Ridiculously Specific Sitcom Plots That Happened More Than Once

The main character waltzes into the shower, realizing it is the last person they want to see. This causes an embarrassing situation that humiliates everyone.Home ImprovementTim thought it was his wife in the shower, but he saw his sister-in-law Nancy instead. Yikes.FriendsJoey accidentally walked into Monica's shower. Monica tried to get back at him by doing the same, but she found Joey's dad, who did not seem bothered by the surprise.

Shows like this usually appear in Thanksgiving episodes. They show how characters should be thankful for friends and family. This happens after the dinner gets ruined or a turkey gets stuck on someone's head.FriendsCharacters saw this happen to Joey. Joey could not get the turkey off his head after putting it on to scare Chandler. In the final season, the entire dinner was ruined when Joey fell flat on the table and spilled all the food.The Simpsons'The second season Thanksgiving episode showed Bart ruining Lisa's centerpiece and Thanksgiving dinner before running away and returning.How I Met Your MotherAn episode featured Marshall insisting on slapping Barney for "Slapsgiving," and Ted and Robin arguing ruined Lily's Thanksgiving plans.

Characters talk because they are stuck in an elevator. This happens because there is no other choice.The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe show featured this twice. One time, Will and Uncle Phil got stuck while trying to reach Aunt Viv during childbirth. The other time, Will, Carlton, and Jazz got trapped in an elevator and reminisced about their lives.Night CourtThe show used this plot twice. Dan was once stuck with sumo wrestlers and another time with a man he found attractive.

Sitcoms seem to think it is normal to look through friends' trash. This plot device has a character find a pregnancy test in the trash and think it belongs to the person in the house. Later, it turns out to be someone else's, but the characters make the person they think is pregnant tell the truth.

This storyline became famous withFriendsPhoebe found a test in Monica's bathroom until it became clear it belonged to Rachel. This plot appeared again onSchitt's CreekJohnny found a test in his daughter Alexis's garbage. This made Johnny and the family think they would have a new baby, but the older mayor and his wife were the parents.

A character must deliver a baby in a strange spot. This happens either because of the distance from the hospital or because everyone is trapped elsewhere. This was shown inThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody.The titular twins got stuck in an elevator with a pregnant woman. They had to help with the birth.Home Improvement.The main characters tried to race to the hospital. They had to go through with the birth at a gas station instead.

Sitcoms use this dream setup to show the main character a lesson. The character sees how friends and family would change without them. This happens inThat '70s Show.Eric had a dream. Wayne Knight played an angel. Eric wished he and Donna never got together. This happens inLife With BonnieThe main character dreamed Richard Van Patten showed her a world. She was not the talk show host. Her family and friends would have been losers without her influence. She realized her self-worth.

This angle usually shows the family's most lovable member losing memories. The rest try to wake them up by reminding them of their love. This happened in the series finale episode ofFull HouseThe youngest daughter Michelle fell off a horse. She forgot everyone in her family. She remembered them through their trademark hugs.The Addams Family.Gomez walked around the house after forgetting who he was. He saw all their bizarre eccentricities.

This episode celebrates a show's landmark episode, like the one hundredth. Characters break into musical numbers for no real reason. They let the cast and fans celebrate with a big, new, semi-reality-breaking spectacle.How I Met Your Mother.The show's one-hundredth episode had Barney fantasize about a grand musical. His friends and people sang about his love for suits.That '70s Show.The show's one-hundredth episode had Fez star in a musical pageant. He randomly fantasized about the rest of the characters breaking into song for even simple tasks.Scrubs.The show did a full musical episode too.

A party starts fast. The characters have a reason to either get close to someone or keep people apart. Twists often threaten the party. Characters race to fix things.Friends.An episode had Rachel get two surprise birthdays. This kept her divorcing parents apart. Joey was forced to kiss Rachel's mother to distract her.How I Met Your Mother.Ted threw three parties in three days. He wanted to draw Robin to his house to make a move. Outside events, like Robin's job and other guys trying to romance Robin, kept him from succeeding.

Long-running sitcoms often feature a lead character with an arch-nemesis whose antagonism sparks many small acts of revenge.Seinfeld, Frasier, and The Big Bang Theory showed this.The Big Bang Theory featured this plot.The Big Bang Theory showed this plot.Seinfeld showed this plot.Seinfeld made it famous with Jerry and Newman's hostility; they constantly showed their hatred.Jerry and Newman made it famous through their constant hostility, showing their hatred clearly.Frasier saw the main character and Cam Winston compete in snooty contests to prove who was more high-class.The titular character and Cam Winston tried to one-up each other in snooty competitions to prove who was higher class.The Big Bang Theory showed Sheldon's rivalry with Barry Kripke; they played scientific pranks and tried to sabotage each other's careers.Sheldon's rivalry with Barry Kripke involved them pulling scientific pranks on each other to absurd levels and always trying to ruin the other's career.

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air featured this plot.The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air showed Will and Carlton on a game show where they mismatched terribly and kept losing to Will's friends.Will and Carlton appeared on a game show where they mismatched terribly and kept losing to Will's silly friends.Barney had to ace the game show to impress Bob Barker, whom he thought was his father.Barney appeared onJoey joked about himself, making bad guesses that cost his partner all the prize money.Barney absolutely aced the game show to impress Bob Barker, whom he thought was his real father.Hannah Montana used this plot with Jackson and Robbie getting snowed in during a fishing trip and stuck in a hotel with bad staff.Joey appeared onThere is always a Christmas episode where a younger character shows the true Christmas spirit while an older one is skeptical, only to learn Santa was present.Home Improvement featured this plot.

The youngest son hoped for Santa's presence while his brothers mocked his naivete. By the end, Santa visited and gave them gifts.Hannah MontanaJackson and Robbie, the father-son pair, got snowed in during their fishing trip and stuck in a dirty hotel with weird staff.MartinIn Full House, the family got snowed into the airport and received gifts from the "real" Santa, even though it might just be another passenger.

In The Nanny, the family got snowed into the airport and received gifts from the "real" Santa, though it might just be another passenger.Home ImprovementHope, the youngest son, hoped for Santa's visit while his brothers mocked his naivete. By the end of the episode, Santa actually visited their house and gave them gifts. Likewise,Punky BrewsterThe titular character's adoptive father found a strange shop run by Nick. Nick gave Punky a music box belonging to her missing mother. After Christmas, Nick vanished. It became clear this man was Santa all along because a bully had told her Santa was fake.

InFamily MattersSteve Urkel made a 'secret' Christmas wish come true, confirming Santa is real (for him). InFull HouseThe family got snowed into the airport and received gifts from the 'real' Santa, though itmightjust be another passenger on the airplane. And in a Christmas episode ofThe NannyThe family shares a hospital room with an old man claiming to be the real Santa. He must leave on Christmas Eve, but they find he opened the window and flew away. The characters' reality returns to normal the next episode after this realization.The family has an earth-shattering realization that Santa is real.This is the plot.

This plot usually features an older or very young character. That character drives straight through the house while others watch in shock. This appeared in Full House.Stephanie Tanner did not realize Joey's car was in reverse and hit the house by pressing the accelerator in Full House.The situation mirrors this when Stephanie Tanner did not realize Joey's car was in reverse and crashed into the house.Everybody Loves Raymond showed this plot in Everybody Loves Raymond.The show showed the main character's parents backing into his house door while Ray and his wife could do nothing.

A famous musician or a band has an association with one of the characters for some reason. The family lives a normal suburban life. This often becomes a surprise reveal of the singers that makes the audience gasp. This happened in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.The association with a famous musician or band appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Boyz II Men were acquaintances of Will and sang at his baby cousin's baptism.This plot appeared in Home Improvement.Character Wilson mostly stayed hidden until he claimed to be cousins with the Beach Boys. This claim proved true when the Beach Boys visited him. The Beach Boys were also family friends with the Tanner family on Full House.The Beach Boys were family friends with the Tanner family on Full House.