#predictable sitcom plots

[b. woods]

A relative or a friend comes to visit and annoys everyone

And one of the main characters fail to recognize how foul that relative/friend is.

 

[The Watcher]

Nosy member of the cast mishears a conversation they shouldn't have been listening in on. Hijinks and hilarious misunderstandings ensue.

 

[Taadow]

Nosy member of the cast mishears a conversation they shouldn't have been listening in on. Hijinks and hilarious misunderstandings ensue.

Three's Company did this every week.

 

[Taadow]

- somebodies boss is coming over but something outrageous happens, so they have to cover it up before the boss gets there

 

[Taadow]

- somebody goes to jail, rest of the cast has to bail them out

 

[Taadow]

- somebody finds a positive pregnancy test, so they have to figure out whose it is

 

[Taadow]

- random person dies, somebody asks a main character to do the eulogy

 

[EpicStoryTeller]

Side character is jealous of main character and spends the episode trying to out do the main character only to realize they have their own unique quirks.

Main character feels left out when they introduce a new friend to the group who gets along with everyone.

Main character thinks their best friend's s/o is cheating or is in to them.

 

[b. woods]

How could we forget the "pool hall hustle"?

 

[Ain't That Something]

The body swap episode, where to clashing characters switch bodies and learn that the grass is not greener on the other side

 

[Taadow]

Side character is jealous of main character and spends the episode trying to out do the main character only to realize they have their own unique quirks.

Main character feels left out when they introduce a new friend to the group who gets along with everyone.

Main character thinks their best friend's s/o is cheating or is in to them.

One at a time, dammit.

 

[Taadow]

- the "It's A Wonderful Life" knockoff where an angel shows a character what would happen if they died or did something different

 

[FTBS]

- somebody goes to jail, rest of the cast has to bail them out

Was gonna post this. First thing that came to mind.

You also got the one where a main character just happens to be related to or a friend of a friend of a celebrity. Or they manage to just randomly run into a celebrity.

 

[Taadow]

Was gonna post this. First thing that came to mind.

You also got the one where a main character just happens to be related to or a friend of a friend of a celebrity. Or they manage to just randomly run into a celebrity.

Good one.

Used to happen all the time...not so much anymore. Straight up concert in the middle of the ep. lol

 

[FTBS]

You also got the simp simping so hard and for so long that the girl that is way out of his league finally falls for him. Also known as the Urkel principle.