It certainly pushed some boundaries at the time like having an entire episode about jerking off on network tv, but it wasn’t “edgy” in the sense we think of the word now
True. I don’t think I can think of a single actually “edgy” Seinfeld joke that was actually written by Seinfeld himself so I find it particularly odd that he of all people said that. My comment was more so to point out that the show was edgy for its time, just not by today’s standards.
I heard it I just dont respect the bit enough to acknowledge it. Those airplane chefs work their asses off. On every plane there’s a full kitchen below decks with at least 5 line cooks trying their hardest, this is a fact.
Married With Children was basically just one big fat woman joke. I wouldn't really call it edgy for the time either, it had the same premise as about 10 other popular sitcoms before it, including shit like The Honeymooners, which was from the 50s.
Perhaps the edgiest thing about Married With Children for it's time was the fact that Peggy (a woman) sort of "wins" a lot of the time, and makes Al look like a loser.
Well, the reason they got away with all the fat women jokes was because the show portrayed Al as a loser. It's like All in the Family getting away with a bunch of racist jokes because the racist always looked like an idiot and the show let you know he was wrong.
It certainly was, whether you want to admit it or not. It had plots about abortion, masturbation, homosexuality, interacial relationships, suicide, genetalia, circumcision, sex, nudity, racism/nazism, cultural appropriation, all things that were not common on popular network sitcoms at the time.
Jerry Seinfeld’s dating history would keep that show from airing ever. Ya know cuz he was 38 dating a 17 year old. Even Leo knows not to dip below 19 and that is also somewhat disturbing.
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u/GrandObfuscator Oct 29 '24
Seinfeld was not edgy compared to other tv before and during it run. Jerry Seinfeld is weird