I just love how the show’s name works on so many levels: 1. The show is about Wanda and Vision, obviously: Wanda & Vision. 2. Wanda is married to Vision and she took his last name, since Vision is a mono-name, her last name became Vision: Wanda Vision. 3. Television shows are “televised visual programs”, hence this living sitcom created by Wanda is: Wandavision. 4. The show is set in a dream world of Wanda, so it’s her “vision” realized: Wanda’s vision.
Before I was familiar with MCU, and marvel overall, I always thought that the title is actually Wanda's Vision :D And intepreted it the way you explained it in your comment
Didn't think of #4 directly. Nice! (I have dissociation issues, and was 100% making vision jokes in line with dreaming/hallucinations/the fake world, but never clicked for the name in that way)
I could watch 11 seasons of a normal wandavision sitcom. I wanna see Vision being a nervous dad, Wanda being a momboss, and see the boys grow up :sobs:
they aren't even right tho... 90s they got correct 80s - Family Ties / Full house 70s - the partridge family / brady bunch (also that 70s show kinda, was used for reference in wardrobe) 60s - bewitched / I dream a Jennie 50s - I love lucy / the honey mooners
Separate beds weren’t necessarily a common practice in the 50s, just on 50s TV because showing a couple in bed together in any way was akin to full frontal nudity today.
@@Yoyo3005z just did some research, apparently it was done this way through the early 70s. Mike and Carol Brady were the starting point of couples sharing a bed.
At first I was like why does Wanda's world became an american sitcom if she is European. Then I watched episode 8 and I cried because that was Wanda's coping mechanisim 😂😂😂
WandaVision is sad and deep in so many levels. A lot of neglected children in the past used TV sitcom as their foster family. A child whose parents were never home, or whose parents fight and bickering all the time, for examples. Say what you want about Bill Cosby, but watching the Cosby Show as a child made me feel the warmth of a family that I couldn't find at home.
so true - growing up in the 70s, I watched sitcom reruns in the afternoons when I was home alone and I'm sure my mom, who also came from a so-called broken family and had an enormous amount of stress in her life, also used them to cope.
Elizabeth Olson is such an Amazing actress. She got the tone and pacing perfect, and even the inflection in her voice was just like the era of the sitcoms they were doing. Like she was channeling Laura Petrie and Samantha from Bewitched and Mrs. Dunphy. It wasn't just a different set, but her whole characterization changed and the way she spoke and moved. She must have studied those sitcoms. I know she studied at several different acting schools and acting troupes. I think that those varying methods have allowed her to cover so many acting styles flawlessly.
@@musicviolamusician4392 I enjoy that marvel keeps the avengers ages the same to the actors, such as Natasha and Scarlett are both born in the same year, just like Wanda and Elizabeth are both born in the same year, 1989, so she’s 33
Ok i just realized something. Yes the intros are incredibly similar to the shows the pay homage to, but there is one difference that may not be noticeable at first but once you see all of the WandaVison intros together, you will notice that if the OG intro includes a shape, (which most of them do), the WandaVison version replaces the OG shape with a hexagon. And guess what the name of the anomaly they’re in is nicknamed, thats right the HEX just like the shape HEXagon that is in most of the WandaVison intros. That is a very small and interesting detail or Easter egg that I thought was cool they included and is only noticeable if you watch all the intros together. But yeah MIND BLOWN 🤯 Idk if I’m just dumb to just realized that…..
I don't think the proper word for saying it it's "copied" that's literally the point Lmao, she made this perfect world of the sitcoms she grew up watching...
No, "copying" as in LITERALLY copying. Bcus that's what Wanda did. Not "copying" as in trying to imitate it without permission. People missed the whole point of the video as well.
why is everyone saying “that’s the whole point of the show,” guys, they are just sharing the references they made in the show 😭 yall tryna cancel everything
some comments were saying that the old title was "shows wandavision copied" or anything like that, plus no ones trying to cancel something lol (although i agree that people cancel others over the most little things, thats just not the case here.)
The beginning of the 80s episode was of Family Ties. You literally even showed images from Family Ties but still called it Full House. Even the set of that episode, esp. the kitchen was mostly like Family Ties.
I'm not American and I'm born in the late 90's so I did not know any of these shows to recognize the references. While I have seen videos highlighting them, I didn't know how far they had gone to get it right down to a T. Seeing these videos makes me appreciate the show so much more than just for it's plot, character arcs, costumes, performances, special effects and the pace. It actually blows my mind how the set remains the same but still somehow looks like the set of so many TV shows. And to think that even all this is part of the plot: Wanda put in all these details herself because that's what she picked up when she watched these shows as a child, and then later with Vision, the two truly happy phases of her life. In my opinion, this show is a pinnacle of Marvel's work.
WandaVision really was a cultural reset in terms of original concepts in live action hero filmography which will influence a generation and is a timeless work because it has so much longevity like IM SHOCKED and sad that they made this a limited series
There were far more nods to Bewitched than to I Dream of Jeannie. A very telling point was that Agnes/Agatha lived in the Bewitched house, though the set of Wanda's home was straight out of Bewitched, as were her hairstyle and costumes. Also The Dick Van Dyke show figured far more prominently than I Love Lucy. The sets were dressed very like the Dick Van Dyke Show house.
I agree that Episode 2 was much more Bewitched than Jeannie. As for Episode 1, it was much more Dick Van Dyke in terms of the set however the zany comedy was somewhat based on Lucy with a bit of Bewitched thrown in there. Agnes played an Ethel Mertz-type role in Episodes 1 and 2 (given that in Bewitched there is no "best friend" character that I can recall).
How could you ignore the absolute PERFECT recreation of the Stevens' dining room and look into the kitchen from Bewitched. I cried it was so beautifully done.
The picture sequence showing them age from childhood to adult hood in the 80s episode, I don’t remember that ever being part of full house. However they did do it on family ties as well as growing pains. Also important to note the opening bit with the family portrait is being painted by a paintbrush, that is the iconic opening of family ties. Also the interior of their house in the 80s is reminiscent of the Torkelsons (which I think might’ve been the 90s, but it would’ve been 90s early) as well as full house and a few others.
@@WillowJordan1979 It's a reference to the Growing Pains credits, you'll see the similarities as they both use photos (with similar effects/finishes) rather than live scenes of the younger years. th-cam.com/video/bRvzm51EaKo/w-d-xo.html
Wait! And WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn was the ACTRESS who PLAYED the character Kathryn Kahn in Parks and Recreation on Parks and Recreation! The connections and references just get crazier and crazier the more things you misspell!! 😉
Yup. As a sitcom junkie and youth of the 80s, I thought 80s intro was mainly Family Ties, and then the running in the park and picnic at the end, Full House.
Yes, I'd say mostly Growing Pains (especially the aging up photos and theme song) and Family Ties (painting the family portrait), with a bit of Full House added in (family picnic scene).
Full House, Growimg Pains, Family Ties, Roseanne all used the "aging up" in the opening credits. Something kinda nostaligic and familiar about it... makes the character's actually feel like family. Or like you are watfhing a real family. I remember feeling nostalgic watching "older" episodes of 'Married With Children' because Bud and Kelly looked SO DIFFERENT in the opening credits/ depending on the season. Same with Whos the Boss. The late 80s to early 90s seemed like suge a HUGE step in aesthetics. Only 80s/90s kids will get it.
Well-Family Ties mixed with Growing Pains mixed with Full House. I think it was evenly split between these three shows, and I’m amazed that it was all so seamless.
I love how people in the comments are trying to be smartasses by saying _THaTs thE pOiNT oF ThE sHOW!_ as if the video isn't just explaining all the inspirations so people who haven't sold their soul to Wandavision the way we did, can get all the references too
I cant. Oml. anyways basically i kept seeing comments like yours but never actually saw any of the comments that were being referenced. Scroll down and the vey next comment is say “that’s the point though” Anyways i do agree with what you said. Not everyone has latched themselves onto wanda vision the way some people have. Still others might not have been alive for that time period where the shows that are being referenced were on.
The growth photos for the intro in episode 5 are a reference to Growing Pains, and the painting is a reference to Family Ties. So it covered Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Ties.
One of the things I noticed that I haven't seen others talk about is when they switched to the 2000's they say there was dead air on the broadcast. But thats when television stopped sending analog signals and went digital.
On first watch, my wife instantly recognized the homage to Gilmore Girls in the town square Halloween show. I had seen a little of the show but wouldn’t have recognized this detail. I haven’t seen anyone mention that similarity until now - good catch. It wasn’t just the look of the town; the quick pace of the dialogue during that scene is definitely Gilmore Girls
The only reason why that episode gives Gilmore Girls vibes is because the town set is the exact same one at the WB back lot in Burbank. Thing is, it was used in the majority of the episodes - this one in particular just happened to display the gazebo more prominently. Besides GG and WV, the city set is used for many other shows and movies.
@@ryanholmquist8268 It actually is not the same place. GG was filmed on the WB backlot but WandaVision was filmed at Disney's Golden Oak Ranch an hour outside of Los Angeles. While it does give GG Harvest Festival vibes, that was not the showrunners intention. It was just a sitcom Halloween episode. GG was not one of the shows they referenced.
@@ryanholmquist8268 I thought the exact same thing when I first watched it. Gilmore Girls is still one of my favorite shows and when I see a gazebo, I see Stars Hallow & I see Kirk doing something strange in front of it 🤗. But it seemed strange that they would reference GG since it's not a sitcom. I finally found an article from the showrunners that mentioned the filming locations for the show & found out about the Ranch. Aside from pretty much every Disney movie I watched as a child, there are several shows that used both locations for filming, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Office (Schrute Farms!) which it why it looks so familiar.
For the part about Full House, the song along with the photos also gave me a strong "Growing Pains" vibe. Would have been nice to mention it as well as I'm pretty sure that's what they were going for.
@@gloriaaportillo No, no, the Growing Pains reference was huge. The drawing to portrait was Family Ties and the picnic shots were Full House, but the photos of each cast member at different stages of their life, of them each “growing up,” followed by a shot of them on the show, was specifically Growing Pains. Even the song they came up felt extremely similar to the Growing Pains theme song. The song did also sound similar to the Family Ties song (both themes have in common a a man and woman singing), but the little electric guitar lick was pure Growing Pains.
50's- I Love Lucy/Dick Van Dyke Show 60's- Bewitched/I Dream of Jeannie 70's- The Brady Bunch/The Partridge Family/The Mary Tyler Moore Show 80's- Family Ties/Growing Pains/Full House 90's/2000;s- Malcolm in the Middle 2010's- The Office/Modern Family/Happy Endings
I got the GG vibe, the town square in Westview had the same vibe as the town square in Star's Hollow, both from the iconic gazebo but also from the whole town getting together in the square to celebrate (just like in GG). I never lived in a small town so this concept is foreign to me and my only reference point was how the town in Gilmore Girls had an event almost every episode.
@@michaelrizzello3763 The only reason why that episode gives Gilmore Girls vibes is because the town set is the exact same one at the WB back lot in Burbank. Thing is, it was used in the majority of the episodes - this one in particular just happened to display the gazebo more prominently. Besides GG and WV, the city set is used for many other shows and movies.
@@ryanholmquist8268 You know I thought the same thing and went to IMDB and saw the Disney Ranch as the location for that shoot. Apparently, some of the town was CGI (Gazebo too apparently). It could have been cool to see Luke's in the background though...
@@michaelrizzello3763 I’ve watched so much GG that I’ve memorized the facade of Luke’s, so every time I see the town square set in a show, I tune out what’s actually happening and solely look for Luke’s in the background haha
You forgot to mention the Dick Van Dyke "tripping over the ottoman" gag. th-cam.com/video/RL1t2MLrkgU/w-d-xo.html Vision almost trips over the ottoman in the opening to the WandaVision first episode, but then catches himself by phasing through the ottoman instead. In later seasons, Dick Van Dyke would also catch himself just before tripping. Priceless.
Gilmore Girls wasn’t an inspiration for the aughts-based episode. The town set they used (for the majority of episodes, not just for the Halloween scenes) is a part of the WB back lot in Burbank. It only came off as more obvious in this episode due to the use of color and the prominence of the gazebo. The WB back lot - the town square and other buildings and streets surrounding it - is used by many, many other series and movies. Gilmore Girls only happened to make the most extensive use of the town square. An example of another popular show shot there is Friends, specifically in scenes that take place on the street outside of Central Perk. If you pay close attention to shots (in both GG and WV, iirc) in which the narrow street with taller buildings is visible, you should be able to see where Friends was filmed.
They actually shot the series on Golden Oak Ranch since it's disney owned property. WB isn't letting the mouse on their shooting lots and they aren't forking the money over to them either, lbr. They added the gazebo into the set, likely as a nod to Gilmore Girls and other series shot on the WB lot.
The cameras used were amazing the stills look exactly from each respective era. the 90s-2000s was really cool to see because everything was spot on. loveddd the cinematography
The dinner scene in the 1st ep where Vision’s boss starts choking and his wife doesn’t realize it, comes from The Twilight Zone with the background music to support it. The Twilight Zone may not b a sitcom, but it is an element for that scene.
At 3:45 there is one slight mistake when talking about the Full House Cover. Michael Gross was not in Full House but was instead in Family Ties. It was just a slight error but wondered if anyone else noticed. I know it was referenced later but just wanted to clear that slight thing up. Great video comparison though. 🙂
The shuttered opening in between kitchen and living/dining area in episode 1 were exactly like the Dick van Dyke show. It really took me back. Great job.
Wanda is so relatable I am obsessed with sitcoms. I watched Full House, Superstore, Mr Iglecias, Great News, Fuller House, Modern Family and all one of sitcoms on Netflix
i love that they also used the exact same kitchen as modern family. when I was watching wandavision on my computer (and modern family was playing on my TV across from me) I about had a stroke! lmao, I had to do a double take!
Those end credits you showed in the video are the standard disney+ end credits. They're the same across all Marvel shows as well as The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett.
I really want a wandavision sitcom where Wanda has a happy family with vision, her kids and brother making a havoc with their powers and other avengers making cameo each in one episode. 👨👩👦👦🤩
The only part of episode 5 that acknowledged Full House was the running in the park and picnic. The rest of the intro was a blend of Family Ties and Growing Pains, which were two extremely popular shows in the 80’s.
I know a lot of people talked about the wrong word choice in this video, I’m just gonna say it again lol The show was supposed to “copy” the popular sitcoms, because Wanda made her world looks like the sitcoms she watched, believing sitcom is her answer to happiness
You're missing a lot of references here. The 80s era episode was heavily influenced by Growing Pains as well (Bohner). The 60s era episode was influenced more by Bewitched than I Dream of Jeannie.
This is super helpful if you dont live in the US. I knew about all of the sitcoms you mentioned, but didnt exactly have reruns on repeat growing up. The show felt very thematic but I didnt realise quite how literal the homages were sometimes!!!
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The way they perfectly nailed the Dunphy house look for the Modern Family episode is amazing.
They nailed every era.
even the house is similar
and with darcy in it it's like it had a sprinkle of max black from 2 broke girls 😂
It’s not dumb-phy? 😜….I love jay, Phil and everybody!!!
Right they payed so much attention to detail
@@robertpadillosandiego2821 Phil? Uh, his first name is Agent. -Tony Stark
I just love how the show’s name works on so many levels:
1. The show is about Wanda and Vision, obviously: Wanda & Vision.
2. Wanda is married to Vision and she took his last name, since Vision is a mono-name, her last name became Vision: Wanda Vision.
3. Television shows are “televised visual programs”, hence this living sitcom created by Wanda is: Wandavision.
4. The show is set in a dream world of Wanda, so it’s her “vision” realized: Wanda’s vision.
WOOW
Oh wow
Im too high for this shit
Before I was familiar with MCU, and marvel overall, I always thought that the title is actually Wanda's Vision :D And intepreted it the way you explained it in your comment
Didn't think of #4 directly. Nice!
(I have dissociation issues, and was 100% making vision jokes in line with dreaming/hallucinations/the fake world, but never clicked for the name in that way)
I think the “I love Wanda” mug is more of a reference to Mitchell’s “I love me” mug from Modern Family
Definitely
most definitely
exactly! i was looking for this
I could watch 11 seasons of a normal wandavision sitcom. I wanna see Vision being a nervous dad, Wanda being a momboss, and see the boys grow up :sobs:
a nosy neighbor and Sparky.
@@satwikbardhan3245 miss Sparky
Guys... no one is saying they're surprised the show references old sitcoms. The video is just showing what those references were.
Exactly. What the hell is going on with this comment section
@@ThePomorimDourado some people were saying that the old title was shows "wandavision copied" or something like that.
Yesss why everyone is being annoying ugh
they aren't even right tho... 90s they got correct
80s - Family Ties / Full house
70s - the partridge family / brady bunch (also that 70s show kinda, was used for reference in wardrobe)
60s - bewitched / I dream a Jennie
50s - I love lucy / the honey mooners
@@braingirl9112 Dick Van Dike wasn't a 50s show 1961 - 1966,
Separate beds weren’t necessarily a common practice in the 50s, just on 50s TV because showing a couple in bed together in any way was akin to full frontal nudity today.
yeah but in the episode they show the beds separated it's the second episode and the second episode is suppose to take place in the 60s
@@Yoyo3005z just did some research, apparently it was done this way through the early 70s. Mike and Carol Brady were the starting point of couples sharing a bed.
You are beautiful woman with a beautiful smile I wish you the best this year how is the weather over there right now
Nice to meet you how was your day today
@@edwardspidermonkey not really, on Bewitched, Samantha and Darrin shared a bed, and it was 1964
Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn kahn deserve Emmy's for this show.
AMEN ON THAT!!!!!
And Paul Bettany
That’s a joke or no? Ur serious
This show was not that good at all wtf
@@thatstoobad6401 Relax -- I liked it, and you didn't . You don't have to get hysterical about it.
At first I was like why does Wanda's world became an american sitcom if she is European. Then I watched episode 8 and I cried because that was Wanda's coping mechanisim 😂😂😂
I think wrong emoji
@@hisokamorow1816 maybe the person is laughing because they realized they we’re wrong?
@@leicanelight nah fam, thats deffo the wrong emoji...
@@leicanelight you're right
She was exposed to only American sitcoms
WandaVision is sad and deep in so many levels. A lot of neglected children in the past used TV sitcom as their foster family. A child whose parents were never home, or whose parents fight and bickering all the time, for examples. Say what you want about Bill Cosby, but watching the Cosby Show as a child made me feel the warmth of a family that I couldn't find at home.
As a Gen Xer, latchkey kid, who grew up in crack era Brooklyn, watched AIDs happen, and Reganomics, I agree with you 💯
so true - growing up in the 70s, I watched sitcom reruns in the afternoons when I was home alone and I'm sure my mom, who also came from a so-called broken family and had an enormous amount of stress in her life, also used them to cope.
It's a pity that modern sitcoms suck
Thats kind of what the show is about. WandaVision was sneaky good.
That hit hard
Wanda as Claire was epic.
Agnes reminded me of Gloria, she even sat on the couch the same way she always does.
Night Nurse
Elizabeth Olson is such an Amazing actress. She got the tone and pacing perfect, and even the inflection in her voice was just like the era of the sitcoms they were doing. Like she was channeling Laura Petrie and Samantha from Bewitched and Mrs. Dunphy. It wasn't just a different set, but her whole characterization changed and the way she spoke and moved. She must have studied those sitcoms. I know she studied at several different acting schools and acting troupes. I think that those varying methods have allowed her to cover so many acting styles flawlessly.
I genuinely think Elizabeth Olsen could play a mom role in a sitcom.
How old is she? She don’t look that old yet plays a mom very well
@@musicviolamusician4392 I think 30-36
@@musicviolamusician4392 32
@@DilaZulfi wow really I though she was 26 or 28
@@musicviolamusician4392 I enjoy that marvel keeps the avengers ages the same to the actors, such as Natasha and Scarlett are both born in the same year, just like Wanda and Elizabeth are both born in the same year, 1989, so she’s 33
actually the wedding dress wanda wears is a tribute to audrey hepburns wedding dress in funny face!
Ok i just realized something. Yes the intros are incredibly similar to the shows the pay homage to, but there is one difference that may not be noticeable at first but once you see all of the WandaVison intros together, you will notice that if the OG intro includes a shape, (which most of them do), the WandaVison version replaces the OG shape with a hexagon. And guess what the name of the anomaly they’re in is nicknamed, thats right the HEX just like the shape HEXagon that is in most of the WandaVison intros. That is a very small and interesting detail or Easter egg that I thought was cool they included and is only noticeable if you watch all the intros together. But yeah MIND BLOWN 🤯
Idk if I’m just dumb to just realized that…..
Ooh, great catch! I probably never would have noticed that if you hadn't pointed it out, so thanks :D
Wait wasn’t that literally part of the reason why Darcy nicknamed it the Hex in the first place?
GENIUS
omg you're a mad ass genius
pero r boluda
I don't think the proper word for saying it it's "copied" that's literally the point Lmao, she made this perfect world of the sitcoms she grew up watching...
No, "copying" as in LITERALLY copying. Bcus that's what Wanda did. Not "copying" as in trying to imitate it without permission. People missed the whole point of the video as well.
No one ever said that u moron
no one said that
why is everyone saying “that’s the whole point of the show,” guys, they are just sharing the references they made in the show 😭 yall tryna cancel everything
some comments were saying that the old title was "shows wandavision copied" or anything like that, plus no ones trying to cancel something lol (although i agree that people cancel others over the most little things, thats just not the case here.)
I know right,this comment section isn't pass the vibe
cancel? what are you talking about?
@Ironclad isn’t an excuse
You can get canceled today, for walking or breathing the wrong way.
The beginning of the 80s episode was of Family Ties. You literally even showed images from Family Ties but still called it Full House. Even the set of that episode, esp. the kitchen was mostly like Family Ties.
Don’t forget about growing pains
The painting was from Family Ties. The picnic and running outside was from Full House.
Thanks. I was thinking that and just came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed.
Yeah she said "Full House" but then showed pictures of Growing Pains. 🤦♀️
@@trustknowwaunful *family ties
I'm not American and I'm born in the late 90's so I did not know any of these shows to recognize the references. While I have seen videos highlighting them, I didn't know how far they had gone to get it right down to a T. Seeing these videos makes me appreciate the show so much more than just for it's plot, character arcs, costumes, performances, special effects and the pace. It actually blows my mind how the set remains the same but still somehow looks like the set of so many TV shows. And to think that even all this is part of the plot: Wanda put in all these details herself because that's what she picked up when she watched these shows as a child, and then later with Vision, the two truly happy phases of her life.
In my opinion, this show is a pinnacle of Marvel's work.
Honestly, I'm American and I only understood The Office reference 😂
I only recognized the office and I love lucy
"similar colors" the credits are literally just white
lol
underrated comment 😭😭💀
@John Acosta like every credits in the history of tv lol
WandaVision really was a cultural reset in terms of original concepts in live action hero filmography which will influence a generation and is a timeless work because it has so much longevity like IM SHOCKED and sad that they made this a limited series
FRR
There were far more nods to Bewitched than to I Dream of Jeannie. A very telling point was that Agnes/Agatha lived in the Bewitched house, though the set of Wanda's home was straight out of Bewitched, as were her hairstyle and costumes. Also The Dick Van Dyke show figured far more prominently than I Love Lucy. The sets were dressed very like the Dick Van Dyke Show house.
I agree that Episode 2 was much more Bewitched than Jeannie. As for Episode 1, it was much more Dick Van Dyke in terms of the set however the zany comedy was somewhat based on Lucy with a bit of Bewitched thrown in there. Agnes played an Ethel Mertz-type role in Episodes 1 and 2 (given that in Bewitched there is no "best friend" character that I can recall).
You are beautiful woman with a beautiful smile I wish you the best this year how is the weather over there right now
@@jerrypeter7897 rainy with a hich chance of ewwww.
In Bewitched there was no best friend, but there was a nosy neighbor, and a wacky aunt who sometimes came to "help". Agnes was a combo of the two.
How could you ignore the absolute PERFECT recreation of the Stevens' dining room and look into the kitchen from Bewitched. I cried it was so beautifully done.
The picture sequence showing them age from childhood to adult hood in the 80s episode, I don’t remember that ever being part of full house. However they did do it on family ties as well as growing pains. Also important to note the opening bit with the family portrait is being painted by a paintbrush, that is the iconic opening of family ties. Also the interior of their house in the 80s is reminiscent of the Torkelsons (which I think might’ve been the 90s, but it would’ve been 90s early) as well as full house and a few others.
The aging from childhood thing is from the credits of Fuller House, a Full House reboot on Netflix. th-cam.com/video/ATvLdkWsPLM/w-d-xo.html
@@WillowJordan1979 It's a reference to the Growing Pains credits, you'll see the similarities as they both use photos (with similar effects/finishes) rather than live scenes of the younger years. th-cam.com/video/bRvzm51EaKo/w-d-xo.html
You shouldn't be surprised that Kathryn Kahn was good at recreating the modern sitcom glance since she was a character in Parks and Recreation
Wait! And WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn was the ACTRESS who PLAYED the character Kathryn Kahn in Parks and Recreation on Parks and Recreation! The connections and references just get crazier and crazier the more things you misspell!! 😉
The '80s intro was more Family Ties than Full House.
Yup. As a sitcom junkie and youth of the 80s, I thought 80s intro was mainly Family Ties, and then the running in the park and picnic at the end, Full House.
Yes, I'd say mostly Growing Pains (especially the aging up photos and theme song) and Family Ties (painting the family portrait), with a bit of Full House added in (family picnic scene).
Full House, Growimg Pains, Family Ties, Roseanne all used the "aging up" in the opening credits. Something kinda nostaligic and familiar about it... makes the character's actually feel like family. Or like you are watfhing a real family.
I remember feeling nostalgic watching "older" episodes of 'Married With Children' because Bud and Kelly looked SO DIFFERENT in the opening credits/ depending on the season. Same with Whos the Boss. The late 80s to early 90s seemed like suge a HUGE step in aesthetics.
Only 80s/90s kids will get it.
@@Adaj. Yes, and Growing Pains, especially the song :)
Well-Family Ties mixed with Growing Pains mixed with Full House. I think it was evenly split between these three shows, and I’m amazed that it was all so seamless.
I love how people in the comments are trying to be smartasses by saying _THaTs thE pOiNT oF ThE sHOW!_ as if the video isn't just explaining all the inspirations so people who haven't sold their soul to Wandavision the way we did, can get all the references too
just to clear up some confusion, some comments were saying that the old title was "shows that wandavision copied"
I cant. Oml. anyways basically i kept seeing comments like yours but never actually saw any of the comments that were being referenced. Scroll down and the vey next comment is say “that’s the point though”
Anyways i do agree with what you said. Not everyone has latched themselves onto wanda vision the way some people have. Still others might not have been alive for that time period where the shows that are being referenced were on.
But can we just appreciate how nicely agatha and agnes’ role was played!!
The opening of episode 7 is actually an almost shot-for-shot reference of the short-lived sitcom "Happy Endings"
The growth photos for the intro in episode 5 are a reference to Growing Pains, and the painting is a reference to Family Ties. So it covered Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Ties.
One of the things I noticed that I haven't seen others talk about is when they switched to the 2000's they say there was dead air on the broadcast. But thats when television stopped sending analog signals and went digital.
This was an eyeopening video. I didn't realize how MANY sitcoms they referenced and the specificity of those references. Way to go. Nice video!
This show was so brilliantly written.
I just finished watching this last night and all I can say is WOW. My mind is still blown after a good night's sleep.
I don’t really think y’all understand wandavison. It is supposed to copy other sitcoms every episode is a different era
That's the point, everyone knows that, Wanda copy the sitcoms because she watched them
That’s... the whole point of the video? They’re just pointing out which ones it copies?
@@ellieofthebeast7952 just read my other response to you
and i don’t think you understand the video lol
Geez you fans are annoying as hell. Always saying “you don’t get it” and “that’s the whole point”. Shut up.
On first watch, my wife instantly recognized the homage to Gilmore Girls in the town square Halloween show. I had seen a little of the show but wouldn’t have recognized this detail. I haven’t seen anyone mention that similarity until now - good catch.
It wasn’t just the look of the town; the quick pace of the dialogue during that scene is definitely Gilmore Girls
The only reason why that episode gives Gilmore Girls vibes is because the town set is the exact same one at the WB back lot in Burbank. Thing is, it was used in the majority of the episodes - this one in particular just happened to display the gazebo more prominently. Besides GG and WV, the city set is used for many other shows and movies.
@@ryanholmquist8268 It actually is not the same place. GG was filmed on the WB backlot but WandaVision was filmed at Disney's Golden Oak Ranch an hour outside of Los Angeles.
While it does give GG Harvest Festival vibes, that was not the showrunners intention. It was just a sitcom Halloween episode. GG was not one of the shows they referenced.
@@jeden75 Wow, I didn’t know about that set. It looks strikingly similar to the WB back lot. I stand corrected!
@@ryanholmquist8268 I thought the exact same thing when I first watched it. Gilmore Girls is still one of my favorite shows and when I see a gazebo, I see Stars Hallow & I see Kirk doing something strange in front of it 🤗. But it seemed strange that they would reference GG since it's not a sitcom. I finally found an article from the showrunners that mentioned the filming locations for the show & found out about the Ranch. Aside from pretty much every Disney movie I watched as a child, there are several shows that used both locations for filming, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Office (Schrute Farms!) which it why it looks so familiar.
Somehow, Agnes made me remember The Nanny in that episode where she tries to calm the babies down.
And 4 years from The Nanny, we kinda have the rip off/parody of Fran Drescher: Janice Litman Goralnik nee Housenstein
As introverted as Elizabeth Olsen seems, she is so good around fans and so kind too. I love seeing her on screen.
For the part about Full House, the song along with the photos also gave me a strong "Growing Pains" vibe. Would have been nice to mention it as well as I'm pretty sure that's what they were going for.
It was more of Family Ties and Full House
I got the "Growing Pains" vibe, as well!
@@jtb65t Same here. th-cam.com/video/P4gUzIgqr0c/w-d-xo.html
@@gloriaaportillo No, no, the Growing Pains reference was huge. The drawing to portrait was Family Ties and the picnic shots were Full House, but the photos of each cast member at different stages of their life, of them each “growing up,” followed by a shot of them on the show, was specifically Growing Pains. Even the song they came up felt extremely similar to the Growing Pains theme song. The song did also sound similar to the Family Ties song (both themes have in common a a man and woman singing), but the little electric guitar lick was pure Growing Pains.
I don't think it had anything to do with Full House at all.
3:44... To my recollection, Michael Gross was in Family Ties, not Full House!? And the drawings are referencing Family Ties too.
50's- I Love Lucy/Dick Van Dyke Show
60's- Bewitched/I Dream of Jeannie
70's- The Brady Bunch/The Partridge Family/The Mary Tyler Moore Show
80's- Family Ties/Growing Pains/Full House
90's/2000;s- Malcolm in the Middle
2010's- The Office/Modern Family/Happy Endings
This show was a piece of ART
I felt the Malcolm in the Middle episode was also a homage to Disney shows of the time, not Gilmore Girls.
I got the GG vibe, the town square in Westview had the same vibe as the town square in Star's Hollow, both from the iconic gazebo but also from the whole town getting together in the square to celebrate (just like in GG). I never lived in a small town so this concept is foreign to me and my only reference point was how the town in Gilmore Girls had an event almost every episode.
@@michaelrizzello3763 The only reason why that episode gives Gilmore Girls vibes is because the town set is the exact same one at the WB back lot in Burbank. Thing is, it was used in the majority of the episodes - this one in particular just happened to display the gazebo more prominently. Besides GG and WV, the city set is used for many other shows and movies.
@@ryanholmquist8268 You know I thought the same thing and went to IMDB and saw the Disney Ranch as the location for that shoot. Apparently, some of the town was CGI (Gazebo too apparently). It could have been cool to see Luke's in the background though...
@@michaelrizzello3763 I’ve watched so much GG that I’ve memorized the facade of Luke’s, so every time I see the town square set in a show, I tune out what’s actually happening and solely look for Luke’s in the background haha
When darcy and vision were driving it had the right camera angle
That’s the whole point of the show though
Right
Exactly
No one’s surprised that they referenced old shows, the video is just showing the comparisons side by side
& u missed the point of the video.....
@@IVAN13795 you know you could just edit your comment and add on to it you don’t have to keep commenting things
This show was so clever for this! And all the music, too!
Yeah, I think the nostalgia is part of what made the show so good to me. The acting is amazing!
You forgot to mention the Dick Van Dyke "tripping over the ottoman" gag. th-cam.com/video/RL1t2MLrkgU/w-d-xo.html Vision almost trips over the ottoman in the opening to the WandaVision first episode, but then catches himself by phasing through the ottoman instead. In later seasons, Dick Van Dyke would also catch himself just before tripping. Priceless.
Gilmore Girls wasn’t an inspiration for the aughts-based episode. The town set they used (for the majority of episodes, not just for the Halloween scenes) is a part of the WB back lot in Burbank. It only came off as more obvious in this episode due to the use of color and the prominence of the gazebo. The WB back lot - the town square and other buildings and streets surrounding it - is used by many, many other series and movies. Gilmore Girls only happened to make the most extensive use of the town square. An example of another popular show shot there is Friends, specifically in scenes that take place on the street outside of Central Perk. If you pay close attention to shots (in both GG and WV, iirc) in which the narrow street with taller buildings is visible, you should be able to see where Friends was filmed.
They actually shot the series on Golden Oak Ranch since it's disney owned property. WB isn't letting the mouse on their shooting lots and they aren't forking the money over to them either, lbr. They added the gazebo into the set, likely as a nod to Gilmore Girls and other series shot on the WB lot.
The cameras used were amazing the stills look exactly from each respective era. the 90s-2000s was really cool to see because everything was spot on. loveddd the cinematography
Elizabeth needs an Emmy 🤧💯♥️
TRUE
Actually the 'i ❤️ wanda' mug is a reference of Mitchell's 'i ❤️ me' mug☺️
The dinner scene in the 1st ep where Vision’s boss starts choking and his wife doesn’t realize it, comes from The Twilight Zone with the background music to support it. The Twilight Zone may not b a sitcom, but it is an element for that scene.
The Jingle used for the office sounds so close to the instrumental miraculous stings that play when there is a headtfelt moment or a big jaw drop
This is why this is my fav series because I grew up watching decade of sitcoms❤️
I wasn’t born in the same era of all of the shows, but I knew what they were while watching, because my parents showed me almost every t.v show.
I cant be the only one who got mad when she didn't roll her R when saying Pietro's name ✋🥲
This show brings me unimaginable comfort
At 3:45 there is one slight mistake when talking about the Full House Cover. Michael Gross was not in Full House but was instead in Family Ties. It was just a slight error but wondered if anyone else noticed. I know it was referenced later but just wanted to clear that slight thing up. Great video comparison though. 🙂
Ya, I was about to say she was still saying _Full House_ when the comparison was _Family Ties._
Loved that small recap of the ‘Growing Pains’ intro
I love how this show was basically a glorified homage to the TV of yesteryear.
The shuttered opening in between kitchen and living/dining area in episode 1 were exactly like the Dick van Dyke show. It really took me back. Great job.
to go from this to dr.strange.....I love Lizzie!!!
the mug has reminded me mitchell's mug that says 'i love me'
You forgot how WandaVision included the opening of the Bewitched movie opening scene thing , where it starts of saying that the house is sold.
I just finished watching this last night and all I can say is WOW. My mind is still blown after a good night's sleep.
The 80’s were based on Family Ties and Growing Pains.
Wanda is so relatable I am obsessed with sitcoms. I watched Full House, Superstore, Mr Iglecias, Great News, Fuller House, Modern Family and all one of sitcoms on Netflix
It's kinda ironic how Olsen's twin was in Full House.
Olsen twins, not olsen's twin, they are older to her and she doesn't have a twin, outside the mcu that is😅
the creativity of this show is so underrated
They nailed every area perfectly and it is incredible, oh what I would give to see this series one more time without knowing what is happening:(
i love that they also used the exact same kitchen as modern family. when I was watching wandavision on my computer (and modern family was playing on my TV across from me) I about had a stroke! lmao, I had to do a double take!
The opening to this ep is more like happy endings than the office.
I wished in the 90s episodes would have also referred friends but I loved what they gave us
I loved how the show referenced I Love Lucy
Also, the episode 5 intro was showing somebody painting characters which is also a tribute to the Family Ties intro.
I hadn't clocked the Star's Hollow look.
Those end credits you showed in the video are the standard disney+ end credits. They're the same across all Marvel shows as well as The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett.
I really like all the different eras they did in WandaVision! And I'm happy mine was in there lol
Early 2000s!
The Malcolm in The Middle one also remembered me of Liv and Maddie
I really want a wandavision sitcom where Wanda has a happy family with vision, her kids and brother making a havoc with their powers and other avengers making cameo each in one episode. 👨👩👦👦🤩
The only part of episode 5 that acknowledged Full House was the running in the park and picnic. The rest of the intro was a blend of Family Ties and Growing Pains, which were two extremely popular shows in the 80’s.
I know a lot of people talked about the wrong word choice in this video, I’m just gonna say it again lol
The show was supposed to “copy” the popular sitcoms, because Wanda made her world looks like the sitcoms she watched, believing sitcom is her answer to happiness
The modern era was an absolute favorite! (Along with every other decade, let’s be honest). The camera side-eyes and confession cams were so hilarious.
You're missing a lot of references here. The 80s era episode was heavily influenced by Growing Pains as well (Bohner). The 60s era episode was influenced more by Bewitched than I Dream of Jeannie.
Probably the most creative series I've ever seen. Outstanding.
Her Claire is so good. The mannerisms and everything
Night Nurse
The thumbnail, though. 😮🤯 Perfect parallel.
Kathryn Kahn nailed the whole sitcom aspect.
It's so underrated how the actors, especially Elizabeth Olsen, perfectly change tone and acting style for each decade. Unreal skill.
That "full house" homage was not Full House... it was Family Ties.
It was mostly inspired by the Family Ties intro but it had a little Full House in there too with the picnic and running scenes
Cool video! I'm sure the producers appreciate y'all noticing and sharing!
I like how this show is made just so unique
As a German, I really appreciate this video because I didn’t grow up on these shows and it lets me appreciate the references more :)
You left out strong similarities in the music of episode 3’s title song to The Partridge Famiiy
I got so excited when i realized they were referencing Malcom In The Middle bc it's one of my fav sitcoms!!
“Agatha al along” font are from 50’s show “Twilight Zone”
True! The song is definitely a reference to The Munsters though
I think the Munsters borrowed that from TZ!
This is super helpful if you dont live in the US. I knew about all of the sitcoms you mentioned, but didnt exactly have reruns on repeat growing up. The show felt very thematic but I didnt realise quite how literal the homages were sometimes!!!
It is Emmy worthy guys
Kathryn Hahn was in Parks and Recreation, which was also a mockumentary. So hell yeah she did it perfectly.
Fun fact : Kathryn Hahn auditioned for The Office
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Happy Endings too for the modern era