His mother is fucking abusive, that’s why.
And his dad is a meth dealer
Nah that was just a dream, remember?
Isn’t that Breaking Bad?
And completely unhinged. One child joined the military to escape her. She tracked him down, charmed military personnel, and went to drag him home
That is TERRIFYING! And the family starts to dig themselves out of a hole when Hal can’t have sex, but oh no! That means he’s happy and she’s DENIED! She seduces him until he caves. She’d rather have power than stability for her and her family
There was an episode where Lois got orthotics for her shoes and became a whole new person, nicer, happier. Hal couldn’t stand that she didn’t need foot rubs anymore and sabotaged them, condemning her to a life of pain so his codependent ass could feel needed. That whole family was fucked up.
Cripes, doomed by foot fetish
> live in a big house
> three teenage boys crammed into one small bedroom
Nah I think they were definitely struggling a bit.
There’s a few episodes that actively showed gow much they struggle. Like one of their biggest vacations is going to a waterpark in a car that has the heater on full blast so it doesn’t cook the engine. They only eat super cheap food and mystery meat. They lived in a camper because they could barely afford to get termites removed. Hal has no money to go to a dentist. As soon as hal lost his job they are cooked. They lived paycheck to absolute paycheck. They never pay all their bills. I would say they struggled a lot. They struggled more than al bundy.
In the Flashback episode it is noted their house is smaller then their previous apartment. It also shows how they went from comfortable/upscale living to cheaper conditions with each additional child, specifically stating they had less money with each birth.
I distinctly remember an episode where Lois was watering down their orange juice, and realising that it was becoming more water than juice. They were definitely poor, and decidedly trashy for their neighbourhood.
Anon is such a sperglord that they dont understand that all experiences are subjective. Also that its a prime time sitcom.
Also that its a prime time sitcom.
That just reminded me of the reoccurring joke “because you can’t say handjobs at 7:00 on a Friday on ABC” from A Very Special Episode
Also that its a prime time sitcom
you say that as if it were a good thing?
The “Reece gets groomed by a predator” and “Deweys leukaemia diagnosis” story arcs werent appropriate for 7:00pm.
A lot of those shows have aged pretty badly in terms of what “struggling” looks like. The idea of a boring office job being some awful fate is also kinda dated.
At least shows like the Simpsons were self aware about this.
A boring office job is an awful fate, we should bring that perception back!
There’s a fair few people who would straight up murder someone for a boring, stable office job.
After a few years in a boring job they’ll be ready to kill again.
Guy who’s “living the dream” here:
I wish death upon everyone.
Unfortunately, murder will often land you in prison, making your freshly earned office job not that stable.
Don’t ask me how I know.Big difference between a low paying boring office job and a high paying one lol.
There’s a lot of starving children in Africa who would be ecstatic with a job that paid American minimum wage, that doesn’t mean anything.
In a lot of ways, we are those starving children.
The Bundys had a one income household, where dad was working minimum wage at a shoe store and he could feed and clothe his kids, have a big house, a car, and all the adventures they pulled. You couldn’t even feed yourself on that income these days
Someone who’s life is really not that bad whining because they think it’s terrible? That sounds pretty common to me, especially for suburban teenagers
I’d complain too if i had to share my bedroom with two other boys.
And even a bed
The show treated his attitude as a huge flaw. I interpreted his character in earlier seasons as despite being a genius in many ways, he was still an immature child. He was often ungrateful for his parents’ sacrifices and unempathetic to those around him, like a lot of kids his age. He even had trouble making friends because others found him difficult to be around. As annoying as he could be, I think it also made him a more realistic character and set him up for later character development.
Life is unfair 🎶
genius IQ
Many studies show that having a higher intellect correlates with higher unhappiness. In many cases, the text of the show itself is explicitly about how Malcolm’s intellect either makes him a target or itself causes problems.
omg * THEY’RE ffs
Not OPs fault this dumbass language has 3 words with the same pronunciation and different spellings
I couldn’t connect at all with those series because of this.
