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The S1E1 Podcast

Join us every week where we’ll be picking a different sitcom and judging it solely on its very first televised episode. In doing so we’ll be challenging ourselves to erase any knowledge of future episodes so we can deliver an unbiased opinion. At the end of each show we’ll tell you if this is a show we would green light or cancel. Tune in to find out which mega shows wouldn’t make the cut, what forgettable mistakes we give a pass, and who started exactly where they should be.

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01:41:20

S1E1: Blossom

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/03/30

In the late '80s renowned television writer Don Reo developed a show based on the novel The Catcher in the Rye. The idea was to create a series about a wise-beyond-his-years, introspective teenage boy. NBC loved the screenplay but had one change, make theain character a girl. From this "Blossom" was born. Mayim Bialik was cast for the lead role and the Pilot episode was aired on July 1990 as a tester and after a little retooling premiered with a full season six months later. The show went on to have

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01:25:47

S1E1: Everybody Hates Chris

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/03/23

"Everybody Hates Chris" is a show inspired by comedian Chris Rock's memories growing up in Brooklyn. And even though everybody seems to love Raymond, unfortunately the same sentiment is not shared towards Chris. Although it seems odd to think that anybody other than Will and Jada could hate Chris Rock. The show is somewhat autobiographic but plenty of elements of the story have been changed for television. Real life Chris has a different amount of siblings and even grew up a decade earlier than what

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01:36:18

S1E1: Happy Days

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/03/16

It's hard to find a person that has never seen Happy Days. This iconic show which represented life in the '50s is easily regarded as one of the most popular shows of the '70s. Set in Milwaukee, WI we meet Richie Cunningham, an all American boy and join him in his day to day interacting with his friends and family. The show was met with moderate success but by its second season was already seeing a dip in the ratings. To counter this the show's creator, Gary Marshall retooled the format a bit

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01:12:48

S1E1: Live Bonus Episode (03/09/23)

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/03/14

In celebration of the release of our 100th episode, we decided to go live for the first time for a very special bonus episode. Here we go over some of our backstory, the story of how our show came to be, and take questions from you! (NOTE: This is the audio straight from the live video) CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON FACEBOOK www.S1E1POD.com Instagram & Twitter: @S1E1POD

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01:38:26

S1E1: Seinfeld

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/03/09

Seinfeld is without a doubt one of the biggest shows of all time. The show was widely popular throughout its 9 season run and somehow 25 years since its final episode still remains one of the most watched shows through syndication and streaming. Its modern day pop culture relevance is insurmountable. However, "The Show About Nothing" was nearly "The Show That Never Was". When the pilot was originally tested the results were overwhelmingly negative. Somehow the episode still made it to air and

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01:27:06

S1E1: Frasier

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/03/02

When you look at some of the greatest sitcoms of all times many either had a spin-off series or there were at least plans to make one. Cheers was no different. Only four months after the bar where everybody knows your name closed for the final time we found ourselves once again catching up with Dr. Frasier Crane. The producers of the new show didn't want the network demanding that his Cheers costars fill the first season with guest spots so they decided to take the character and move him as far from

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01:26:53

S1E1: Are You Being Served?

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/02/23

"Are You Being Served?" is a British sitcom that first premiered in 1972. The show is about the misadventures between the staff of the women's and men's clothing sections who are now forced to share a floor at a large department store. Inspired by one of the show's co-creators experiences working at a clothing store, this show was originally created as part of the Comedy Playhouse series. After the episode was already filmed the BBC actually chose to not broadcast the program. The pilot eventually

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01:30:57

S1E1: New Girl

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/02/16

"New Girl" is a show about a bubbly and quirky teacher in her early 30s named Jess who finds herself living in a loft with three men she found in an ad due to abruptly moving out of her old apartment after catching her boyfriend cheating. The show was inspired by its creator, Elizabeth Meriwether's experiences bouncing from Craigslist sublet to Craigslist sublet, for four years in L.A. when she was in her twenties. Originally working under the title "Chicks & Dicks" the show originally was meant to

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01:16:58

S1E1: Coach

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/02/09

"Coach" stars Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, the head football coach at Minnesota State University. He created a near perfect life for himself at the campus until one day he was stunned to find out that his daughter who he had barely seen over the last 16 years had decided to enroll there. Now Hayden is forced trying to balance leading a NCAA Division I-A school and being a dad. The show produced 200 episodes over its nine season run. As we find out, the decision was made to push the original pilot

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01:35:40

S1E1: Lucky Louie

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/02/02

A show that the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights called "barbaric". Lucky Louie was an HBO original that was a bit of a departure from most of their other programing. To start, the channel rarely made sitcoms and of the few this was the first that was actually recorded in front of a live studio audience. Lucky Louie was also without the constraints of traditional sitcoms in that it had no language limitations. The show stars Louis C.K. who plays a part time mechanic struggling to get

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01:55:29

S1E1: That ’90s Show

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/01/26

With "That '90s Show" we once again find ourselves hanging out (down the street) in the Foreman's basement. This time however the show focuses around Leia, the daughter of Eric and Donna when she decides to spend the summer with her grandparents in Point Place, Wisconsin. This show brings back all the familiar faces and locations of That '70s Show while also focusing on creating a new batch of characters to follow. This '70s spinoff succeeds where That '80s Show failed in using the source material

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02:11:06

S1E1: Curb Your Enthusiasm

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/01/19

Seinfeld is unarguably one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. But on it, the spotlight only shined on one of the show's two creators. With "Curb Your Enthusiasm" we finally get to see Larry David take the lead role on a show of his own. Here, he plays a fictionalized version of himself on this mostly improvised HBO original. The show has been critically acclaimed and been running for over 22 years. Despite that Larry would like you to lower your expectations when first watching it and not go in

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01:21:30

S1E1: Mike & Molly

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/01/12

In the modern television era we've seen couples meet in just about every situation you could dream up. In 2010 however, we were presented with a pretty unique origin story for TV romance when Mike Biggs and Molly Flynn met one another during an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. The series stars Billy Gardell (Bob Hearts Abishola) & Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) as two overweight people who both struggle with portion control all while falling in love with each other. Will this episode leave us wanting

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01:54:42

S1E1: The Golden Girls

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2023/01/05

From its debut in in 1985 all the way to modern day "The Golden Girls" has remained a staple in modern television. Despite the fact that the series finale first aired over 20 years ago the show manages to remain just as relevant in pop culture now than it was then. All this despite being a show about a group of older women. The show centered around a 4 women who all ended up living together in Miami after finding themselves either divorced or widowed, a concept that may not initially leap out at you

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01:29:38

S1E1: The Single Guy

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2022/12/29

The Single Guy was a sitcom starring Jonathan Silverman as a struggling New York writer attempting to manage his way through the dating scene. The show premiered in 1995 on NBC and was immediately thrown into its Thursday night "Must See TV" lineup. The show was given the opportunity of a lifetime when thrown in the 8:30 timeslot placing it right in between the networks two biggest hits, "Friends" & "Seinfeld". The show however was written-off as one in a long line of "singles in the city" sitcoms

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01:50:50

S1E1: Merry Happy Whatever

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2022/12/22

You would never be able to have an entire sitcom focused around a holiday like Christmas with weekly episodic television. A show celebrating the same holiday for 4 to 6 months doesn't make much sense. Fortunately, due to the Netflix format where an entire season drops at once it's a lot easier to make something like that happen. Unfortunately, the result of that is this weeks show, "Merry Happy Whatever". For whatever reason Netflix still hasn't been able to knock a sitcom out of the park. The show

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01:30:36

S1E1: Titus

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2022/12/15

Starting in the year 2000 "Titus" was able to accomplish something that seemed near impossible in the world of television... Test the limits on what Fox was okay with airing. This show which was based on the life and comedy of the shows leading man Christopher Titus was not afraid to push boundaries. In fact, there were multiple episodes of the show that either weren't aired or were postponed and aired out of order due to content. With all that being said this show isn't necessarily that edgy, it

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01:31:34

S1E1: Baby Talk

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2022/12/08

A show that George Clooney was quoted as saying was "a particular low point" in his career. "Baby Talk" was a television adaptation of the hit movie "Look Who's Talking" The show was created by Amy Heckerling, the writer and director of the original film and Ed Weinberger, who co-created such hit shows as "Taxi" & "The Cosby Show". The show was even originally slated to be called Look Who's Talking until it was determined that it may cause confusion with the sequel that would be airing concurrently

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01:36:34

S1E1: Grounded For Life

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2022/12/01

"Grounded For Life" was a sitcom that depicted a family where the parents had children early in life and are now raising three kids while in their early 30s. The show's original network Fox made the decision to cancel the show early into its 3rd season but then was picked up by The WB where it remained until the end of its fifth and final season. The show was met with mediocre fanfare through it's entire run from 2001-2005, but does that mean the S1E1 guys will feel the same? Find out as they do a

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01:57:05

S1E1: Charles In Charge

The S1E1 Podcast ·

2022/11/24

It would be safe to assume that a large percentage of people remember the show "Charles In Charge". The show ran for 126 episodes and had a very strong run in syndication. But despite being one of the more popular shows of the late '80s, if you were to start watching the show again from the first episode the majority of you would have a hard time remembering most of the cast. That's because after a first season of mediocre ratings, CBS decided to pull the trigger on the show. The entire cast, with

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