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Every Great Sitcom Has This Same Weird Episode

T1J | May 19, 2026



A surprisingly huge amount of sitcoms have a “what if” type of episode where they imagine how the world of our favorite characters could be different if different choices were made. I love this trope, so I chose three of my favorite “alternate timeline” episodes to talk about.

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  1. @T1J

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

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  2. @colosine

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    Malcolm in the middle also had another alternate timeline episode, one where louis is imagining having girls instead of boys and how different it would be, not exactly the same but still in that realm

  3. @bearwitty9690

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    You got me when you disregarded Trump but then lost me again when you didn't disregard Harris.

    Holding either to a higher standard than actual feces is, ahem, "regarded".

  4. @jtu0929

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"

    Jesus loves you❤✝

  5. @SarahGoldstein-p1q5j

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    Another one of my favorite examples from the alternate timeline trope is in Psych when Sawn thinks about what would’ve happened if he never gave Jules his jacket at Lassie‘s wedding because it goes to show how something as simple as a jacket can alter someone’s life because of those choices Jules and him break up and when they get back together, Jules has to learn how to trust him again and there’s also the added fact that now she knows that Sawn isn’t who he says he is and so he has to grapple with is she gonna tell or is she going to keep his secret?

  6. @joeg5414

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    I was so happy when Scrubs was done. I look just like Zach Braff and it was constant when that show was on. I haven't heard that in probably 15 years now. I have heard that I look like Dax Sheppard recently though.
    I think they're both goofy looking guys, so I don't exactly take it as a compliment🤣They are right though, I do like like both of them.

  7. @AliceBubblegum

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    Lois/Claire, Hal/Phil… I hate that type of dad, they want to be cool, friends of the children, give all responsabilities in their spouses' hands, just so the kids hate the moms who NEED to control and take care of everything. The house needs an adult, a responsible adult

  8. @pepesilvia429

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    Finally another Britta enjoyer! Gillian Jacobs' performance in seasons 3 and 4 is absolutely fantastic and makes me wish they didn't reel things back as much with the last two seasons. She always reminded me of myself, and seeing the direction they took her character, where she becomes more laid back but it leads to her being less respected by her peers, led to a lot of introspection for me, particularly regarding how much I would muffle my intensity/goofball nature to fit in to more "adult" social spheres like college and work.

  9. @BoboTheRedneckRescuePup

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    You would have rather Kamala be president I'm a statistics guy Donald Trump might not be the best person ever but he can run a country decently better than Biden anyways and honestly I'm pretty sure whoever the hell was getting Biden through the day would have had to done the same with Kamala anyways if she was elected

  10. @AReaderOfHorror

    May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am

    I read somewhere else online that the pizza episode isn't about who leaves, it's about who leads. whoever goes down to get pizza has more of their characterization show up in the group.
    Abed leads, everyone's a little more direct. They don't have the practice and goodwill built up to be that straightforward, though, so things don't go nearly as well. (Annie saying the dad thing out loud, with Jeff replying about the lip balm)

    If anyone else leads, Jeff is unhappy, bc he's not at the top. He needs control, and if he leads he feels like he has it, so he doesn't feel the urge to shut anything else down.
    Troy out front, things are more chaotic as a whole. Annie, everyone is a little more nosy. Britta? They're awkward and kind of rudderless, the same way Britta tends to just kinda…drift, if she doesn’t have a cause. And so on.

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