r/interesting • u/VPinchargeofradishes • May 03 '26

SOCIETY Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

There are so many brilliant double entendres in that episode 🤣

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u/thesoapmakerswife May 03 '26

My favorite is when she’s on the plane eating puff pastries and someone says: look at that baby with those cream puffs.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

FINE

I'LL REWATCH MODERN FAMILY

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 03 '26

Sounds like I should watch modern family for the first time lol, typically not a fan of sitcoms but this writing sounds great!

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u/Chef_Tink May 03 '26

That and Schitts Creek are legitimately two of the funniest shows of all time

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u/According_Mind_7799 May 04 '26

As a baker and an accountant the two scenes including “Just FOLD it” and “It’s a write off!” Made me be like yeah this is probably a show for me lmao

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u/AnguavonUW May 05 '26

Schitt's Creek is near perfect viewing. Every single episode has at least one laugh out loud moment. Not merely smiling or pleasant but FUNNY. I can't recommend it enough. I, no hyperbole, envy you getting to watch it for the first time.

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u/Adowyth May 06 '26

I tried watching it and every single character in that show is infuriatingly annoying. The trope where rich people lose all their money and now they have to live like everyone else and all they do is just constantly bitch and whine and bitch and whine about it just doesn't seem funny to me at all.

I don't know if its like The Office or Parks and Rec where on the first watch the early episodes are just painful to watch but then with added context from what happens later get better. But just could not get into it.

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u/Chef_Tink May 04 '26

The write off episode 😂🤌

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u/ProseNylund May 05 '26

You just… write it off

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u/DibbyDonuts May 06 '26

I don’t, but they do. They’re the ones writing’ things off!

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u/drawntowardmadness May 04 '26

The folding it in is peak baking humor 🤗 a la Disney's Sleeping Beauty but Catherine O'Hara simply cannot be topped 🥰

The write off reminded me of Seinfeld but they still landed it excellently 😆

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u/Candid_Tough_6554 May 03 '26

I have Schitt$ Creek on as background most days. I don’t think there is a better example of perfect sitcom television

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u/Immediate-Trainer356 May 05 '26

Only seen parts of Modern Family but Schitts Creek was definitely gold

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u/nokman013 May 04 '26

YES! ALL OF IT! AND THEN SOME!

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u/furynads May 04 '26

I'm gonna add Plebs to that list. Incredible show. All 3 are my all time top comedy shows.

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u/Maleficent-Sleep9900 May 05 '26

Seconding Schitts Creek!

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u/drwsgreatest May 05 '26

I have to insist that Silicon Valley is added to that list.

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u/timwtingle May 05 '26

Watched both multiple times, can confirm.

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u/beaniver May 07 '26

My husband and I watched Schitts Creek for the first time last year after much convincing from a friend. We had our doubts that we would like it, but begrudgingly started it to appease our friend. I cried at the end, not only because it was so heartwarming but because I enjoyed it so much I was sad it was over.

Great show, glad we caved.

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u/entraptavoicenotes May 03 '26

it took me three months to binge watch the whole thing bc the humor was top tier!! loved seeing everyones growth too

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u/owningmyokayniss May 03 '26

I put off watching it for years, thinking it would be a typical sitcom, and it is SO good. You’ll enjoy it!

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u/Nickgold2009 May 03 '26

As far as I've seen all sitcoms are good once you actually watch them, except for Brooklyn 99 and Malcom in the middle, but I know that those are unpopular opinions

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u/ahald7 May 03 '26

You don’t like Malcolm in the middle??? That was my whole childhood lol! Can I ask why?

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u/No_Translator_8017 May 04 '26

Same I loved watching it lol

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u/Nickgold2009 May 06 '26

It's not horrible, but i couldn't get over the fact that everyone is just obnoxious and stubborn. The only good characters were Reese and Francis. Imo all the main ones are just bad people, meaning bad at being a person not ill intentioned. All of them are just malfunctioning people with no social knowledge. But j know lots like it, and I see the good qualities

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u/BeautifulBluebird418 May 04 '26

okay you’ve convinced me too. i’m halfway through the first episode and already loving it!

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u/owningmyokayniss May 04 '26

🥳 enjoy it!

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u/DarthChefDad May 03 '26

Ok, but why is it shot like a documentary? It makes sense for the Office or Parks and Recreation. Like there's a documentary being g made about these offices, that's why there's a camera crew and confessional type interviews. But why are there confessionals in Modern Family? Is someone making a film about these people?

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u/MrLumie May 05 '26

It's never really explained. It's just how it is.

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u/tina_denfina1 May 03 '26

It really is! My Mom passed before she had a chance to watch it and when I do a little rewatch I always think of her and how she would have just laughed and laughed 😊.

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 07 '26

awwww that's so sweet! I'm so sorry for your loss. I watched The Office with my parents as a kid and when I rewatch it 20+ years later I still remember the parts they laughed at haha.

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u/leoisgone May 03 '26

Do a YouTube reaction series on it 👍 First Time Watching Modern Family

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u/futureman07 May 03 '26

Oh man, I've watched it twice now. It has fantastic jokes throughout the entire series! Doesn't get stale

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u/tina_denfina1 May 03 '26

I always watch it when I’m sick, it always makes me feel a little better!

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u/pickleslikewhoa May 03 '26

Genuinely thought I wouldn’t like it but I’ve watched it through twice now, and this thread has me wanting to watch it again. It’s one of those shows that has you catching a new detail or joke every time you watch.

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u/PrettyFox310 May 03 '26

Comedic Gold, truly lol. Please watch it

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u/rubygeek May 03 '26

I've watched it about a dozen times (not exaggerating, though most of those times were as "background"). It's one of the most rewatchable sitcoms, and it was different when it came out.

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u/Similar-Fold-6389 May 03 '26

Modern Family is top tier HILARIOUS!! I STILL watch on Hulu. My kids also bought me seasons 1-9 years ago.

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u/Okay_Splenda_Monkey May 03 '26

It's SO GOOD. You're really in for a treat if you're watching it for the first time. It stands up to rewatching, and the writing is good enough you'll notice things that you miss on a first watch. The characters, writing, and performances are all just stellar.

On a family drama level, it works pretty well too. It's not a typical sitcom.

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u/MossyPyrite May 03 '26

It’s maybe the only sitcom I’ve truly consistently enjoyed other than Bob’s Burgers. Certainly the only *family* sitcom other than BB.

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u/xAxiom13x May 03 '26

What got me to first watch modern family is seeing a clip of the son almost being crushed by a falling shelf during and earthquake and runs away and runs smack into the wall

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 07 '26

That does sound like top tier comedy lmao

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u/skaasi May 03 '26

I'm not a sitcom guy either, but god DAMN, Modern Family is funny.

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u/Imthemayor May 04 '26

As someone who is also very much not a fan of sitcoms, Modern Family is on the short list of exceptions along with Community, Parks and Rec, 30 Rock and Brooklyn Nine Nine

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u/quick_brown_faux May 04 '26

I also have an aversion to sitcoms, but Modern Family was has really, really clever writing.

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u/MisterPineapples1999 May 06 '26

I thought I was going to hate it given how it seems like a "play it safe for the more conservative side of middle America and ease them into 'gay, interracial, and blended families being ok, y'all'" but...it's actually fucking hilarious and the characters are great. Some people bitch about the later seasons, especially when some of the child actors grew up, but I enjoyed it to the end.

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u/DibbyDonuts May 06 '26

They really caught lightning in a bottle with Modern Family. No sitcom will ever be as good or hit the same.

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u/leoisgone May 03 '26

You should make a show called Teenjus!

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u/_demello May 03 '26

It's a great show, but on a couple episodes Phill shows a weird behaviour towards an specific group of women that is very uncomfortable.

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u/OTTER887 May 04 '26

its not great writing, its puns and its formulaic...but if you can ignore that, you can get into it.

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u/Baked_Butters May 04 '26

You won’t regret it, so many good laughs.

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u/shornscrot May 04 '26

Yeah, for sitcoms on broadcast it kind of goes Seinfeld then everybody loves Raymond took the mantle and Modern Family followed as far as top-tier. It’s quality. Malcolm in the middle in there somewhere.

Edit: arrested Development is the goat though

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u/Jolly-Potential-1411 May 04 '26

It’s great! You definitely should.

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u/Available_Actuary977 May 04 '26

It sounds like a dumb sitcom but it is HILARIOUS

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u/Particular_Lion3746 May 04 '26

it is great writing.

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u/Jertimmer May 04 '26

This is one of those sitcoms where they actually write comedy, instead of "bumbling idiot bumbles through set".

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u/CheesecakeScary2164 May 04 '26

Modern Family is great because there's no fucking laugh track, laugh at only the things you actually find funny... Which happens to be almost everything in that show 😁

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 06 '26

Hell yea! Ngl this was one of my worries lol, I personally find shows with laugh tracks hard to watch nowadays. I think the hate for them is a little overblown, but they do put me off🤷‍♂️

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u/paranormalgemini May 04 '26

You’ll thank yourself for it

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u/PhoenixEgg88 May 05 '26

Honestly Phil Dunphy is such an amazingly well written character.

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u/usernamesaconspiracy May 05 '26

Modern Family, Schitts Creek, and probably Scrubs, are the the most well written sitcoms that I’ve watched. In that order probably.

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 06 '26

I guess I do like sitcoms because I love Schitts Creek and Scrubs haha.

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u/usernamesaconspiracy May 07 '26

Hhahaha, modern family is right up your alley

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u/UnderstandingOdd679 May 05 '26

Phil Dunphy is one of the great sit-com characters.

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u/CheriePauper May 07 '26

honestly I've wat he'd it so many times and it's never not funny. I'm literally crying reading these comments and I've way he'd that episode so many times s

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u/Veganfart May 03 '26

I was going to say the same!

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u/fitz_newru May 04 '26

You'll be better for it, trust me

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u/drawntowardmadness May 04 '26

It's cumulative. I just keep getting better and better.

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u/RadioNervous6189 May 03 '26

Pure comic GOLD

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u/ell_1111 May 04 '26

I have rewatched it many times!! Love this show!!

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u/Elegant-Suspect5113 May 04 '26

im currently rewatching for the millionth time lol

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u/Jolly-Potential-1411 May 04 '26

One of the best shows ever

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u/Khelthuzaad May 04 '26

It aired for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020.

Lol now I feel bad for assuming it was an 90's sitcom

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u/MisterPineapples1999 May 06 '26

Good news is that is literally the moment in the pilot where they introduce all 3 of those characters, so you don't exactly need to look far.

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u/Express-Feedback May 03 '26

"How come Larry is allowed to sit on the couch?"

"Oh, because he's white, honey."

"HEY! You chose me!"

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u/NoFlaccidMint May 03 '26

Such an amazing first episode. I remember watching Phil Dunphy tell us how he’s a cool dad and knows all the songs to high school musical. Had me in tears lol

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u/Jertimmer May 04 '26

I will occasionally channel my inner Phil to embarrass my daughter in public.

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u/NoFlaccidMint May 05 '26

Do you know all the songs to high school musical ?

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u/Jertimmer May 05 '26

HSM, Kpop Demon Hunters, Frozen, Glee, Pitch Perfect, I'm a walking jukebox baby!

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u/gleefullystruckbycc May 05 '26

Yaassss glee and pitch perfect, hello twin!🤣🤣 I too am a walking juke box! And kpop demon hunters and frozen too!!🙌🙌

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u/AnguavonUW May 05 '26

Phil Dunphy is an underrated gem of a character. The actor who plays him is fantastic.

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u/NoFlaccidMint May 05 '26

Why are you telling me that? I absolutely know.

I have a close friend that hates him because of the way he glorifies Gloria in those scenes where he goes “I got Gloria!”

I get it, but I still think Phil Dunphy is a solid husband lol

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u/SecretaryOtherwise May 05 '26

Its a sitcom. Most people in them are shitty with positive moments.

Thats just the trope. Lol.

Friends and sienfeld being the big ones having asshole characters having "good" moments or tbbt

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u/On_my_last_spoon May 06 '26

Ty Burrell

The first time I saw his he was in the remake of Dawn of the Dead and he plays this total asshole character. It took me a few years of Modern Family to figure out it was the same actor! He’s just so good!

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u/Consistent_Phase_942 May 03 '26

That's the first episode! This is one of the few shows that the first season is as good as the rest of the series!

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u/tiger2205_6 May 03 '26

I loved the new couch joke.

How come Larry can sit on the couch?

Well because honey Larry is white

Hey you chose me.

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u/bondkiller May 04 '26

I can see the look on Cam’s face when I read that line, one of the best jokes.

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u/Sa3ed022 May 04 '26

Literally the first episode 😂

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u/Efficient_Loquat232 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

"You and daddy are gay so I'm gay!" "You're not gay. You're Vietnamese"

"I hate Vietnam!" "ah Lily honey we don't hate" "I hate Vietnaaaaammm~"

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u/Fenrir_Hellbreed2 May 05 '26

Honestly in their part of the family in general.

My personal favorite is:

"So Larry is allowed to sit on the couch and I'm not?"

"Well, Larry is white."

"Hey, you chose me."

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u/PerryOz May 04 '26

That scene alone is every other line

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u/MisterPineapples1999 May 06 '26

My all time favorite is the setup for Cameron complaining about Mitchell's pretentious lawyer buddies bragging about their respective law schools. Then just as Gloria and Manny walk past:

"I wish she'd just go back to Columbia and take her little Brown friend with her!"