Its pretty amazing how many actors started out on this show and became big names later . Neat . . .and the cameo from Captain Planet was awesome as hell ......... " Dont drink and drive , the power is yours " .
Oh, the Family Ties episode is light-years better! First, it has Michael J. Fox, who is a far better actor than any of these people. Second, the death happens near the beginning of the episode, and the rest of it is Alex working through his grief, which is much more interesting and heartbreaking.
i love these "very special episodes" they're perfect, and matthew perry lucked out not only being on friends but getting to get away from kirk cameron.
And what did we learn? When you're at a house party in 1987 and college girls want to do cocaine in the hot tub with you, you do cocaine in the hot tub!
6:39 if you wanted to riff on more classic/dated commercials like in the Star Wars Holiday Special Commercial Special, I’d be completely happy with that!
Holy shit, I remember this episode. I was pretty young, and I must have watched it as a re-run with my mother, it faintly surprised me and only barely made an impression, but for years I wondered which of the old sitcoms had 'the one where the boyfriend suddenly dies' because of the tonal whiplash. Now I know. How exactly did Sandy die? He seemed fine.
I love this guy's fake laugh. I was even more tramatized by the ep where Carol considered getting plastic surgery on her nose because of Mike's teasing. I was like OMG DON'T DO IT, Carol!! Tracey Gold was kind of underrated, as was Justine Bateman. Justine was really good in that "creepy uncle" episode of Family Ties.
Matthew Perry was also in a weird Twin Peaks-esque episode of BH 90210 where he’s a high school student that writes a screenplay that indicates he may want to murder his father.
You should check out the punky brewster episode about serial killers, I'm not entirely sure why they thought they needed to make a "very special episode" about serial murder but they did.
@@masonallen3961 Nope I'm not kidding. It aired in one of the later seasons and was about a fictional serial killer called the "Chicago Slasher" which writers created for the episode.
Let's face it, Brad's jokes in this one just wrote themselves. As a diehard F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and Chandler Bing fan, 7:30 made me nearly piss myself laughing.
You should do the diffrent strokes bicycle shop I know you would crush it with all the inappropriate laugh tracks. Also like the lloyd show with the salmon I saw this morning
I remember that Growing Pains had a "real-world episode", but I'm not so sure in my memories anymore, as nobody drank cocoa from an empty cup during it.
That was gone too soon. I loved it! Even though it was pretty ridiculous that a bunch of girls would be allowed into an all boy's school just because dad works there.
Just putting this out there. I'd watch a series in which Brad reviews "very special episodes". So much to mine there; the Fresh Prince drugs episode, the Law & Order A.I.D.S. episode, 72% of Blossom...can we get a poll?
By the '80s, Very Special Episodes had succumbed to the power of formula, and this one is a prime example. Goofy antics mixed with solemn seriousness, resulting in the tonal whiplash Brad mentions. To see this kind of thing done right, you have to go back further, to the '70s and shows like All In The Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which had Very Special Episodes before anyone had even coined that term. In an episode of AITF, Gloria had a miscarriage, and we got to see the tenderness the normally gruff, bigoted Archie was capable of. And the MTMS had the famous episode about the death of Chuckles the Clown, which showed the different ways people deal with grief. After the initial shock wears off, Mary is horrified by all the jokes her co-workers are making about the ridiculous way Chuckles died (he was crushed to death by an elephant while dressed as a peanut). Then, during the eulogy at Chuckles' funeral, when everyone else is acting serious, Mary starts laughing uncontrollably. The writers of these shows knew how to balance comedy with tragedy, so the episodes didn't feel as uneven as an episode of Tequila and Bonetti. Of course, they also had far more talented casts to work with than the cast of Growing Pains.
Growing Pains was my favorite sitcom growing up, followed by The Cosby Show and Family Ties. But I also adored The Golden Girls and Murphy Brown, so I didn't just watch cheesy family sitcoms in the 80's!
You wanna see a total transition for Joanne Seaver? She's in a movie called, "Mother Knows Best" where she tries to kill her daughter's husband because he isn't rich and important.
Kirk Cameron was on the Full House sequel? I gave up on that shit after the second season, so it must've been after that. How many seasons did that crap show have, anyway?
So no one told you life was gonna end this way…
Your legs are broke, no joke,
soon you're DOA ....
Show me that smile again, don’t waste another minute decomposing!
_I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU, when the life leaves your eyes._
_I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU, watching Chandler from F.R.I.E.N.D.S die._
If I go to hell for laughing at that I'm blaming you.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣☺️🙏
After what has happened, I had to go back to this episode.😢 R.I.P.
Kirk Cameron did not save Chandler.
I'm Kirk Cameron!!!! ^^
Its pretty amazing how many actors started out on this show and became big names later . Neat . . .and the cameo from Captain Planet was awesome as hell ......... " Dont drink and drive , the power is yours " .
Could I BE any more dead?
I grew up on 80s "Very Special Episodes", & I still love them!
"Chinese food?! Chinese food?! You expect me to eat Chinese food?!?!" Best moment from Growing Pains, hands down.
I remember being affected by this episode as a preteen because it seemed like one more way that show used Carol/Tracey Gold as a punching bag.
I'm sorry Brad but when a disheveled middle-aged man, sitting alone in a closet, tells me he killed people... I tend to take his word for it. 🤔
Its a joke silly , wheres your sense of humor ?
@@chadrandall2153 might ask you the same
XD omigod its true, im like rob whyyyy why are you in the closet xD come out buddy, youll feel better ♥
6:38 I just can't with that Sears commercial "if you haven't been to Sears lately, then you haven't been to Sears".... oh that just slays me
You could do the Family Ties episode where Alex's friend dies in a car accident and compare the two.
Geez, 80's sitcoms were more depressing than I remember...
@@MrDevious88 they were VERY SPECIAL.
Oh, the Family Ties episode is light-years better! First, it has Michael J. Fox, who is a far better actor than any of these people. Second, the death happens near the beginning of the episode, and the rest of it is Alex working through his grief, which is much more interesting and heartbreaking.
I recall "Boy Meets World" had a similar episode.
Yeah but Growing Pains fleshed out Sandy as a character far better than family ties did Greg
All said, Matthew Perry may have battled addiction and depression, but he still fared better than Kirk Cameron.
The meeting of two SG Titans, Chandler and Kirk Cameron.
i love these "very special episodes" they're perfect, and matthew perry lucked out not only being on friends but getting to get away from kirk cameron.
So I just finished reading Matthew Perry's book. And now I don't know how to feel about this episode! 🤷♀️
Wow. Aired on the literal day I was born. And a sears commercial. The place where I got my first job. Wacky!
2:57
"Plow my daughter. Please, I insist!"
You should do the cocaine Growing Pains episode
"They didn't go to the bathroom!"
And what did we learn? When you're at a house party in 1987 and college girls want to do cocaine in the hot tub with you, you do cocaine in the hot tub!
6:39 if you wanted to riff on more classic/dated commercials like in the Star Wars Holiday Special Commercial Special, I’d be completely happy with that!
Holy shit, I remember this episode. I was pretty young, and I must have watched it as a re-run with my mother, it faintly surprised me and only barely made an impression, but for years I wondered which of the old sitcoms had 'the one where the boyfriend suddenly dies' because of the tonal whiplash. Now I know. How exactly did Sandy die? He seemed fine.
I get that it's a sitcom, but they could have done a little more to make his injuries appear to be something remotely life threatening.
I love this guy's fake laugh.
I was even more tramatized by the ep where Carol considered getting plastic surgery on her nose because of Mike's teasing. I was like OMG DON'T DO IT, Carol!!
Tracey Gold was kind of underrated, as was Justine Bateman. Justine was really good in that "creepy uncle" episode of Family Ties.
I watched Alf&Dinosaurs growing up brad. 😇😉
SINCLAIR!
well then...this is certainly something to return to nowadays
Do Married...With Children, next! That my favorite sitcom of all time!
'Married With Children' is too good for Brad since it's not trying to have 'very special episodes', and it already a farce to begin with.
Okay, so the guy was in a car accident, but then he's in the hospital apparently doing okay. I'm not sure what he died of exactly.
Either infection or dysentery.
Maybe a blood clot formed during the accident and somehow dislodged, giving him a fatal heart attack or stroke.
Doctor smothered him
He died of plotisis.
He gave us a hint when he said “the doctors said these internal injuries can be tricky”.
2:58 HES DRESSED LIKE KAZUMA KIRYU
I GET THAT REFERENCE!
So, a future episode on Courtney Cox’s role on Family Ties coming?
Ooh, this is gonna hit
Matthew Perry was also in a weird Twin Peaks-esque episode of BH 90210 where he’s a high school student that writes a screenplay that indicates he may want to murder his father.
Can you do the one where Tom Hanks punches Michael J Fox (I mean Alex Keaton) in Family Ties?
''MARTY, YOU ARE A TOOOOOOOY!'
Slapped the taste out his mouth like he owed him money
Je ne manquais aucun épisode et quel choc devant celui-ci. C'était la première fois que la mort s'invitait dans une sitcom.
Brad, for the love of all that is holy, COME OUT OF THE CLOSET!!!
"no I'm never coming out!"
“Every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it?”
I thought it was a 15 and 17 year old getting close.
She's 15. He's Jeffrey Epstein.
I mean you gotta hand it to Kirk Cameron, he's charming enough that we've put up with all his insipid shit for, like, 40 years.
The final scene is actually really good.
You should check out the punky brewster episode about serial killers, I'm not entirely sure why they thought they needed to make a "very special episode" about serial murder but they did.
Are you kidding? That's a real episode?
@@masonallen3961
Nope I'm not kidding.
It aired in one of the later seasons and was about a fictional serial killer called the "Chicago Slasher" which writers created for the episode.
For real?
Punky had a hellish childhood 😣
RIP.
The Number changin' at the end is a neat, somber touch~
I watched both Family Ties and Growing Pains.
Let's face it, Brad's jokes in this one just wrote themselves.
As a diehard F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and Chandler Bing fan, 7:30 made me nearly piss myself laughing.
“Second Chance”? For a minute there, I thought the episode was going to end with Kirk Cameron saying to Matthew Perry “Hey Sandy! Jesus, Man!”
'I'M KIRK CAMERON!'
I am too drunk for this. See you next day that is on Sunday.
You should do the diffrent strokes bicycle shop I know you would crush it with all the inappropriate laugh tracks. Also like the lloyd show with the salmon I saw this morning
Agreed. That one actually wasn't too bad as far as Very Special Episodes go, but it's still infamous as fuck.
It always has to have someone dying in every show well not always.
this show didn't even earn the death...i mean cracking knock knock jokes right up until the reveal, what jerkoff wrote this nonsense.
In Fuller House, did Kirk reprise his role as DJ's cousin?
Growing Pains all day over here!
4:51 the moment this episode ALMOST became an episode of Endless Love.
Wasn’t this the one with Leonardo DiCaprio?
during the last season
And Brad Pitt.
If you ask me, Mike Seaver was the one who really deserved to die.
I used to watch the reruns of Growing Pains on WPIX all the time as a kid, but I missed the Chandler Dies episode the first time around.
Why am I crying. I never even really watched this show.
You can tell this is a fictional show because Kirk Cameron is not the creepiest one.
I remember that Growing Pains had a "real-world episode", but I'm not so sure in my memories anymore, as nobody drank cocoa from an empty cup during it.
[stands up] I'm Kirk Cameron!
"Those are damn fine executive producers."
Please do the classic bicycle man episode from different strokes
'And we all learned a valuable lesson. Stay the hell away from THAT bike shop!'
Second chance with his previous TV series And believe it or not his name is Chez Very similar to Chandler
Brad, you can teach a Master Class on how to do Mid-roll Ad Breaks.
That laugh track fuckin killed me
I was a Just the 10 of Us kid.
Everybody thinks I'm crazy when I talk about that one. I loved the Dad on the show🤣No one remembered it.
That was gone too soon. I loved it! Even though it was pretty ridiculous that a bunch of girls would be allowed into an all boy's school just because dad works there.
TGIF...do a snob video on our beloved 90s line up
Just putting this out there. I'd watch a series in which Brad reviews "very special episodes". So much to mine there; the Fresh Prince drugs episode, the Law & Order A.I.D.S. episode, 72% of Blossom...can we get a poll?
Speaking of Second Chance....Matthew Perry starred in a short-lived sitcom called Second Chance...I'll leave the rest to the curious out there...
I watched growing pains re-runs when Leo DiCaprio was on. Titanic had just come out and I was 9. Leo was a big deal. 😅
By the '80s, Very Special Episodes had succumbed to the power of formula, and this one is a prime example. Goofy antics mixed with solemn seriousness, resulting in the tonal whiplash Brad mentions. To see this kind of thing done right, you have to go back further, to the '70s and shows like All In The Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which had Very Special Episodes before anyone had even coined that term. In an episode of AITF, Gloria had a miscarriage, and we got to see the tenderness the normally gruff, bigoted Archie was capable of. And the MTMS had the famous episode about the death of Chuckles the Clown, which showed the different ways people deal with grief. After the initial shock wears off, Mary is horrified by all the jokes her co-workers are making about the ridiculous way Chuckles died (he was crushed to death by an elephant while dressed as a peanut). Then, during the eulogy at Chuckles' funeral, when everyone else is acting serious, Mary starts laughing uncontrollably. The writers of these shows knew how to balance comedy with tragedy, so the episodes didn't feel as uneven as an episode of Tequila and Bonetti. Of course, they also had far more talented casts to work with than the cast of Growing Pains.
Please do a family ties binge watch video
Have you ever done a video on Commander Kellie and the Superkids?
Brad only killed the last person via a broken neck. The other 47 were killed by Agent 47 breaking their necks while he waits for Hitman 3.
7:45 The look and sound of a man who will spontaneously die off-camera.
What did he die of?
I almost thought this was an old episode because Brad looked younger for some reason.
9:02 First go, I heard "Colonel Sanders died."
Growing Pains was my favorite sitcom growing up, followed by The Cosby Show and Family Ties. But I also adored The Golden Girls and Murphy Brown, so I didn't just watch cheesy family sitcoms in the 80's!
you should do the Meet the Seavers episode of the show
Both this and the previous sitcom on DVD-R Hell had episodes guest-starring Judith Barsi. Coincidence?! Probably.
I'm sad now.
Personally.
Didn't like Family Ties.
Liked Growing Pains.
Weird.
I want to go to sears
Growing Pains was a completely foreign concept to me. Literally. Could I *be any luckier*?
I was more of a Family ties person too. I barely remember growing pains.
Could this episode BE anymore sad?
2:37- At least he didn't say "I SAVED CHRISTMAS!", because that's a goddamn lie
Creepy ending credits theme 😱
So ironic. 😢
You skipped over the most important cast member, Ashley Johnson.
You wanna see a total transition for Joanne Seaver? She's in a movie called, "Mother Knows Best" where she tries to kill her daughter's husband because he isn't rich and important.
i always thought mike was the dad's name. what was the dad's name? was it kevin?
Woah I did not see that com-URK
*49*
What's the music at the end from?
1:52 That's what happened when I woke my ex-girlfriend up too!
All of the "heartthrobs" from these sitcoms just weren't that delicious to me.
Kirk Cameron was on the Full House sequel? I gave up on that shit after the second season, so it must've been after that. How many seasons did that crap show have, anyway?
Yes, yes, yes! :)
When I was a kid I referred to "Growing Pains" as 'Throwing Paint.' Just putting that out there...
It was a more apt description I'll tell ya that
@@manticorephoenix Ha!
Wait a minute. How did Brad kill someone *while* we were watching him?
You are going to have to do the Different Strokes bicycle shop child molester episode someday.
🥺😢
I know you don't really do games but what about "The One where Chandler gets crucified in the Mojave"
Alan Thicke is .. was ... no, Is, a national treasure
Hot Tub Time Machine 🫧