Sitcom moments where characters almost die or encounter horrible tragedy

[En Sabah Nur]

Nobody wants to watch a comedy for some tear jerking moment, but many of them have put something in there to get that touching moment. Half the time it just ended up being lowkey hilarious


Fresh Prince getting shot because Carlton had no common sense
George Jefferson getting stabbed by a chick in the alley
Carl Winslow falling into the lake ice fishing
Carl Winslow electricuting himself grabbing a lamp and going
Steve Urkel almost falling to his death after igniting a rooftop party in song and dance

 

[WesCrook]

 

[get these nets]

The "feel sorry for fatherless gang member" was sitcom writing.
In real life , Mr Evans would have beaten Mad Dog within an inch of his life.

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Good times had a lot of tragic moments:
JJ getting shot,
James dying,
Carl dying,
Penny being abused,
Thelma's nastass oatmeal

 

[WesCrook]

Good times had a lot of tragic moments:
JJ getting shot,
James dying,
Carl dying,
Penny being abused,
Thelma's nastass oatmeal

I'd be more than willing to tolerate this if I was her hubby.

 

[Ziggiy]

First thing that comes to mind is Trevor’s dumb ass bunging jumping off a cliff while proposing to Hilary.

 

[Take It In Blood]

Good times had a lot of tragic moments:
JJ getting shot,
James dying,
Carl dying,
Penny being abused,
Thelma's nastass oatmeal

There's an SNL skit about this

 

[Rollie Forbes]

There's an SNL skit about this

And a Camp Lo video:

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Didn't Dudley get sexually abused on Different Strokes?

 

[get these nets]

First thing that comes to mind is Trevor’s dumb ass bunging jumping off a cliff while proposing to Hilary.

Older members from Philly would tell you that this seems to be taken from a real life on air stunt turned death involving a news reporter.

 

[letti cook]

2 joints I hated as a kid:

Eddie getting jumped by the Dragons on Family Matters

TK from Parent Hood getting his eye beaten shut then Robert getting shot trying to keep TK from killing them nikkas

even as a kid, i was like fukk all that high road shyt....revenge

 

[Geek Nasty]

Never saw it but the Different Strokes pedo episode

OT there used to be a website called "Jumping the Shark" (where the phrase comes from) that covered all the sitcom memes. This was the "very special episode" meme.

 

[get these nets]

Didn't Dudley get sexually abused on Different Strokes?

They wrote the story that Arnold escaped and brought back help in time to rescue Dudley before it happened.

 

[Uncle Baby Billy]

I remember some drama with Eddie Winslow on patrol as a new cop, but I might be wrong.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Didn't Dudley get sexually abused on Different Strokes?

by Mr Horton the Bicycle Man.