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What is your favorite recurring show within a show? (sopuli.xyz)
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I adore Jesus 'n Pals from South Park

Psycho Dad from Married With Children

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[–] ryokimball@infosec.pub 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

First that comes to mind is Itchy and Scratchy (The Simpsons)

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Trying to torrent that

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

McBane from the Simpsons. Someone edited all the small clips together and they make a coherent 80s action movie parody.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I prefer “Terence & Philip” as my South Park Show within a show.

I’d argue “Sanctuary Moon” is a more enjoyable show than Murderbot.

And who can forget that show with the “I’d buy that for a dollar!” tagline? Evidently I can, because I can’t remember what it’s called.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 7 points 4 months ago

On that last one, all I can think of is RoboCop.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the scary door from Futurama

[–] Tiuku@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also Hypnotoad

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

All glory to the hypno toad!

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

“Ow My Balls!” from Idiocracy.

You were both made to laugh and at the same time be the point of the joke for laughing.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Climbing for Dollars from The Running Man.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 8 points 4 months ago

I'd legit watch All My Circuits from Futurama.

And I'd probably shamewatch whatever Mojo put out in the marvel universe.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Ghostfacers was fun.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The Wall in Solar Opposites.

Does that count? It's not a TV show in the show, but it is pretty much a second show embedded within the main one.

It's great how they mix episodic and serialized shit together like that, too. You got the wacky alien one-offs, and then you have a large story unfolding within the tiny world of the shrunken people that live inside Yumulak's wall.

[–] Evoliddaw@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

That's funny the first thing that came to mind, albeit not necessarily my all time favourite, was SilverCops

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The Adventures of Captain Proton from Star Trek Voyager

I'll also list these, not because they're my favorites but just because they haven't been mentioned yet:

  • Los Dias y Los Noches de Monsigñor Martinez from King of the Hill.

  • McBain from The Simpsons

  • Various interdimensional cable shows from Rick and Morty

[–] dotslashme@infosec.pub 5 points 4 months ago

Wormhole extreme from SG-1

[–] Bonus@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

MILF Island

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

from

[–] Uncoolplatypus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

30 Rock

[–] Bonus@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We No Longer Want To Hit That

MILF Island on 30 Rock, along with their many other fake shows, is right up there with Tropic Thunder's fake movies.

[–] Leeks@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The snack zone!

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

From

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

Jet Lag: the Game. Available on Youtube and Nebula.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

The snack zoneeeee! 🎷🎷🎷

[–] marcela@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

Some time ago there was a website where you could stream a whole collection of shows-within-other-shows. Like, you could have Itchy and Scratchy listed, just like in a streaming platform. I think it was called NESTflix.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

Perry the Platypus

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Prescription Passion from House had more than they put on the show and was enjoyably ridiculous.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

Psycho Dad, no question.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Idk if it's my favorite but I remember the Justice Friends from Dexter's Lab. https://dexterslab.fandom.com/wiki/Justice_Friends

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

The viking dude from that is a large part of the reason I thought guitar was cool as a young kid.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

Honorable mention to Psycho Mom!

Who's the gal who needs no man?
Killed him dead with the frying pan
Did it 'cause he missed the can!

Psycho Mom
Psycho Mom
Psycho Mom!

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Wormhole X-treme!

[–] RaoulLeLapin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Parking Tickets in I'm A Virgo.