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A Brief History Of Fighting In Sitcoms

Homer Simpson can take a punch

Homer Simpson can take a punch

There are a number of classic plots that pop up regularly in sitcoms — the broken-telephone episode, the grandpa-comes-to-visit episode, the high school reunion episode, etc — but one of the most entertaining ones is often X main character-takes-on-a-pro-fighter, hilarity ensues.

Sarah tracked down a number of these classic episodes from shows as wide-ranging as The Simpsons, iCarly, George Lopez and Ally McBeal.

To read about them, head over to Fightland by going here.

 

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The Story Behind The Metal T-Shirt Dave Grohl Wore To The Grammys

Dave Grohl shows off his Children shirt on the 2015 Grammy red carpet.

Dave Grohl shows off his Children shirt on the 2015 Grammy red carpet.

A funny thing happened at the 57th Grammy Awards on Sunday night: Dave Grohl wore a t-shirt to the fancy music industry dress-up event.

And not just any t-shirt, a shirt repping “Death Tribe,” an EP by the little known metal band, Children.

I tracked down Jonny Ollsin from Children to talk to him about the Foo Fighters/Nirvana player’s clothing choice.

Among the things I learned: his favourite Grohl-related band is Nirvana, and the 12″ of “Death Tribe” was originally supposed to feature an elaborate wax etching of the Mayan calendar created by his wife.

To read the story head over to AUX by going here.

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That Time Andy Dick Beat Joe Rogan In A Fight

Andy Dick vs. Joe Rogan

Andy Dick vs. Joe Rogan

Nineties sitcom NewsRadio was way ahead of the curve in a number of ways.

One that stood out for Sarah was the way the show portrayed mixed martial arts during a time when “human cockfighting” was the dismissive shorthand for the sport.

Of particular interest for her was when the show pitted Andy Dick vs. Joe Rogan in an anything-goes fight.

Sarah wrote about how it went down for Fightland. To read it go here.

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In Living Color’s Most Interesting Fight Sketches

In Living Color

In Living Color

Back in the day In Living Color was the funniest show around what with Homey The Clown and such.

The show also frequently liked to showcase sketches related to the fighting arts with Mike Tyson parodies, ninja appearances and peculiar self-defense classes.

Sarah jumped into the wayback machine and assessed all of these old fight-related sketches for Fightland.

You can read the story by going here.

 

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Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell 4: Dance-Fight

Randy Couture

Randy Couture

As UFC history tells it, there have been three fights between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, with Liddell scoring two victories to Couture’s one.

History is wrong, though.

The pair have (sort of) squared off in another field of battle as well — the hardwood floor of Dancing With The Stars.

Sarah analyzed the respective foxtrots the two did while on the dancing reality show.

To read about who the better dancer is go here.

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