I've been thinking about New Year's Eve over the last few days. Has anyone else noticed that it went from being a TV holiday to being skipped over to fast forward to Valentine's Day? Let's explore the reasons to celebrate New Year's Eve on a sitcom, shall we?
What do many people do for New Year's Eve? They go out with a date, get drunk and, in general, act like a fool. It's expected. Isn't the TV sitcom the perfect place for this?
Take a show like Three and Half Men. The possibilities are endless. How about Charlie wakes up on the beach wearing a woman's dress and heels, but can't remember who's they are? Let's have Alan wake up in bed with Berta, the housekeeper. Better yet, let's have Jake walk in on the two of them in bed together. Now, this has possibilities, especially if the dress belongs to Charlie's mother, Evelyn. It's gotta be better than another Viagra joke.
$#*! My Dad Says has possibilities for a funny New Year's Eve episode, too. How about Vince and Bonnie set Henry up with a blind date for the night that becomes smitten with Ed? And she turns out to be a hooker? See, it's not hard to do. And, it would have to be funnier than some of the episodes of the show that I've seen.
I would do How I Met Your Mother, but that show only has one redeeming quality, Barney (Neil Patrick Harris). I would also do the sitcoms on NBC or ABC, but I don't watch any of them. The only comedies I watch on Fox are the animated ones and those have their own rules. And I'm pretty sure the CW doesn't count as a major network.
So, with a sad face at the lack of celebration on TV sitcoms on what is potentially a huge laugh riot, I wish you all a Happy New Year.
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