Super Secret TV Formulas

Season 1

TV-PG
SuperSecret TV Formulas is a series celebrating the TV clichés that have had us talking back to our sets for decades. It's about the cute little kid who magically appears when the other kids on a show have lost their cuteness. The "very special" episode. The curse of the evil twin. The characters who sure acted gay but couldn't be gay The revelation after a season of plot twists that, thank god, it was all just a dream. The show looks back at the formula and folly of TV, the kinds of shows, episodes, characters and devices that TV execs returned to over and over. It's a mixture of clips and commentary from comics, actors, critics and TV insiders. A full-blown analysis/celebration of the important questions raised by TV: Was Scrappy Doo a NARC? Can a car have an evil twin? And why doesn't television have more singing cops?

Where to Watch Super Secret TV Formulas • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • Evil Twins and More
    E1
    Evil Twins and MoreTV cliches including the evil twin, the very special episode, characters who act gay but can't be, replacing hotties when an attractive character leaves a show, and "A Very Special" Family Ties.
  • The Very Special Episode and More
    E2
    The Very Special Episode and MoreTV cliches including the darling new teenybopper that arrives when a show's kids are no longer cute, the sexy woman that no one ever hooks up with, two characters trapped in a confined space, duos that argue constantly but still stay together, and "A Very Special" Diff'rent Strokes.
  • Let's Start a Band and More
    E3
    Let's Start a Band and MoreTV cliches including the annoying neighbor, dressing characters against type, unattractive men with hot wives or girlfriends, characters starting up a band, and "A Very Special" Facts of Life.
  • The Horny Kid and More
    E4
    The Horny Kid and MoreTV cliches including the character that gets amnesia, fat characters that provide comic relief, the precocious kid who comes on to all the girls, the episode in which the family goes on vacation, and "A Very Special" Punky Brewster.
  • One Boy Two Dates, Horny Old Ladies and More
    E5
    One Boy Two Dates, Horny Old Ladies and MoreTV cliches including crime-fighting critters, one boy with two dates, horny old ladies, “it was all just a dream", and "A Very Special" Gimmie A Break
  • Drag For A Day, Let's Get It On and More
    E6
    Drag For A Day, Let's Get It On and MoreTV cliches including flashbacks, characters in drag, sexual tension, wisecracking aliens, and "A Super Secret Salute To" Dennis Franz.

 

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