple and rather clever; it was a send-up of the classic 1950's sitcom, complete with an arguing husband and wife team, nosy (you'll get the pun after you watch it) neighbors, and a horribly intrusive laugh track. Why did this seemingly innocuous show only see the light of day for one brief half hour 16 years ago?
Probably because the main character was Hitler.
And this is why You Tube is worth every litigious cent. After reading about this amazing lapse of judgment that is a sitcom, I HAD to see it for myself. And within two seconds, thanks to You Tube, I did.
You Tube: The Finest in Depressed Teenage Vlogs and Nazi Sitcoms, since 2004.
So without further ado, please enjoy "Heil Honey, I'm Home" (that's the name, I shit you not. The theme song will get stuck in your head. Try not to sing it outloud during temple)
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Congrats on your new job as a Television Correspondent! Only Jason could give a review of as Hitler sitcom. Oprah is in for some stiff competition.
But answer this: Why is the "Hitler in Spring Time" number funny in "The Producers"...but this is horrifying?
The only reason Oprah may have some stiff competition is that Jason has a constant boner.
>But answer this: Why is the "Hitler in Spring Time" number funny in "The Producers"...but this is horrifying?
fundamentally because Mel Brooks intent was to create the worst show ever (that's the premise of The Producers) and so he fully commits to a fully realized broadway musical about Hitler... tasteless but brilliant.
HHIH, on the other hand has everyone in on the joke... hey... we're doing a SITCOM about HITLER... get it? get it? its the difference between a Larry David improv on Curb Your Enthusiasm and a sketch on Saturday Night Live... one is committed and one is 'winking' into the camera
That analysis was a little too deep for me. Meanwhile please enjoy "Allahakbar Honey, I'm home"
http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/umunhum/371013
Was that a shark that this blog just jumped?
What about all the good things that Hitler did?
How come the Amish can forgive a mass murderer...but the Jews can't forgive Hitler?
Go ahead...flame me for asking.
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