What is your favorite piece of feel-good entertainment?
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Clockwise from left: Kiki’s Delivery Service (Screenshot); Pushing Daisies (Screenshot); The Princess Bride (Screenshot) Graphic: Baraka Kaseko
This week’s AVQ&A, from web producer Baraka Kaseko, honors the return of comfort food sitcom Ted Lasso:
What is your favorite piece of feel-good entertainment?
We kicked off this discussion by first posing it to readers on our Facebook page. Read on to find some of their picks along with The A.V. Club’s, and make your favorites known on that original post or in the comments below.
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I have always found that putting on Beauty and the Beast cheers me up like little else. Its such an upbeat movie with such wonderful songs and characters that I can’t help but feel fine.
Mrs Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, such great supporting characters are becoming something of a lost art for Disney.
Yeah I’ve noticed that. Tangled and Moana had a good supporting cast, I mean a stupid chicken is certainly unique. But some like Raya…. ehhhhhhhh. BATB had the perfect supporting cast. I could watch Cogsworth and Lumiere bicker for hours. Shame both David Ogden Stiers and Jerry Orbach are gone.
Babe!!!! — callitasitisplease, London, United Kingdom, July 2015
I’m glad the Sultan of Swat is appreciated across the pond, even though most prefer cricket over there.
That’ll do.
Without Babe, we don’t have this beautiful song…
Yessssss! Still get emotional at the end and have seen it about a million times. Best payoff in movie history and it’s just five words: “That’ll do pig, That’ll do.”
That’ll do, Reposted Daily Mail Comments. That’ll do.
The Hudsucker Proxy
You know, for kids!
Sure sure.
Good call, I was going to say O Brother or Raising Arizona.
O Brother would be very very high on my list herewe thought. you was. a toad.
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DO! NOT! SEEK! THE TREASURE!
I’m ambivalent of this as a feel-good. There are many joyful moments. But there is also some brutal violence, and some “feel bad” material.
“WE’RE GONNA R-U-N-N O-F-T!” Great movie, and I love the soundtrack. Any scene with Pappy O’Daniel is gold.“I’ll press your flash, you softheaded sumbitch! We’re MASS communicatin’!”*throws hat*“GIVE ME THAT HAT!”
Sometimes it is very hard to pass food to someone without asking, “Gopher?”
Interesting. I normally think of the Coen Brothers films as being very dark at their core (even stuff like the Big Lebowski has an underlying nihilism to it). I’ve never seen Raising Arizona or the Hudsucker Proxy and haven’t watched O Brother in a long time, so I’ll have to check those films out.
I agree it’s funny that I’d choose at least three movies from the guys who also made Fargo and Burn After Reading and Blood Simple. Hudsucker Proxy is basically a love letter to Frank Capra/Jimmy Stewart movies. Raising Arizona is arguably a bit darker at its core, swimming in the theme of nature vs nurture and whether you can escape how they’ve both formed you.
O Brother singlehandedly changed my taste in music.
Watch it soon, or they’ll dock ya!
I like it
Legends of Tomorrow: Sara Lance and a bunch of weirdos having fun and screwing things up for the better throughout history all looking good in all eras. Yes please. The Flash and Arrow and Supergirl all will likely wind up with 6 to 8 season runs that I loved. Legends of Tomorrow should never end
First answer that comes to mind is Pushing Daisies too. I’ll always come back to the show for its alive-again heart instilled in its characters, when they ache and when they have their little victories.
Going for something different, the next best thing is the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel, Stardust. I’ll admit it’s not perfect after some rewatches. But it still makes me happy, in particular the lightning-harvesting pirate ship in the sky.
Bookmarking Kiki’s Delivery Service for a rainy day. I’ll watch the dub first, for Phil Hartman.
I really need to give Pushing Daisies another chance. Sometimes when I tried to watch it I simply couldn’t keep up because the pace is just so damn FAST. And I say this as a fan of The Gilmore Girls.
I know a friend from college who liked both series for their quick-witted dialogue. And I sympathize with you on the dialogue feeling like a high-speed race. But I was charmed by the bright color palette and whimsical nature, and learned to get the gist of conversations that got long-winded. Re-watching episodes isn’t a bad thing either, so you get jokes the second time around. Using subtitles is helpful too.
A lot of friends and family have recommended Pushing Daisies. I should start watching it before I head back into the office in September.Also – I’ve been meaning to watch Kiki’s Delivery Service. The only Myazaki movies I’ve seen is Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke.
Oh yeah, give it a watch if you are fond of whimsy and Barry Sonnenfeld’s visual style. It might just make your summer better.
You should also check out Whisper of the Heart, Only Yesterday, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, The Wind Rises, and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Pushing Daisies was one of the most under appreciated shows. Stories were always fun thanks to brilliant writing, a great cast and a visually stunning world to live in.
The Blues Brothers has everything i need to destroy even the darkest moods and bring joy to my heart.
Ray Charles putting up the poster makes me fucking lose it every time.
Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips.
A movie I’ve (sadly) seen only once. The first image that pops into my head is of Dan Aykroyd’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it finger-point swagger move he pulls when they first take the big stage. It was just cool.
Ok, let’s settle this once and for all; does the cat get its voice back at the end of Kiki’s Delivery Service or not?
This may not spiritually solve the question, but here’s the history of that:The original release of the film has Jiji meowing as a normal cat. This is consistent with every subtitled release of the film. Disney added Phil Hartman’s voice to the end of their original dub of the movie. Ghibli later requested that re-releases of the dub have Jiji being a normal cat there, and that has been the case ever since, including the dub that is on HBO Max. I’m disappointed that a piece of Phil Hartman’s last-ever acting work was chopped off, but there you go.
According to the Wiki, Myazaki insistend on Jiji not speaking because he represents the childish part of Kiki’s character, which she has matured out of. Which… well, is a bit bitter-sweet, makes sense? I’m somehow glad that I have never watched the English dub, because I’m not a big fan of too liberal re-inpretations of the original vision when it comes to dubs, which seems to have been the case in the English dub of Kiki. (I do make an excepction, though, for the the trashy 70s and 80s dubs of Spaghetti western and martial art movies, because they went so far in an own direction that the movie’s basically turned into something entirely else — the Bud Spencer moves come to mind.)
I agree, except in the case of Neil Gaiman’s version of Princess Mononoke. I don’t think that has been surpassed.
Not a Miyazaki film, but for feel-good anime mine has to be Azumanga Daioh. It’s hilariously absurd, and a refreshing break from high school animes focused solely on dating/magical girls/etc.
I liked the anime, but pacing can be off at times. Seconds go by when nothing happens, although maybe that’s just mimicking real life. Nevertheless, I concur it’s a feel-good show too. (Maya!)
The manga’s pretty great and includes chapters not adapted in the show, like Osaka and Chiyo’s summer jobs at a fast-food restaurant.Also from the same author is Yotsuba&!, which I haven’t read but have heard that it’s pretty feel-good too.
The manga is great. Any scene with Chiyo-Dad, manga or anime, cracks me up. I love when the series gets surreal. Of course, Osaka is my spirit animal (GO TEAM SEA SLUG!). The Okinawa field trip made me want to visit the island someday.The end of both the anime and manga made me tear up more than I thought it would. Just that last shot of all of the girls together was very sweet.
In the book it states that cats usually lose that voice connection once the witch and the cat grow.
No. Some things from childhood pass and never return.
^ Obvs I rank Laputa: Castle in the Sky at the top of my Miyazaki list. I’ve watched most of the Ghibli’s plenty of times. Kiki’s deal is she gets to encounter various women in different stages of growth and maturity: the old ladies (with the fish casserole); the 20-something funky artist; Kiki’s boss – the very pregnant young wife & bakery owner; and the rich girl Kiki’s age who kinda comes off like a brat, but then is revealed to be just kinda clueless – not villainous. The blimp crisis at the end is crazy suspenseful. Favorite moment is when Kiki bitch-slaps her broom when it won’t cooperate. I think some kids (and adults) think KDS is a bit dull – it’s a “hang-out” movie, after all – but if you latch on to her learning process it becomes more interesting. Kiki could totally exist in the Potterverse.
I’ve finally decided to watch all of Miyazaki’s films, and started from the beginning. Just last night I watched KDS (talk about coincidence with this article) and undoubtedly is my favorite so far. Magical elements aside, Kiki’s journey may be the total opposite of what I did with my life, so I profoundly admire her.
Kiki is definitely my favorite of the Ghibli movies. I love so many, but Kiki has a special place in my heart.
My son went through a stretch where he just wanted to watch Kiki and Inside Out, and man do I miss that stage. Those are endlessly watchable.
I have three and they’re roughly equal to me.The Good PlacePrincess BrideParks and Rec
I’ve rewatched The Good Place probably six times since it began. I adore the show, but might have to take a break so I don’t ruin it for myself.
It’s fun to notice the clues in the first season that something isn’t quite right. Like Michael kicking a puppy into the sun.
I’ve also found that the better I know the characters, the more I laugh at jokes in first season. Whereas the first time through, I didn’t really know them as well and it didn’t land for me the same; for instance, almost everything between Eleanor and Chidi in the opening half of the season is amazing but I think it helps to have a strong sense of their respective characters (and what an amazing foil Eleanor is for Chidi).
Good Place, My Name is Earl, Raising Hope
The Muppet Show. I will endlessly watch compilations of Veterinarian’s Hospital sketches and re-watch my favorite song performances (tough choice for favorite but Danny Kaye singing “Inchworm” with the Muppets is a perfect, sweet moment).
Good choice!
Speaking of Danny Kaye, I love him as the Swedish Chef’s uncle. White Christmas (with the exception of one scene) is another feel-good one for me. A lot of people prefer Holiday Inn, but I prefer the camaraderie between Crosby and Kaye’s characters. “Pushing, pushing.”
The Court Jester. That is all.
I had never heard Danny Kaye. Oh my goodness, what a voice!
I feel like it’s kind of an obvious pick, but Parks and Rec all the way.I’ve also found that it’s impossible for me to be in a bad mood while watching Mamma Mia
Movies – Back to the Future 1&2 , Most of the MCU, original star wars seriesTV – Rick & Morty, The office, Sliders, The Simpsons, South ParkSome types of shows and movies are more rewatchable than others. Im rarely interested in rewatching a drama, but a comedy or action can be just as enjoyable on multiple watches. Shows with self contained episodes that dont require watching the whole season in order to understand are excellent for rewatching. There are episodes of the simpsons that I am sure I have seen more than ten times. Breaking bad might be one of the best shows ever but it isnt something I can just turn on to a random episode.
Ever After, as ludicrous as it is, is just like a weighted blanket – comforting and soft and familiar.
I am charmed by the alternate history aspect of Ever After.
I’ll go down in history as the man who opened a door
The Dish! RIP the great Tom Long.
Anything involving the Muppets generally works.Plus the Great British Bake Off. Nice people making nice food and being nice to each other.
I’ve found the original Muppet Show to be a great workout companion. If I need to push myself just a little longer, I can tell myself to keep at it until the end of the next sketch.Plus, of course, it’s just friggin’ awesome.
I’m glad it’s finally out there in its entirety (baring a couple of missing episodes and musical numbers here and there) for the general public to experience again.
Once in a while a man needs a little time to himself.
Raising ArizonaReal GeniusMiranda
SUCH fun
Singin in the rain has always been there for me in difficult moments. The only “favourite film” that was favourite at 15, at 30 and at 40 years old.Then I have talisman songs. Or tunes. Or tracks. Pieces of music that I always hear during bad times, and this is very corny I warn you:- “Be brave” from Juan Atkins as Model 500 in the imperfect long François K mix- Seb Wildblood “submarine”- Nobukazu Takemura “For Tomorrow (Childlike)” . And “Searching” to be fair.This kind of loose summery tracks are the ones that remind me of feeling safe. They hug me and tell me everything is ok.
This might be a strange answer to some, but Harold and Maude. Nothing gives me more hope than this film, Hal Ashby’s finest. Personally I think it holds up a lot better than Being There, which is also another film that makes me happy.
MST3K for sure. Most nights I turn it on to fall asleep because it makes me so comfortable. Like a warm blanket of humor.
I didn’t even think to put that on my list, because it’s so much a part of my life it would be like listing ‘air’.
“Time for go to bed.”
Good ol’ Tor!
Yes, nothing soothes me to sleep like the image of a looney hep-pixie showing how much fun it is to be psychotic, and the sound of her voice reaching 150 decibels as she orders me to have fun, fun, FUN!!I love MST3K.
This is my answer as well, specifically any B&W film like “The Beatniks”
They’re not even Boatniks!My go-to feel good MST3K episode is I Accuse My Parents. It’s a corny movie but Jimmy and Kitty (meow!) make a sweet couple, and Mary Beth Hughes has a sweet voice. Plus Gypsy serenading Joel was a great moment.
Whenever I need a lift, there’s nothing I crave more than some Kraft shells and a solo screening of Can’t Hardly Wait.
Why did nobody mention “Horse Feathers”?“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall/ Professor Wagstaff has the ball.”
“Get up. That’s not the way to go into a speakeasy that’s the way you come out.”
Horse Feathers, the origin of the Republican Theme Song (Whatever It Is, I’m Against It)
American Dad. There’s nothing I find more enjoyable than chilling out in bed at the end of a long day & laughing my ass off with my wife while we go through that show for, probably the 4th time now? We just start at season 3 & let it loop.
I once tried to get into the show after hearing people rave about it on this website, and just couldn’t make it through the 2nd season. Guess I have to give it another try and at least make it to the 3rd season?
The first 2 seasons are borderline unwatchable to me. The third is a big improvement, and anything from season 4 on is pure genius. There’s also no need to actually watch seasons 1-3, since continuity is basically non-existent other than one subplot where Jeff gets kidnapped by aliens for a couple seasons.
American Dad is streamed at least once a week in my household, or we catch the reruns and new episodes on [adult swim] or TBS. Their Christmas episodes are the best. That episode where they were in a reality show like The Amazing Race cracks me up since they got Rick Steves to actually voice himself.
Even though it can sometimes catch you off guard by being emotionally devastating, I pick Adventure Time. Never fails to lift my spirits, even the heavier episodes.Actually, maybe even especially the heavier episodes, because feeling the underlying melancholy of that world bubbling up occasionally is generally quite therapeutic for me, making me, in fact, feel good.In the end, the show has, I’ve noticed, this strong recurring theme about how you can be dealt a bad hand and still make your own happiness, with the help of friends and imagination and – of course – adventure!
And all that with a dry, off-hand charme that never gets too sentimental.
Season six, when Finn meets his dad was gut wrenching, but one of my favorite seasons. Jake the Brick, Astral Plane, and Breezy are my favorite episodes from that season.
Adventure Time would have been my favorite show if it aired when I was a kid. I would have had a stuffed Jake doll (incidentally, I did end up owning a real dog named Jake) and we would have had many MATHEMATICAL backyard adventures together.
Yeah, I think it’s one of the best kids shows ever made.
The Disney Renaissance
The Rescuers Down Under is one of those sequels I saw before even knowing about the original, probably just due to being a kid when it came out. It’s a great little movie, and it’s nice to see it in that visual next to the others. In fact, I’m excited that I can’t even remember the plot, aside from Wyle E. Burp and Dom Deluise. And when I got to Fievel, just now, I realized I’m thinking of Fievel Goes West. So, thank you, I guess, for making want to check out Fievel Goes West again.
I just watched The Rescuers movies with my daughter, and holy shit does that opening sequence of Down Under ever hold up.
I’d love to watch those again, and maybe part of the reason for confusing them is that they seem so similar in tone, or at least to the ‘pre-renaissance Disney’, The Great Mouse Detective, The Fox and the Hound, etc. I could also be completely off, but not remembering the details makes me want to watch them again more. Yes, part of me misses the lockdowns for reasons like this.
I also saw The Rescuers Down Under before the original too, which I didn’t know existed and saw a few years later.As a young kid, I remember Fievel Goes West more clearly than An American Tail. I had the VHS for FGW and watched it a lot. Until we got cable, I finally saw AAT.
The two things I remember most about An American Tail: My mom being completely annoyed at how close Fievel and his family always are to reuniting at every turn. She’s not wrong; the movie does really seem to rub it in. The other is just how impressive/garish looking that gigantic rat boat thing was. Weird and scary and cool.
Can I just say how fantastic the posters were for 90s Disney films? Beauty and the Beast, Lion King and Hunchback have such good posters. I like a lot of modern Disney animated films but posters? Nope.
From the ones above, the only one that sticks out is Hercules since it’s not so dark and it’s more fitting with the film’s style.
Buffy, Angel, Parks and Rec, Casino, Josie and the Pussycats, Silence of the Lambs and Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me.
A Hard Day’s Night
Seconded! I was trying to catch up on some highbrow movie classics this dark pandemic winter, but when Hard Day’s Night popped up in my queue one afternoon, I decided to forgo all that erudite aspiration, and just watch this wonderful silly and clever delight that I’ve seen a million times and loved every time. I chose wisely.
The Beatles are my go-to for feel-good music, especially their earlier music when they did silly little love songs. I grew up listening to the Beatles, and now I put them on in the car or when I’m doing chores just like my mother used to. My son is starting to like it too, particularly “Ticket To Ride” and “We Can Work It Out”.
Along with all the others mentioned here, there was a movie called parenthood a long while back that is a forgotten gem with a perfect ensemble cast.
Good topic, I definitely agree with most of these (though Totoro makes me happier than Kiki because…totoro) plus the commenter adding Babe. I might throw in Queer Eye, the last season in Philadelphia definitely had me tearing up a few times. There are some shows and movies that are depressing but they’re so good it’s feel-good watching for me (or if you want to wallow). But I have to agree with The Princess Bride as maybe the most feelgood of the feelgoods
Katamari Damacy, both the game and the soundtrack. Playing the game in endless mode can be very relaxing and the all the music is excellent.
The King Of All Cosmos is such a dick though, lol.
Speed Racer or Ocean’s Eleven
I know it’s dark, but I enjoy getting scared: Candyman.
Yes, Ocean’s Eleven! The rapport with the characters is just so damb entertaining. Plus it had a groovy little soundtrack.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. It’s not too long, always funny, and in the end…most triumphant!
Be excellent to each other. And party on!
Oh! Just had the Taskmaster theme tune in my head then, the whole thing is a wonder.
baaaaaaa ba ba baaaaaaa, baaaaaa ba ba baaaa
Paddington Bear will do the trick. Even the children’s books lifted me up back in the day.
Even though everyone is going with TV or movies, the question says entertainment, so I’m going with books. My comfort/feel good reading has always been The Betsy-Tacy Books by Maud Hart Lovelace. A series about a trio of best friends and their town of Deep Valley, Minnesota at the turn of the 20th Century. It starts with the characters five years old and ends when they are married in their twenties. Long before people started acting like J. K. Rowling invented it, Lovelace had the language and complexity of the books age with her characters and, presumably, audience. There is nothing more wholesome or relaxing than Anna making muffins for the first day of school, Mr. Ray making onion sandwiches for Sunday lunch, or the Crowd singing around the piano while Julia plays the latest show tunes.
The Anne of Green Gables books also allow their characters to grow up.
In a more modern take on that, the Amelia Peabody books also has the characters grow and age and reproduce.
Also Canadian, the comic strip For Better Or For Worse did that as well.
Also Canadian, the comic strip For Better Or For Worse did that as well. Gasoline Alley did that too, over decades. Dark Horse published some great collected volumes.
Groundhog Day. Every time I watch it it’s exactly the same, and every time I’m a bit surprised.
Well, two of them are right there in the header pic (Kiki and Pushing Daisies)
Also:
Galaxy Quest
Buckaroo Banzai
The In-Laws (Peter Falk and Alan Arkin version)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
This box of twenty musicals I bought recently
The Man from UNCLE (TV and movie, both are fun)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn is the only Robin Hood I’ll ever need)
A Damsel in Distress (movie with Fred Astaire and Burns & Allen all singing and dancing together, you can’t top it)
I guess I’ll stop now
If you ever get the chance to see Robin Hood on the silver screen take it.
I have, twice! Indeed, it’s an amazing movie.
I’m a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast, the Disney animated feature. I always just feel better after watching it.
I can’t believe Schitt’s Creek isn’t on this list. It’s so heartwarming.
You’re right! I started watching it a few months ago on Netflix and caught a random episode on Comedy Central. This show just only put me in a good mood.
For tv shows: The Middleman; Gilmore Girls seasons 1 – 4; The West Wing (though sadly it was too fantastical to rewatch over the last 4 years); Avatar: the Last Airbender; GBBO.For movies: Ocean’s Eleven, Star Wars: A New Hope; Raiders of the Lost Ark/The Last Crusade.
Crawl
I can’t believe no one has says The Mummy yet. It’s towards the top of my list along with Pushing Daisies, the Ocean’s movies and MCU
If you mean the 1999 Mummy, then yeah I agree. Makes me wish that movie could’ve kicked off the Dark Universe franchise instead of the rebooted film.
HEY BENI! IT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVER! Not gonna lie, that movie actually had some genuinely scary moments. The scarab scene and yes, the big sand face chasing the plane in particular.
a PERFECT movie. forever and ever amen.
Last Year at Marienbad
MoonstruckMusic & Lyrics
moonstruck can fix ANYTHING
Jeeves and Wooster. The life of Bertram Wilberforce Wooster can be summed up with “Oh, these are the kind of problems you WANT to have”, but that’s what makes it good, escapist fun. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie will always be Jeeves and Wooster. My favorite moments will always be anytime Hugh sings and plays piano, and anytime Aunt “Nephew-Crusher” Agatha is onscreen.
Wodehouse is my go-to feel good author. Fry and Laurie do an admirable job of bringing that world to life.
Another “feel good” show with Fry is Kingdom. It’s too bad it was cancelled. Of course, “A Bit Of Fry And Laurie” counts as feel-good entertainment as well. Soupy twist!
YES!
“Jackass”. The show, the movies… it always makes me feel happy.
Muriel’s Wedding. That movie could charm the curmudgeonliest curmudgeon that ever curmudgeoned. (Me.) I’ve watched it dozens of times. Between the girl-power message and the ABBA soundtrack, it can’t be beat. Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths are everything. I’ll never get enough of it. “You’re terrible Muriel”? Not in the least.
Amelie. This movie always makes me smile and gives hope that there’s still some good in others and this would can still be a wonderous, beautiful place.Bob’s Burgers. We watch this show at least six days out of the week, whether we stream it or catch it in reruns on [as], FXX, or TBS.I Think You Should Leave. Even though there’s a lot of cringe there, it always makes me laugh.Adventure Time and Steven Universe. Both these shows tend to get depressing over time, but both have seasons that were the main characters were wide eyed and full of innocence. Both end up maturing for the better. Making It. I’m not into reality shows, but I love crafts. Throw in Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman and I’m sold. I also love how the contestants cheer each other on and aren’t malicious, like other competition shows.
Forgot to add before being able to edit: Gravity Falls. It’s funny, cute, and smart. Also, that theme song.
One for me is Charles Mingus”s “Better Get Hit In Your Soul.”If my choice has to be movie or TV, I”ll probably go with Sturges’s “Hail the Conquering Hero.”
The middle part of Kiki’s Delivery Service always puts me into a mental funk because I interpret magic as a metaphor for creativity (based on that speech Ursula gives about art block)— there’s the cliche of the tortured artist who uses their misery as an outlet, but there’s also people who can’t create unless they’re happy, and lose all that if their mood plummets. As a hobby artist who goes through the same thing, it’s too relatable.
Joe Pera Talks With You. Every episode, really. And all of his standup. But season 2’s episode about sharing YouTube videos all night with your partner is so kind and good, it makes me cry every time. And then I cry a lot harder at the Rat Race episode, later in the season. Gosh, what an immense heart that show has.
Feel good entertainment? Easy, porn.
I don’t think Ted Lasso is really “feel good” entertainment. It gets painted that way by reductive critics. The new animated children’s Paddington series, though, with Ben Whishaw reprising the role? One of the purest things I’ve ever seen.
Bob’s Burgers. When I need to de-stress, I pull up the series and just start watching.
Just watched all 7 seasons of 30 Rock. Love that show!
“Home Movies” was the first thing I openly laughed at after my dad died and to this day it’s my go-to if I’m in a funk.
I love that and Dr. Katz.
My boxed sets of Dr. Katz and Home Movies will one day disintegrate from overuse.
Dr. Katz is ultimate comfort viewing for me. And I say viewing but it works almost as well as audio only, making it perfect for work.
Jonathan Katz has a very soothing voice, and H. Jon Benjamin is a little less shouty in Katz (though when he is, it’s hilarious). Laura Silverman cracks me up as the receptionist.
I just discovered “Jon Benjamin Has a Van” in online and now I have to go watch Hammett rip through “Jesus Pipe”.https://www.cc.com/shows/jon-benjamin-has-a-van
I’m also a big fan of Dr. Katz! Cheers!!
When it comes to TV shows or mini-series, my picks are Futurama, or Planet Earth/Blue Planet with David Attenborough.As for movies, the first three Fast and the Furious movies, LOTR trilogy, Super Troopers, and of course, the MCU.
The never ending story. now yes, its a feel good entertainment with death and the virtual destruction of a child’s imagination, but it pans out. and yes the first sequel is acceptable,if lesser, no the third movie is not, and the book is great as well.
Late to the party, as usual, but… Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace brings me waves of sheer joy through its unparalleled blend of “comedy” and “horror” (not to mention “smart” and “stupid”… so much stupid, but so cleverly concocted!) AND it’s now streaming on Amazon Prime, if you haven’t yet walked the haunted hospital halls…
I’m sure someone already posted this since I’m days late on this, but I love “Joe Pera Talks With You.” It is so soothing and calming and puts me in such a content mood. I love Ted Lasso, but Joe Pera is the most positive character on tv.
Hot Fuzz. After 20+ viewings, I’m still uncovering new gags and self-references.
My neighbours the YamadaPorco RossoPride and prejudice (95 or 2005)The Godfather I IICougar Town
Shaun the Sheep
Honestly, Fraggle Rock! The original one that debuted in January of 1983. Speaking of, it’s a theme song should have been listed on your top five.