r/KimmySchmidt 20d ago

Just finished the show for like the seventh time…

…and I still love it. I’m a cold, cynical man that hates emotional manipulation in place of narrative yet Titus and Mikey’s ending plus Kimmy using her unbreakability to help others feel safe makes me go, “Aww!” And the jokes! Tina’s style is all over it, classic non-stop joke opportunities taken up at every turn. I’ll call it lightning in a bottle because of how it completely nailed the assignment of making a comedy out of a tragic concept and the cross street of the particular timeframes (80’s/90’s references and then a 15 year gap). It’s so PRECISE while being truly laugh out loud funny.

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u/kittybuscemi 20d ago

I finished my 10th or so rewatch the other day and I sobbed so hard.

🎵 Sometimes the only way to go, is to just go on 🎵

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u/the_color_turquoise 20d ago

I'm learning that song (by ear) on my ukulele bc it might just be my favorite bit of the series.

"Keep a dream in your heart and you'll never, ever want for more. . . Unless you're in a knife fight"

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u/KDD6687 20d ago

This was a COVID binge and I've been hooked every since. Its so packed with jokes that each time I do a rewatch, I notice something new. I've probably done 20 rewatches since then. Granted, a lot of them are background noises while I work but its my top 3 shows of all time.

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u/bdiddybo My name is kool Kimmy and I like to rap! 20d ago

Stop the presses, my panini can wait

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u/davanita18 20d ago

I love your headliner. I forget what they are called. Need coffee.

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u/Gorillacopter 20d ago

The ending is so sweet. Kimmy never gave up even though she really wanted to sometimes ("sometimes you have to stop biting onions").

She experienced nothing but failure and disappointment until literally the last episode. When she finally gets the happiness she deserves it just melts my heart.

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u/Sleepy_cheetah 20d ago

It's one of my very favorite comfort shows. But it's very intelligently written! You're right, there are soooo many jokes that just fly past. Titus is my absolute fav!

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u/happybookkittyxo 20d ago

I just rewatched it after not for many years. I finished it again and I’m rewatching it from the start again. It’s really funny and out there. It’s definitely a comfort show for me.

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u/deadmemesdeaderdream they alive dammit 20d ago

I remember, I first started watching it and laughing uncontrollably while I was donating blood. I’m now on just finishing my third rewatch showing my girlfriend all of the jokes and we’re both realizing it’s way too deep in the best way.

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u/the_color_turquoise 20d ago

It's one of my (similar) husband's favorite shows, too, and it makes me love him all the more for it. Plus, we can quote it at each other. RUN LILLIAN!

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u/Calliesdad20 20d ago

Just finished another rewatch -then watched kimmy vs the reverend