After Hours - How 9/11 Changed 90s Sitcoms Forever (Friends, Seinfeld)

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  • Friends, Seinfeld, and the rest of NBC's Must-See TV sitcoms were the pinnacle of TV in the 90s, then 9/11 happened and changed everything... forever...
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    How 9/11 Changed 90s Sitcoms Forever
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  • @jac0736
    @jac0736 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1022

    That reaction when two people who've watched Community realize they're in the same room together is the most realistic thing I've ever seen in my life

    • @kylekolek8335
      @kylekolek8335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Does Soren say Season 4 of Community? They talk over each other so it’s hard to tell but all the seasons take place in greendale so that confused me

    • @BerfOfficial
      @BerfOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Kyle Kolek yeah me too. Season 4 is the worst season (for many fans) so I thought that it is some kind of joke. But I don’t see what joke exactly.

    • @nickmorten1755
      @nickmorten1755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Maybe season 4 is the first season that states the shows location as Colorado

    • @kylekolek8335
      @kylekolek8335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@katieboucher1225 well said

    • @getpumped87
      @getpumped87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I've always thought Soren was streets ahead.

  • @Beriorn
    @Beriorn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1035

    "Wings did 9/11."
    - Katie Willert, 2017

    • @thomaspierce7518
      @thomaspierce7518 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Beriorn Believe it or not, one of the co-creators of Wings, David Angell, was a passenger on the plane that hit the North Tower

    • @Roserae16
      @Roserae16 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Thomas Pierce well now I'm depressed

    • @circuitboardsushi
      @circuitboardsushi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's no crazier than saying it was the US government (which people still believe)

    • @OaksCU1
      @OaksCU1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dammit McCartney

    • @viljamtheninja
      @viljamtheninja 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Planes did 9/11!

  • @maxwellschmidt235
    @maxwellschmidt235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    In retrospect, while the 90s created a great batch of sitcoms, taken as a whole they look like a sleepwalk of optimism. One aspect of the sitcom is that the characters must all be liberated from obligation outside the scope of the show. The 90s friends shows featured good pay and leisure time. The post 9/11 workplace sitcom gets darker when you realize that culture was catching up to the fact that the leisure class was shrinking. These sitcoms sought liberation in the meaning of workplace relationships, since leisure was shrinking for the gainfully employed. The other strain of post 9/11 sitcom features rather poor people who may not have much except for time.

    • @Spaced92
      @Spaced92 ปีที่แล้ว

      Working class sitcoms have always been a rarity and those that did exist were rarely "smart" comedies, I think of stuff like Frasier and NewsRadio and they were basically goofing around in their white collar jobs all day but they were actually more about work than most sitcoms before and afterwards. If you think about the stuff that was mostly relevant directly post 9/11 it was often around before 9/11, from cartoons like King of the Hill or The Simpsons, what else was there that King of Queens show?

  • @6pyke
    @6pyke 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love that the characters seem to be slowly realizing that they're on a web series and that their fates are fixed

  • @doctorvo9597
    @doctorvo9597 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2143

    2 After Hours in 1 month? This is the best timeline.

    • @crippledphoenix
      @crippledphoenix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I see what you did there. I love you.

    • @niceguy1052
      @niceguy1052 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shelf Strider Or is it? *duunn duunn dunnnnnnn*

    • @Kjleed13
      @Kjleed13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shelf Strider Donald trump changed everything.

    • @mikejohnstonbob935
      @mikejohnstonbob935 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      in that other timeline w/o 9/11, we wouldn't have had this episode!

    • @simei1
      @simei1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Community reference, nice!

  • @travisdk84
    @travisdk84 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1671

    I love after hours in a very deep intense way

    • @JudahMaccabee_
      @JudahMaccabee_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Can Doodle
      Me too when I fuck my gf, I close my eyes and imagine them

    • @davidbeppler3032
      @davidbeppler3032 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rogue-Spear-you sir, made me laugh out loud.

    • @johnsmith-ny2zu
      @johnsmith-ny2zu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      it would have been funny if when mike said that they did another clip from agents of cracked were mike and dan kissed

    • @willmueller4984
      @willmueller4984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can Doodle we all did

    • @benjaminkasson2587
      @benjaminkasson2587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's funny that cracked liked this comment considering what they did to after hours.

  • @ndx2k
    @ndx2k 6 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    It's a shame you didn't mention the fact that Frasier and Wings' creator died on American Airlines 11.

    • @Ayden_B
      @Ayden_B 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nolan Baldwin wait seriously?

    • @lotsoflogos
      @lotsoflogos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Ayden_B Unfortunately, yes.

    • @alstonprater4023
      @alstonprater4023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      David Angell

    • @nyx9875
      @nyx9875 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, that actually explains a lot.

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frasier SUCKS

  • @TheKeeperOfTheQuill
    @TheKeeperOfTheQuill 7 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    I can't believe you mentioned My Name is Earl. I love that show. Ending still leaves me peeved.

    • @Mikewee777
      @Mikewee777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Magic Skittles , it is implied off screen in a headline of "Raising hope" that he did finish his list.

    • @TheKeeperOfTheQuill
      @TheKeeperOfTheQuill 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I know. They make references to My Name Is Earl a lot on that show. The last episode was still a cliffhanger and we didn't get to see Earl finish his list. We got a conclusion but we didn't get to see it happen.

    • @terilefevers9673
      @terilefevers9673 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Magic Skittles My Name Is Earl and Wings are my two favorite comedies ever. Of course I am a comedy snob. Scrubs was terrific also.

    • @SeraphSeph
      @SeraphSeph 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maddie Hayday The ending of how I met your mother?

    • @Crystal-vv9vv
      @Crystal-vv9vv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wasn't the end of my name is earl supposed to mean his list will never be finished because he's done so many wrongs, it'll take his whole life to make them right?

  • @elisef8111
    @elisef8111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1532

    Finally another after hours this has to be my favorite Cracked series

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The rest of Cracked is just an endless series of spinoffs, like Joey.

    • @tamerafarly7666
      @tamerafarly7666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      SheWolf Is Here I love this and obsessive pop culture

    • @burfurds
      @burfurds 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Elliot's boyfriend Sean works at Seaworld in Scrubs. Meaning it takes place in either San Diego, San Antonio, or Orlando.

    • @2cleverbyhalf
      @2cleverbyhalf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder is my favorite.

    • @DerekPlaysChess
      @DerekPlaysChess 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Obsessive Pop Culture is #1 for me, but this is a very close 2nd. Side note, from back in the day, check them out on Let's talk about something more interesting from the Live Prude Girls channel.

  • @nswiese
    @nswiese 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1702

    Solid episode, I'd give it a 9/11.

    • @louip11913
      @louip11913 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nater boo

    • @dancarter7581
      @dancarter7581 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Dude that is the hardest I have laughed in ages

    • @JLE8811
      @JLE8811 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nater awe too soon man

    • @FREEGEMS
      @FREEGEMS 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      J Egner Not at all lmao

    • @danerook
      @danerook 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nater Not funny

  • @angelicapalmore1234
    @angelicapalmore1234 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    You guys should do an After Hours on why every book series set in a dystopian universe is essentially the same.

    • @justinbelt6693
      @justinbelt6693 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The same, how? I mean they are diffrent stories set in dystopian worlds. The dystopian part will always be the same, that's how term definitions work. Now irregardless of the story, at some point the protagonist will at least attempt to overthrow, or break free from his/her oppressors. I don't think dystopia can be just a casual background setting. Now, if you wanted to point out that most agrarian societies portrayed in cenima turn out to be truly dystopic I could see that as a very interesting episode. Or....or, the fact that people can't accept agraria and will imagine conflict and struggle, and in some cases create it, just to cope.

  • @whateverlolawants
    @whateverlolawants 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    One of the most impactful things about 9/11, to me (then a HS sophomore) was that most victims died at work, with their coworkers (with notable exceptions, like the plane passengers.) What followed, culturally, was an emphasis on banding together and appreciating the simple things. Perhaps this is a subtle reason why workplace comedies became so popular. As I wrote in my blog 15 years later:
    "It’s hard to explain how that idea impacts me, but I suppose one way is that I believe work is an important part of one’s life, and if it’s bad, you should look for something else, because life could be short. And that you might die next to your coworkers (or they might save your life), and you should always honor them as fellow people. Life includes work and work includes YOU - you shouldn’t just have to turn in your personality and your happiness for 8 hours a day and become a robot. Perhaps this idea, subconscious or not, shaped how my generation now approaches their careers."

    • @ericshippie1563
      @ericshippie1563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wow. Thank you for that. U r right. Life is short, 8 hours a day is as long time to b unhappy. It has been an on going problem we with me. But anyways ty lola

    • @Kairi1416
      @Kairi1416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think this is the most important take on this subject. Thank you for bringing it up.

    • @ethanjobson3879
      @ethanjobson3879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This explains why people like Michael Scott so much. Despite all his flaws, he does at least want everyone to enjoy themselves.

    • @majorkramer
      @majorkramer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's unrealistic to think life is short when living in a country who's government has no regrets or regards for human life. This internal attacked & false flag was the ultimate realization that popped the bubble metaphorically speaking to all Americans. Everyone who felt safe & everyone in denial who loves their country had to come to terms with such an outrageous crime against themselves & their countries freedoms. Loved ones, strangers & hero's that were there that day paid the ultimate price while the Republican & Liberal party did everything in their power to prevent justice & transparency. Anyone in their right mind who thinks or knows better is called out as a conspiracy theorists by the same scum bags who refused to do a proper investigation.

  • @terriblej6107
    @terriblej6107 7 ปีที่แล้ว +765

    Is it just me or when Soren says "Mad about You" it sounds like "Mad about Jew"?

    • @patrickmike2524
      @patrickmike2524 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Terrible J I had to scroll throu because I knew someone else had to think the same

    • @OverdramaticAngel
      @OverdramaticAngel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Terrible J Not just you.

    • @sdgdhpmbp
      @sdgdhpmbp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I heard Mad about Shoe

    • @angelachace2013
      @angelachace2013 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes! I had to go back and re-watch it was so disconcerting!

    • @josephbanks1918
      @josephbanks1918 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Since he pluralizes the shows, it sounds like "You're Mad About Jews".

  • @TheAmityElf
    @TheAmityElf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I love both the fact that Community is mentioned and the thought that maybe Lindsey Ellis's video about 9/11's impact on movies had some role in inspiring this.

    • @gfox9295
      @gfox9295 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not sure why they singled out the 4th season, though (other than it was the season the show kept going without its creator)... but all the seasons took place in the same setting, so... hm.

    • @TheAmityElf
      @TheAmityElf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      g fox I also wasn't sure; I assumed maybe the state wasn't explicitly mentioned until season 4 or something...

  • @BrickwallStudios0
    @BrickwallStudios0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    That 70's show was based in Wisconsin, and it's a 90's sitcom.

    • @TheBubbaStroup
      @TheBubbaStroup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      But it wasn't an NBC sitcom. I personally like it more than Friends.

    • @BrokenSocialScene23
      @BrokenSocialScene23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Was That 70s Show must see TV??

    • @TheBubbaStroup
      @TheBubbaStroup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@BrokenSocialScene23 No, it was on Fox not NBC

    • @israelleonchacon9291
      @israelleonchacon9291 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only the first two seasons

    • @ferociousization
      @ferociousization 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Was also related to Third Rock From The Sun, which was set in Ohio. But I think that's just where the creators were from

  • @KuronoXD
    @KuronoXD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I bet Daniel was in the Cracked office like "Hey guys, I found a... thing, let's do an After Hours about it"
    "But Daniel, we already did one this month, and it's only just one poi-"
    "I SAID AFTER HOURS"

  • @jman8904
    @jman8904 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Amidst all of the new shows that we're trying to get used to, After Hours is that shining beacon of familiarity that keeps the Daniel's of us in the world comfortable.

    • @univers_ALLYrad
      @univers_ALLYrad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jman8904 amen

    • @dudey2k91
      @dudey2k91 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Until they change the cast... Wait what?

    • @Timbballer23
      @Timbballer23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or until they fire the cast....oh wait...

    • @sjappie5034
      @sjappie5034 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Swaim and the gang have a new channel called small beans

    • @ignatiusjackson235
      @ignatiusjackson235 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@univers_ALLYrad *Batman

  • @DrFartfire
    @DrFartfire 7 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Ngaaawww... Daniel....
    We all love you

  • @fintan6514
    @fintan6514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "If I've followed the events correctly I think I might be some kind of magic"
    God I love Agents of Cracked

  • @nathank2289
    @nathank2289 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I would so love Roger to just appear in an After Hours show and just be like "wtf are you kids doing"

  • @DecsterDM
    @DecsterDM 7 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    This is probably the best series on the internet!👏👏bravo👏👏

    • @Gabreya
      @Gabreya 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is! It's probably the best show ever!!!

    • @Kim-zf5dp
      @Kim-zf5dp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      BuzzFeed Unsolved would like to have a word with you.

  • @profrickshaw
    @profrickshaw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I too hope that Michael Swaim has been alive forever.

  • @averagehippy6662
    @averagehippy6662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really wish they would bring these back with the old crew 😭

  • @janksamillion
    @janksamillion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Greendale, Colorado in the 4th season of Community"? In what season was Community NOT in Greendale, Colorado?

    • @thevoidlord1796
      @thevoidlord1796 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I remember correctly that was the first time they explicitly said they were in Colorado

  • @Ellebell121
    @Ellebell121 7 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    Okay good episode but how i met your mother was a post 9/11 show about friends in new york

    • @MoonShadowWolfe
      @MoonShadowWolfe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Well, duh. It eventually came back around, with a show that was intentionally more aware of reality and less comforting than the previous shows in its genre.

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      True but it doesn't disprove what they're saying. Nobody said the change needed to be permanent. It's like fish scattering when they're disturbed but will return to the same spot once things calmed down.

    • @sanderflop
      @sanderflop 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I feel that HIMYM was a Friends for the post 9/11 generations. It was much more contemporary in it's humour.

    • @Ellebell121
      @Ellebell121 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Timothy Graham true but how I met your mother only began a year after friends ended yet in the video they talk a lot about parks and rec which didn't start until 2009

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ella Mitchell​ I know and they also talk about the single camera setup which has been used in plenty of sitcoms for years. It was starting to become popular again around 2 years before 9/11. Besides that, they don't mention Will And Grace.

  • @joeytheredkangaroo9393
    @joeytheredkangaroo9393 7 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    Also funny how the shows became more multi-racial after they left freaking NYC.

    • @ryanhuelsmann6445
      @ryanhuelsmann6445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      JoeyTheRedKangaroo Being new York you expect those shows to be multiracial. Oh they were all racist. All except Seinfeld. they took on other races.

    • @crazygur1y
      @crazygur1y 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I think that just has to do with the change in society where suddenly everything has to be multiracial even if you have to force some characters in there or else youre "racist"

    • @TheVirub
      @TheVirub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      The Gum Under The Table in USA half of the people are not white

    • @bluescluessuperagent
      @bluescluessuperagent 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vicente Rubio doesn't mean there still don't exist groups of friends who are mainly 1 race.

    • @Michae89
      @Michae89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      False, as of 2015 survey white people make up 73,3% of American citizens. Black people are on the second place making up 12,6%. Obviously, percentages will change from state to state and New York for example has different white/non-white ratio. Still, ethnic groups tend to keep together so same race groups are more common than mixed race ones, so shows with all white cast aren't exactly that unrealistic.

  • @bretterry8356
    @bretterry8356 6 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Scrubs is obviously in Southern California, probably near San Diego. From the states that they mention as out of state, we can rule out Texas and Florida, so what other state has such easy access to a beach and Sea World, and has a large enough Hispanic population that Carla is shocked and a little insulted that Eliot doesn't speak any Spanish? Has to be California, and since Sea World is in San Diego and Eliot never complains about the commute when she dates Sean who works there, boom. Has to be within 50 miles of San Diego. Other evidence: Eliot is afraid to admit she's Republican because of the heavily Democratic population, the ocean is cold, therefore must be the Pacific, not the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico, they make a road trip to Tacoma, Washington and get there within a day. The exact time is never specified, but according to Google, San Diego to Tacoma is a 19-hour drive, so doable in one day if you drive through the night, as they do.
    If you ever mention Scrubs in an episode, you can bet your hat I will leave a comment. I have watched and rewatched that show so many times I probably know it better than some of the people that worked on it.

    • @daltonslayton6766
      @daltonslayton6766 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a great show.

    • @allysonkirk375
      @allysonkirk375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed. I always thought the location was in Southern California.

    • @tobiastolls126
      @tobiastolls126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you are my hero

    • @tobiastolls126
      @tobiastolls126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Imight Realperson please dont take this personally but fuck off

    • @handsomebrick
      @handsomebrick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Scrubs is an unbelievable show. A lot funnier than most comedies, more accurately depicts the medical profession than most medical dramas, better drama and characters than a primetime soap opera, to me it seems like the only shows that compete with Scrubs are shows that don't compete with it directly, like Twin Peaks.

  • @Justmyhandle
    @Justmyhandle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They should do an After Hours episode of how *Jersey Shore* managed to get so popular and how the formula of "reality TV" manipulating audiences has become such a science. It could be an intriguing topic just ripe for theories & jokes.

  • @BeefBastard
    @BeefBastard 7 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    This series is what got me into videos on Cracked.

    • @psquared04
      @psquared04 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In a way it did. When I first watched an episode, I didn't like it at all. So, I started digging around to see what the articles were like. That led me to AoC, which led me back to After Hours. Then I found out that I was probably in a pissy mood when I watched my first episode and my opinion was affected by that mood.

  • @nisala591
    @nisala591 7 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    After hours is must see tv!

  • @Dea_Ex_Machina
    @Dea_Ex_Machina 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "I'm a noticer xP"
    I love the stupid things Daniel does with his face!!

  • @robertwinsor6128
    @robertwinsor6128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Personally, I remember being relieved that Friends and other shows in New York City avoided the topic of 9/11. It was (rightly) everywhere. News and other media were constant reminders that an attack could happen anywhere at any moment. Entertainment was a powerful method for viewers to escape the reminder of how vulnerable the United States suddenly felt and providers were happy to oblige its audience. It seems tragic in hindsight, but at the time it was a relief.

  • @terry380
    @terry380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    another awesome episode!

    • @cracked
      @cracked  7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks!

    • @jman8904
      @jman8904 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      boardmonster19702 my thoughts exactly. PHONY!!! HEY THIS GUYS A PHONY!

    • @DarrenSemotiuk
      @DarrenSemotiuk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nope, just a panderer. Which, apparently, is all that is required to get Cracked to officially like your comment.
      CRACKED IS THE BEST! (and I even watched the video all the way!)

  • @jamietaylor2042
    @jamietaylor2042 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Mad About You doesn't get enough love.
    Don't get me wrong, I ADORE Friends, but you know, share the love.

  • @derekvielman
    @derekvielman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this show, honestly one of the most well written, hilarious, awkward, and insightful shows on TH-cam.
    Keep it up cracked!

  • @thesoupnazi2628
    @thesoupnazi2628 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Courtney Cox was also in a Seinfeld episode! "The Wife"

  • @painted_doll7724
    @painted_doll7724 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I live for this fucking show!

  • @JelzSmellz
    @JelzSmellz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So it took until How I Met Your Mother until we got the NY sitcom back?

  • @diggitydoo5836
    @diggitydoo5836 6 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    The shift from New York City to small towns in fiction has less to do with 9/11 than the fact that 95% of America lives in suburbs or small towns where you never meet people and nothing really happens ever. Making the kinds of friendships featured in Friends and Seinfeld is only possible in cities like New York. In suburban America, it is impossible to meet people, and you are forced to make friends with your coworkers, the only humans with whom you interact. Sometimes you might have friends you know from high school. And that's it. No crowds, no chance encounters, no background characters. Nowhere to go on Friday evenings. Just your workplace, your home, and the isolated drive between the two of them. This post-9/11 shift is indicative of America's urban planning crisis.

    • @14h44m
      @14h44m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      spot on

    • @falconsfan717
      @falconsfan717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      David Ullman you’re so wrong

    • @newwavenancy
      @newwavenancy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      David Ullman Most Americans do not live in small towns anymore. We’re more urban than rural now.

    • @korben600
      @korben600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah...80% of people in the US live in urban areas. www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/12/18/americans-say-theres-not-much-appeal-big-city-living-why-do-so-many-us-live-there/?noredirect=on&.26bc090d8d49

    • @emptycradle1304
      @emptycradle1304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What about wings?... No 9/11 definitely changed the programming, Stations have always been cautious with their programming choices in relation to recent events, especially tragedies...
      In fact media in general is always like that, like how they quickly took the two towers web scene out of Spider-man...usually it involves postponing though...

  • @NicoUnken
    @NicoUnken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have a theory that a long-term sitcom about a bunch of friends is doomed to eventually get a little creepy, because your friends are people you generally *choose* to be with. So to have consistent conflict with characters in a show like that would eventually allude to the show being about dysfunctional relationships, which is why it's a common joke for a long-running sitcom to have a therapist character that reveals how crazy everyone is. This joke usually occurs later on in the show, and is a good way of addressing the flaws yet emphasizing why they still choose to hang out.
    But when it comes to workplace environments, as stated by everyone everywhere including this video, you are forced to maintain relationships with the people around you. This leads to natural conflict. In Scrubs, JD and Cox are a good example of this. Or Cox and Kelso. It's more entertaining to have a cast of characters that may hate each other for the majority of the show. But JD and Turk stands as an example of how they can have their cake and eat it, too, since they can still maintain a "great group of friends" dynamic for more stories.

    • @antiochus87
      @antiochus87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd argue the workplace sitcoms are just as dysfunctional, maybe moreso. A group of friends is people hanging out together because they want to, which is idealized but also strained by the demands of drama to provide story. Normal or healthy equals boring, so by definition if something is either of those, it takes place off-screen. E.g. Ross in Friends is meant to be a good father, hence most of his relationship with Ben must be healthy, normal and boring from an audience perspective.
      But in a workplace, if someone stays in the same place over a long period it is just stagnant. The characters aren't advancing their careers as within that workplace there are limited opportunities to challenge themselves or advance, and yet they're still prone to still become incestuous and creepy in how the characters interact and their history builds up. E.g. Their love lives and private lives which I'm sure most people would want to keep separate become completely tied to their work and their colleagues.
      Even worse, it's kind of dystopian in how reliant the majority of the characters are and how they are stuck there, and how work seems to dominate even their private lives, yet this is rarely critiqued and instead framed positively. You could argue how much this applies to different workplace settings, but even in better off professions it comes across as stagnant, incestuous and creepy.

  • @Crescentknight8189
    @Crescentknight8189 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finally! I can't go this long without my "After hours" fix. I like how Daniel is a little jealous of Michael and Soren's secret bromance

  • @jakespacecadet
    @jakespacecadet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:45 that was the most enthusiastic "9/11!" I've ever heard, courtesy of Dan

  • @faequeentitania
    @faequeentitania 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The AoC reference alone warrants a like on this video. And while I missed the typical back-and-forth point-counterpoint format, this was still an interesting topic and everyone was excellent, as usual.

  • @alexarias5717
    @alexarias5717 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've loved After Hours for years and love that you're still going at it, thank you!

  • @oPHILOSORAPTORo
    @oPHILOSORAPTORo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Um, actually Scrubs didn't take place in the middle of America. It was very clear throughout the series that it took place in Los Angeles, likely somewhere in the San Fernando valley.

  • @whosyrmama1
    @whosyrmama1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why, of all the seasons of Community, did they mention the 4th?!!?

    • @JimmySteller
      @JimmySteller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because the 4th season had some really good moments. Personally, I liked it better than the 6th season.

  • @mitin0806
    @mitin0806 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This show is the reason I subscribed to Cracked, more episodes often please. Loved this episode.

  • @jameshill2450
    @jameshill2450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm just happy to see My Name is Earl get a mention. Most underrated show ever.

  • @Montana-qb4fr
    @Montana-qb4fr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    All My Friends Are Dead...

    • @chudelavezzari2797
      @chudelavezzari2797 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Antonio Ortega Steve Jobs is ded... I'M DED

    • @gunslinger2566
      @gunslinger2566 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They got kicked in the head.

    • @Montana-qb4fr
      @Montana-qb4fr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's Intense.

    • @shakirabdullah14
      @shakirabdullah14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Push me to the edge, all my friends are dead!

    • @Ambertrine
      @Ambertrine 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's a good book, yes.

  • @thenerdyboo2134
    @thenerdyboo2134 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Are you saying that WINGS DID 911?!?"

  • @dylansoriano1596
    @dylansoriano1596 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    After Hours, thank you so much for blowing my mind again and again.

  • @godtier8715
    @godtier8715 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    An After Hours to save my Monday. Thank you guys!

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video! Keep it up

  • @TroutBoneless
    @TroutBoneless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Written by Cody Johnston"
    who else lmao

  • @kendhoward551
    @kendhoward551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A short lived series that addressed NYC in post 9/11, three year after, was when Ted Danson's character, Dr. Becker, spent his whole day helping a lady get to ground zero in the episode titled "Subway Story." I defy anyone to not tear up, watching it from start to finish... :'(

  • @aikobaker1897
    @aikobaker1897 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to hear them talk more about friends. I'm rewatching it, and I've got a whole new understanding.

  • @joshg1793
    @joshg1793 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great episode. Waiting for a always sunny episode

  • @javierbenez7438
    @javierbenez7438 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'm pretty sure scrubs is in California. I think the city they're in is called San Frangeles or something ridiculous like that.

    • @13jorino
      @13jorino 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      San DiFrangeles, California my first day.

  • @mthlay15
    @mthlay15 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    We're all in this together. thanks for the show.

  • @verdancyhime
    @verdancyhime 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just Shoot Me is the underrated truffle of 90s sitcoms.

  • @AJRabies
    @AJRabies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved the "They Live" moment!

  • @strandtheatreboxoffice7806
    @strandtheatreboxoffice7806 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Scrubs takes place in Washington state, or at the very least in the Pacific Northwest, Zach Braff's character goes swimming in one episode in the ocean off the coast in an area that's known for late winter/early spring swimming despite the fact that the water is practically freezing.

    • @WillWilsonII
      @WillWilsonII 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kim flew to Tacoma, most likely the Seatac Airport in between Tacoma and Seattle. So the Puget Sound area is out

  • @MrZawdin
    @MrZawdin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    please never stop making after hours. never stop making any of the things. they're all such good things

  • @ttthecat
    @ttthecat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here 4 years later! I miss them so much, they were MY friends! In my head...

    • @jossc8280
      @jossc8280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And here we are. Watching our friends. Next stop is Agents of Cracked

  • @NickDClements
    @NickDClements 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:03 The guy on 'Boston Common' looked familiar... Anthony Clark, and I was remembering him from 'Yes, Dear' a show I routinely watched, but legit, 100% completely forgot existed.

    • @KrisRN23935
      @KrisRN23935 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick D. Clements oh yeah... that was a good show. Where did that take place?

    • @ackbarfan5556
      @ackbarfan5556 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KrisRN23935 Yes Dear? Southern California.

  • @CoopaKingTroopa
    @CoopaKingTroopa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way he flicked that card and she tried to dodge it 😂😂
    You gotta be quicker than that A Cup

  • @virginiar7692
    @virginiar7692 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really loved this one. It was fresh, exciting and a little bit sentimental. Keep doig what you're doing! 👍

  • @robertfeldmann542
    @robertfeldmann542 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    After Hours is my favorite thing on the Internet.. please make more episodes ASAP

  • @raulmiranda737
    @raulmiranda737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Greendale was established to be in Colorado in Season 5. We don't talk about the 4th season.

    • @waynerembert3116
      @waynerembert3116 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even before they made reference towards Colorado.

  • @chocmonkeyz
    @chocmonkeyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The video could just be summed up in one sentence : before 9/11 shows largely took place in New York , after 9/11 they moved to smaller towns in America and they abandoned laugh tracks.
    Thanks I just saved 10 min of your time

    • @eoghanwallace4363
      @eoghanwallace4363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! 2 minutes in, and I was so frustrated by their “back and forth”, I wanted to give up.

    • @mickomoo
      @mickomoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s the joke of the episode which Katie brings up. After hours is as much about it’s analysis as it is about its characters.

    • @nmarrs8539
      @nmarrs8539 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ruined. You ruined my video. Asshole.

  • @nevercomestheday
    @nevercomestheday 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love After Hours, I love this, I love two After Hours in one month, and I love that when Daniel said, "you learn to love each other," he looked at Soren. Please never stop making After Hours. It's my favorite webseries!

  • @Saint_nobody
    @Saint_nobody 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always wanted to compile a list of fictional characters in NYC ... I think this is a great start. thanks guys.

  • @VinnyDaQ
    @VinnyDaQ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Scrubs was not set in an "unnamed middle America town" - it took place in Southern California....L.A. County to be specific.

  • @grumpymacaron
    @grumpymacaron 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    god... fruit of the loom, you're killing me

    • @alexandriariley5209
      @alexandriariley5209 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You got the Fruit of the Loom ad before this video too?

    • @SanguineSidriel
      @SanguineSidriel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TH-cam red betches

    • @grumpymacaron
      @grumpymacaron 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Watcher Helm it's such a shame i'm broke and think TH-cam Red is a waste of what little money i have

  • @dvchel
    @dvchel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching it now, 3 years to the date of this video getting uploaded. The content is so true.

  • @UnknownGunslinger
    @UnknownGunslinger 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oooh, we love you two After Hours!

  • @davidmorris6707
    @davidmorris6707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I miss this show

  • @PaigeBook
    @PaigeBook 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    eeeee agents of cracked references!!!

  • @matthewmains2462
    @matthewmains2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I must have somehow missed this episode before because it was just recommended to me. Not only do I remember Boston Common, but I've often wondered if the Anthony Clark credited on your show as Daniel's brain is the same one that starred with Hedy Burress and Taylor Howard in Boston Common.

  • @chrisantonello6831
    @chrisantonello6831 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was just thinking about this the other day, and here it is

  • @kylemagaro6979
    @kylemagaro6979 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Y'all should just make after hours and ocpd

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I haven't seen that second show. Is it about the Orange County Police Department?

    • @kylemagaro6979
      @kylemagaro6979 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Timothy Graham it's just Dan, it's my favorite show, look it up

    • @kylemagaro6979
      @kylemagaro6979 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chunky N Stars Didnt even notice

  • @featurelength5086
    @featurelength5086 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I like to think they removed the laugh track because laugh tracks are a crutch for shitty comedy and a crippling injury for good comedy

    • @waynerembert3116
      @waynerembert3116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheers, Frasier, Roseanne, Married With Children, Friends, Seinfeld...all excellent.

    • @Rougarou99
      @Rougarou99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And those are just modern shows. Some of the best 50s and 60s shows have laugh tracks. Hogan’s Heroes, Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy. And don’t forget kid’s shows, especially from the 90s, like Boy Meets World, or Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

  • @dreamersofdays
    @dreamersofdays 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only reason I subscribed. For After Hours and Escort Mission, which they haven't done in a while. Please do more.

  • @theloniousswope2814
    @theloniousswope2814 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gasp! A deep-cut Agents of Cracked reference in After Hours!? I'M COMING!!!

  • @brendanaparicio6339
    @brendanaparicio6339 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Wow, katie willert you have changed a lot and you look amazing by the way.

    • @Tesseract1887
      @Tesseract1887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like the old look

    • @robertpaulson674
      @robertpaulson674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, her and Soren have the same haircut

  • @brodi7748
    @brodi7748 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1:00 Did Soren just say "Your Mad about Jews?" Just wondering.

    • @amberbeam4248
      @amberbeam4248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      “Your Mad About You’s”

  • @elizabeththomas3319
    @elizabeththomas3319 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That little animation of Soren and Daniel made me laugh the hardest I have this week

  • @snowcloud8
    @snowcloud8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The TV show Friends not handling 9/11 is actually true. In fact, not only did the TV show change the New York skyline scene transitions due to the missing twin towers, there was an entire portion of a Friends episode cut and changed due to the terrorist sensitivity at that time. It's the episode where Chandler and Monica are about to go on their honeymoon, but they don't get bumped to first class like the couple in front of them and keep getting snipped by them. Originally, the Bings were supposed to get those 1st class seat upgrades but Chandler made a bomb joke that red-flagged a ton of security guards and prevented them from boarding their flight. The young married couple before them was created to work around the episode rewrite. You can find the original deleted scene online on TH-cam.

  • @theguy9835
    @theguy9835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I miss after hours

  • @florinivan6907
    @florinivan6907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    10 years from now: How covid changed tv.

  • @thedick009
    @thedick009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Yes! That's right, Michael! Planes!"

  • @samyjane5905
    @samyjane5905 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If this show doesn't eventually end with us finding out that this whole show actually takes place in Daniels head I may literally flip a table over.

  • @Sonnera
    @Sonnera 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Are Soren and Michael going to make out later? Cause I wanna see that. "After Hours" indeed.

  • @jacobdonavan6105
    @jacobdonavan6105 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    To be fair Friends did show some effect from 9/11, but not directly referenced. Such as the last episode of season 10, when Rachel is on the plane and the man next to her gets extremely paranoid just from her saying Phoebe “had a feeling” something was wrong with The plane. That caused an evacuation of the plane because of the paranoia somewhat caused by 9/11. That’s how I saw it anyhow.

    • @thegossipswan009
      @thegossipswan009 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jake Donavan I never thought of it. Maybe it was an indirect implication. I always thought that they should have (at least) mention in one episode the unfortunate events of 9/11, but that would also mean bending the comedy effect. After all it's a sitcom. But with not talking about 9/11, it's been destroyed the real aspect.

    • @jayant6136
      @jayant6136 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jake Donavan the planes where hijacked and flown into buildings the joke was there was something wrong with a made up part of the plan it was not a reference to 9/11 it didn't even air around when it happened so what would of been the point

    • @jayant6136
      @jayant6136 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thegossipswan009 Friends never dealt with serious subject matters so why would anyone be surprised

  • @joeseatat
    @joeseatat 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are the best part of cracked. Keep it up!

  • @TheKidblazer1
    @TheKidblazer1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    ah man, the cards were wrong
    *calmly listening to video* "you're all fired" *widens eyes and turns head in astonishment*

  • @FilmotronCity
    @FilmotronCity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Frasier was in Seattle. It was in Seattle, not New York, so not the same bubble.

  • @VTRDC27
    @VTRDC27 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    SCRUBS!!!
    Scrubs took place in California

  • @gabe608
    @gabe608 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need more after hours this is your butter and bread. Thank you all

  • @adampoole948
    @adampoole948 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i usually, legitimately forget about 9/11 until someone brings it up