JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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In an OECD survey of 36 nations on people's perceptions of their living conditions, Japan ranked 21st in terms of quality of life; Australia, Norway and the U.S. were the top 3. What do you think of that?
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The Fukuoka mayor is banning public servants from drinking alcohol for a month; the Osaka mayor has declared war on tattoos on civil servants. What do you think of all this?
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Why do you think Facebook's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut?
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Which sport, when played well, do you think is the most exciting to watch?
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What's the difference between an average burger and a great one?
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- Business Teaching Positions - Part-time - Kanto Region
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥3,000 ~ ¥5,000 / Hour
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- National Relief/Substitute Teacher - summer start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥275,000 ~ ¥300,000 / Month
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- 営業パーソン
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tochigi
- Salary: ¥240,000 ~ ¥350,000 / Month Negotiable
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some14some
No sir, can't name 5 comedies, i'll accept Zero mark.
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smartacus
Actually, we were just talking about this the other day in my office (we goof off a lot) after somebody brought in some boxed DVD sets of Friends. My top 5 are: Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Happy Days (the first two seasons only), Frasier and Seinfeld.
Overall, I think the 1960s had some great comedies. Apart from my five listed above, I loved The Beverly Hillbillies and The Munsters, as well. MASH was good too when the 1970s came along.
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Brainiac
Batman (the 1960s TV series) is my favorite. When I saw it as a kid, I didn't think of it as a comedy, but now when I watch it on DVD, I love it. I also was a Get Smart fan. I hope Steve Carrell's movie inspires today's moviegoers to watch the TV series (think of The Craw and the cone of silence). What else would make my list? The Benny Hill Show, All in the Family and Frasier.
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Sarge
The Munsters, the Addams Family, I Dream of Jeannie, All in the Family, Friends.
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hoserfella
WKRP in Cincinnati. classic
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blvtzpk
Braniac, it's "Not the Craw: the CRAW!" (You know what I mean ;) )
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aintgottimetobl
Malcolm in the Middle,and you thought YOUR sons played up !!Everybody loves Raymond,his parents are classics.
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cleo
Monty Python, Only Fools and Horses, Friends, Dharma & Greg, Fox News.
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lipscombe
curb your enthusiasm, fawlty towers, simpsons, the office (UK), brass eye
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stanoue
Kath & Kim, Monty Python, Black Books, Rove (yes, I know he is a comedian not a comedy)
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cleo
I forgot Fawlty Towers!! Definitely in the top five, better scrub Fox News.
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greensatindress
French & Saunders, Ab-Fab, Frasier
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RedMeatKoolAid
BBC News just kills me. The Onion comes in a distant second.
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movieguy
No particular order:
Frasier Cheers Friends The Office (UK) Seinfeld
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movieguy
That's an arguable list even for me because I would be just as happy adding "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage" and "Arrested Development" to the list and taking out any of the others...
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GW
horsefella
i think mainichi cud use someone of Les Nesman`s ability right about now.
As for comedies how about Sanford & Son, All in the Family,Simpsons, The Two Ronnies........
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Pukey2
Roseanne, Golden Girls. As a kid, I loved Diff'rent Strokes (apart from the last 2 seasons).
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papasmurfinjapan
Some good ones already mentioned, but I'll mention them again
Fawlty Towers, The Simpsons, Malcom in the Middle, Extras and the all-time best comedy goes to BLACKADDER.
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papasmurfinjapan
Oh and yes, Seinfeld belongs in there too. My top 6!
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Nessie
Monty Python Fawlty Towers Arrested Development Extras Mash Seinfeld
WKRP definitely had its moments. Fraser? Never clicked with me. House MD has some of the wittiest and sharpest writing, but it's more of a drama.
For anyone who hasn't seen Arrested Development, it's a must-see.
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timorborder
The Young Ones
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knucklerap
Larry Sanders Show, SCTV, SNL, David Letterman, Newheart
Have never seen The Office (either U.S. or U.K. version), but am a big fan of baseball blogger Michael Scheur who plays someone named Moses, I believe.
Have only seen Seinfeld 3-4 times. Sanford and Son was tough to leave off (Gerry Shandling was a writer there) as was Cheers and Mash.
Can anyone understand the popularity of the Honeymooners? I utterly despised Jackie Gleason and would immediately change the channel if that show was on. Many critics have called it the greatest comedy ever.
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sailwind
Dang, everybody pretty much covered my top five classics. Monty Python, MASH and All in the Family. Two that were missed, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Carol Burnett show.
Latter favorites Cheers, The Cosby Show, Married with Children and Nightcourt.
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KaptainKichigai
All great shows. I would like to add Family Guy, Trailer Park Boys (from Canada, please youtube it) the Kids in the Hall, and godbless Nessie for mentioning WKRP. Mad about You had its moments, so did Family Ties.
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wilbur
seinfeld, simpsons, south park, munsters, addams family
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Sarge
Cleo - You also forgot Keeping up Appearances. And Fox News is only a comedy when they have Democrats on. Hee hee!
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bamboohat
Seinfeld, Southpark, Simpsons, Brady Bunch, Mash
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Sarge
"Brady Bunch"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Some Brady Bunch quotes:
Cindy Brady: I'm not a snitcher; I just tell it like it is.
Alice: If there's anything I can't stand, it's a perfect kid. And SIX of 'em, yecch!
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NICOLE77
Faulty Towers / Kath & Kim / Mother & Son ( Classic Aussie comedy ) / the Simpsons / The Goodies!!!
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Sarge
Honorable mention:
Dennis the Menace - "Hey, Mr. Wilson!"
Alf - "Get with the program, Willie!"
McHale's Navy - Captain Binghamton: "What is it McHale, what do you want, what, what, what?"
Lost in Space -
Robot: "Danger, Will Robinson, danger!"
Dr. Smith: "Oh, the pain, the pain..."
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NICOLE77
forgot Different Strokes-- 'What you talkin bout Willis'... loved that show ;)
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sailwind
Always thought the Carol Burnett show was the best for comedy. I was just reminder how it really was.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&resnum=0&q=tim%20conway&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#hl=en&resnum=0&q=tim%20conway&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv&start=10
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Ivespoken
Mad Tv/ The Simpsons/ FUTURAMA <--- my favorite/ Malcolm in the Middle/ Family Guy/
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UnagiDon
Only one of my faves not already mentioned is Mr. Show
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yabits
Many already mentioned are good, but my favorite of all time: Barney Miller.
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flammenwerfer
too many North Americans on here......
The Harry Enfield Show. Only Fools and Horses. Open All Hours. The Chasers War on Everything ( Andrew Hanson is the most talented man in Australia)
The Billy T James show.
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smithinjapan
Benny Hill, Faulty Towers, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Three's Company (the NA version).
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GW
how about Welcome Back Carter!
Without that show wud there ever have been a Saturday Night Fever.....whew time to run ha ha
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Sarge
smithinjapan - "Three's Company"
Dang, I forgot all about Three's Company!
Chrissy: "Eat your salad before it gets cold."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Mr. Roper: "I came up here to tell you it's three o'clock in the morning!"
Chrissy: "Thank you." ( closes door )
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Chrissy: "Jack, I have a two-part question."
Jack: "How is that a two-part question?"
Chrissy ( turning to Janet ): We both want to know!"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Mr. Roper: "Not in my building!"
Jack: "I swear, it will be completely platonic."
Mr. Roper: What does that mean?"
Mrs. Roper: Like you and me, Stanley.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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KaptainKichigai
hey, everybody loves raymond was pretty good, the king of queens, and how anout The Jeffersons> " Weezy!!!"
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RepublicofTexas
I guess, Seinfeld, Dead Ringers, SNL, the Office, 30 Rock, although Monty Python, is pretty good too.
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roughneck
Coupling, Friends, The Simpsons, The Cosby Show, Family Ties
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blvtzpk
So hard to limit it to 5. Sigh...but all these are worth repeated viewings:
The Simpsons Fawlty Towers Alan Partridge series The Bob Newhart Show/Newhart It's Garry Shandling's Show
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Spidey
Aaah yes, The Jeffersons is definitely up there along with Sanford and Son, Taxi, All in the Family and last but not least...Saturday Night Live.
Just to name a few...
S
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Sarge
"Alan Partridge"
That reminds me - The Partridge Family!
Reuben Kincaid: "Danny, come here."
Danny ( walks over to Reuben ): "Yeah?"
Reuben: "Go away."
Danny: "I need help."
Keith: "We know that, but Mom won't let us have you committed."
I went to school with the cousin of the guy who played Danny Partridge, Danny Bonaduce. He had red hair just like his cousin.
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Sarge
"Sanford and Son"
Fred Sanford: "You just dumb, son. You just dumb."
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MeanRingo
In no particular order I would say Simpsons (D'oh), Cheers (Norm!), Seinfeld (So Played), Mash (Incoming Wounded) and Southpark. All brilliant in their own way, but there are so many more great shows. And I'm always good to go with an Andy Richter production. One of these days your show will make it Andy. One of these days.
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gaijintraveller
Fawlty Towers and Monty Python are obvious. What about Dave Allen? Get Smart was also good. It is hard to get it down to five. There is also Hancock'd Hslf Hour, which did have a TV version. Spike Milligan also did some TC stuff.
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sarukaze
Family Guy.
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Betting
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zurcronium
Hey, no one has mentioned fox news!
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Betting
Fox news should be listed as a crime Zurc.
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RedMeatKoolAid
CBC is always good for a chuckle. Do Canadians have to pay for it, the way Brits have to pay for the BBC?
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zurcronium
OK Betting, what about O'Reilly show? That surely qualifies as comic relief for the slow lane crowd. Its funnier than the Simpsons, which is also not mentioned above. Simpsons cartoon characters however are more realistic than O'Reilly.
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Sarge
zurcronium - "Hey, no one has mentioned fox news!"
You missed Cleo's post and my earlier post.
"Simpson cartoon characters however are more realistic than O'Reilly"
Har!
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Nessie
Sarge, after your post, anyone who hasn't seen Three's Company now has.
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Sarge
"Three's Company"
Mr. Roper: I came up to shampoo your rug."
Chrissy: Why, does it have dandruff?"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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uperjer
the office (us) the colbert report alan partridge seinfeld kids in the hall
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Nessie
"Three's Company" [OUTTAKE]
Mr. Roper: I came up to shampoo your rug."
Chrissy: Why, does it have dandruff?"
Mr. Roper: No, but yours does!
hahahahahah
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uberloser
The Two Ronnies is missing from this list. Oh, and Kingswood Country.
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uberloser
Nobody has mentioned The Two Ronnies, Kingswood Country, and who was that British chain smoker with half a finger missing?
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timorborder
That would be the Irish chain smoker with half a finger missing - Dave Allen.
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Betting
"Nobody has mentioned The Two Ronnies, Kingswood Country, and who was that British chain smoker with half a finger missing?".
We're only allowed to name 5 shows uber. Two Ronnies, KC and Dave were all great though.
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rajakumar
Richard pryor,bob hope,jim carrey,george burns ,three stooges,kenneth williams(English), and bill cosby.
There many others too.
Making people laugh is not easy to do,but these comedians are really gifted to make us, crack up in laughter.
Hope more of our old JT readers, can do more funny posts,like they used to.
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realist
Fawlty Towers, One Foot in the Grave, Friends, Little Britain, Will and Grace and George Bush`s "State of the Union" speeches.
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