Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld comments on the induction of the "puffy shirt" into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, in Washington November 18, 2004. The shirt was worn by the comedian during an episode of the hit television series, Seinfeld. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley SH/JDP
The ’90s weren’t THAT long ago, but the culture moves fast. Some of the movies and TV shows that came out back then haven’t aged well.
Here are some examples that Buzzfeed readers offered, along with their reasons:
1. “Seinfeld”: There’s a lot to offend modern sensibilities, but someone specifically mentioned the episode where Jerry was allegedly assaulted by his dentist while he was under, and it was played for laughs.
2. “Doogie Howser, M.D.”: Quote, “The first episode has an adult woman pretending to seduce him . . . The second episode is about an adult woman trying to get pregnant by him.”
3. “Will & Grace”: Quote, “I could never get through one episode without feeling that my queerness was being used as a punchline . . . being gay was either silly, or you were doomed to be alone and sad.”
4. “Friends”: Quote, “Fat jokes, gay jokes, everyone in New York is white inexplicably, Ross sleeps with a student, sleeps with his school librarian in high school, tries to kiss his cousin, violates Rachel’s boundaries . . . etc.” Someone also mentioned the episode where the cast dumps an old friend because he stopped drinking and isn’t fun anymore. Another brought up the transphobic stuff involving Chandler’s parents.
5. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”: This person REALLY went off on Uncle Phil. Quote, “Will was a teenager dating grown women every other episode, and Phil and Vivian just let it happen.
“Phil claimed to be pro-Black but voted for Reagan twice, was ashamed of his background as a pig farmer, and detested ‘lowly’ and working-class Black people.
“He blamed Will for everything that went wrong, even if he had nothing to do with it. And he was sexist and controlling AF, trying to forbid a 25-year-old Hilary from posing for Playboy or Ashley from doing anything.”
6. “Mrs. Doubtfire”: “Between the transphobia and the part where he makes a pact with the older two kids to keep it a secret from their mom, it hasn’t aged well.”
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