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Q: Can you think of a better sitcom idea than "My Two Dads"? Your mom's dead and she was such a slut, we don't know who your real father is.
--Charlie Triemert, St. Paul, MN


SG: You're right, that was pretty good. If that show came around 15 years later, there's absolutely no question that both of those Dads would have been gay. In fact, there's still time. But I don't think it cracks the top-five sitcom ideas. I always thought the best possible sitcom could be summed up in one sentence, followed by the subsequent sentence, "Comedy ensues." If it sounds funny in two sentences, it's probably a winner. The premise behind "My Two Dads" was flawed because, in real life, they would have gotten a blood test to figure it out. But look at something like "Diff'rent Strokes," which could be described in ten words:


"Rich white guy adopts two poor black orphans. Comedy ensues."


(Now that, my friends, is a great sitcom premise.)

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FYI: They did do a blood test, but no one had the heart to read the results.

I only have fond memories of this show...maybe the premise was not that solid, but the casting was great. Each cast member played their characters perfectly, right down to the judge.

Relax a little...I give it credit for trying something different in a time where sitcom plots were simplistic and straightforward. If Diff'rent Strokes was on prime time today, it wouldn't make it one season...especially since everyone would be changing channels to watch CSI or Survivor.

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rofl.......

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Oh, they were gay. They just didn't know it.

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She just loved two men it was not a crime. She KNEW one of them was the father. I am guessing she left her daughter to them both, because she just wasn't sure which one. That way, she picked the right guy. Marcy left because of the damage she caused to Michael and Joey's friendship. I have a feeling, that otherwise she would have stayed, told them she was pregnant, gotten a paternity test, and married the father. But then, we wouldn't have a show.

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