Every Great Sitcom Has This Same Weird Episode
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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@T1J
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
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@aumoelwal8375
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
This alternate reality thing is just so you can promote your t-shirt 3 times
@alecboi777
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
25:28 i guess you could say hes a bit Childish Gambino
@RobertBrownieX
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
You should have worn the green shirt. Joe Rogan as President 🤪
@Alfredoflrxsaucy2
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
This guy made a video on sitcom alternate timelines that came out 8 months ago?? It doesnt even seem that old 🤣🤣
@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
@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".
@MFNOVA-p5e
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
shouldve worn the blue.
@Deltastuff_9
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
No family guy?
@SleepyOctopus_
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Dude I got Deja vu watching this. I kept thinking I’ve heard this wtf, then I checked the comments to make sure it not crazy
@crazymonkey0518
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Kamala the good ending? Yeah right!!! 😂😂😂
@crazymonkey0518
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
You mean the good ending
@moonovae
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Remedial Chaos Theory is one of the best episodes of any TV show, ever. So good.
@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❤✝
@waitwhathuh
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Don't forget that EVERY sitcom has a Pyramid Scheme episode
@savednorwegian
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
But the Booobas!
@jasminem2346
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
thoroughly enjjo
@generalvic8250
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
If someone told me my surgeon is performing a "ritual" or has to have a lucky charm in order to be actually good, I'd just get out of there, those people are crazy
@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?
@zalcstera
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Community is my favorite TV show ever. Timeless show man.
@DJDigitalDamon
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Lois was a fantastic mother
@Eveuforia
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
my brain broke when you said kamala was president and that was the bad ending … ??
@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.
@essentiallyiloveonions
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
One has a beard one does not
@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
@QuickPair-u2z
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
10:21 but I love chaos ( usually). If only they got him earlier.
@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.
@DeezkneesHurt
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
“Flavor Flav wouldn’t be president right now” made my day so much better 😂
@tiatia8236
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
25:41 well he’s a year older than Annie but he failed a grade so they were in the same high school class and have been in school for the same amount of time.
@tiffanymarie9750
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Community being the weird ending tracks. All hail President Flav
@iampototo2540
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
18:53 Lois is also probably my favorite character cuz we share a birthday
@TheLesslKnowTheBetter
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
4:09 IS THAT BRICKS DAD
@Djdi_64
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
isn’t that the dad from the middle? 4:16
@MrMcCoffee
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
1:07 WHAT??? ABE THE MUDOKON IN THIS DAY AND AGE???
@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
@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.
@Walberg1234
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
4:17 it the guy from brick show that I forgot the name of!
@gthm494
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
The community segment confused me a lot I felt like you mischaracterized most if not all of them
@D3AD_JEE
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
I wish I could buy Malcolm in the Middle on apple so I don't have to stream it
@joetroyner
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
I liked this
@bhoduk
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Actually, scrubs is a guy that thinks he's fine. He is also known as a busta
@themiddleones11
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
The community episode is amazing until later when they tried to bring the darkest timeline back in I think it was the gasleak season
@TheGuyWithWifi
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Oddworld follow me noise?? Instant follow
@Rambo-BE
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Malcolm has another timeline where Hal becomes a druglord.
@MrLiberty-c8c
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Actually we got the good one with Trump…dont be a turd.
@konradarchibald
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
18:15 lmaoo this video is perfect 😭😭
@NightShift-2021
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Family matters(Steve Urkel) has this a couple times
@MCFoxJedi101
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
I love how they basically used a butterfly to explain the butterfly effect
@sakkasouffle
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Beth voiced Sadie Adler in RDR2 !!! (Alex Mckenna)
@cahaldoherty2444
May 19, 2026 at 9:50 am
Community had bad unlikeable characters and great writing
Very strange combination, I wouldn’t say it worked however we all made it to the last episode.